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  • Aday Mara and the OKC Woodchipper, An Emergency Celtics Panic Watch, Silver Appreciation(???) and Laker Dreams

    Greatest Of All Talk | Oct 21
    Aday Mara and the OKC Woodchipper, An Emergency Celtics Panic Watch, Silver Appreciation(???) and Laker Dreams
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  • Amazon, Trump, and Tariff Costs; Amazon Haul and Temu; Political Lessons

    Wednesday, April 30, 2025

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    Amazon’s collision with the White House over tariffs highlights the political risk factors that every company needs to take seriously.


  • The De Minimis Loophole, Impact on Amazon and Meta, AI and Abundance

    Monday, February 3, 2025

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    Trump’s new tariffs take aim at the de minimis exception, which has undergirded Temu and Shein growth, and had knock-on effects on Amazon and Meta.


  • Meta Earnings; Reels Reaches Revenue Neutral; The Temu and Shein Effect

    Monday, October 30, 2023

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    Meta’s crushed earnings again, but some of the company’s recovery over the last year should be attributed to Temu and Shein subsidies.


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  • Aday Mara and the OKC Woodchipper, An Emergency Celtics Panic Watch, Silver Appreciation(???) and Laker Dreams

    Greatest Of All Talk | Oct 21
    Aday Mara and the OKC Woodchipper, An Emergency Celtics Panic Watch, Silver Appreciation(???) and Laker Dreams
  • (Preview) New Export Controls in Multiple Sectors; Q3 GDP and the Fifth Plenum; Europe Presses Forward; OpenAI and Nvidia Chips

    Sharp China | Oct 21
    (Preview) New Export Controls in Multiple Sectors; Q3 GDP and the Fifth Plenum; Europe Presses Forward; OpenAI and Nvidia Chips
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    Dithering | Oct 20
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    Thursday, October 22, 2026
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    Thursday, October 22, 2026
  • Netflix Earnings, Business or Franchise, Disney’s Deal

    Wednesday, October 21, 2026
  • Muse Spark Open, Meta + Apple, Thin and Thick

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  • Aday Mara and the OKC Woodchipper, An Emergency Celtics Panic Watch, Silver Appreciation(???) and Laker Dreams

    Greatest Of All Talk | Oct 21
    Aday Mara and the OKC Woodchipper, An Emergency Celtics Panic Watch, Silver Appreciation(???) and Laker Dreams
  • (Preview) New Export Controls in Multiple Sectors; Q3 GDP and the Fifth Plenum; Europe Presses Forward; OpenAI and Nvidia Chips

    Sharpchina | Oct 21
    (Preview) New Export Controls in Multiple Sectors; Q3 GDP and the Fifth Plenum; Europe Presses Forward; OpenAI and Nvidia Chips
  • Apple + Meta AI

    Dithering | Oct 20
    Apple + Meta AI

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  • An Interview with Craig Moffett About SpaceX and Bubbles

    Thursday, October 22, 2026
  • A Conversation With Ari Emanuel About Entertainment and AI

    Thursday, October 15, 2026
  • An Interview with Katie Harbath About Disrupting Politics at Facebook

    Thursday, October 8, 2026
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