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Brian Sullivan

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Brian Sullivan

@SullyCNBC

CNBC TV (2p ET) & Energy lead. Creator/author of energy focused Power Insider intelligence. 50 states, 40 countries and counting. insta: BrianSullivan

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Joined March 2009

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Brian Sullivan
@SullyCNBC
Mar 5
Global markets starting to feel way too complacent about Iran War. Not only are costs beginning to spike in things like shipping .. .but we are weeks (days?) away from hearing about shortages in things like fertilizer, jet fuel, and more. Poor countries are going to feel it
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Brian Sullivan
@SullyCNBC
Nov 11, 2022
FTX bankruptcy shows the company had 134 affiliates spread across the globe and may have liabilities of up to $50 billion. Enron had liabilities of $23 billion. FTX may be worse than Enron.
Brian Sullivan
@SullyCNBC
Jun 27, 2023
Ford laying off 'at least' 1,000 salaried and contract workers. It will lose $3 billion making EVs this year. Ford is now likely losing more than $30,000 on every electric it sells. Last week the federal government (i.e. you) loaned Ford and a South Korean company $9.2
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Brian Sullivan
@SullyCNBC
Jun 27, 2024
The collapse of #walgreens has been unlike anything I've ever seen in big retail. It's down 24% today and has now lost 80% of its value in under 5 years. This is America's largest pharmacy chain .. with over 8,500 stores & more than 300,000 employees. Simply insane.
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Brian Sullivan
@SullyCNBC
Feb 10, 2025
CEO of real estate co that leases to the federal government just told @CNBC that government build costs are 3X his (the private sector). For the same building.
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Brian Sullivan
@SullyCNBC
Dec 28, 2023
Per ⁦⁦@business⁩ .. Venezuela getting safer as criminals, single men and gangs flee to other countries. .⁦@CBP⁩ reports over 500,000 encounters w/Venezuelan nationals since 2021. Nearly all single male travelers.
Venezuela’s Violent Deaths Fall to 22-Year Low on Migration
From bloomberg.com
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Brian Sullivan
@SullyCNBC
Feb 21, 2025
I know I'm in my mid 50s but my god almost everyone I know is getting cancer, knows someone who has cancer, had a stroke or is otherwise getting sick. 3 more stories the last two days. Maybe it is just us ... but if you know anyone dealing with serious illness, thinking of
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Brian Sullivan
@SullyCNBC
Feb 17, 2022
Saw a teenager get snapped at walking through Newark Airport tonight for having his mask under his nose. Literally 10 feet away 40 unmasked adults were crammed at a bar laughing it up over drinks. We do realize the kids know what's going on, right?
Brian Sullivan
@SullyCNBC
Jul 23, 2025
In 2009 the last incandescent light bulb factory in America shut down. It was in my high school hometown of Winchester, Virginia. About 280 people lost solid jobs so we could make so called "green" light bulbs in central China. 11,000 miles to ship stuff to back to America
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Brian Sullivan
@SullyCNBC
Mar 9, 2023
Banks crushed today .. contagion fears ramping .. Silicon Valley Bank ($SVB) the catalyst today .. Silvergate yesterday. not a good sign.
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Brian Sullivan
@SullyCNBC
Nov 29, 2023
Musk just told Disney CEO Bob Iger to go ____ himself. And there you go.
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Brian Sullivan
@SullyCNBC
Aug 10, 2022
People went ballistic about 7% inflation last year … and now we’re happy about 8.5% inflation because someone thought it might come in higher. Ah, Wall Street.
Brian Sullivan
@SullyCNBC
Mar 25, 2023
Goldman Sachs report: the Inflation Reduction Act’s green subsidies could cost $1.2 trillion—more than 3X govt projections. WSJ says the IRA may go down as one of the greatest cons ever on the American taxpayer.
Opinion | The Real Cost of the Inflation Reduction Act Subsidies: $1.2 Trillion
From wsj.com
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Brian Sullivan
@SullyCNBC
Jun 4, 2021
Nothing is new 1998