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Kevin T. Dugan

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Kevin T. Dugan is an Intelligencer staff writer who covers finance and business. He was previously on staff at Bloomberg, The Information, and the New York Post.

  1. instacart
    Instacart Is a $14 Billion CapitulationThe lesson for Silicon Valley is that its revolutionary companies only work when they become something else
  2. the money game
    Inflation Makes a ComebackLast week, the economy seemed all but certain to be on the mend. Now, not so much.
  3. the money game
    Who Wants to Buy a Piece of Sam Bankman-Fried?What’s left of FTX is about to go up for auction, including billions of crypto and Bahamas real estate.
  4. the money game
    Wall Street Is Finally Ready for Its Next IPO SeasonInstacart’s long-gestating stock-market debut is another sign that a recession is nowhere in sight.
  5. the money game
    Just Kidding About Affording a HomeIt’s just about the most expensive time ever to buy a home, with no end in sight.
  6. unsolved mysteries
    Will We Ever Know Why Leon Black Paid Jeffrey Epstein $158 Million?The private-equity billionaire is stalling a Senate probe into Epstein’s wildly overpriced, $158 million tax advice.
  7. the money game
    WeWork Again Insists It’s Not Dead YetThe office-space company is still around after Adam Neumann’s exit — but its future looks less than bright.
  8. student loans
    Biden’s Student-Loan Forgiveness Program Just Got Even BiggerMore than $116 billion in federal student loans has been forgiven, about the size of SNAP benefits or two Justice Departments.
  9. the money game
    Latest Crypto CEO Accused of Fraud Knew The Money Was ‘Fake’Alex Mashinsky, the CEO of Celsius, is the latest onetime digital-currency CEO who’s now facing federal criminal charges.
  10. the money game
    It’s Hot Economy SummerWith unemployment low and prices stable, consumers are in the catbird seat — at least until the fall
  11. the money game
    Shane Smith Has a Secret Multimillion-Dollar Vice DealThe co-founder’s quiet current role as Vice’s big dealmaker means he is unlikely to leave anytime soon.
  12. supreme court
    The Supreme Court Can’t Kill Student-Loan ReliefThe ruling today knocked down just one part of the White House’s federal debt-relief plan, but what’s left will be bigger than any onetime amnesty.
  13. jeffrey epstein
    New Court Documents Reveal More About Epstein’s Relationship With JPMorgan ChaseNew emails show that the disgraced sex trafficker offered business advice and set up a key meeting.
  14. the money game
    Jim Cramer and the Art of Being WrongFinancial Twitter’s favorite joke is that the CNBC host is an inverse indicator. Is anyone making money betting against him?
  15. jeffrey epstein
    What Did the Virgin Islands Know About Jeffrey Epstein?New court filings show the former V.I. First Lady tried to help him bring girls to his island and craft legislation that would give him more privacy.
  16. the money game
    The Best News Yet About InflationIt’s the best month for the economy since March 2021. How long can the good times keep going?
  17. jeffrey epstein
    The Damning Details That Led JPMorgan Chase to Settle With Epstein’s VictimsThe bank will reportedly settle for $290 million, but its role in supporting Epstein is only becoming more clear.
  18. the money game
    The Future of Coinbase Could Be a Lot SmallerThe SEC sued the second crypto exchange in as many days, and there will probably be more coming
  19. the money game
    The End of Crypto As We Know ItUS securities regulators sued Binance and its founder, Changpeng Zhao, for fraud, and it has the potential to end the industry’s go-go days
  20. the money game
    Enjoy Your Last Days of Not Paying Student LoansIt’s been more than three years since they were due. A lot has changed.
  21. the money game
    How to Navigate the Bizarro EconomyIs good news on jobs going to push the Federal Reserve to create a recession?
  22. the money game
    All That for $46 Billion?The Biden-McCarthy deal could have been a disaster. Instead, the hostage-taking over the debt limit produced a budget that’s basically status quo.
  23. the money game
    Neel Kashkari on the Debt-Ceiling Crisis and GreedflationFrom his perch at the Federal Reserve, he’s feeling good about the economy — and helpless about the D.C. standoff.
  24. sam bankman-fried
    What Secrets Did Caroline Ellison Keep in Her Diary?She was Sam Bankman-Fried’s former girlfriend and employee. Now, prosecutors reportedly have access to her rawest thoughts and feelings.
  25. tomorrow
    Congress Isn’t Ready for the AI RevolutionWhat happens when millions of people lose their jobs to computers?
