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Posts by Max Chafkin

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Why the AI Backlash Is Only Going to Get Worse More Americans are experiencing firsthand the negative effects of the technology on the labor market, the environment and their wallets.

we talked the attack on Altman and the AI backlash with @sarahfrier.bsky.social. Plus why's it so damn hard to get hired straight out of college right now and Allbirds but AI. LISTEN/SUBSCRIBE/ETC www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Tesla Cybertruck Sales Were Inflated by a SpaceX Buying Spree Almost one in five pickups registered during the fourth quarter went to another company in the billionaire’s business empire.

you'll never guess who the biggest fan of Elon Musk's much maligned pickup truck is www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Did anybody else think that the bread in the Atlantic story sounded basically identical to the Kirkland Signature Cranberry Walnut loaf (good loaf fwiw)

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new everybody's business. taxes, Iran, and the $7 bag of Doritos, with @svaneksmith.bsky.social and Ben Steverman. subscribe! www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Talked about some of this last week on everybody’s business and in the last weeks episode of @pkafka.bsky.social pod. Both worth checking out if you haven’t

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It’s not news that there’s a reality distortion field around Musk, but I don’t think people quite realize how big the gap between reality and expectations has gotten (gift link) www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Why We Need to Pay Attention to Elon Musk Again Podcast Episode · Channels with Peter Kafka · April 1 · 50m

this was fun! Me and @pkafka.bsky.social talking about the SpaceX IPO, Trump, Musk and the nature of a new kind of business celebrity podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

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Will be joining tonight to talk about the war, the markets, and the economy. See you in a few minutes!

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seems like the beginning and end of this is that normal people didn't like sora very much www.wsj.com/business/med...

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What We Do in the Shadows: Will Private Credit Take Down the Economy? On Everybody’s Business, we find out if a trillion-dollar business is too big to fail

This is a good one. @tracyalloway.bsky.social explains private credit markets and we talk about the great baseball resurgence with Randall Williams. Like/subscribe/etc. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

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Goldman gave Kathryn Ruemmler of “Uncle Jeffrey” fame a big raise. She made $25 million last year www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Can’t wait for my idyllic small town experience in Palo Alto lol

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America’s Crisis of Faith Amid the Global Chaos In Everybody’s Business, we trace the invisible threads connecting two-hour security lines, the Epstein files and a crumbling social safety net.

new episode of everybody's business is all about eroding trust in capitalism -- epstein, retirement, airplane lines www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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To be fair, McKinsey wasn’t the only metaverse pilled management consultancy. I present Accenture’s “Nth Floor”

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“Real businesses in the real world”

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guys, its you. (new from me in @bloomberg.com. Gift link here: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...)

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We talked about this on the podcast as well but if the war ended tomorrow
gas prices could stay elevated for months

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"The market is really underestimating the economic shock this is going to cause."

Oil execs are warning of a fuel supply crunch if the war with Iran is not quickly resolved. @chafkin.bsky.social and @bharatramamurti.bsky.social discuss the global economic impact of the conflict on the #11thHour.

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Elon Musk Is Backing ‘JD Vance 2.0.’ Some Republicans Aren’t Sure That’s a Good Thing So far, Musk’s super PAC money has done little to sway a Kentucky race.

Elon Musk is backing "JD Vance 2.0" in Kentucky -- a Thiel connected tech guy who can sling an insult. Tech types love it. Question is can Musk's money convince voters (gift link) www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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"he doesn't judge" www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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The Second Coming of Prediction Markets, Live at On Air Fest with Pushkin's Business History Podcast Episode · Everybody's Business · February 27 · 43m

we did a live taping this week, with great Jacob Goldstein and Robert Smith of Business History, talking about the big BW story on prediction markets, and why the current handwringing is nothing new podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

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Will be talking paramount v Netflix, hegseth v anthropic tonight

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Great conversation with Anna on the pod this week about the double tax on black women and why it matters for everyone

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Thank you!!!

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remember the trump trade?

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Wow that’s a great point

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I’m sorry this is rich

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Tune in!

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nice to have a one-day reminder that remote school for little kids is insane.

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Some personal news

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