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May 27 · 2 min read ·economics

SpaceX Wants $2 Trillion

SpaceX filed for the biggest IPO ever, up to $2 trillion. A generational buy, sci-fi pricing, or an Elon fiefdom?

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May 22 · 3 min read ·economics

The World Cup's Empty Seats

Weeks out, World Cup seats sit unsold at $4,000-plus.

May 22 · 3 min read ·economics

The Strike Samsung Just Dodged

Some 47,000 chip workers were set to walk over AI profits. A last-minute deal stopped it -- but did it settle anything?

May 21 · 3 min read ·economics

Are the Bond Vigilantes Back?

The 30-year Treasury yield hit 5.2%, its highest since 2007. A fiscal reckoning, a normal repricing, or a Fed problem?

May 21 · 3 min read ·economics

San Francisco Real Estate

Record $1.7M prices and an AI boom -- but condo owners are stuck underwater, and the waterfront itself may be sinking.

May 18 · 4 min read ·economics

Let's Buy Spirit

Spirit shut down May 2. A TikTok creator has $337M in non-binding pledges to buy it back.

May 13 · 5 min read ·economics

Trump Gets His Fed Chair

Kevin Warsh confirmed 54-45 in the closest Fed chair vote ever. He says he's not a sock puppet. CPI is 3.8%.

Apr 29 · 5 min read ·economics

Chili's Is Cooking

Brinker stock 5x'd in three years. Same-store sales rose 21% one quarter, then 8.6% the next. Playbook or fluke?

Apr 23 · 3 min read ·economics

Save Spirit?

Spirit is close to a $500M bailout and possibly 90% federal ownership. Jet fuel doubled after the Iran war started.

Apr 19 · 4 min read ·economics

Trump's Refund Portal

There are $175 billion in illegal tariffs owed. The portal opens tomorrow -- for importers only.

Apr 17 · 3 min read ·economics

Germany's Sick Day Problem

German workers take 24 sick days a year. The chancellor wants to know if they're all necessary.

Apr 15 · 3 min read ·economics

Ireland's Fuel Revolt

650 fuel stations empty, the only refinery blockaded, and a government offering half a billion euros to make it stop

Apr 13 · 3 min read ·economics

McRed Bull

Red Bull at the drive-thru -- McDonald's is betting big on energy drinks and dirty sodas

Apr 10 · 3 min read ·economics

The Boom Belt

DeSantis and Abbott call the Southeast a $9T boom belt. The data backs them. The critics say it's already breaking.

Apr 9 · 3 min read ·economics

When Will Gas Prices Drop?

Gas hit $4.14 a gallon. The ceasefire should help -- but refinery closures and tariffs could keep prices painful

Apr 7 · 4 min read ·economics

Eight Dollar Diesel

San Francisco just became the first U.S. city to hit $8/gallon diesel. The war did this. California made it worse. And it may hit your grocery bill soon.

Apr 1 · 3 min read ·economics

McCormick Swallows Unilever's Food Empire

McCormick is paying $44.8 billion for Hellmann's, Knorr, and Marmite. Investors aren't thrilled.

Mar 30 · 6 min read ·economics

Who's Winning the Strait of Hormuz?

Iran shut down the world's most important oil chokepoint. But not everyone is losing.

Mar 30 · 5 min read ·economics

When Do Markets Recover?

Stocks hit their lowest since August 2025. The answer to "when do they come back?" probably depends entirely on a strait.

Mar 25 · 4 min read ·economics

Who Knew Before Trump Posted?

$580 million in oil futures traded 16 minutes before Trump's Iran announcement. Nobody's investigating.