🤨 Trump’s Tariff Pause Sparks Accusations of Skullduggery; Laker’s Free Throw Attempts Show Statistical Anomaly; MAPPED: USA vs China as the Larger Trading Partner

PLUS, we look at the 1936 presidential election when Franklin Roosevelt won every state except for Maine and Vermont.

📈 The Art of the Deal

Yesterday, Trump announced a 90-day pause on the tariffs for every country except for China. Markets surged. Big time. It was the third biggest one-day gain since World War 2.

From The New York Times:

Source: Chart of the Day

Turns out Walter Bloomberg was right. 🤣

Dr. Parik Patel is prob the funniest man on twitter imho.

But wait, was there skullduggery afoot?

From Austen Allred:

Here’s what Trump posted to Truth Social four hours before announcing the 90-day pause:

Trump is like the one guy you should actually listen to when he tells you to buy. 🤣

In fact, it looks like he might have actually told a few people who did listen. There was a huge surge in trading volume 20 minutes before he announced the 90-day pause.

From r/wallstreetbets:

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🌎 WORLD MAP: USA vs China as the Larger Trading Partner

Source: Ehsan Soltani

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MAPPED: 1936 US Presidential Election Results by County

From u/TJ_DOG_likes_britons:

Source: 270toWin

FDR gets the W.

Alf Landon with his horse.

Alf Landon flexes on ‘em.

Why did Roosevelt lose Maine and Vermont in 1936?

I asked ChatGPT and it gave me a fascinating answer:

“my mandate is bigger than your mandate”

Today is the first time I ever heard the name “Alf Landon”.

More proof that the losers get wiped from history after presidential elections. 🤣

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The 100 Most Valuable Healthcare Companies in the World

From Reza Zahiri:

I would have expected more Chinese companies. 🤷‍♂️

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🏀 Is the NBA Rigged? We found a statistical anomaly in the Laker’s free throw attempts.

The Lakers take more free throws than anyone — by far. Since 2022, they have 1,000 more free throws than the average team.

Seems shady.

Source: Lev Akabas

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🎶 Banger of the Day

Runaway by Del Shannon has to be the best song from 1961. Possibly the best song from the whole decade. I love it.

SIDE NOTE: On Instagram, we pair each post with a song that bangs. A lot of people don’t know that we have a comprehensive Spotify playlist with every song we ever played. Click here to check it out. 🎶

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