Fortunate Joaquin Inserts the Future Into a Crystal Ball for The Economist
- Illustrator
- Fortunate Joaquin
- Client
- The Economist
- Publication date
- February 18, 2026
For an Economist article arguing that insider trading isn’t always bad, Fortunate Joaquin turns a stock tip into an act of divination. A mysterious source has secret information, a coil of vapor drifts from his mouth into a crystal ball, potentially influencing future events. Thick black outlines, hot magenta, cobalt ground. A crystal ball is usually about who’s reading it. This one’s about who’s loading it.
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