Part 2 of 2! 🧵 The A's have left #oakland, but they're still an #MLB team. So what's it like seeing the #athletics play #baseball against the league champion #yankees in a tiny minor league ballpark? I just had to find out.

Scott McGrew breaks it down for us: an economy that looks great through a wide-angle lens, while costs for specific necessities like housing and groceries remain at record highs.

🧵 PART 2 / 2 🧵

Like other wearables past and present, the Ray-Ban Meta glasses have a camera. But they don't have a screen, and they're aren't bulky. Looking like normal glasses — stylish ones, even — is key to their success, Scott Budman says.

🧵 PART 2 / 2 🧵

So what ARE recess appointments? They began in the days when #senators rode to the #Capitol on horseback. And the president said on the #campaign trail that he’d like the option to use them.

🧵 PART 2 / 2 🧵

Gas prices are largely a matter of supply and demand, @scottmcgrew.bsky.social says. And the United States is both the biggest supplier and the biggest consumer of #oil. 📈 #economics #transportation #transport

🧵 PART 2 / 2 🧵

In short, fewer chickens laying eggs creates a supply shortage, and that’s been driving prices up. When will they come down again? Perhaps when livestock can be effectively vaccinated against the latest strain of bird flu. 💉🐔🐮

🧵 PART 2 / 2 🧵

Once upon a time, Bitcoin was gaining momentum as an actual currency — a digital, untraceable one. But now, it’s more valuable as an investment — albeit a highly volatile, speculative one. Could cryptocurrency become easier to spend like cash one day? If so, investors could cash in.

🧵 PART 2 / 2 🧵