The Latest Breaking News from Michael Milken

No, Private Equity Isn't Ruining Your Sandwiches, Your Apartment, or Grandma's Nursing Home

Much of the hatred directed at private equity is just a familiar form of opposition to free markets.

Reason · Sep 27

At a Conference Where CEOs Manage $15 Trillion, Michael Milken Did the Math Out Loud: A Single $10,800 Deposit Becomes $1 Million — But Only if You Hit 1 Number

Compound interest is still king and the real key to wealth, but maintaining a consistent rate of return is much harder said than done in reality.

Barchart · Aug 7

If a company replaces its CEO with...: Indian-origin tech leader says he backtested billionaire Michael Milken's idea

Indian-origin tech leader Deedy (Debarghya Das) shared what billionaire Michael Milken said about Indian-origin CEOs replacing US-born CEOs in US companies and presented the results of it, triggering a huge social media debate. Milken said earlier that if a US company replaced the US-born CEO with a CEO born in…

The Times of India · May 12

Treasury Secretary touts ‘golden age economy’ in Milken speech but says little on tariffs

Scott Bessent predicted that “trading relations will be stronger” but largely avoided the topic of tariffs in an onstage speech.

Fortune · May 5, 2025

Investor who inspired infamous ‘Wall Street’ Gordon Gecko character dies at age 87

“Greed is all right, by the way. I want you to know that. I think greed is healthy,” Boesky once famously said

The Independent UK · May 20, 2024

Ivan Boesky, stock trader convicted in insider trading scandal, dead at 87, according to reports

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The Independent UK · May 20, 2024

'I don't see any evidence of aliens.' SpaceX's Elon Musk says Starlink satellites have never dodged UFOs

Elon Musk isn't convinced that aliens have ever visited Earth, according to remarks the SpaceX CEO and founder made during a conference on Tuesday (May 7).

Space · May 9, 2024

What is the foundation behind the Ruth Bader Ginsburg award controversy?

No awards will be given this year, the foundation told NPR, after a controversy exploded over changes to what was once called the Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Woman of Leadership Award.

WEKU · Mar 23, 2024

The RBG Leadership Awards are Rescinded

A few days I go, I blogged about the rather insensitive action by the Dwight Opperman Foundation to award the RBG Leadership Awards this year to a bizarre list of honorees: Elon Musk, Rupert Murdoch, Martha Stewart, Michael Milken, and Sylvester Stallone. On Tuesday, then Foundation backtracked and cancelled this…

Reason · Mar 20, 2024

RBG award ceremony canceled amid controversy over recipients

Rupert Murdoch, Elon Musk and junk bond creator Michael Milken were among the recipients of the 2024 Ruth Bader Ginsburg Leadership Award.

WEKU · Mar 19, 2024