Finance

More CEOs want Elon Musk–style ‘moonshot’ pay packages—but comp experts are raising alarms

The all-or-nothing moonshot pay plan was a gambit so risky even Axon Enterprise CEO Rick Smith’s wife was against it. …

1 year ago

Trump says the U.S. can grow its way out of $37 trillion in debt. Ray Dalio’s debt-cycle research says not so fast

President Donald Trump’s assertion that U.S. growth can tame debt echoes what Ray Dalio has called the most dangerous phase…

1 year ago

Meet Mira Murati, the 36-year-old tech prodigy who shot to fame at OpenAI and now runs a startup that’s a poaching target for Mark Zuckerberg

She may not have the same name recognition as other tech execs like Tim Cook, Bill Gates, or Mark Zuckerberg—not…

1 year ago

Meta is exploiting the ‘illusion of privacy’ to sell you ads based on chatbot conversations, top AI ethics expert says—and you can’t opt out

Meta is about to make your chats with its AI assistant part of its advertising machine, the company announced Wednesday.…

1 year ago

We’re not in an ‘AI winter’—but here’s how to survive a cold snap

Over the nearly three years since ChatGPT’s launch in November 2022, generative AI has created a frenzy that has radiated…

1 year ago

Wall Street will be trading on ‘rumor’ if government shutdown goes ahead warns UBS’s Paul Donovan

Washington seems fairly resigned to the fact a government shutdown will begin at midnight, the first to occur since 2018.…

1 year ago

What Taylor Swift taught RBC CEO Dave McKay

Good morning. My favorite event of this event-filled week was watching Iggy Pop, Jack White, and Johnny Marr perform at…

1 year ago

Inside the sketchy world of ARR and inflated AI startup accounting

Beginning in 2024, a stream of ‘holy shit’ growth metrics from VC-backed startups began to pop up on X [formerly…

1 year ago

Europe must build better public markets for fintechs and not chase the bubble

Europe is home to more than 9,000 fintechs. It has produced global champions such as Wise, Klarna, and Adyen in…

1 year ago

TikTok’s $14 billion price tag in Trump deal stuns investors

The $14 billion price tag proposed for TikTok’s U.S. business values it more like a stuffy old energy or food…

1 year ago