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Kevin T. Dugan is an Intelligencer staff writer who covers finance and business. He was previously on staff at Bloomberg, The Information, and the New York Post.

  1. the money game
    US-ENTERTAINMENT-PRIZE-BREAKTHROUGH
    Elon Musk Has Forgotten What Tesla IsThe electric vehicle–maker is cutting 10 percent of its workforce ahead of a big robotaxi announcement, just as its sales are plummeting.
  2. the money game
    Trump Media’s Stock Price Is Plummeting. His Election Odds Aren’t.There’s more going on here than Trump fans betting on the ex-president to win.
  3. the money game
    Why Chocolate Prices Are Going BananasCocoa on the futures markets has quadrupled lately to all-time highs. What’s going on?
  4. the money game
    Wytham Abbey, Oxfordshire, home of the Earl of Abingdon, c1880.
    The Effective Altruists’ Castle Is for Sale — and Has Become a Culture-War MemeSam Bankman-Fried funded the philanthropic movement, and now they have to sell to pay back his victims.
  5. the money game
    Elon Musk’s Tesla Empire Is Facing ‘Unmitigated Disaster’Tesla came to dominance during a short period when everything went right. Can it ever regain its glory days?
  6. the media
    Entrepreneur Manoj Bhargava Launches Electricity-Generating Bicycle
    Sports Illustrated’s Ex-Publisher Was a Transphobic ‘Gangster’: SuitThe weird mudslinging saga of the venerable magazine is now the subject of a lawsuit.
  7. crimes
    Bankman-Fried to stick with new lawyers despite possible conflict
    Sam Bankman-Fried’s Final Trip to CourtThe former crypto-billionaire boy wonder did not get the short sentence he wanted.
  8. the money game
    The Crypto World Has a New VillainBillionaire Barry Silbert is accused of defrauding thousands of people. Should he get to keep their money anyway?
  9. the money game
    Former President Trump Speaks To The Media After Court Appearance In Hush Money Case
    Donald Trump Still Has All Kinds of Money ProblemsHe got nearly $300 million knocked off his bond payment Monday, but that’s a temporary victory.
  10. the money game
    How Screwed Is Trump?Unless he can find a way out of paying Tish James, he will go bust on Monday.
  11. just asking questions
    Why the Election Might Come Down to Pennsylvania’s EconomyMoody’s chief economist Mark Zandi on why he’s cautiously optimistic about Biden’s reelection.
  12. frauds
    FTX Co-Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Appears In Court
    SBF Planned to ‘Come Out As Republican’ With Tucker Carlson“Come out against the woke agenda” are actual words in a note the crypto fraud wrote to himself.
  13. the money game
    President Biden Holds Campaign Event In Pennsylvania
    Is Joe Biden’s Bet on Inflation Paying Off?The cost of living ticked up in February, but Wall Street doesn’t seem worried about it. What’s happening?
  14. the money game
    Trump Pumps Crypto, Sneakers in CNBC Interview After Posting $92 Million Bond“People were going crazy for these sneakers. You probably were, too. Everybody was.”
  15. the money game
    Steven Mnuchin,Louise Linton
    Is Steve Mnuchin the Guy to Stop the Commercial Real-Estate Crisis?Trump’s Treasury secretary put $1 billion into New York’s most troubled bank, but what can he do about the rent crisis?
  16. the money game
    Why Did Bitcoin Hit a New All-Time High?Is Wall Street just in a “buy anything” mood?
  17. the money game
    Key Speakers At Bitcoin 2023 Conference
    Bitcoin FOMO Is Back: ‘This Is Officially a Craze”Is a new Wall Street investment product creating a new crypto boom?
  18. the money game
    Miami, Hialeah Gardens, Florida, Walmart Supercenter, customer shopping, Welch's fruit drinks juices, gallon plastic bottles
    How Much More Expensive Is Food Now, Really?The weird debate over who is gaslighting who about the cost of groceries.
  19. the money game
    ‘The Most Important Stock on Planet Earth’ Just Got Even BiggerNvidia makes the chips that power artificial intelligence, and there’s nothing stopping its domination.
  20. sam bankman-fried
    SBF’s First Jailhouse Photo Shows Him Skinny and UnkemptApparently the convicted crypto fraudster doesn’t shower, and there was an unexplained “incident” in jail.
  21. the money game
    Is the Good Economy a Mirage?You may be feeling better about the economy, but that might not last much longer if inflation doesn’t fall further.
  22. the poor house
    The Donald Trump Fire Sale Starts NowHe’s going to have to sell his stuff to pay a half-billion dollars’ worth of legal penalties.
