Nathan Vardi
@nathanvardi
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I am the Executive Editor of News & Enterprise @MarketWatch. Author of For Blood And Money https://t.co/ZQNtNV4mNb
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Joined February 2011
🚨Publication day for my book, FOR BLOOD AND MONEY: BILLIONAIRES, BIOTECH AND THE QUEST FOR A BLOCKBUSTER DRUG🚨. It’s about the development of two rival cancer drugs that made a difference, and the crazy golden age of biotechnology. Order here:
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'A master class in the machinations of modern drug development.' —Adrian Woolfson, Science A gripping business narrative and scientific thriller about what it takes to bring a wonder drug to market...
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Polymarket authorized for U.S. return just days after Donald Trump Jr. joins as adviser. From @GGottsegen via @MarketWatch.
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Federal regulators are lowering hurdles for prediction markets at the same time the president’s son is backing them.
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This is the critical detail that could unravel the AI trade: Nobody is paying for it. From @christjine via @MarketWatch.
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As Big Tech companies spend billions on AI buildout, their ability to generate cash is starting to take a hit
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Here’s how an obscure bet on bonds almost crashed the $29 trillion Treasury market, Fed official says. From @JoyWiltermuth via @MarketWatch.
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The abrupt unwinding of a popular “Trump trade” in the Treasury market likely fueled April’s tumult, says the Fed’s securities-portfolio manager.
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How students at Roaring Kitty’s high school became top stock pickers. From @jamesjrogers via @MarketWatch.
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Don’t call them copycats: A group of students at Keith Gill’s old high school have been finding purpose and success in learning about stock trading.
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How the ‘trade of the year’ became a nightmare for investors after Trump’s tariffs. From @JoyWiltermuth via @MarketWatch.
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Here is what’s at stake as a lesser-known “basis trade” came undone this week, just before President Trump’s mini-pivot on tariffs.
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If you ever want to understand how we got into a $1.6 trillion student-loan crisis or how you should think about your own student loans, you should read this book.
Today is pub day for SUNK COST, my book on the student debt crisis! It chronicles how a policy aimed at helping low- and middle-income Americans afford college became one of the biggest consumer finance challenges of our time. Order it here!
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Peter Navarro is the architect of Trump’s tariff policy. Elon Musk calls him ‘a moron.’ From @vicrek via @MarketWatch.
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President Donald Trump’s tariffs are hammering global markets this month, but plans for them have been in the works for years.
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She thought student loans were her ticket to the American dream. They’ve turned into ‘a complete nightmare.’ From @JillianBerman via @MarketWatch.
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A new book explains the $1.6 trillion student-loan crisis
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Trump’s tariffs were calculated four times too high, says conservative think tank. From @MKTWgoldstein via @MarketWatch.
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The American Enterprise Institute recalculated rates based on correct numbers, and no tariff exceeded 14%.
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A VA program helped thousands of struggling veterans keep their homes. The Trump administration is ending it. From @aarthiswami via @MarketWatch.
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“You’re going to have a lot of veterans who are going to be on the street,” one military veteran tells MarketWatch.
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An office building is not just steel and concrete, but the people who work inside -- and play a piano in front. Read the great @jolshan
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A love letter to newsrooms and a farewell to WSJ, MarketWatch and the New York Post
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Despite Musk’s claims, the Trump administration’s spending is on pace to surpass Biden levels. From @crobmatthews via @MarketWatch.
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The U.S. Treasury is on pace to spend 7.4% more in 2025 than last year.
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Social Security says it’s only closing one field office. So what about the 22 leases that were terminated? @malito_ali is on it. via @MarketWatch.
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The Department of Government Efficiency’s “wall of receipts” mentions numerous Social Security lease terminations.
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Cars were breaking Americans’ budgets even before Trump’s car tariffs. By @venessawong via @MarketWatch.
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Americans were already putting off vacations, basic monthly needs, home purchases and medical care to buy their next car. Tariffs will make it more challenging.
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This guy makes over $100,000 a month selling anti–Elon Musk stickers for Teslas. via @MarketWatch.
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On some days, the designer sells $4,500 worth of stickers for Teslas, with slogans like “I bought this before Elon went crazy” capitalizing on Musk’s recent polarity.
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Social Security is on the path to privatization, experts warn, led by Musk’s DOGE. From @malito_ali via @MarketWatch.
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The steps DOGE is taking could diminish consumer confidence and eventually push the government to hand the program over to the private sector, proponents of Social Security say.
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This was peak streaming. Netflix paid $55 million for a show. Prosecutors say the creator blew it on Rolls Royces and crypto. From @lalpert1 via @MarketWatch.
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Netflix paid Carl Erik Rinsch top dollar during the peak streaming boom for a sci-fi series he never delivered, losing it all on bad investments and luxury goods, prosecutors say
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Most Americans don’t matter to the economy like they used to. From @venessawong and @jbartash via @MarketWatch.
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Years of elevated prices have strained all but the wealthiest consumers, and low- and middle-income Americans say something needs to change.
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Will Trump’s tariffs push the U.S. economy into recession? Many economists think so. From @grobb2000 via @MarketWatch.
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Tariffs will affect corporate hiring and put U.S. manufacturers operating globally in a difficult situation, economists say.
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Is investing becoming more like gambling? Yes or no? Betting on the new retail trading craze. From @GGottsegen via @MarketWatch.
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It can be hard for investors to know where to draw the line between what feels like investing — and gambling. Here’s help.
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