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JULY 3, 2024

blogs.cfainstitute.org) Startups Half of VC funding in Q2 went to AI-related startups. axios.com) Economy Weekly initial unemployment claims are ticking higher. (behaviouralinvestment.com) Finance A lot of loans got repriced in 2024, so far. axios.com) What former Vanguard OCIO clients should expect.

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APRIL 30, 2025

axios.com) Economy Q1 2025 GDP shrank 0.3%. theatlantic.com) During periods of chaos, nimble startups have a leg up. (sixcolors.com) Vietnam Firms that moved operations to Vietnam have gotten rug pulled. nytimes.com) American firms sourcing goods in Vietnam are stuck. wsj.com) A majority of Americans say they Vietnam War was a mistake.

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MARCH 12, 2024

wisdomtree.com) Global Signs of strength in the Mexican economy. apricitas.io) Canada's economy has some real advantages. bloomberg.com) Agriculture is driving Brazil's economy. marginalrevolution.com) Economy February CPI increased 0.4%. (ft.com) Meta ($META) can now be added to dividend indices.

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OCTOBER 18, 2022

(npr.org) Global Nobody really knows how fast China's economy is growing, but it is slowing. nytimes.com) Economy Homebuyer traffic is in free fall. wired.com) High profile media startup Semafor has launched. ft.com) The war in Ukraine is only going to exacerbate Russia's demographic decline. cnbc.com).

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

ft.com) Are rate cuts going to help boost startup exits? axios.com) Economy What rate cuts mean for the economy. Finance Investors are no longer enamored with Renaissance Technologies' public investment vehicles. tomtunguz.com) You can't spell private equity without dividend recap. espn.com) MLS contemplates a post-Messi world.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

theconversation.com) AI How AI will change startup investing. noemamag.com) Society NAFTA was a hinge on which the American economy pivoted. (on.ft.com) Walt Hickey talks with Nate Silver author of "On the Edge: The Art of Risking Everything." numlock.com) Insights from “Hoof Beats: How Horses Shaped Human History,” by William Taylor.

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DECEMBER 15, 2023

nypost.com) Startups Companies like Sunset and Simple Closure help startups close up shop. theinformation.com) Startups keep taking a crack at the market for local sports news and opinion. entertainmentstrategyguy.com) Economy A soft landing is now consensus. variety.com) Why every cable outlet is running reruns.

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AUGUST 19, 2024

(blogs.cfainstitute.org) Venture capital Per Carta, startup failure rates are on the rise. marginalrevolution.com) Economy Prices don't decline, but wages can increase. on.ft.com) What it takes to raise a Series B these days. iconiqcapital.com) Global Inflation has come for Japan's ramen prices.

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OCTOBER 24, 2024

ft.com) Startups How Indian startup Byju burned through $6 billion in capital. msn.com) Economy Still no meaningful pickup in weekly initial unemployment claims. (citywire.com) Finance Robinhood ($HOOD) want to increase customer 'wallet share.' barrons.com) By this measure, corporations are in good financial shape.

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AUGUST 4, 2024

sherwood.news) Should a startup ever spend $1.8 sherwood.news) Economy The U.S. economy is on shakier ground. ft.com) The labor economy has slowed down to pre-pandemic levels. (awealthofcommonsense.com) Companies Berkshire Hathaway ($BRK.A) has sold down a big slug of Apple ($AAPL) stock in favor of cash.

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JUNE 11, 2025

spyglass.org) Startups that are building AI specifically to take your job. klementoninvesting.substack.com) Tariffs inject uncertainty into the economy. (semafor.com) The cable company spinoffs differ when it comes to debt. hollywoodreporter.com) Does anybody really want all these cable network companies?

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FEBRUARY 27, 2025

novelinvestor.com) Startups Stripe was recently valued at $91.5 theatlantic.com) Economy Weekly initial unemployment claims jumped last week. (ft.com) Berkshire Hathaway Geico was the star of Berkshire Hathaway's ($BRK.A) 2024 results. billion in a share tender offer. cnbc.com) Don't hold your breath for a wave of IPOs.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

fastcompany.com) Venture capital Why VC-backed startups focused on the 'creator economy' have disappointed. wsj.com) Have we overestimated the jobs impact of startups? thebasispoint.com) Economy Q3 GDP forecasts differ widely. (bloomberg.com) The science behind the iPhone screen glass. Not easily.

