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Amazon Overtakes Walmart; eBay buys Depop in $1.2B Depop Deal; and Zuckerberg Faces Trial Pressure On the Hill
The corporate reshuffle is accelerating across retail, tech, and consulting. Amazon has officially dethroned Walmart as the world’s largest company by revenue, powered not just by ecommerce but by the profit engine of AWS and advertising. eBay is doubling down on ecommerce with a $1.2 billion acquisition of Depop , while Mark Zuckerberg is under scrutiny in a landmark trial over whether Instagram targeted young users despite public denials. And inside boardrooms, the AI
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Warren Buffetts Last Move; The Abrupt Departure of European Central Bank’s Chair; and another Scandal at the Louvre
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire trimmed big tech stakes in Apple and Amazon as he closed out his CEO run, while European Central Bank chief Christine Lagarde is reportedly planning an early exit moves that could reshuffle capital and political risk. OpenAI is scaling in India with Tata, locking 100MW (and eyeing 1GW) of AI-ready capacity, and the Louvre uncovered a $12M ticket-fraud ring that exposed institutional vulnerability. Big money, shifting leadership, and AI infr
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The Saga for WBD Continues; OpenClaw’s Brightest Hired at OpenAI; and People Are PAYING to Land Interviews?
Warner’s board just reopened the bidding table briefly entertaining Paramount’s “best and final” even as it pushes shareholders to stick with the signed Netflix deal, turning Hollywood into a high-stakes auction over the future of premium content. Meanwhile, the job market has a new paywall: desperate candidates are spending thousands on “ reverse recruitment ” just to land interviews, a troubling sign that access to opportunity is becoming monetized. In AI, OpenClaw’s fo
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The Economics of Snowfall
A Deep Dive Into Who the Economic Winners and Losers are during Snowfall "The weather outside is frightful.” Frank Sinatra I was working from home on a random weekday when I took a break to look at the view from my apartment and let my mind wander. Whilst I watched people penguin walk and cars all but crawl, I settled on an interesting thought: who benefits and suffers the most financially when it snows? That question led me down an incredibly fascinating rabbit hole, t
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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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Amazon Overtakes Walmart; eBay buys Depop in $1.2B Depop Deal; and Zuckerberg Faces Trial Pressure On the Hill
The corporate reshuffle is accelerating across retail, tech, and consulting. Amazon has officially dethroned Walmart as the world’s largest company by revenue, powered not just by ecommerce but by the profit engine of AWS and advertising. eBay is doubling down on ecommerce with a $1.2 billion acquisition of Depop , while Mark Zuckerberg is under scrutiny in a landmark trial over whether Instagram targeted young users despite public denials. And inside boardrooms, the AI
6 min read
Warren Buffetts Last Move; The Abrupt Departure of European Central Bank’s Chair; and another Scandal at the Louvre
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire trimmed big tech stakes in Apple and Amazon as he closed out his CEO run, while European Central Bank chief Christine Lagarde is reportedly planning an early exit moves that could reshuffle capital and political risk. OpenAI is scaling in India with Tata, locking 100MW (and eyeing 1GW) of AI-ready capacity, and the Louvre uncovered a $12M ticket-fraud ring that exposed institutional vulnerability. Big money, shifting leadership, and AI infr
5 min read
The Saga for WBD Continues; OpenClaw’s Brightest Hired at OpenAI; and People Are PAYING to Land Interviews?
Warner’s board just reopened the bidding table briefly entertaining Paramount’s “best and final” even as it pushes shareholders to stick with the signed Netflix deal, turning Hollywood into a high-stakes auction over the future of premium content. Meanwhile, the job market has a new paywall: desperate candidates are spending thousands on “ reverse recruitment ” just to land interviews, a troubling sign that access to opportunity is becoming monetized. In AI, OpenClaw’s fo
6 min read
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