Finance

Robinhood CEO shares how he's better-positioned than big banks — and where he struggles

Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev said said banking incumbents have "certain benefits," but can't move as fast.Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesRobinhood CEO Vlad Tenev laid out the advantages and disadvantages he...

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I left Bain to launch a startup solving a problem I faced every day. Consulting skills helped, but here's what I had to pick up on my own.

Daphne Tay left Bain to start an AI startup solving a daily work pain. Consulting skills helped, but sales and the startup playbook she learned from scratch.BluenteDaphne Tay left Bain to solve a d...

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The Fed is likely to cut rates for the first time this year. Here's what that means for credit cards and housing costs.

Fed Chair Jerome Powell could announce the first rate cut of the year.Kent Nishimura/Getty ImagesThe Federal Reserve is likely to announce its first rate cut of 2025 this week.The Fed meeting follo...

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From the bench to the boardroom: What sports taught me about winning in finance

Sara Naison-Tarajano, Goldman Sachs' global head of private wealth management capital markets and the firm's Apex family office business.Goldman SachsSara Naison-Tarajano's sports background shaped...

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OpenAI hires xAI's former finance chief

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman (left) and Elon Musk (right).Halil Sagirkaya/Anadolu via Getty Images; Marco Ravagli/Future Publishing via Getty ImagesOpenAI hired xAI's former finance chief, Mike Liberatore...

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Mortgage regulator Bill Pulte has posted at least 13 agency orders on his personal X account

Bill Pulte, the director of the Federal Housing Finance AgencyRicky Carioti/The Washington Post via Getty ImagesBill Pulte runs the Federal Housing Finance Agency and has accused Fed Governor Lisa ...

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Balances Grow, But So Does Share In Equities

Do participants understand their exposure to risk? It’s always interesting to look at Vanguard’s most recent edition of “How America Saves,” which summarizes the previous year’s activity for...

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I dove deep into the SportsCenter of Silicon Valley

Getty Images; Tyler Le/BIAt the defense tech and data juggernaut Palantir's customer conference in early September, CEO Alex Karp joined the online talk show "TBPN" to take a victory lap. "We're cr...

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Who is Lisa Cook? Meet the Fed governor Trump said he fired but is refusing to leave

President Donald Trump isn't backing down from his effort to fire Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook.Drew Angerer/Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump isn't backing down from his fight with Federal Reser...

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Veteran investor John Rogers shares 3 tips for young people to get ahead — and his advice for wealthy parents

Danny Moloshok/ReutersJohn Rogers says young people should follow their passions, nurture their networks, and keep their promises.The Ariel Investments chief says kids of wealthy parents should pur...

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'I like not-working better': A millennial who once made $300,000 secretly juggling jobs tells us why he scaled back

Getty Images; Tyler Le/BIJohn, a software engineer, made $300,000 a year, secretly working two remote jobs.But after one job loss and a return-to-office push, he's decided to stop chasing "overempl...

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Elon Musk's xAI lays off hundreds of workers tasked with training Grok

VINCENT FEURAY/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty ImagesXAI laid off about a third of its data annotation team, reducing staff by about 500 workers.The layoffs follow a strategic shift to prioritize speciali...

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I left a career spanning Goldman Sachs and tech to become a hiking guide. The 75% pay cut was worth it.

Cliff Goldstein is now a hiking guide.Courtesy of Hike with CliffCliff Goldstein worked in wealth management and then in tech startups.He decided to trade a salary of more than $250,000 for his dre...

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Inside the personal finances of a MAGA influencer turned diplomatic nominee

Nick Adams, Trump's nominee to be US Ambassador to Malaysia, made almost $50,000 from Cameo since the beginning of 2024.Philip Cheung for The Washington Post via Getty ImagesTrump nominated author ...

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Look inside Institut auf dem Rosenberg, an elite boarding school in Switzerland that costs over $200,000 a year

Institut auf dem Rosenberg.Institut auf dem RosenbergInstitut auf dem Rosenberg is a private, family-run, international boarding school in Switzerland.Rosenberg's dorms have cherry hardwood floors ...

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'Y'all Street' is booming: What financial giants like Goldman Sachs and Bank of America are building in Texas

A rendering of the Goldman Sachs campus in Dallas, which is expected to open in 2028.Goldman SachsBanks and financial institutions are expanding their operations in Texas.Corporations across indust...

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From 6 figures to minimum wage: America's oldest workers are taking pay cuts

Patricia Wheatley, 82, works full-time answering the phone and doing administrative work at her friend's boat store.Nate Smallwood for BIWhen Vince Scidone showed up for work on his 90th birthday, ...

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How an early investment in Figure turned into a massive win for a VC who heard the pitch while eating burgers in San Francisco

From left to right: DCM partner Ibrahim AlSuwaidi, DCM cofounder and general partner David Chao, Figure cofounder Mike Cagney, and Figure CEO Michael Tennanbaum.Stephanie Cowan PhotographyDCM's $10...

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Finance

Robinhood CEO shares how he's better-positioned than big banks — and where he struggles

I left Bain to launch a startup solving a problem I faced every day. Consulting skills helped, but here's what I had to pick up on my own.

The Fed is likely to cut rates for the first time this year. Here's what that means for credit cards and housing costs.

From the bench to the boardroom: What sports taught me about winning in finance

OpenAI hires xAI's former finance chief

Mortgage regulator Bill Pulte has posted at least 13 agency orders on his personal X account

Balances Grow, But So Does Share In Equities

I dove deep into the SportsCenter of Silicon Valley

Who is Lisa Cook? Meet the Fed governor Trump said he fired but is refusing to leave

Veteran investor John Rogers shares 3 tips for young people to get ahead — and his advice for wealthy parents

'I like not-working better': A millennial who once made $300,000 secretly juggling jobs tells us why he scaled back

Elon Musk's xAI lays off hundreds of workers tasked with training Grok

I left a career spanning Goldman Sachs and tech to become a hiking guide. The 75% pay cut was worth it.

Inside the personal finances of a MAGA influencer turned diplomatic nominee

Look inside Institut auf dem Rosenberg, an elite boarding school in Switzerland that costs over $200,000 a year

'Y'all Street' is booming: What financial giants like Goldman Sachs and Bank of America are building in Texas

From 6 figures to minimum wage: America's oldest workers are taking pay cuts

How an early investment in Figure turned into a massive win for a VC who heard the pitch while eating burgers in San Francisco

CRA wins court battle after it says salesperson wrote off too many expenses

Robinhood's CEO says AI won't fully take over trading

Meet the world's 2nd-richest person: Oracle founder Larry Ellison's net worth just shot up to $383 billion