pinkfairy10
Re:Jeff Lawson Steps Down as CEO of Twilio
on Monday January 08, 2024 @02:26PM (#38916804)
...George left right as ZIRP ended. Maybe coincidence but that played a big part in TWLO's growth and subsequent stalling as well
Re:Former Executives of Outcome Health Convicted in $1B Corporate Frau...
on Wednesday April 12, 2023 @10:59AM (#35540858)
It’s easier to commit fraud than start a unicorn tech company. How can you not understand that?
Re:What Happened at Alameda Research
on Tuesday November 15, 2022 @09:53AM (#33609814)
Madoff’s investors “lost” more than $14.4B. Many of them were invested in his funds for 20-30 years and received 0.77 on the dollar per your comment.
Re:FTX US’s wallets appear to be hacked, $600M leaving the exchange
on Saturday November 12, 2022 @10:32AM (#33573989)
Losing faith just because a CEX goes down means you were never interested in it beyond speculation to begin with it.
Re:When I was fired in 2008 and made chair, the board took most of my ...
on Sunday April 17, 2022 @11:02PM (#31066873)
Confusing how they could take away shares he already owned and had fully vested.
Re:Debit cards are hidden financial infrastructure
on Saturday November 13, 2021 @11:19AM (#29210845)
Your comment seems false given private banks commonly don’t charge overdraft fees, or late fees, or interest charges.
Re:IRS records reveal how the wealthiest avoid income tax
on Tuesday June 08, 2021 @09:34AM (#27434956)
Capital gains are not eventually taxed if you hold the stock until you pass them get the step up in cost basis. Easier to do if you can borrow cheaply and deduct the interest.
Re:Amazon refused to refund $7k after shipping an empty box instead of...
on Sunday May 30, 2021 @01:22PM (#27334815)
That is why you buy things with a credit card. I would have disputed the charged right away. Did you try this?
Re:The IRS Is Coming for Crypto Investors Who Haven’t Paid Their Taxes
on Saturday May 15, 2021 @09:54AM (#27165262)
This assumes BTC goes up every year tho
Re:The IRS Is Coming for Crypto Investors Who Haven’t Paid Their Taxes
on Saturday May 15, 2021 @09:49AM (#27165211)
Because there will be an annual interest rate to borrow and there is always margin call risk given the vol of crypto