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"On the Moody's downgrade, who cares? Qatar doesn't. Saudi doesn't. UAE doesn't." - Scott Bessent What a bizarre comment from the Treasury Secretary of the United States of America. A credit downgrade doesn’t matter? To the issuer of Treasuries?

The Chicago Sun-Times published an upcoming summer books list that is obviously AI. The clues are that there is no byline and at least 8 of these titles do not exist.

We are not going to know what’s real soon.

Federal court strikes down Trump's April 2 tariffs ow.ly/ekLT106ako9

We just updated our tariff paper. We now assign products to precise HS-10 codes—replacing the older COICOP-HS mapping—and extend the price data through June 12. Imported prices are up ~3% since early March, a modest increase given the scale of announced tariffs. Most of the

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My absolute favourite story about human stupidity:

Two thoughts from Pat Cadigan "Be very careful how you talk to yourself. Because you are listening.” “We’re looking for places that aren’t on a map. If we put them on one, then anybody could find them.”

Happy Canada day to those who celebrate.

User gives AI their medical data and discovers a 10+ year issue doctors couldn’t figure out before. AI Agents will be able to process vastly more context about a patient than any human could, leading to far more of these outcomes in the future. Context is king.

The Wealth of Everyday I wake up each morning on a Costco memory-foam mattress. Nothing fancy, nothing exclusive—just the same mid-tier slab that comes with free two-day shipping to anyone with an address and a debit card. At 6 a.m. my thermostat clicks to 70 °F, a luxury now

This is a terrible economic outcome. In my research (links below), I've shown that the subscription cancellation problem is big and leads to significant overpayments. The click-to-cancel rule was poised to make meaningful progress on this problem. Requiring firms to make it

Per UEFA , if you're a big club you can do as you wish, with maybe a tiny fine. That creates the perception of lawlessness. So, it's then important to ban small clubs arbitrarily, so that it seems like there might be governance in place, though there is none.

🇨🇳 A team of construction workers in China operating excavators remotely. Grueling blue-collar work is now a cushy air-conditioned office job.

How Markets View The Fed’s Final Four Interest Rate Decisions Of 2025 via @forbes forbes.com/sites/simonmoo…

NEW: There’s been a lot of discussion lately about rising graduate unemployment. I dug a little closer and a striking story emerged: Unemployment is climbing among young graduate *men*, but college-educated young women are generally doing okay.

Looks like at least one dissent is coming for the FOMC's July decision next week @forbes forbes.com/sites/simonmoo…

The totally groundless firing of Dr. Erika McEntarfer, my successor as Commissioner of Labor Statistics at BLS, sets a dangerous precedent and undermines the statistical mission of the Bureau. For a full statement opposing this move, read: friendsofbls.org/updates/2025/8…

Sometimes I see people like 20 tweets deep into an argument with Grok. Like, what are you doing brother? You are trying to win an argument with a vending machine.