Martin Baccardax
@mdbaccardax.bsky.social
Senior Writer - Barron's. Citizen of the world. Ex-ante antediluvian
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Watch the EU (correctly) block this faster than Maldini in the back line at Milan.
#NVDA Nvidia buying AI chip startup Groq for about $20 billion in its largest acquisition on record -- CNBC
December 24, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Watch the EU (correctly) block this faster than Maldini in the back line at Milan.
Pump the stock market, pump the economy, bugger the costs of both, and hope for a mid-term election miracle ...
US delays announcement of China chip tariffs until 2027 reut.rs/3NfBw75
US delays announcement of China chip tariffs until 2027
President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday said it will slap tariffs on Chinese semiconductor imports over Beijing's "unreasonable" pursuit of chip industry dominance, but would delay the action until June 2027.
reut.rs
December 23, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Pump the stock market, pump the economy, bugger the costs of both, and hope for a mid-term election miracle ...
The Trump administration will begin to seize student debt repayments from the wages of borrowers in default early next year, the US Education Department said Tuesday.
It’s buyers’ remorse on a daily basis for the swing voters who brought this administration back.
It’s buyers’ remorse on a daily basis for the swing voters who brought this administration back.
December 23, 2025 at 4:38 PM
The Trump administration will begin to seize student debt repayments from the wages of borrowers in default early next year, the US Education Department said Tuesday.
It’s buyers’ remorse on a daily basis for the swing voters who brought this administration back.
It’s buyers’ remorse on a daily basis for the swing voters who brought this administration back.
Vance said it was no longer necessary to "apologize" for being white.
I'd venture as guess as to which "side" he might be on in this debate ...
I'd venture as guess as to which "side" he might be on in this debate ...
This is NYT headline morning after JD’s grotesque hot blast of white supremacist nativism at Turning Point’s hate-fest?!
December 22, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Vance said it was no longer necessary to "apologize" for being white.
I'd venture as guess as to which "side" he might be on in this debate ...
I'd venture as guess as to which "side" he might be on in this debate ...
Keren, who spent the bulk of the past two years in red-faced anger at the idea that government officials shouldn't tell Americans how they should "feel" about the economy ... just said Americans shouldn't feel bad about the economy.
December 22, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Keren, who spent the bulk of the past two years in red-faced anger at the idea that government officials shouldn't tell Americans how they should "feel" about the economy ... just said Americans shouldn't feel bad about the economy.
MAGA blowhard.
December 22, 2025 at 11:10 AM
MAGA blowhard.
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There are no depths …
The White House has been caught.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
December 20, 2025 at 3:03 PM
There are no depths …
This is where broadcast media will fail once again: he’ll make his address, say things that aren’t true, and tell his version of the story first. Networks will run it, then try and fact check. But the statements (“we’re taking in $18 trillion”) will carry more weight than the correction.
President Trump will deliver a televised speech tonight that is expected to focus heavily on the economy, an effort to reverse declining public opinion numbers and the view even among some supporters that he has not lived up to key campaign promises.
Trump attempts domestic reset with White House address Wednesday evening
The president’s approval ratings reached their lowest numbers in late November. Even some supporters say he has done too little to improve their lives.
wapo.st
December 18, 2025 at 1:39 AM
This is where broadcast media will fail once again: he’ll make his address, say things that aren’t true, and tell his version of the story first. Networks will run it, then try and fact check. But the statements (“we’re taking in $18 trillion”) will carry more weight than the correction.
Vlad looks eerily similar to "Outie Mark" from Severance.
December 17, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Vlad looks eerily similar to "Outie Mark" from Severance.
If Johnson honestly thinks healthcare will be a winning issue for the GOP next year, he's ... (fill in the blank).
December 17, 2025 at 1:12 PM
If Johnson honestly thinks healthcare will be a winning issue for the GOP next year, he's ... (fill in the blank).
Financial media LIVES to cover media mergers.
December 17, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Financial media LIVES to cover media mergers.
... was convincing the markets that AI was a thing.
December 16, 2025 at 6:53 PM
... was convincing the markets that AI was a thing.
Headline Unemployment 4.6% ... highest since July of 2021
December 16, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Headline Unemployment 4.6% ... highest since July of 2021
From the AP:
"This season will be first AFC title game without either Patrick Mahomes or Tom Brady starting at QB since 2010."
"This season will be first AFC title game without either Patrick Mahomes or Tom Brady starting at QB since 2010."
December 15, 2025 at 2:37 PM
From the AP:
"This season will be first AFC title game without either Patrick Mahomes or Tom Brady starting at QB since 2010."
"This season will be first AFC title game without either Patrick Mahomes or Tom Brady starting at QB since 2010."
"Store of value" trading at $88,500 heading into futures open ...
December 14, 2025 at 10:20 PM
"Store of value" trading at $88,500 heading into futures open ...
Calling the safety of Jews round the world a “Zionist narrative” is a despicable statement.
December 14, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Calling the safety of Jews round the world a “Zionist narrative” is a despicable statement.
Get in!!!!!!
Who’s that team the call the Arsenal …. ?!?!
Who’s that team the call the Arsenal …. ?!?!
December 13, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Get in!!!!!!
Who’s that team the call the Arsenal …. ?!?!
Who’s that team the call the Arsenal …. ?!?!
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Last week $RUT and DJ Composite each rang a new high. Excellent action in Dow Transports (still 1-yr removed from its own all-time high) boosted the DJ Comp. A few more highs across these bellwethers soon, would go a long way alleviate our Technical anxiety. (Four of which are <1% away.)
December 11, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Last week $RUT and DJ Composite each rang a new high. Excellent action in Dow Transports (still 1-yr removed from its own all-time high) boosted the DJ Comp. A few more highs across these bellwethers soon, would go a long way alleviate our Technical anxiety. (Four of which are <1% away.)
For a guy running a company he claims will change the world - in nearly every possible manner - Sam Altman seems to spend a great deal of time talking to the media.
Like every day.
Maybe this whole CEO lark isn't as taxing as we thought?
Like every day.
Maybe this whole CEO lark isn't as taxing as we thought?
December 11, 2025 at 2:31 PM
For a guy running a company he claims will change the world - in nearly every possible manner - Sam Altman seems to spend a great deal of time talking to the media.
Like every day.
Maybe this whole CEO lark isn't as taxing as we thought?
Like every day.
Maybe this whole CEO lark isn't as taxing as we thought?
This is a Mickey Mouse deal ...
December 11, 2025 at 2:02 PM
This is a Mickey Mouse deal ...
Kernen demanding balance in political reporting.
Beyond hilarious.
Beyond hilarious.
December 11, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Kernen demanding balance in political reporting.
Beyond hilarious.
Beyond hilarious.
Dead Head Fed hair
December 10, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Dead Head Fed hair
AI/capex is powering the lion’s share of GDP growth (and not adding to payrolls) … I have literally no idea why the sees UE at 4.4% next year … I truly don’t.
December 10, 2025 at 7:39 PM
AI/capex is powering the lion’s share of GDP growth (and not adding to payrolls) … I have literally no idea why the sees UE at 4.4% next year … I truly don’t.
Fed goes for yield curve control … thinks UE holds at 4.4% … but cuts today.
None of this makes sense.
None of this makes sense.
December 10, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Fed goes for yield curve control … thinks UE holds at 4.4% … but cuts today.
None of this makes sense.
None of this makes sense.