[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.] #  @iamkoshiek Koshiek Karan Koshiek Karan posts on X about warner bros, south africa, business, ben the most. They currently have XXXXXXX followers and XX posts still getting attention that total XXXXXXX engagements in the last XX hours. ### Engagements: XXXXXXX [#](/creator/twitter::2954814509/interactions)  - X Week XXXXXXX +614% - X Month XXXXXXXXX -XX% - X Months XXXXXXXXXX -XX% - X Year XXXXXXXXXX +93% ### Mentions: XX [#](/creator/twitter::2954814509/posts_active)  - X Week XX -XX% - X Month XXX -XX% - X Months XXX -XX% - X Year XXXXX +107% ### Followers: XXXXXXX [#](/creator/twitter::2954814509/followers)  - X Week XXXXXXX +0.02% - X Month XXXXXXX +0.04% - X Months XXXXXXX +1.50% - X Year XXXXXXX +3.80% ### CreatorRank: XXXXXXX [#](/creator/twitter::2954814509/influencer_rank)  ### Social Influence **Social category influence** [finance](/list/finance) XX% [stocks](/list/stocks) XXXX% [countries](/list/countries) XXXXX% [technology brands](/list/technology-brands) XXXX% [products](/list/products) XXXX% [gaming](/list/gaming) XXXX% [celebrities](/list/celebrities) XXXX% [social networks](/list/social-networks) XXXX% **Social topic influence** [warner bros](/topic/warner-bros) #360, [south africa](/topic/south-africa) #111, [business](/topic/business) #5188, [ben](/topic/ben) #1796, [ceo](/topic/ceo) 3.57%, [food](/topic/food) 3.57%, [events](/topic/events) 3.57%, [wall street](/topic/wall-street) #169, [fifa world](/topic/fifa-world) #263, [mega](/topic/mega) #1217 **Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by** [@copes27](/creator/undefined) [@xplorerholdings](/creator/undefined) [@frontrowrugbyxv](/creator/undefined) [@grok](/creator/undefined) [@lungelomasina3](/creator/undefined) [@curieousmind](/creator/undefined) [@franksyfranks](/creator/undefined) [@fintechza](/creator/undefined) [@hanneswessels](/creator/undefined) [@nytimes](/creator/undefined) [@charlo23](/creator/undefined) [@nmsblank](/creator/undefined) [@curiousmerlot](/creator/undefined) [@manablazemick](/creator/undefined) [@charlo23_](/creator/undefined) [@meetyourstruly](/creator/undefined) [@username19nll](/creator/undefined) [@theweekdaeza](/creator/undefined) [@thereal_napgod](/creator/undefined) [@bankofchelseafc](/creator/undefined) **Top assets mentioned** [Unilever plc (UL)](/topic/$ul) [New York Times Co. (NYT)](/topic/$nyt) [Paramount Skydance Corporation Class B Common Stock (PSKY)](/topic/$psky) ### Top Social Posts Top posts by engagements in the last XX hours "Company 1: WBD Global Networks this is the news sports & entertainment piece mostly "real-time" content you tune in to watch & squarely inside this portfolio is CNN *CNN is a hugely important strategic & political asset to own (especially for a US billionaire)" [X Link](https://x.com/iamkoshiek/status/1998362025060438184) 2025-12-09T12:00Z 277.8K followers, 1291 engagements "adding spice to this deal -- there's a $5.8bn break fee locked in between Netflix & Warner Bros basically if Warner Bros accept another offer - they need to pay Netflix $2.8bn if the deal gets blocked by regulators Netflix will have to pay Warner Bros $5.8bn" [X Link](https://x.com/iamkoshiek/status/1998362075350094247) 2025-12-09T12:00Z 277.8K followers, XXX engagements "a tiny (yet crucial) detail not in the press releases or investor decks Affinity Partners* & sovereign wealth funds from Saudi Arabia Abu Dhabi & Qatar are reported to be involved in funding the transaction *Affinity Partners is the private equity firm led by Jared Kushner" [X Link](https://x.com/iamkoshiek/status/1998362080492314645) 2025-12-09T12:00Z 277.8K followers, XXX engagements "You can now invest in Magnum 🍦 The Magnum Ice Cream Company (TMICC) is the worlds largest ice cream business 🌍🍨 Magnum owns Ben & Jerrys Cornetto & Paddle Pop this week the company listed on multiple global stock exchanges at a delicious 7.8bn valuation (ZAR 155bn)" [X Link](https://x.com/iamkoshiek/status/1998601853538545958) 2025-12-10T03:53Z 277.8K followers, 29.7K engagements "Walmart first approach Shoprite through Whitey Basson (CEO at the time) but Christo Wiese (main shareholder) declined Shoprite wouldn't agree to sell to an offshore company their next play was Pick and Pay remember Pick and Pay was performing REALLY well around this time" [X Link](https://x.com/iamkoshiek/status/1965470230865740087) 2025-09-09T17:39Z 277.7K followers, 21.4K engagements "Whitey Basson says he convinced Walmart to buy Makro (Massmart) instead of Pick and Pay Shoprite knew if Walmart owned Pick and Pay it would be big trouble Walmart closed a $2.3bn deal for Massmart - I ran the numbers at the time & the deal felt expensive (19% premium)" [X Link](https://x.com/iamkoshiek/status/1965470233604620653) 2025-09-09T17:39Z 277.7K followers, 22.4K engagements "South Africa has a highly regulated labour market & detailed financial disclosure requirements if you ask Whitey Basson he will agree this was an error being listed meant Walmart were essentially "handcuffed" from unleashing unfiltered American capitalism in the local market" [X Link](https://x.com/iamkoshiek/status/1965470239501754778) 2025-09-09T17:39Z 277.7K followers, 18.2K engagements "operationally & tactically Walmart REALLY struggled in the local market many offshore companies fail to realize Africa is unique you may not remember this but Game became a food retailer at one point best example of "let's force the Pick and Pay model into Massmart" anyway" [X Link](https://x.com/iamkoshiek/status/1965470243775717766) 2025-09-09T17:39Z 277.7K followers, 17.8K engagements "credit to the Massmart executive team who have always been pretty self-aware on what doesn't work here's an excerpt from 2020 talking about the "over reliance on promotions" again - the Walmart classic strategy to pump out aggressive serial promotions wasn't paying off" [X Link](https://x.com/iamkoshiek/status/1965470248586670136) 2025-09-09T17:39Z 277.7K followers, 41.7K engagements "the South African retail space is extremely competitive & innovative (Shoprite/ Checkers is a juggernaut) Walmart sold off a ton of their mass cash brands to Shoprite & took damage in the food space the hardware & home category is an attractive space for them to drive hard" [X Link](https://x.com/iamkoshiek/status/1965470271340753125) 2025-09-09T17:40Z 277.7K followers, 11.1K engagements "wrapping up X events in last the XX days across fintech blockchain mining & banking ✈🗓 theres so much capital & appetite for startups solving financial inclusion across Africa 🤍 will keep grinding non-stop to connect rural communities & young entrepreneurs to capital" [X Link](https://x.com/iamkoshiek/status/1994292325095207224) 2025-11-28T06:28Z 277.7K followers, 8628 engagements "take two minutes & check this out David Ellison motivating for the Paramount offer on CNBC 🔥🔥" [X Link](https://x.com/iamkoshiek/status/1998362050624692699) 2025-12-09T12:00Z 277.7K followers, XXX engagements "at the UBS conference Netflix CEOs were pretty confident they did enough to get a deal over the line they also mentioned being "pro consumer" & "committed to theatrical releases" interestingly - they frame the deal as "saving jobs" & called out Paramount's restructuring plans" [X Link](https://x.com/iamkoshiek/status/1998362085584203974) 2025-12-09T12:00Z 277.7K followers, XXX engagements "Company 2: Streaming & Studios this bucket has HBO Max DC Studios & Warner Bros studios Game of Thrones (terrible ending) Harry Potter & Succession (very fitting) sit in this bucket Naturally Netflix want this company (all the streaming & studio stuff. & not the news)" [X