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AI’s Next Test: From Promise to Profit
MarketsApril 24, 2026

AI’s Next Test: From Promise to Profit

After a wave of highs and lows, the dominant AI trade has entered a new phase, pushing equity markets higher. Major indices, such as the Nasdaq Composite and the S&P 500, are reaching record levels, with the Nasdaq rising 1.64% and the S&P…

By Lucas Cardinale

SpaceX: The Biggest IPO in History is Coming
MarketsApril 9, 2026

SpaceX: The Biggest IPO in History is Coming

SpaceX, officially Space Exploration Technologies Corp., is an American aerospace company founded in 2002 by Elon Musk. The goal from day one was straightforward: get to Mars. To do that, Musk figured out pretty quickly that rocket costs…

By Nich Reich

Rivian: Chasing Electrical Elite
BusinessMarch 12, 2026

Rivian: Chasing Electrical Elite

Rivian Automotive is an American based, and purely electric, car manufacturer that came onto the scene in the 2010s. Founder RJ Scarnige, a mechanical engineer coming out of MIT, began his automotive industry journey with high values around

By Joe Ladocsi

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Algorithmic Trading in the Vibe Coding Era
MarketsMarch 11, 2026

Algorithmic Trading in the Vibe Coding Era

For a long time, algorithmic trading was an exclusive investment strategy, mainly accessible to those with advanced programming skills or connections to elite financial institutions. The ability to build and deploy stock-picking algorithms…

By Henry Faulkner

How the Iran Conflict Is Affecting Financial Markets
MacroeconomyMarch 6, 2026

How the Iran Conflict Is Affecting Financial Markets

Financial markets have long treated geopolitical shocks as temporary disruptions. In times of uncertainty, investors typically move out of stocks and into safe assets such as U.S. Treasury bonds. The recent U.S. and Israeli strikes against…

By Garrett Ip

The $38 Trillion Question: Is the U.S. Debt a Problem?
MacroeconomyDecember 7, 2025

The $38 Trillion Question: Is the U.S. Debt a Problem?

Since President Trump’s inauguration in January of 2024, discussion surrounding the importance of federal debt has moved beyond economic circles and into everyday conversation. Trump’s renewed focus on tariff policies raises a long-standing

By Mia Kincade

Commercial Real Estate Is on the Verge of a Major Rebound
MarketsDecember 4, 2025

Commercial Real Estate Is on the Verge of a Major Rebound

Commercial real estate (CRE) has spent the past three years as one of the U.S. economy’s weakest sectors, depleted by remote work, rising rates, and falling valuations, but beneath all the pessimism, a quieter shift is underway. Prices…

By Tucker Graham

How Long-Term Shortages and Pandemic Shifts Reshaped U.S. Housing
MarketsDecember 4, 2025

How Long-Term Shortages and Pandemic Shifts Reshaped U.S. Housing

Over the past five years, the U.S. housing market has undergone a rapid shift driven by several converging forces. The rise of remote work reshaped demand, enabling many Americans to move away from major cities and compete for homes in…

By Bridget Lesch

TrumpRx: The Disruption of the U.S. Pharmaceutical Market
BusinessDecember 3, 2025

TrumpRx: The Disruption of the U.S. Pharmaceutical Market

In a move that blends aggressive trade policy with populist healthcare reform, the Trump administration has unveiled "TrumpRx," a sweeping initiative designed to lower drug prices by bypassing traditional insurance models and leveraging…

By Bobby McCarthy

More Than a Band: The Story of Whoop
BusinessNovember 12, 2025

More Than a Band: The Story of Whoop

Every day, we measure life in steps, calories, and notifications. Whoop asks a different question: what if we measured how well we recover? The screenless band doesn’t want attention. In the productive world we live in, Whoop offers…

By Jackson Krill

The Rise of Prediction Markets
MarketsNovember 12, 2025

The Rise of Prediction Markets

Americans love to gamble. Whether it’s cards, horses, slots, or sports, betting is a national pastime. Now, a new category of speculation has hit the mainstream: elections. While political wagers have existed since the country’s founding ,…

By Henry Faulkner

Palantir Technologies
BusinessNovember 5, 2025

Palantir Technologies

Palantir Technologies has evolved from a private intelligence contractor into one of the most influential firms in the world. Founded through the support of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, the company now sits at the center of nationa

