David Merkel @AlephBlog

The two main goals: teaching investors about better investing through risk control, and tying all of the markets into a coherent whole. alephblog.com Baltimore, Maryland Joined March 2010

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David Merkel @AlephBlog

7 hours ago

Dealmaking is heating up. So are corporate divorces. Some of the biggest deals this year involve dismantling megamergers from years past. wsj.com/finance/the-ye… The question becomes "Will the M&A lead to a more focused firm?"

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7 hours ago

Tesla is in a sales slump, with deliveries of its electric vehicles on track to decline for the second year in a row. Here’s what to know about the EV maker’s struggles. bloomberg.com/news/articles/… A bright guy with too many hats to wear.

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8 hours ago

Wellington Management is a rarity in the investment world: a fund manager with more than $1 trillion of assets and almost zero brand recognition. That’s about to change bloomberg.com/news/articles/… Decided they wanted to manage higher fee products, which are typically sold not bought

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David Merkel @AlephBlog

10 hours ago

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent blasted the Fed for “mission creep” and called for an independent review of the Fed, including its monetary policy bloomberg.com/news/articles/… Yes, the Fed shouldn't have done QE. But the Fed has to supervise banks or monetary policy won't transmit

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David Merkel @AlephBlog

11 hours ago

Commerce Secretary Lutnick zeroed in on Switzerland’s flagship pharmaceutical industry, saying that the country is “so rich” because of its vast exports of drugs to the US bloomberg.com/news/articles/… You've done enough damage already. Why make American pay more for drugs they need?

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11 hours ago

The Antichrist makes a comeback in Silicon Valley as controversial venture capitalist Peter Thiel launches a lecture series on the subject in San Francisco. @hchuaeoan wonders if Jesus is far behind bloomberg.com/opinion/articl… It's easier to yak about Antichrist than to come to Jesus

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David Merkel @AlephBlog

12 hours ago

American women are traveling to Seoul to get a new injectable called Rejuran that promises smooth, luminous skin. wsj.com/style/beauty/s… We won't take care of ourselves, but some will take pain to look prettier.

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12 hours ago

Hundreds of people including South Korean workers were arrested in an immigration raid at a Hyundai Motor battery plant under construction in Georgia wsj.com/us-news/u-s-ar… Why should South Korea invest in the US if we are going to treat their citizens & firms so rudely?

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David Merkel @AlephBlog

a day ago

Scientists Think They’ve Found Life’s Original Catalyst An organic sulfur compound known as a thioester spontaneously catalyzing the binding of RNA to amino acids may be where it all began. popularmechanics.com/science/a65940… No. RNA does not form on its own, nor do amino acids.

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David Merkel @AlephBlog

a day ago

President Donald Trump asks the US Supreme Court to uphold his global tariffs, seeking review in a case that could affect trillions of dollars in trade and give him broad new leverage over the world economy bloomberg.com/news/articles/… I think Trump will lose this case.

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a day ago

People are cooking more meals at home than they were during the pandemic, a trend that food companies said is helping buoy some of their staples at a tumultuous time in the economy bloomberg.com/news/articles/… Cooking for yourself helps you eat healthier... reduce sugar, salt & fat

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David Merkel @AlephBlog

a day ago

President Donald Trump has launched an unprecedented attack on wind and solar power as he seeks to reshape the US energy landscape and reverse the green agenda put forward by his predecessor. bloomberg.com/news/articles/… Don't favor renewables, but certainly don't shut them down.

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a day ago

Oklo is planning a $1.68 billion first-of-its-kind facility in Tennessee that will convert nuclear waste into fuel to power the company’s advanced reactors bloomberg.com/news/articles/… How will they do this? This can't be easy. $OKLO

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a day ago

The Pentagon’s inspector general has initiated a review of how US military personnel in Japan complied with policies on preventing and addressing violent crimes after reports of sexual assaults in the country bloomberg.com/news/articles/… Maybe we need to start closing foreign bases