Physical Brent Hits $150 Before Options Predict It
While the options market bets on Brent crude futures hitting a record $150 a barrel, in the physical market cargo prices have already got there https://t.co/mfaujswneF
Hail‑Ready Solar Projects Earn Lower Insurance Premiums
kWh Analytics to reward hail-ready solar projects with lower insurance costs #energysky -- via Solar Power World: https://t.co/J1dOJ4DGwt
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.
AIM‑260 Missile Gets $2 B Boost, Speeding Deployment
Dogfight missile dollars increased: Lockheed Martin’s new AIM-260 air-to-air missile program received a $2 billion boost in the Trump administration’s proposed budget, a sign the classified weapon could see accelerated production and be deployed soon https://t.co/r74IUvtxbi
AT&T’s OneConnect Plan Slashes ARPU, Threatens Cable Revenue
.@ATT just signaled the death of ARPU. The new OneConnect plan isn't just a bundle; it is a calculated assault on cable revenue. Here is the data on why this strategy changes the competitive landscape. 🧵📉
Netflix Doubles Down on Rom‑coms with New 'Court Date' Pickup
Excl: Netflix leaning hard into rom-coms, with its latest move being a pick up of a pitch titled COURT DATE from rising writer Michael Montemayor. Berlanti/Schechter Films is on board to produce. https://t.co/60L4PtCqtH
Etihad Halves Fares as Travelers Shun UAE
Etihad Is Now Selling Seats For Half Price — Because Travelers Are Staying Away From The UAE - View from the Wing https://t.co/9kM3vEzlkI
Alleged Advanced Life‑Detection Device Proven Fake
I don’t doubt some very advanced human life detection capabilities exist but there is absolutely no way this device exists even close to as described. Someone told a total BS story to a reporter. Incredible trolling. https://t.co/Fze3poXw0S
AI Poised for Uber-Like UX Revolution Across Industries
RT We haven't seen AI's "Uber/Airbnb moment" for UX yet - but it's coming. Early signals are in travel, retail, and B2B platforms experimenting with AI-driven experiences and attributes-based journeys. #AI #CX #DigitalTransformation @Star_CIO https://t.co/1JJW0fGZaG
Top Journalists Earn Emmy Nods, Shift to YouTube
Congratulations to @jorgeramosnews and @johnnywharris on their News & Documentary Emmy nominations. Some of the biggest names in journalism are bringing their talents to @youtube, where they can connect directly with their viewers 🎥🎙️
Love Daily Content Creation? Essential for DTC Success
If you don't enjoy making, buying, and iterating on content like this every day Don't launch or buy a DTC / consumer brand It's table stakes if you want to win
NYT Exposes Widespread Tariff Fraud Since Last Year
Tariff fraud is rampant since last year. Great NY Times piece exposing the fraud today. https://t.co/FMWKsJMk9V
Former OMB Chief Condemns Trump's Terrifying Iran Threats
My former colleague & ex-OMB Dir. @DA_Stockman on Trump's THREATS: "Trump’s latest rant [was] horrifically despicable. He is threatening to unleash Armageddon on the 90 million people of Iran and the 7 billion people of the planet who depend [on Iran]...
Iowa’s $257B Economy Gets Fewer Trains than Swiss Summit Daily
Iowa, an economy with a $257 billion GDP, sees fewer trains in a week than this mountaintop station 6,700 feet above sea level in Switzerland does in a day.
Paper Prices Lag Real Commodity Costs Amid Iran War
Supply chains, with the Iran war, they are seeing a difference between paper prices for affected commodities and what they are paying. Paper is lagging reality. https://t.co/oYEHrq6g23
Disclaimers Shield Google Legally but Don’t Improve Answer Quality
Do these disclaimers help Google avoid legal liability or something? They’re all over AIO now (and IMO they don’t do much to take away from otherwise bad quality answers 😅😅)
Duffy Hails Boeing 787 Plant as American Manufacturing Comeback
.@SecDuffy at Boeing 787 factory in South Carolina. "This is great American manufacturing... This is a comeback story for Boeing" on CNBC
Trump Admin Warned of $200 Oil, Brent Hits $144
Two weeks ago, we scooped that the Trump administration was modeling the impact of oil prices reaching as high as $200 a barrel due to the #IranWar. Dated Brent oil just hit a record about $144...