Link](https://x.com/iamkoshiek/status/1998362030022234275) 2025-12-09T12:00Z 277.7K followers, 1217 engagements "probably one of the wildest slides I have ever seen come out of Wall Street Paramount pulled up excerpts on why a Netflix deal would be bad including a quote from James Cameron" [X Link](https://x.com/iamkoshiek/status/1998362059621474805) 2025-12-09T12:00Z 277.7K followers, XXX engagements "Trump will be a central figure in influencing which side this deal goes Ted Sarandos doesn't have a terrible relationship with DJT. but the other side has Larry Ellison & Jared Kushner" [X Link](https://x.com/iamkoshiek/status/1998362094136389944) 2025-12-09T12:00Z 277.7K followers, XXX engagements "an award winning champion for financial literacy ✨🏆✅ maybe its time to rock a turtleneck & tell you to cut your coffee kill Netflix & learn to trade forex 😂😂" [X Link](https://x.com/iamkoshiek/status/1996081014636982668) 2025-12-03T04:56Z 277.8K followers, 18.3K engagements "gift shopping for men can be really tough 😓 (socks aftershave & briefs don't count 😭) here's a few suggestions that may help 🪄🎁" [X Link](https://x.com/iamkoshiek/status/1996635079616192702) 2025-12-04T17:37Z 277.8K followers, 27.8K engagements "Magnum valuation multiples are roughly XX% lower than the peer group the valuation drag includes the lack of a dividend heavy Unilever spin off costs & a strained relationship with Ben & Jerrys (14% of their top line) still its a pretty steep discount" [X Link](https://x.com/iamkoshiek/status/1998728894266872227) 2025-12-10T12:17Z 277.8K followers, 1216 engagements "yet another major South African retailer highlighted the carnage gambling is having on their profits 🎰 on yesterdays earnings call The Foschini Group (TFG) executives mentioned gambling nine times they view online gambling as an even bigger threat than Shein 🛒🛍" [X Link](https://x.com/iamkoshiek/status/1987098281512513630) 2025-11-08T10:02Z 277.7K followers, 31.6K engagements "🎰🎰 Sun International just posted record breaking online gambling revenue in six months online gambling platform Sunbet is up XX% with R874m in revenue online casino slots are up XXX% on an average day R23.4m is deposited & signups have doubled in the last year 💔💔" [X Link](https://x.com/iamkoshiek/status/1966020583012872609) 2025-09-11T06:06Z 277.7K followers, 61.8K engagements "FIFA are rewriting economics textbooks for the 2026 World Cup in the US 💰💰 for the first time there will be NO limit on resale prices FIFA will also resell tickets on their platform & charge both the buyer & seller XX% each we're already seeing diabolical resale prices" [X Link](https://x.com/iamkoshiek/status/1978344230847123811) 2025-10-15T06:16Z 277.8K followers, 205.9K engagements "this piece from the New York Times sums it up perfectly once you inject large scale gambling platforms into major sports toxic incentives become inevitable there's billions of dollars on the line // @nytimes" [X Link](https://x.com/iamkoshiek/status/1981662512065269800) 2025-10-24T10:02Z 277.7K followers, 4738 engagements "many Black Friday/ Cyber Monday/ festive December deals arent deals its simply retailers manipulating fake discounts heres an example this device was the same price on Takealot two weeks ago to create a discount they jacked up the price for a few days stay safe 💪🏽" [X Link](https://x.com/iamkoshiek/status/1994661725862281604) 2025-11-29T06:56Z 277.7K followers, 45.7K engagements "HYROX is crushing it 🔥🔥 the brand is a money printer💰📊 - worlds fastest growing sport - roughly $140m in revenue in 2025 - XX% of revenue is from merch & photos - 650000 athletes across XX events - XX% of athletes are first-timers (HYROX = Hybrid + Rockstar) 👟" [X Link](https://x.com/iamkoshiek/status/1996832198679511326) 2025-12-05T06:41Z 277.8K followers, 76.9K engagements "HYROX revenue