UK Fiscal Crisis: Unsustainable Spending and Revenue Threaten Economy
The UK fiscal situation is unsustainable on both the revenue and spending side, on their own. In combination, it's a massive macro risk for no reason whatsoever except political paralysis and lack of imagination.
Physicians Unwittingly Donate Year‑Long Unpaid Labor
A pediatrician added up the hours she had donated to her medical school as a volunteer clinical professor. Over 2,000. That is more than a full year of full-time work. Donated. While running clinic, holding leadership roles, and raising three...
BDC Discount Sparks Credit Panic and Advanced CLO Talk
OUT NOW - I asked the manager of a public biz dev co (BDC) trading at steep discount if he was offended at how cheap his stock was. Plus: - software credit panic - CLOs (advanced) Apple https://t.co/tRbtB20RXP Spotify https://t.co/MQIRJD5IR1 YouTube https://t.co/FXEkTo5FVN https://t.co/H59C3q4KYT
Pentagon Reimagined as a Venture Capital Firm
What would Eisenhower say? The man turning the Pentagon into a venture capital firm https://t.co/3QKm6nPCv5
Sirius XM's iHeart Bid Hampered by Massive Debt
Sirius XM eyeing iHeartMedia? 🤔 Strategic audio play but iHeart’s $5.5B+ debt is a massive red flag. SIRI shareholders might want to hope this one fizzles. 📉 AudioMerger
Japan's Topix Cash Payouts Double, Unlock $312bn Potential
Wow. Cash payouts from companies in Japan's broad Topix index have practically doubled since the Tokyo Stock Exchange started telling companies to focus more on capital efficiency. This growth is forecast to continue, as Shrikant Kale points out, . The combination...
Beijing Blocks Manus-Meta Deal, Marking First Chinese CFIUS Action
Welp, Beijing blocks Manus-Meta deal - appears to be the first time of Chinese CFIUS in action: https://t.co/4PNJWvf0qC
Market Fatigue Fades as Risk Appetite Rises Amid Hormuz Uncertainty
Market reaching peak fatigue to negitiations headline. Volatility drops, risk appetite escalates, complacency returns...at a time when Hormuz is half shut (or half open)
Japan 10‑Year Yield Hits New Cycle High
Too much politics for Tourists to focus on the entire picture of the universe, but Japan's 10yr Yield just ramped to new Cycle Highs https://t.co/tchYLfwtl8
Iowa State Drowns in Emails After Gymnastics Program Cut
Only at Sportico 👇 How Iowa State Wrestled With Email Onslaught After Gymnastics Cut: https://t.co/8uXwfJ577S via @sportico @DanielLibit
Anthropic Accelerates AI Development with Unplanned Afternoon Experiments
anthropic's head of product just revealed how they're able to ship faster than any other AI company. their secret: "side quest maxxing." here's how it works: instead of long-term roadmaps, anthropic runs on unplanned afternoon experiments. anyone on the team gets full freedom to...
Trust-Led Growth: 2026's Must‑Have Strategy Over Manual Tactics
Heads up, CROs & GTM Leaders: “Trust-Led Growth” is the battle cry for 2026. But most of you are still trying to manual your way through it by @Timothy_Hughes https://t.co/rl93jz7QM6 @DLAIgnite #SocialSelling #DigitalSelling #Sales #SalesTips #SalesLeader #Salesforce #Marketing #Leadership #SalesEnablement
Pick a Scalable Business Model to Reach Billions
Founders spend years building products that never scale. Not because the idea is bad, but because the business model is. YC partner Aaron Epstein built and sold his own startup and has now coached more than 3,000 founders inside YC....
China Returns Trump’s TikTok Funds, Adds Interest
China just paid back Donald Trump's fucking about with the TikTok divestiture with interest https://t.co/WQAfTbL2q5
Tesla Giga Berlin Sponsors Local Handball Club with Logo
Yes, this IS a real Tesla logo on a team kit. Tesla Giga Berlin is supporting the nearby handball club Grünheider SV https://t.co/bzhDAlcBHk
China Blocks Foreign Takeover of Manus Project
Whoa Office of the Working Mechanism for Security Review of Foreign Investment (NDRC) Issues a Security Review Decision on the Foreign Acquisition of the Manus Project The Office of the Working Mechanism for Security Review of Foreign Investment (NDRC), in accordance with...
