The dispersion inside the S&P 500 this year has been massive. While 99 stocks are up more than 20%, 63 names are down at least 20%, showing just how selective this market has become. Top movers include: ◾ $SNDK +539.4% ◾ $INTC +230.7% ◾ $AMD +107.9% Meanwhile: ◾ $PLTR -24.0% ◾ $TSLA -6.4% ◾ $ORCL -0.8% The S&P 500 itself? Just +8.2%.

I’d like to share that I’ll be leaving Bandai Namco at the end of 2025. With the TEKKEN series reaching its 30th anniversary—an important milestone for a project I’ve devoted much of my life to—I felt this was the most fitting moment to bring one chapter to a close. My roots lie in the days when I supported small local tournaments in Japanese arcades and in small halls and community centers overseas. I still remember carrying arcade cabinets by myself, encouraging people to “Please try TEKKEN,” and directly facing the players right in front of me. The conversations and atmosphere we shared in those places became the core of who I am as a developer and game creator. Even as the times changed, those experiences have remained at the center of my identity. And even after the tournament scene grew much larger, many of you continued to treat me like an old friend—challenging me at venues, inviting me out for drinks at bars. Those memories are also deeply precious to me. In recent years, I experienced the loss of several close friends in my personal life, and in my professional life I witnessed the retirement or passing of many senior colleagues whom I deeply respect. Those accumulated events made me reflect on the “time I have left as a creator.” During that period, I sought advice from Ken Kutaragi—whom I respect as though he were another father—and received invaluable encouragement and guidance. His words quietly supported me in making this decision. Over the past four to five years, I’ve gradually handed over all of my responsibilities, as well as the stories and worldbuilding I oversaw, to the team, bringing me to the present day. Looking back, I was fortunate to work on an extraordinary variety of projects—VR titles (such as Summer Lesson), Pokkén Tournament, the SoulCalibur series, and many others, both inside and outside the company. Each project was full of new discoveries and learning, and every one of them became an irreplaceable experience for me. To everyone who has supported me, to communities around the world, and to all the colleagues who have walked alongside me for so many years, I offer my deepest gratitude. I’ll share more about my next steps at a later date. Thank you very much for everything. 【Postscript】 Although I will be leaving the company at the end of 2025, Bandai Namco has asked me to appear at the TWT Finals at the end of January 2026, so I expect to attend as a guest. For 30 years I kept saying, “I’ll do it someday,” and never once performed as a DJ at a tournament event. So instead, I will be releasing—for the first and last time—a 60-minute TEKKEN DJ-style nonstop mix (DJ mix), personally edited by myself, together with this announcement. Listening to it brings back many memories. Thank you again, sincerely, for all these years. ‘TEKKEN: A 30-Year Journey – Harada’s Final Mix’ by Katsuhiro Harada 1 is on #SoundCloud# December 8, 2025 - The Final Day of TEKKEN’s 30th Anniversary - Katsuhiro Harada [日本語版 (Japanese version)] このたび、2025年末をもちまして、私はバンダイナムコを退職することにいたしました。 長く携わってきた『鉄拳』シリーズが30周年という大きな節目を迎え、ひとつの区切りとして最もふさわしい時期であると考えたためです。 私の原点は、日本のゲームセンターや、海外コミュニティの小さな講堂やコミュニティセンターで、まだ小規模なトーナメントをサポートしていた時代にあります。 アーケード筐体を自ら運び込み、「鉄拳もぜひ遊んでみてほしい」と声をかけながら、目の前の参加者と向き合った日々。 あの場で交わした言葉や空気が、私という開発者の核を形作りました。 時代が変化しても、あの経験が自分の中心にあります。 そしてトーナメントシーンが大きく成長した後も、皆さんは旧知の友人のように私に声をかけ、会場で対戦したり、バーで『一緒に飲もう』と誘ってくれました。 それらもまた、大切な思い出です。 ここ数年間、私生活においては友人達との死別があり、仕事においては、私が尊敬する多くの先輩方の引退や逝去に触れてきました。 そうした出来事の積み重ねが、私に『開発者として残された時間』について考える契機を与えました。 その過程で、私がもう一人の父親のように敬愛する久夛良木健さんにも相談し、貴重な助言と励ましのお言葉をいただきました。 この言葉もまた、今回の決断を静かに後押しするものとなりました。 そして、この4〜5年をかけて私の担ってきたすべての業務やストーリーや世界観、そして責務をチームに段階的に引き継ぎ、今日に至ります。 振り返れば、VR作品（サマーレッスンなど）や『ポッ拳』、ソウルキャリバーシリーズをはじめ、自社他社問わず数多くのプロジェクトに携わる機会に恵まれました。 いずれのプロジェクトも新しい発見と学びに満ち、かけがえのない経験となりました。 これまで支えてくださった皆様、世界中のコミュニティの皆様、そして長年ともに歩んできた仲間たちに深く感謝申し上げます。 次の歩みについては、改めて皆様にお伝えいたします。 これからも、どうぞよろしくお願いいたします。 +あとがき 2025年末をもって退職致しますが、2026年1月末のTWT FINALには顔を出してほしいと会社からお願いされていることもあり、FINALにはゲストとして顔を出すと思います。 これまで30年間『いつかやるよ』と言い続けてやってこなかったトーナメントイベントでのDJですが、その代わりとして“最初で最後のDJ風60分ノンストップ鉄拳ミックス（私による初編集DJ mix）”も、今回のポストに合わせて公開します。 ‘TEKKEN: A 30-Year Journey – Harada’s Final Mix’ by Katsuhiro Harada 1 is on #SoundCloud# 様々な思い出が蘇ります。改めて皆さんありがとうございました。 2025年12月8日 - 鉄拳30周年最終日 - Katsuhiro Harada

