▫️Median earnings for native-born workers and those who arrived in the U.S. on student visas, by age ▫️Average starting base salary for Wharton School graduates ($'000)

Yucccck, Lisa Abramowicz! OBBBA’s sugar rush of tax cuts, regulation-free, slams into the SALT cap diet—whiplash hits harder without negative rates or easy money in an era of tariff tantrums and geopolitical uncertainty. Analysts didn’t see this recipe coming (or …?)!

The strong do what they can, and the weak suffer what they must! -Thucydides 💰 The share of US personal spending varies significantly among income brackets. The top 10% of earners account for a substantial 50% of total spending, while the bottom 60% contribute only a mere 20%.

The Wealth Divide: • The top 1% hold 51% of stocks; the bottom 50% own just 1%. • For 90% of households, real estate remains the primary asset. -GS

U.S. markets remain more lucrative than European markets. ⬇️ Remember Section 899?… It aims to tax U.S. profits of foreign firms from countries with “unfair” taxes. It may raise their U.S. tax rate by up to 20 points, hitting Europe hardest. Even foreign firms tied to the U.S.

The Fed’s decision to hold rates despite weakening growth and tariff pressures risks delaying cuts until after a recession hits, leaving equities especially exposed. Recession this year @ 31% chance bloomberg.com/news/newslette…

Private equity firms are holding about $1 trillion in capital as mergers and acquisitions have stalled…M&A activity later in 2025 into 2026 if economic conditions stabilize. | Reuters reuters.com/business/priva… Private Equity’s IPO Exit Doors Expected to Open Wide in Second Half

Vietnam exports to the US continue to grow -gs #tradewar #tariff #China

Crude tanker rates have risen by 60% in the past week -gs #oil #Iran #China #oott #commodity #energysecurity #Investment x.com/mohossain/stat…

CRE: The Financial Stability Board has warned of hidden vulnerabilities in the $12 trillion global commercial property market, driven by high debt, liquidity mismatches and insufficient data on banks’ exposures. It highlighted rising non-performing loans in office real estate by

The value of companies going public is down for a fourth year in a row ⬇️ Wall Street banks are counterbalancing a slowdown in mergers and acquisitions driven by trade policy uncertainty by increasingly relying on robust equity trading and market volatility to sustain their fee

“Bayer’s acquisition of crop-science company Monsanto, which makes Roundup, is commonly viewed as one of the worst corporate deals in years. Bayer, which has a market value of $28 billion, paid $63 billion for #Monsanto in 2018” ⬇️ Bayer AG CEO is spearheading a bold overhaul

U.S. obesity rate >40%, but for the first-time in decades plateaued, aligning with COVID-19 and GLP-1 drug approvals #health #productivity #longivity

GLP-1 prescription dollars have grown exponentially with market expectations of reaching $150bn by 2033 Several CFOs have raised concerns about the cost of GLP-1s, particularly the distinction between elective users and those with a medical necessity. Do you foresee HR and