Top Posts of 2024

Here’s what you missed while you were living your best life:

Here were some of the hottest line items on the balance sheet this year:

• 📈 The Iron Giant

  Rio Tinto started the world's largest mining project in Guinea's Simandou mountains, aiming to extract vast iron ore deposits. This venture, in collaboration with the Guinean government and multiple partners, includes constructing over 600 kilometers of railway and a new port on the Atlantic coast.

• 📈 Rate Drop
  The Federal Reserve’s surprise rate cut flipped the script on the markets in 2024. The move, which dropped rates by 0.25%, sent borrowers cheering and investors scrambling to adjust strategies. While the Fed hinted at a cautious path forward, the unexpected cut signaled a renewed focus on balancing inflation concerns with economic growth.

• 📈 Rogan’s Riches
  Joe Rogan struck gold again with a massive Spotify renewal, solidifying his place at the top of podcasting’s money game. His deal raised eyebrows and the bar for industry payouts.

• 📈 Post-Brexit Porkies
  Post-Brexit trade chaos hit food supply chains hard, with pork prices making headlines. Skyrocketing costs and broken systems left businesses and consumers scrambling.

• 📈 SBF Jailed
  Sam Bankman-Fried’s sentencing closed the book on crypto’s wildest scandal of the decade. The downfall of FTX’s former CEO left the industry reeling and investors out billions.

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