Lydia Moynihan
Lydia Moynihan is a financial correspondent at the New York Post.
Background
Lydia covers the most notable stories at the intersection of Washington, Wall Street, and Silicon Valley. 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 stories dozens of stories including efforts to ban TikTok, Rudy Giuliani’s indictment, and Trump’s SPAC.
Latest Articles
Trump's dream TikTok deal could set a blueprint for doing business with China
January 22, 2025 | 6:30am"Trump loves the reciprocal trade framework ... and he loves this [idea]," a source said of the president's plan for joint ventures.
Trump hiring blitz sets first-day hiring record with 1,300 staff appointees: 'America expects results'
January 21, 2025 | 1:28pm“President Trump gave a clear mandate: hire loyal individuals who will execute his agenda," Trump Campaign Advisor Alex Bruesewitz said.
Crypto crowd ready for blue skies under Trump administration: Four-year 'harassment' is over
January 16, 2025 | 6:00am"Banks will be able to touch crypto — for the last four years they've been told they can’t,” one prominent investor told The Post.
There's 'political calculus' to Mark Zuckerberg's 'MAGA makeover' — but it's also 'letting him be him': source
January 15, 2025 | 7:00am"He has gone through a transformation and has become a cool looking dude with the gold necklace and [affinity for] the UFC. It’s the new Zuckerberg," Ben Mezrich, whose book...
Sam Altman, Mark Zuckerberg and biz leaders choose Trump inauguration over World Economic Forum
January 14, 2025 | 3:31pmA well-placed venture capitalist helping craft Trump’s tech policy told NYNext that for the first time in years, “I don’t know anyone going to Davos.”
This start-up has found a way to cut down on Wall Street's brutal, sometimes fatally long hours
January 9, 2025 | 6:00am"Our technology takes more than 14 hours of work … and squishes it down into 15 minutes," Mosaic founder and CEO Ian Gutwinski told NYNext.
Donald Trump Jr. and MAGA financier Omeed Malik team up to take online firearms seller public
January 6, 2025 | 2:55pmMalik's vision is to provide solid, well-oiled businesses — that have been blackballed by most financiers — with financial resources and backing.
Elon Musk-hyped meme coins are soaring in value — and analysts say they're here to stay
January 6, 2025 | 6:00amSavvy smaller investors and investment funds have poured millions into the space — and reaped impressive returns for doing so.
Wellness guru explains why stress is good for you — and NYC is the perfect city to embrace it
January 2, 2025 | 6:00am"New York kind of has its own mind and its own plan for you. And I think that is single handedly the reason why people actually are healthy right here,"...
This Brooklyn startup is changing the way NYC charges EVs
December 26, 2024 | 6:00amIt's Electric pays homeowners to allow a curbside EV charger to be installed in front of their building.
Wealthy New Yorkers are spending as much as $50K tipping people for the holidays
December 23, 2024 | 4:38pm“A solid tip from a wealthy person is $1,000,” said a source. “You would tip your trainer a full month's bonus. You would tip your dog walker a full month's...
TikTok's future hangs in the balance — and billionaires are preparing their bids to the takeover mega-popular video site
December 23, 2024 | 6:00amAny potential buyer would get the brand name, a video library, and a user base of millions — but have to create the algorithmic technology from scratch.
This billionaire is betting artificial intelligence will choose your meals for you in the future
December 19, 2024 | 6:00am“I've already started experimenting myself to see what [relying on an algorithm to select meals] is like," Marc Lore revealed.
Enigma's 'UFO'-spotting app soars by 74% in wake of drone mystery
December 18, 2024 | 6:00amEnigma has become a hub for almost a million people to share and discuss UFO and UAP sightings like the unidentified drones over New Jersey.
Many CEOs don't want bodyguards even after UnitedHealthcare exec's murder — here's what they're doing instead
December 16, 2024 | 6:00am“Unless they’re ex-Mossad they probably aren’t going to be that helpful,” one high-level executive told NYNext. “I don’t want to walk around with bodyguards.”
The future of socializing in NYC includes $155 bottle service — but not the kind you think
December 12, 2024 | 6:00amThe doctor behind Remedy Place bets that you'll want to socialize at the club — a wellness club, that is.
Taking big risks — including a move to Thailand — has paid off big for hotelier Amar Lalvani
December 9, 2024 | 6:56am“The thing is to be bold, to be brave," he told NY Next.
Hotel exec Amar Lalvani is pioneering a new style of luxury at The Manner — and getting rid of TVs in rooms
December 5, 2024 | 6:00am"If you go to your good friend's house, you aren't going to waste your time in the room watching TV," Amar Lavlani, the man behind The Manner, told NY Next.
NYC’s most successful entrepreneurs reveal their stealth marketing tactics
December 2, 2024 | 6:57amThe founders of Higher Dose, Catch Hospitality, Foundrae and Fleur du Mal say they rarely pay for advertising and promotion — if ever.
Wall Street bitterly divided over whether Elon Musk can make DOGE succeed
November 25, 2024 | 12:16pm"A lot of bankers, they're like dancing in the streets," JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon recently said, but not everyone's celebrating.