Don Curren 🇨🇦🇺🇦
@dbcurren.bsky.social
writer/blogger, formerly journalist at WSJ, Dow Jones, Reuters, others. #economics #markets, #music, #philosophy, #books, #technology, #photos, etc. (ie hopelessly eclectic) Toronto. May not respond to DMs. Blog at: https://doncurren.blogspot.com
“With #Europe and the #US growing much more slowly, it is #China that has driven the global surge in #EV sales” open.substack.com/pub/adamtooz...
November 12, 2025 at 12:44 PM
“With #Europe and the #US growing much more slowly, it is #China that has driven the global surge in #EV sales” open.substack.com/pub/adamtooz...
#TorstenSlok, chief economist at Apollo Global Management: Looking at annualized month-over-month growth rates shows that 55% of items in the #CPI basket are growing faster than 3%. This is the reason why it is difficult for the Fed to cut interest rates in December. #inflation #USEconomy
November 12, 2025 at 12:34 PM
#TorstenSlok, chief economist at Apollo Global Management: Looking at annualized month-over-month growth rates shows that 55% of items in the #CPI basket are growing faster than 3%. This is the reason why it is difficult for the Fed to cut interest rates in December. #inflation #USEconomy
#TorstenSlok, chief economist, Apollo Global Management: The average #family in the #US currently pays $6,850 annually for #healthinsurance, and the average annual payment for #employers is $20,143. That is a total annual cost for health insurance per family of $26,993
November 11, 2025 at 12:48 PM
#TorstenSlok, chief economist, Apollo Global Management: The average #family in the #US currently pays $6,850 annually for #healthinsurance, and the average annual payment for #employers is $20,143. That is a total annual cost for health insurance per family of $26,993
November 10, 2025 at 3:07 PM
November 9, 2025 at 8:25 PM
If you see this, post an album cover with a motor vehicle on it.
November 8, 2025 at 5:55 PM
If you see this, post an album cover with a motor vehicle on it.
November 8, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Name a film with a fake band/songs.
Wild in the Streets
Max Frost and the Troopers - The Shape of Things to Come
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEqW...
Wild in the Streets
Max Frost and the Troopers - The Shape of Things to Come
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEqW...
November 8, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Name a film with a fake band/songs.
Wild in the Streets
Max Frost and the Troopers - The Shape of Things to Come
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEqW...
Wild in the Streets
Max Frost and the Troopers - The Shape of Things to Come
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEqW...
“Trump’s #tariff chaos is a #NorthAmerican #disaster.” (or Beggar Thy Neighbours And Thyself, But Thy Northern Neighbour Most of All) #Canada open.substack.com/pub/adamtooz...
November 7, 2025 at 12:58 PM
“Trump’s #tariff chaos is a #NorthAmerican #disaster.” (or Beggar Thy Neighbours And Thyself, But Thy Northern Neighbour Most of All) #Canada open.substack.com/pub/adamtooz...
Bloomberg: The first year of Trump’s second presidency has brought an unusual reversal to a long-running trend: #Benchmarks in #China, #Europe and #Canada have all outperformed the #S&P500 in dollar terms since his election victory a year ago. #markets #stockmarkets
November 5, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Bloomberg: The first year of Trump’s second presidency has brought an unusual reversal to a long-running trend: #Benchmarks in #China, #Europe and #Canada have all outperformed the #S&P500 in dollar terms since his election victory a year ago. #markets #stockmarkets
“Energy transition? Which #energytransition?” (Chart below is - hopefully - the most depressing thing I’ll see all day) open.substack.com/pub/adamtooz...
November 5, 2025 at 12:41 PM
“Energy transition? Which #energytransition?” (Chart below is - hopefully - the most depressing thing I’ll see all day) open.substack.com/pub/adamtooz...
