Ken Griffin is the American story. A kid trading out of a dorm room, who went on to build Citadel LLC into a global powerhouse. He didn’t inherit it. He built it. Took risk. Won. And what’s the result? More than 2,500 jobs in New York City. Over $2.3 billion in taxes paid to

Still my favorite PPP loan

The Secret Service agent shot has been working without pay for over a month.

This is my risk manager

Was at the WH Correspondents dinner last night, a rare DC trip for me without a subpoena. On the positive side—was exciting, no one was killed, and ended early. I noted a new litmus for status among the gov’t elite—whether you were whisked away by secret service, or left to fend.

The quieter half of Josh’s thesis: anchoring a Skill to a Sovereign Identity isn’t just about authentication. The key is also about the evidentiary record getting built in real time as the agent acts. Who authorized it, under what scope, with what context, all signed and

"Blue cities are radical hellscapes that can't fix crime." Counterpoint: Baltimore. Baltimore had 334 murders in 2022. Last year it had 133, the lowest since 1977. The turning point was that voters defenestrated a Soros-backed prosecutor Marilyn Mosby who averaged 333

Spoke with a former colleague of mine who is currently at a hedge fund and involved in new analyst recruiting for his firm He has been interviewing candidates from banking and private equity backgrounds for the past month or so Apparently there has been a massive surge in kids

The kids are more than alright, they're extraordinary. And, incredibly, the bus driver has made a 100% full recovery. Last Wednesday, on a seemingly ordinary day in Mississippi, a school bus driver suffered a severe asthma attack. She blacked out behind the wheel. The bus

Ken Griffin is self-made. He built his businesses largely outside NYC but is now growing it in NYC. With Ken comes construction of an office tower, high paying jobs, tax revenue and a remarkable commitment to local philanthropy. Not sure why that pisses off the new mayor.

Saying you’re one of the 535 most powerful people in America because you’re in Congress is one of funniest things I’ve ever heard in my life

Some of you light up your tallest tower to support your team, Buffalo lights up a 12,000 year old natural wonder for playoff hockey.

Love the optimism of anyone who thinks that if they watch a one hour lecture they’ll have a marketable skill with that much money.

Matthew Schaefer explaining the NHL Draft Lottery featuring the Martin girls. The best thing you will see today. #Isles

Ken Griffin started Citadel in a Harvard dorm room in 1987 with $265,000 raised from friends and family. He put a satellite dish on the roof of his building, ran a cable through an old elevator shaft, and pulled it through his window to get real-time stock quotes. In the 24

In 458 BC, Rome was on the brink of collapse. An invading army had trapped the Roman consul and his legion in a mountain pass. Panic spread through the city. The Senate did the only thing they could think of: They sent messengers to find a 60-year-old farmer plowing his field.

I am the Chairman and CEO of Vornado Realty Trust. Eighty-four years old. Seven buildings in Midtown Manhattan. I said what I said. I said "tax the rich" is the equivalent of a racial slur. I said it at REBNY. Into the microphone. Eight hundred people. Median net worth in that