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Molly O’Shea @MollySOShea If Ken Griffin leaves NYC because of Mamdani’s Pied-à-Terre Tax stunt, the economic fallout could be enormous. It’s not just “one billionaire moving.” Ken’s 350 Park Ave project + Citadel’s employment amounts to: → ~2,500 Citadel employees currently in NYC → Citadel employees/principals paid ~$2.3B in NY state + city taxes over …
Hedge fund billionaire Ken Griffin criticized New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s video this evening, calling it “creepy and weird.” He said the mayor’s spotlight on his $238 million penthouse has made him feel unsafe and has led him to expand Citadel’s footprint in Miami. The move is expected to impact jobs and tax revenue …
Ken Griffin of Citadel has said there is an energy price shock occurring across the world. — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) April 20, 2026 AI BOOM WON’T AUTOMATICALLY MEAN RATE CUTS Fed chair nominee Kevin Warsh argues an AI-driven productivity surge could allow lower interest rates without stoking inflation. Economist Ed Yardeni disagrees. While also bullish on …
Ken Griffin Says CEOs Find Trump’s Interference ‘Distasteful’ The billionaire Citadel founder hinted he could run for political office or work in government in the future Citadel founder and CEO Ken Griffin criticized the Trump administration’s interference into the day-to-day business of American companies and raised concerns about self-serving decisions made by government officials. “When …
Pres. Trump’s disapproval rating has reached 55%. That's up from 43% when he was inaugurated on January 20th, 2025. TRUMP’S TARIFFS, CONTINUED INFLATION, & GREENLAND ADVENTURISM ARE GOING OVER LIKE A LEAD BALLOON.https://t.co/0NLAH6U7L0 pic.twitter.com/jQ9cOCpikN — Steve Hanke (@steve_hanke) January 25, 2026 Ken Griffin: 'Unfortunately, the most recent research indicates the tax been borne by both …
Fox News' Jennifer Griffin: “18 years since I've been at the Pentagon, I've never seen such operational security. There was nobody speaking about this….There was a complete lockdown, almost a blackout of information…There were no leaks.” pic.twitter.com/sAqE7wWGKb — Breaking911 (@Breaking911) June 22, 2025
Fake News of the Day (not surprising from Democrats & @JenGriffinFNC; same thing) Any/all house repairs were going to happen no matter who was moving in—and were all initiated by DoD. But Dems/Jen don’t care about facts; they’re just Trump haters. https://t.co/vpaUqwTkru — Pete Hegseth (@PeteHegseth) February 8, 2025 Pete Hegseth has hit out at …
