The Freeport Navigator

Apart from the usual palm greasing, backroom deal making, and pretending to genuinely care about the people, let’s consider why the modern president deserves a day of celebration…

From Presidents with evil, red, glowing eyes to Russia doing business with Iran and paying for it in gold… this is one roundup you don’t want to miss.

It’s come to light that Russia is buying military hardware from Iran… and paying for it in gold. Not all global transactions are made in dollars, of course, and never have been. But is this Russian-Iranian transaction just a novelty…or could this be the proverbial canary in the coalmine of more trouble ahead for the greenback?

Sam Altman’s dream to raise $7T to further the development of AI is an impossible one. Still, we’re rooting for him because this country is built from impossible dreams. Unfortunately, our politicians are more interested in behaving like moody teenagers. So what’s an investor to do?

I really had second thoughts about publishing this. But frankly, it matters. And it’s something we should talk about. Vladimir Putin is a butcher. Yet, the man spoke some words worth heeding during his interview with Tucker Carlson…

Continued presidential election drama to the struggles “middle namers” face and the unreliability of government data, there’s a lot to parse from this past week.

AI is rapidly changing the world we live and work any. Dozens upon dozens of companies are restructuring and downsizing workforces to take advantage of the efficiencies AI affords. But is that a bad thing? Brian Hunt’s answer might surprise you.

In the name of fighting money laundering and sanctions evasion, let’s make it harder for hard working small business owners to comply with legal requirements while continuing to run their business. Yeah! That makes so much sense, said no LLC owner, ever!

China and South Korea are completely and utterly screwed. As I wrote last month, China’s one-child policy worked. It did exactly what it was designed to do in limiting population growth. The problem is that it worked a little too well.

What went on this week – from Zuckerberg’s surprise apology and META’s unexpected announcement… to Elon Musk… drunken sailors and more. Let’s look back at the week… for forward to next week.