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Bo Nichols

Brookfield Revives Nuclear Power | Wall Street Goes 24/7 | Margin Debt Hits Record High

Oct 24, 2025

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11 min read

Brookfield Revives Nuclear Power | Wall Street Goes 24/7 | Margin Debt Hits Record High

The market’s old engines are roaring again—from nuclear reactors powering AI data centers to nonstop trading and leverage-fueled optimism. The next boom may already be awake before dawn.

Bo Nichols
Bo Nichols
Travis Kelce Goes Activist | Trump’s Crypto Pardon | Nvidia Bets on Energy

Oct 23, 2025

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12 min read

Travis Kelce Goes Activist | Trump’s Crypto Pardon | Nvidia Bets on Energy

From celebrity investors shaking up Six Flags to Trump rewriting crypto politics and Nvidia powering the AI grid—markets are finding momentum in unlikely places.

Chris Henry
Bo Nichols
Chris Henry, +1
When Intelligence Needs a Seatbelt

Oct 22, 2025

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12 min read

When Intelligence Needs a Seatbelt

AI gets regulated, capital finds conscience, and automation tests the boundary between trust and control.

Bo Nichols
Bo Nichols
Capital Reshapes the Playing Field

Oct 21, 2025

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11 min read

Capital Reshapes the Playing Field

UC Investments targets the Big Ten, Warner explores a split, and Coke and CenterPoint trim their empires — all chasing precision over size.

Bo Nichols
Bo Nichols
When Automation Meets Its Limits

Oct 20, 2025

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9 min read

When Automation Meets Its Limits

Waymo’s school-bus incident spotlights the line between innovation and control as investors pivot toward precision and discipline.

Bo Nichols
Bo Nichols
The Self-Powering Economy Takes Shape

Oct 17, 2025

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10 min read

The Self-Powering Economy Takes Shape

From fusion to Formula 1, capital is collapsing the boundaries between energy, intelligence, and ownership — turning power itself into the next platform.

Bo Nichols
Bo Nichols
Access, Intelligence, and Scale Define the Next Phase of Private Capital

Oct 15, 2025

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11 min read

Access, Intelligence, and Scale Define the Next Phase of Private Capital

From 401(k)s to AI datacenters, today’s deals mark the convergence of private markets, infrastructure, and intelligence — where access itself becomes the new asset class.

Bo Nichols
Bo Nichols
Scale Takes Root in the Forest Economy

Oct 14, 2025

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12 min read

Scale Takes Root in the Forest Economy

The Rayonier–PotlatchDeltic merger marks a broader rotation into hard assets—where yield, land, and energy converge.

Bo Nichols
Bo Nichols
The Quiet Empire Builders | Control Is The New Alpha

Oct 13, 2025

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12 min read

The Quiet Empire Builders | Control Is The New Alpha

While headlines chase the hype cycle, the smartest money is wiring itself into AI’s foundation...power, data, and debt.

Bo Nichols
Bo Nichols
The Humanoid Hangover

Oct 10, 2025

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10 min read

The Humanoid Hangover

From ABB to AI limbs, capital is flooding into humanoid robotics, but investors may be mistaking motion for progress.

Chris Henry
Bo Nichols
Chris Henry, +1
Quantum Dreams Meet Market Expectations

Oct 9, 2025

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11 min read

Quantum Dreams Meet Market Expectations

Quantum computing has moved from the lab to the leaderboard, but capital is running faster than the science. Private markets are building the infrastructure while public valuations float in midair.

Chris Henry
Bo Nichols
Chris Henry, +1
SoftBank’s $5.4B Leap Into “Physical AI”

Oct 8, 2025

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13 min read

SoftBank’s $5.4B Leap Into “Physical AI”

Masayoshi Son just bought ABB’s robotics arm to fuse machines with intelligence—betting this decade’s AI boom will be built, not coded.

Bo Nichols
Bo Nichols
The Shutdown Economy: Who Survives When D.C. Goes Dark

Oct 7, 2025

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10 min read

The Shutdown Economy: Who Survives When D.C. Goes Dark

From startups gasping for cash to defense giants eyeing fire-sale deals...the shutdown has become the new business cycle.

Bo Nichols
Bo Nichols
Follow the Money in AI | The Three Stocks Catching Every Venture Dollar | How Microsoft Quietly Controls the Next Cycle

Oct 6, 2025

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10 min read

Follow the Money in AI | The Three Stocks Catching Every Venture Dollar | How Microsoft Quietly Controls the Next Cycle

Capital is concentrating in AI and compute ...Microsoft’s playbook, Nvidia’s backlog, and ARM’s royalty growth show where the real liquidity cycle lives.

Bo Nichols
Bo Nichols
Biotech backlog grows as capital stalls and tariffs tilt power to big pharma

Oct 3, 2025

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5 min read

Biotech backlog grows as capital stalls and tariffs tilt power to big pharma

Hundreds of well-funded startups wait for exits, while big pharma, tools providers, and consolidators stand to gain from scarcity and policy shifts.

Bo Nichols
Bo Nichols
IPO window slams shut as capital stays private

Oct 2, 2025

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4 min read

IPO window slams shut as capital stays private

A government shutdown halts listings, but scarcity is creating leverage for public acquirers and listed peers.

Bo Nichols
Bo Nichols
OpenAI chases consumers as Meta, Google, and Microsoft cash in on AI

Oct 1, 2025

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5 min read

OpenAI chases consumers as Meta, Google, and Microsoft cash in on AI

Sora’s launch highlights the cost of turning models into business while public giants show three distinct paths to monetization.

Bo Nichols
Bo Nichols
AI overhauls tested as consulting giants restructure and roll ups face reality

Sep 30, 2025

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6 min read

AI overhauls tested as consulting giants restructure and roll ups face reality

Real world rollouts show the gap between AI promise and delivery and where investors should look for signals and red flags.

Bo Nichols
Bo Nichols
Trade Isn’t Slowing | AI Bubble Fears | Credit Wall Looms

Sep 24, 2025

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8 min read

Trade Isn’t Slowing | AI Bubble Fears | Credit Wall Looms

The week’s biggest signals: OpenAI’s staggering buildout, private credit’s refinancing cliff, and DP World’s wager on new global routes.

Bo Nichols
Bo Nichols
Meta Goes Political | Builders Go Quiet

Sep 23, 2025

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7 min read

Meta Goes Political | Builders Go Quiet

From super PACs to legal AI, today’s market shows the split between giants fighting regulation and firms compounding under the radar.

Bo Nichols
Bo Nichols
Private Equity’s New Playbook: Sports, Data, and Take-Privates

Sep 22, 2025

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8 min read

Private Equity’s New Playbook: Sports, Data, and Take-Privates

From Madrid soccer to Nordic data centers and U.S. healthcare roll-ups, PE is moving where scarcity meets scale. The smart money is already circling.

Bo Nichols
Bo Nichols

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