Anthony Mirhaydari
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Musk threatens to take Tesla private at $420 a share
The saga surrounding Tesla entered an exciting new chapter on Tuesday when CEO Elon Musk took to Twitter to announce he was considering taking the company private at $420 with → Read More
How Trump's trade war with China will hit VC, PE and M&A
President Trump's aggressive economic nationalism is deepening the trade rift with China. Amid all these cross-currents, here are the top-of-mind impacts, according to PitchBook's news team. → Read More
Visualizing SoftBank's epic reach
Since the start of 2008, SoftBank and its various investment arms have funneled $175 billion into 374 companies across 524 deals. Here's a look at its impressive breadth of holdings. → Read More
How venture capital is hurting the economy
The mania surrounding the VC industry is showing no signs of slowing. And it's starting to have negative impacts on society. → Read More
Why Netflix isn't the key to Apple's streaming dream
After years of circling the TV business, Apple is dipping its toes into the streaming video waters with production agreements with the likes of Oprah Winfrey and Steven Spielberg. → Read More
Can Netflix fend off big-name challengers?
The current wave of M&A activity threatens Netflix and its dominant position in the streaming media space as old competitors are amalgamated into larger, more powerful challengers. → Read More
Why bitcoin may be worthless
In a scathing report, the world's central bank has labeled the largest cryptocurrency useless, unsafe and environmentally disastrous. → Read More
Sabotage, tent factories and short squeezes: Tesla's drama deepens
Just when you thought the situation couldn’t get any more bizarre for Tesla and CEO Elon Musk, it did. → Read More
Was bitcoin's rise built on a lie?
New research suggests that roughly half of bitcoin's meteoric rise in late 2017 was driven by possibly fraudulent buying demand—undercutting the main reason why bitcoin entered the mainstream. → Read More
Tesla cuts 9% of workforce in dash for profitability
CEO Elon Musk said the layoffs, part of a comprehensive restructuring, would keep Tesla on track to make its production targets for the Model 3, amid the company's race to boost its margins. → Read More
What's next for public PE stocks?
The share price performances of KKR, Blackstone and other firms have been disappointing despite favorable conditions. Could the recent tax cut and the option to restructure to a C-Corp change things? → Read More
Hot to not: The valuation implosion at Theranos
For all the success Silicon Valley has enjoyed in this business cycle the ongoing implosion of Theranos is a festering blemish. Here's a look at how it played out, in real dollars. → Read More
Is Tesla all wrong on Autopilot?
The woes continue to mount for Tesla amid growing questions over the safety and efficacy of its semi-autonomous system following a series of serious—and sometimes deadly—crashes. → Read More
Amazon, Twitch and the rise of game streaming
Video games are far from just children's playthings, growing into an increasingly powerful force in the world of entertainment at a time when other areas are struggling. → Read More
Economic tightening sets stage for more rate hikes
Things are tight. Inflation is perking up. And that means interest rates are going to be headed higher, pressuring everything from new car affordability to leveraged loans and PE deal activity. → Read More
Tesla's hype and ambition crash into reality
CEO Elon Musk's pattern of making grand promises is threatened by the difficulties facing Tesla. → Read More
Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and the new race for space
The rapidly falling cost of space launches is driving renewed excitement on the final frontier, and VC dollars are joining in, hoping to hitch a ride into the stratosphere and beyond. → Read More
Air taxis prepare to take flight
Thanks to gains in autonomous technology and battery density, on-demand urban vertical takeoff/landing air travel is close to becoming a reality. → Read More
Will bitcoin go to zero?
The bitcoin headlines are still coming in hard and fast, despite a harrowing drop from the December highs of just below $20,000. The sentiment bubble remains intact. But are prices headed even lower? → Read More
Fiscal malfeasance threatens bond market
Rising interest rates have rattled markets. And based on a worsening fiscal outlook for the US Treasury, the situation will only get worse. → Read More