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A New Era for Berkshire Hathaway Begins; Up to 50% off London Homes; it’s TACO Thursday; and Outer Space Gets a Lot More Crowded
21st January 2025 Warren Buffett’s long-awaited successor, Greg Abel, is already making waves as he steps into the spotlight with a potential shake-up of Berkshire Hathaway’s prized Kraft Heinz stake, signaling that the post-Buffett era may be far less sentimental. In the UK, central London house prices are sliding at their fastest pace since the financial crisis, raising a once-unthinkable question: is the capital finally becoming affordable again for buyers priced out for a
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Your "Investment" Is Probably a Gamble. Here's How to Know for Sure.
The Differences between Dice, Deals & Dividends; "The market can remain irrational longer than you can remain solvent.” John Maynard Keynes I commonly get consulted for investment proposals, whereby people are asking of me where I believe is best for them to deploy their capital in order to get a financial return, and the first thing that I ask [after strongly indicating that I am not a financial advisor, and the entire conversation isn’t financial advice] what their time
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Markets Buckle on Tariff Fears; UK Clears China’s Mega Embassy; Davos Scams Surface; and a Hedge Fund Record Falls
21st January 2025 U.S. stocks wiped out their gains for 2026 in a sharp selloff as fears of an escalating trade war with Europe collided with a global bond rout that pushed Treasury yields higher. In geopolitics, the UK approved China’s controversial plan to build a “mega” embassy in London despite security and espionage concerns, while in Davos, attendees were warned about fake VIP passes circulating around the USA House at the World Economic Forum. And in finance, hedge fun
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Your "Investment" Is Probably a Gamble. Here's How to Know for Sure.
The Differences between Dice, Deals & Dividends; "The market can remain irrational longer than you can remain solvent.” John Maynard Keynes I commonly get consulted for investment proposals, whereby people are asking of me where I believe is best for them to deploy their capital in order to get a financial return, and the first thing that I ask [after strongly indicating that I am not a financial advisor, and the entire conversation isn’t financial advice] what their time
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From Manger to Markets: An analysis of Christmas’ Commercial Takeover
Has Capitalism Devoured Christmas? Underneath the bustle of the German Christmas markets, the pouring of mulled wine and hot chocolate, the wrapping of selected trinkets, and the voices of the choir singing Christmas carols, is the faint, almost imperceptible, constant pinging of successful transactions, whether it be Apple Pay, Google Pay, cash, or a physical card. That sound is the evidence of the “Golden Quarter” in full swing, and the silent prevalence of the second r
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The Stock Market Isn’t The Economy, and Neither is Inflation.
An analysis of the diverging economic reality of Wall Street v Main Street “ For to everyone who has will more be given, and he will have an abundance. But from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away. ” Matt 25:29 ESV In April of this year (2025) Trump sent shockwaves when he announced tariffs on his so-called Liberation Day, with many news outlets reporting that there was about $8.5 trillion wiped out in the value of financial assets on the stock mark
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Saudi Arabia Opens Its Markets, Discord Quietly Preps an IPO, Jamie Dimon Cashes In, and Siemens Deepens Its AI Bet With Nvidia
7th January 2025 Global capital flows took center stage as Saudi Arabia moved to fully open its financial markets to foreign investors, a milestone in the kingdom’s push to wean itself off oil. In the U.S., chat platform Discord quietly filed for a potential IPO, testing investor appetite as public listings slowly regain momentum. On Wall Street, JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon reportedly pocketed a $770 million windfall in 2025, underscoring how bank executives benefited from a ral
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The Cut that Saved Christmas; The House of Mouse is coming to ChatGPT; Mackenzie Scott is 'billionairing' right; Passport, keys, Visa, and 5 years worth of tweets?
12th December 2025 The Federal Reserve delivers a third and final rate cut for 2025 while projecting just one more for next year amid internal dissent. Disney invests $1 billion in OpenAI to bring its iconic characters to AI video generation. The Trump administration proposes requiring five years of social media history from visitors entering the US. Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott announces $7.1 billion in new donations, bringing her total giving to $26.3 billion
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SpaceX's $1.5T 2026 IPO, Australia's Social Media Ban, Big Tech's Billion Dollar AI investment in India, and Nvidia's Chip Tracking.
10th December 2025 The global tech arena is witnessing a wave of trillion-dollar ambitions and critical interventions. SpaceX is targeting an unprecedented $1.5 trillion valuation and a record $30 billion IPO to fund ventures like space-based data centers, while Australia enforces the world's first under-16 social media ban , a bold regulatory move other nations are monitoring. Simultaneously, India has emerged as the new epicenter for frontier AI capital, with Micros
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