Figma/Adobe, Patagonia, and Janet Yellen's stamp collection
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Sep 16, 2022
$20 billion Figma deal is a historic coup for startup investors in an otherwise miserable year (CNBC)
A $100 million bet on finding the next ‘Mr. Beast’ (NYT)
SoftBank considers launching a third Vision Fund (WSJ)
Patagonia has no more owners (Bloomberg Opinion)
The economy is still running hot, so expect the Fed to stay tough (Noahpinion)
Stock trades reported by nearly a fifth of Congress show possible conflicts (NYT)
Former Disney CEO Robert Iger to join venture firm Thrive Capital (WSJ)
Janet Yellen likes rocks. Foreign diplomats keep giving her stamps. (WSJ)
Roger Federer says he will retire from tennis (NYT)
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