Sam Perera

The magnificent 1, European CRE outlook, Canada to host a defence bank, Russia didn't cash in and $500 shoe designed to be used one.

May 1, 2026

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13 min read

The magnificent 1, European CRE outlook, Canada to host a defence bank, Russia didn't cash in and $500 shoe designed to be used one.

Sam Perera

The largest museum you can't visit, Tariff refunds increasing margins, Gaza privatized, Polymarkets turning up the heat, 100% loan to cost loans for FIFA tickets

Apr 24, 2026

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15 min read

The largest museum you can't visit, Tariff refunds increasing margins, Gaza privatized, Polymarkets turning up the heat, 100% loan to cost loans for FIFA tickets

Sam Perera

Sotheby's wants to keep your money, COVID costs 1% of GDP, The Strait is open-ish, Dishwashers in demand, Costco dominates Japan

Apr 17, 2026

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14 min read

Sotheby's wants to keep your money, COVID costs 1% of GDP, The Strait is open-ish, Dishwashers in demand, Costco dominates Japan

Sam Perera

Covert rescue of Dude 44, McDonald's priced as a luxury item, Dead people solving China's condo glut, Delta Airlines refining their way to profit and France sells gold to itself.

Apr 10, 2026

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24 min read

Covert rescue of Dude 44, McDonald's priced as a luxury item, Dead people solving China's condo glut, Delta Airlines refining their way to profit and France sells gold to itself.

Sam Perera

Lessons from the fall of the Roman Empire, Apple's Secret (its in the wrist), Its not just oil, $25B Platform with no banking and the KitKat heist.

Apr 2, 2026

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22 min read

Lessons from the fall of the Roman Empire, Apple's Secret (its in the wrist), Its not just oil, $25B Platform with no banking and the KitKat heist.

Sam Perera

Carlyle is ready to reshape Iran, Department of War has a plumbing problem, Soviet era espionage tech activated in Iran, Neurodivergent employees in demand, Five Guys Founder gives bonuses instead of buying his wife a fur coat.

Mar 27, 2026

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24 min read

Carlyle is ready to reshape Iran, Department of War has a plumbing problem, Soviet era espionage tech activated in Iran, Neurodivergent employees in demand, Five Guys Founder gives bonuses instead of buying his wife a fur coat.

Sam Perera

Iran war equates to a 4 day work week, Typos are the ultimate status symbol, NBA comes of Europe, Every can get skinny for less (generics are coming), Banksy exposed (not himself)

Mar 20, 2026

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19 min read

Iran war equates to a 4 day work week, Typos are the ultimate status symbol, NBA comes of Europe, Every can get skinny for less (generics are coming), Banksy exposed (not himself)

Sam Perera

Russia and China are winning the war in the Middle East (they aren’t even fighting), Nobel Peace Prize misses, the markets that knew before the markets knew, how capable AI actually is and Carney talks K-Pop with Monocle in Tokyo.

Mar 13, 2026

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20 min read

Russia and China are winning the war in the Middle East (they aren’t even fighting), Nobel Peace Prize misses, the markets that knew before the markets knew, how capable AI actually is and Carney talks K-Pop with Monocle in Tokyo.

Sam Perera

Inside the assignation of Khamenei, Nightmare oil prices (but relax hopefully), Crime actually doesn’t pay, A school thats actually harder to get into that Harvard and how Chinese EV’s are much cheaper.

Mar 6, 2026

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16 min read

Inside the assignation of Khamenei, Nightmare oil prices (but relax hopefully), Crime actually doesn’t pay, A school thats actually harder to get into that Harvard and how Chinese EV’s are much cheaper.

Sam Perera

Meta’s Global Data Cable, Holiday Returns, U.S. Investment Boom, and Bitcoin’s Big Milestone

Dec 13, 2024

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9 min read

Meta’s Global Data Cable, Holiday Returns, U.S. Investment Boom, and Bitcoin’s Big Milestone

Sam Perera

T-Pain releases ‘Get Low’, Cheese Bandits, Canada’s nuclear ambitions and Amazon launches Haul

Nov 15, 2024

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8 min read

T-Pain releases ‘Get Low’, Cheese Bandits, Canada’s nuclear ambitions and Amazon launches Haul

Sam Perera

Neocloud companies stockpile processing power, Pay your taxes with Crypto and President Musk

Nov 8, 2024

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8 min read

Neocloud companies stockpile processing power, Pay your taxes with Crypto and President Musk

Sam Perera

Starbucks is bringing back the Sharpie, Spraying Diamonds in the Sky, Google gets a fine larger than the global asset base, Lazy version of kiting cheques, America buys too much for other countries to move away from the USD.

