Dear Readers, It was a week of stakeouts. But while most of the media was focused on the comings and goings of special counsel Mueller in Washington, our attention was on the St. Regis in New York where Lyft held its IPO roadshow stop. You can see our paparazzi photos here. If you’re new to the Wall Street Insider newsletter, you can sign up here. And if you’re an existing Prime subscriber, please take our reader survey here. In other news, JPMorgan said this week that its investment bank...

Hi everyone! Our reporters will be out and about over the next two weeks at various conferences, from Sohn in New York (check out our preview below), to SALT in Las Vegas to Morningstar in Chicago. If you happen to see anyone with a BI name tag, please come and say hi! Last week, we sent a team of three reporters to the Milken Institute Global Conference (aka Davos of the West). Held annually in Beverly Hills, it brings together the Masters of the Universe of the finance and investing worlds...

Hey Readers! It's been a whirlwind week. From Uber's disappointing IPO, to trade war tensions with China followed by hopes of a deal from a "beautiful letter" received by Trump, the market was definitely a roller-coaster. Apart from all the markets madness, hedge fund reporter Bradley Saacks spent the past week in Las Vegas at Anthony Scaramucci's infamous SALT Conference. But while the schmoozy conference has been known in the past for its hedge fund headliners (and wild after parties),...

Hey, readers! It was a big news week in the finance world. Both Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan announced their biggest-ever acquisitions since the financial crisis, trade talks continued, and even Bitcoin rebounded. WeWork said on Wednesday that it's growing incredibly fast, but is still losing money. The company's revenue more than doubled in the first quarter to $728 million as it expanded in international markets such as China, but still posted a net loss of $264 million. Investors are...

Hey, readers! I can’t believe it’s already June and that we’re nearly halfway through the year. To everyone who thought we’d see a summer news slowdown, remember that Donald Trump is in power. This week the American president again threw the economy a curve with a further escalating of the global trade war. In a tweet Trump said the US would impose tariffs of 5% on Mexican imports starting June 10. If you’re new to the Wall Street Insider newsletter, you can sign up here. Trump said these...