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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you'll never guess who the biggest fan of Elon Musk's much maligned pickup truck is www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Did anybody else think that the bread in the Atlantic story sounded basically identical to the Kirkland Signature Cranberry Walnut loaf (good loaf fwiw)
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...
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
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...
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...
Will be joining tonight to talk about the war, the markets, and the economy. See you in a few minutes!
seems like the beginning and end of this is that normal people didn't like sora very much www.wsj.com/business/med...
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...
Goldman gave Kathryn Ruemmler of “Uncle Jeffrey” fame a big raise. She made $25 million last year www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Can’t wait for my idyllic small town experience in Palo Alto lol
new episode of everybody's business is all about eroding trust in capitalism -- epstein, retirement, airplane lines www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
To be fair, McKinsey wasn’t the only metaverse pilled management consultancy. I present Accenture’s “Nth Floor”
“Real businesses in the real world”
guys, its you. (new from me in @bloomberg.com. Gift link here: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...)
We talked about this on the podcast as well but if the war ended tomorrow
gas prices could stay elevated for months
"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.
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...
"he doesn't judge" www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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...
Will be talking paramount v Netflix, hegseth v anthropic tonight
Great conversation with Anna on the pod this week about the double tax on black women and why it matters for everyone
Thank you!!!
remember the trump trade?
Wow that’s a great point
I’m sorry this is rich
Tune in!
nice to have a one-day reminder that remote school for little kids is insane.
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