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Markets

Where money goes when it leaves your pocket. Stocks, investment funds, capital flows, and the financial systems that determine who gets to borrow, spend, and grow.

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The loan that pretends to be paid
Luís Rijo
Luis Rijo has spent over a decade watching money move through digital markets - where it goes, who follows it, and who gets left behind when the flow changes direction. luis@thespend.net
Luís Rijo
Luís Rijo
Luis Rijo has spent over a decade watching money move through digital markets - where it goes, who follows it, and who gets left behind when the flow changes direction. luis@thespend.net
Jun 14, 2026 • Markets
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The SpaceX IPO is the biggest in history. That's the problem.
Luís Rijo
Luis Rijo has spent over a decade watching money move through digital markets - where it goes, who follows it, and who gets left behind when the flow changes direction. luis@thespend.net
Luís Rijo
Luís Rijo
Luis Rijo has spent over a decade watching money move through digital markets - where it goes, who follows it, and who gets left behind when the flow changes direction. luis@thespend.net
Jun 13, 2026 • Markets • Tech
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Europe's €1tn mobile industry has a €205bn problem no one wants to pay for
Luís Rijo
Luis Rijo has spent over a decade watching money move through digital markets - where it goes, who follows it, and who gets left behind when the flow changes direction. luis@thespend.net
Luís Rijo
Luís Rijo
Luis Rijo has spent over a decade watching money move through digital markets - where it goes, who follows it, and who gets left behind when the flow changes direction. luis@thespend.net
Jun 12, 2026 • Markets • Trade
9 min read
The SpaceX IPO that could move the entire market
Luís Rijo
Luis Rijo has spent over a decade watching money move through digital markets - where it goes, who follows it, and who gets left behind when the flow changes direction. luis@thespend.net
Luís Rijo
Luís Rijo
Luis Rijo has spent over a decade watching money move through digital markets - where it goes, who follows it, and who gets left behind when the flow changes direction. luis@thespend.net
Jun 8, 2026 • Markets • Tech
9 min read
Why the ebike startup bubble burst - and who got burned
Luís Rijo
Luis Rijo has spent over a decade watching money move through digital markets - where it goes, who follows it, and who gets left behind when the flow changes direction. luis@thespend.net
Luís Rijo
Luís Rijo
Luis Rijo has spent over a decade watching money move through digital markets - where it goes, who follows it, and who gets left behind when the flow changes direction. luis@thespend.net
Jun 8, 2026 • Markets • Tech
9 min read
What the firing of Scott Pelley really cost CBS
Luís Rijo
Luis Rijo has spent over a decade watching money move through digital markets - where it goes, who follows it, and who gets left behind when the flow changes direction. luis@thespend.net
Luís Rijo
Luís Rijo
Luis Rijo has spent over a decade watching money move through digital markets - where it goes, who follows it, and who gets left behind when the flow changes direction. luis@thespend.net
Jun 7, 2026 • Markets • Trade
10 min read
The Iran war is burning through missiles the US will take years to replace
Luís Rijo
Luis Rijo has spent over a decade watching money move through digital markets - where it goes, who follows it, and who gets left behind when the flow changes direction. luis@thespend.net
Luís Rijo
Luís Rijo
Luis Rijo has spent over a decade watching money move through digital markets - where it goes, who follows it, and who gets left behind when the flow changes direction. luis@thespend.net
Jun 7, 2026 • Trade • Markets
9 min read
The AI bill that nobody budgeted for
Luís Rijo
Luis Rijo has spent over a decade watching money move through digital markets - where it goes, who follows it, and who gets left behind when the flow changes direction. luis@thespend.net
Luís Rijo
Luís Rijo
Luis Rijo has spent over a decade watching money move through digital markets - where it goes, who follows it, and who gets left behind when the flow changes direction. luis@thespend.net
Jun 6, 2026 • Tech • Markets
11 min read
Your index fund is about to buy SpaceX whether you like it or not
Luís Rijo
Luis Rijo has spent over a decade watching money move through digital markets - where it goes, who follows it, and who gets left behind when the flow changes direction. luis@thespend.net
Luís Rijo
Luís Rijo
Luis Rijo has spent over a decade watching money move through digital markets - where it goes, who follows it, and who gets left behind when the flow changes direction. luis@thespend.net
Jun 6, 2026 • Tech • Markets
8 min read
How Ireland's record GDP crash dragged the euro area into reverse
Luís Rijo
Luis Rijo has spent over a decade watching money move through digital markets - where it goes, who follows it, and who gets left behind when the flow changes direction. luis@thespend.net
Luís Rijo
Luís Rijo
Luis Rijo has spent over a decade watching money move through digital markets - where it goes, who follows it, and who gets left behind when the flow changes direction. luis@thespend.net
Jun 5, 2026 • Trade • Markets
9 min read
The exit door just got a lot smaller for private credit investors
Luís Rijo
Luis Rijo has spent over a decade watching money move through digital markets - where it goes, who follows it, and who gets left behind when the flow changes direction. luis@thespend.net
Luís Rijo
Luís Rijo
Luis Rijo has spent over a decade watching money move through digital markets - where it goes, who follows it, and who gets left behind when the flow changes direction. luis@thespend.net
Jun 5, 2026 • Markets
10 min read
Putin's war machine works. That's exactly why Russia's economy doesn't
Luís Rijo
Luis Rijo has spent over a decade watching money move through digital markets - where it goes, who follows it, and who gets left behind when the flow changes direction. luis@thespend.net
Luís Rijo
Luís Rijo
Luis Rijo has spent over a decade watching money move through digital markets - where it goes, who follows it, and who gets left behind when the flow changes direction. luis@thespend.net
Jun 5, 2026 • Markets • Trade • Work

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