ISS and Artemis II Ship‑to‑Ship Call at 2:
Ship-to-ship call between ISS and Artemis II coming up soon at 2:40 pm ET. Audio only. Listen on NASA's YouTube channel: https://t.co/3y6Tm3VF4k
Consumers Face up to $420 Electricity Price Gap
Bill shock: The up to $420 price gap between “median” electricity plans and lowest deals on offer #energysky -- via Renew Economy: https://t.co/sAmvh3Vg1x https://t.co/netLpw5rGJ
Predators Secure Scripps Sports Broadcast Deal Post
Latest development on local game delivery @PredsNHL ink broadcast deal with @ScrippsSports following Main Street demise More with @AlexMSilverman https://t.co/C7s6V9EKvY
Predators Secure New Local Broadcast Deal with Scripps
New at @SBJ: The @PredsNHL have signed a local broadcast deal with Scripps beginning next season following the demise of Main Street Sports Group (owner of FanDuel Sports Network). https://t.co/GmhKmMo5yr
Inflation‑Adjusted Six‑Month Futures Spread Near Record
"After adjusting for inflation, the six-month futures spread is on course to exceed the previous record set in October 1990, after Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait and as the United States and its allies massed forces in the Gulf." @JKempEnergy https://t.co/26TVbx2H9d
Even Strong Brands Can't Justify Premium for Weak Products
It's tough to consistently sell a weaker product for higher prices, no matter how strong the brand is. That's the Coachella dilemma in one sentence. We did a full breakdown on Coachella in a recent episode of Trapital with @realdavebrooks Follow...
Ohio Guard F‑16 Wing Conducts Week‑Long Night Flights
US Air National Guard F-16 fighter wing in Ohio conducting night flying operations all this week 🤔 Source: WTOL https://t.co/H3RjUL5aUQ
AI Now Outcodes Most Humans in Vulnerability Exploitation
Welcome to the space age of cybersecurity. “AI models have reached a level of coding capability where they can surpass all but the most skilled humans at finding and exploiting software vulnerabilities.” https://t.co/nWdi1l4vOI
Too Much Creative Similarity Drives Up CPMs
Once your Creative Similarity Score hits 60%+, Meta practically kills your ad. I'm seeing this across accounts right now. When your ads look too similar… → Same format → Same visual style → Same angle Andromeda clusters them together regardless of how many...
Canceling US‑Israel Alliance Won’t Solve Core Issues
For what it's worth, I think America should cancel its alliance with Israel, which is obviously a bad and unhelpful ally. But unlike leftists and rightists, I don't actually think canceling it will fix any of our fundamental problems, or...
General Caine Warns Iran Could Block Vital Hormuz Strait
MUST READ: “General Caine […] also flagged the enormous difficulty of securing the Strait of Hormuz and the risks of Iran blocking it. Mr. Trump had dismissed that possibility on the assumption that the regime would capitulate before it came...
Analyzing Iran Conflict: Trajectories, Risks, Global Impact
Five Weeks of Conflict with Iran: Trajectories, Risks, and Global Implications https://t.co/hcY0oGq0xK Thursday 9 April 11-12 EDT - Register here @ColumbiaUEnergy
Biglaw Lawyer Battles 12‑partner Team over $3M Park
POV: You're a former biglaw attorney representing the seller of a $3 million trampoline park opposite of KKR and a Sidley Austin team of 12 lawyers who don't sleep
STARLUX's Metallic Dream: Sorayama‑Designed A350s Unveiled
January 2026: STARLUX unveils the AIRSORAYAMA dream with Hajime Sorayama in Tokyo. March: silver A350-1000 B-58553 rolls out. April: the golden counterpart B-58554 emerges in Toulouse looking like liquid sunlight. Three years of work, one insane metallic vision.
Leading Companies Unite on Project Glasswing Against AI Cyber Threat
I’m proud that so many of the world’s leading companies have joined us for Project Glasswing to confront the cyber threat posed by increasingly capable AI systems head-on. https://t.co/pn3HSVsThP
Artemis II Heals Gen X Trauma, Restoring Hope and Joy
This mission has healed the PTSD all of us Gen X kids had from watching the Challenger launch on live TV. This crew has brought so much love, happiness and excitement to our world in a time when we’ve all...
Jack Emmert Returns, Unveils Veteran Leadership and MMO Vision
Our interview with Jack Emmert on his return to Cryptic Studios, his new veteran leaders and his plans for MMOs. https://t.co/BC7LMpCrMN
Iran Strikes Saudi’s Key Industrial Hub, Al Jubail.
