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Russian Aide Brands US Iran War a Global Economic Tragedy
SocialMar 18, 2026

Russian Aide Brands US Iran War a Global Economic Tragedy

In some of Russia's harshest criticism of the US war in Iran, which Putin has tried not to say much on, top aide Nikolai Patrushev calls it a "tragedy" that will "set global trade and economics back years" and "has...

By Max Seddon
Taiwan Imports Surpass China, Undermining Trump’s Bilateral Focus
SocialMar 18, 2026

Taiwan Imports Surpass China, Undermining Trump’s Bilateral Focus

The Trump Administration makes way too much of the bilateral balance with China -- Monthly imports from Taiwan alone topped imports from China in the last quarter of data 1/2 https://t.co/IOKB3Ii1lH

By Brad Setser
Six Key Questions Reveal True Employee Performance
SocialMar 18, 2026

Six Key Questions Reveal True Employee Performance

6 Questions to Find Out How Your Employees Are Really Doing - https://t.co/wT6361bf7V - https://t.co/1oObzNjeuR by Rebecca Knight

By John Hall
Prioritize End‑to‑End Process Redesign Over Quick Automation
SocialMar 18, 2026

Prioritize End‑to‑End Process Redesign Over Quick Automation

Rushing S/4HANA implementation? Automating old processes speeds things up now but costs more long-term. Focus on end-to-end process improvement for real benefits, not just faster old ways. #S4HANA #SAP #DigitalTransformation https://t.co/ivIup3tf3s

By Eric Kimberling
Fed Should Stabilize Nominal Income Growth Amid Supply Shocks
SocialMar 18, 2026

Fed Should Stabilize Nominal Income Growth Amid Supply Shocks

Great quote that speaks to the Fed's challenging task of (1) looking through supply shocks while also (2) maintaining a robust nominal anchor. As folks like @IrvingSwisher and I have said for sometime, stabilizing the growth path of aggregate nominal...

By David Beckworth
Emotion-Driven Marketing Wins: Heated Rivalry Powers Panels
SocialMar 18, 2026

Emotion-Driven Marketing Wins: Heated Rivalry Powers Panels

Happy to report I did indeed incorporate Heated Rivalry into all 3 of my panels at SXSW - Viral Nation’s Emotion Economy of Social Media - Heated Rivalry made people feel seen. Tap into emotion in marketing Patreon’s Building Brands...

By Lia Haberman
WME Cuts 3% Workforce, Cites Industry Upheaval
SocialMar 18, 2026

WME Cuts 3% Workforce, Cites Industry Upheaval

WME Laying Off 30 Staffers, 3% of Headcount, After Going Private Last Year: ‘Our Industry Is Undergoing Profound Change’ https://t.co/gUlwX6zxPb via @variety

By Todd Spangler
Launch Fast, Let Locals Replicate and Sell
SocialMar 18, 2026

Launch Fast, Let Locals Replicate and Sell

Zhong Xu opened 10 offices in one quarter during COVID. All virtual. His logic: if the idea works in one country, someone local will copy it everywhere. Get there first. Let your early adopters sell for you. https://t.co/OQxdDHrAK0

By Omer Khan
TransFi Secures $14M Series A From Tether’s Arm
SocialMar 18, 2026

TransFi Secures $14M Series A From Tether’s Arm

Big congratulations to @thefintechfund portfolio co @getTransFi, who just raised their $14M Series A from @Tether's investment arm, Turing Financial. https://t.co/YnhLl63Gau

By Nik Milanovic
Most Firms Ignore AI Tool Security, Risking Breaches
SocialMar 18, 2026

Most Firms Ignore AI Tool Security, Risking Breaches

66% of orgs see AI’s impact on cyber, but only 37% check tool security before deployment. Personal agents like OpenClaw are brilliant productivity boosters—and a CISO’s worst nightmare. Don't be a statistic: https://t.co/KfaNBOyWmm #CIO #CISO #AI #Agentic #Cybersecurity #RSAC2026

By Tim Crawford
China Covertly Sustains Iran with Oil and Rockets
SocialMar 18, 2026

China Covertly Sustains Iran with Oil and Rockets

How China Is Quietly Helping an Isolated Iran Survive—From buying oil to selling rocket parts, China gives Iran critical support @austinramzy @RoryWSJ https://t.co/xCbI1lO7VO https://t.co/xCbI1lO7VO

By Jonathan Cheng
Replace Cascading OKRs with a Strategic Solar System
SocialMar 18, 2026

Replace Cascading OKRs with a Strategic Solar System

Don’t cascade OKRs. Build a Solar System Many teams cascade OKRs. But this often creates silos and false alignment. Wednesday 18 March 17:00 – 18:00 GMT Link: https://luma.com/cteiwnl4 In this session, you will learn: • Why cascading OKRs creates silos and false alignment • How the OKR...

