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Sunday links: accelerating abnormalities

Markets

  • The speed of the move in semiconductor stocks is stunning. (howardlindzon.com)
  • Markets (and the world) just seem to move faster these days. (downtownjoshbrown.com)

Finance

  • Why Jane Street is betting big on AI. (wsj.com)
  • Bain Capital's buyout of Kioxia, the former Toshiba Memory, is a historic win. (ft.com)

SpaceX

  • MSCI gave SpaceX ($SPCX) its lowest ESG score. (giftarticle.ft.com)
  • SpaceX ($SPCX) scored investment grade ratings from Moody's, Fitch and S&P Global. (finance.yahoo.com)
  • Leveraged ways to bet on SpaceX ($SPCX) are already ubiquitous. (cnbc.com)
  • SpaceX ($SPCX) is as much an idea as a company. (theatlantic.com)

Companies

  • Even fast-growing companies are facing pressure to do more fewer less people. (gettheleverage.com)
  • Company moats are not forever. (investing101.substack.com)

Prediction markets

  • Be wary of videos of people claiming they are making bank on Polymarket. (wsj.com)
  • Charles Schwab ($SCHW) is teaming with CBOE ($CBOE) for contracts tied to the SP& 500. (theblock.co)

Law and order

  • Serving on a jury is a boost to your civic feelings. (phys.org)
  • The Trump administration considered suspending habeas corpus. (nytimes.com)
  • When prosecutors are overwhelmed they dismiss more cases. (theconversation.com)

Government

  • What's the story behind all those trades in Trump's accounts? (nytimes.com)
  • The administration is quietly killing DACA. (thebulwark.com)
  • Why Pete Hegseth blocked the promotion of Rear Adm. Stephen D. Barnett. (nytimes.com)
  • The algae-filled Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is now everyone's problem. (defector.com)
  • Juneteenth persists. (axios.com)

Economy

  • How stretched is the American consumer? (economist.com)
  • The economic schedule for the coming week. (economicweekly.substack.com)

Earlier on Abnormal Returns

  • Top clicks this week on Abnormal Returns. (abnormalreturns.com)
  • What you missed in our Saturday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
  • Don't miss a thing! Sign up for our daily e-mail newsletter. (abnormalreturns.com)

Mixed media

  • How Ukraine generates human intel behind the lines. (theatlantic.com)
  • Ukraine can now strike Russia anywhere west of the Urals. (politico.com)
  • Can we really stop the march of AI-powered weapons? (wsj.com)