breakdown based on an interview with HYROX founder & CEO Moritz Frste (Moritz is a 3X Olympic Medalist)" [X Link](https://x.com/iamkoshiek/status/1996833025460785515) 2025-12-05T06:44Z 277.8K followers, 5340 engagements "opening game of the 2026 FIFA World Cup is official 🏆 South Africa vs Mexico most expensive resale tickets are over R1.3m each (without any VIP perks)" [X Link](https://x.com/iamkoshiek/status/1997025123233112448) 2025-12-05T19:27Z 277.8K followers, 377.1K engagements "this time around FIFA will also have their OWN resale market this is in addition to official ticket sales ticket lotteries & crypto partners selling digital rights to pre-order FIFA will be squeezing every cent from all possible angles" [X Link](https://x.com/iamkoshiek/status/1997031372620537976) 2025-12-05T19:52Z 277.8K followers, 20.1K engagements "someone just bought the resale tickets listed for R68k while I was on the site the cheapest resale tickets are now R76k (keen to see what the official FIFA lottery ticket prices are in a few days)" [X Link](https://x.com/iamkoshiek/status/1997033034638635185) 2025-12-05T19:59Z 277.8K followers, 87.7K engagements "USA hosting the FIFA World Cup is fast becoming complex & messy the billion dollar question where will fans come from 🤔💭 US lawmakers are worried high ticket prices VISA restrictions & the presence of ICE will limit foreign fan turnout LA Times" [X Link](https://x.com/iamkoshiek/status/1997355911237529888) 2025-12-06T17:22Z 277.8K followers, 22.9K engagements "The FIFA Club World Cup hosted in the US only managed to fill XX% of seats this tournament will have XXX games consistently racking up high fan attendance is a challenge" [X Link](https://x.com/iamkoshiek/status/1997363350242496678) 2025-12-06T17:51Z 277.8K followers, 2990 engagements "pick one a ps5 or 8kg of cured ham from Woolies 🍖🍖" [X Link](https://x.com/iamkoshiek/status/1997558916205711732) 2025-12-07T06:48Z 277.8K followers, 47.2K engagements "the era of ruthless cut throat deal making & hostile mega takeovers has FINALLY returned 🔥🔥 there's a $100bn+ bidding war on Wall Street for Warner Bros between Netflix 🔴& Paramount 🔵 what does it mean for cinemas & your wallet here's a basic deal explainer thread 🍿" [X Link](https://x.com/iamkoshiek/status/1998362014092267569) 2025-12-09T12:00Z 277.8K followers, 23.6K engagements "Warner Bros itself is more than XXX years old in 2022 the company merged with Discovery after a AT&T spinoff & it hasn't been great their stock price remained underwater with no clear turnaround strategy so WBD decided to unlock value by carving out two companies (important)" [X Link](https://x.com/iamkoshiek/status/1998362020115370441) 2025-12-09T12:00Z 277.8K followers, 1388 engagements "Paramount are making a play to own everything (streaming studios news sports) Paramount Skydance is the result of a merger between Paramount & Skydance last year to get a sense why Paramount are intent on the whole of Warner Bros here's a quick snapshot of their assets" [X Link](https://x.com/iamkoshiek/status/1998362034925379820) 2025-12-09T12:00Z 277.8K followers, 1182 engagements "Paramount are saying "look guys - we're giving you $18bn more XXX% cash & we can close this deal much faster" importantly -- they're also buying the entire business so the multi-billion dollar question is "how much is WBD global worth" Paramount say it's $1/ share" [X Link](https://x.com/iamkoshiek/status/1998362047785148418) 2025-12-09T12:00Z 277.8K followers, XXX engagements "Paramount released this investor deck yesterday -- here's a few juicy bits this slide is incredible a straight up comparison on "why our deal (Paramount) is better" Paramount went directly to shareholders with this offer (a hostile offer)" [X Link](https://x.com/iamkoshiek/status/1998362054705709130) 2025-12-09T12:00Z 277.8K followers, 1348 engagements "David Ellison is the face for Paramount -- the real OG behind the war chest is Larry Ellison currently #2 world's wealthiest man (behind Elon) & large funder to the Republicans his strong relationship with Trump is certainly a deal approval factor" [X Link](https://x.com/iamkoshiek/status/1998362098498507003) 2025-12-09T12:00Z 277.8K followers, XXX engagements "who do you have winning this mega deal 📊" [X Link](https://x.com/iamkoshiek/status/1998362108170527165) 2025-12-09T12:00Z 277.8K followers, 3833 engagements "shout-out for making it to the end I'm ex-investment banking & worked on tons of cool M&A deals -- hostile takeovers are VERY exciting 🔥🔥 these days I invest in startups build fintechs & promote financial inclusion here's my LinkedIn to connect:" [X Link](https://x.com/iamkoshiek/status/1998362121944654328) 2025-12-09T12:00Z 277.8K followers, 1246 engagements "@Charlo23_ adding this scene to the thread 🔥🔥" [X Link](https://x.com/iamkoshiek/status/1998432907267117419) 2025-12-09T16:41Z 277.7K followers, XXX engagements "spam calls are relentless & exhausting ☎😡 here's the link to OPT OUT from their databases & stop being contacted in South Africa" [X Link](https://x.com/iamkoshiek/status/1998996101052117047) 2025-12-11T05:59Z 277.8K followers, 191.6K engagements "I genuinely feel for telemarketing workers & people who need to do this for a living -- it's a tough job the problem lies with the companies who don't respect privacy abuse personal data & harass you non-stop unsolicited marketing is really out of hand in South Africa" [X Link](https://x.com/iamkoshiek/status/1999001709214134531) 2025-12-11T06:22Z 277.8K followers, 5338 engagements
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@iamkoshiek Koshiek Karan
Koshiek Karan posts on X about warner bros, south africa, business, ben the most. They currently have XXXXXXX followers and XX posts still getting attention that total XXXXXXX engagements in the last XX hours.
Engagements: XXXXXXX #
- X Week XXXXXXX +614%
- X Month XXXXXXXXX -XX%
- X Months XXXXXXXXXX -XX%
- X Year XXXXXXXXXX +93%
Mentions: XX #
- X Week XX -XX%
- X Month XXX -XX%
- X Months XXX -XX%
- X Year XXXXX +107%
Followers: XXXXXXX #
- X Week XXXXXXX +0.02%
- X Month XXXXXXX +0.04%
- X Months XXXXXXX +1.50%
- X Year XXXXXXX +3.80%
CreatorRank: XXXXXXX #
Social Influence
Social category influence finance XX% stocks XXXX% countries XXXXX% technology brands XXXX% products XXXX% gaming XXXX% celebrities XXXX% social networks XXXX%
Social topic influence warner bros #360, south africa #111, business #5188, ben #1796, ceo 3.57%, food 3.57%, events 3.57%, wall street #169, fifa world #263, mega #1217
Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by @copes27 @xplorerholdings @frontrowrugbyxv @grok @lungelomasina3 @curieousmind @franksyfranks @fintechza @hanneswessels @nytimes @charlo23 @nmsblank @curiousmerlot @manablazemick @charlo23_ @meetyourstruly @username19nll @theweekdaeza @thereal_napgod @bankofchelseafc
Top assets mentioned Unilever plc (UL) New York Times Co. (NYT) Paramount Skydance Corporation Class B Common Stock (PSKY)
Top Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last XX hours
"Company 1: WBD Global Networks this is the news sports & entertainment piece mostly "real-time" content you tune in to watch & squarely inside this portfolio is CNN *CNN is a hugely important strategic & political asset to own (especially for a US billionaire)"
X Link 2025-12-09T12:00Z 277.8K followers, 1291 engagements
"adding spice to this deal -- there's a $5.8bn break fee locked in between Netflix & Warner Bros basically if Warner Bros accept another offer - they need to pay Netflix $2.8bn if the deal gets blocked by regulators Netflix will have to pay Warner Bros $5.8bn"
X Link 2025-12-09T12:00Z 277.8K followers, XXX engagements