By Tony Provenza

Airbnb: Bringing Business from the Bottom to its Best
BusinessNovember 5, 2025

Airbnb: Bringing Business from the Bottom to its Best

World-renowned company Airbnb began simply from the bare bones in its name: an airbed and breakfast. When the 2007 San Francisco Design Conference left all hotels fully booked in the area, the now Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky and his college…

By Joe Ladocsi

Health Capital: A Review of the Role of Private Equity in Healthcare
BusinessNovember 5, 2025

Health Capital: A Review of the Role of Private Equity in Healthcare

The healthcare industry in the United States is immense, by far the largest privatized healthcare system in the world. It employs millions of doctors, nurses, administrators, researchers, and support staff, and is valued at over $5…

By Teddy Stonestreet

Hiring N’ Firing: Europe’s Innovation Issue
MacroeconomyNovember 4, 2025

Hiring N’ Firing: Europe’s Innovation Issue

Paris and Berlin could produce the next trillion-dollar tech giant, but only if Europe makes failing cheaper. European labor laws make it significantly more costly to fire employees compared to the United States. In the US, firms can fire…

By Brayden Cruz-Diaz

The Semiconductor Industry
MarketsOctober 17, 2025

The Semiconductor Industry

Semiconductors are the foundation of modern electronics and AI. Through this article, we will explore their production, market dynamics, and the escalating tensions between China and the US that threaten the global supply chain.

By Charlotte Cote

Advancement of Robotics
MarketsOctober 17, 2025

Advancement of Robotics

Robots aren’t coming—they’re already here. From hospital rooms to warehouse floors, the rise of robotics and AI is transforming industries, reshaping global labor markets, and redefining efficiency. Modern robotics has evolved drastically…

By Philippe Lalonde

The Rent-and-Invest Myth:A Skeptical Look at Gen Z’s Market Mindset
MarketsOctober 16, 2025

The Rent-and-Invest Myth:A Skeptical Look at Gen Z’s Market Mindset

With mortgage rates at their highest since the 1980s and inflation eroding real wages, Gen Z (people born between 1997-2012) has turned to the stock market for refuge. The familiar format of trading platforms like Robinhood Investments and…

By Mosunmola Balogun

The Hybrid Model: The Future of Work Is Balance
BusinessOctober 16, 2025

The Hybrid Model: The Future of Work Is Balance

When offices shut down in 2020, the world’s work culture changed overnight. Millions of employees set up makeshift offices in their bedrooms and learned that “commuting” could mean walking from the kitchen to the laptop. What began as a…

By Jake McManus

Silver Price Reaches New Peak
MarketsOctober 16, 2025

Silver Price Reaches New Peak

The silver price per troy ounce has reached roughly $53, a new peak that passed the previous record in the 80s.

By Sean Rooney

Why Interest Rates Matter: Understanding the Federal Reserve
MacroeconomyOctober 2, 2025

Why Interest Rates Matter: Understanding the Federal Reserve

This article explores the history and role of the Federal Reserve, while also explaining the present-day significance of interest rates alongside analyzing current developments and their implications for individuals, the nation, and the global economy.

By Abdiel Perde

The Illusion of the Great Wealth Transfer
MacroeconomyOctober 2, 2025

The Illusion of the Great Wealth Transfer

What would you do if you were handed a check for $1 million and keys to a home? Would you immediately know what to do with it? How do you manage such an inheritance?

By Matthew Hofmann

The Rise, Fall, and Rebuild of LEGO
BusinessOctober 2, 2025

The Rise, Fall, and Rebuild of LEGO

For generations, LEGO has been more than just a toy—it has been a universal language of creativity, teaching children (and adults) that with a handful of bricks, you can build entire worlds. But in the early 2000s, the company behind this…

By Zach Falls

Netflix’s Reinvention: From Growth Obsession to Profit Discipline
BusinessOctober 1, 2025

Netflix’s Reinvention: From Growth Obsession to Profit Discipline

In April 2022, Netflix shocked Wall Street by reporting its first subscriber loss in more than a decade. The news wiped out nearly $50 billion in market value in a single day and forced investors to ask a question once unthinkable: had the streaming pioneer’s growth story finally peaked?

By Brandt Bickford