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London’s IPO market just had its worst year since 1998. Fundraising drops 69%, and global giants are listing elsewhere. Can the City bounce back or is it doomed forever?
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#finance #ipo #uk #investing
October 27, 2025 at 8:44 AM
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The majority of retirement funds depend on the S&P, which now relies heavily on a few AI giants. This creates both potential gains and concentration risk. Review your holdings, consider equal-weight or global options, and rebalance regularly.
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#investing
October 26, 2025 at 8:34 AM
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Pivotal’s ultralight eVTOL proves personal flight is possible today but not yet practical for cities. Short range, strict FAA limits, and missing safety gear make it a brilliant experiment, not a commuter.

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#evtol #aerospace #faa
October 25, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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Most people assume oil brings development. In South Sudan it’s brought contaminated wells, rising congenital deformities and unanswered audits. Independent testing, immediate safe water and funded remediation are non-negotiable.

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#southsudan #oil #publichealth
October 25, 2025 at 8:03 AM
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Most people treat convenience as a commodity. Wawa treated it like ritual: great food, employee ownership, and intense product testing. The result? Visits turned into devotion. Here’s how other retailers can steal that playbook. 👉 medium.com/@francisjacob334

#wawa #retail #customer #food
October 24, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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Nike’s comeback won’t be a marketing trick, it’s a sport-first rebuild. Elliot Hill’s playbook: athlete-led product, sport-organized teams, inventory cleanup, and China retail fixes. Turnaround = marathon, not sprint.
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#nike #turnaround #sports
October 24, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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Gold above $4,000 isn't just a number. It's a massive vote of no confidence. Faith in the dollar, central bank independence, and geopolitical stability is eroding. This rally is the world's financial alarm bell.

What's gone wrong?

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#gold #economy
October 23, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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A $20B ESF swap calmed Argentina but dollars alone don’t solve structural problems. The fix: phased support + conditional reforms (fx clarity, social protections, anti-corruption) to turn a lifeline into lasting stability. 👉 medium.com/@francisjacob334
#argentina #economy #policy
October 23, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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AI capex is powering growth now — and hiding cracks. If spending slows, markets & jobs could feel it. Think: big productivity potential + real financial fragility. Read the full take. 👉 medium.com/@francisjacob334
#ai #capex #economy #aisupercycle
October 18, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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Costco quietly built a $10B apparel business by pairing kirkland’s cult value with surprise branded drops and razor-thin markups. Fashion met wholesale and consumers loved the result. Read more: substack.com/francisjacob medium.com/@francisjacob334

#retail #fashion #business #costco
October 14, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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Warships. Drones. Fighters.
The Caribbean isn’t just vacation water anymore — it’s turning into the frontline of a quiet U.S.–Venezuela confrontation few are watching.

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#geopolitics #venezuela #usforeignpolicy #caribbean
October 14, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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Nuclear waste isn’t glowing green, it’s engineered material, and we already know how to dispose of it safely, deep underground. Politics, not science, is the hold up. If we want clean, reliable power, let’s finish the job. 👉 substack.com/francisjacob 👉 medium.com/@francisjacob334
#climate #waste
October 13, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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He was a French horn player chasing applause.
He quit — to study why applause didn’t feel like joy.
Now he teaches happiness at Harvard.
His lesson: you don’t find happiness. You build it.

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October 12, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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Katie Koch taught me something sacred: resilience isn’t an attitude — it’s a strategy.
In markets and life, impatience is the real risk.
Conviction + calm = compounding.
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#leadership #investing #finance
October 12, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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A football pitch that disappears in 48 hours.
Tottenham Hotspur’s 9,000-ton retractable field turns from Premier League grass to NFL turf — unlocking a new kind of sports business.
#engineering #sportsinnovation #architecture
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October 11, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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OnlyFans isn’t just a platform — it’s a mirror. A billion-dollar paradox built on intimacy, stigma, and profit. When empowerment and exploitation use the same model, who really wins?
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#creatorEconomy #digitalethics #techculture #onlyfans
October 11, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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Gold just broke $4,000/oz—a first in history.
It’s not just a market story, it’s a trust story.

• Central banks are hoarding gold
• The dollar just had its weakest first half in 50 years
• The Fed is hinting at rate cuts
• Policy chaos in Washington grows
October 11, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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Tariff headlines just hammered stocks, oil and crypto in the same session. That’s not coincidence — it exposed three structural risks markets are underestimating. Thread 👇
October 11, 2025 at 9:53 AM