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“The words I would use to describe the current environment in early-stage VC are “fast and furious.” 🏎️ – @fredwilson

Startups Galore

U.S. Companies Bet Shoppers Will Keep Paying Higher Prices

https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-companies-bet-shoppers-will-keep-paying-higher-prices-11635067802

Taxing the Unrealized Gains of America’s Wealthiest 1,000 Billionaires.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/tax-on-billionaires-unrealized-gains-will-likely-be-in-budget-package-democrats-say-11635096384

Alibaba has lost some $344 billion in market cap in the past year 😱 – @markets

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/alibaba-value-drop-tops-world-041606176.html

Hertz is ordering a bunch of Teslas for its fleet 🚗🚗🚗 – @business

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-10-25/hertz-orders-100-000-teslas-tsla-stock-soars

Cathie Wood adds to SNAP position after it mini-crashes

https://www.benzinga.com/trading-ideas/long-ideas/21/10/23526444/cathie-wood-sells-tesla-shares-and-loads-up-on-snapchat-and-this-social-media-stock-on-t

Senator Manchin appears to be on board with White House proposals for new taxes on billionaires and certain corporations

https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-business-bills-delaware-nancy-pelosi-132c737a5a2fb5ea1931df2344f55567

The Apple of today wouldn’t exist were it not for the iPod 🍎 – @dmoren

Twenty years ago, the iPod paved the way for Apple’s success

“Even when inflation has been as high or higher than it is right now, the stock market has held up pretty well in the past.” 📈 – @awealthofcs

https://awealthofcommonsense.com/2021/10/inflation-vs-stock-market-returns/

Mortgage rates are up some 50bp off the lows 📈 – @mortgagenewsmnd

http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/consumer_rates/988950.aspx

“While labor shortages are certainly a part of the problem, it’s overwhelmingly about a boom in demand.” 🚀 – @SamRo

https://www.tker.co/p/suppliers-delivery-times-inflation-risk

“The next leg of crypto adoption has to come from someone else besides young people and early tech adopters.” 🌊 – @awealthofcs

https://awealthofcommonsense.com/2021/10/wealth-management-money-is-coming-for-crypto/

“Some days it seems just about everybody is urging you to buy bitcoin. Now, your financial adviser might, too.” ⚒️ – @jasonzweigwsj

https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-your-adviser-might-start-talking-up-bitcoin-11634914812?st=e0kkotxq0ltvqf0&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

The VIX is at its lowest level since the onset of the pandemic 📉 – @QuantifiablEdgs

A Rare Year-To-Date $VIX Low In October

Want-trepreneurs 🚨 the new TCAF with @howardlindzon is now UP on all podcast platforms

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-compound-show-with-downtown-josh-brown/id1456467014?i=1000539378576

Proshares ₿itcoin Strategy ETF already moving out the futures curve to avoid position limits – @kgreifeld

https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/first-bitcoin-etf-is-already-in-danger-of-breaching-a-limit-on-futures-contracts-1.1669796

“Poor timing on a contrarian trade is indistinguishable from being wrong.” 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♂️ – @awealthofcs

https://awealthofcommonsense.com/2021/10/being-a-contrarian-is-easier-in-hindsight/

“I find the comparisons to the 1970s era stagflation to be outright weird.” 😕 – @ritholtz

Inflation Inputs

“Can’t we just, like, hang out with our friends and meet new people and sure, learn a few things without being packed like sardines into a ballroom?” 🐟🐟 – @michaelbatnick

Come Fly With Me

Weekly initial unemployment claims continue to trend lower 👷‍♀️👷‍♂️ – @calculatedrisk

https://www.calculatedriskblog.com/2021/10/weekly-initial-unemployment-claims_21.html