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“.. When Amazon says prices are rising, it carries outsized weight — signaling that even the world's largest e-commerce platform is running out of room to absorb tariff costs.”

@axios.com #$AMZN
www.axios.com/2026/01/20/a...
January 21, 2026 at 12:44 AM
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Main Cabin (everything below first/business class) revenues -7% YoY while Premium (first/business) +9% is really wild.
January 13, 2026 at 1:20 PM
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The last time the Bears won a playoff game was Obama’s first term.
January 11, 2026 at 4:41 AM
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Disney “would like to put the show back on the air, said the people, but that will depend on finding a path forward that satisfies Kimmel, 57, as well as his critics. .. The company hasn’t asked Kimmel to apologize, nor does Kimmel have any plans to do so ..”

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September 18, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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It’s hard to imagine swing voters getting fired up about the Bureau of Labor Statistics but to be clear this choice really sucks.

www.slowboring.com/p/sb-pm-a-go...
SB PM: A government-data skeptic with a history of economic errors
Economists say Trump’s nominee to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics is a disaster
www.slowboring.com
August 12, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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I think the real story isn’t AI replacing jobs as much as it is firms cutting workers to spend more on AI capex in the hope said capex helps reduce the numbers needed for future growth.
SAP Considers Cutting 1% to 2% Of Employees and Investing in New Roles Requiring AI and Data Skills. 💼🤖 - WSJ
July 23, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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I think Trump is missing Murdoch’s classic move here. He lets what they have solidly get published, even if it seems small. Then Trump emotionally sues (see below) and discovery begins and everything is fair game. He’ll be forced to testify & all manner of files will be unveiled and chewed over.
July 19, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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Today in Centrally Planned Economy news:

$KO
July 16, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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“Look around and really be honest about how replaceable or irreplaceable you may be, and that has to come through the lens of doing great work [and] consistently raising that level of work ethic or [impact].”
https://cnb.cx/45SQ9EO
July 6, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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President Trump:

"We get a lot of bullshit thrown at us by Putin, if you want to know the truth. He's very nice all the time, but it turns out to be meaningless."
July 8, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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* EXCLUSIVE: FORD MOTOR TO RAISE PRICES ON MODELS PRODUCED IN MEXICO BY AS MUCH AS $2,000 AS OF MAY 2, DEALER NOTICE SAYS

@reuters.com $F
May 7, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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DENNING: “.. So there’s your guidance. A typical Tesla invitation to keep racing toward an elusive destination and never mind what you saw in the rear-view mirror.” 🤡

@liamdenning.bsky.social $TSLA
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April 23, 2025 at 12:48 AM
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At what point do Dimon and Solomon and Moynihan (Jpm, Goldman and B of A) decide they need to step up and be leaders, instead of watching passively as the train careens off the tracks?
April 21, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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The freight guys have really started freaking out over the past 48-72 hours:
April 18, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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The Green Jacket for Rory McIlroy 🟢
April 14, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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“.. judging only from price action, we are suddenly witnessing a comprehensive turn away from US assets (stocks, USTs, corporate credit and the dollar). this is the single most important theme to monitor over coming weeks. .. for the moment capital is flowing out of the US.”

- GS Desk/Pasquariello
April 13, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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APOLLO: “.. Consumer Confidence Is Weaker than During the 2008 Financial Crisis ..

“.. sentiment is declining rapidly both for households making more than $100,000 and less than $100,000 ..

“.. Consumers’ worries about losing their jobs are at levels normally seen during recessions ..”
April 13, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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Taking a victory lap on this bounce is some A+ cope. 🤡
Trump on the markets: "Up 2500 points. Nobody has ever heard of it. Gotta be a record."
April 9, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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Excellent observation by @robin-j-brooks.bsky.social. If global markets truly crack, there’ll be less international cooperation — if any.

“The rest of the world wants this sell-off to get worse ..”
April 6, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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“If Harris wins this election, the result will be a Kamala economic crash. .. A 1929-style depression. When I win the election, we will immediately begin a brand new Trump economic boom.”

- Trump, 8/14/24
April 3, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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The dollar is having its worst start to a year in nearly a decade. 🇺🇸

@bloomberg.com
March 29, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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“It has become clear that truth and transparency are not desired by the secretary, but rather he wishes subservient confirmation of his misinformation and lies.”

www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/h...
March 29, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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sharp decline in airline bookings from canada to the usa
March 28, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney rebuked the White House today after sensitive American military plans were accidentally sent to a journalist on Signal.
‘A serious, serious issue’: Canada’s Carney jabs Trump admin after war plans leak fiasco
“Mistakes do happen, but what’s important is how people react to those mistakes,” Liberal leader needles Washington after a journalist received sensitive information about a bombing raid.
ow.ly
March 25, 2025 at 5:23 PM