The Daily Lens on — the genuinely different perspectives people hold about the stories that matter on this topic.

Jun 18 · 4 min read ·economics

The Fed Just Threatened a Rate Hike

Warsh's first meeting killed rate-cut hopes — and now half the Fed thinks borrowing costs could go higher.

Read »
Jun 15 · 3 min read ·economics

Fox Is Buying Roku

A $22 billion bet on streaming consolidation — and everyone wants something different from it.

Jun 15 · 4 min read ·economics

SpaceX Just Went Public at $1.75 Trillion

The biggest IPO ever is live. Bulls and bears can't agree on whether it's a bargain or a trap.

Jun 15 · 2 min read ·economics

Bitcoin Just Had Its Worst ETF Week Ever

$3.4 billion fled Bitcoin ETFs in a week, the most ever — then the money started trickling back. Was it the Fed, or the end of the hype?

Jun 12 · 3 min read ·economics

The Microshifting Trend

Work in 45-90 minute blocks, all day, around your life. 65% of workers say yes please.

Jun 12 · 3 min read ·economics

West Marine Files for Bankruptcy

Largest US boating retailer. $549M in debt against $21.5M in cash. 59 stores closing, and probably more.

Jun 8 · 3 min read ·economics

China's Solar Panel Glut

1,200 GW of capacity. 650 GW of global demand. $0.10-a-watt prices, well below production cost.

Jun 8 · 4 min read ·economics

A Public Stake in AI Companies?

Sanders wants 50% of OpenAI, Anthropic, and xAI in a sovereign wealth fund. Trump is independently negotiating an OpenAI equity donation. But corporate taxes already exist...

Jun 5 · 3 min read ·economics

The New Trump Tariffs

USTR just proposed 10-12.5% tariffs on 60 economies -- including the EU, UK, Japan, and China -- for failing to ban goods made with forced labor.

May 27 · 2 min read ·economics

SpaceX Wants $2 Trillion

SpaceX filed for the biggest IPO ever, up to $2 trillion. A generational buy, sci-fi pricing, or an Elon fiefdom?

May 22 · 3 min read ·economics

The World Cup's Empty Seats

Weeks out, World Cup seats sit unsold at $4,000-plus.

May 22 · 3 min read ·economics

The Strike Samsung Just Dodged

Some 47,000 chip workers were set to walk over AI profits. A last-minute deal stopped it -- but did it settle anything?

May 21 · 3 min read ·economics

Are the Bond Vigilantes Back?

The 30-year Treasury yield hit 5.2%, its highest since 2007. A fiscal reckoning, a normal repricing, or a Fed problem?

May 21 · 3 min read ·economics

San Francisco Real Estate

Record $1.7M prices and an AI boom -- but condo owners are stuck underwater, and the waterfront itself may be sinking.

May 18 · 4 min read ·economics

Let's Buy Spirit

Spirit shut down May 2. A TikTok creator has $337M in non-binding pledges to buy it back.

May 13 · 5 min read ·economics

Trump Gets His Fed Chair

Kevin Warsh confirmed 54-45 in the closest Fed chair vote ever. He says he's not a sock puppet. CPI is 3.8%.

Apr 29 · 5 min read ·economics

Chili's Is Cooking

Brinker stock 5x'd in three years. Same-store sales rose 21% one quarter, then 8.6% the next. Playbook or fluke?

Apr 23 · 3 min read ·economics

Save Spirit?

Spirit is close to a $500M bailout and possibly 90% federal ownership. Jet fuel doubled after the Iran war started.

Apr 19 · 4 min read ·economics

Trump's Refund Portal

There are $175 billion in illegal tariffs owed. The portal opens tomorrow -- for importers only.

Apr 17 · 3 min read ·economics

Germany's Sick Day Problem

German workers take 24 sick days a year. The chancellor wants to know if they're all necessary.