Hacker News with Generative AI: Investment

The dollar's sell-off raises concerns that investors are losing trust in U.S. (cbsnews.com)
The dollar's sell-off raises concerns that investors are losing trust in the U.S.
Economy, Finance, Currency, Investment, United States
22 points by paulpauper 2 days ago | 5 comments
$8B of US climate tech projects have been canceled so far in 2025 (technologyreview.com)
This year has been rough for climate technology: Companies have canceled, downsized, or shut down at least 16 large-scale projects worth $8 billion in total in the first quarter of 2025, according to a new report.
Climate Change, Technology, Business, Investment
6 points by gnabgib 4 days ago | 0 comments
Yao Yang says Chinese companies will invest abroad (eastisread.com)
In the brief interview, conducted before the “Liberation Day” tariff hike, Yao Yang reiterates a point he has been making, as The East is Read covered in October 2024, that Chinese companies are on their way to investing massively abroad in manufacturing.
China, Economics, Investment, Manufacturing
8 points by suraci 17 days ago | 0 comments
China Halts Panama Port Sale to BlackRock (gcaptain.com)
Hong Kong conglomerate CK Hutchison, led by tycoon Li Ka-shing, will not sign a deal next week to sell its two strategic ports at the Panama Canal to a BlackRock-led group, the South China Morning Post reported on Friday.
China, Panama Canal, Acquisitions, Investment, Finance
17 points by walterbell 26 days ago | 0 comments
The Carbon Bankroll 2.0 [pdf] (2024) (squarespace.com)
Finance, Climate Change, Reports, Investment
8 points by mooreds 26 days ago | 0 comments
Private Equity Is Coming for America's $12T in Retirement Savings (bloomberg.com)
Less than a week before President Donald Trump’s second inauguration, more than 30 money managers gathered on Zoom to strategize about how to pull America’s retirement savers into investments far beyond stocks and bonds.
Private Equity, Retirement Savings, Finance, Economics, Investment
87 points by mooreds 27 days ago | 103 comments
OpenAI Close to Finalizing Its $40B SoftBank-Led Funding (bloomberg.com)
OpenAI is close to finalizing a $40 billion funding round led by SoftBank Group Corp. — with investors including Magnetar Capital, Coatue Management, Founders Fund and Altimeter Capital Management in talks to participate, according to people familiar with the matter.
OpenAI, Funding, Investment, Venture Capital, Technology
17 points by saeedjabbar 30 days ago | 16 comments
Elon Musk's SpaceX Allows Investment from China (propublica.org)
As a U.S. military contractor, SpaceX sees allowing Chinese ownership as fraught. But it will allow the investment if it comes through secrecy hubs like the Cayman Islands, court records say. “It is certainly a policy of obfuscation,” an expert said.
SpaceX, China, Investment, National Security, Business
62 points by danso 31 days ago | 9 comments
Wall Street’s ‘Private Rooms’ (bloomberg.com)
Wall Street’s infamous dark pools are getting even darker.
Finance, Wall Street, Investment, Dark Pools
182 points by SirLJ 39 days ago | 201 comments
Airbus and others call for sovereign fund and higher Europe tech autonomy (cnbc.com)
Airbus, Europe, Technology, Investment, Autonomy
3 points by belter 40 days ago | 1 comments
Your Next Two Zeroes (taylor.town)
You can purchase a nice home for $1M. You can purchase a nice skyscraper for $100M.
Real Estate, Finance, Investment
49 points by surprisetalk 56 days ago | 10 comments
Europe stocks secure 10-week winning streak, outperforming U.S. in February (cnbc.com)
Europe, Stocks, Financial Markets, Investment, Performance
14 points by sundaybsunday 56 days ago | 0 comments
Ask HN: Are We in an AI Bubble? (ycombinator.com)
Ask HN: Are We in an AI Bubble?
Artificial Intelligence, Technology, Investment, Business
10 points by babyent 57 days ago | 13 comments
Show HN: Paste a Zillow URL and get a property analysis (trymasterkey.com)
A comprehensive evaluation of this property's features, market position, and investment potential.
Real Estate, Tools, Analysis, Investment
23 points by giulioco 59 days ago | 22 comments
New Bitcoin ETF Promises 100% Downside Protection Against Price Volatility (coindesk.com)
A new bitcoin-focused exchange-traded fund issued by global investment management firm Calamos hit the market on Wednesday.
