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Kraft Heinz Opt for Counselling than Splitting; Uber Expands Across Europe, and Big Banks Hand Their CEO’s Big Cheques
Corporate America is recalibrating. Kraft Heinz is shelving its long-planned breakup as its new CEO vows to fix pricing missteps and reignite growth, while six of Wall Street’s biggest bank chiefs collectively pocketed more than $250 million in pay after a blockbuster year for stocks . Uber is doubling down on its European food-delivery ambitions with a push into seven new markets, and AI-powered ad platform Moloco is preparing to test investor appetite with a Goldman and
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Ackman’s 10% Meta Stake; Airline Workers v American Airlines; and the Billion Dollar Business of Love
Ackman just placed a fresh AI bet on Meta while quietly dumping Hilton , showing where big money thinks the next growth engine lives. At the same time, Trump ordered the Pentagon to lock in coal power deals, yanking old-school energy back into the national security spotlight. Meanwhile, American Airlines staff are lining up to protest their CEO as operational pain spills into public revolt, and Valentine’s Day spending is set to hit a record $29 billion , turning rom
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The Pressure Mounts from Paramount; China Sells America; and the Holiest ETF $GOD New EV
Paramount just sweetened its bid for Warner Bros , offering to cover Netflix’s breakup fee and pay shareholders extra cash for any quarters the deal drags on. At the same time, China quietly told banks to scale back U.S. Treasury holdings, fuelling the “sell America” trade. Meanwhile, legal-AI wunderkind Harvey is racing toward an $11 billion valuation as VCs pile in . And in a surprise move, the Vatican Bank launched Catholic-aligned equity indexes, laying the groundwo
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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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Kraft Heinz Opt for Counselling than Splitting; Uber Expands Across Europe, and Big Banks Hand Their CEO’s Big Cheques
Corporate America is recalibrating. Kraft Heinz is shelving its long-planned breakup as its new CEO vows to fix pricing missteps and reignite growth, while six of Wall Street’s biggest bank chiefs collectively pocketed more than $250 million in pay after a blockbuster year for stocks . Uber is doubling down on its European food-delivery ambitions with a push into seven new markets, and AI-powered ad platform Moloco is preparing to test investor appetite with a Goldman and
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The Pressure Mounts from Paramount; China Sells America; and the Holiest ETF $GOD New EV
Paramount just sweetened its bid for Warner Bros , offering to cover Netflix’s breakup fee and pay shareholders extra cash for any quarters the deal drags on. At the same time, China quietly told banks to scale back U.S. Treasury holdings, fuelling the “sell America” trade. Meanwhile, legal-AI wunderkind Harvey is racing toward an $11 billion valuation as VCs pile in . And in a surprise move, the Vatican Bank launched Catholic-aligned equity indexes, laying the groundwo
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Chomping at the Bitcoin; Anthropic “Ads are coming to AI, but not Claude” and Amazon is Spending HOW MUCH on AI? Design
Big money, big myths, and big strategic pivots dominate today’s headlines. Amazon’s decision to supercharge AI spending has rattled investors and reignited concerns about the true cost of the artificial-intelligence arms race. Bitcoin’s latest slump is forcing a long-overdue reckoning with its once-sacred reputation as a hedge against inflation and fiscal excess. In the AI wars, Anthropic is drawing a bold line against advertising with a Super Bowl ad that subtly pokes O
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