Firms Expect Higher Prices, Yet Inflation Remains Stable
🇪🇺 The ECB's Survey on the Access to Finance of Enterprises (SAFE) shows an increase in selling prices expectations over the next 12 months, but also stable long-term inflation expectations, lower wage growth expectations, and tighter funding conditions. https://t.co/gOrkAXRGGm
Nike's Failure Explained: Key Lessons From Ghost
Excellent explanation for what went wrong at Nike. From a new publication on Ghost: https://t.co/8qQGqSzW3q
ANP Cancels Repurchased Shares, Avoids Treasury Reissue
Notably shares bought back by #ANP will be cancelled. Far better than just being "held in Treasury" (where they can be reissued later).
Worrying About Model Giants? Failure Is Far Likelier.
Worrying that your startup will be eaten by the model companies is like worrying that your life will be constrained after you become a movie star. You're far more likely simply to fail.
Building Online Projects in Under an Hour Daily
Roll call 👇 Who here is building something online with less than an hour a day?
BYD's Patent Surge Powers China to Lead Car Exports
BYD, the company Elon Musk laughed at in 2011, is filing 52 patents per day, on average. Thanks to BYD, China now exports more cars than U.S. and Japan combined. https://t.co/v5sRfTeDFH
Your Loan Fails because of the Opening Paragraph
Your bank rejected your financing request. But it wasn’t your business that failed the test. It was your first paragraph. Loan Marketing Officers at RHB, Affin, MBSB, Maybank, CIMB — they process dozens of SME inquiries a week. Most get deleted before...
Brand Equity Builds Slowly, Lasts Long, yet Gets Underfunded
"Brand equity is the slowest-building and most durable layer of any consumer moat - and the easiest to underinvest in, because the returns are diffuse and the erosion is invisible in any single quarter." h/t @fmcbill https://t.co/ZiYNvQ9kS1
China Threatens EU Countermeasures over New Import‑protection Law
China has warned the EU that it will take “countermeasures” if its companies are hurt by a proposed new European law aimed at bolstering the bloc’s industry against cheaper imports. by @LeahyJoseph & Wenjie Ding https://t.co/nRqcmoJu9F
Instant Race Photos Boost Participant Purchases
If I had to start a business right now, it would be a race photography offering which delivers photos in realtime. I suspect participants are more likely to buy race photos if they could access them immediately after finishing. This post...
China’s Industrial Profits Surge 15.5% on Chips, Commodities
Xinhua: "Profits of China's major industrial firms increased 15.5% year on year during the January-March period, accelerating by 0.3 percentage points from the growth posted in the first two months of the year." The rise was driven by sectors that specialize...
Barclays Proposes Banking Rule Changes to Ease UK Fiscal Strain
Barclays has come up with a plan to adjust banking rules to help ease the UK’s fiscal woes. It’s worth considering, argues @PaulJDavies https://t.co/OQDvfacRPH via @opinion https://t.co/fD5uHJYMXM
India and New Zealand FTA to Unlock Export Opportunities
India-New Zealand FTA Finalization Boosts Exporters Indian exporters express optimism as India and New Zealand prepare to finalize their free trade agreement, potentially opening new market opportunities for bilateral trade.
TM's 75% Dividend Boost Sparks Stock Surge, Sets GLC Trend
TM spiked 6% at lunch break. Partly sebab umum dividend payout polisi dipertingkat kpd min 75% (sebelum ini 40-60%) di bayar setiap qtr (sebelum ini 2x setahun). Adakah ini akan drive other GLCs to follow? Maybank report: “TM’s revised dividend policy...
Check the Economic Calendar Weekly for Trading Edge
Beginner traders focus only on charts… profitable traders also study the calendar. 📅📈 One of the biggest edges you can build every Sunday is scanning the economic calendar before the new week starts. Why? Because news moves markets. Interest rates, inflation data, jobs...
BOE Prepares for Prolonged Energy Shock, Keeps Rates Steady
BOE is set to war-game a longer energy shock while holding rates https://t.co/6By4YDVI14 via @tomelleryrees https://t.co/HDTDA50Kfe
Control the Close: 3C Method Doubles Business
double your business using 3C closing control: – timeline: you set it – structure: engineered before the call – exclusivity: locked in the NBIO – due diligence: you run the clock – close: you call the date amateur buyers let sellers conduct 3C operators dictate the orchestra business doubled before the...