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JANUARY 20, 2023

ft.com) Startups How unicorns are dealing with the decline in valuations. news.crunchbase.com) Crypto companies, like FTX, invested in a bunch of crypto startups. theinformation.com) The bloom is off the 'passion economy' rose? ft.com) Economy Existing home sales plunged in December. Those stakes are set to change hands.

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AUGUST 11, 2023

nytimes.com) Venture capital VC-backed startups are quietly shutting their doors as funding dries up. wsj.com) Some startups that timed exits perfectly, including Honey. vulture.com) Economy Gasoline prices will stop putting downward pressure on inflation. theringer.com) Streaming bundles are the future.

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The Big Picture

JULY 29, 2022

is in a recession : Even if gross domestic product figures show a shrinking economy, a recession won’t officially have begun unless the National Bureau of Economic Research says so. There’s a startup for that : There’s one startup that is thriving in the market turmoil. Washington Post ). • New York Times ).

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AUGUST 5, 2022

wsj.com) Startups Y Combinator is shrinking it new class of startups. techcrunch.com) Startups are turning to the debt markets while the IPO window is shut. wsj.com) Economy Sam Ro, "The U.S. Markets Crude oil prices are down to February levels. axios.com) Why the crypto market is smaller than reported.

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APRIL 19, 2024

theinformation.com) Startups Good luck coming up with the NAV for the Destiny Tech100 ($DXYZ). morningstar.com) VC are shunning cannabis startups. notboring.co) Economy The rapidity of the rise in prices makes it feel all the worse. (sherwood.news) Why the vibes around Tesla ($TSLA) are so bad.

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Clever Girl Finance

APRIL 22, 2025

But while the economy slows, certain businesses remain steady, and some even thrive. Lets dive into 15 of the best recession-proof business ideas you can start today, even in a bad economy. This is because consumers become concerned about the economy or have lost their jobs and means of income.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

citywire.com) Companies Amazon ($AMZN) just made a big investment in AI startup Anthropic. bloomberg.com) Global Greece's economy is booming. ft.com) Economy These coincident indicators are not screaming recession. (mrzepczynski.blogspot.com) Finance Zero-day options make up 50% of the S&P 500 options volume.

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The Big Picture

APRIL 10, 2025

But this is a fun conversation with Pete Dominick discussing the economy, the market and of course, the new book! He is the author of the Bailout Nation: How Greed and Easy Money Corrupted Wall Street and Shook the World Economy (Wiley, 2009). Yeah, yeah, more of me, I know.

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JANUARY 17, 2024

nytimes.com) Finance Institutional investors are gearing up to buy secondary stakes in startups. wsj.com) Economy Industrial production is plodding along. newsletter.abnormalreturns.com) Mixed media The most important job of a startup CEO is hiring. (theathletic.com) How Netflix ($NFLX) gets you to click play on a show.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2023

pionline.com) Advertising If the economy were bad, companies would be cutting back on advertising. bloomberg.com) Economy How to judge what a 'soft landing' looks like. axios.com) Creators don't need 'creator startups.' (carsongroup.com) Fund management Why it's hard for investors to quit Blackrock ($BLK). youngmoney.co)

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DECEMBER 5, 2022

(bam.kalzumeus.com) Venture capital The hurdles that startups need to get over to raise additional capital are now higher. morningstar.com) Economy The labor economy drives spending, not savings. morningstar.com) Economy The labor economy drives spending, not savings. newyorker.com) Is LinkedIn the new Twitter?

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APRIL 22, 2025

morningstar.com) Private assets Tariffs are only going to make things harder for startups. nytimes.com) Economy Regional Fed reports are uniformly negative. (morningstar.com) Bonds Treasury bonds have never been risk free. bloomberg.com) Are bonds still a good diversifier? hunterwalk.com) PE secondary volume continues to grow.

