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• 9 min read

  Europe has the money. It just won't bet it.

  

  Luís Rijo

  Luis Rijo has spent over a decade watching money move through digital markets - where it goes, who follows it, and who gets left behind when the flow changes direction. luis@thespend.net

  Luís Rijo

  Luís Rijo

  Luis Rijo has spent over a decade watching money move through digital markets - where it goes, who follows it, and who gets left behind when the flow changes direction. luis@thespend.net

  Jun 21, 2026 • Markets • Tech
• 11 min read

  Europe's gas gamble: why prices keep rising even when the market looks fine

  

  Luís Rijo

  Luis Rijo has spent over a decade watching money move through digital markets - where it goes, who follows it, and who gets left behind when the flow changes direction. luis@thespend.net

  Luís Rijo

  Luís Rijo

  Luis Rijo has spent over a decade watching money move through digital markets - where it goes, who follows it, and who gets left behind when the flow changes direction. luis@thespend.net

  Jun 21, 2026 • Prices • Trade • Markets
• 8 min read

  The loan that pretends to be paid

  

  Luís Rijo

  Luis Rijo has spent over a decade watching money move through digital markets - where it goes, who follows it, and who gets left behind when the flow changes direction. luis@thespend.net

  Luís Rijo

  Luís Rijo

  Luis Rijo has spent over a decade watching money move through digital markets - where it goes, who follows it, and who gets left behind when the flow changes direction. luis@thespend.net

  Jun 14, 2026 • Markets
• 8 min read

  The SpaceX IPO is the biggest in history. That's the problem.

  

  Luís Rijo

  Luis Rijo has spent over a decade watching money move through digital markets - where it goes, who follows it, and who gets left behind when the flow changes direction. luis@thespend.net

  Luís Rijo

  Luís Rijo

  Luis Rijo has spent over a decade watching money move through digital markets - where it goes, who follows it, and who gets left behind when the flow changes direction. luis@thespend.net

  Jun 13, 2026 • Markets • Tech
• 8 min read

  Europe's €1tn mobile industry has a €205bn problem no one wants to pay for

  

  Luís Rijo

  Luis Rijo has spent over a decade watching money move through digital markets - where it goes, who follows it, and who gets left behind when the flow changes direction. luis@thespend.net

  Luís Rijo

  Luís Rijo

  Luis Rijo has spent over a decade watching money move through digital markets - where it goes, who follows it, and who gets left behind when the flow changes direction. luis@thespend.net

  Jun 12, 2026 • Markets • Trade
• 9 min read

  The SpaceX IPO that could move the entire market

  

  Luís Rijo

  Luis Rijo has spent over a decade watching money move through digital markets - where it goes, who follows it, and who gets left behind when the flow changes direction. luis@thespend.net

  Luís Rijo

  Luís Rijo

  Luis Rijo has spent over a decade watching money move through digital markets - where it goes, who follows it, and who gets left behind when the flow changes direction. luis@thespend.net

  Jun 8, 2026 • Markets • Tech
• 9 min read

  Why the ebike startup bubble burst - and who got burned

  

  Luís Rijo

  Luis Rijo has spent over a decade watching money move through digital markets - where it goes, who follows it, and who gets left behind when the flow changes direction. luis@thespend.net

  Luís Rijo

  Luís Rijo

  Luis Rijo has spent over a decade watching money move through digital markets - where it goes, who follows it, and who gets left behind when the flow changes direction. luis@thespend.net

  Jun 8, 2026 • Markets • Tech
• 9 min read

  What the firing of Scott Pelley really cost CBS

  

  Luís Rijo

  Luis Rijo has spent over a decade watching money move through digital markets - where it goes, who follows it, and who gets left behind when the flow changes direction. luis@thespend.net

  Luís Rijo

  Luís Rijo

  Luis Rijo has spent over a decade watching money move through digital markets - where it goes, who follows it, and who gets left behind when the flow changes direction. luis@thespend.net

  Jun 7, 2026 • Markets • Trade
• 10 min read

  The Iran war is burning through missiles the US will take years to replace

  

  Luís Rijo

  Luis Rijo has spent over a decade watching money move through digital markets - where it goes, who follows it, and who gets left behind when the flow changes direction. luis@thespend.net

  Luís Rijo

  Luís Rijo

  Luis Rijo has spent over a decade watching money move through digital markets - where it goes, who follows it, and who gets left behind when the flow changes direction. luis@thespend.net

  Jun 7, 2026 • Trade • Markets
• 9 min read

  The AI bill that nobody budgeted for

  

  Luís Rijo

  Luis Rijo has spent over a decade watching money move through digital markets - where it goes, who follows it, and who gets left behind when the flow changes direction. luis@thespend.net

  Luís Rijo

  Luís Rijo

  Luis Rijo has spent over a decade watching money move through digital markets - where it goes, who follows it, and who gets left behind when the flow changes direction. luis@thespend.net

  Jun 6, 2026 • Tech • Markets
• 11 min read

  Your index fund is about to buy SpaceX whether you like it or not

  

  Luís Rijo

  Luis Rijo has spent over a decade watching money move through digital markets - where it goes, who follows it, and who gets left behind when the flow changes direction. luis@thespend.net

  Luís Rijo

  Luís Rijo

  Luis Rijo has spent over a decade watching money move through digital markets - where it goes, who follows it, and who gets left behind when the flow changes direction. luis@thespend.net

  Jun 6, 2026 • Tech • Markets
• 8 min read

  How Ireland's record GDP crash dragged the euro area into reverse

  

  Luís Rijo

  Luis Rijo has spent over a decade watching money move through digital markets - where it goes, who follows it, and who gets left behind when the flow changes direction. luis@thespend.net

  Luís Rijo

  Luís Rijo

  Luis Rijo has spent over a decade watching money move through digital markets - where it goes, who follows it, and who gets left behind when the flow changes direction. luis@thespend.net

  Jun 5, 2026 • Trade • Markets