How Trump Is Transforming Higher Education: The View from 4 Campuses

At universities in California, Illinois, Louisiana, and Texas, students report changes to clubs, diminished research opportunities, and fears for international students’ safety. Black History Month event, canceled. A lab working to fight hunger, shuttered. Student visas revoked, then reinstated, at least for now. Opportunities for students pursuing science careers fading. The first six months of … Read more

Bitcoin becoming ‘more central’ to portfolios as its volatility cools, Coatue’s Philippe Laffont says

While investors may have been put off by bitcoin’s volatility in its early years, a few factors are emerging that will make the flagship crypto a key part of a portfolio, according to Coatue Management’s Philippe Laffont. The founder of the tech-focused hedge fund spoke Thursday at Coinbase’s State of Crypto Summit in New York … Read more

US experts fear all vaccines at risk as Trump officials target mRNA jabs

As top US health officials turn against some mRNA vaccines, experts fear for the country’s preparedness for the next pandemic and worry that other vaccines will be targeted next. Donald Trump’s administration recently canceled a $766m award to Moderna on the research and development of H5N1 bird flu vaccines, and officials have announced new restrictions … Read more

As Harvard’s and Yale’s private equity holdings go on sale, buyers can use this technique for 1,000% windfalls. ‘It makes your brain melt’

As Harvard’s and Yale’s private equity holdings go on sale, buyers can use this technique for 1,000% windfalls. ‘It makes your brain melt

The secondary market for private equity stakes is booming as buyers are eager to snap up assets being shed by investors. There’s reason to believe Harvard, Yale, and other elite institutions might be getting a good deal, even as they sell their holdings at a discount to current valuations.Some of the country’s most elite institutions … Read more

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