1 Bloomberg's Odd Lots: "As Ralf Preusser at Bank of America points out, the #yieldcurves of #G10 nations like the #US, #Japan, #Australia, and #Canada, have converged to a historic degree — meaning #markets aren’t really reflecting some very different #economic outlooks." 🧵
#bonds #bondmarkets
#bonds #bondmarkets
November 4, 2025 at 9:35 PM
1 Bloomberg's Odd Lots: "As Ralf Preusser at Bank of America points out, the #yieldcurves of #G10 nations like the #US, #Japan, #Australia, and #Canada, have converged to a historic degree — meaning #markets aren’t really reflecting some very different #economic outlooks." 🧵
#bonds #bondmarkets
#bonds #bondmarkets
November 4, 2025 at 4:01 PM
1 Bloomberg: #WallStreet CEOs have a vested interest in being bullish on the #stockmarket, so when they start talking publicly about a 10% pullback, people pay attention.
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November 4, 2025 at 1:50 PM
1 Bloomberg: #WallStreet CEOs have a vested interest in being bullish on the #stockmarket, so when they start talking publicly about a 10% pullback, people pay attention.
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Apparently there really are #zombies. Zombie #ants, that is. This piece on #coevolution by #BrianKlaas is fascinating. open.substack.com/pub/briankla...
November 4, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Apparently there really are #zombies. Zombie #ants, that is. This piece on #coevolution by #BrianKlaas is fascinating. open.substack.com/pub/briankla...
November 3, 2025 at 7:04 PM
November 3, 2025 at 6:56 PM
I finished off Colin by EF Benson, read some pieces in the most recent issue of Tinnitus Today, and started on The Blazing World: A New History of Revolutionary England, 1603 to 1689, by Jonathan Healey
November 2, 2025 at 5:40 PM
I finished off Colin by EF Benson, read some pieces in the most recent issue of Tinnitus Today, and started on The Blazing World: A New History of Revolutionary England, 1603 to 1689, by Jonathan Healey
If you see this, quote with a robot that isn’t from “Star Wars,” “Star Trek,” “Doctor Who,” or “Transformers".
October 31, 2025 at 8:06 PM
If you see this, quote with a robot that isn’t from “Star Wars,” “Star Trek,” “Doctor Who,” or “Transformers".
#TorstenSlok, chief #economist, Apollo Global Management: Since the beginning of the year, #profitmargins have increased for the #MagnificentSeven and declined for everyone else
October 31, 2025 at 12:47 PM
#TorstenSlok, chief #economist, Apollo Global Management: Since the beginning of the year, #profitmargins have increased for the #MagnificentSeven and declined for everyone else
1 Bloomberg: Rob Arnott, founder of Research Affiliates: “The so-called ` #MagnificentSeven’ are wonderful #companies with wonderful products; most have soaring revenues and profits. But, they are priced for perfection.” 🧵
October 31, 2025 at 12:41 PM
1 Bloomberg: Rob Arnott, founder of Research Affiliates: “The so-called ` #MagnificentSeven’ are wonderful #companies with wonderful products; most have soaring revenues and profits. But, they are priced for perfection.” 🧵
Bloomberg: #Nvidia shares rise 3.3% to $207.72 in premarket trading. If they hold above $205.76 during the regular session, the #semiconductor giant would become the first public company in history to hit $5 trillion. The milestone comes less than four months after it cracked the $4 trillion barrier
October 29, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Bloomberg: #Nvidia shares rise 3.3% to $207.72 in premarket trading. If they hold above $205.76 during the regular session, the #semiconductor giant would become the first public company in history to hit $5 trillion. The milestone comes less than four months after it cracked the $4 trillion barrier
Bloomberg: Spending on #AI has fueled the three-year #bullmarket, but mounting questions about when companies will see returns on those investments threaten to damp the enthusiasm. #markets
October 27, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Bloomberg: Spending on #AI has fueled the three-year #bullmarket, but mounting questions about when companies will see returns on those investments threaten to damp the enthusiasm. #markets
“There are about 5,500 #datacenters in the #US, and in #Germany there are 529 … The bottom line is that the rest of the world is far behind the US when it comes to #AI.” - #TorstenSlok, chief economist, Apollo Global Management.
October 26, 2025 at 12:52 PM
“There are about 5,500 #datacenters in the #US, and in #Germany there are 529 … The bottom line is that the rest of the world is far behind the US when it comes to #AI.” - #TorstenSlok, chief economist, Apollo Global Management.