By Ed Biden
Apple’s Origin Myths Debunked: Beyond the Garage
SocialMar 18, 2026

Apple’s Origin Myths Debunked: Beyond the Garage

Apple didn’t start in a garage—and that’s just the beginning. @poguester joins me to unpack the real stories behind Apple: The First 50 Years—from Ron Wayne’s $800 exit to Steve Jobs’s complicated genius. We talk myths, mission-driven leadership, and why Apple...

By Guy Kawasaki
Know Your Worst-Case to Tame Change Fear
SocialMar 18, 2026

Know Your Worst-Case to Tame Change Fear

Understanding your worst-case scenario is fundamental to controlling the fear that normally comes with any great change in life. Buying vs Starting a Business https://t.co/W5E0qQGk0q https://t.co/Kp9sYE1An1

By David C. Barnett
Foreign‑flag Tankers Raise Domestic Fuel Costs, Study Finds
SocialMar 18, 2026

Foreign‑flag Tankers Raise Domestic Fuel Costs, Study Finds

"A careful look at the current state of international market freight rates shows that, in fact, substituting a foreign flag tanker on a domestic route currently served by a Jones Act tanker would more than likely result in an increase...

By Joe Weisenthal
Hanover Park Raises $27M to Power $100T Infrastructure
SocialMar 18, 2026

Hanover Park Raises $27M to Power $100T Infrastructure

Chris, Nick, and @hanoverpark have been on a tear the past 20 months. Have never seen a company build so much trust with customers so quickly. They just raised $27M to continue assembling the dream team to build the financial infrastructure...

By Turner Novak
Startups Fail When They Lack a Competitive Edge
SocialMar 18, 2026

Startups Fail When They Lack a Competitive Edge

The risk of a startup is not having an edge. From the JustPaid podcast. https://t.co/LbaSP4OUa6

By Daniel Kivatinos
Anyone Can Build AI Agents in Hours
SocialMar 18, 2026

Anyone Can Build AI Agents in Hours

We gave every person at Wynter 1 week to build their own AI agent. Budget of about 4 hours each. Today was demo day. Everyone presented what they built. Most had never built anything like this before. Some had zero technical background....

By Peep Laja
Trump Tariffs Spike Diesel, Fertilizer Costs, Threaten Farm Voters
SocialMar 18, 2026

Trump Tariffs Spike Diesel, Fertilizer Costs, Threaten Farm Voters

Trump’s tariffs and the US-Israeli war on Iran are sending fertilizer and diesel costs through the roof. Diesel is up ~$1/gallon in a week. Urea fertilizer has jumped from $470/ton to up to $585. This jump in cost spells trouble for Trump and...

By Steve Hanke
EIB Funds 290MW Solar and 350MW Storage in Italy
SocialMar 18, 2026

EIB Funds 290MW Solar and 350MW Storage in Italy

EIB to finance 290MW solar PV and 350MW BESS Italian portfolio #energysky -- via pv-tech: https://t.co/ivC4mfMTQa

By Tor “SolarFred” Valenza
Run 36,000 AI Experiments Nightly for Free
SocialMar 18, 2026

Run 36,000 AI Experiments Nightly for Free

Your competitor runs 50 marketing experiments a year. You can now run 36,000. For free. Andrej Karpathy just open-sourced Auto Research. It runs AI experiments every 5 minutes on a single GPU while you sleep. We’re already testing this at Single Grain....

By Eric Siu
Iran War Reshapes Fed Expectations and Monetary Policy Outlook
SocialMar 18, 2026

Iran War Reshapes Fed Expectations and Monetary Policy Outlook

Worth noting just how much the Iran war has changed expectations about the Fed and the future path of monetary policy. https://t.co/NBYZx2Uuza

By Justin Wolfers
Design Environments, Not Willpower, for Peak Performance
SocialMar 18, 2026

Design Environments, Not Willpower, for Peak Performance

🧠 We often think of accomplishing our goals as a matter of willpower. But behavioral science suggests that our environment often plays a bigger role in our success than our resolve. How can a leader engineer their surroundings to make...

By Nick Westergaard
High RPO Guarantees Revenue, Risks Complacency
SocialMar 18, 2026

High RPO Guarantees Revenue, Risks Complacency

RPO breakdown of public software companies. High RPO = guaranteed future revenue (your customers are prisoners) Low RPO = you have to win your customers’ love much more frequently All else being equal, high RPO is better. But it can make you complacent…...

