Alex Wittenberg

Writer & reporter. Once: @business, @citylab, @salon, @GopherMGym.

[Businessweek @BW]

North American sports leagues have warmed to the idea of letting private equity funds buy into teams https://t.co/6PLUyV8cWB

[Eric Balchunas @EricBalchunas]

"The stray tweet stood out: Why not start a fund to bet against Cathie Wood? 'Holy crap, that’s a great idea'" - nice write up on @TuttleCapital, the issuer behind the breakout indie hit $SARK via @AlexWittenberg_ & @emily_graffeo https://t.co/S31IAp5KlK via @wealth

[David Clarey @david_clarey]

I'm thrilled to announce that today was my first day as the editor of Free Times. The paper has a legacy built by a team of rockstar freelancers, keen editors like @JordanLawrence @yesevamoore @DanCookSC and so many others. I can't wait to ensure that legacy continues.

[zeynep tufekci @zeynep]

This is an amazing piece, featuring quotes from Dr. Ralph Baric—one of world’s foremost scientists on bat coronaviruses, and co-author of Dr. Shi of WIV on that 2015 paper with the chimeric virus. *Really* worth your time. By @rowanjacobsen in @techreview. https://t.co/PpNCMQpAiQ

[Steve Kornacki @SteveKornacki]

NYC just released its first run-through of ranked choice votes for the Dem mayoral primary. Crucially, this does *not* include about 124k mail-in ballots. t has Adams and Garcia making the final round, with this result:

Adams 51.1%
Garcia 48.9%

https://t.co/ko7vrJO75l

[Abby Goodnough @abbygoodnough]

One last story from me -for now- about addiction, as I turn to editing. Harm reduction programs, which aim to prevent overdose deaths and infectious disease outbreaks, are getting support from Biden but pushback from states. https://t.co/P0f4oYzkSK

[Rachel Axon @RachelAxon]

"To have that cut the year of the Olympics just seems like very poor timing, and it almost makes me want to make the team even more just to kind of show them what they missed out on," Shane Wiskus said.

https://t.co/rBDL4upHSZ

[Davide Scigliuzzo @dscigliuzzo]

After taking control of @gibsonguitar out of bankruptcy three years ago, $KKR is ready to cash in. Gibson’s order book and sales backlog are now the largest in the company’s history. w/ @AlexWittenberg_ https://t.co/M8O48JfF4L

[Tom Gara @tomgara]

If you're looking for a good sentence to explain why you should subscribe to the WSJ, "a Journal reporter reached the mine by mountain bike but was later detained and questioned for about five hours" should do the trick: https://t.co/XmqLYt9Qpt

[SportsCenter @SportsCenter]

NEXT LEVEL @Simone_Biles 🔥

(via @FloGymnastics)

[David Wallace-Wells @dwallacewells]

"Around 60 to 70% of the time that you’re PCR positive you are post-infectious. What that means is that the vast majority of people we detected and isolated, we isolated in error." I spoke to @michaelmina_lab about the Yankees outbreak (and much more). https://t.co/rw0F6G2q7l

[Katherine Doherty @KatLeighDoherty]

Covid restrictions are easing, but fitness studios are still struggling to keep up after a year+ of complete closures.

Hear from @Y7Studio @BarrysBootcamp @SLTnyc to learn more about the challenges that remain.💪

W/ @AlexWittenberg_ @josyanajoshua
https://t.co/bMl1YyJYcm

[Los Angeles Times @latimes]

Exclusive: For years, Richard Montañez told the rags-to-riches story of how he invented Flamin’ Hot Cheetos. He’s built a career out of it with speaking events and a movie deal.

Here’s what happened when @SamAugustDean asked Frito-Lay about his story: https://t.co/T5kb1EDJ7P

[Alex Wittenberg @AlexWittenberg_]

Square is looking to sell its first high-yield bonds in what would be one of the biggest debut junk deals to hit the market this year https://t.co/xbgfNH0BU1 via @markets

[Alex Wittenberg @AlexWittenberg_]

@nickhaltermpls https://t.co/NddqiPclCH

[Marie Patino @mariepastora]

https://t.co/qVW9AhUhIx
Here's our attempt at figuring out whether the urban exodus narrative is a thing or not -- with a ton of data and many wonderful graphics

[Lisa Abramowicz @lisaabramowicz1]

The lowest-rated U.S companies are selling bonds at an accelerating pace, with this month's issuance of more than $38 billion already setting a new record for April. via @AlexWittenberg_ @theterminal

[Zoe Schneeweiss @ZSchneeweiss]

Golf courses are reborn as e-commerce storage centers: Supply Lines https://t.co/GDTpo1lr2A via @AlexWittenberg_

[Jesse McKinley @jessemckinley]

EXCLUSIVE/NEW: @NYGovCuomo received a high offer of +$4 million for his book. Other revelations with @dannyhakim/@xanalter.

- Top aides helped with book; junior aides too.

- Draft includes attack on @BilldeBlasio "worst mayor...in history"

More here:

https://t.co/l2VnLJBOcd