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In this excerpt from Wired on Wall Street, Tom Hardin (aka "Tipper X") shares how he began gathering intelligence on insider trading for the FBI.
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Personal finance expert Paula Pant says you can afford almost anything if you recognize that every money choice involves a trade-off.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
The veteran economist joins Big Think to unpack the new rules of social media, explain tariffs, and recount his adventures in Albania.
Trump may make America great again — just not in the way he had intended.
Follow the money and you'll follow history.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
By weaponizing the global economy, the U.S. initiated a new era of economic warfare and transformed how major powers compete.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
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“I'm here to argue that AI is not going to cause a rise in unemployment. I think it's actually increased employment in the United States, not decreased it.”
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“In our current social and physical climate, there's a sense of fatalism, a fear that bringing someone new into the world might be a bad thing.”
Take it from Bezos, Musk, and Einstein — rethinking lines of inquiry can transform business, investing, and innovation strategy.
Is there a force keeping humanity in check?
Big Think spoke with historian Marc-William Palen about the egalitarian aims of the free-trade movement in past centuries.
It will be immensely difficult for the Bitcoin and Ethereum blockchains to protect their competitive edge if they do not pursue a radical change.
The pandemic and the Great Resignation fed into a perfect storm of inflation — and some restaurateurs cleaned up.
Uncover the high cost of raising a family and discover strategies to make it more manageable and rewarding.
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Becoming a renter in today’s economy may be a smart decision for some people.
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Are anti-workers the lazy children of privilege or the brave vanguard of a utopic upheaval?
Almost 18,000 projects, brought together on one clickable map.
Smart investors recognize that the stock market doesn’t exist in a vacuum.
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Entrenched business wisdom says that community-led economic systems are pure fantasy. Douglas Rushkoff disagrees.
Despite being called the "dismal science," economics impacts our lives every day. Here, we look at seven of the greatest economists in history.
While Costco warehouses may remind shoppers of Walmart, this membership-only retailer has a business model that more closely resembles Amazon or Netflix.
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Nearshoring may be the manufacturing model of the future.
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Guess which country has 269% inflation.
Between the instability of the real estate market and cryptocurrency fluctuations, everyone has been talking about bubbles. But what are they, really?
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As interest rates rise, the "dead pledge" may live up to its name.
There's enough evidence to conclude president Bukele had no idea what he was doing.