Tomek Wrzesinski has spent more than 20 years selling supersized boats to the uberwealthy, and he’s found one nearly foolproof way to get a client to bite. It starts with sending a cryptic weekend text message: “Maybe I have something for you. I just need to check if it’s still available. It’s an off-market offer.”
Iran’s hardline demand for a Strait of Hormuz fee system would generate close to $20 billion a year, but such astronomical tolls won’t be accepted by the U.S. or Iran’s Gulf neighbors, geopolitical and energy analysts say. That means the ongoing stalemate will drag on indefinitely or Iran will eventually accept a lesser, but still
Gold investors are buying again, potentially adding fresh fuel to the metal’s rebound. Global gold-backed exchange-traded funds pulled in $3 billion in July, snapping two straight months of outflows, according to the World Gold Council last week. Holdings rose by 23 metric tons to 4,068 tons. “There are tentative signs that Western investment demand is
Neocloud provider CoreWeave’s revenue more than doubled in the second quarter, totaling $2.58 billion and topping analysts targets thanks to surging demand for its AI infrastructure services. “Our near-term capacity remains effectively sold out,” CEO Michael Intrator said on a call with analysts on Tuesday. Coreweave said its revenue backlog—deals that it has not billed
DoorDash is set to become a Nevada-incorporated company. Shareholders controlling 54.2% of the delivery service’s voting power agreed to end its incorporation in Delaware and head west, according to a Tuesday filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The move was made with the written consent of the shareholders, including cofounders Tony Xu, Andy Fang,
Even President Donald Trump’s media company couldn’t escape the Bitcoin bear market. In the second quarter of 2026, Trump Media & Technology Group, the company behind businesses such as Truth Social and prediction market platform Truth Predict, reported a $238 million quarterly loss, according to its most recent quarterly report. More than $190 million came