  23. the money game
    The Massive Success of Bitcoin ETFs Doesn’t Have to Make SenseWhat do BlackRock, Jay-Z, and Beyoncé have in common?
  24. the money game
    A Once Unthinkable Question: Could Electric-Vehicle Sales Decline in 2024?Growth has long been a given. But a dismal stretch for the industry has at least a few analysts wondering.
  25. adam neumann
    Adam Neumann’s Still Got ItThe WeWork founder wants to buy the company out of bankruptcy, and he’s still finding billionaires to give him the money to do it.
  26. the media
    How The Messenger Bled Out $50 MillionBonkers spending on food, travel, and salaries couldn’t save a 2013-era idea in a 2024 world.
  27. the money game
    Inflation Is Down, But Jerome Powell Isn’t (Quite) Ready to Cut Interest RatesThe era of high rates continues. How long can this go on for?
  28. the media
    Sports Illustrated’s $10 Million MysteryThere was plenty of cash to keep the venerable sports magazine alive. Why did its parent company, Arena Group, choose not to?
  29. sam bankman-fried
    Sam Bankman-Fried Is Still Messing Up Bitcoin’s Big ComebackAfter a huge regulatory triumph, the bankrupt husk of FTX is still turning crypto markets red.
  30. the media
    Greed Killed Sports IllustratedIts corporate parents siphoned $60 million from the magazine in four years.
  31. bill ackman
    Everyone Bill Ackman Is FightingThe ever-expanding list of individuals and institutions the billionaire investor is at war with.
  32. bitcoin
    The Bitcoin ETF Is Approved — and Crypto ‘Chaos’ Is BackGovernment approval of bitcoin ETFs was supposed to bring the adults to the market. It’s only getting crazier.
  33. the money game
    BuzzFeed’s ‘Dire’ Debt ProblemThe media company borrowed a lot of money to grow. Now the bill is coming due.
  34. the money game
    Why Wall Street Might Be Falling in Love With BitcoinAn expected regulatory victory has revived interest in the cryptocurrency.
  35. year in review
    The Wackiest Political Stories of 2023From Lauren Boebert’s steamy Beetlejuice date to Ron DeSantis’s pudding fingers, U.S. politics had another bizarre trip around the sun.
  36. sticker shock
    The Year Food-Delivery Prices Went InsaneYour go-to Chipotle order cost double? Blame the apps.
  37. the money game
    How Bird, the High-flying Scooter Company, Went BrokeBad debt, expensive rides, and dumb high jinks made the company a bad messenger for a good idea
  38. globalization
    5 Things to Know About the Shipping Crisis in the Red SeaWhy the wars in Yemen and Palestine are scrambling the global supply chain.
  39. the money game
    What Should We Expect From Argentina’s Wacky New President?Jay Newman, a lawyer turned hedge-fund manager, explains why Bill Clinton and Donald Trump both want to know Javier Milei.
  40. frauds
    COVID Testing Company CareCube Was Vast Fraud, Feds SayThe founder was charged with criminal conspiracy, fraud, and bribery.
  41. the money game
    Why Wall Street Is Suddenly Having an Everything RallyInvestors think Fed chair Jerome Powell has finally pivoted away from his war on inflation.
  42. the money game
    A Million Electric Vehicles Were Sold This Year. Here’s Why That’s a Problem.The Biden administration is pushing for way more on the road.
  43. crypto
    Crypto’s Biggest Jerk Probably Getting Extradited to New YorkDo Kwon blew up $60 billion, then went on the lam, and now he faces SBF’s prosecutors.
  44. the money game
    Wall Street Has Decided It’s Time to Get Greedy AgainHere’s why bitcoin and gold are rallying and stocks and bonds are near their annual highs.
  45. the money game
    Wall Street Is Back to Not Taking Jerome Powell ‘Seriously’The economy has to get better eventually. Right?
  46. crypto
    How the Winklevii’s Second Act Went BadInside the twins’ crypto exchange, where they abandoned the rules to get bigger than they could handle.
  47. the money game
    Elon Musk’s Cybertruck Is Striking — and Poorly TimedTesla is expected to deliver the electric pickups this week, but the EV market is in dire shape.
  48. technology
    Sam Altman’s Job at Microsoft Will Be Harder Than EverWhat’s next after the tech coup of the century?
  49. the money game
    You’re Probably Going to Get Ripped Off When You Buy a Turkey This ThanksgivingTurkey producers are going to make bank this year by charging you just a little bit less.
  50. the money game
    Why the Latest Inflation Report Has Wall Street Feeling GreatPrices actually fell in October, and it will have a major impact on the economy through next year.
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