Judge's Injunction Threatens Nexstar‑Tegna Merger Completion
⚡️ The Big Chill: How Judge Nunley’s Injunction Could Ice Broadcast M&A ⚡️ $NXST Given the harshness of Nunley’s March 28th Temporary Restraining Order, we believe the most likely outcome will be a preliminary injunction barring Nexstar and Tegna from further integration... https://t.co/LIP3FN4m2Q
IMF to Slash Global Growth Forecast Amid Iran War
The IMF is poised to cut its forecasts for global growth as a result of the Iran war, and sees danger in a world economy that’s ill-equipped to respond to shocks, the Kristalina Georgieva says https://t.co/KcfFIhk4sU via @jdorosario @sdonnan https://t.co/1P3OgECM3e
Book Value Only Matters With Liquid Assets and Clear Liabilities
"Book value matters most when assets are liquid and liabilities are transparent." Most investors get book value wrong, and it can cost them. Book value really only matters when a company’s assets can be easily turned into cash and its liabilities are...
Leave Bookkeeping to Professionals, Grow Your Business
Before I restarted my accounting firm I used tell business owners they can do their own bookkeeping… I have to say I was wrong, you guys in fact cannot lol just let us professionals take that off your plate so you...
Start with Emotion, Then Seal with Logic
Write this down: People buy on emotion. They justify with logic. Your discovery call creates the emotion. Your business case provides the logic. If you skip emotion and go straight to logic, you'll have a great spreadsheet and a dead deal. Emotion first. Logic second....
2026 Kicks Off with Bank‑Fintech Mergers and Massive IPO
"We saw a busy start to 2026 – Between banks acquiring fintechs, fintechs acquiring banks, merchant acquirer PayPay's $12.7 billion IPO, and prediction markets platforms acquiring over 273,908 new users each month." - @itssophievo for @twifintech https://t.co/aIs9zyJRvu
Track Daily Calls to Boost Prospecting Success
If you want to get better at prospecting, start tracking your activity. Not in your head. Not when it’s convenient. Every day. How many dials are you making? How many real conversations are you having? How many are turning into meetings? Download my free Fanatical...
Human Leadership, Trust, Transparency Key AI Skills
Gr8 article from @PwC skills needed in age of #AI love #2 Human in the Lead and #4 Lead w/ Trust & Transparency both themes from our #Rise2040 #FutureCPACGMA
Most AI Startups Should Bootstrap, Keep Full Ownership
The vast majority of ai startups I meet (outside of capital intensive areas like foundational models, semis, defense) would be better off bootstrapping in the long run. Best time ever to own 100 pct.
Strait Closure Fuels Market Drag; Iran Refuses Leverage Trade‑off
Two points that remain top of mind for me. How do you solve these? 1. Delays that don't open the Strait keeps negative carry on the stock market https://t.co/xqJjSx51rF 2. Iran is not going to open the Strait for a ceasefire and forego...
Discounted BDC Seeks Dilution, Vote Likely to Fail
A BDC can only issue shares below NAV if it has prior shareholder authorization. This shareholder approval for dilutive share issuance is required annually. In the current market environment, most BDCs with good corporate governance are aggressively buying back shares at...
Content Is Easy; Distribution Is the New Competitive Moat
AI gave every marketer access to a content production engine. BUT.... It did not give them a distribution strategy. Output is not the advantage anymore. Distribution is. Most people are sprinting to create. The winners are sprinting to build a distribution moat...
China Vetoes Iran Resolution, Says It Ignores Root Cause
The Chinese Ambassador to the United Nations explains why China vetoed the UN Security Council condemning Iran for closing the Strait of Hormuz: “The resolution does not even touch the root cause of this situation… “ https://t.co/6uKTQNN5Uz
SEO Firms Race to Game AI Search Citations
The AI search boom created a new arms race as SEO firms and brands tried to manipulate search to get cited by ChatGPT, Gemini, and Google’s AI tools https://t.co/hxKdN24GNX #ArtificialIntelligence #Innovation #Technology #Tech #TechNews https://t.co/2QgbSDAR9y
Authentic Brand Identity Builds Trust and Loyalty
RT @VisionEdgeMktg 🏢 Corporate identity matters. A clear, authentic brand identity builds trust and drives customer loyalty. Learn the essentials. https://t.co/uQDD0AUVwv #BrandIdentity #CorporateBranding #Leadership
IMF Flags Rising Imbalances, Revives Currency Manipulation Label
Happy to see the IMF has noticed the expansion of global current account imbalances -- And guess what, the IMF seems to have rediscovered the idea that currency manipulation can drive imbalances (though manipulation has been renamed "macro-industrial policy" ......
Iran's Oil Flow Restored, Excluding Genocide Coalition
Just as Iran was taken out of SWIFT money traffic in 2011, the coalition of genocide has been taken out of HORMUZ Oil traffic. The Strait remains wide open for those nations who PAY and those who are not participating in...