"a tiny (yet crucial) detail not in the press releases or investor decks Affinity Partners* & sovereign wealth funds from Saudi Arabia Abu Dhabi & Qatar are reported to be involved in funding the transaction *Affinity Partners is the private equity firm led by Jared Kushner"
X Link 2025-12-09T12:00Z 277.8K followers, XXX engagements
"You can now invest in Magnum 🍦 The Magnum Ice Cream Company (TMICC) is the worlds largest ice cream business 🌍🍨 Magnum owns Ben & Jerrys Cornetto & Paddle Pop this week the company listed on multiple global stock exchanges at a delicious 7.8bn valuation (ZAR 155bn)"
X Link 2025-12-10T03:53Z 277.8K followers, 29.7K engagements
"Walmart first approach Shoprite through Whitey Basson (CEO at the time) but Christo Wiese (main shareholder) declined Shoprite wouldn't agree to sell to an offshore company their next play was Pick and Pay remember Pick and Pay was performing REALLY well around this time"
X Link 2025-09-09T17:39Z 277.7K followers, 21.4K engagements
"Whitey Basson says he convinced Walmart to buy Makro (Massmart) instead of Pick and Pay Shoprite knew if Walmart owned Pick and Pay it would be big trouble Walmart closed a $2.3bn deal for Massmart - I ran the numbers at the time & the deal felt expensive (19% premium)"
X Link 2025-09-09T17:39Z 277.7K followers, 22.4K engagements
"South Africa has a highly regulated labour market & detailed financial disclosure requirements if you ask Whitey Basson he will agree this was an error being listed meant Walmart were essentially "handcuffed" from unleashing unfiltered American capitalism in the local market"
X Link 2025-09-09T17:39Z 277.7K followers, 18.2K engagements
"operationally & tactically Walmart REALLY struggled in the local market many offshore companies fail to realize Africa is unique you may not remember this but Game became a food retailer at one point best example of "let's force the Pick and Pay model into Massmart" anyway"
X Link 2025-09-09T17:39Z 277.7K followers, 17.8K engagements
"credit to the Massmart executive team who have always been pretty self-aware on what doesn't work here's an excerpt from 2020 talking about the "over reliance on promotions" again - the Walmart classic strategy to pump out aggressive serial promotions wasn't paying off"
X Link 2025-09-09T17:39Z 277.7K followers, 41.7K engagements
"the South African retail space is extremely competitive & innovative (Shoprite/ Checkers is a juggernaut) Walmart sold off a ton of their mass cash brands to Shoprite & took damage in the food space the hardware & home category is an attractive space for them to drive hard"
X Link 2025-09-09T17:40Z 277.7K followers, 11.1K engagements
"wrapping up X events in last the XX days across fintech blockchain mining & banking ✈🗓 theres so much capital & appetite for startups solving financial inclusion across Africa 🤍 will keep grinding non-stop to connect rural communities & young entrepreneurs to capital"
X Link 2025-11-28T06:28Z 277.7K followers, 8628 engagements
"take two minutes & check this out David Ellison motivating for the Paramount offer on CNBC 🔥🔥"
X Link 2025-12-09T12:00Z 277.7K followers, XXX engagements
"at the UBS conference Netflix CEOs were pretty confident they did enough to get a deal over the line they also mentioned being "pro consumer" & "committed to theatrical releases" interestingly - they frame the deal as "saving jobs" & called out Paramount's restructuring plans"
X Link 2025-12-09T12:00Z 277.7K followers, XXX engagements
"Company 2: Streaming & Studios this bucket has HBO Max DC Studios & Warner Bros studios Game of Thrones (terrible ending) Harry Potter & Succession (very fitting) sit in this bucket Naturally Netflix want this company (all the streaming & studio stuff. & not the news)"
X Link 2025-12-09T12:00Z 277.7K followers, 1217 engagements
