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The Cynic: October 5
The Cynic
October 05, 2025
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BUSINESS
This Week’s Business News
Bitcoin just printed a fresh all-time high above $125,000—and yes, the laser-eye crowd is insufferable again.
Business Insider | Amazon CEO Andy Jassy
The world’s biggest crypto briefly hit about $125,245, edging past its mid-August peak as ETF inflows and friendlier U.S. policy vibes kept institutional money engaged.
Traders also pointed to a softer dollar and the general “everything rally” mood as the shutdown fogged traditional data releases.
Memo to new buyers: “number go up” is not a risk model—though historically it is an excellent meme strategy.
Jeff Bezos says gigawatt-scale data centers could move to space within 10–20 years—because the cloud apparently wants low Earth orbit.
REUTERS | Jeenah Moon
Speaking at Italian Tech Week in Turin, the Amazon founder argued constant solar power (no clouds, no weather) could make orbital compute cheaper and cleaner than land-based server farms.
He still flagged reality: launch costs, maintenance risks, and the minor issue of building radiators the size of your HOA.
If nothing else, “server room with a view” would finally beat open-plan offices.
Takaichi’s win to lead Japan likely delays—rather than derails—the BOJ’s path to higher rates.
REUTERS | Hemanshi Kamani
Analysts say her pro-stimulus stance could push any tightening further out, even as inflation hovers above the 2% target and the weak yen keeps import prices spicy.
Think “slower normalization,” not a U-turn; markets are watching the Oct. 30 meeting while the Nikkei eyes new highs on the policy glide path.
In Tokyo, patience is a monetary policy; in FX, it’s just another way to say “volatility.”
FINANCE
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REAL ESTATE
This Week’s Real Estate News
Prologis, Amazon, and Meta just formed a buyers’ club for low-carbon concrete—because 8% of global CO₂ comes from cement.
AFP | Getty Images
Through the new Sustainable Concrete Buyers Alliance, the trio will pool demand and use a “book-and-claim” system to fund cleaner cement and concrete at scale.
The idea: guaranteed offtake → producer investment → greener mixes that actually show up on job sites. Warehouses, data centers, and offices are the likely first test beds.
This is how you bend a hard-to-abate sector—one purchase order (and a lot of cement trucks) at a time.
D.C.’s housing market just found another headwind: the shutdown.
Courtesy of Zuri Gardens
Listings surged roughly 55% in August (condos especially), sales have softened, and federal job uncertainty is scaring off buyers—even as many sub-4% mortgage holders refuse to budge.
Some affected owners are opting to rent out rather than sell, which props up inventory without flooding prices—at least for now.
Translation: fewer tours, more doomscrolling, and a spring market everyone is hoping will be less “choose your own adventure.”
Agents say energy efficiency now sells—if you actually show it off.
REUTERS | Sarah Meyssonnier
A new NAR report finds buyers want lower utility bills, but still miss key “green” features unless agents highlight them in listings and tours.
Top call-outs: insulation, high-performance windows, and smart systems that prove their savings—not just a leaf icon in the brochure.
In 2025, “price reduced” is nice; “electric bill reduced” is nicer.
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