  26. the money game
    From Crypto Billionaire to FugitiveThe law finally caught up with disgraced founder Do Kwon in Eastern Europe. Will he stick around to face justice?
  27. debt ceiling
    Here Are Biden’s Last Few Ways to Get Around the Debt LimitTraditional political wrangling over the debt ceiling is going nowhere. What about the gimmicks?
  28. the money game
    What Is It With Rich Guys Disappearing to Avoid Getting Served With Lawsuits?Suddenly, Larry Page, Shaq, and David Miscavige are extremely hard to locate.
  29. the money game
    5 Things to Know About the Best Inflation Report in a Long TimeThe good news and the bad news from front lines of the war against high prices.
  30. the money game
    How SpongeBob SquarePants Is Causing Big Problems for BitcoinThe OG digital currency is suddenly open to NFTs and ridiculous memecoins. Will it ever be the same?
  31. the money game
    Jerome Powell Can Now Pivot to Saving the EconomyThe Federal Reserve chair has lots of tools but a very tough challenge before him.
  32. the money game
    Wall Street’s Most Notorious Corporate Raider Just Got RaidedNathan Anderson has brought down billionaires and frauds. Now he’s going after Carl Icahn.
  33. the money game
    First Republic Deserved to DieThe California bank was rotten, but how many more failures can the system take?
  34. jerome powell
    Jerome Powell Got Punked by Russian Prank CallersThe Fed chair thought he was talking to Zelenskyy — and gave unusually direct answers to big questions about the economy and interest rates.
  35. the money game
    Musk’s Messy 4/20 Rocket Launch May Delay SpaceX for MonthsAn apparent rush to hit that jokey deadline without some minor safety precautions has given regulators more power to slow the rocketeer’s roll.
  36. the money game
    How Zuck Got His Groove BackIt’s been a very good year for Meta and its CEO. (Less so for the thousands of people he laid off.)
  37. the money game
    What Wall Street Really Thinks About the Debt-Ceiling FightThere is a lot of shrugging — as well as early signs of real fear of a catastrophic worst-case scenario.
  38. the money game
    Europe’s Top Central Banker Paints Bleak Picture of West in DeclineChristine Lagarde has endorsed a controversial take that the U.S. is no longer the world’s only superpower and the future is “multipolar.”
  39. jerome powell
    Are We on the Edge of a Recession?The Federal Reserve thinks the economy is months away from slipping into a downturn. There are definitely reasons to worry.
  40. jeffrey epstein
    Wall Street Is Finally Getting Its Jeffrey Epstein ReckoningIt’s taken a while, but a series of lawsuits are shedding light on how the sex trafficker worked closely with big banks.
  41. the fed
    Jerome Powell Will Not Be StoppedIt’s been a year since the Federal Reserve started hiking interest rates, and there’s no reason for it to turn back now.
  42. the money game
    The Fraud Case Does Not Look Good for Charlie JaviceThe 31-year-old fintech CEO was arraigned on Tuesday, blocks away from Donald Trump, charged with allegedly scamming JPMorgan out of $175 million.
  43. sam bankman-fried
    Sam Bankman-Fried: I Didn’t Do ItThe fallen crypto boy wonder pleaded not guilty on Tuesday and will do everything he can to stay out of prison
  44. the group portrait
    How CoinDesk Took Down SBFThe reporting team who shook up the crypto world.
  45. the money game
    Is Elon Musk Setting Himself Up to Lose Tesla?The hidden danger of trying to fund Twitter by selling off the true source of his wealth and power.
  46. the money game
    Jerome Powell Needs You to Stop Asking for a Raise Now, Thank YouAsk not what the economy can do for you — ask what you can do for the economy.
  47. the money game
    How Sam Bankman-Fried Allegedly Orchestrated a ‘Massive, Years-Long Fraud’The Feds have finally revealed how crypto’s former golden boy ran his scheme.
  48. the money game
    Now That FTX Is Toast, Is Binance Too Big To Fail?The Justice Department is weighing criminal charges against the world’s biggest crypto exchange.
  49. sam bankman-fried
    Sam Bankman-Fried’s Parents Are No Longer Teaching Law at StanfordHis mother says her sudden decision to retire now has “nothing to do with anything else going on.”
  50. the money game
    Could Caroline Ellison Be Cutting a Deal With the Justice Department?The former CEO of Alameda Research and Sam Bankman-Fried’s ex-girlfriend might have been spotted in Manhattan.
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