After being attacked, Iran has counterattacked. Iran launched ballistic missiles targeting Al Jubail Industrial City in Saudi Arabia. Jubail has 150 industrial facilities and 2 oil refineries accounting for 25% of Saudi refining capacity. https://t.co/7mXVOrYTVW
Landlords Accept Massive Office Tower Losses After COVID
Th Four Stages of Offices Grief, finally reaching Acceptance. WSJ: “Landlords and their lenders held on to their office towers for years, hoping for a turnaround after Covid. Now, they are accepting enormous losses.“ https://t.co/5MKOtfeAFm
Cash‑pay Market for $950 Humira Doubtful vs Cheap Biosimilars
Is there really a cash-pay market for a $950/month brand-name Humira? (...especially w/two adalimumab biosimilars priced at less than $300/mo. already on TrumpRx, and many insured folks paying $0-5/month) https://t.co/taeQUY6Rve
Recognized as Top 50 Manufacturing Thought Leader
Proud to share: I have been named one of the 50 Best Thought Leaders in Manufacturing (2026) by Clarity. 30+ years in supply chain/ops, sharing insights through columns, media quotes and podcasts. https://t.co/UQNqnIq1IH #Manufacturing #SupplyChain #Leadership https://t.co/1MwFLC4uUV
AI Demands Full Transformation, Not Just Pilot Projects
AI is reshaping business models and workflows, but most orgs are nowhere near true digital transformation yet. Leaders need more than pilots and copilots. #AI #DigitalTransformation https://t.co/vUAeACa9wo
Anthropic Talks US Officials on Claude Mythos Cyber Capabilities
"Anthropic has also been in ongoing discussions with US government officials about Claude Mythos Preview and its offensive and defensive cyber capabilities." 👀https://t.co/RRcB6f6Mfa
Neo‑autocracies Spread Like Franchises; Orban May Be First Collapse
Neo-autocracies are like business franchises: if the model works in one place, it's being copied in more and more markets. But failure (followed by judicial reckoning) in one place would make it unattractive for copycats. I was hopeful the...
Tommy Harper Aims to Build HBO‑Style Micro‑Drama App
Exclusive: 'Star Wars' and 'Top Gun' producer Tommy Harper wants to make the 'HBO' of micro dramas with a new app. Read my interview with him and the pitch deck here 👉 https://t.co/kblixmikVy
Trump May Extend Iran Deal Deadline, Israel Threatens Missile Strike
Coming up in 2 hrs: Trump will say "Sane heads in Iran have helped keep the negotiations alive and I am happy to say Im announcing the deal-or-attack deadline to April 13th" Of course if he does say that, Israel...
Cygnus‑24 Launch Delayed to April 10, Reaches ISS April 11
Launch of Cygnus-24 to the ISS has slipped from Apr 8 to Apr 10 due to weather. 8:03 am ET. Arrival at ISS on Apr 11 at 11:39 pm ET. https://t.co/lSzznKUi4R
Iran’s Tactical Losses Yet Strategic Victory Over U.S.
Iran Losing Battles But Winning the War With the United States Attacking neighbours w/drones and missiles, controlling the Strait of Hormuz - Iran has played Trump like a fiddle. Iran may emerge from the war stronger than before. #iranwar #cdnpoli https://youtu.be/a5FeEDH-_SU
Hungry Howie's Pet‑themed Secret Menu Leverages National Pet Day
Appealing to the US consumers' love of their pets is always a smart promotion, as pizza chain Hungry Howie's partners with Happy Howie's for a "secret menu" to coincide with National Pet Day starting 4/11. https://t.co/WXrllxhuAi
WTI‑Brent Spread Hits Near‑record $5.83, Volatility Spikes
The US benchmark crude (WTI) premium to the UK grade (Brent) has extended as high as $5.83 today. Only two other times in history has the spread shot this high. Implied volatility (OVX) has only been higher when crude oil (futures) prices...
Ghodsi Warns 2024 Is Terrible Year for IPOs
Ali Ghodsi says this is a terrible year to go public … bad news for SpaceX and maybe OpenAI/Anthropic
Facebook Case Dismissed After Judge Switch, Witness Blocked
Housekeeping. May 6 evidentiary hearing which should be interesting. when facebook suddenly got this case dismissed at a very sensitive moment, it had been transferred to a new judge. weirdly this witness was blocked, too, who analyzed their privacy policy...