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OCTOBER 2, 2024

nytimes.com) Do Canadian startups have an ambition problem? bnnbloomberg.ca) Economy Don't dismiss the effect of inflation on a big portion of the populace. (axios.com) Fidelity just raised a $250 million venture capital fund for clients. advisorperspectives.com) Venture capital firm CRV is giving back capital to investors.

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JUNE 20, 2024

riabiz.com) Global The UK's new PM will be dealing with a stagnant economy. nytimes.com) Startups are upping their due diligence to avoid Chinese espionage. foreignpolicy.com) Economy A look at weekly initial jobless claims with a seasonality lens. (etf.com) Vanguard really doesn't want you to call.

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JANUARY 22, 2024

(genuineimpact.substack.com) Big Tech is recycling profits into venture capital-backed startups. seths.blog) Economy Even before the pandemic people were staying in more. com) Apple The Apple ($AAPL) Vision Pro is launching without a lot of popular apps. stratechery.com) The Apple ($AAPL) Mac changed the world.

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APRIL 7, 2023

caia.org) Startups have shifted to capital efficiency. ft.com) Why health care startups often use human names. visualcapitalist.com) Economy The March NFP report shows a 3.5% calculatedriskblog.com) The employment economy is not in recession. (axios.com) VC VC funding fell sharply in Q1 2023.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

nytimes.com) Startups The co-founder relationship is like a marriage. protocol.com) A changing climate underlies growing interest in weather startups. ft.com) Economy The August NFP report was 'solid.' (ft.com) Now is the time to buy a used Peloton ($PTON) bike. news.crunchbase.com) Not every CEO seeks the limelight like Elon.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2023

bigtechnology.com) Om Malik, "If you are a startup, an organization, or a large company, you need to learn from the past five days [at OpenAI] and start building resilience in your product plans." economist.com) Economy Still no sign of a pickup in weekly initial unemployment claims. wsj.com) Why haven't house prices tanked?

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

theatlantic.com) Economy Jack Forehand and Matt Zeigler talk with Ed Yardeni about the potential for a 'Roaring 20's.' fasterplease.substack.com) Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway talk with Adam Tooze about the state of the Chinese economy. theringer.com) Startups Jim O'Shaughnessy talks with Mike Maples, Jr.,

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FEBRUARY 28, 2024

bloomberg.com) Startups Stripe employees just sold shares at a $65 billion valuation. wsj.com) Economy What is the freight industry tell us about the economy? bonddad.blogspot.com) 2024 Q1 GDP nowcasts are trending around 2% (capitalspectator.com) How increased immigration is boosting the economy.

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JUNE 27, 2024

hbr.org) Startups SpaceX is doing a tender at a $210 billion valuation. nytimes.com) Economy Continuing unemployment claims are heading higher. (safalniveshak.com) Companies Monster Beverage ($MNST) is unique not only for its stock performance. kyla.substack.com) How Starbucks ($SBUX) devalued its brand.

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MARCH 15, 2024

(fortunesandfrictions.com) Food Mark Lore's startup Wonder is spending big to try to solve dinner. wsj.com) Economy 2024 Q1 GDP still tracking around 2% growth. hottakes.space) How the pandemic unleashed the 'introvert economy.' nytimes.com) Kernel is a vegan takeout place where the food is made largely by robots. worth.com)

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JULY 19, 2024

joincolossus.com) Startups Logan Bartlett talks with Eric Glyman, CEO of Ramp. bloomberg.com) Economy Derek Thompson talks 'harsh economic truths' with Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee. theringer.com) Julia LaRoche talks with Tyler Cowen about how AI will change society and the economy.

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JANUARY 31, 2023

mailchi.mp) Startups The startup space is going through a collective cleanse. freightwaves.com) Economy Per Case-Shiller, national home prices fell in November 2022. Don't let the crypto angle fool you. msn.com) Europe European companies have jumped on the stock buyback train. ft.com) The case for the value factor in Europe.

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