Author: Alain Guillot
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Stock Market Weekly Recap — July 20–24, 2026
in Stock MarketThe week began with optimism but ended with investors confronting three powerful realities: higher oil prices, rising geopolitical risk, and the staggering cost of the AI revolution. By Friday’s close, all three major U.S. indexes finished lower: While new tariffs from the Trump administration made headlines, they were overshadowed by developments in the Middle East…
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Middlemen: The Hidden Heroes of the Economy
in BusinessDiscover the history of middlemen, why they create value, why the internet didn’t eliminate them, and how AI will transform their future.
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Stock Market Recap — July 24, 2026
in Stock Market📊 Alain’s Holdings — July 24, 2026 Symbol Name Price Change Change % VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 679.14 +0.53 +0.08% QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust 684.23 -7.73 -1.12% XIU.TO iShares S&P/TSX 60 ETF 52.74 +0.31 +0.59% Wall Street ended the week under pressure as investors continued digesting Big Tech earnings, renewed tariff concerns, and an…
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The First Entrepreneur: When Did Entrepreneurship Begin?
Chapter 1 “Entrepreneurship began long before there were companies, currencies, governments, or even writing. It began the moment one human being discovered they could create value for another.” A Trade That Changed the World Ten thousand years ago, somewhere in the Fertile Crescent, two strangers met at the edge of a small settlement. One carried…
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Ancient China Entrepreneurs: Merchants of the Bronze Age
Discover how Ancient China entrepreneurs built trade networks, currency systems, and early Silk Road commerce.
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Stock Market Recap — July 23, 2026
in Stock Market📊 Alain’s Holdings — July 23, 2026 Symbol Name Price Change Change % VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 678.61 -8.42 -1.23% QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust 691.96 -13.39 -1.90% XIU.TO iShares S&P/TSX 60 ETF 52.43 -0.40 -0.76% Wall Street suffered its sharpest decline in weeks as disappointing market reactions to Alphabet and Tesla earnings combined with…