Why your portfolio is less diversified than you might think

The most important idea in modern finance has become maddeningly hard to implement

Read more: https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2025/01/30/why-your-portfolio-is-less-diversified-than-you-might-think

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Threads adds a ‘media’ tab and the ability to tag people in photos

Meta’s newer social network Threads announced on Thursday that it’s introducing a dedicated “media” tab for both photos and videos, only days after its rivals, including X (formerly Twitter) and the startup Bluesky, did the same for videos. In addition, Meta will also now all…Read More

Will America’s crypto frenzy end in disaster?

Donald Trump’s team is about to bring digital finance into the mainstream

Read more: https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2025/01/26/will-americas-crypto-frenzy-end-in-disaster

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Quibim raises $50M to develop AI models for medical imaging

Quibim, a Spanish startup that’s developing foundational AI models for medical imaging spanning oncology, immunology, neurology, and metabolic disorders, has raised $50 million in a Series A round of funding. The cash injection comes as AI makes ever deeper inroads into healthcare,…Read More

Will America’s crypto frenzy end in disaster?

Donald Trump’s team is about to bring digital finance into the mainstream

Read more: https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2025/01/26/will-americas-crypto-frenzy-end-in-disaster

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2025 will likely be another brutal year of failed startups, data suggests

More startups shut down in 2024 than the year prior and a high volume of startup failures will continue, data from multiple sources.
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Do tariffs raise inflation?

Usually. But the bigger problem is that they harm economic growth and innovation

Read more: https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2025/01/23/do-tariffs-raise-inflation

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Wall Street banks plan sale of X debt at a discount

Bankers are reportedly gearing up to offload debt used to fund Elon Musk’s social network, for which he paid $44 million in 2022 including $13 billion in financing. Morgan Stanley is leading the charge, hoping to sell senior debt at between 90 and 95 cents on the dollar, reports the WSJ.  As n…Read More