Jason Karaian
@jkaraian.bsky.social
Deputy Business Editor (and chartmaker) at The New York Times in London
FactSet says that S&P 500 profit margins in Q3 were the widest since at least 2009. Doesn't really look like companies are eating the tariffs...
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November 14, 2025 at 5:36 PM
FactSet says that S&P 500 profit margins in Q3 were the widest since at least 2009. Doesn't really look like companies are eating the tariffs...
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That's not market concentration. THAT's market concentration... [pulls out chart of 19th-century railroads and finance houses]
October 17, 2025 at 9:10 AM
That's not market concentration. THAT's market concentration... [pulls out chart of 19th-century railroads and finance houses]
In Food Label Fight, Europeans Debate How the Sausage Gets Made
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October 8, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Happy Whatever-it-Takes Day www.ecb.europa.eu/press/key/da...
Verbatim of the remarks made by Mario Draghi
The European Central Bank (ECB) is the central bank of the European Union countries which have adopted the euro. Our main task is to maintain price stability in the euro area and so preserve the purch...
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July 26, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Happy Whatever-it-Takes Day www.ecb.europa.eu/press/key/da...
My love letter to metal, "the thinking person's music." (In the Quartzy newsletter, 2019.)
RIP Ozzy.
drive.google.com/file/d/1zt99...
RIP Ozzy.
drive.google.com/file/d/1zt99...
Gmail - Quartzy_ the heavy edition.pdf
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July 23, 2025 at 4:59 PM
My love letter to metal, "the thinking person's music." (In the Quartzy newsletter, 2019.)
RIP Ozzy.
drive.google.com/file/d/1zt99...
RIP Ozzy.
drive.google.com/file/d/1zt99...
The euro is ON A ROLL www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/b...
July 22, 2025 at 4:39 PM
The euro is ON A ROLL www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/b...
Make RoW Great Again www.nytimes.com/2025/03/16/b...
President Trump Is Making Foreign Stocks Great Again
For years, the S&P 500 soared above the stock indexes of other countries. But since Trump’s inauguration, it has fallen 6 percent and is now trailing major markets in Europe and China.
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March 16, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Make RoW Great Again www.nytimes.com/2025/03/16/b...
The ebb and flow of Trump's tariffs, a thread...
March 7, 2025 at 7:03 PM
The ebb and flow of Trump's tariffs, a thread...
Sign of the times, Skechers-CFO-on-an-investor-call edition:
"Yeah, I joked with Rick before between when I left my hotel room and I came down, I had to check and make sure there were no new tariffs before I answered any questions."
"Yeah, I joked with Rick before between when I left my hotel room and I came down, I had to check and make sure there were no new tariffs before I answered any questions."
March 5, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Sign of the times, Skechers-CFO-on-an-investor-call edition:
"Yeah, I joked with Rick before between when I left my hotel room and I came down, I had to check and make sure there were no new tariffs before I answered any questions."
"Yeah, I joked with Rick before between when I left my hotel room and I came down, I had to check and make sure there were no new tariffs before I answered any questions."
Achtung BuBa! (Sorry) www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/w...
February 25, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Achtung BuBa! (Sorry) www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/w...
Bonfire of the market cap www.nytimes.com/2025/01/27/b...
January 27, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Bonfire of the market cap www.nytimes.com/2025/01/27/b...
Trump family memecoins update
January 21, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Trump family memecoins update
It didn't quite hit $1 trillion, but China's trade surplus easily set a fresh annual record www.nytimes.com/2025/01/12/b...
January 13, 2025 at 9:26 AM
It didn't quite hit $1 trillion, but China's trade surplus easily set a fresh annual record www.nytimes.com/2025/01/12/b...
Truly intuitive playing from three masters: Von Schlippenbach / Parker / Lytton at @cafeotodalston.bsky.social
January 12, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Truly intuitive playing from three masters: Von Schlippenbach / Parker / Lytton at @cafeotodalston.bsky.social
January 2, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Personal news www.nytco.com/press/new-ro...
New Role for Jason Karaian | The New York Times Company
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December 21, 2024 at 10:32 AM
Personal news www.nytco.com/press/new-ro...
“Most people know little about the Moog synthesizer except that it’s electronic, it makes weird sounds and actor James Coburn owns one.”
December 1, 2024 at 12:30 AM
“Most people know little about the Moog synthesizer except that it’s electronic, it makes weird sounds and actor James Coburn owns one.”
Teis Semey Quintet: “This one is called, ‘Hippity Hoppity, Abolish Private Property.’” (Other tunes were dedicated to mean Facebook comments and sushi.)
November 18, 2024 at 11:52 PM
Teis Semey Quintet: “This one is called, ‘Hippity Hoppity, Abolish Private Property.’” (Other tunes were dedicated to mean Facebook comments and sushi.)
Rates down, stocks up
September 21, 2024 at 9:52 AM
Rates down, stocks up
Coruscating riffs w/ Bill Orcutt + co.
November 15, 2023 at 10:07 PM
Coruscating riffs w/ Bill Orcutt + co.
Once upon a time, crypto accounted for more than half of Robinhood's trading volume. It was less than 5% last quarter.
November 8, 2023 at 3:03 PM
Once upon a time, crypto accounted for more than half of Robinhood's trading volume. It was less than 5% last quarter.
$16 billion+ in losses later, WeWork files for bankruptcy www.nytimes.com/2023/11/06/b...
November 7, 2023 at 10:34 AM
$16 billion+ in losses later, WeWork files for bankruptcy www.nytimes.com/2023/11/06/b...
What a pumpkin patch in western Pennsylvania reveals about the U.S. economy www.nytimes.com/2023/10/29/b...
October 30, 2023 at 9:00 AM
What a pumpkin patch in western Pennsylvania reveals about the U.S. economy www.nytimes.com/2023/10/29/b...
Oil shock www.nytimes.com/2023/10/22/b...
October 22, 2023 at 7:54 PM
Oil shock www.nytimes.com/2023/10/22/b...