With a net worth of $20 billion and degrees from MIT and UC Berkeley, mathematician and Renaissance Technologies founder Jim Simons is often dubbed the “world’s smartest billionaire.” The quantitative investor got his start trading commodities while working on his PhD at Berkeley and after two decades working in mathematics, launched his hedge fund in […]

One after another, the market keeps on breaking records. So far in 2019, the S&P 500 has rallied 24%, the Nasdaq has been lifted 29% and the Dow Jones has jumped 20% higher. Gains from Nasdaq heavy weights Tesla, Facebook and Broadcom sent the index soaring yesterday while the Dow was weighed down from its […]

Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said on Sunday that the Ukrainian government has “plans in place” to ensure the “continuity of government” should President Volodymr Zelensky be killed. Zelensky insists he is still in Kiev, but western officials have already reportedly planned to set him up as a leader in exile.