The Silicon Valley etiquette crisis just got real. Slow Ventures hosted a three-hour 'Finishing School' this week at San Francisco's Four Seasons, teaching 50 tech founders everything from proper handshakes to caviar protocol. The twist? Hundreds applied for what...
Classical conditioning teaches us a valuable lesson regarding the current investor dilemma. Pavlov’s research discovered a basic psychological rule: when a neutral stimulus is repeatedly paired with a reward‑stimulus, eventually it will trigger the same response even when the...
The diggers have already demolished parts of the White House’s East Wing to create Donald Trump’s new ballroom. Could the Supreme Court do the same for his tariffs? Betting markets think he’ll lose the latest court battle. How would...
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to be a transformative technology that impacts how we all live and do business. With some creativity, and time for current offerings to improve, it is not difficult to imagine how in the...
I recently penned an article on “Money Supply Growth,” which elicited a very thoughtful response from Garrett Baldwin via Substack. He argued that labeling Federal Reserve operations as “money printing” is not rhetoric, but rather a reality. He points...
Sarah Friar, OpenAI’s CFO, spoke at a Wall Street Journal technology conference to update the audience on the potential of AI. While her comments were very optimistic, she noted that OpenAI seeks continued capital inflows, highlighting the lynchpin for...
Following the recent weakness, we saw a good recovery yesterday in risk assets, leaving the major indices with bullish-looking price candles. After a weaker start yesterday, global indices all turned higher; Bitcoin climbed well north of the $100K level,...
Tech-fuelled growth attracts the headlines, but headwinds from the government shutdown are becoming more apparent as consumer confidence continues to slide. The absence of official data is clouding the situation, but business surveys suggest the Federal Reserve will likely...
Your ’Safe’ Bonds Are Acting Like Risk Assets Right Now - Blame the Supreme Court’s Tariff Case
During the November 5th Supreme Court session questioning Trump administration lawyers on tariff authority, financial markets exhibited an unusual pattern. Treasury bond yields...
Less than a day after suffering a severe bout of vertigo, traders found their footing — or at least a semblance of it. Stocks and gold both clawed higher, bonds were dumped, and — that perennial barometer of...
