Tech stocks led a broad sell-off: the Nasdaq fell 4%, its sharpest one-day decline since Sept. 2022, with NVDA down 5%, AAPL down 5%, META down 4%, GOOG down 4%
https://www.cnbc.com/... Threads: Vishwanath Sarang Keller / @vishwanathsarangkeller : So much winning! Esther Crawford / @esthercrawford : Looking at the stock market today David Gura / @davidgura : ...
Viral influencer Haliey Welch's Hawk Tuah memecoin sparks outrage across social media after pumping to a $490M market cap and then dumping 90%+ in three hours
A smart mark is still a mark. [embedded post] @kosso.co.uk : Memecoins on Solana are very much designed for young teenagers to spaff all their wallets. — I thought the Binance chain and Ethereum me...
At Nashville's Bitcoin 2024 conference, Trump said the US must become a leader in crypto, he will fire SEC chair Gary Gensler, stop creation of a CBDC, and more
how does it help the U.S. economy long-term or most Americans? •Why should the U.S. government create a “strategic national Bitcoin stockpile”? •Have you invested in it? https://www.nytimes.com/... [i...
Amid mass tech layoffs, some workers with years of experience or deep technical expertise are having trouble getting hired again while some seek non-tech jobs
Google, Amazon, Microsoft and a raft of others fired thousands of workers in January, continuing a layoff wave that began in 2022. Threads: @beth4158 . Mastodon: @carnage4life@mas.to and @remotesynth@...
How startup founders are reacting to Silicon Valley Bank's collapse, as some worry about frozen funds, operating expenses, and paying employees full salaries
'The Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), a leading lender to startups and venture capitalists … Bloomberg : Khosla Ventures Tells Some Startups Firm Will Cover Payroll South China Morning Post : China joint ve...
Purdue University expands semiconductor education as some estimates say the US' chip reshoring effort needs 50,000+ new engineers over the next five years
Purdue University races to expand semiconductor education to fill yawning workforce gap that threatens reshoring effort Tweets: @hare_brain , @costasamaras46 , @trevorpeterstv , and @jimpethokoukis Tw...
A coalition including Amazon, Google, and Uber urges the DHS to let kids of high-skilled visa holders stay in the US past the age of 21 without a green card
when my time is up, will I be “forced” to leave? Michelle Hackman / @mhackman : Athulya moved here when she was 5. She competed on her HS debate team, graduated from UT Austin with a degree in journal...
As US companies fight to attract workers in a tight labor market, Amazon has emerged as the de facto wage-and-benefit setter, causing ripples across the economy
In local markets throughout America, the e-commerce giant's facilities have an impact on inflation, job markets and labor standards Tweets: @sarthakgh , @cfishman , @cfishman , @cfishman , @cfishman ,...
A look at r/WallStreetBets, a 2M-member subreddit that helped push GameStop's stock to record highs and is now facing allegations of harassment
Over the past several weeks, GameStop stock has traded … Philip Stafford / Financial Times : GameStop and BlackBerry shares soar on amateur traders' fervour YouTube : The Big Short SQUEEZE from $5 to ...
Big Tech threatens democracy and one solution may be to take away their role as gatekeepers of content and let users choose the information presented to them
Among the many transformations taking place in the U.S. economy, none is more salient than the growth of gigantic Internet platforms. Tweets: @ethanz , @girautaoficial , @bergmayer , @barakrichman , a...