We love financial plumbing, debt crises, balance sheets, margin calls, economic puns and snark.
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Does it matter though? Really?
Goldman trading loss; British Naval history; tax penalties; FIMBY; New Jersey mystery drones; etc
The fix is in
Charting is such sweet sorrow
Krugman; US exceptionalism; tech-bros; corporate finance 101; Russia; socials; designer babies; and Kanji
Not all bears hibernate
Active mutual funds are dying, and I’m telling you why
Well, an annotated transcript at least
Information ownership; DOGE; antitrust; private markets; reading comprehension; Huang; and bananas
Stock markets are not the economy, luxury edition
Turbulence ahoi
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Trespassing; debanking; stock market concentration; McDonald's; airports; and Nick Candy
How UBS learned to stop worrying and love the rally
Tardiness is next to Godliness, they say
Well the years start comin’ and they don’t stop comin’
Old posting habits die screaming
Tax and spend; Europe vs America; T-bills; Vinted; AI; more AI; failing hospitals; and workplace sabotage
Bye-bye, buyout
QT content
Sentiment; FRED; year-ahead reports; OpenAI; restructuring costs; memecoins; cancer wards
More a chart than a science
Self-reinforcing market forces are creating demand for Michael Saylor’s ‘lottery ticket’ convertible bonds
You won’t believe how it turned out
Et tu, Rosie?