After a $1 billion launch, Diamondback founders Richard Schimel and Larry Sapanski lost money in their first quarter of trading for new fund Cinctive Capital

Bradley Saacks | The fund, which is still putting money to work and hiring its team, lost a net of roughly 2% in the fourth quarter, sources tell Business Insider, but is up to start 2020.

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Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman says too many companies pit execs against each other in succession battles — and tells us why he kept his next in line a secret for more than a year

Dakin Campbell,Casey Sullivan | The exec told Business Insider at the World Economic Forum that succession planning often goes wrong when companies expose the new manager too quickly.

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E-Trade just unveiled its plan of attack to nab advisers and investors 'lost in the shuffle' in the Schwab-TD Ameritrade deal — it includes a hiring push and marketing blitz in an industry that's under huge cost pressures

Rebecca Ungarino | Plotting out higher costs and more hires after the industry just axed commissions is a bet on the power of persuasion. Execs say E-Trade is going after rivals' dissatisfied customers.

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Here's a look at new retail-leasing software from proptech unicorn VTS — it's the startup's big bet on bringing a CRM approach to filling vacant space

Alex Nicoll | VTS is the most heavily-funded software startup in the proptech space, with backers including Brookfield and Fifth Wall.

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The alt-data industry is having growing pains after its sudden glow up — and insiders are looking at new pricing models and unlikely customers

Bradley Saacks,Dan DeFrancesco | Alt data has been forced to grow up quickly: investors poured in, data powerhouses have carved out their space, and promising companies have flopped.

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These 5 paycheck-advance startups have attracted a big wave of VC funding. Here's a rundown of the fees they're charging to break you out of the 2-week pay cycle.

Shannen Balogh | Startups are cropping up offering workers access to wages before payday. While the limits, fees, and eligibility vary, they all offer advances based on hours worked.

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A Goldman Sachs MD says the alt-data explosion is creating FOMO that could lead traders to look for investment signs in things like lunar cycles and how wide your face is

Dan DeFrancesco | Matthew Rothman, a managing director at Goldman Sachs, spoke at an alt-data conference about strange places people could look for trading signals.

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Billionaire Glenn Dubin just retired from his hedge fund, and he said his family's ties with Jeffrey Epstein didn't play a role in the decision

Meghan Morris | His retirement comes weeks after an investigation by Business Insider into the Dubin family's complex ties to convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

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Here's exactly how to get into Harvard Law School, according to the chief admissions officer, 2 students, and 2 admissions consultants

Elizabeth Kiefer | Though the bar is set pretty high to get into Harvard Law School, with the right preparation and knowledge it could be more reachable than you think.

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