#Bitcoin barely hits key K threshold, rattling investors

#Bitcoin barely hits key $20K threshold, rattling investors

“Bitcoin barely hits key $20K threshold, rattling investors” Bitcoin struggled to stay above the key $20,000 threshold Monday as the leading cryptocurrency weathers a prolonged selloff that has sparked fear and uncertainty among investors. Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, rose a modest 4% to $20,648 as of 11:30 a.m. ET on Monday,…

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#Elon Musk’s ‘best’ Twitter offer looks bogus

#Elon Musk’s ‘best’ Twitter offer looks bogus

“Elon Musk’s ‘best’ Twitter offer looks bogus” The Elon Musk-Twitter drama keeps taking sometimes bizarre, unexpected turns so whatever I write here could be moot not long after the ink dries.  It’s always been dangerous to talk in absolutes about Musk. He is said to be genius-level smart but he’s done some really dumb things…

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#Redditors rip SEC over video targeting ‘meme stock’ investors

#Redditors rip SEC over video targeting ‘meme stock’ investors

“Redditors rip SEC over video targeting ‘meme stock’ investors” The SEC’s attempt to inform the public about the potential pitfalls of investing in so-called “meme stocks” infuriated some Redditors this week – with users on “WallStreetBets” and other boards grumbling that the agency was hypocritical and out of touch. The SEC’s 30-second video titled “Meme…

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#Reality bites traders, memers and crypt-iots

#Reality bites traders, memers and crypt-iots

“Reality bites traders, memers and crypt-iots” Melvin Capital is maybe the first — but certainly won’t be the last — hedge fund hammered out of business as markets wean themselves off the heroin of cheap money that has propelled stocks and just about everything else for the past two-plus years. Hedge-fund investors, even those who…

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#Elon Musk in battle to slay Twitter naysayers

#Elon Musk in battle to slay Twitter naysayers

“Elon Musk in battle to slay Twitter naysayers” The list of suitors who have looked at buying Twitter — and then passed without a second thought — are too many to be counted on one hand, and possibly two or three.  That’s partly because for all of its relevance to breaking news, starting revolutions —…

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#NordicTrack CEO Scott Watterson forced out in battle with Peloton

#NordicTrack CEO Scott Watterson forced out in battle with Peloton

“NordicTrack CEO Scott Watterson forced out in battle with Peloton” The maker of NordicTrack exercise bikes and treadmills got a financial lifeline this month — but only after the struggling Peloton rival’s founder agreed to step down as chief executive, The Post has learned. Investors insisted that 66-year-old Scott Watterson — a hard-charging billionaire entrepreneur…

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