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John Hyatt
@johnhyatt.bsky.social
Staff Writer at Forbes Magazine covering finance, investments, and billionaires
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Trump: Americans’ Finances Are Not a Factor in Iran Negotiations www.wsj.com/video/trump-...
Trump: Americans’ Finances Are Not a Factor in Iran Negotiations
Asked by a reporter to what extent he was motivated by Americans’ financial situation to make a deal with Iran to end the war, President Trump replied: 'not even a little bit.'
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Any time a PR is yelling on social media about a story it’s probably because they’re getting yelled at themselves. That or they’re *true believers*, which is even sadder
Marisa Kabas@marisakabas.bsky.social · 3mo agothe head of meta comms is threading on bluesky because he's mad about a NYT opinion piece
Now all we need is someone to go through and manually count every Jeff to make sure it’s word for word the same # as Infinite Jest
John Moe@johnmoe.bsky.social · 3mo agoYeah, there really is a book for sale on Amazon called Infinite Jeffs, where they replaced all the words of Infinite Jest with the word "Jeff". It's 25 bucks. www.amazon.com/Infinite-Jef...
If they take away my lexapro I’m going to (literally) lose it
Matt Novak@paleofuture.bsky.social · 3mo agoKennedy's health officials explored US ban of some widely used antidepressants
It's really sad that people are blowing their life savings on mobile gambling games designed to be addictive that don't even offer real payouts. This is important reporting. www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
The $11 Billion Casino-Style Economy Built on Players Who Can Never Cash Out
Apple and Google are raking in money from social casinos that replace real winnings with virtual coins and dopamine hits. Some players have spent more than $1 million to keep playing.
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My latest for Forbes charts the rise of MAGA megadonor Robert Low, owner of Kentucky Derby favorite Renegade, who built a $5 billion trucking fortune after stabbing his friend with a hunting knife and getting off on a temporary insanity plea (too many cough drops). 👇 www.forbes.com/sites/johnhy...
Meet The Wily Billionaire Trucking Boss Behind Kentucky Derby Favorite Renegade
The inside story of how Missouri farm boy Robert Low dropped out of college, survived a criminal assault trial thanks to temporary insanity, and went on to build one of the nation’s biggest trucking e...
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My latest for Forbes charts the rise of MAGA megadonor Robert Low, owner of Kentucky Derby favorite Renegade, who built a $5 billion trucking fortune after stabbing his friend with a hunting knife and getting off on a temporary insanity plea (too many cough drops). 👇 www.forbes.com/sites/johnhy...
Meet The Wily Billionaire Trucking Boss Behind Kentucky Derby Favorite Renegade
The inside story of how Missouri farm boy Robert Low dropped out of college, survived a criminal assault trial thanks to temporary insanity, and went on to build one of the nation’s biggest trucking e...
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This is wild. One of the world’s richest men has saved ~$1 billion in taxes over decades—just by plowing his dividend income into real estate.
Giacomo Tognini@giacomotognini.bsky.social · 4mo ago1/ Zara founder Amancio Ortega's owns the world's largest real estate fortune, a $25 billion empire from California to Korea with everything from offices to wind farms. It also comes with significant tax benefits. Gigi Zamora and I dug into it for @forbes.com: forbes.com/sites/giacom...
Does AI threaten your 401k? Legendary advisor Bill Bengen thinks it might. He's cut his tech exposure to zero on the uncertainty. After years of dominance, software and mega-cap valuations are straining under AI. That poses a risk to savers everywhere. Read more @forbes.com 👇
Tech Stocks Powered Retirement Portfolios For Years. Now AI Is Crashing The Party
Most retirement funds have long reaped the benefits of tech dominated stock indexes driving compounded annual returns. Now the AI boom is upending software valuations, straining Big Tech’s spending mo...
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While he was flying around the world as Trump's peace envoy, Steve Witkoff got $300 million richer over the past year--largely thanks to his crypto venture with the Trump family (World Liberty) and his tiny, but valuable, stake in SpaceX. Read at @forbes.com: www.forbes.com/sites/giacom...
Peace Envoy Steve Witkoff’s Fortune Gets Bump From Trump And Musk
The real estate mogul-turned-diplomat is 15% richer than he was a year ago thanks to his crypto venture with the Trump family and his stake in Musk’s SpaceX.
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The AI giant's abrupt Sora shutdown is just one example. As it announces one of the biggest funding rounds in history, #OpenAI has trumpeted hundreds of billions in other deals + products that haven’t yet become reality. With @rashis.bsky.social for @forbes.com: www.forbes.com/sites/phoebe...
The Graveyard Of OpenAI’s Dead Products And Incomplete Deals
As it announces one of the biggest funding rounds in history, OpenAI has trumpeted hundreds of billions in other deals and products—including Sora—that haven’t yet become reality.
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New for @forbes.com: The richest people in private equity including Trump pal Stephen Schwarzman and former Epstein client Leon Black have lost ~$40B amid private credit and AI fears battering their stocks. Full story here: www.forbes.com/sites/johnhy...
