Lydia Moynihan

Lydia Moynihan

About the Columnist

Lydia Moynihan is a financial correspondent at The Post covering stories at the intersection of Washington, Wall Street and Silicon Valley, including as part of the NYNext series. She regularly appears on Fox News, CNBC and Fox Business and has hosted panels at the 92NY, the Future Investment Initiative and Global Alts. During her time at The Post, she’s conducted interviews with notable business leaders including Barry Diller, Bill Ackman and Eric Schmidt as well as senators and presidential candidates. She’s broken dozens of stories including efforts to ban TikTok, Rudy Giuliani’s indictment and Trump’s SPAC.

The Archive

Wall Street billionaires rally around Kamala Harris as Silicon Valley leaders side with Trump

"It's a real race now with Harris -- a lot of people on the sidelines are getting in," one source involved with organizing the call said.

Reid Hoffman, who wished Trump was 'actual martyr,' wants to be Democratic mega-donor like George Soros: source

He has known Harris for years and is set to pump millions of dollars into her White House campaign, according to sources.

Biden mega-donors balk at contributing to Kamala, suggest she's too unpopular to beat Trump

“You have to be enthusiastic or hoping for a political appointment to be asking friends for money. I am neither. It’s others turn now,” deep-pocketed donor John Morgan wrote on...

'Money for Biden is drying up' as Kamala Harris sells out $2M fundraiser: source

Kamala Harris is taking center stage at a sold-out fundraiser this weekend as Joe Biden’s influence with donors grinds to a halt.

Christie's is all in on holograms ahead of its annual Art & Tech Summit

“We want to keep our heritage, but technology is where Christie’s is really focused,” Christie's president Bonnie Brennan told The Post.

Trump picking JD Vance as his VP is a big draw for the Bitcoin crowd at the ballot box

“Vance sealed the deal with voters who own crypto,” one source told The Post.

Tech titans at Sun Valley ditch deals to discuss Biden's cognitive decline, predict Trump victory

The elite tech conference at Sun Valley, Idaho, was overshadowed by panic about Joe Biden’s cognitive decline and anger at Jeffrey Katzenberg for propping him up.

Silicon Valley cheers JD Vance VP pick as more tech billionaires back Trump

While best known as author of the best-selling memoir “Hillbilly Elegy,” which detailed the plights and concerns of Rust Belt voters, Vance also has close ties to the tech industry.

Billionaire Reid Hoffman, who wished Trump was 'actual martyr,' is a dark money Dem donor

Reid Hoffman, the co-founder of LinkedIn who said he wished Donald Trump was an "actual martyr" last week, donates to Democratic dark money political action committees.

How Etsy bet on talented New Yorkers, not fast fashion— and won

"The more people experience these mass-produced, commoditized shopping experiences, the more people are going to crave something different," said Etsy's chief marketing officer and chief operating officer Raina Moskowitz.

Rep. Elise Stefanik raises more than $7M in second quarter with help from Wall Street, tech moguls

House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik is reporting another record-breaking fundraising quarter thanks to donations from Wall Street titans like Apollo CEO Marc Rowan and Silicon Valley moguls like Netscape...

Trevor Noah's ties to Microsoft under scrutiny after his glowing endorsements

Noah has gushed over Microsoft products like the Surface Pro X, calling it “essential” in one interview.

Prepared is revolutionizing the way first responders literally view 911 emergencies

This week, Prepared announced that Apple's upcoming iOS 18 update will let iPhone users making Emergency SOS calls to share videos and photos.

Kamala Harris set to inherit $240M in Democrat funds if Biden drops out -- transfer tricky for any other candidate: sources

“Biden has two real choices: Kamala inherits; or they transfer it all to the DNC,” Signum Global partners Rob Casey told The Post

Democratic donors give Biden a two-week grace period for polls to fall after debate

Any decline in the 81-year-old president’s polling numbers after those two weeks are up will become problematic and difficult for donors to stomach, a source privy to a call with...

Grimacing Biden clutches Jill's arm after touching down in Hamptons for ritzy fundraiser amid growing calls to step down

President Biden was pictured stepping off Marine One in the Hamptons Saturday afternoon while clutching first lady Jill Biden’s arm — just two days after he made a frail showing...

Big-money donors 'extremely disappointed' ahead of Biden's weekend Hamptons fundraiser

While multiple sources told The Post they are "sticking with Biden," one donor noted Jill Biden may receive a frosty reception. "Lots of people are blaming his wife ... for...

This $4,000 mattress of the future promises to end snoring for good: 'Sleep deprivation is the new smoking'

Eight Sleep is betting people will shell out thousands to spend their nights on the same kind of bed that Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk and the NBA's Jimmy Butler use.

A growing segment of Silicon Valley is all in on Trump: 'Very different' from backlash fears of 2016, 2020

“It's very different than 2016 when you were ostracized … in 2016 you would have had backlash from portfolio companies or founders [if you endorsed Trump],” said one Silicon Valley...

From drugstores to Rolling Stones concerts: The surprising ways Clear is expanding beyond airports

Clear CEO Caryn Seidman Becker envisions a future in which your face can open any door.