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Ivan the K ™☑️

@ivanthek.bsky.social

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I ask a lot of questions. Lead Independent Director of Finance Bluesky. Portfolio Mangler. Take each post with a grain of sea salt. Not opinions of Bridgewater LLC.

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Ivan the K ™☑️ @ivanthek.bsky.social · 15m

What’s the word for the condition where someone’s spouse cannot walk past a jewelry store without stopping.

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Ivan the K ™☑️ @ivanthek.bsky.social · 18h

REMINDER:
Xi Jinping has seen the TACO movie before.

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Ivan the K ™☑️ @ivanthek.bsky.social · 19h

WHO NEEDS A DRINK?

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Ivan the K ™☑️ @ivanthek.bsky.social · 20h

So Trump really went out of his way to take his Nobel Peace Prize failure off the front page.

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Ivan the K ™☑️ @ivanthek.bsky.social · 1d

THEY ALLOWED MAIL-IN VOTING FOR THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE. IT WAS RIGGED.

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Ivan the K ™☑️ @ivanthek.bsky.social · 1d

JUST IN:

The geopolitical groundhog saw his shadow, which means twelve more months of Trump whining about the Nobel Peace Prize.

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Ivan the K ™☑️ @ivanthek.bsky.social · 1d

Trump’s Nobel Peace Prize to Janus

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Ivan the K ™☑️ @ivanthek.bsky.social · 1d

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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 1d

Exclusive: SoftBank is seeking a $5 billion loan, backed by Arm shares, from global banks as founder Masayoshi Son ramps up AI bets

SoftBank in Talks for $5 Billion Margin Loan Backed by Arm Stock

SoftBank Group Corp. is in talks to borrow $5 billion from global banks, refilling its coffers at a time Masayoshi Son is accelerating the Japanese investment firm’s bets on artificial intelligence.

bloom.bg

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Ivan the K ™☑️ @ivanthek.bsky.social · 2d

#ETTD

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Ivan the K ™☑️ @ivanthek.bsky.social · 3d

Artist’s rendering of Nvidia’s cash infusion into xAI which will need to buy Nvidia chips.

bart simpson is sitting at a desk in a room while a man in a hat stands in the doorway

ALT: bart simpson is sitting at a desk in a room while a man in a hat stands in the doorway

media.tenor.com

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Ivan the K ™☑️ @ivanthek.bsky.social · 3d

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Ivan the K ™☑️ @ivanthek.bsky.social · 3d

I’ll be at some undisclosed locations in the European Union over the next week.

Please don’t break anything while I’m gone.

✈️ 👋

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Ivan the K ™☑️ @ivanthek.bsky.social · 3d

I noted that, as well.

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Ivan the K ™☑️ @ivanthek.bsky.social · 3d

I think it's bluster. Wants to sound like a tough guy.

Ivan the K ™☑️ @ivanthek.bsky.social · 3d

T-Bills earned like 15% back then.

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Ivan the K ™☑️ @ivanthek.bsky.social · 3d

The fate of Ophelia in "Trading Places" was very nice.

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Ivan the K ™☑️ @ivanthek.bsky.social · 3d

As time passes, the cringey nature of the Tesla Cybertruck fades, and it just becomes another vehicle.

LOL. I'm kidding. That thing screams "DORK" just as much today as it did the day it was first produced.

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Ivan the K ™☑️ @ivanthek.bsky.social · 3d

CBS NEWS TO EXPAND ITS WEEKLY NEWS MAGAZINE

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Ivan the K ™☑️ @ivanthek.bsky.social · 3d

It's bluster.

Ivan the K ™☑️ @ivanthek.bsky.social · 3d

NARRATOR: He's bluffing because he thinks it looks tough.

CNN @cnn.com · 3d

President Trump doesn't commit to back pay for furloughed federal workers when the government shutdown ends. Follow live updates: https://cnn.it/46DIVEI

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Ivan the K ™☑️ @ivanthek.bsky.social · 3d

*DIMON: JPMORGAN SPENDS $2B A YEAR ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

I think that's just the FA's in Florida.

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Ivan the K ™☑️ @ivanthek.bsky.social · 4d

Many pundits look at chatter about pent up risks in the market as bullish. I view them as accelerants when the downside comes.

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Ivan the K ™☑️ @ivanthek.bsky.social · 4d

If you're an NFL player who wants to avoid injury, you might consider paying me not to put you on my roster.

Ivan the K ™☑️ @ivanthek.bsky.social · 4d

*NY FED: HOUSEHOLDS' OUTLOOK FOR LABOR MARKET DETERIORATES

*NY FED: SEPTEMBER ONE-YEAR AHEAD EXPECTED INFLATION 3.4% VS. AUGUST’S 3.2%

**Stagflation Expectations Rise**

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Ivan the K ™☑️ @ivanthek.bsky.social · 4d

Whole lotta talkin' goin' on.

1. France leadership
2. United States shutdown
3. Israel-Hamas

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