Bud Fox

Markets. Memes. Mayhem. Sharing thoughts on my trading and investing journey. Not Financial Advice. Do your own research.

[Bud Fox @NotReallyBudFox]

@hazelwood_dave Don’t forget Transpharm - Shoprite group’s wholesale pharmaceutical business…. https://t.co/09P55j19Qj

[Kachii @badasskachii]

Every World Cup has that one completely random striker who turns into prime Ronaldo Nazário for exactly two weeks, has a great tournament, signs a £60M contract with a top club, and then disappears from football forever.
I wonder who it's going to be this month

[Pitch Perfect @_pitch__perfect]

In the ESPN write-up, Rahul Dravid defined Kallis perfectly.

“𝘾𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙨 𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣 𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙙𝙞𝙛𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙪𝙡𝙩 𝙞𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙙𝙤 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙆𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙨 𝙙𝙞𝙙 𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙝𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙡𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙡 𝙤𝙛 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩. 𝙒𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙙 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙮 𝙨𝙞𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙖𝙧 𝙗𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙧𝙨. 𝙆𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙨 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙮𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙬𝙤 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙏𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣 𝙢𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙘𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙧𝙪𝙣. 𝙄 𝙗𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙩 𝙉𝙤. 3, 𝙝𝙚 𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙚𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙛𝙤𝙪𝙧. 𝙒𝙚 𝙗𝙤𝙩𝙝 𝙛𝙞𝙚𝙡𝙙𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙡𝙞𝙥𝙨; 𝙄 𝙩𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙩𝙚𝙣 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣 𝙝𝙞𝙢. 𝙄 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙙𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙘𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙧𝙪𝙣𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙨 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙢𝙚, 𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙥𝙝𝙮𝙨𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙆𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙨 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙖𝙡𝙨𝙤 𝙖 𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙢 𝙗𝙤𝙬𝙡𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙩𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙣𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙮 300 𝙏𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙬𝙞𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙩𝙨. 𝙐𝙣𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩 𝙖𝙡𝙡-𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨, 𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙤𝙥.”

𝘙𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦 2000:

𝘛𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘴: 11,440 𝘳𝘶𝘯𝘴, 𝘢𝘷𝘨 58.66, 𝘸𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘵𝘴 239, 𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴 172

𝘖𝘋𝘐𝘴: 9,029 𝘳𝘶𝘯𝘴, 𝘢𝘷𝘨 45.6, 𝘸𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘵𝘴 217, 𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴 102

Leave these records aside, but have we seen a cricketer who was fit enough to do all these things?

Punter once rightly said, “Either of those careers is outstanding.”

[Now Football @Nowfootball]

The whole Crystal Palace team kicking the corner flag in sync with Mateta after his winning goal last night😂😂😂

[Bud Fox @NotReallyBudFox]

And rates just increased …

[Business Explainer @businessXplain]

PAYDAY LOANS HIT RECORD LEVELS

South Africans received some financial relief in early 2026 as lower interest rates and withdrawals from the two-pot retirement system boosted household cash flow.

DebtBusters said consumers applying for debt counselling still used 64% of their income to repay debt, showing financial pressure remains severe.

However, payday loans and personal loans reached record levels, while the average number of credit agreements per applicant climbed to its highest point since 2017.

Higher-income earners are under particular strain, with debt repayments now exceeding their monthly income in some cases.

Although interest rates have eased, rising global inflation risks could place pressure on future borrowing costs and household finances.

Full story - https://t.co/OugXQAlGtS

[Viv @Vtrivedy10]

Breaking: Pep Guardiola has joined Anthropic

[simmi @simmiareff]

Genuine load of hogwash. The Newlands test is always packed and sold out. It’s not unprecedented. They’ll fleece us with an exorbitant fee post a WTC win and then have egg on their faces when we have empty stadiums the following summer against Pakistan/Sri Lanka and Ireland

[Mark Keohane - RUGBY, CRICKET, SOCCER & MESSI @mark_keohane]

Confusion? Releasing just 13% of match tickets to locals in South Africa is a fact. Confusion is a very liberal word to use & totally inaccurate @OfficialProteas https://t.co/qZLLFx706y

[Gary Spice @Gary_Spice]

Cricket South Africa, putting aside the Newlands debacle, get this. Bangladesh tour South Africa and the 2nd Test takes place between Monday and Friday, the 1st test takes place from a Sunday to a Thursday. Who is running this shitshow

[Grant @grantbn6]

Don't forget there wasn't any test match cricket last summer as well.

There were 7,8, 9 year-olds that may be introduced to cricket and didn't have heroes to watch & get captivated by the sport of Test cricket.

Now this.

[Bud Fox @NotReallyBudFox]

@FirdoseM @JohannBiermann1 On behalf of the local support base I would just like to say :

[South African Tourism @southafricauk]

🐋 THE WHALES ARE BACK, and this is not a drill! We REPEAT, THE WHALES ARE BACK! 🌊🐋

📍 Every year, from May to November, Southern Right and Humpback whales make their way along South Africa’s coastline. 🌍

🎥 by IG sharynhodges

[Moms 💖 investing @mommy_moneyza]

This is depressing …

[SACricketLover @SACricketLover1]

@SabeehaMajid That Newlands thing is making my blood boil. I have to pay a premium to a guy in England to watch a game in my own country, having never been afforded the opportunity to buy the ticket directly?

Nah.

[Figure @Figure_robot]

We're now on Day 4 of nonstop autonomous operations with F.03 humanoid robots running 24/7 until failure https://t.co/8rwx3c4Uf3

[Bud Fox @NotReallyBudFox]

@Tina_Hokwana Pieter if @Shoprite_SA is that concerned about the scourge of betting why does it facilitate the loading of betting vouchers via its money market offering . Yes I know it’s immensely profitable but you’re enabling the very thing you claim to be concerned about

[Bud Fox @NotReallyBudFox]

@businessbarista AI-native

[Bud Fox @NotReallyBudFox]

More gambling products

[Polymarket @Polymarket]

NEW: Fintech startup launches “Buy Now, Pay Maybe” card that randomly covers some purchases.

[sui ☄️ @birdabo]

everybody calm down.

i got this.

[Vicus vd Merwe #socialmediamarketing @VicusVd]

Two upcoming talents playing for the Western Province Schools in the early 90's Percy Montgomery and Herschel Gibbs 🏉🙏🤝 1992

#memories and #legends 💯
@hershybru @monty15monty