【LPL 2026 Split 2 Group Ascend Regular Season Overview】 BLG currently leads the standings with an 8-2 record. TES and AL are tied at 7-3, with JDG at 6-3 in the upper ranks. WE currently holds a 0-9 record. The two best-of-three (BO3) matches scheduled for May 6 are: - Team WE vs Invictus Gaming - Top Esports vs JD Gaming

Foreign born population of each country : Jan 2001 Jan 2025 🇦🇹 8.7% 22.5% 🇧🇪 8.4% 20.2% 🇩🇰 4.8% 14.4% 🇫🇷 5.5% 14.0% 🇩🇪 8.9% 20.5% 🇬🇷 6.9% 11.0% 🇮🇸 3.1% 21.8% 🇮🇪 4.0% 23.3% 🇱🇺 37.5% 51.5% 🇳🇱 4.1% 16.8% 🇳🇴 4.1% 18.7% 🇸🇮 2.1% 15.5% 🇪🇸 3.4% 19.3% 🇸🇪 5.3% 20.8% 🇬🇧 4.3% 20.0% Now add children born to foreign parents and the situation looks even worse. We are living through the demographic annihilation of the people of Europe.

Americans are defaulting on their student loan debt at a record pace: Delinquent federal student loan debt jumped +$12.2 billion in Q1 2026, to $171.4 billion, an all-time high. This has officially surpassed the $166.8 billion peak recorded in Q4 2019. At the same time, the proportion of seriously delinquent loans rose +0.7 percentage points, to 10.3%, the highest since Q1 2020. This comes as 2.6 million borrowers defaulted in Q1 2026, followed by ~1.0 million in Q4 2025. The average borrower entering default is now nearly 40 years old, up from 36.4 before the 2020 pandemic. The US student loan crisis is intensifying.

US labor productivity kept rising in Q1, but more slowly. Output per hour for nonfarm workers increased at a 0.8% annual rate, down from 1.6% in Q4. Compared w/a year earlier, however, productivity was up 2.9%; the biggest gain since 2024. Productivity has been on a strong run since 2023. JPMorgan cautions against attributing too much of this strength to AI, noting it’s still early. Still, ongoing business investment in AI could help sustain the trend. Faster productivity growth may also be helping to contain unit labor costs, which rose just 1.2% YoY; suggesting limited wage-driven inflation pressure.

Leopold Aschenbrenner's 13F finally dropped and X is already full of the DUMBEST interpretations possible! Please read this. 1. The 13F shows what the fund held as of quarter-end: March 31. 2. A huge part of the positions are PUTS. Does this mean he's bearish today? -> WE DON'T KNOW! Everyone is just guessing. It is completely possible that he bought those puts during the quarter as the Iran war escalated, to hedge, and they increased a ton in value. They might have started as small positions that simply grew a lot. He might have sold them at the exact bottom, perfectly timed the market, and gone 100% long for the massive rally that started on April 1. OR he was insanely bearish, bought a lot of puts, kept them, and completely screwed up by being massively positioned in puts before the craziest rally ever. He could have made the most genius move or the dumbest move possible and now look like an idiot. WE DON'T KNOW. This is the issue with such delayed reports. But of course today, you will see everyone on X go crazy with: "Leopold went short aaaaaaaaaaah, the sky is falling, he's calling for a crash." But that was months ago, in the middle of the Iran volatility! We have no idea if he added to his puts or if he's currently 100% long or maybe even bought calls?! We don't know if his move was good or bad. So while you're reading all these takes on X today, know that you're going to read a ton of complete nonsense from people who have no idea what they're talking about. But here are some things that stand out to me! While he decreased his $BE exposure, Bloom Energy was still his biggest position (6.4%) Closely followed by $SNDK (5.3%) He also cut $CRWV from 8% -> 4% I honestly can't believe he missed $NBIS so badly. He also reduced his $IREN position from 6% to 3% (even though he net added shares). Big $CORZ cut aswell from 7.6% -> 3% HUGE cut in his $CRWV calls from 14% -> 1% A lot of $TE investors are getting excited he built a position, which is definitely bullish, but it's worth mentioning that was most likely before the big drop after the disappointing earnings and it's a tiny 0.3% position for him. One of the funniest positions is a 0.15% $GLW Put lol. 100% / Completely went out of: $INTC Calls (13.5% -> 0%) $CIFR (2.8% -> 0%) $EQT (2.4% -> 0%) Photonics: $LITE (8.6% -> 0%) That one is super interesting to me. Also cut $TSEM and $COHR from 1.5% -> 0%