Turn a Bad Boss Into a Growth Opportunity
Working for an incompetent or ineffective boss can be demoralizing—and can become a source of stress. Yet it’s also an opportunity to learn and grow. Here’s what you can and should do about it: 👉 https://t.co/C1G5cEw6hX #careeradvice #careerdevelopment #personaleffectiveness https://t.co/iuYRnQPtS0
Konnor Griffin's TV Debut Beats Skenes, Sets Streaming Record
For TV, @KonnorGriffin22 > @Paul_Skenes? @SNPittsburgh drew 6.15 local rating for the rookie's debut Saturday. That topped Skenes' 2025 debut (Skenes starts would go on to be 20% better than other Pirates games in 2025). Sat/Sun games also streaming records for SNP...
Effective Leaders Adapt, Prioritize Empathy Over Personal Style
I used to believe leaders should always show up as their authentic, natural selves. I don’t believe that anymore. As a leader, you need to be a chameleon at times, changing your approach depending on what the situation needs. For a long time,...
AI Empowers Solo Creators, Sparking Long‑Tail Product Boom
We're now seeing legitimately useful products launched almost daily by individuals or small teams using AI, not venture funded startups. Some recent examples: @MattHartman's Ghost Pepper @bensig and @MillaJovovich's MemPalace @garrytan's Gstack The explosion of the long tail feels imminent...
Iowa Proposal Could Double Gambling Revenue with Prediction Market Tax
An Iowa bill under consideration in the House Ways & Means committee could tax 20% of the total value of all prediction market event contract trades, generating more than $130 million in annual revenue by 2032, per financial analysis released...
Iran Strikes Saudi Petrochemical Plant, U.S. Media Silent
Whoa I missed this: Saudi Arabian petrochemical plant struck by Iran at Jubail Industrial City Not reported in mainstream U.S. press but from sources generally accurate (AFP, by way of Times of Israel) https://t.co/5PXGglvqpg
Hiring Red Flags Reveal Hidden Discrimination and Bias
Red flags when hiring: - Job hopper. 3 jobs in 5 years? They’ll leave you too. - Resume gap. If nobody else wanted them, why would you? - Has kids. They’ll end up taking all of their PTO instead of working. - Has...
Today's Brent Mirrors 2014 Levels After Inflation Adjustments
Dated Brent was at ~$105 in April 2014, before the BIG shale-induced rout in crude prices. Adjusting for inflation, that's roughly where we are today. And the Strait of Hormuz remains closed. (Also the lapsed appropriations note at the bottom of the BLS'...
College Football Title Games Worth $50‑75 Million Each
Important price to remember as CFP expansion discussion comes up, with talk of eliminating title games. Overall, sources have indicated football title games for Big Ten, SEC can each be worth $75+ million annually. Maybe closer to $50+ million for ACC, Big...
Write to Think, Read to Write: Bezos' Meeting Hack
Read to improve your writing. Write to improve your thinking. Jeff Bezos on how to run effective meetings by adopting a writing culture. https://t.co/D4cOCgUMtY
Proprietary Data Becomes Your Ultimate Sales Moat
From Efficiency to Alpha: Why Your Proprietary Data is the New Sales Moat by @Timothy_Hughes https://t.co/vogMKQPsv8 @DLAIgnite #SocialSelling #DigitalSelling #Sales #SalesTips #SalesLeader #Salesforce #Marketing #Leadership #ArtificialIntelligence #Technology #Innovation #Tech #TechNews
Let Your EA Own Your Calendar, Reclaim Hours
My EA runs my entire day… NOT me. I used to burn 2 hours a day just trying to figure out where I needed to be next. Now? She owns the calendar. Completely. I follow it. I don’t create it. This freaked me out...
Maine Bans Credit Cards for Online Betting, Following Industry Trend
Maine last week became the latest state to pass a law banning credit cards to fund online sportsbook accounts. Many of the nation's leading sportsbooks no longer accept credit cards in any state.
Efficient Land Use: Hidden Deflator Amid Inflation Talk
I was just at the Dallas Fed, and the conversation was dominated by one question: How long is inflation going to remain a problem? While the main focus is energy and AI, there is a major deflator hiding in plain...
Paramount to Grant 10-Year Warrants to PSKY B Shareholders
⚡️ Clearing Up the Paramount Equity Syndication for WBD Confusion ⚡️ $PSKY $WBD Concurrent with closing, Paramount will issue a 10-year warrant to all existing public PSKY Class B shareholders representing... https://t.co/xBIFsn2ogd
Army Secretary Driscoll Stays, Despite Tensions with Hegseth
SCOOP: Army Secretary Dan Driscoll has no plans to resign or otherwise leave his role at the Pentagon, he said in a statement on Tuesday, after a series of internal clashes with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth have caused other U.S....
