Is $2 Trillion Just The Start?
There used to be a time when daring to believe a single company would be worth a trillion dollars seemed like something out of a fable. Then Apple came along, and Meta, and Microsoft. All of them broke the seemingly insurmountable barrier and kept going.
It didn’t seem long before they then went on to hit market capitalizations of $2 trillion. » Read more about: Is $2 Trillion Just The Start? »
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Buffett Bets $66 Billion On Stock (Not Apple)
Since 2018, Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger have been acquiring shares of a company that is not disclosed in Berkshire Hathaway 13F filings. In its most recent disclosures, Berkshire revealed it had bought shares of Apple, Louisiana Pacific and Paramount Global, while dumping shares of Taiwan Semiconductor, US Bancorp, Bank of New York Mellon, Chevron,
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The Silicon Valley Bank Crisis Explained
Silicon Valley Bank wasn’t an ordinary bank. It became the go-to bank for venture-funded technology startups in the most fertile business environment for innovation over the past 50 years, Silicon Valley.
As business boomed over the past few years, Silicon Valley Bank made a big bet; it would invest in a virtual risk-free investment: government debt.
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This David Einhorn Stock Pays a 10.6% Dividend Yield
David Einhorn started Greenlight Capital in 1996 with $1 million in seed capital. Since then, his fund has grown to manage over $5 billion in assets under management.
Einhorn is famous for seeking out undervalued companies and holding them for the long term. He first gained notoriety for his successful short-selling of Lehman Brothers stock prior to its collapse during the financial crisis of 2008.
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Down We Go?
Yesterday, we discussed how the market had shown relative strength recently and asked the question whether the bullish sentiment would last. While it’s hard to know precisely when a bottom will take place, we highlighted the danger of trying to pick the low point because inevitably at some stage betting on the bottom will lead to a losing trade where lower lows follow.
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How Far Will The Market Fall?
Zooming out is often quite helpful in providing insights as to where the market is likely to go. When we examine a chart of the S&P 500 now on a weekly basis, a clear uptrend from mid-2022 has formed.
So too has a strong resistance line been created at close to the 4,800 mark both at the end of 2021 and the end of 2023.
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10,000 Calls Bought on This Stock, What Do Insiders Know?
Investors will almost never have as good a pulse on the future prospects of a company as insiders will. There’s naturally an information asymmetry that comes along with weekly meetings, and proximity to management.
The water cooler chatter is a real phenomenon that acts as a communication channel spreading information around a company.
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Trump Tariffs on Canada and Mexico Put These ETFs in Focus
On Nov. 25, 2024, President-elect Donald Trump announced plans to impose a 25% tariff on imports from Canada and Mexico, citing the need to curb drug trafficking, particularly fentanyl, and illegal migration. This move, set to take effect via an executive order on Jan. 20, 2025, appears to contradict the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA),
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