Jen Wieczner
Fortune
New York, NY, United States
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Recent articles by Jen:
Microsoft’s quiet leadership on ‘Bank Black,’ and the hedge fund working outside
Microsoft was an early pioneer of a financial trend that's gone mainstream this summer amid calls for social justice. → Read More
The world’s biggest hedge fund is working from tents in the forest during the COVID pandemic
Ray Dalio founded Bridgewater Associates upon the priciple of "radical transparency." This probably wasn't what he had in mind. → Read More
Making Black banks matter
Black-owned financial institutions are amplifying the call for racial justice by drawing more private capital into their communities. Could they help close America’s wealth gap? → Read More
'Integrators' and 'separators': How managers are helping the two types of remote workers survive the pandemic
Companies are finding creative ways to help those feeling stifled by constantly juggling home and family responsibilities with professional ones. → Read More
Banking Black: Why Biogen, PayPal and other Fortune 500 companies are moving millions to Black-owned banks
Biogen is the latest company to follow Netflix, PayPal and Costco in moving their money to Black-owned banks to combat systemic racism and inequality. → Read More
Big banks flip the script—now it’s ‘Bitcoin, not blockchain’
J.P. Morgan's latest deal highlights bank's growing interest in crypto assets over blockchain infrastructure. → Read More
Warren Buffett traded Goldman Sachs for gold in Berkshire Hathaway’s newly revealed portfolio
The Oracle of Omaha also dumped Occidental stock during the coronavirus pandemic—despite his sweet dividend arrangement with the energy company → Read More
Kamala Harris net worth: Biden VP pick worth as much as $6.3 million, according to Senate filings
How much is Kamala Harris's net worth? Joe Biden's running mate is worth more than he is, according to filings from the senate. Much of that wealth is from her husband, Douglas Emhoff. → Read More
Rocket Companies IPO: Stock of Quicken Loans parent company rises almost 20% following debut
The fintech conglomerate, parent company of Quicken Loans and Rocket Mortgage, just went public in an IPO. → Read More
Accused Twitter hacker's first court appearance Zoombombed by Bitcoin pranksters
Putting hackers on virtual trial is attracting "Zoombombers." → Read More
Tesla is poised to join the S&P 500 after turning another profit; Elon Musk says its cars will become ‘5x more valuable’
CEO Elon Musk says the company's electric cars could soon become '5x more valuable.' → Read More
PPP: Meet the fintech bank that did more PPP lending than Citi
It only has a single branch. → Read More
Will Tesla be added to the S&P 500? Here's how it will be decided
Tesla stock has been on a tear based on the risky assumption it will be added to the S&P 500. → Read More
Why Berkshire Hathaway is partly to blame for the S&P 500 being in the red this year
Warren Buffett's company is the 6th biggest component of the S&P 500. → Read More
How IBM Watson supercomputers are speeding up the search for a COVID-19 vaccine
Mayo Clinic and hundreds of other companies and institutions have signed on to the effort. → Read More
PPP: Dozens of public companies kept millions of dollars in small business loans
At least one publicly-traded company still went bankrupt after receiving PPP funds. → Read More
Banks will collect billions in fees on PPP small business loans, according to a new report
As PPP loans are forgiven, banks big and small look to make major windfalls in fees from the government. → Read More
Stocks had their best quarter in decades. Here's why that's bad news for President Trump
Two terms may not be in the cards, if this stock market indicator is right. → Read More
The best stocks of 2020 so far have made pandemic investors much richer
Surprise: Netflix's stock doesn't even make the cut. → Read More
After overbooking flights in a pandemic, American Airlines is now paying passengers to get off
"I was mildly shocked," says one recent passenger. "We were sardines." → Read More