21 · The Washington Post
Fareed Zakaria: "Trump appears to order the government to lie on behalf of tariffs"
Why it matters
Fareed Zakaria argues the new tariff plan only functions if federal officials certify a finding the underlying data doesn't support.
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22 · Puck
"Make IPOs Fair Again: The Dutch Auction Solution"
Why it matters
Bill Cohan's Dutch-auction fix for IPOs, arguing the first-day pop is a transfer from the issuer to the banks' allocation list.
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23 · Puck
"Leon Black Evades Discussion on His NDAs"
Why it matters
Bill Cohan's read is that Leon Black evaded the NDA question in his Oversight testimony.
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24 · Puck
"Shein Is Finally About to Go Public at a Major Discount"
Why it matters
Malique Morris has Shein going public in Hong Kong at a steep discount.
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25 · Puck
"Inside Michael A. Reinstein's Private Equity Fashion Empire"
Why it matters
Lauren Sherman unmasks Michael Reinstein, the financier behind Bally's unraveling.
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26 · Trends.vc / Dru Riley
"The Replay Protocol"
Why it matters
Dru Riley's replay protocol: once a practice proves itself, stop touching it.
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27 · The Washington Post
"Impostor scams have already defrauded Americans of $1.8 billion this year"
Why it matters
Further reading from the day's section on errands and the rest of the weekend file.
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28 · The Washington Post
"Coyotes overtake abandoned housing development, vexing neighbors"
Why it matters
Further reading from the day's reading list.
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29 · The Washington Post
"A teen was missing for years. Then she called police from states away."
Why it matters
Further reading from the day's reading list.
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30 · The Washington Post
"After years of unexplained fainting, a 'tilt table test' pinpointed the cause"
Why it matters
Further reading from the day's reading list.
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