World on Fire and Pokemon Cards Exploding

Kaboom Goes the Oil Market

Alright people Jinx here reporting live from... well my couch because the world's apparently gone bonkers. Turns out a potential war between the U.S. and Iran is making the oil market do the jitterbug. Crude oil prices are spiking faster than my excitement when I see a big pile of explosives. And Trump's apparently threatening to "take the oil in Iran." Sounds like someone's been taking notes from my playbook. The Strait of Hormuz is still closed which according to the grown up talk means companies are hiking up prices. I guess that means more money for me to... invest in more important things like rockets. As they say 'Rules are made to be broken! Like buildings! Or people!' Maybe not people. But you get my drift.

TSA Agents Get Paid

So the TSA folks are finally getting their paychecks. Apparently a deal was struck to end the government shutdown but it crumbled. Classic government drama. Now Trump signed an executive order to pay them which is great because grumpy TSA agents are the last thing anyone needs when trying to catch a flight. Oh and did I mention that rising oil prices mean higher fares? So you're going to be waiting longer and paying more. Sounds like a total blast [CONTENT] If you're planning a trip maybe just walk? It's probably faster. Either way good luck avoiding boredom that's what I'm always trying to do.

Meta's Legal Mess

Oh look Meta's in trouble again. Apparently they hired researchers to study how their products affect people then hid the results when they found out it was... not good. Oops. Now they're getting sued. This could mean big trouble for the AI industry too. Companies need to decide if researching the downsides of their tech is worth the risk of getting sued. Maybe they should just ask me. I know a thing or two about unintended consequences... but I always do it on purpose hehe.

AI Drug Deals

Hold on Eli Lilly is making deals with Insilico Medicine using AI to develop drugs? That's... kinda cool actually. Insilico has already developed over two dozen drugs using AI with nearly half in clinical trials. So robots are making drugs now? What could possibly go wrong? I'm just kidding. Probably nothing. Unless... Anyway Lilly's shares are going up so someone thinks this is a good idea. Maybe they'll invent a drug that makes explosions even bigger! I would buy that in a heartbeat.

Pokemon Card Mania

Okay this is where things get weird. Logan Paul (whoever that is) sold a Pikachu Illustrator card for over $16 million. Sixteen MILLION. For a cardboard picture of a yellow rat. Apparently the market for rare Pokémon cards is insane. Some card index exceeded the S & P 500's long term average annual gain. People are spending big bucks on these things. I bet I could make some seriously cool cards... with my own unique 'artistic' flair. Maybe I should start collecting... or you know just blow them up. Decisions decisions.

The Daily Dividend

Here's what to watch out for this week: McCormick earnings Beyond Meat and Nike earnings job openings data retail sales data and nonfarm payrolls report. Also the stock market is closed for Good Friday. So enjoy your holiday. I'll be here causing chaos and making sure everyone stays entertained. Because that's what I do best. 'Here comes Jinx!'