Bitcoin, Finance, ETFs, Cryptocurrency, Investment
3 points by PaulHoule 71 days ago | 2 comments
EU to mobilize 200B Euros to invest in AI (euronews.com)
Europe will mobilise €200bn euro for investment in artificial intelligence, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced at the AI Action Summit in Paris today.
Artificial Intelligence, Europe, Investment, Technology
49 points by FinnLobsien 73 days ago | 146 comments
EU launches initiative to mobilise €200B of investment in AI (europa.eu)
EU, Artificial Intelligence, Investment, Europe
34 points by N19PEDL2 74 days ago | 3 comments
France unveils 109B-euro AI investment (cnbc.com)
France, Artificial Intelligence, Government Funding, Investment, Europe
44 points by tolarianwiz 74 days ago | 16 comments
France's answer to US' Stargate: $112B AI investment package (techcrunch.com)
Late Sunday local time the French president, Emmanuel Macron, announced a total of €109 billion in private investments in the AI ecosystem — or around $112 billion at current exchange rates.
France, Artificial Intelligence, Investment, Government Initiatives, Technology
6 points by Baguette5242 75 days ago | 1 comments
Bitcoin is not Good Enough (medium.com)
Bitcoin is Fucked, and so are you if you are betting on it.
Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency, Finance, Investment
5 points by AymanJabr 77 days ago | 3 comments
SoftBank set to invest $40B in OpenAI at $260B valuation (cnbc.com)
Investment, Artificial Intelligence, OpenAI, SoftBank
4 points by rntn 77 days ago | 0 comments
An Anonymous Investor Is Spending Millions to Make Underwater Homes (theguardian.com)
An innovative mission on the Welsh border, funded by an anonymous private investor, has begun work to create a ‘permanent human settlement’ under the sea
Real Estate, Underwater Construction, Innovation, Investment
63 points by embit 79 days ago | 33 comments
Black Swan author warns of future selloffs 2-3 times worse than DeepSeek shock (fortune.com)
Finance, Predictions, Market Analysis, Investment, Economics
5 points by this_weekend 82 days ago | 2 comments
Nearly $109M in Yotta (YC S20) customer deposits vanish (cnbc.com)
FinTech, Startups, Customer Deposits, Investment
36 points by segasaturn 85 days ago | 5 comments
Why OpenAI's $157B valuation misreads AI's future (Oct 2024) (foundationcapital.com)
When OpenAI raised $6.6B earlier this month—the second-largest private funding round in history, topped only by its own $10B raise from Microsoft last January—it wasn’t just setting records. It was making an argument about where AI will create value and who stands to capture it.
Artificial Intelligence, OpenAI, Valuation, Investment
139 points by pcurve 88 days ago | 132 comments
I Won't Invest (2019) (davidjarvis.com)
Between the pre-seed and seed rounds for Griffin we pitched nearly 200 different investors. These are some of their reasons for saying no.
Venture Capital, Startups, Investment, Fundraising
18 points by dustingetz 94 days ago | 9 comments
Trump to announce private sector AI infrastructure investment (cbsnews.com)
President Trump is set to announce billions of dollars in private sector investment to build artificial intelligence infrastructure in the United States, CBS News has learned.
Artificial Intelligence, Politics, Technology, Infrastructure, Investment
16 points by nycdatasci 94 days ago | 3 comments
Show HN: Finding good value property (landvalue.au)
Did you know? Astute property buyers compare the sales guide of a property with the land value. The unimproved land value without buildings is assessed by the government. This is often significantly lower than the sales guide. We help you find properties currently on the market which have good investment opportunity.
Real Estate, Investment, Australia
10 points by timothyxyang 103 days ago | 2 comments
China starts Big Fund III spending: $47B for ecosystem and fab tools (tomshardware.com)
China, Semiconductor Industry, Investment, Technology, Funding
4 points by rbanffy 108 days ago | 0 comments
The True Cost of PMI: Why you should pay down your low-interest mortgage (andrewbridges.org)
Finance experts often warn against paying down a low-interest mortgage early. The reasoning behind this advice is simple: you can often get a better return by investing your money than by using it to pay down a low-interest loan.
Finance, Mortgages, Investment
18 points by andrewbridges 123 days ago | 17 comments