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Dec 13, 2023

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18 min read

New Penn President

U Penn’s med school dean was named interim president of the university, inflation slowed to 3.1% YoY, EY is laying off partners amid tough economic conditions, Milei devalued the peso by 54%, Citadel is handing back $7B in profits to clients, and OpenAI’s funky corporate structure is skewing its “revenue” results.

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Dec 12, 2023

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16 min read

Maybe Inflation Was Transitory

US inflation expectations hit lowest level since April 2021, India overtook Hong Kong as the world’s 7th largest stock market, Goldman is reshuffling its private credit unit, Boeing picked a frontrunner to be its new CEO, Google and Epic Games are facing off in an antitrust trial, and Netflix is showing live tennis.

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Dec 11, 2023

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14 min read

Reloading the Strategic Reserve

There’s a new dominant e-commerce giant in China, Milei warns that economic shock is unavoidable, Ethiopia is about to become Africa’s next debt defaulter, the US is reloading the strategic reserve, Rakuten is launching a proprietary AI model, Tucker Carlson is launching his own streaming service, and renters are getting concessions from landlords again.

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Dec 8, 2023

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17 min read

GameStop Is Ryan Cohen's Hedge Fund

GameStop is letting Ryan Cohen use company cash to buy stocks, KKR is buying up risky debt, gas prices keep dropping, mortgage rates have fallen for the 6th straight week, Spotify is losing its top marketer amid restructuring, Amazon is testing a grocery subscription service for its Prime members, and JPM’s Kolanovic says to opt for cash or bonds over stocks.

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It's Taylor Swift's World and We're All Living in It

Dec 7, 2023

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It's Taylor Swift's World and We're All Living in It

Taylor Swift was named Time’s Person of the Year, traders are betting the ECB will cut rates to 2.5%, McKinsey shrank its new partner class by 35%, AMD debuted a new chip to compete with Nvidia, Google opened access to its Gemini AI model, and unicorn valuations are shrinking.

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Dec 6, 2023

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18 min read

Apple $3 Trillion Club

Apple joined the $3T club, job openings hit a two-year low, the Supreme Court is wary of remaking income tax, WaPo journalists plan a 24-hour strike, Biden says he might not have sought reelection if Trump weren’t running, Wall Street CEOs are headed to Washington, and Airbnb named its CFO to new chief business officer role.

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Dec 5, 2023

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16 min read

Spotify's Heavy Job Cuts

Spotify cut 17% of its staff, OpenAI rival Mistral is close to raising ~$500M, US Bank is issuing $2.5B of auto credit-linked notes, the US leads a coalition to triple nuclear power by 2050, Birkenstock topped its IPO price, Virgin Galactic shares plunged on news that Branson would not invest more, and Starbucks shares are headed for a record losing streak.

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Dec 4, 2023

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14 min read

Uber Is Joining the S&P

Uber is joining the S&P 500, Apple is looking to replace Goldman with Chase as its credit card partner, goods deflation is good, Meta’s AI chief doesn’t think AI super intelligence is coming anytime soon, UBS is expanding its presence in the US, and bitcoin is above $40k again.

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Brian Armstrong is the Last Man Standing

Dec 1, 2023

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19 min read

Brian Armstrong is the Last Man Standing

Coinbase’s stock has been on a tear, X faces more advertisers fleeing, Google is pushing for anti-trust action vs Microsoft in the UK cloud market, Citadel and its peers are piling into the same trades, Tiger Global’s biggest venture fund has 18% loss after markdowns, and Cathie wood had her best month ever despite waning fanbase.

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Nov 30, 2023

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19 min read

Alibaba Got Dethroned

Elon Musk fired shots at Bob Iger, Henry Kissinger died, former bankers are printing money in private credit, OPEC+ is mulling oil cuts, PDD passed Alibaba in value, Microsoft secured a non-voting board seat at OpenAI, and Nikki Haley is getting some presidential buzz.

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Archive

Dive into a collection of past posts and rediscover timeless content.

New Penn President

Maybe Inflation Was Transitory

Reloading the Strategic Reserve

GameStop Is Ryan Cohen's Hedge Fund

It's Taylor Swift's World and We're All Living in It

Apple $3 Trillion Club

Spotify's Heavy Job Cuts

Uber Is Joining the S&P

Brian Armstrong is the Last Man Standing

Alibaba Got Dethroned

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