John Hyatt is a staff writer at Forbes. He covers billionaires with a focus on finance, investments, deals, and business disputes, while also exploring themes related to aviation and aerospace. His work has been featured in Louder Than War, KPBS (89.5 FM), RealClearMarkets, Forbes Middle East, GPK Media, LLC, and Forbes Australia.
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John Hyatt's coverage focuses primarily on finance-related topics, including investment analysis and breaking news within the realm of billion-dollar companies and individuals. He also covers cryptocurrency and blockchain to a lesser extent.
Given his focus on billionaire net worth changes, financial incentives, and company debts, John may be responsive to pitches offering in-depth analysis or exclusive insights into major financial developments within large corporations or among high-net-worth individuals.
Considering his interest in crypto & blockchain as well as government & politics themes, he might also be open to receiving expert commentary related to regulatory changes impacting these sectors.
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By: John Hyatt
AutoZone's customer and shareholder obsession made it a Wall Street darling—and thousands of its employees millionaires.
AutoZone founder and lifelong Memphian Pitt Hyde has spent the last 40 years boosting his home city. With Trump and Musk in town, he’s doubling down on his grand plans.
$26.4B Ernest Garcia, II is the biggest shareholder of Carvana, an online platform for selling used cars and making auto loans that conducted an IPO in 2017.
By: John Hyatt
After decades of compounding their personal fortunes, America’s richest dealmakers are finally seeing their net worths fall—albeit from extraordinary heights.
By: John Hyatt
Most retirement funds have long reaped the benefits of tech dominated stock indexes driving compounded annual returns. Now the AI boom is upending software valuations, straining Big Tech’s spending model, and threatening millions of nest eggs.
By: John Hyatt
The inside story of how Missouri farm boy Robert Low dropped out of college, survived a criminal assault trial thanks to temporary insanity, and went on to build one of the nation’s biggest trucking empires.
By: John Hyatt
Tom Mueller built the rocket engines that gave Elon Musk outer space. Now, he's racing to create a fleet of cabs for the cosmos.
The world's largest public companies are still getting bigger, thanks in no small part to the AI boom.
By: John Hyatt
Raising a first-time private equity fund is not easy these days. Higher interest rates have made debt more expensive, exits remain slow and the AI
Wall Street dealmaker Leonard Tannenbaum has made a fortune in private credit. In his wake he has left a trail of failed businesses, shattered relationships, burned shareholders and ugly lawsuits.
