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| | What’s the stock market up to, eh? | $SPX ( ▼ 0.08% ) $DJI ( ▼ 0.51% ) $NDX ( ▲ 0.35% ) | | Companies mentioned in today’s newsletter* | $MS ( ▼ 0.27% ) , $DIS ( ▼ 1.99% ) , WWE, $AAPL ( ▲ 3.18% ) , KALSHI, $META ( ▼ 1.32% ) , The City of San Antonio | | Fed chair shortlist features two guys named Kevin | | Prediction market traders are speculating over who might succeed Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. On Kalshi, a prediction market platform, traders are placing their bets, with President Donald Trump’s former economic adviser Kevin Hassett (pictured above) leading the race at 48%, followed by ex-Federal Reserve Governor Kevin Warsh at 29%. | Trump confirmed that the two Kevins are on his list of four yesterday, saying “Both Kevins are very good.” He also said Scott Bessent, his treasury secretary, wants to “stay where he is.” | Hassett, the current director of the White House National Economic Council, has been a staunch advocate of Trump’s economic policies and played key roles in the first Trump administration. Warsh, once the youngest member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, brings with him deep financial expertise as a former Morgan Stanley $MS ( ▼ 0.27% ) banker and long-time contender for top economic jobs. | With Trump repeatedly criticizing Powell for not lowering interest rates, all eyes are now on the Kevins. I’d like to throw another Kevin into the ring, though, if I may? | | | | Song of the day: The Armed, ‘Sharp Teeth’ |  | The Armed - Sharp Teeth (Official Video) |
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| Taken from their new album “The Future Is Here And Everything Needs To Be Destroyed,” The Armed’s new track “Sharp Teeth” is not exactly one you’d take home to meet your parents. It encloses a poppy rock song “in the trappings of intensely abrasive electronic hardcore,” according to one reviewer. Might be good to listen to before a particularly boring Zoom meeting, though, I reckon, if you need to let off some steam! | | Free yourself from advertising forever! | Now you can sign up for an optional ad-free version of Need2Know! Subscribe for just $5 a month, or $50 a year, and you can continue to enjoy this reasonably high-quality newsletter uninterrupted. Bonus: The immense satisfaction that comes from supporting journalism*! | | You Don’t Need to Be Technical. Just Informed | | AI isn’t optional anymore—but coding isn’t required. | The AI Report gives business leaders the edge with daily insights, use cases, and implementation guides across ops, sales, and strategy. | Trusted by professionals at Google, OpenAI, and Microsoft. |
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