Profile of Financier Ken Griffin

Ken Griffin’s Billions and Billions
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/06/22/ken-griffins-billions-and-billions
The hedge-fund titan is an unabashed big spender, from pièds-a-terre to politics. 

US Small Business Sector

The U.S. Economy Is Leaving These Companies Behind
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/17/business/economy/small-business-strain-economy.html
Small businesses say relentless pressures from tariffs and higher energy prices have sapped their resilience and finances.  

Fixing Grade Inflation

Whip Grade Inflation Now
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/whip-grade-inflation-now-3bdd1f89
Schools can institute an ‘adjusted GPA’ to devalue A’s when they are too numerous. 

Capital Controls in China

Beijing’s New Message to Its Citizens: Your Money Belongs at Home
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/16/business/chinese-investors-restrictions.html
Eager to keep capital within its borders, China is restricting the ways individuals can engage with global markets, our columnist writes. 

Human Intelligence versus Artificial Intelligence

Fareed Zakaria - 2026 Commencement Address at Bard College
https://youtu.be/w8e35VtDMF8?si=WYll1ixws83dVemn&t=205

AI Bubble versus Dot-Com Bubble

The AI bubble could be worse than the dot-com bust by Vivekanand Jayakumar, The Hill - 06/16/26
https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/5925202-tech-bubble-ai-driven-growth/

Related:
In its first few days of trading, Elon Musk’s newly listed rocket maker has vaulted into the world’s top five most valuable companies.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/16/business/spacex-market-value-ranking.html

Mega I.P.O. Frenzy Could Be a Harbinger of a Stock Bubble
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/13/business/spacex-ipo-musk-stock-bubble.html
Rampant enthusiasm is buoying tech shares to levels that defy gravity. Invest with caution, our columnist says. 

AI Boom Goes Global

It’s Not Just Nvidia. The A.I. Boom Has Ignited Asia’s Chip Companies.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/16/technology/taiwan-south-korea-ai-chips.html
They make much of the gear that goes into giant data centers. Demand for their products is shifting the balance of tech power.