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Joe Weisenthal @weisenthal.bsky.social · 19h

If you're in NYC, our band is playing a show on 10/18 at Nightclub 101.

If you like the Lower East Side-style country, the get your tickets here and don't miss out.

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George Pearkes @peark.es · 1d

These four stocks currently have a combined market cap slightly larger than General Motors!

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George Pearkes @peark.es · 1d

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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Todd Tucker @toddntucker.com · 1d

Good background here from @tracyalloway.bsky.social and @weisenthal.bsky.social about why tech and AI companies are backing away from net zero commitments: there is no way to build Machine God quickly without natural gas.
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James van Geelen on the Next Phase of the AI Buildout

Podcast Episode · Odd Lots · 10/06/2025 · 39m

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Christopher Swartout @chrisswartout.bsky.social · 5d

@weisenthal.bsky.social Hate that there are no numbers from you today.

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Joe Weisenthal @weisenthal.bsky.social · 7d

Argentine peso getting hammered again today. Getting close to its recent lows.

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Eric @ejohnso49.bsky.social · 12d

Hearing @weisenthal.bsky.social and @tracyalloway.bsky.social say "we have the perfect guest" live is thrilling

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Joe Weisenthal @weisenthal.bsky.social · 16d

NEW ODD LOTS:

It's the legend Jim Cramer

We talk to the Mad Money host about his career, the retail stock trading revolution, the time he was a Trotskyite and led a wildcat strike, and much more.

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Brian JM Quinn @bjmquinn.bsky.social · 19d

Great discussion with @annmlipton.bsky.social

Joe Weisenthal @weisenthal.bsky.social · 20d

NEW ODD LOTS:

The future of the Delaware Corporation.

We talked about Elon Musk's move to Texas, and whether more companies, boards, startups, etc. will think about incorporating somewhere else besides Delaware. Fascinating chat with CU Law Professor Ann Lipton podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

Elon Musk's Pay Package and the Threat to the Delaware Corporation

Podcast Episode · Odd Lots · 09/18/2025 · 37m

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Joe Weisenthal @weisenthal.bsky.social · 19d

NEW ODD LOTS:

We talked to Henry Wang, the Founder and President of the Center for China and Globalization, about how China sees itself in the new emerging world order. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...

Henry Wang on China's Role in the New Emerging World Order

Podcast Episode · Odd Lots · 09/19/2025 · 53m

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Ann Monster Lipton @annmlipton.bsky.social · 20d

hey that's me

Joe Weisenthal @weisenthal.bsky.social · 20d

NEW ODD LOTS:

The future of the Delaware Corporation.

We talked about Elon Musk's move to Texas, and whether more companies, boards, startups, etc. will think about incorporating somewhere else besides Delaware. Fascinating chat with CU Law Professor Ann Lipton podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

Elon Musk's Pay Package and the Threat to the Delaware Corporation

Podcast Episode · Odd Lots · 09/18/2025 · 37m

podcasts.apple.com

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Joe Weisenthal @weisenthal.bsky.social · 20d

yeah what happened there?

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Joe Weisenthal @weisenthal.bsky.social · 20d

NEW ODD LOTS:

The future of the Delaware Corporation.

We talked about Elon Musk's move to Texas, and whether more companies, boards, startups, etc. will think about incorporating somewhere else besides Delaware. Fascinating chat with CU Law Professor Ann Lipton podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

Elon Musk's Pay Package and the Threat to the Delaware Corporation

Podcast Episode · Odd Lots · 09/18/2025 · 37m

podcasts.apple.com

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 22d

“To what degree is spending sustained because there is some upper tranche of consumers sitting on huge financial market gains ..? To what degree does the US economy literally need the stock market to go up in order to keep growing?”

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