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The Cheap Years Were a Loan

Easter chocolate sticker shock reveals a cocoa system that kept prices low by underpaying farm resilience, and whose new high prices still reach growers late and unevenly.

April 8, 2025 · essay · 8 min · cocoa · chocolate · supply-chains · markets

What the Screenshot Couldn't Cash

GameStop was a retail victory, but the spendable money went to those early and liquid enough to sell while the chant still told everyone else to hold.

January 29, 2021 · essay · 7 min · markets · GameStop · behavior