Nate Becker
@natebecker.bsky.social
Biz Editor at Sherwood News. WSJ, The Information alum. Polite Midwesterner.
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A few weeks back, giant shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls had its best trading day ever. It followed President Trump’s state of the union announcement that he intended “to resurrect” the US shipbuilding industry.
I noticed something, and did a bit of digging ...
sherwood.news/markets/hunt...
I noticed something, and did a bit of digging ...
sherwood.news/markets/hunt...
Huntington Ingalls board members who almost never buy company stock bought just before Trump’s speech sent it sky-high
An accounting professor who studies trading by corporate insiders described the transactions as “very unusual.”...
sherwood.news
March 14, 2025 at 5:35 PM
A few weeks back, giant shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls had its best trading day ever. It followed President Trump’s state of the union announcement that he intended “to resurrect” the US shipbuilding industry.
I noticed something, and did a bit of digging ...
sherwood.news/markets/hunt...
I noticed something, and did a bit of digging ...
sherwood.news/markets/hunt...
That...that is a tanking line.
Americans’ impression of Tesla has tanked to its lowest level ever among liberals, moderates and the general population, according to new data from @today.yougov.com sherwood.news/tech/the-pub...
March 14, 2025 at 2:09 PM
That...that is a tanking line.
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MESSIN' WITH TEXAS: We sent @rani.bsky.social to check out Snailbrook, TX, where Elon Musk is in the process of building his very own 21st-century company town sherwood.news/power/the-re...
The revenge of the company town: Elon Musk, the new Baron of Bastrop
The billionaire is using the sheer force of his will and wealth to reshape an area in the Lone Star State — whether the locals like it or not....
sherwood.news
December 9, 2024 at 3:11 PM
MESSIN' WITH TEXAS: We sent @rani.bsky.social to check out Snailbrook, TX, where Elon Musk is in the process of building his very own 21st-century company town sherwood.news/power/the-re...
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This epic exploration of Elon Musk’s new pop-up town in Texas by @rani.bsky.social is simply brilliant — one of the best pieces of long form journalism I’ve read in a while (and honestly far more generous to Musk than you’d probably imagine). A must read.
sherwood.news/power/the-re...
sherwood.news/power/the-re...
The revenge of the company town: Elon Musk, the new Baron of Bastrop
The billionaire is using the sheer force of his will and wealth to reshape an area in the Lone Star State — whether the locals like it or not....
sherwood.news
December 7, 2024 at 1:28 AM
This epic exploration of Elon Musk’s new pop-up town in Texas by @rani.bsky.social is simply brilliant — one of the best pieces of long form journalism I’ve read in a while (and honestly far more generous to Musk than you’d probably imagine). A must read.
sherwood.news/power/the-re...
sherwood.news/power/the-re...
So you’re gonna want to read this one. @rani.bsky.social went to Texas to check out Elon Musk’s company town. She wrote 6,000 fabulous words on money, power, the legacy of American company towns, and how Musk is reshaping the area -- whether the locals like it or not: sherwood.news/power/the-re...
December 6, 2024 at 6:29 PM
So you’re gonna want to read this one. @rani.bsky.social went to Texas to check out Elon Musk’s company town. She wrote 6,000 fabulous words on money, power, the legacy of American company towns, and how Musk is reshaping the area -- whether the locals like it or not: sherwood.news/power/the-re...
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Nice ROI if you can get it! Elon Musk’s $250M Trump political contribution has boosted the value of his Tesla stake by nearly *$50B* sherwood.news/business/mus... by @natebecker.bsky.social
Elon Musk’s $250 million Trump political contribution has boosted the value of his Tesla stake by nearly $50 billion
That’s a nice investment return if you can get it....
sherwood.news
December 6, 2024 at 2:36 PM
Nice ROI if you can get it! Elon Musk’s $250M Trump political contribution has boosted the value of his Tesla stake by nearly *$50B* sherwood.news/business/mus... by @natebecker.bsky.social
Really nice piece from @jedwrdmoreno.bsky.social: The trade dynamics between the US and Mexico are vastly different this time around than the last time Trump took office. “This is probably the first time in their history that the US is deeply reliant on Mexico.”
sherwood.news/world/mexico...
sherwood.news/world/mexico...
Mexico is bracing for a tricky relationship with the US. This time it could play hardball.
“This is probably the first time in their history that the US is deeply reliant on Mexico.”...
sherwood.news
December 3, 2024 at 8:50 PM
Really nice piece from @jedwrdmoreno.bsky.social: The trade dynamics between the US and Mexico are vastly different this time around than the last time Trump took office. “This is probably the first time in their history that the US is deeply reliant on Mexico.”
sherwood.news/world/mexico...
sherwood.news/world/mexico...
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Why the future masters of the universe are ditching their grandparents’ strategy games and playing "Magic: The Gathering" sherwood.news/business/the...
The next generation of great strategists aren’t bothering with chess or poker
The future masters of the universe are ditching their grandparents’ strategy games and playing “Magic: The Gathering.”...
sherwood.news
December 3, 2024 at 2:49 PM
Why the future masters of the universe are ditching their grandparents’ strategy games and playing "Magic: The Gathering" sherwood.news/business/the...
Move over, poker. Up-and-coming strategists have a new card game of choice: sherwood.news/business/the...
The next generation of great strategists aren’t bothering with chess or poker
The future masters of the universe are ditching their grandparents’ strategy games and playing “Magic: The Gathering.”...
sherwood.news
December 3, 2024 at 2:45 PM
Move over, poker. Up-and-coming strategists have a new card game of choice: sherwood.news/business/the...
This is a really fun data-viz:
Having a hard time keeping track of all the companies who are investing in AI startups? Me too! So I decided to map it all out: sherwood.news/business/com...
November 25, 2024 at 6:11 PM
This is a really fun data-viz: