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@AlephBlog Avatar @AlephBlog David Merkel

David Merkel posts on X about private equity, $csx, $brkb, fed the most. They currently have XXXXXX followers and 1645 posts still getting attention that total XXX engagements in the last XX hours.

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Social topic influence private equity, $csx, $brkb, fed, money, debt, $nsc, union pacific, $unp, signals

Top assets mentioned CSX Corporation (CSX) Berkshire Hathaway Inc Class B (BRK.B) Norfolk Southern Corp. (NSC) Union Pacific Corporation (UNP) UNIPOLY (UNP) Blackstone, Inc. (BX) Archway (ARCH) Reddit, Inc. (RDDT) Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.A)

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"Chinese Social-Media Hashtag Signals Growing Frustration With Job Market Yearning for 2000-2010 when the Chinese was actually growing. Now only the published numbers grow"
@AlephBlog Avatar @AlephBlog on X 2025-07-24 17:40:32 UTC 12.5K followers, XXX engagements

"The last time a Fed chief was bounced says @johnauthers also marked the central bank's independence as we know it Presidents don't always get what they want from Fed Chairs they appoint and that is a good thing"
@AlephBlog Avatar @AlephBlog on X 2025-07-23 18:40:08 UTC 12.5K followers, XXX engagements

"Is the Federal Reserve Overstaffed or Overworked Insights from the Feds Financial Statements There has been mission creep. They don't need so many economists and they don't do good work on banking regulation"
@AlephBlog Avatar @AlephBlog on X 2025-07-22 20:10:03 UTC 12.5K followers, XXX engagements

"The number of companies at the greatest risk of defaulting are at an 11-month high as uncertainty around US trade and tariffs worsened credit conditions according to a Moodys Ratings report Creditworthiness declines for companies that need to import"
@AlephBlog Avatar @AlephBlog on X 2025-07-18 20:41:21 UTC 12.5K followers, XXX engagements

"He was lured into the military by a big sign-on bonusand was stunned by what he found. A Russian soldiers perspective on the war in Ukraine. Long & ugly story. Fooled by State media propaganda he joins the military thinking he will be safe"
@AlephBlog Avatar @AlephBlog on X 2025-07-24 23:58:56 UTC 12.5K followers, XXX engagements

"Private equity firms flip assets to themselves in record numbers "2/3ds of investors in private equity funds would prefer groups sell down investments through sales to companies or IPOs. Just one-sixth of investors said they preferred continuation funds.""
@AlephBlog Avatar @AlephBlog on X 2025-07-24 00:57:37 UTC 12.5K followers, XXX engagements

"How India's Mumbai is spending billions to get rid of extreme traffic and messy roads to compete with global finance hubs like Hong Kong and Singapore. I think they are dreaming"
@AlephBlog Avatar @AlephBlog on X 2025-07-23 03:47:19 UTC 12.5K followers, XXX engagements

"Big change is coming to the Fed Don't expect that the FOMC will just "roll over" for Trump. If the new chairman is not what the other governors like there will be resistance"
@AlephBlog Avatar @AlephBlog on X 2025-07-22 19:56:25 UTC 12.5K followers, XXX engagements

"US Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche plans to talk to Ghislaine Maxwell the convicted sex offender and former associate of the late disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein Might be the only one remaining who can tell the truth of the matter"
@AlephBlog Avatar @AlephBlog on X 2025-07-23 08:52:32 UTC 12.5K followers, XXX engagements

"A shift is under way that will be welcome news to people who have tired of tiptoeing around their childrens feelings. Inside the FAFO parenting movement. Mostly a good thing bad name just remember to be measured in your discipline"
@AlephBlog Avatar @AlephBlog on X 2025-07-25 20:03:11 UTC 12.5K followers, XXX engagements

"Money managers are in a desperate race to stuff illiquid so-called private-market assets into funds anyone can buy including your 401(k) When bright investors are taking haircuts to get out should you as a 401(k) investor pay more to get in"
@AlephBlog Avatar @AlephBlog on X 2025-07-25 19:39:06 UTC 12.5K followers, XXX engagements

"Valor Equity Partners whose founder has close ties to Musk is raising a debt fund to buy a massive supply of Nvidia chips for xAI $XX Billion would not be enough money to buy X million Nvidia GB200 chips much less complete the rest of the project"
@AlephBlog Avatar @AlephBlog on X 2025-07-24 01:26:34 UTC 12.5K followers, XXX engagements