Iran Deal Won’t Reverse Permanent Economic Damage
Even a quick Iran deal won't undo the damage already done. Stock losses, years of elevated oil prices, and a $350B defense budget increase that quietly translates to $3–4K in added taxes per household. The economy doesn't just snap back. Some of...
Why NBA Fans Still Pay for Regular Season Games
I don’t understand how people still buy tickets to regular season NBA games, and what it would take to ever get them to stop
Oil Benchmark Hits Record, Reflecting Iran War Shortages
A key benchmark for physical oil has surged to its highest level on record, showing that global crude markets are increasingly pricing in supply shortages caused by the Iran war. https://t.co/OCII5LIP6Z https://t.co/V7iFSd47Gu
Founder Charisma: Powerful Tool, Yet Fatal Governance Risk
Just finished reading the @RonanFarrow piece in @NewYorker . My Takeaway: Reality distortion fields are not a bug in entrepreneurship, they are a feature. Albeit a Faustian one. And Farrow captures that paradox beautifully. These reality distortion fields can operate...
Iran Deal Won’t Reverse Last Years’ Economic Damage
Even a quick Iran deal won't undo the damage already done. Stock losses, years of elevated oil prices, and a $350B defense budget increase that quietly translates to $3–4K in added taxes per household. The economy doesn't just snap back. Some of...
Fed Hawkishness, Weak Wages, Energy Surge Push Yields Higher
Trifecta of a hawkish Fed, slowing wage growth and surging energy prices seems like a bad combo at a time when household debt delinquencies were already mounting. The 10-year Treasury yield hasn't been this high relative to the growth rate...
ESPN Faces Layoffs Amid Cord‑cutting and Spin‑off Uncertainty
The Varsity * Murdoch vs. the NFL * How UCLA's win benefits the whole Big Ten * What NBA Europe investors should know, per @jamalmashburn Plus, layoffs are coming to ESPN as the sports network deals with cord-cutting, the YouTube TV blackout, and uncertainty...
Pakistan Urges Iran to Reopen Hormuz, Pause Fighting
🚨 Pakistan requesting Iran: ➡️ Open straight of Hormuz for 2 weeks ➡️ Ceasefire for two weeks ➡️ Trump to extend deadline for 2 weeks ➡️ Meanwhile, Iranian official tells Reuters: exchanges via mediators still ongoing (😇 this morning it was cutoff?)
Track Patient Reach and Revenue with Precision Marketing
What if you knew exactly which patients your marketing reached—and what revenue it generated? Ty Allen explains how that’s becoming possible in this interview 👉 https://t.co/R55iwoMmnJ @socialclimb_1 #PrecisionMarketing #hcmktg
China’s Reported Exports to US Dwarf Imports Post‑301 Tariffs
Indeed, an important question -- Ever since the 301 tariffs were introduced, the exports that China reports to the US have far exceeded US imports -- and now the gap is exceptionally big 1/3 https://t.co/b1eDSKKtRz
Lawmakers Push FCC to Block Sports Media Consolidation
In a letter Monday to @BrendanCarrFCC about the cost and inconvenience of TV sports and streaming deals between @Disney’s @ESPN and @NFL and @MLB, @SenWarren and @RepPatRyanNY said, “To promote competition in sports media in support of the public interest,...
Firms Use Legal and Illegal Tactics to Dodge US Tariffs
In today's thrilling episode of "least surprising tariff news ever", the NYT reports that firms have reacted to historically high and complex US tariffs by engaging in lawful and unlawful ways to avoid paying them. Shocked, shocked, etc etc. https://t.co/f7tZuI7dgo
Leadership Tested: Rise Above Chaos or Survival Mode
You’re on the shop floor, the pressure is mounting, a budget gets slashed, or a critical project hits a snag. In those moments of chaos, does your leadership level up, or do you default to survival mode? Stream now: 🔗 https://t.co/JgtHAvt0Jg 📽️ https://t.co/sJpGj9whnf...
Iran's Oil Revenues Soar Amid War-Driven Price Spikes
My view on Iran's surge in revenues since the start of the US-Israeli war on Iran with @CoffeeandaMike: "Since the war started, the Iranians have been shipping a lot more crude out of the Strait of Hormuz, they've been selling at...
Obsession, Not Discipline, Drives the Best Founders
Never built through discipline. Built through obsession. The best founders I know aren't more disciplined than everyone else. They just found the thing they can't stop thinking about.
Oil Shock Dampened: Prices Below Peaks, Economy Decouples
So far this oil shock is not quite at the level of previous shocks. 1. Inflation adjusted, prices still aren't at their highest 2. The world's economy is less coupled to oil than in years past.
Cultural Stunts Drive Media Buzz Over Direct Sales
📣 This Week's PR Campaigns & Opportunities [April 7, 2026] from #TrendingCampaigns 👇 🔥 Top PR Campaigns of the Week 1. @KITKAT Heist Tracker This is a smart, culturally reactive stunt: it turns a viral news moment into an accessible consumer interaction, inviting...