Why investors are lending MicroStrategy billions of dollars at 0% interest so it can buy bitcoin

GM looks to make cheaper EV batteries after signing multi-billion-dollar deal

The agreement “covers development of large-scale manufacturing capacity and supply of synthetic anode graphite towards 2033.”

MarketWatch - 47m

CFPB sues Capital One for 'cheating' customers out of over $2 billion in interest

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced it was suing Capital One for "cheating" customers out of more than $2 billion in interest.

CNBC - 22h

Why Do TV Title Sequences Have So Much … Stuff?

A visual style originally meant to make TV series appear epic and distinctive has become awfully familiar

The New York Times - 2d

FirstFT: Dollar hits 2-year high as interest rate assumptions change

Also in today’s newsletter, China’s trade surplus reached a new record and the reinvention of El Salvador

Financial Times - 2d

'We are so back': Can a laser-focused Coco Gauff win the Australian Open?

After a disappointing US Open, Coco Gauff made changes to her game and the results have been undeniable.

ESPN - 2d

Orhan Pamuk: ‘I have some fame, so I can say things others cannot’

The Turkish writer, 72, talks about his father’s artistic support and being a feminist in the Middle East, his love of Istanbul and fear of government repression. I grew up in a middle-class, ...

The Guardian - 4d

Constellation’s stock soared on AI hopes. Now the energy company is using those gains to buy Calpine in $16 billion deal.

Constellation Energy Corp., an electricity provider whose stock has doubled over the last year on hopes it will help meet the voracious energy demand created by artificial-intelligence ...

MarketWatch - 4d

Wall Street gets off to a bumpy start to 2025. How investors can prepare for more volatility ahead.

A sharp selloff in the world’s largest bond market sent shockwaves through the U.S. financial markets this week, leaving investors to ponder if that choppiness will persist throughout the new year.

MarketWatch - 5d

Why investors are still buying gold despite a strong dollar and rising Treasury yields

Gold prices settled Thursday at their highest level in four weeks, defying their usual inverse relationship with strength in the U.S. dollar and gains in Treasury yields, as fiscal worries prompt ...

MarketWatch - 5d

Why everyone else can panic about rising bond yields

In the US they signal optimism while I’m loving a weaker pound

Financial Times - 5d

LlamaIndex goes beyond RAG so agents can make complex decisions

A new orchestration architecture from LlamaIndex brings more context and decision-making capabilities to AI agents.

VentureBeat - 5d

'I don't have very good juke moves': Why Notre Dame QB Riley Leonard is so hard to tackle

The transfer from Duke has been instrumental in getting the Irish to the semifinal round.

ESPN - 6d

The 31 Best Gadgets From CES 2025 You Can Buy Right Now

From smartphones to smart glasses, here’s everything announced at this year's big tech trade show that you can actually order—or preorder—today.

Wired - 6d

Why a 5% 10-year Treasury yield could be a buying opportunity

Investors may look back and “see points in time” when Treasury yields were approaching 5% and investors should have been buying, according to PGIM’s head of global bonds.

MarketWatch - 6d

Agent's Take: Ultimate 2024 end-of-season, 53-man roster that's the best team money can buy

Here's our ultimate 53-man roster, with salary cap and draft restrictions taken into account

CBS Sports - 6d

Why Nvidia’s Jensen Huang Is So Bullish on ‘Physical AI’ and Robots

‘The ChatGPT moment for robotics is coming,’ Huang said. Here’s why.

Inc. - 6d

AI-generated ‘slop’ is slowly killing the internet, so why is nobody trying to stop it? | Arwa Mahdawi

Low-quality ‘slop’ generated by AI is crowding out genuine humans across the internet, but instead of regulating it, platforms such as Facebook are positively encouraging it. Where does this end?. ...

The Guardian - 6d

Cooper Flagg is dominating at Duke -- so why isn't he dominating the conversation?

The co-hosts of CBS Sports' Eye on College Basketball podcast weigh in on a surprising lack of national interest in Duke's latest sensation

CBS Sports - 6d

Struggling health stock perks up — and why Jim Cramer wants to buy more Disney

The Investing Club holds its "Morning Meeting" every weekday at 10:20 a.m. ET.

CNBC - 6d

George Santos asks judge to delay sentencing so he can make more podcasts

Disgraced former Rep. George Santos is seeking a delay to his February sentencing so that he can keep making new episodes of his podcast.

CBS News - 6d

Why lensing 'September 5' was so liberating (and challenging) for Markus Förderer

The cinematographer used some old-school techniques and even manned the camera himself while collaborating with director Tim Fehlbaum.

Los Angeles Times - Jan. 8

Why investors should watch the dollar as markets make sense of Trump’s tariff plans

It had seemed like nothing could stop the U.S. dollar from marching higher. Then a headline about President-elect Donald Trump’s tariff plans landed in traders’ newsfeeds, and suddenly all bets ...

MarketWatch - Jan. 8

Why investors clinging to cash could lose money in U.S. debt-ceiling fight

Investors clutching cash might soon bear the brunt of a U.S. debt-ceiling fight, which could boil over in the next few weeks without a resolution.

MarketWatch - Jan. 8

Elon Musk would be interested in buying Liverpool FC, claims father

‘He would like to yes, obviously. Anybody would want to’ Musk Sr says there is family connection to the city The father of the world’s richest man, Elon Musk, claims his son would be interested ...

The Guardian - Jan. 7

Why is Bill Belichick's first North Carolina transfer portal class so underwhelming? It's the 'Patriot Way'

The Tar Heels are atop 247Sports' five burning transfer portal questions after the winter window

CBS Sports - Jan. 7

Getty Images to buy Shutterstock as part of $3.7 billion visual content expansion

Getty Images said on Tuesday it would merge with rival Shutterstock to create a $3.7 billion stock image powerhouse geared for the artificial intelligence era, in a deal that would likely draw ...

NBC News - Jan. 7

Phillips 66 to Buy EPIC NGL for $2.2 Billion

Phillips 66 will buy EPIC NGL for $2.2 billion to help the Houston oil refiner grow its Permian midstream business.

The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 6

MicroStrategy’s latest capital-raise plans are for $2 billion of preferred stock to buy more bitcoin

The move is part of the company’s plan to issue $21 billion of equity and $21 billion in fixed-income instruments over the next three years.

MarketWatch - Jan. 6

Why playing a 70-year-old bat mitzvah student was so freeing for Carol Kane

Carol Kane really wanted to work with Jason Schwartzman. Then she found out about the director's unusual approach to filmmaking.

Los Angeles Times - Jan. 6

‘A not so subtle misogyny’: Sargent portraits of ‘dollar princesses’ come to London

Portraits of wealthy American heiresses who married into British society will be shown at Kenwood in London. Margaret “Daisy” Leiter was just 19 when in 1898 she was painted by the most celebrated ...

The Guardian - Jan. 6

Vikings snatch up $2 million worth of tickets so their fans can invade Detroit for game vs. Lions

Minnesota is pulling out all the stops for the biggest game of the season

CBS Sports - Jan. 6

Why did so many people jump to criticise Blake Lively? The answer isn’t complicated

A man can do anything but if a woman does an inch of wrong, people want to watch her burn. Before filing a legal complaint and lawsuit against co-star and director Justin Baldoni – and an ...

The Guardian - Jan. 4

Retail investors never had so many ways to invest. What’s at stake in 2025.

New technology can make investing easier — or more complicated — for retail investors.

MarketWatch - Jan. 4

Investors can use these new services to branch out for good or bad in 2025

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