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Even with $850 billion to his name, Elon Musk admits ‘money can’t buy happiness.’ But billionaire Mark Cuban says it’s not so simple

Elon Musk may be the richest person on the planet—and on track to become a trillionaire—but a viral social post indicates his wealth is not bringing him happiness.

Finance

Even with $850 billion to his name, Elon Musk admits ‘money can’t buy happiness.’ But billionaire Mark Cuban says it’s not so simple

Economy

Metals are the new oil, JD Vance pitches to America: ‘There’s no realer thing than critical minerals’

Trump is giving the U.S. economy a $65 billion tax-refund shot in the arm, mostly for higher-income people, BofA says

Kevin Warsh’s Fed criticisms make sense, but he’s got a ‘cleanest dirty shirt’ problem. Here’s the triple dilemma he faces

China trader who made $3 billion on gold bets big against silver

Banking

Michael Lewis and Tom Lee hold court on the $1 trillion software-stock carnage: ‘I think fear is not a bad thing to be long right now’

Personal loan APRs on Feb. 5, 2026

Scott Bessent trolls Democrats during testimony, implying their questions are unserious and stupid

Kevin Warsh’s Fed criticisms make sense, but he’s got a ‘cleanest dirty shirt’ problem. Here’s the triple dilemma he faces

Personal Finance

Trump is giving the U.S. economy a $65 billion tax-refund shot in the arm, mostly for higher-income people, BofA says

Personal loan APRs on Feb. 5, 2026

Current price of gold as of February 5, 2026

Michael Lewis reveals he’s got a deal to write a Sam Altman book—when ChatGPT is ready to write a rival draft

Investing

Michael Lewis and Tom Lee hold court on the $1 trillion software-stock carnage: ‘I think fear is not a bad thing to be long right now’

Options traders pile into tech hedges after software rout

China trader who made $3 billion on gold bets big against silver

Trillion-dollar tech wipeout ensnares all stocks in AI’s path

Real Estate

Current mortgage rates report for Feb. 5, 2026

Current refi mortgage rates report for Feb. 5, 2026

Current ARM mortgage rates report for Feb. 5, 2026

Developer Hongkong Land launches a $6.4B Singapore real estate fund, the country’s largest, as part of CEO Michael Smith’s strategic pivot

Energy

Metals are the new oil, JD Vance pitches to America: ‘There’s no realer thing than critical minerals’

Over a million people are losing power during a freezing snowstorm while data centers nearby guzzle electricity

Meta’s Hyperion AI data center will sprawl to four times the size of Manhattan’s Central Park

New ‘Project Vault’ critical minerals stockpile is ‘first step of many’ needed for U.S. to break China’s supply-chain chokehold

Crypto

Scott Bessent trolls Democrats during testimony, implying their questions are unserious and stupid

Bitcoin demand in Nancy Guthrie disappearance shows how crypto is becoming a more frequent feature of physical crimes

Crypto crime-fighting startup TRM Labs notches $1 billion valuation with new $70 million funding round

Kairos, which is building a cross-platform tool for prediction markets traders, raises $2.5 million from a16z crypto

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Metals are the new oil, JD Vance pitches to America: ‘There’s no realer thing than critical minerals’

Michael Lewis and Tom Lee hold court on the $1 trillion software-stock carnage: ‘I think fear is not a bad thing to be long right now’

Trump is giving the U.S. economy a $65 billion tax-refund shot in the arm, mostly for higher-income people, BofA says

Personal loan APRs on Feb. 5, 2026

Current price of gold as of February 5, 2026

Michael Lewis reveals he’s got a deal to write a Sam Altman book—when ChatGPT is ready to write a rival draft

Current price of platinum as of Thursday, February 5, 2026

Current price of silver as of Thursday, February 5, 2026

Scott Bessent trolls Democrats during testimony, implying their questions are unserious and stupid

Uber has appointed a new CFO—its third in three years

Epstein’s fondness for elite lawyer ends in downfall

Kevin Warsh’s Fed criticisms make sense, but he’s got a ‘cleanest dirty shirt’ problem. Here’s the triple dilemma he faces

Karp steps down as Paul Weiss chairman after Epstein emails

Options traders pile into tech hedges after software rout

China trader who made $3 billion on gold bets big against silver

Rout deepens on Wall Street as tech, crypto slide

Trillion-dollar tech wipeout ensnares all stocks in AI’s path

The 2026 private equity outlook appears hazy, says PitchBook

This Gen Z woman applied for 1,000 jobs and offered to cut her own pay because she was ‘really broke and struggling.’ She’s not alone

The ‘dumb money’ steps in as traders lose $1 trillion on the realization that AI will eat tech companies first

Current mortgage rates report for Feb. 5, 2026

Current refi mortgage rates report for Feb. 5, 2026

Current ARM mortgage rates report for Feb. 5, 2026

Developer Hongkong Land launches a $6.4B Singapore real estate fund, the country’s largest, as part of CEO Michael Smith’s strategic pivot

Top CD rates on Feb. 5, 2026: Lock in up to up to 4.18%

Top high-yield savings rates: Up to 5.00% on Feb. 5, 2026

Exclusive: Lawhive, a startup using AI to reimagine the general practice law firm, raises $60 million in new venture capital funding

Alphabet plans to double capex spending to a possible $185 billion—but it’s keeping CEO Sundar Pichai up at night

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