Jacob Robbins

Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Illinois at Chicago. Tweets about inequality, macroeconomics, and public finance.

[molson 🧠⚙️ @Molson_Hart]

My company and I are in this documentary about how Amazon's policies increase the prices you pay not only at Amazon but all across the internet.

[Jacob Robbins @thesugar]

Required reading https://t.co/neoMcWuBsm

[Gregory Zuckerman @GZuckerman]

NEW: Blockbuster Stock Sales Threaten to Overwhelm the Bull Market

https://t.co/xItOyK69x7

[Jacob Robbins @thesugar]

@25YearsAgoLive This your alt?

[Josh Rogin @joshrogin]

Condoleeza Rice on attacking Iran: “People will say the threat wasn’t imminent. Do you really want to wait until it’s imminent?”

#AspenSecurity @AspenSecurity

[Jacob Robbins @thesugar]

There are a now dozen ETFs tracking the US ADR of SK Hynix, which itself only comprises 2.5% of the total shares outstanding. What could go wrong?

[Charlotte Yang @CharlotteYTYang]

GS desk: a key driver extreme volatility in Korea on Monfsy was the rapid de-leveraging of single-stock leveraged ETFs. These products experienced massive drops, forcing aggressive gamma rebalancing that amplified the downward spiral and accounted for 62% of local insto net-sell

[Jacob Robbins @thesugar]

@littomun Nope!

[Jacob Robbins @thesugar]

After a 27% US ADR day, Korean SK Hynix opens up 9% $SKHY

[Jacob Robbins @thesugar]

@yiqinsh During the overlapping time between Korean trading and after hours trading, seeing roughly 30-35% premium still.

[Mark @markaprovost]

'The Zone of Interest' as a puff piece in The Atlantic

[Wall St Engine @wallstengine]

SK HYNIX ADR $SKHY NOW TRADES AT NEARLY A 50% PREMIUM TO KOREAN SHARES

[Jacob Robbins @thesugar]

The SK Hynix ADR premium is now 42% (38% using Hyperliquid), not seen since TSMC dot-com days

[Jacob Robbins @thesugar]

ADR premium now 42%!

[Jacob Robbins @thesugar]

The SK Hynix US ADR is now trading at a 27% premium to the Korean listing. The stock has swung wildly today from -2% to +3% and now is down -5%.

[Jacob Robbins @thesugar]

........and ended the day up 5%! Now the US ARD is up 12%, which means the Korean shares are selling at a 31% discount to US ADRs.

[Jacob Robbins @thesugar]

Goes well with Long Island (Bitcoin) Iced Tea!

[Robin Wigglesworth @RobinWigg]

What stage of the market cycle is it when a Malaysian chicken claypot restaurant chain pivots to data centres? https://t.co/L136342srh

[Jacob Robbins @thesugar]

If you buy one share you get SEVEN for free! Only at Joseph A. Bank!

[Donut Shorts @DonutShorts]

If you were still wondering where we are in the cycle, Jos. A Bank is going public.

Swim at your own risk..

cc: @AlderLaneEggs

[Jacob Robbins @thesugar]

One way to understand the $SPCX valuation is a form of Pascal's wager: the potential gain is infinite and the potential loss finite.

[Watcher.Guru @WatcherGuru]

JUST IN: Elon Musk says SpaceX $SPCX will be worth more than Earth if it accomplishes its goals.

[Jacob Robbins @thesugar]

@edzitron Theranos vibes!

[Michael Linden @MichaelSLinden]

You have to pay more for healthcare so that rich people and corporations can pay less in taxes. Thanks to the Republican budget bill.