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Six-Chart Sunday – The 12Oversight Congress (opens the original)
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Our team here at Mehlman Consulting includes 12 Republicans and 12 Democrats. For much of 2025, our Dems felt like Maytag Repairmen, waiting for calls in a town where the GOP controlled everything. These days their phones are ringing off the hook. Everyone’s now seeking their counsel for navigating the anticipated avalanche of oversight by what most expect to be a Dem-controlled 120th Congress. For Republican readers who find this premature since the GOP could still hold Congress… keep hope aliv
Six-Chart Sunday – That Escalated Quickly (opens the original)
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If 2026 has moved faster than you expected, you’re not alone. Economists, politicos, investors & business leaders have all been whipsawed. Real economic tailwinds (OBBBA, AI hyperscaling, corporate profits) beat expectations but couldn’t lift consumer sentiment, swamped by inflation anxiety from tariffs & the Iran war. The promise of unlimited AI profits morphed into fears of unlimited AI liabilities, from cyber to safety. It’s hard to make predictions, especially about the future. It’s harder s
Six-Chart Sunday – The End is (Always) Near (opens the original)
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AI researcher Jacob Coxon’s epically viral post on X this week — warning that the leading labs were not addressing the foreseeable, growing risk of catastrophe — reignited the AI safety debate in Washington, launching 1,000 op-eds and bipartisan demands for action. While Coxon was hardly the first to warn of AI doom, nor the most prominent, his post struck a chord, with many proclaiming a “hinge moment”. <
Six-Chart Sunday – Summer Lessons & Fall Questions (opens the original)
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Here’s a quick look at some lessons from the summer & questions for the Fall. Happy Labor Day!1. DATA CENTERSSummer Lesson: Data centers are the new railroads power lines highways
Six-Chart Sunday – Tailwinds Are Real. Will They Last? (opens the original)
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“Optimism sounds like a sales pitch. Pessimism sounds like someone trying to help you.” ― Morgan Housel, The Psychology of MoneyWhile Robin Wigglesworth’s economic cautions remain valid…“In case you were wondering, the Strait of Hormuz is still closed. The U.S. economy is propped up by an AI buzz that is increasingly fueled by vast off-balance-sheet exposures. The Fed is possibly going to raise interest rates. China’s ec
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