Nov 1, 2024

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8 min read

Starbucks is bringing back the Sharpie, Spraying Diamonds in the Sky, Google gets a fine larger than the global asset base, Lazy version of kiting cheques, America buys too much for other countries to move away from the USD.

Sam Perera

Munificent Mayweather strikes again, flying taxis, Women and Weed, Funds may be forced to Dump tech stocks, Walmart makes a major move into pharmacy

Oct 25, 2024

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11 min read

Munificent Mayweather strikes again, flying taxis, Women and Weed, Funds may be forced to Dump tech stocks, Walmart makes a major move into pharmacy

Sam Perera

Uber considers buying Expedia, the business of calculating odds in sports, gamble on the US elections and Patek unveils their first new collection in 25 years

Oct 18, 2024

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9 min read

Uber considers buying Expedia, the business of calculating odds in sports, gamble on the US elections and Patek unveils their first new collection in 25 years

Sam Perera

Private Equity Buys into American Royalty (NFL), Big Tech Goes Nuclear, Ozempic changing waist lines at a national level and the Diamond of all Diamonds

Oct 11, 2024

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10 min read

Private Equity Buys into American Royalty (NFL), Big Tech Goes Nuclear, Ozempic changing waist lines at a national level and the Diamond of all Diamonds

Sam Perera

How cars got their name?, Saudi Oil Production to Increases, War = Profit and Canada is Alabama.

Oct 4, 2024

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9 min read

How cars got their name?, Saudi Oil Production to Increases, War = Profit and Canada is Alabama.

Sam Perera

How currencies got their names? Living at Goldman Sach’s, Cards Against Humanity takes on Space X, AI 2041: Ten Visions of our Future

Sep 27, 2024

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10 min read

How currencies got their names? Living at Goldman Sach’s, Cards Against Humanity takes on Space X, AI 2041: Ten Visions of our Future

Sam Perera

Solar power sizzles, Buffett’s enormous wealth, Dior’s €53 handbag, How much are your body parts worth?, Guinness is trendy

Jul 12, 2024

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10 min read

Solar power sizzles, Buffett’s enormous wealth, Dior’s €53 handbag, How much are your body parts worth?, Guinness is trendy

Sam Perera

Costco Houses, Bankruptcy is more complicated, Lego over Diamonds, 6 Day workweek in Greece and Let’s sweat it out

Jul 5, 2024

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10 min read

Costco Houses, Bankruptcy is more complicated, Lego over Diamonds, 6 Day workweek in Greece and Let’s sweat it out

Sam Perera

Visa Swipe Fee Settlement, Real Estate Meets Fine Dining, Volkswagen Invests in Rivian, Fentanyl Vaccine, Doughnut Economics Explained

Jun 28, 2024

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10 min read

Visa Swipe Fee Settlement, Real Estate Meets Fine Dining, Volkswagen Invests in Rivian, Fentanyl Vaccine, Doughnut Economics Explained

Sam Perera

Citigroup Services is a star, anti-tax counselling, AI transforming the physical world, USD for Life and the New Confessions of an Economic Hitman

Jun 21, 2024

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11 min read

Citigroup Services is a star, anti-tax counselling, AI transforming the physical world, USD for Life and the New Confessions of an Economic Hitman

Sam Perera

WNBA is almost as popular as the NHL; Chiquita finances terror; National Bank gobbles CWB; Hallucinogenic Beer; and Moonwalking with Einstein.

Jun 14, 2024

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10 min read

WNBA is almost as popular as the NHL; Chiquita finances terror; National Bank gobbles CWB; Hallucinogenic Beer; and Moonwalking with Einstein.

