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GenevaGirl @michellev.bsky.social · 11h

It’s over / We’re so back
Argentine edition

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Robert Smith @bondhack.ft.com · 2d

🔥FIRST BRANDS NIGHTMARE ON WALL STREET SPREADS TO PARADEPLATZ 🔥

A UBS fund has 30 per cent of its portfolio tied to the failed First Brands Group, leaving Switzerland’s largest bank grappling with a bankruptcy that has convulsed global finance.

Lots more scoopy detail here: on.ft.com/46VXxhD

UBS fund holds 30% exposure linked to First Brands

[FREE TO READ] Switzerland’s largest bank has multiple investments tied to bankrupt auto parts maker

on.ft.com

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GenevaGirl @michellev.bsky.social · 2d

Cybertrucks don’t comply with EU safety and design standards (thanks EU regulations!)
Long may they stay banned from EU (and Swiss) roads

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GenevaGirl @michellev.bsky.social · 2d

Sorry but I’m rooting from the sidelines for quantum, as the technology could potentially nuke bitcoin 🤣

George Pearkes @peark.es · 2d

Absolute madness.

Chart showing the performance of an equal weight index of four quantum stocks (IONQ, RGTI, QBTS, QUBT) over past two years. The index has risen 3671% since last October.

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GenevaGirl @michellev.bsky.social · 2d

for sure, but even this admin wouldn’t be stupid enough not to have made a courtesy call?
taking that back, on second thought

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Louise @selkies.bsky.social · 2d

As a European I strong feel I shouldn't even know why Gavin Newsom is

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GenevaGirl @michellev.bsky.social · 2d

looks like half coming from new issuance, and the remainder to be bought from an existing shareholder, South32

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GenevaGirl @michellev.bsky.social · 2d

lol +188% pre-market bump
Golden Age of Grift

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GenevaGirl @michellev.bsky.social · 2d

So the US government is buying a 10% stake in a <checks notes> Canadian company -
Vancouver-based Trilogy Metals TMQ.US

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GenevaGirl @michellev.bsky.social · 3d

substack.com/@libertyrpf/...

Liberty (@libertyrpf)

You can see who has the leverage in the negotiation. Nvidia gets a piece of OpenAI while OpenAI gets a piece of AMD 🤔

substack.com

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Mira of Kyiv 🇺🇦 @reshetz.bsky.social · 5d

Ukraine single-handedly keeps ancient maritime culture traditions alive

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GenevaGirl @michellev.bsky.social · 5d

Sonic Youth already did this (sort of) with their version of the Carpenters’ Superstar. And yes, the original may not necessarily be an upbeat song, but anything with Karen Carpenter has a certain angelic quality which gets subverted in the Sonic Youth version

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GenevaGirl @michellev.bsky.social · 6d

so it’s ok to eat foie gras? asking for a mostly vegetarian friend

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GenevaGirl @michellev.bsky.social · 7d

ditto PE/Alternative asset managers, trading very heavy

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GenevaGirl @michellev.bsky.social · 7d

Intel, Micron, Dell, Western Digital, Seagate, Oracle leading tech markets to new highs is giving off 90’s vibes

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GenevaGirl @michellev.bsky.social · 7d

open.substack.com/pub/patrickm...

Shibuya Declares War on “Nuisance Halloween” With Tough New Rules and Hachiko Statue Lockdown

Japanese pop culture news edited by Patrick Macias

open.substack.com

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GenevaGirl @michellev.bsky.social · 7d

Somehow I didn’t think this sign is going to prove much of a deterrent in the face of the rowdy behavior, crime and littering that are increasingly part of the Halloween celebrations in Tokyo

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GenevaGirl @michellev.bsky.social · 8d

someone pointed out that Hegseth gives off strong Gob Bluth energy, and now I’m finding it impossible to rid myself of the most annoying earworm ever

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GenevaGirl @michellev.bsky.social · 9d

for now

GenevaGirl @michellev.bsky.social · 9d

So in the absence of a DeepSeek moment, the AI names likely continue to grind higher. Too many portfolio managers are lagging their benchmarks with only three months left to the year.

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GenevaGirl @michellev.bsky.social · 9d

It’s hard to be a bear on the AI trade (not the technology itself) when ‘everyone’ is an expert on vendor financing, the risks of circular financing are a consensus concern, and the parallels with the dotcom implosion are seemingly obvious. Almost too easy

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GenevaGirl @michellev.bsky.social · 9d

lecturing others on the importance of a professional appearance is a bit rich coming from the guy who is the personification of a fashion crime

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GenevaGirl @michellev.bsky.social · 12d

and get Jonny Greenwood to compose the film score

pixelatedboat aka “mr bluesky” @pixelatedboat.bsky.social · 13d

After watching One Battle After Another I think they should get Paul Thomas Anderson to direct a James Bond movie

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GenevaGirl @michellev.bsky.social · 13d

think there’s a good chance this deal won’t happen

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GenevaGirl @michellev.bsky.social · 13d

art of the deal bsky.app/profile/bobb...

Bobby Allyn @bobbyallyn.bsky.social · 13d

NEW: The Trump admin asking TikTok investors for a multibillion-dollar payment to US is the latest extractive “fee for service” from WH.

"These are shakedown schemes…I'd even call it extortion…Privately, CEOs are horrified."

www.npr.org/2025/09/26/g...
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Trump's TikTok deal payment criticized as 'shakedown scheme' by experts

The U.S. government will collect a multibillion-dollar fee from the American investors who will take over TikTok. Some experts call the fee and other deals like it "extortion."

www.npr.org

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