UncategorizedPayPal mafia member and ex–Sequoia steward Roelof Botha joins SpaceX board—reuniting with Elon Musk after decades fwadmin / June 18, 2026 Roelof Botha, who spent more than two decades at VC firm Sequoia Capital, first worked with Elon Musk at PayPal.
UncategorizedOne of the most powerful El Niños on record cost the world economy $5.7 trillion. The 2026 cycle might be even stronger fwadmin / June 18, 2026 El Niño is here. Prepare for higher food prices, throttled trade, and a “systemic shock” to the world economy.
UncategorizedThe G7 just pledged to break China’s rare earth grip — there’s a lot of work to do fwadmin / June 18, 2026 Seven of the world’s largest economies want to cap China’s rare earth dominance at 60% by 2030. Experts say “it’s definitely a bold target.”
UncategorizedKevin Warsh showed that he’s decisively not Trump’s ‘sock puppet’—and markets didn’t like it fwadmin / June 18, 2026 “That was hawkish Kevin talking,” according to “the Fed whisperer,” Jon Hilsenrath.
Uncategorized‘AI is going to create a labor shortage’: Jeff Bezos sees more jobs being created in the new economy, not less fwadmin / June 18, 2026 The Amazon founder bets AI will create a labor shortage, not a doomsday, as he debuts Prometheus, his $41 billion startup reengineering the physical world.
UncategorizedUS and Iran sign deal as Trump vows to release frozen funds and ease sanctions fwadmin / June 18, 2026 President says Iranians will receive incentives when they ‘behave’ and acknowledges Tehran will keep ballistic missiles
UncategorizedCrunching the numbers on Warsh’s lil’ statement statement fwadmin / June 18, 2026 It’s both the size and what you do with it
UncategorizedTo avoid backlash, tech giants must share their AI wealth before it’s too late fwadmin / June 18, 2026 The US cannot wait for the worst job losses to hit before moving corporate and public policy in a pro-worker direction
UncategorizedFed officials tilt towards rate rise as Kevin Warsh era begins fwadmin / June 18, 2026 US government bonds drop after central bank vows to tame jolt of inflation triggered by Iran war
UncategorizedHow the oil market shrugged off the Iran crisis fwadmin / June 18, 2026 Fears of summer shortages and $200 oil have been replaced by a focus on looming gluts