By OnlyCFO
AI's 2026 Role in B2B Marketing Revealed
SocialMar 18, 2026

AI's 2026 Role in B2B Marketing Revealed

Where AI Will Be Used by B2B Marketers in 2026: DGR Interview with Jasper’s Loreal Lynch https://t.co/cwzgShtPlg via @DG_Report

By Tom Pick
Trump's Influence Undermines Fed Credibility Amid Rate‑Cut Skepticism
SocialMar 18, 2026

Trump's Influence Undermines Fed Credibility Amid Rate‑Cut Skepticism

When you see markets pricing in no chance of a cut in April, and less than a cut this entire year, and we are still talking about the possibility of three dissents against holding rates constant today, you realize how...

By Tim Duy
Huge Performance Gap Revealed in 2026 Email Benchmark
SocialMar 18, 2026

Huge Performance Gap Revealed in 2026 Email Benchmark

The 2026 Klaviyo Email Benchmark Report is here 📊 We analyzed: • 600+ brands • 740M emails • $300M in 30 days ($3.6B annualized) And found a massive gap between top performers and everyone else. Most ecommerce brands have no idea where they actually stand. https://t.co/N9YXthbeeI

By Larry Kim
Tweet Relevant Content to Appear in Google Discover
SocialMar 18, 2026

Tweet Relevant Content to Appear in Google Discover

How to show up in Google Discover 2026 edition: tweet things you also might be interested in 😅 https://t.co/QuiAVIpyCy

By Lily Ray
AI Transformation Demands CEO Commitment, Not Delegation
SocialMar 18, 2026

AI Transformation Demands CEO Commitment, Not Delegation

No, you can’t hand off AI transformation. It starts from the top. The most cracked out founders I know are sleeping far less (9-figure+). They’re deep in Claude Code and the Claws. All the hackathons, office hours, AI specialists, etc. won’t help if the...

By Eric Siu
China's EU Trade Surplus Rises in First Two Months
SocialMar 18, 2026

China's EU Trade Surplus Rises in First Two Months

In news not related to the Straights of Hormuz, China's trade surplus with the EU ticked up in the first two months of the year 1/ https://t.co/uWb594zrUq

By Brad Setser
Diversify Income: Speak, Partner, Publish for Predictable Growth
SocialMar 18, 2026

Diversify Income: Speak, Partner, Publish for Predictable Growth

Most freelancers focus on services only. That is risky. When I crossed $270K in revenue, I was not relying on one income stream. I had services, courses, ebooks, affiliate sites and speaking fees. Some were distractions. Some were strategic. If I were starting today,...

By Ross Simmonds
China Refuses to Tap Reserves for Global Supply
SocialMar 18, 2026

China Refuses to Tap Reserves for Global Supply

Well, China isn't going to dip into its strategic reserves to help supply the rest of the world ... 1/2

By Brad Setser
Asia Faces Demand Destruction as Middle Eastern Crude Hits $150
SocialMar 18, 2026

Asia Faces Demand Destruction as Middle Eastern Crude Hits $150

1/5 Where Is the Demand Destruction? tl:dr - Asia because they are reliant on Middle Eastern Crude oil, and it is now over $150/barrel. This is keeping (for now) the American and European grades "only" ~$100. (% gain since the war) https://t.co/A6Rk6TjszH

By Jim Bianco
Teamwork Fueled Dubai Airport’s Rapid Recovery After Shutdown
SocialMar 18, 2026

Teamwork Fueled Dubai Airport’s Rapid Recovery After Shutdown

Dubai Airports CEO Paul Griffiths speaking to CNN's Becky Anderson: the key to keeping flights moving at DXB during the recent suspension was the outstanding teamwork from all parties... airport, airlines, ground handlers, emergency services. IMO: it’s easy to criticise when...

By Fahad Naim
Presidential Tweets Trump Central Bank Rate Moves
SocialMar 18, 2026

Presidential Tweets Trump Central Bank Rate Moves

"Does anyone really care if central banks raise or lower interest rates by 25 basis points, when the US president can send entire economies into a tailspin with a post on Truth Social?" Coppola Comment, 10th March. https://t.co/cCBaBOBPfB

By Frances Coppola
Rejection in Film School Sparked a Billion-Dollar Company
SocialMar 18, 2026

Rejection in Film School Sparked a Billion-Dollar Company

I got laughed out of film school by my peers. That embarrassment built a $1,000,000,000 company. At USC, I was one of 4 students selected for a senior thesis film. Out of thousands. I thought that meant something. It didn't.

By Tom Bilyeu
Real Estate PE Delivers 2x Return Before Deal Begins
SocialMar 18, 2026

Real Estate PE Delivers 2x Return Before Deal Begins

Why is real estate private equity so lucrative? Because you basically get a 2x return on your capital before the deal even starts Let’s take a sample deal: $10MM purchase price. The deal will be purchased with a $7.5MM loan and $2.5MM of...

