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I mostly re-post and comment. Interested in econ (micro and macro), and I love dogs.

Furthermore, even more problematic than the $6 billion loan is SoftBank's $40 billion unsecured bridge loan. This loan was arranged by JPMorgan ( JPM ), Goldman Sachs ( GS ), and three major Japanese banks, and is set to mature in March 2027. SoftBank previously stated it would repay the debt "by utilizing existing assets and other financing measures." With the $6 billion pledged loan now stalled, how to repay this massive debt maturing within two years has become a pressing issue for SoftBank.
A cartoon paperclip with eyes and eyebrows is on the left. It is looking at the Microsoft Copilot logo. It has a talk balloon that says, "Copilot, I am your father." You will only get this if you are an old. :)
Photo taken at the Omega museum in Biel/Bienne Switzerland. In the foreground is a moon landing suit with an Omega watch worn on the outside of it. In the background is a buggy for traversing the moon.
Photo of display at the Omega/Swatch museum in Switzerland. It shows how close two Olympic track athletes are in their photo finish at the 2022 Beijing Games.
Image from the Olympics opening ceremony of 2026. Huge golden ring with a person walking through it carrying a sign saying "Austria." Person is wearing a silver quilted coat that has a hood and runs down to their feet and looks very warm.
Picture of on-screen TV guide in grid form. The top left shows a small image of the Vatican, where the Pope is going to give his Christmas mass. The rest shows "Santa Mesa di Natale celebrato de Papa Leone XIV," showing that in Italian, Pope Leo is called Papa Leone.
Clippy, the former Microsoft "assistant" with a word bubble saying "Would you like help?"
Two news anchors sitting in a studio talking about Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew. Behind them is a huge screen with a photo of Andrew on it. Andrew is pouting and looking sadly into the distance. His double chin is also very prominent in this photo.
The back of a man sitting in a bus seat and wearing a dark red baseball cap. The cap reads "this hat saves dogs"
Parody newspaper headline written in the font used by the NYT: Mamdani Favors Wealthy Over Immigrant In Batman Versus Superman Row
Screenshot of the beginning of the article that the original poster's screenshot has the headline of. This says JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon warned of a crack in the bond market and said the U.S. should be stockpiling military equipment instead of Bitcoin at an economic forum on Friday.
Screen cap from video of Jeremy Renner singing random syllables. Just the captions are visible. They say: (SINGING) ??? I got to tell you
Screen capture of an article by Paul Krugman. Text reads: I wrote a month ago about the possibility of a sudden stop for the United States. Despite growing pressure on both U.S. interest rates and the dollar, we aren't there yet. I was, however, a disciple of the late, great Rudiger Dornbusch, whose students often quote Dornbusch's law: "The crisis takes a much longer time coming than you thin, and then it happens much faster than you would have thought."
Screen capture of Wikipedia profile of Yum! Brands. Highlighted text shows that Yum! was a spinoff of PepsiCo that PepsiCo divested from in 1997.
Chart and text from a Pew Research report about how much Americans trust each other. Text: For example, Americans with lower levels of education or income are less likely to say most people can be trusted. Graph: Percent who say that most people can be trusted: Total: 34% High school or less: 24% Some college: 31% Bachelor's: 44% Postgrad: 52% Household income: <$50K: 25% $50K - <$100K: 35% $100K + 46%
Kirk Cameron (has-been actor) blows out candles on a birthday cake. There are two other people: a woman standing at the end of the room, standing almost as far away from Kirk as possible. She looks mildly interested. (She might be his wife, I can't tell.) There is another woman standing in the doorway, leaning her head against the door frame and wearing an exasperated/exhausted expression.
Email from Nextdoor with subject line "Lost chicken in front of hotel" The email body contains a picture of the chicken and the sentence "This little beauty is in front of the hotel on Shattuck at Arch Street."