Markets Art is in a global bear market. (wsj.com) Small caps are struggling. (wsj.com) Crypto Crypto market cap has topped $4 trillion or about a Nvidia ($NVDA). (bloomberg.com) Market cap-wise, it’s still Bitcoin and everything else....

The biz Kaleidoscope has raised a Series A to produce tech and science focused podcasts. (semafor.com) Spotify ($SPOT) is launching Audiobooks+. (theverge.com) Economy Derek Thompson talks with Jason Furman about the surprising strength of the...

OpenAI today crossed over the AI Tech Wave threshold into AI Agents with ‘ChatGPT Agent’, bridging as it were ‘research and actrion.’ These are relatively full featured push into agentic capabilities that just might tickle the fancy of more mainstream...

STOCKTWITS CHART ARTThe Stocktwits Summary 📝 The market hit fresh highs, and TSM earnings mean semiconductor tech is still making waves, hitting record profits in Q2. Let’s see how the rest of the season turns out! Here’s how the major indexes ended the...

Presented by CLOSING BELLThursday Means Record Highs The S&P 500 hit fresh records at the 6,300 mark on further signs the economy is in good shape, and earnings are showing growth is on the way. The Nasdaq reached a record high close, driven by...

Presented by OVERVIEW The Greatest Living Trader Says Altcoin Season Is Here 🤯 Before we dive in, here’s today’s crypto market heatmap: Source: Santiment And here’s a look at crypto’s total market and altcoin market cap charts: Source: TradingView...

There’s been a dinner party revival in Manhattan in the past several years.  A have half a dozen friends who regularly host, sometimes in their homes and sometimes in restaurants. And I know of many more people who organize suppers.  I remember my...

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Markets Why you shouldn’t fear all-time market highs. (carsongroup.com) Calling a bubble is nearly impossible. (awealthofcommonsense.com) Finance Demand for private company shares is there. A workable regulatory regime is not....

Books An excerpt from “The Inner Compass” by Lawrence Yeo. (moretothat.com) An excerpt from “How to Live in the Future” by Michael Garfield. (aeon.co) Christine Driscoll talks with Christine Wenc, author of “Funny...