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Robin Wigglesworth
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Editor of FT Alphaville. Norwegian, despite the Harry Potteresque name.
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Hey look, it's Friday.

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Investing with gifs: a visual guide
[FREE TO READ] Meme reversion
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January 9, 2026 at 5:36 PM
“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”
January 9, 2026 at 8:10 PM
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OK so Trump seems to have front-run jobs data on his own website and either no one noticed, cared, or believed him.

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If a jobs report leaks on a social media platform no one uses, does it move the market?
Data forecasting made easy
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January 9, 2026 at 5:19 PM
I’m getting a little worried that for large parts of the industry the future of journalism will involve fake AI generated sources being quoted by fake AI generated journalistic pressgazette.co.uk/news/named-5...
Named: 50 'experts' and linked brands publishers should treat with caution
Experts and brands associated with more than 1,000 likely fake stories are named.
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January 9, 2026 at 5:18 PM
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Here's a compilation of what we've been doing and reading this week.

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The AI backlash has already begun
Plus: Venezuela, gold price predictions, quality stocks, tokenised banking, cheap TVs, expensive RAM chips, Warhammer, woke hacking, and Taylor Swift
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January 9, 2026 at 12:12 PM
Louis chose violence today. www.ft.com/content/ae1a...
January 9, 2026 at 10:27 AM
Stumbled over a delightful 2004 article by @colbertlateshow.bsky.social on his D&D days, and i laughed out loud at how the DM murdered his favourite character, lovingly nurtured to a 23rd level dragon-riding witch called Lulu. pc.gamespy.com/pc/dungeons-...
January 9, 2026 at 10:04 AM
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The secret ingredient isn't crime.

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Interest-bearing CBDCs? Sort of(ish)
[FREE TO READ] China pivots its digital currency strategy
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January 8, 2026 at 8:52 AM
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🚨 Interest-bearing CBDCs? Sort of(ish)
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Interest-bearing CBDCs? Sort of(ish)
China pivots its digital currency strategy
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January 8, 2026 at 8:23 AM
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Bluesky drinks for politics/econ/finance folk. Wed 11 Feb. 645pm on. North London pub. All welcome. Let me know if you’re coming so I can gauge numbers. DM me for the venue.
January 8, 2026 at 10:37 AM
Trump repeatedly insisted to NYT that Renee Nicole Good had tried to run over the ICE agent that shot her. When the journalists said that it doesn’t look like what happened Trump insisted they watch the video together — which then unequivocally shows this was bull. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
We Pressed Trump on His Conclusion About the ICE Shooting. Here’s What He Said.
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January 8, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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That’s NumberHuang!
[FREE TO READ] About those efficient markets…
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January 7, 2026 at 9:04 PM
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There we go. That there’s a headline.
Who’s who at X, the deepfake porn site formerly known as Twitter
A look inside Elon Musk’s big tent
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January 6, 2026 at 4:08 PM
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January 7, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Prime index construction nerdery IMO.
January 7, 2026 at 7:16 PM
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January 7, 2026 at 9:07 AM
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A warning to Venezuela noteholders from recent history.

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A four-letter word that spells doom for Venezuela’s creditors
[FREE TO READ] Bondholders could get Bakerised
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January 6, 2026 at 2:09 PM
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Don’t be fooled — everything has changed for the global economy: strong FT oped from Gita Gopinath. The lesson from Brexit is simple: "Structural damage reveals itself slowly, and always too late to be reversed." www.ft.com/content/9c82...
Don’t be fooled — everything has changed for the global economy
Damage caused by US tariffs has so far been muted but that won’t last
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January 7, 2026 at 7:35 AM
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Opinion from Alphaville: Here's a look inside Elon Musk's big tent. ft.trib.al/NM1VE7i
January 6, 2026 at 8:10 PM
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Who benefits when big tech takes up all the bandwidth, asks @thekrazykobra.bsky.social

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The outlook for IPOs in 2026: oversized and over there
[FREE TO READ] With US megadeals in the pipeline, the fight for investor attention is going to get tougher
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January 6, 2026 at 7:39 AM
Who’s who at X, the deepfake porn site formerly known as Twitter.

Featuring illustrations by Grok, because “pixels 🟰 zero harm” apparently. www.ft.com/content/ad94...
January 6, 2026 at 10:26 AM
Morning. Here’s an Alphaville post from @thekrazykobra.bsky.social on how the massive US IPO pipeline could cause a big slash in markets this year — and suck attention away from the UK, Europe and Asia. Plus ca change. www.ft.com/content/d9c1...
The outlook for IPOs in 2026: oversized and over there
With US megadeals in the pipeline, the fight for investor attention is going to get tougher
www.ft.com
January 6, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Drying my hair too vigorously with a towel, almost giving myself whiplash.
Dancing Gangnam Style.
What's the most ridiculous way you ever hurt yourself? I got out of the tub, skidded in water and tripped over the toilet. Ankle sprain.

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January 6, 2026 at 7:17 AM