The CoinDesk 20 is currently trading at 2169.26, up 0.4% (+8.61) since 4 p.m. ET on Wednesday. Thirteen of 20 assets are trading higher. Leaders: $TAO (+1.7%) and $XRP (+1.6%). Laggards: $ICP (-5.2%) and $NEAR (-1.7%).

NVIDIA $NVDA has missed revenue expectations just once in the last 5 years: 🟢 Q1 2022: $5.66B (+4.6%) 🟢 Q2 2022: $6.51B (+2.8%) 🟢 Q3 2022: $7.10B (+4.3%) 🟢 Q4 2022: $7.64B (+3.0%) 🟢 Q1 2023: $8.29B (+2.1%) 🔴 Q2 2023: $6.70B (-6.9%) 🟢 Q3 2023: $5.93B (+2.8%) 🟢 Q4 2023: $6.05B (+0.7%) 🟢 Q1 2024: $7.19B (+10.3%) 🟢 Q2 2024: $13.51B (+20.9%) 🟢 Q3 2024: $18.12B (+12.0%) 🟢 Q4 2024: $22.10B (+7.5%) 🟢 Q1 2025: $26.04B (+5.9%) 🟢 Q2 2025: $30.04B (+4.5%) 🟢 Q3 2025: $35.08B (+5.8%) 🟢 Q4 2025: $39.33B (+3.1%) 🟢 Q1 2026: $44.06B (+2.3%) 🟢 Q2 2026: $46.74B (+2.4%) 🟢 Q3 2026: $57.01B (+4.3%) 🟢 Q4 2026: $68.13B (+3.9%) NVIDIA reports next earnings this Wednesday. 97% chance they beat it. Trade here →

MORE THAN A SPARK: AJAY MITCHELL ANSWERS THE CALL AGAIN Deep Playoff runs and deep rotations often go hand in hand, and much of OKC’s 8-0 start has been defined by its depth. From Chet Holmgren’s Game 1 takeover to beat the Lakers to Jared McCain’s hot hand, the Thunder have gotten contributions from every corner of the roster. But one name keeps surfacing: Ajay Mitchell. The Opportunity: With Jalen Williams sidelined to start the season, Mitchell got his shot in OKC’s primary rotation and took advantage, earning 16 starts and more than doubling his ppg from his rookie year (6.5 → 13.6). The Elevation: The Year 2 guard has taken another leap in the Playoffs, averaging 18.8 points, 5 dimes and 1.4 steals while helping fill the void left by Williams (2 GP, hamstring). The Shine: Against Los Angeles, Mitchell’s breakout kept building, scoring 20 in Game 2, a Playoff career-high 24 in Game 3, then topping it with 28 last night to send OKC back to the West Finals. “It’s been amazing,” said SGA of Mitchell’s play. “You could say he’s been the best player this series. With Dub being out, we rely on him so much on the ball. He’s just answered the call.” Now, the 23-year-old lefty – who has played through tragedy this season – has gone from spark plug to series-shaper, ranking 2nd on OKC in total points and assists this postseason, behind only SGA. Like Shai, Mitchell has embodied the Thunder’s two-way identity. He helped keep Austin Reaves in check while ranking 3rd on the team in steals this postseason, including four last night. “Taking pride in [defense],” said Mitchell on the key to his breakout. “That’s been my goal the whole year, and I think that’s most important for our team.” Now, that team has another young difference-maker, adding yet another layer to the depth fueling their title defense. “Everything about Ajay,” said SGA. “His mental, his skillset, his work ethic, it’s all coming together before the world’s eyes.”