Umit Singh Dhuga
@usdhuga.bsky.social
Hedge fund manager.
Former Classics professor (PhD Columbia 2006; postdoc Harvard 2008).
Author of three books (philology & poetry)
Hyperpolyglot.
Pope.
Author website: https://www.usdhuga.com
Academic website: https://columbia.academia.edu/UmitDhuga
Former Classics professor (PhD Columbia 2006; postdoc Harvard 2008).
Author of three books (philology & poetry)
Hyperpolyglot.
Pope.
Author website: https://www.usdhuga.com
Academic website: https://columbia.academia.edu/UmitDhuga
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Annie Lennox - Why (Official Music Video)
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January 16, 2026 at 6:23 AM
Share someone who looks stylish wearing a beret.
January 16, 2026 at 6:19 AM
Share someone who looks stylish wearing a beret.
The Members of my Starter-pack will be announced shortly, but I can say with certainty that it is the Greatest and Most Prestigious Starter-pack ever assembled at any time, any place.
Thank you for your attention to this matter!
Thank you for your attention to this matter!
January 16, 2026 at 3:58 AM
The Members of my Starter-pack will be announced shortly, but I can say with certainty that it is the Greatest and Most Prestigious Starter-pack ever assembled at any time, any place.
Thank you for your attention to this matter!
Thank you for your attention to this matter!
PSA: to clarify, it’s the “Nobel” “peace” “prize”.
January 16, 2026 at 12:03 AM
PSA: to clarify, it’s the “Nobel” “peace” “prize”.
Mayhem is going to ensue in “prediction” markets over whether he did or did not “win” the Nobel peace prize.
January 15, 2026 at 11:50 PM
Mayhem is going to ensue in “prediction” markets over whether he did or did not “win” the Nobel peace prize.
“But we had Other Thing last night”, oil on canvas
January 15, 2026 at 11:03 PM
“But we had Other Thing last night”, oil on canvas
By midnight tonight, someone here will have created a list to block cashtag users.
January 15, 2026 at 9:58 PM
By midnight tonight, someone here will have created a list to block cashtag users.
I’m tough enough to win an argument at the Fed.
January 15, 2026 at 8:04 PM
I’m tough enough to win an argument at the Fed.
Rejoice
January 15, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Rejoice
“The air bites shrewdly; it is very cold.”
January 15, 2026 at 5:00 AM
“The air bites shrewdly; it is very cold.”
Just for fun I added NVDA to this one:
January 15, 2026 at 4:51 AM
Just for fun I added NVDA to this one:
Here’s an uncomfortable chart. Five years:
As the legend is minute:
Silver (white)
Gold (red)
Platinum (purple)
SPX (blue)
As the legend is minute:
Silver (white)
Gold (red)
Platinum (purple)
SPX (blue)
January 15, 2026 at 4:43 AM
Here’s an uncomfortable chart. Five years:
As the legend is minute:
Silver (white)
Gold (red)
Platinum (purple)
SPX (blue)
As the legend is minute:
Silver (white)
Gold (red)
Platinum (purple)
SPX (blue)
Four interesting charts from Cameron Crise this morning (BBG Macro Man):
January 15, 2026 at 4:22 AM
Four interesting charts from Cameron Crise this morning (BBG Macro Man):
“A lot of us are left scratching our heads on why markets barely react to…extreme geopolitical news. But, declining bond market volatility promotes the ‘nickels-in-front-of-steamroller’ approach.”
January 15, 2026 at 4:09 AM
“A lot of us are left scratching our heads on why markets barely react to…extreme geopolitical news. But, declining bond market volatility promotes the ‘nickels-in-front-of-steamroller’ approach.”
“But I don’t even have a bingo card”, oil on canvas
January 15, 2026 at 3:50 AM
“But I don’t even have a bingo card”, oil on canvas
nobody, not even the rain, has such small hands
- E. E. Cummings
- E. E. Cummings
January 15, 2026 at 2:59 AM
nobody, not even the rain, has such small hands
- E. E. Cummings
- E. E. Cummings
American job growth is healthy.
Gift article 🎁
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... Wall Street groups hire traders to wade into prediction markets
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giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... Wall Street groups hire traders to wade into prediction markets
Wall Street groups hire traders to wade into prediction markets
Big financial companies expand beyond traditional securities to arbitrage event contracts in sport and politics
giftarticle.ft.com
January 15, 2026 at 2:18 AM
American job growth is healthy.
Gift article 🎁
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... Wall Street groups hire traders to wade into prediction markets
Gift article 🎁
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... Wall Street groups hire traders to wade into prediction markets
geranium >>>> germanium
January 15, 2026 at 2:15 AM
geranium >>>> germanium
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giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... White House sets tariffs to take 25% cut of Nvidia and AMD sales in China
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... White House sets tariffs to take 25% cut of Nvidia and AMD sales in China
White House sets tariffs to take 25% cut of Nvidia and AMD sales in China
Levies are designed to enact a deal Donald Trump cut with chipmakers to allow shipments of AI processors
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January 15, 2026 at 2:11 AM
Gift article 🎁
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... White House sets tariffs to take 25% cut of Nvidia and AMD sales in China
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... White House sets tariffs to take 25% cut of Nvidia and AMD sales in China
Banger.
Hoover promised a chicken in every pot, now we get just a piece of chicken and one other thing
Brooke Rollins: "We've run over 1,000 simulations. It can cost around $3 a meal for a piece of chicken, a piece of broccoli, corn tortilla, and one other thing. So there is a way to do this that actually will save the average American consumer money."
January 14, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Banger.
Taco Belle
Has anyone used this nickname?
Has anyone used this nickname?
January 14, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Taco Belle
Has anyone used this nickname?
Has anyone used this nickname?