Lydia Moynihan

Lydia Moynihan

About the Columnist

Lydia Moynihan is a business reporter at The Post covering power players across Wall Street, Washington, tech and media. Previously, she was Charlie Gasparino's producer at Fox Business. She has covered major events including the 2020 presidential election, the Allen & Co. conference in Sun Valley, and the Milken Conference. She appears regularly on Fox News, Fox Business, News Nation, and CNBC.

The Archive

40,000 fans, celebrity guests, a secret set: Why Warren Buffett will be the Taylor Swift of capitalism this weekend

It's Woodstock for capitalism in Omaha, Nebraska. Fans say there are $130 billion reasons to get together to hear Buffett's wisdom and buy his merch.

Billionaires race to buy TikTok after Chinese owners ordered to sell app — with Steve Mnuchin in the lead

These Wall Street and tech titans need more than likes to get control of the app.

Billionaires led by Robert Kraft stop cash for Columbia as anti-Israel students protest and call mob 'f--king crazy'

Billionaires including Leon Cooperman and Robert Kraft are pausing their flow of cash to Columbia as it is rocked by anti-Israel protests.

Ultra-rich put off buying yachts, jets in hope of massive Trump tax break if he wins

The very wealthiest believe Trump will let them claim 100% of the cost on their returns. "I can save millions by waiting a few more months," one said.

 Ex-Clinton adviser Declan Kelly consulting on Boeing CEO search: 'Doesn't know planes, but he knows disasters'

Kelly, who survived a sexual-harassment scandal, also advised ex-Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun on communications strategy, sources said.

Trump campaign relying on Melania as a 'secret weapon' to win undecided voters, as she hosts fundraiser

"This is just the beginning of using softer faces and voices as surrogates," a source said of the Trump campaign. “They’re trying to make voters feel more comfortable.”

CEO takes out $2M ad campaign hit on 'anti-business' Delaware after Elon Musk loses compensation suit

Joe Biden's home state is under attack over claims it is anti-business, in new TV ads paid for by a furious New York CEO.

Diddy faces cash crisis with billionaire lifestyle, soaring lawyers' fees and no obvious income

It's all about the Benjamins — and Diddy appears to have more going out than coming in thanks to allegations of sexual abuse and cratered business deals.

Junior bankers say they'll quit after bonuses fall — but top 0.1% celebrate soaring market and plunging private jet costs

Low-level bankers didn't get the 100% bonuses they expected but the biggest bosses are smiling: stocks and Bitcoin are up and jet charters are down.

Secrets of Diddy's billionaire boys club: Rapper wooed Wall Street elite — who praised him as 'genius' before sex-trafficking probe

One top Wall Street leader compared the rapper to the Founding Fathers. Diddy cold emailed business proposals to billionaires as he hustled his way to wealth.

TikTok's Chinese owner ByteDance paying influencers to push its other app Lemon8 as ban looms

Influencers are being offered cash to push the Instagram-clone run by the Chinese giant ByteDance. The move could be a bid to dodge a TikTok ban.

DOJ moved to dismiss $3.3B fraud suit against Dish after chairman donated $113K to Biden

The Justice Department took the rare step earlier this month of moving to dismiss a $3.3 billion civil fraud lawsuit against Dish Network — months after founder Charlie Ergen and...

New York Post takes you inside NYC's most amazing offices and reveals owners' inspirational secrets

The New York Post is taking you inside the city's most amazing, inspirational and outlandish offices in an exclusive new YouTube series: "Not Your Average Office Tour."

Once-lukewarm billionaires set to come back around to Trump at fundraiser hosted by John Paulson

Among those on the list for the April 6 event: hedge fund billionaire Robert Mercer and his daughter Rebekah, who helped bankroll the Trump's 2016 election but sat out 2020.

Inside NYC's bullish crypto party scene, after Bitcoin hit new all-time $70K high

“We are so back,” crowed Bitcoin investor Aubrey Strobel. It was a celebratory “told-you-so” moment last week for Strobel and her ilk, as Bitcoin blew past $70,000 for the first...

Potential TikTok sale has Wall Street buzzing as incendiary House bill gains support

Despite its myriad issues, TikTok’s massive US audience of some 170 million American users is an enticing proposition for the handful of Big Tech firms with the resources to buy...

These are the ultimate must-haves— and you have to spend a fortune on other things to get them

“The days of 'I can buy whatever I want because I have more money than you' are over,” one source, who has spent millions on various Porsches to get a...

Republican billionaire with $33B TikTok stake 'bullies' lawmakers to stop bill forcing sale by Chinese

Hedge fund manager Jeffrey Yass is personally calling Republicans as they push to force TikTok out of the hands of Chinese parent ByteDance.

Trump family raise cash for Ohio Republican Bernie Moreno in bid to turn Senate MAGA

The Colombian-born car dealer is in a three-way GOP primary to take on Democrat Sherrod Brown.

How $68B AI king who spoke no English and worked at Denny’s may eclipse Elon Musk as one of world's richest men

The Silicon Valley CEO is worth almost $70 billion but scrubbed toilets at school on his way to the top.