Friday links: corporate catering
HFTJane Street Group crushed it in 2025. (bloomberg.com)HFT firms are investing big in compute. (wsj.com)Prediction marketsA Special Forces solider was arrested for insider trading on Polymarket. (wapo.st)Now Wisconsin is suing the major prediction market companies. (theblock.co)France is investigating an odd insider Polymarket-related case. (npr.org)Private assetsPrivate equity secondaries are now joined by tertiaries. (cashandcarried.substack.com)Funding raising for 'digital infrastructure' is off the charts. (pitchbook.com)SpaceXThe value of the SpaceX is a moving target, thanks to Elon. (aswathdamodaran.blogspot.com)An investment in SpaceX is a big bet on Elon. (newcomer.co)AIGoogle ($GOOGL) is dropping $10 billion, at least, into Anthropic. (bloomberg.com)Meta ($META) and Microsoft ($MSFT) are doing big layoffs. (theguardian.com)Tae Kim talks with OpenAI cofounder and president Greg Brockman. (taekim.substack.com)GLP-1sA Q&A with Dave Ricks, CEO of Eli Lilly ($LLY). (semafor.com)G
HFT
- Jane Street Group crushed it in 2025. (bloomberg.com)
- HFT firms are investing big in compute. (wsj.com)
Prediction markets
- A Special Forces solider was arrested for insider trading on Polymarket. (wapo.st)
- Now Wisconsin is suing the major prediction market companies. (theblock.co)
- France is investigating an odd insider Polymarket-related case. (npr.org)
Private assets
- Private equity secondaries are now joined by tertiaries. (cashandcarried.substack.com)
- Funding raising for 'digital infrastructure' is off the charts. (pitchbook.com)
SpaceX
- The value of the SpaceX is a moving target, thanks to Elon. (aswathdamodaran.blogspot.com)
- An investment in SpaceX is a big bet on Elon. (newcomer.co)
AI
- Google ($GOOGL) is dropping $10 billion, at least, into Anthropic. (bloomberg.com)
- Meta ($META) and Microsoft ($MSFT) are doing big layoffs. (theguardian.com)
- Tae Kim talks with OpenAI cofounder and president Greg Brockman. (taekim.substack.com)
GLP-1s
- A Q&A with Dave Ricks, CEO of Eli Lilly ($LLY). (semafor.com)
- GLP-1 users are getting whipsawed by changes in insurance coverage. (npr.org)
- Hims ($HIMS) can now send prescriptions for all FDA-approved GLP-1s. (sherwood.news)
Hungary
- Hungary's opposition won running against corruption. (thebulwark.com)
- How Hungary's independent media outlasted Orban. (niemanreports.org)
Fertility
- Japan is subsidizing dating apps in the hopes of increasing fertility. (semafor.com)
- Fertility-wise, 40-year old mothers can't make up for 20-year olds. (theargumentmag.com)
Economy
- "Jobless claims are currently the most positive of any US economic data being released." (bonddad.blogspot.com)
- The immigration crackdown has done little to increase wages. (wsj.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- What you missed in our Thursday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Longform links: gold's hold. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Don't miss a thing! Sign up for our daily e-mail newsletter. (abnormalreturns.com)
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