Why Wall Street’s 'Masters Of The Universe’ Are Losing Billions In Private Markets Pullback
After decades of compounding their personal fortunes, America’s richest dealmakers are finally seeing their net worths fall—albeit from extraordinary heights.
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THREAD: We just released a tool that allows you to search billions of dollars in wealth, ties to the most powerful companies in the country, and details of the personal finances of President Trump and over 1,500 of his appointees. Here’s how it works 1/
Private equity billionaire Marc Rowan (cofounder of Apollo with Epstein friend Leon Black) says that Epstein is "wasting my time from the grave." Shareholders sued Apollo, Black & Rowan on Monday for allegedly defrauding by concealing Epstein interactions. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Apollo’s Rowan Says Epstein ‘Wasting My Time’ From the Grave
Apollo Global Management Inc. Chief Executive Officer Marc Rowan said he only dealt with Jeffrey Epstein in his capacity as tax adviser for the firm’s co-founder Leon Black, and reiterated that Apollo...
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NEW: How rich was Mexican druglord 'El Mencho'? What happens to his multi-billion-dollar criminal enterprise now that he's dead? And where will his personal fortune go? My latest for @forbes.com seeks to answer these questions👇 www.forbes.com/sites/johnhy...
How Rich Was Mexican Cartel Leader El Mencho?
Through drug trafficking, extortion and human smuggling, El Mencho built a $50 billion criminal enterprise. Here’s what is likely to happen to his fortune.
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“How Jared Kushner’s Bold Bets In The Middle East Made Him A Billionaire” @mhunterhart.bsky.social , @giacomotognini.bsky.social for Forbes in Sept.
Jared Kushner Is Now A Billionaire
Thanks to some good investments, new funding from his Middle Eastern backers and higher home values in south Florida, Ivanka Trump’s husband has joined his brother and his father-in-law in the three-c...
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Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 6mo agoJared Kushner at the "Board of Peace" -- "People are not personally profiting from this"
The Dubai tycoon who told Epstein he “loved the torture video" has resigned from his company. www.forbes.com/sites/mikest...
Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem—”Close Personal Friend” Of Epstein— Resigns As CEO Of DP World
Billionaire Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem resigns as DP World CEO after being named in Epstein files.
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NEW: Epstein emails show how billionaire financier Leon Black, founder of Apollo, relied on the convicted sex offender to help him leverage his multi-billion-dollar art for $500m+ in loans from Bank of America. www.forbes.com/sites/johnhy...
How Picasso, Van Gogh And Cézanne Helped Finance Epstein Client Leon Black’s Billionaire Lifestyle
The Epstein files detail private equity tycoon Leon Black’s massive, multi-billion-dollar art collection—and how he leveraged it to grow his wealth.
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"Black paid Epstein $158 million between 2012 and 2017 for advice related to tax, estate, and asset planning. That is a vast amount of money to pay for such services, especially for a Wall Street insider with easy access to top expertise."
John Hyatt@johnhyatt.bsky.social · 6mo agoNEW: Epstein emails show how billionaire financier Leon Black, founder of Apollo, relied on the convicted sex offender to help him leverage his multi-billion-dollar art for $500m+ in loans from Bank of America. www.forbes.com/sites/johnhy...
NEW: Epstein emails show how billionaire financier Leon Black, founder of Apollo, relied on the convicted sex offender to help him leverage his multi-billion-dollar art for $500m+ in loans from Bank of America. www.forbes.com/sites/johnhy...
How Picasso, Van Gogh And Cézanne Helped Finance Epstein Client Leon Black’s Billionaire Lifestyle
The Epstein files detail private equity tycoon Leon Black’s massive, multi-billion-dollar art collection—and how he leveraged it to grow his wealth.
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1/ @mhunterhart.bsky.social and I found several contracts and payment records that uncovered two new billionaire clients of Jeffrey Epstein: real estate mogul Mortimer Zuckerman and Ariane de Rothschild, a Rothschild heir by marriage. www.forbes.com/sites/giacom...
New Details On How Jeffrey Epstein Got So Rich
The latest Epstein files name two more billionaire clients: real estate mogul Mortimer Zuckerman and Rothschild heir by marriage Ariane de Rothschild.
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Marimar Martinez, shot 5 times by Border Patrol in Chicago, speaks out after Renee Good, Alex Pretti deaths 'I am their voice' NEW w/ @adrianacardmag.bsky.social: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Marimar Martinez, shot by Border Patrol in Chicago, speaks out after Good, Pretti deaths: 'I am their voice'
In a wide-ranging interview with the Chicago Sun-Times and WBEZ, Martinez discusses her shooting, the federal government’s failed attempt to prosecute her and the role she now sees for herself in a fi...
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New: “Why The Trump-UAE Crypto Deal Made No Financial Sense—For The Emiratis” 💰🤷🇦🇪 @kylekhanmullins.bsky.social (whom you should follow) and me for @forbes.com
Why The UAE’s Investment In World Liberty Financial Was A Sweetheart Deal For Trump
What did the UAE get out of it?
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