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

In response to complaints that Bessent’s conduct wasn’t resulting in a “serious” hearing, he said, “Well, the questions have to be serious.”

Finance

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

Economy

Scott Bessent’s ‘gotcha’ moment on Trump’s tariffs and inflation: He denies writing ‘tariffs are inflationary’ in letter to hedge fund investors

Ray Dalio warns the world is ‘on the brink’ of a capital war of weaponizing money—and gold is the best way for people to protect themselves

Jeff Bezos’ mass layoffs at the Washington Post a ‘case study in near-instant, self-inflicted brand destruction,’ former editor says

PepsiCo is cutting prices for snacks like Doritos by ‘up to 15%’ to appease customers pinched by the K-shaped economy

Banking

Scott Bessent’s ‘gotcha’ moment on Trump’s tariffs and inflation: He denies writing ‘tariffs are inflationary’ in letter to hedge fund investors

Best high-yield savings accounts of February 2026

Trump may have shot himself in the foot at the Fed, as Powell could stay on while Miran resigns from White House post

Personal loan APRs on Feb. 4, 2026

Personal Finance

Best high-yield savings accounts of February 2026

Kevin O’Leary blasts attacks on billionaire entrepreneurs as a ‘huge mistake’—He says they don’t get enough credit for the jobs they’ve created

Philippines’ first male Olympic gold medalist in history was given a fully furnished $550,000 condo to go with his medals

Kalshi gave away $50 in free groceries for 3 hours in New York City. A line 4 blocks long full of students and people on food stamps formed

Investing

Ray Dalio warns the world is ‘on the brink’ of a capital war of weaponizing money—and gold is the best way for people to protect themselves

The tech stock free fall doesn’t make any sense, BofA says in rebuke to investors while doubling down on the sector’s longevity

Ahead of the 2026 Olympics, gold and silver prices have soared—raising the potential financial windfalls for the best athletes

How the Magnificent 7 destroyed index funds: There’s nowhere to hide

Real Estate

Americans are so broke and housing is so expensive that ‘rent now, pay later’ is on the rise

Current ARM mortgage rates report for Feb. 4, 2026

Current refi mortgage rates report for Feb. 4, 2026

Current mortgage rates report for Feb. 4, 2026

Energy

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

Trump hates the way wind farms look. Too bad, America’s court system says

Devon Energy CEO: $26 billion Coterra merger marries two “crown jewels” as merger mania returns to the oilfield

Crypto

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

Famed startup incubator Y Combinator will let founders receive funds in stablecoins

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Scott Bessent’s ‘gotcha’ moment on Trump’s tariffs and inflation: He denies writing ‘tariffs are inflationary’ in letter to hedge fund investors

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

Ray Dalio warns the world is ‘on the brink’ of a capital war of weaponizing money—and gold is the best way for people to protect themselves

Jeff Bezos’ mass layoffs at the Washington Post a ‘case study in near-instant, self-inflicted brand destruction,’ former editor says

The tech stock free fall doesn’t make any sense, BofA says in rebuke to investors while doubling down on the sector’s longevity

PepsiCo is cutting prices for snacks like Doritos by ‘up to 15%’ to appease customers pinched by the K-shaped economy

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

Best high-yield savings accounts of February 2026

Having a college degree still matters for being one of the wealthier Americans, New York Fed says

Palmer Luckey says AI will make hardware so cheap you’ll be able to buy a ‘Ford F-150 for $1,000’

Kevin O’Leary blasts attacks on billionaire entrepreneurs as a ‘huge mistake’—He says they don’t get enough credit for the jobs they’ve created

Ahead of the 2026 Olympics, gold and silver prices have soared—raising the potential financial windfalls for the best athletes

Philippines’ first male Olympic gold medalist in history was given a fully furnished $550,000 condo to go with his medals

Kalshi gave away $50 in free groceries for 3 hours in New York City. A line 4 blocks long full of students and people on food stamps formed

In 2026, it’s time for CEOs to rethink HQs and look to Dubai’s playbook for growth

Trump may have shot himself in the foot at the Fed, as Powell could stay on while Miran resigns from White House post

Americans are so broke and housing is so expensive that ‘rent now, pay later’ is on the rise

Something broke in the economy in 2023 that explains why so many people are miserable about it, New York Fed says

JD Vance appeals to allies for new ‘trading bloc’ that keeps Trump’s tariffs in place, secures access to rare earths

How the Magnificent 7 destroyed index funds: There’s nowhere to hide

Current price of gold as of February 4, 2026

Personal loan APRs on Feb. 4, 2026

Current price of silver as of Wednesday, February 4, 2026

Current price of platinum as of Wednesday, February 4, 2026

With PayPal stock down 80%, finance chief Jamie Miller steps in as interim CEO

Kleiner Perkins’s Leigh Marie Braswell learned about risk from playing poker: “If the odds are in your favor, you push your chips to the center”

Ken Griffin is apparently done with ‘sucking up’ to the White House

Tech stocks go into free fall as it dawns on traders that AI has the ability to cut revenues across the board

Top CD rates today, Feb. 4, 2026: Lock in up to up to 4.18%

Today’s top high-yield savings rates: Up to 5.00% on Feb. 4, 2026

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