Sam Perera

Poppi Poops, A New Anti-Woke Exchange, Ultra Basic – less than basic fares, Shein Shines, the Richest Man to have ever lived and advice from Nasir of Bablyon

Jun 7, 2024

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10 min read

Poppi Poops, A New Anti-Woke Exchange, Ultra Basic – less than basic fares, Shein Shines, the Richest Man to have ever lived and advice from Nasir of Bablyon

Sam Perera

Vodka Mandarin, Doordash, Regrown Teeth, Costco and Rick Ross teaches you to be a Boss'

May 31, 2024

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8 min read

Vodka Mandarin, Doordash, Regrown Teeth, Costco and Rick Ross teaches you to be a Boss'

Sam Perera

Sam Perera

The magnificent 1, European CRE outlook, Canada to host a defence bank, Russia didn't cash in and $500 shoe designed to be used one.

The largest museum you can't visit, Tariff refunds increasing margins, Gaza privatized, Polymarkets turning up the heat, 100% loan to cost loans for FIFA tickets

Sotheby's wants to keep your money, COVID costs 1% of GDP, The Strait is open-ish, Dishwashers in demand, Costco dominates Japan

Covert rescue of Dude 44, McDonald's priced as a luxury item, Dead people solving China's condo glut, Delta Airlines refining their way to profit and France sells gold to itself.

Lessons from the fall of the Roman Empire, Apple's Secret (its in the wrist), Its not just oil, $25B Platform with no banking and the KitKat heist.

Carlyle is ready to reshape Iran, Department of War has a plumbing problem, Soviet era espionage tech activated in Iran, Neurodivergent employees in demand, Five Guys Founder gives bonuses instead of buying his wife a fur coat.

Iran war equates to a 4 day work week, Typos are the ultimate status symbol, NBA comes of Europe, Every can get skinny for less (generics are coming), Banksy exposed (not himself)

Russia and China are winning the war in the Middle East (they aren’t even fighting), Nobel Peace Prize misses, the markets that knew before the markets knew, how capable AI actually is and Carney talks K-Pop with Monocle in Tokyo.

Inside the assignation of Khamenei, Nightmare oil prices (but relax hopefully), Crime actually doesn’t pay, A school thats actually harder to get into that Harvard and how Chinese EV’s are much cheaper.

Meta’s Global Data Cable, Holiday Returns, U.S. Investment Boom, and Bitcoin’s Big Milestone

T-Pain releases ‘Get Low’, Cheese Bandits, Canada’s nuclear ambitions and Amazon launches Haul

Neocloud companies stockpile processing power, Pay your taxes with Crypto and President Musk

Starbucks is bringing back the Sharpie, Spraying Diamonds in the Sky, Google gets a fine larger than the global asset base, Lazy version of kiting cheques, America buys too much for other countries to move away from the USD.

Munificent Mayweather strikes again, flying taxis, Women and Weed, Funds may be forced to Dump tech stocks, Walmart makes a major move into pharmacy

Uber considers buying Expedia, the business of calculating odds in sports, gamble on the US elections and Patek unveils their first new collection in 25 years

Private Equity Buys into American Royalty (NFL), Big Tech Goes Nuclear, Ozempic changing waist lines at a national level and the Diamond of all Diamonds

How cars got their name?, Saudi Oil Production to Increases, War = Profit and Canada is Alabama.

How currencies got their names? Living at Goldman Sach’s, Cards Against Humanity takes on Space X, AI 2041: Ten Visions of our Future

Solar power sizzles, Buffett’s enormous wealth, Dior’s €53 handbag, How much are your body parts worth?, Guinness is trendy

Costco Houses, Bankruptcy is more complicated, Lego over Diamonds, 6 Day workweek in Greece and Let’s sweat it out

Visa Swipe Fee Settlement, Real Estate Meets Fine Dining, Volkswagen Invests in Rivian, Fentanyl Vaccine, Doughnut Economics Explained

Citigroup Services is a star, anti-tax counselling, AI transforming the physical world, USD for Life and the New Confessions of an Economic Hitman

WNBA is almost as popular as the NHL; Chiquita finances terror; National Bank gobbles CWB; Hallucinogenic Beer; and Moonwalking with Einstein.

Poppi Poops, A New Anti-Woke Exchange, Ultra Basic – less than basic fares, Shein Shines, the Richest Man to have ever lived and advice from Nasir of Bablyon

Vodka Mandarin, Doordash, Regrown Teeth, Costco and Rick Ross teaches you to be a Boss'

sam's friday finance (weekly-ish)

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