The Enron-Era Tricks Are Back in AI: How These Companies Are Hiding Their Debt | The Weekly Wrap
Steve Eisman says AI companies are reviving Enron-era off-balance-sheet and circular financing, alongside concerns around Oracle and Blue Owl.
Steve Eisman says AI companies are reviving Enron-era off-balance-sheet and circular financing, alongside concerns around Oracle and Blue Owl.
@SW_Resurgo I dunno, I see lots of very real cases of people doing shit like this. Remember the guy who went all in on $PDD and then had a royal crash out?
Caught a nice move in $META as they have executed nicely on Muse. However, I’m curious to see Muse’s retention stats. Muse’s agentic capabilities still seem like a bit of a novelty to me, and sometimes more of a hassle to use than a value-add. $META has also aggressively re-targeted me with ads on my feed based on my Muse activity. While impressive from a business monetization point of view, it makes me leery to connect my email and other sensitive accounts.
@WaterworldCapi1 @madthunderdome $TLN - Josh Shapiro will privatize it.
Blackjack 21 Index (favorite collection of global banks and insurers) jumps to +38%, 36% ahead of $XLF Notable ATH's: Juroku Financial, Mebuki Financial https://t.co/HIBUQ57PBF
And so will $AAPL $AMZN $GOOG, they will all attempt to protect their walled gardens. Nothing new or surprising there. https://t.co/ZzqZmFtBwO
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