Amazon Will Begin Deliveries from Whole Foods
Amazon is beginning to incorporate Whole Foods into its Prime Now delivery program. Prime Now offers one and two hour delivery options in certain...
Stand with Rand: Spending Matters
“I simply asked for one thing in this broken process: a 15-minute vote on whether those caps should or should not be broken. The...
Could Amazon Ever Replace UPS or FedEx?
Does Amazon have a sliver of a chance of amassing the scale necessary to replace UPS or FedEx? The two shipping companies have a...
Steam Rolled
Shorting volatility was a wildly profitable strategy over the last two years…until it wasn’t. Inverse VIX investors were wiped out in about a week....
Meet the Man Behind the Largest Private Investment Fund, Part II
When the 59-year old head of Softbank, Masayoshi Son, met with the 31-year old deputy crown prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman (MbS)...
There Were Red Flags for Volatility Traders
Back in September of last year I pointed out the one-time Target manager who was starting his own hedge fund to wager against volatility....
Amazon to Directly Compete with UPS and FedEx
Amazon is ready to launch its own delivery service to businesses that will compete directly with UPS and FedEx. The new service will be...
Meet the Man Behind the Largest Private Investment Fund
How do you lose most of your wealth in the dot com bust and then rise from the ashes to become one of the...
The Freight Market is Red Hot
The market for freight shipping is red hot. Trucking companies are buying more new rigs in January than they have in the last twelve...
After Tax Overhaul, Manhattan Real-Estate Sales Seize Up
Manhattan real estate prices are in a standoff. With the tax reform package making owning property in high tax areas less desirable, buyers are...