


Why is Michael Bloomberg, the former presidential candidate, three-term New York mayor and founder of the financial info firm that bears his name, spending millions on Colorado elections? The short an

Several big cities will vote on Nov. 4 for mayoral candidates. In every case, the real contest is between factions of the Democratic Party.

Gig companies like Uber and Lyft have popularized the economic concept of dynamic pricing (also known as “surge pricing”), making it a common phenomenon in our modern economy. Now, some restaurants are also considering more advanced dynamic pricing models, which has led to intense pushback from the political left. In 2024, fast-food chain Wendy’s made […]

11/1/1961: Planned Parenthood League of Connecticut opens center in New Haven, CT. “Specific guarantees in the Bill of Rights have penumbras, formed by emanations from those guarantees that help give them life and substance.” An ”emanation” refers to a ray of light. During a lunar eclipse, the ”umbra” refers to the darkest part of the […]

Home improvement projects, whether planned remodels or unexpected repairs, often require substantial capital. While home equity loans (HELOs) and cash-out refinancing have traditionally dominated the secured financing space, the unsecured personal loan has emerged as a strategically superior option for many homeowners. These loans offer critical benefits—chiefly speed, simplicity, and safety—that secured products simply cannot […]

As I write this, I have yet to cast my vote for the mayor of New York City, where I live (a question I can answer more easily and definitively than the current mayor). In most elections, there are only two bad choices. But because New York has more of everything, from people to rats […]

Why Standard Strategies Fail in the Modern Futures Market The modern futures market is defined by its unparalleled efficiency and extreme leverage. Standard, rudimentary directional strategies—the simple long or short bet—are increasingly inadequate for maximizing sustainable profit. Futures contracts often provide leverage ratios that can range from 10:1 up to 70:1 or even 100:1, meaning […]

Coinbase is preparing to acquire London-based fintech BVNK in a deal worth around $2 billion. The move marks another bold step in the exchange’s growing stablecoin strategy. According to insiders, the acquisition is in its final stages, with completion expected by late 2025 or early 2026. Coinbase Ventures, the company’s investment arm, is already among […]

Leave it to the Trump administration to come up with yet another way to enforce — and I mean enforce — its political ideology on students. It’s bad enough — well, worse than bad enough — that they are

Menopause is so hot these days. All the cool kids are doing it, a coincidence that marks the last time I will be counted as either cool or a kid. I suppose I’m not, technically, in menopause. I’m in t