"probably one of the wildest slides I have ever seen come out of Wall Street Paramount pulled up excerpts on why a Netflix deal would be bad including a quote from James Cameron"
X Link 2025-12-09T12:00Z 277.7K followers, XXX engagements
"Trump will be a central figure in influencing which side this deal goes Ted Sarandos doesn't have a terrible relationship with DJT. but the other side has Larry Ellison & Jared Kushner"
X Link 2025-12-09T12:00Z 277.7K followers, XXX engagements
"an award winning champion for financial literacy ✨🏆✅ maybe its time to rock a turtleneck & tell you to cut your coffee kill Netflix & learn to trade forex 😂😂"
X Link 2025-12-03T04:56Z 277.8K followers, 18.3K engagements
"gift shopping for men can be really tough 😓 (socks aftershave & briefs don't count 😭) here's a few suggestions that may help 🪄🎁"
X Link 2025-12-04T17:37Z 277.8K followers, 27.8K engagements
"Magnum valuation multiples are roughly XX% lower than the peer group the valuation drag includes the lack of a dividend heavy Unilever spin off costs & a strained relationship with Ben & Jerrys (14% of their top line) still its a pretty steep discount"
X Link 2025-12-10T12:17Z 277.8K followers, 1216 engagements
"yet another major South African retailer highlighted the carnage gambling is having on their profits 🎰 on yesterdays earnings call The Foschini Group (TFG) executives mentioned gambling nine times they view online gambling as an even bigger threat than Shein 🛒🛍"
X Link 2025-11-08T10:02Z 277.7K followers, 31.6K engagements
"🎰🎰 Sun International just posted record breaking online gambling revenue in six months online gambling platform Sunbet is up XX% with R874m in revenue online casino slots are up XXX% on an average day R23.4m is deposited & signups have doubled in the last year 💔💔"
X Link 2025-09-11T06:06Z 277.7K followers, 61.8K engagements
"FIFA are rewriting economics textbooks for the 2026 World Cup in the US 💰💰 for the first time there will be NO limit on resale prices FIFA will also resell tickets on their platform & charge both the buyer & seller XX% each we're already seeing diabolical resale prices"
X Link 2025-10-15T06:16Z 277.8K followers, 205.9K engagements
"this piece from the New York Times sums it up perfectly once you inject large scale gambling platforms into major sports toxic incentives become inevitable there's billions of dollars on the line // @nytimes"
X Link 2025-10-24T10:02Z 277.7K followers, 4738 engagements
"many Black Friday/ Cyber Monday/ festive December deals arent deals its simply retailers manipulating fake discounts heres an example this device was the same price on Takealot two weeks ago to create a discount they jacked up the price for a few days stay safe 💪🏽"
X Link 2025-11-29T06:56Z 277.7K followers, 45.7K engagements
"HYROX is crushing it 🔥🔥 the brand is a money printer💰📊 - worlds fastest growing sport - roughly $140m in revenue in 2025 - XX% of revenue is from merch & photos - 650000 athletes across XX events - XX% of athletes are first-timers (HYROX = Hybrid + Rockstar) 👟"
X Link 2025-12-05T06:41Z 277.8K followers, 76.9K engagements
"HYROX revenue breakdown based on an interview with HYROX founder & CEO Moritz Frste (Moritz is a 3X Olympic Medalist)"
X Link 2025-12-05T06:44Z 277.8K followers, 5340 engagements
"opening game of the 2026 FIFA World Cup is official 🏆 South Africa vs Mexico most expensive resale tickets are over R1.3m each (without any VIP perks)"
X Link 2025-12-05T19:27Z 277.8K followers, 377.1K engagements
"this time around FIFA will also have their OWN resale market this is in addition to official ticket sales ticket lotteries & crypto partners selling digital rights to pre-order FIFA will be squeezing every cent from all possible angles"
X Link 2025-12-05T19:52Z 277.8K followers, 20.1K engagements
