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The comparison between plastics and AI compute is no longer merely conceptual. What once read like a structural analogy is beginning to appear in market behavior itself. In the 1960s, plastics were treated as a miracle material—scarce, differentiated, and priced accordingly. Over time, scale and process innovation transformed them
When The Great Reversal was first published, the dominant market narrative was caution disguised as sophistication. Investors were told that valuations were stretched, liquidity was fragile, and that any optimism needed to be tightly hedged. The prevailing belief was that the bull market, if one even existed was already old,
As the USD index approaches four-year lows, the de-dollarization thesis appears to be accelerating. But this couldn't be further from reality. Global capital flows from vulnerable financial systems will ultimately become major net buyers of USD through the now-frictionless on-ramp of stablecoins. As depositors in financially repressed economies
Eli Lilly's $1.2 billion bid for Ventyx Biosciences represents a starting point that could ultimately lead to an acquisition price 10x higher. Ventyx is now in the same position, except its strategic value is broader, its clinical validation stronger, and the competitive stakes are considerably higher. The