by John E. Charalambakis | Dec 12, 2023 | Commentaries, Uncategorized
John E. Charalambakis & Mohamed Ramzi Roshdi We all remember, not with the fondest memories, the market performance in 2022. The S&P 500 lost 19.4%, and even long-term government bonds performed badly (losing 31.2%) as interest rates kept rising. The...
by John E. Charalambakis | Nov 28, 2023 | Commentaries, Uncategorized
Market bifurcation, as discussed in the previous commentary, is not an exclusive right of markets and geopolitical philosophy/practices. Ten days ago, OpenAI (the parent company of ChatGPT) demanded that right too, after first firing Sam Altman (one of the founders)...
by John E. Charalambakis | Nov 14, 2023 | Commentaries, Uncategorized
It was April 16, 1917, when Vladimir Lenin stepped down from the train at the Finland train station in a triumphant return – after 17 years in Swiss exile – to demonstrate the will to power when the might makes it right. “Dear comrades, soldiers, sailors, and workers,...
by John E. Charalambakis | Oct 31, 2023 | Commentaries, Uncategorized
John Locke was the first philosopher of the Enlightenment. His works set the stage for classical liberalism which, in turn, was instrumental in the American and French revolutions. The current betrayal of Lockean principles reflects poorly on the judgment of...
by John E. Charalambakis | Oct 10, 2023 | Commentaries, Uncategorized
“There’s a retired businessman named Red Cast down from heaven and he’s out of his head He feeds off of everyone that he can touch He said he only deals in cash or sells tickets to a plane crash He’s not somebody that you play around with much”...