By The Real Estate God
Ask for Decision Steps, Not Vague Processes
SocialMar 18, 2026

Ask for Decision Steps, Not Vague Processes

Never ask: "What's your decision-making process?" Instead ask: "What steps does your company need to take to make a confident yes or no decision?" Same intent. Completely different depth of response. Then DON'T take their answer at face value.

By Chris Orlob
PPI Stays Elevated at 3.4% Amid Fed QE Shift
SocialMar 18, 2026

PPI Stays Elevated at 3.4% Amid Fed QE Shift

February’s US Producer Price Index (PPI) was just released.  Over the past year, the PPI REMAINS ELEVATED at 3.4%/yr.  As the Fed pivots away from Quantitative Tightening to Quantitative Easing, it’s having trouble putting the INFLATION GENIE BACK IN THE BOTTLE. https://t.co/XFlfmOdN5q

By Steve Hanke
Oil's Global Price Cracks Under Stress, Spreads Surge
SocialMar 18, 2026

Oil's Global Price Cracks Under Stress, Spreads Surge

Oil is a almost perfectly fungible commodity* with a single global price ... except during periods of stress Via JP's Natasha Kaneva, the spread between North Atlantic sweet light and the oil Asia normally buys has reached extreme levels * setting...

By Brad Setser
Proactively Leverage Raving Fans as Mid‑Cycle Champions
SocialMar 18, 2026

Proactively Leverage Raving Fans as Mid‑Cycle Champions

Pivot for 2026 - will be setting up my prospects and customers with more references. I’m lucky - I’ve worked to bring on 110 net new logos and work with 30 existing customers. We have raving fans here...

By Brian LaManna
Great Performance, but Budget Freeze Blocks Any Raise
SocialMar 18, 2026

Great Performance, but Budget Freeze Blocks Any Raise

You're in your annual performance review. You've presented a flawless track record to finally ask for an overdue raise. Your manager chuckles, leans back in their ergonomic chair, and shuts you down instantly. Manager: "Look, you crushed it, but my hands are...

By Serhiy Klym
Marketers Reveal Top AI Tools Shaping 2026
SocialMar 18, 2026

Marketers Reveal Top AI Tools Shaping 2026

Real Impact in 2026: 20+ Marketers on Their Essential AI Tools and Workflows https://t.co/VrZTQ1aEsO via @hotinsm in Social Media Tips and Tricks

By Lilach Bullock
BHP's New CEO Prioritizes Americas for Mining Growth
SocialMar 18, 2026

BHP's New CEO Prioritizes Americas for Mining Growth

BHP's newly appointed CEO says to focus on Americas in new age for mining https://t.co/ibNBZswIkV

By Ernest Scheyder
HP’s AI Gamble Betrays Its Trusted Engineering Culture
SocialMar 18, 2026

HP’s AI Gamble Betrays Its Trusted Engineering Culture

The Slow-Motion Demolition of a Pioneer: Why HP’s Gamble on AI is a Betrayal of People and Product The ultimate betrayal of ‘HP Way’, a culture built on mutual trust, engineering excellence & respect for staff. https://t.co/vCr1Z2qdEc

By Dez Blanchfield
We’re Starving Trades While Chasing Replaceable Tech Jobs
SocialMar 18, 2026

We’re Starving Trades While Chasing Replaceable Tech Jobs

Doesn't seem too smart that as a country, we steered as many people as we could away from the trades into work that the machines will take over more and more of, the machines need tradespeople to get all the...

By Jason Jacobs
Trump’s NATO Betrayal Leaves Europe Refusing Bailout
SocialMar 18, 2026

Trump’s NATO Betrayal Leaves Europe Refusing Bailout

Trump spent years trashing NATO. He's been threatening to have the US withdrawal since his first term. Now he wants NATO to bail him out of a war he chose. Europe said no. That’s not the story of weak allies- that’s the consequence of...

By Olivia of Troye
Iran Gas Strike Could Push Turkey to Import More LNG
SocialMar 18, 2026

Iran Gas Strike Could Push Turkey to Import More LNG

An unintended consequence of the strikes on Iran’s gas fields? Turkey may be forced to import more LNG 🇹🇷 🚢 Iran sends gas from South Pars to Turkey via a pipeline (making up ~15% of the country’s demand) If that’s shut,...

By Stephen Stapczynski
Oil Shocks Shape Economy; Central Banks' Response Blueprint
SocialMar 18, 2026

Oil Shocks Shape Economy; Central Banks' Response Blueprint

Incredibly important episode with @BobEUnlimited where we deep dive into how oil shocks impact the economy and how central banks react. This is the ultimate playbook

By Felix Jauvin