"someone just bought the resale tickets listed for R68k while I was on the site the cheapest resale tickets are now R76k (keen to see what the official FIFA lottery ticket prices are in a few days)"
X Link 2025-12-05T19:59Z 277.8K followers, 87.7K engagements
"USA hosting the FIFA World Cup is fast becoming complex & messy the billion dollar question where will fans come from 🤔💭 US lawmakers are worried high ticket prices VISA restrictions & the presence of ICE will limit foreign fan turnout LA Times"
X Link 2025-12-06T17:22Z 277.8K followers, 22.9K engagements
"The FIFA Club World Cup hosted in the US only managed to fill XX% of seats this tournament will have XXX games consistently racking up high fan attendance is a challenge"
X Link 2025-12-06T17:51Z 277.8K followers, 2990 engagements
"pick one a ps5 or 8kg of cured ham from Woolies 🍖🍖"
X Link 2025-12-07T06:48Z 277.8K followers, 47.2K engagements
"the era of ruthless cut throat deal making & hostile mega takeovers has FINALLY returned 🔥🔥 there's a $100bn+ bidding war on Wall Street for Warner Bros between Netflix 🔴& Paramount 🔵 what does it mean for cinemas & your wallet here's a basic deal explainer thread 🍿"
X Link 2025-12-09T12:00Z 277.8K followers, 23.6K engagements
"Warner Bros itself is more than XXX years old in 2022 the company merged with Discovery after a AT&T spinoff & it hasn't been great their stock price remained underwater with no clear turnaround strategy so WBD decided to unlock value by carving out two companies (important)"
X Link 2025-12-09T12:00Z 277.8K followers, 1388 engagements
"Paramount are making a play to own everything (streaming studios news sports) Paramount Skydance is the result of a merger between Paramount & Skydance last year to get a sense why Paramount are intent on the whole of Warner Bros here's a quick snapshot of their assets"
X Link 2025-12-09T12:00Z 277.8K followers, 1182 engagements
"Paramount are saying "look guys - we're giving you $18bn more XXX% cash & we can close this deal much faster" importantly -- they're also buying the entire business so the multi-billion dollar question is "how much is WBD global worth" Paramount say it's $1/ share"
X Link 2025-12-09T12:00Z 277.8K followers, XXX engagements
"Paramount released this investor deck yesterday -- here's a few juicy bits this slide is incredible a straight up comparison on "why our deal (Paramount) is better" Paramount went directly to shareholders with this offer (a hostile offer)"
X Link 2025-12-09T12:00Z 277.8K followers, 1348 engagements
"David Ellison is the face for Paramount -- the real OG behind the war chest is Larry Ellison currently #2 world's wealthiest man (behind Elon) & large funder to the Republicans his strong relationship with Trump is certainly a deal approval factor"
X Link 2025-12-09T12:00Z 277.8K followers, XXX engagements
"who do you have winning this mega deal 📊"
X Link 2025-12-09T12:00Z 277.8K followers, 3833 engagements
"shout-out for making it to the end I'm ex-investment banking & worked on tons of cool M&A deals -- hostile takeovers are VERY exciting 🔥🔥 these days I invest in startups build fintechs & promote financial inclusion here's my LinkedIn to connect:"
X Link 2025-12-09T12:00Z 277.8K followers, 1246 engagements
"@Charlo23_ adding this scene to the thread 🔥🔥"
X Link 2025-12-09T16:41Z 277.7K followers, XXX engagements
"spam calls are relentless & exhausting ☎😡 here's the link to OPT OUT from their databases & stop being contacted in South Africa"
X Link 2025-12-11T05:59Z 277.8K followers, 191.6K engagements
"I genuinely feel for telemarketing workers & people who need to do this for a living -- it's a tough job the problem lies with the companies who don't respect privacy abuse personal data & harass you non-stop unsolicited marketing is really out of hand in South Africa"
X Link 2025-12-11T06:22Z 277.8K followers, 5338 engagements