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Fusion Energy

December 12, 2022 | As financial markets adjust to rising interest rates this year, some pockets of the financial system are more impacted than others.

Art Of Subtraction

December 11, 2022 | The art of subtraction is incalculably important, particularly in an age of information overload when our minds can so easily become scattered...

Sugar, Money, and Dirt

December 09, 2022 | When asked what his circle of competence is, Gayner likes to say, "Sugar, money, and dirt." The sugar component includes businesses that produce food, candy, chocolate, and alcohol. Products that human beings love and use regularly.

Cash Pile

December 08, 2022 | The finance industry has structurally changed over the past few decades with a major tilt towards democratization. Today, we'd like to focus on so-called "passive investing."

Money Laundering

December 07, 2022 | There's only one man besides Warren Buffett that Charlie Munger trusts with investing his capital. That gentleman is Li Lu.

Surviving Winter

December 06, 2022 | At a "Carbonomics" conference in London last week, senior leaders across Goldman Sachs shared their perspectives on how Europe's energy crisis is unfolding.

Is China The Next Japan

December 05, 2022 | In recent years, paranoia has increased dramatically over whether the U.S. will cede its position as the world's top economy and military power to China.

First Things First

December 03, 2022 | At our company, we call this "opportunity cost," and we address it in our corporate values. It's actually our number one value: "Doing first things first."

One Up On Dalal Street

December 02, 2022 | Can you imagine starting with about $420 in capital in 1985 and amassing a fortune worth $5.8 billion by 2022? Well, that's exactly what Rakesh Jhunjhunwala accomplished, starting off trading stocks on the Bombay Stock Exchange on Dalal Steet in India.

Sam Altman’s $7 Trillion Plan

February 9, 2024 | Sam Altman, CEO of the company that created ChatGPT, has probably never been criticized for a lack of ambition. His latest endeavor is, to say the least, quite ambitious.

The Big Review

February 8, 2024 | McKinsey has warned about 3,000 of its consultants that their performance was “unsatisfactory” and must improve. Otherwise, they could be removed from the company.

Burrito Season

February 7, 2024 | It’s never been easier to have Uber deliver your Chipotle order, and coincidentally, both companies reported earnings this week.

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