JIM CHANOS, famed short-seller who shorted Enron and Tesla $TSLA, announces he is officially shutting down his hedge fund and returning investor cash. His fund fell from $6 billion in 2008 to just $200 million under management as of last quarter. - Wall Street Journal

Ermmmm... haven't see much news from $TSLAQ neck of the woods. Have they all gone away? $TSLA

Hey Jason A. Moser , Uzbekistan 🇺🇿 hasn't heard about the war on cash. 2.5 million Uzbek Sum - UZS

Remember - 95% is considered full employment

Well, he said he would. Texas Institute of Technology & Science! And if you are upset about it, grow up.

Perspective is important, and so is context. Italy 🇮🇹 GDP per capita US$ 35,657. UAE 🇦🇪 GDP per capita US$ 44,315.

Recall makes it sound like folks have to take back their cars back to the factory, have parts removed, and parts re-installed... So archaic. This is more like an iPhone going from iOS 16.7.3 to iOS 16.7.4

People who were talking about Quiet Quitting in their company are now worried about Quiet Cutting from their company.

In 1968, Paul Ehrlich wrote, “We must cut out the cancer of population growth” and founded the non-profit group Zero Population Growth. 1968 🌎 3.5 Billion Now we are about population decline; drop in fertility rate, from 5.3 in 1963 to 2.3 in 2021 2023 🌎 8 Billion 2078 🌎

Remember that $300K is halfway to $1 Million in terms of the time it takes to accumulate it. Thanks to compounding, it takes the same amount of time to accumulate the first $300K as it does the next $700K.

AI hype cycle

Land Cruiser 2021 model - 5.7L V8 that produced 381 hp and 401-lb-ft of torque. 17 mpg on the highway. Land Cruiser 2024 model i-FORCE MAX 2.4L turbocharged 4-cylinder hybrid engine, 326 hp, and 465-lb-ft of torque. 25 mpg highway.

The Iran Drones taking 9 hits to get to Israel.

LET THEM EAT FOIE GRAS

An extraordinary intelligence operation. Eight killed and 2,750 injured after pagers used by Hezbollah members explode. I wouldn't be surprised if they were sold those pagers by Mossad agents. Can't wait for the Netflix movie.