The Untold Story of How Epstein Got Rich

How Epstein got rich

U.S. “Tech Force”

UK censorship rules

In 1976, Epstein, 23 and about to be fired from Dalton School, attended a gallery event where a student's parent connected him to Bear Stearns CEO Ace Greenberg, who hired him despite no credentials or Wall Street knowledge, favoring "PSD" hires (poor, smart, desirous of wealth).

Epstein lied on his résumé about college degrees; when discovered, supervisor Michael Tennenbaum spared him due to ties like dating Greenberg's daughter, viewing it as Epstein's manipulative charm.

At Bear Stearns, Epstein abused expenses (e.g., charging jewelry for girlfriends), shared hot IPO shares improperly with a girlfriend, lent money violating rules, and faced insider-trading probes but resigned in 1981 amid investigation without severe consequences.

Post-resignation, former colleagues like Clark Schubach introduced clients and young women, enabling scams such as defrauding investor Michael Stroll of $450,000 in a fake oil deal.

Epstein used young women as "leverage," including secret relationships with assistants like Patricia Schmidt (diary reveals tours and escorts for prestige) and Suzanne Ircha (later tied to elite circles).

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Kevin Warsh surged ahead of Kevin Hassett as the frontrunner for Fed Chair on prediction markets, with Polymarket odds rising to 48% from 7%. (BIT)

Energy Secretary Chris Wright predicted electricity prices will decline, citing reversals of Biden-era plant closures and increased supply. (FBN)

Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran argued that inflation is overstated due to measurement distortions in shelter and services. (INV)

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Teal Linde, manager of the Linde Equity Fund, highlighted Blue Owl Capital and Pinterest as top stock picks, citing strong growth prospects, attractive valuations. (BBG)

T-Mobile shares, trading near 52-week lows with a forward P/E of 18.2, represent a compelling buy as the wireless leader posts record growth, raises guidance, according to Seeking Alpha. (SA)

Marvell Technology earned Zacks' Bull of the Day honors with a top rank, fueled by surging AI-driven data center demand and upward earnings revisions. (ZCK)

⭐ Editor’s Pick: Trump sued the BBC for $10 billion in Florida federal court, accusing the broadcaster of defaming him through deceptive editing of his Jan. 6 speech in a 2024 documentary. (FOX)

Ford said it will record roughly $19.5 billion in charges, largely tied to writedowns of electric-vehicle investments. (CNBC)

Elon Musk's net worth surpassed $600 billion for the first time, fueled by a SpaceX tender offer valuing the rocket maker at $800 billion. (FOR)

Meta tolerated elevated levels of fraudulent Chinese ads—generating $3 billion in revenue—despite internal warnings. (RTS)

⭐ Editor’s Pick: Korea Zinc, backed by U.S. government funding, plans a $7.4 billion critical minerals smelter in Clarksville, Tennessee with annual production capacity of 540,000 metric tons. (CNBC)

U.S. is pressing the European Union to exempt American natural gas exports from its stringent methane emissions regulations until 2035. (RTS)

U.S. oil and natural gas production hit record highs in November, with crude output at 5.9 million barrels per day led by Texas. (TCS)

⭐ Editor’s Pick: Gemini launched regulated prediction markets across all 50 states. (CT)

Senate Banking Committee has delayed a markup on crypto market-structure legislation until early 2026. (CD)

MetaMask expanded to support Bitcoin, allowing users to buy, sell, send and manage BTC alongside assets on Ethereum, Solana and other networks. (DEC)

Bitcoin fell toward $86,000, down nearly 4%, as weak ETF inflows and declining trading volumes signal waning investor conviction. (YF)

Recruits will serve two-year terms at agencies like Defense, State, Homeland Security, and Health and Human Services.

Work includes AI implementation, software development, and modernizing aging government systems.

Annual salaries range from $150K–$200K, with career development opportunities and a post-program job fair.

Over 25 tech companies, including Apple, Microsoft, Google, and NVIDIA, are partnering to guide modernization.

The program complements Trump’s executive order outlining a national AI policy framework.

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Nvidia unveiled the Nemotron-3 family of AI models, featuring a hybrid mixture-of-experts and Mamba-Transformer architecture to boost efficiency in agentic applications. (VB)

OpenAI's chief communications officer, Hannah Wong, is departing in January after five years. (WIR)

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UPS is investing $120 million to acquire 400 truck-unloading robots from Pickle Robot Co. (BBG)

Abu Dhabi developers erected a 15-storey tower in just 12 days using 200 robots and prefabricated modules assembled without concrete. (IBT)

MIT engineers unveiled a tiny microrobot that flips, accelerates, and maneuvers with bumblebee-like agility for potential use in tight-space rescue operations. (ETH)

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Ukraine claimed the world's first successful underwater drone strike, critically damaging a Russian Kilo-class submarine at Novorossiysk port. (TWZ)

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The Tech Prosperity Deal depends on Britain advancing commitments from the Economic Prosperity Deal.

American officials are frustrated that Britain has not adjusted its digital services tax, which heavily affects U.S. tech firms like Amazon and Google.

Britain also hasn’t made broader updates to online safety regulations that the U.S. views as trade barriers.

Ofcom’s enforcement of online safety rules has led to censorship pressure and fines impacting U.S. technology companies such as Rumble and 4chan.

Both governments have agreed to continue negotiations in January.

⭐ Editor’s Pick: Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey (R) ordered state flags at half-staff through Dec. 19 to honor Ella Cook, an Alabama native and Brown University student—who served as vice president of the school’s College Republicans—killed in a campus shooting. (NW)

UK Labour’s watered-down Islamophobia definition still risks chilling free speech and misunderstands protections already in law, critics warn. (TEL)

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