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The Internet Is Secretly Powered By Billions Of Tiny Auctions
Everyone knows that online advertising pays for a massive chunk of the internet that people know and love, whether it's social networking sites, news, photo sharing apps, or anything else. But how do…
Published on 7 years, 5 months ago
The Creator of VaR Explains How Large Banks Measure The Risk Of Their Own Portfolios
Earlier this year, markets were spooked by blow-ups in a number of volatility-linked products. But dealing with volatility is the foundation of risk management on Wall Street and there's a particular…
Published on 7 years, 5 months ago
Meet The Chicago Floor Trader Who Helped Inspire The Tea Party Movement
A pivotal moment in U.S. political history is when CNBC's Rick Santelli went on a gigantic rant against Obama's stimulus programs while on the floor of the Chicago Board of Trade. The rant is credite…
Published on 7 years, 5 months ago
The Inventor Of 'Bond Vigilantes' Explains Why They Just Showed Up In Italy
Longtime market analyst Ed Yardeni came up with the term "Bond Vigilantes" to describe the way bond market participants can punish governments who run economically irresponsible policies. When Yarden…
Published on 7 years, 6 months ago
This Is How The Chocolate Market Actually Works
When you're eating a chocolate bar, there's a good chance you're not thinking about the complex commodity market that allows cocoa beans to make it into a tasty snack. But obviously cocoa trading is …
Published on 7 years, 6 months ago
What the Finance Industry's All-Night Scavenger Hunt Is Actually Like
For years, big banks, hedge funds and other investment firms took part in an epic scavenger hunt in New York. Inspired by the 1980 movie, “Midnight Madness,” teams of quants and traders would stay ou…
Published on 7 years, 6 months ago
This Is China's Plan To Be A Technology Powerhouse By The Year 2025
The recent trade tensions between the Trump administration and China has shone a light on the country's ambitions to become a technology powerhouse, as one of the complaints is that China unfairly ex…
Published on 7 years, 6 months ago
Inside the Multi-Year Quest to Create a Bitcoin ETF
When Bitcoin first began generating headlines, there were some who thought the cryptocurrency was a fraud and others who thought it was the next big thing. Greg King, CEO of Rex Shares LLC, was one o…
Published on 7 years, 7 months ago
Bonus: The Pay Check, a New Podcast
It’s a big, expensive, global mystery. Why do women still make less money—a lot less—than men? In the US, the average woman makes 80 cents to every dollar a man makes. Launching May 9, the Pay Check …
Published on 7 years, 7 months ago
This Is How The Paparazzi Business Really Works
Everybody probably has some vague idea of what the paparazzi do. They ride around on motorcycles, hounding celebrities, and hopefully snapping photos of them in embarrassing situations. But how do th…
Published on 7 years, 7 months ago