Letter from the Quai D’Orsay

By Paul Sankey Published on July 25, 2024 at 2:14 PM

We just took the Eurostar London to Paris, which City of Lights is empty. Above, the Quai D’Orsay, Notre Dame approaching renovation completion (later this year, fire was 2019). The 2024 Olympics are starting, and the streets are closed. No taxis, metro only to get around or foot. Paris is empty, the notoriously grumpy locals ain’t got time for all this. The local barman is berating the quiet. TGV (Train Grand Vitesse, fast French long …

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Goldilocks vs the Three Bears

By Paul Sankey Published on June 13, 2024 at 8:45 AM

Noted yesterday: old friend/former colleague in Bulge Bracket General Sales raving about GE Aerospace and the CEO, Lawrence Culp, as being outstanding. Noted yesterday: major long only investor raving about Ivanhoe CEO speaking at a conference this week in New York. “The biggest threat is not climate change, it is thermo-nuclear war”. Well, that’s okay then! Evidently Robert Friedland is a must-listen. We will try to get him on Happy Hour. Both stocks are in …

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Sunday Armageddons and Sushi Lunches

By Paul Sankey Published on June 9, 2024 at 12:33 PM

Good day, Jan Stuart talked me off the bear ledge on Happy Hour this past Thursday. He highlighted, like the Saudis themselves, that there is still a high degree of market control here by Saudi. In this note we focus on this week’s comments by the Saudi Oil Minister, while in Russia. This week shareholder vote on Tesla is a big deal, we highlight it, but add little else, other than a chart showing that …

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