Dominant Paper Giant Crumbles After Ignoring Market Evolution
These guys had a total stranglehold on the Northeastern US paper market but refused to adapt to industry changes and were forced into a distressed exit
Build Trust First: Solve 4 Core Concerns Before Pricing
double your business using the 3C seller psychology: they're not selling a price they're solving: – legacy anxiety – staff protection – customer continuity – certainty of close solve all four before tabling a number vendor finance follows trust trust follows the 3C approach
Key Levers for AI‑Ready HR Revealed
Building the Core Levers of #AI-Ready HR: A Conversation with Laura Maffucci of G-P @PeopleMatters2 https://t.co/8Xq2KDVc2p #HCM #HRM #HumanResources #HRTech #CHRO #FutureofHR
Iran Offers Blockade Lift, Strait Reopen, Nuclear Talks Delayed
According to @Axios, Iran has given the US a new proposal for reaching a deal on the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and lifting the naval blockade first, and postponing nuclear negotiations for a later stage. https://t.co/4oIkEaf0lH
Costa Warns EU's Future at Risk Under Trump
European Council President Antonio Costa warned EU leaders that the bloc will be lost if it outsources key decisions to US President Donald Trump https://t.co/VoByWyunrh via @AlbertoNardelli @europressos @E_Krukowska https://t.co/BH9yevMWSH
Iran Nuclear Issue Masks Broader Trade War Agenda
Iran’s nuclear program?… or is this just the latest chapter in trade wars, sanctions, tariffs, Panama Canal, Red Sea, Venezuela, and Greenland?
Global Chokepoints Under Siege: Next Target?
🎯Panama Canal kicked it off, Red Sea followed (Suez Canal and Bab Al Mandab), now Hormuz Strait. 🎯Next target?
Directors' Strategy Insights Shared at ISCA Masterclass
The role of the director and strategy. I had a lot fun at the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants (ISCA) as part of the Plenary Masterclass for Directors program. Thanks for the chance to meet and interact with a wide...
China's Q1 Industrial Profits Jump 15.8% YoY
China’s Industrial Profit Growth Accelerated in First Quarter—Industrial profit rose 15.8% last month compared with a year ago https://t.co/YnrxoHrbM7 https://t.co/YnrxoHrbM7
Inflation Spikes: War, Credit Booms, Pandemic Pressures
1943-1947 1974-1979 Both high inflationary periods 2002-2005 didn't have high inflation, but a credit demand boom and bust 2020-2022 Pandemic Inflation https://t.co/Jjov0fsNAY
MrBeast's Book Film Rights Hit Market, Echoes Squid Game
New: MrBeast's reps are shopping the film rights to his forthcoming book with @JP_Books. (The manuscript is done.) The book is a lot like MrBeast's reality show, which is itself a lot like Squid Game. So, if you want to make MrBeast's...
Engineering Burnout Stems From Flawed Organizational Design
Engineers don’t burn out from hard work. They burn out from building inside a structure where the decisions that matter most are made by people furthest from the problem. The CEO calls it a motivation problem. HR calls it a culture problem. It’s an...
AI Undermines Software Moats, Ecosystem Remains Competitive Edge
Evan Spiegel, CEO of Snap, argues that AI is forcing everyone to confront what they learned years ago at Snapchat; software isn’t a moat. While AI coding makes it easy for competitors to copy your features, they can’t copy an ecosystem...
Peacock's $11 B Loss Threatens Comcast's Profitability Hopes
Peacock has lost more than $11 billion since it debuted in 2020. Comcast says it is "approaching" profitability. But co-CEO Brian Roberts knows he still has a problem. https://t.co/AeeSfuit0V
China Loses Monopoly on Military‑critical Rare Earth Samarian
A bit of good supply chain news; China no longer has a monopoly on the refining of Samarian, a rare earth with important military uses 1/ https://t.co/Co909XqIbs
Delegating Critical Decisions to AI Without Oversight Invites Disaster
Sucks for an AI agent to delete the prod DB - with no way to back it up - and risk the complete rental business. But the blame sits with the dev who decided to delegate decision making to the AI...
Build an AI‑First End‑to‑End Tech Workforce
Designing an end-to-end #Technology workforce for the #AI-first era by Henning Soller Mike Stefanelli @McKinsey Learn more: https://t.co/77hs6MNard #ArtificialIntelligence #MachineLearning #ML https://t.co/U4DDk6ODAe