Vic’s Roman holiday was less Eat Pray Love and more Eat Pray Calculate, as she breaks down the economics of the Colosseum (€1.4 billion a year, no biggie), how the Trevi Fountain is basically a coin-powered charity machine, and why the Vatican might secretly be the hottest hedge fund in town. Plus, we bid an emotional arrivederci to Warren Buffett as he steps down from Berkshire Hathaway - if you’d invested $1k when he started, you’d have $55 million today. Gulp. We also chat about the rise and fall of Weight Watchers, Barbie’s factory exit from China, and Palantir's explosive 45% rise this year, proving AI isn’t just a buzzword - it’s big business.
WTF Does That Mean? A Guide to All the Jargony Bits
Bloomberg Terminal – Super pricey finance software for pros.
Private Equity – Buying private companies to flip for profit.
Bankruptcy – When a company runs out of money. Oops.
Dilution – When your shares are worth less. Rude.
Tariffs – Extra taxes on imported stuff.
Supply Chain – How stuff gets made and delivered.
Recession – When the economy has a bit of a breakdown.
Berkshire Hathaway – Warren Buffett’s mega investment biz.
ROI – How much you made (or didn’t) from investing.
Defensive Stocks – Boring but steady. Survive bad times.
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