"Union Pacific in mega US railroad merger talks with rival Norfolk Big change if it happens. It would make the US like Canada having two coast-to-coast Class I railroads. $UNP $NSC $CSX $BRKB"
@AlephBlog Avatar @AlephBlog on X 2025-07-24 18:26:24 UTC 12.5K followers, XXX engagements

"Is Private Market Investing Coming to Your 401(k) Heres What a Trump Executive Order Could Mean for Investors Dumb idea at least for now. Avoid. Private equity marks are biased high and they don't keep their promises when the fund should end"
@AlephBlog Avatar @AlephBlog on X 2025-07-22 19:51:06 UTC 12.5K followers, XXX engagements

"A kitchenware company contemplates layoffs. A pet products maker seeks new markets. A toymaker ships molds to Vietnam then ships them right back. Heres how Trumps trade war is upending Chinas factories Hurts China. Hurts the US. Lose-lose"
@AlephBlog Avatar @AlephBlog on X 2025-07-23 18:17:59 UTC 12.5K followers, XXX engagements

"A key investor in BlackRocks private funds is looking to cut its stakes following disappointing performance and senior executive departures at the US asset manager The guys who run $ARCH are generally pretty smart; this is not a good sign for $BX"
@AlephBlog Avatar @AlephBlog on X 2025-07-24 21:30:27 UTC 12.5K followers, XXX engagements

"'A long slow bleed': Quant hedge funds are getting slammed and scrambling for answers I would guess it is just a crowded trade"
@AlephBlog Avatar @AlephBlog on X 2025-07-24 21:52:59 UTC 12.5K followers, XXX engagements

"Bruce Flatt predicted the secondary market for private equity real estate and infrastructure will take off. Five years later the boom has come and his Brookfield has largely missed out. Brookfield is big doing many things but it can't do everything"
@AlephBlog Avatar @AlephBlog on X 2025-07-25 06:24:54 UTC 12.5K followers, XXX engagements

"The Website at the End of the Internet (It doesn't really matter who you are how you spend your time online or what you imagine your relationship with the internet to be.) How Reddit $RDDT has taken off since AI got hot"
@AlephBlog Avatar @AlephBlog on X 2025-07-24 19:49:33 UTC 12.5K followers, XXX engagements

"In-N-Out Burgers billionaire owner Lynsi Snyder is leaving California and moving with her family to Tennessee A Christian leaves California to raise her family better. Makes sense. Oh also avoiding taxes"
@AlephBlog Avatar @AlephBlog on X 2025-07-23 09:37:52 UTC 12.5K followers, XXX engagements

"Chinas 30-year government bond auction on Thursday drew its highest yield since March as risk sentiment improved and concerns over further losses cooled demand for debt. This is small"
@AlephBlog Avatar @AlephBlog on X 2025-07-25 04:07:30 UTC 12.5K followers, XXX engagements

"Fusion energy start-up claims to have cracked alchemy Two uneconomic ideas come together: fusion and alchemy. Both are technically possible but both are unlikely to be profitable"
@AlephBlog Avatar @AlephBlog on X 2025-07-22 19:28:24 UTC 12.5K followers, XXX engagements

"The US railroad industry has sought consolidation for decades. For Union Pacific and CEO Jim Vena the stars are finally aligning Aside from the unions and the STB it will be interesting to see who will be against this $UNP $NSC $CSX $BRKB"
@AlephBlog Avatar @AlephBlog on X 2025-07-25 22:06:03 UTC 12.5K followers, XXX engagements

"Odds of Berkshire Hathaway Bid for CSX Are Rising; How Buffett Might Try to Pull It Off $CSX is a unique asset that is more to Buffett than anyone else. It would be a fitting end for Buffett's last year. $BRKB"
@AlephBlog Avatar @AlephBlog on X 2025-07-25 00:06:41 UTC 12.5K followers, XXX engagements

"Once a fundraising success Trilantic is now selling assets at a steep discount as middle-market private equity firms face a cash crunch Another reason to hate private equity; they devise ways to not pay you out after overstating their NAVs"
@AlephBlog Avatar @AlephBlog on X 2025-07-23 21:20:22 UTC 12.5K followers, XXX engagements

"PE distributions as a percentage of invested capital held steady at 20%-30% for years until 2021. Since then those figures have fallen to around XX% this year. The average holding period for a PE investment has more than doubled from X years to 10"
@AlephBlog Avatar @AlephBlog on X 2025-07-24 01:54:04 UTC 12.5K followers, XXX engagements