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mikesimon.bsky.social
Heard all the cool kids are here now. Phoenix Native, following finance and real estate. 20+ yr mortgage professional. Personal Acct.
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Buffett’s annual letter is out — and includes this message to “Uncle Sam” about the tax Berkshire will pay: “Spend it wisely. Take care of the many who, through no fault of their own, get the short straws in life. They deserve better.” 🇺🇸 www.berkshirehathaway.com/letters/2024...

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We’re definitely seeing a spike in Washington DC jobless claims:

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* REUTERS POLL -- U.S. 10-YEAR TREASURY YIELD MORE LIKELY TO BE HIGHER THAN FORECAST IN THREE MONTHS THAN LOWER, SAID 16 OF 21 STRATEGISTS @reuters.com

submitted 12 days ago • 7 comments

Sources of U.S. labor force growth.

submitted 13 days ago • 5 comments

For you BlueSky folks, let me explain. LeBron James is a basketball player currently on the Los Angeles Lakers. Yes I know it’s a dumb name, they kept it when they moved from Minneapolis. When? In 1960. But that’s not important right now. I need you to focus. OK see so LeBron

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Good conversation between @mikesimonsen.bsky.social and @calculatedrisk.bsky.social. open.spotify.com/episode/3sTV...

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The Mayor of Atlanta just announced he’s leaving X and posting here exclusively.

submitted 39 days ago • 3 comments

@conorsen.bsky.social this sounds familiar.

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Washington Post cartoonist @anntelnaes.bsky.social quit the paper after the Post killed one of her works depicting media CEOs and owners (including Bezos) paying homage to president-elect Trump. Great piece. 👇🏻

submitted 50 days ago • 20 comments

Alcohol labels should be required to show photos of Santacon participants vomiting in the street.

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Great news for the Marijuana industry. "Alcohol is the third leading preventable cause of cancer behind tobacco and obesity,"-US Surgeon General

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I was rooting for this EV company. Hopefully the can keep it together. stocks.apple.com/A9yb64dGJSdu...

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*RIVIAN 4Q VEHICLES DELIVERED 14,183, EST. 13,402 *RIVIAN 4Q PRODUCTION 12,727 VEHICLES, EST. 11,458

submitted 50 days ago • 7 comments

If any of the guys arrested in this *largest* seizure of self-made explosives in US history had a name tangentially sounding like mine, not only would we have had a press conference, but it would have also been live on every damn tv.

submitted 52 days ago • 1 comment

Year end housing data and two big trends to watch for 2025 1. Affordability is not showing any signs of improving. Will mortgage rates at 7% evaporate the little sales growth momentum we saw in Q4? 2. There are some signs that seller volume each week is inching back up to the normal range. 🧵📽️👇

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