Goldman Sachs weighs 40% cut on investment banker bonuses As Wall Street goes from feast to famine, Goldman Sachs is reportedly weighing the largest cuts to banker bonuses since the 2008 financial crisis Fortune · Dec 15, 2022
China casts long shadow over US-Africa Leaders Summit With dozens of African leaders descending on Washington this week, the Biden administration is offering a not so subtle pitch in its economic competition with China on the continent: The U.S. offers a better option to African partners The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2022
Stanford law professors are entangled in Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX mess—and SBF’s father withdrew from an upcoming class Bankman-Fried’s father—and his colleague—are reportedly consulting with the disgraced founder of the crypto exchange, who was raised on the prestigious university’s campus. Fortune · Dec 6, 2022
GOP fears Trump third-party 2024 bid "It’s not totally out of the realm of possibility," a former Trump administration official said Salon · Nov 22, 2022
Did Sam Bankman-Fried's Millions Buy the Media's Loyalty? The mainstream coverage of SBF and FTX is more than a little blasé. Reason · Nov 21, 2022
Sen. Bob Menendez is under federal criminal investigation again The probe comes five years after the DOJ dropped its corruption case against Menendez. Axios · Oct 26, 2022
Semafor news site makes debut, intent on reinventing news The media organization Semafor launches Tuesday with no less an ambition than reinventing the news story The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2022
Tucker Carlson admits he hates white liberal women more than anything: ‘I’m not mad at Black people’ The Fox News host sat down for a chat with Semafor’s Ben Smith on Thursday The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2022
Scoop: Ben and Justin Smith plan to name their new company “Semafor" The word is roughly the same across dozens of languages. Axios · Mar 22, 2022