Amazon and Netflix’s Ad Pact: A Game of CTV Thrones

For The Trade Desk (TTD), the independent DSP that has long prided itself on being the genteel alternative to Google and Meta’s walled gardens, this union raises the question: Is neutrality now a charming affectation, or a relic of a bygone era? The risk is clear; the opportunity, perhaps less so.

Ackman’s Amazon Gambit: A $123B AI Triumph

Ackman, that scribe of shareholder ledgers and prophet of consumer whims, has long understood that markets are not mere numbers but the trembling pulse of human ambition. His Pershing Square, a colossus of capital, has not merely outpaced the S&P 500 this year-it has doubled his own fortune to $9 billion, a sum that might have made Dostoevsky’s gamblers weep with envy. Yet what is a nine-digit number but the shadow of a greater ambition? To Ackman, it is but a prelude to the next wager.

A Delightful Tale of TSMC’s Path to $2 Trillion Glory

But, I digress. A certain company, often overlooked yet with a certain… heft, stands poised on the brink of joining this exalted club. That company is none other than Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, or TSMC for short, with a market cap currently at a respectable $1 trillion. Why, one might ask, is this unsung hero of the chipmaking world poised for such a meteoric rise? Well, brace yourselves, for this story is one of slow yet steady dominion in the semiconductor world, like a gentleman entering a room and quietly taking his rightful seat.

S&P 500’s 2026: A Year of Uncertainty

Yet, the S&P 500 rarely graces us with its average 10% return in a single year. Instead, it prefers to dabble in extremes-those few years of splendor offsetting the rest with the kind of mediocrity that would make a Victorian parlour hostess blush. And with its current reliance on mega-cap growth stocks, the index may soon become a veritable carnival of volatility.

Nvidia: The Golden Ticket to the $10 Trillion Circus

Will Nvidia stretch even further into the annals of financial legend in the coming years? Most assuredly, for I foresee a future where it proudly claims the title of the world’s premier $10 trillion entity. One pivotal innovation may hasten this remarkable journey more swiftly than a peddler of dreams.

LMAX Gets in the Crypto Perp Game: Big Leverage, Bigger Risk, and Even Bigger Clients

According to Bloomberg (you know, the place where all the serious money people hang out), LMAX’s exchange is already moving over $40 billion in daily volume across forex and digital assets. And it turns out, their customers want more. And by more, they mean *high-leverage access* to crypto markets. Because, who needs a calm, rational approach to investing when you can have *100x leverage*?