This week’s TAMIM Reading List explores risk, influence and disruption across finance, geopolitics and daily life. Scammers are hijacking rental listings and impersonating real estate agents, revealing just how exposed the housing market has become in the age of social media. Elon Musk’s proposed $1 trillion pay package reignites debate over corporate governance and the competition among U.S. states to weaken oversight. We examine the “slop cycle” that emerges with every major media revolution, along with the factors driving a sharp rise in car insurance premiums. Geopolitical pressure builds as the U.S. positions a carrier near Venezuela, while China’s purchase of an insurer tied to CIA personnel raises national security questions. Rounding out the list is Channel 7’s Mark Ferguson, who has sold his NSW livestock estate for $8.5 million.
📚 The Slop Cycle—How Every Media Revolution Breeds Rubbish and Art
📚 Why car insurance costs have soared (and what drivers are doing about it)
📚 Trump deploys US carrier near Venezuela amid war speculation
📚 A Chinese firm bought an insurer for CIA agents – part of Beijing’s trillion dollar spending spree
📚 Channel 7’s Mark Ferguson sells NSW livestock estate for $8.5m
