CNBC interview with investor Phillippe Laffont
Very bright guy with many winning long term investments. This is an excerpt of a longer interview.
People
Founder of Marine special ops get Medal of Honor 67 years late.
Really great story. You can read about Major Capers here. A native of Bishopville, South Carolina, Capers enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1956 and served 10 years as an enlisted Marine, rising to the rank of sergeant, before earning a battlefield commission in 1966. Throughout his career, he charted a rare path from enlisted … Read more
Investor Ron Baron – Elon Musk’s biggest fanboy – on the future and SpaceX.
Baron is 83 years old and one of the most successful investors in the last 40+ years. Worth listening to – this is less than 8 minutes long, and is from the past Monday’s interview on CNBC.
Jalen Brunson (Knick MVP) tax wisdom
From the Wall Street Journal yesterday. Jalen Brunson is the toast of New York after the 6-foot-2 point guard personally willed the New York Knicks to the NBA title on Saturday with a 45-point performance. The rest of his team scored 49. But it appears there’s another reason for New Yorkers to like the basketball … Read more
“Trump Sets New Record – Winning War With Iran 27 Times In One Year”
Insightful commentary by the BB – WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump set a new world record this week by winning the same war with Iran for the 27th time this year, shattering the previous record of one. According to White House officials, Trump first won the war with Iran in February. … “No one … Read more
“Why these ’60 Minutes’ correspondents are staying after Scott Pelley fired”
One reason not mentioned – they get paid pretty well. This is off USA Today so not a long article. Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker and Jon Wertheim confirmed they will remain on the CBS program in a memo shared with staff and obtained by USA TODAY on Friday, June 5. “We have had a hard … Read more
WSJ: ‘60 Minutes’ Correspondent Scott Pelley Fired by CBS News
I guess this is a big deal but I cannot remember the last time I watched 60 Minutes. Veteran “60 Minutes” correspondent Scott Pelley was fired by CBS News, a day after taking aim at Editor in Chief Bari Weiss’s leadership during a staff meeting for the show. Executive Producer Nick Bilton sent a note … Read more
Jane Street – everyone is wondering how they do it (make oodles of $$$)
The first I’d heard of Jane Street was reading the book Going Infinite and how Sam Bankman-Fried got his start. Bottom line is they are better than everyone else at what they do.
MLB Washington Nationals Community Relations Director had a Catholic problem.
He’s been fired. The link below is from before they fired him. “One of our pitchers, dude, Trevor Williams — he is very Catholic,” Hudson said in the video. “The Dodgers had a group out to the stadium who were drag queens who sometimes dressed up as nuns. He went on social media like, ‘This … Read more