Monday links: a beautiful heresy

FinanceThese were the most visited ticker pages on StockTwits in 2025. (stocktwits.com)Options volume continued to rise in 2025. (sherwood.news)2025 was a big year for dealmaking. (axios.com)TechnologySoftBank is buying data center investment firm DigitalBridge ($DBRG). (cnbc.com)Nvidia ($NVDA) now owns a big stake in Intel ($INTC). (qz.com)Big Tech pretty much gets what they want from the administration. (nytimes.com)GlobalMexico is winning the tariff war. (wsj.com)Canada-U.S. relations are at their nadir. (businessinsider.com)The British economy is full of unused potential. (genuineimpact.substack.com)Trump allies think there are great opportunities in Russia. They are naive, to say the least. (wsj.com)Japan's birthrate hit a historic low. (semafor.com)BusinessCorporate bankruptcies are at a 15-year high. (msn.com)Small businesses are disproportionately feeling the pain of tariffs. (paulkrugman.substack.com)Companies don't have much in the way of hiring plans. (wsj.com)Earlier on Abn