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In this recap, signs of consistent strength in consumer spending persisted, with the NASDAQ achieving its first record close in over two years. NVIDIA, for the first time, reached a market capitalization of $2 trillion, experiencing a 66% surge in its stock value in 2024 and a 244% increase year-over-year. Investors continue to favor mega-cap technology stocks as a hedge against slowing inflation. Bitcoin and cryptocurrency news saw Bitcoin reaching a fresh high of $64,000 on Wednesday before retracing, marking its highest […]
In this week’s recap, Marcello talks about the recent success NVidia is having thanks to its essential participation into the rising AI race; Elon Musk’s Neuralink has succesfully implanted a chip into a human patient; Trump announced the launch of his own sneakers line. In Q4 of fiscal 2024, NVIDIA data center segment, where its high end AI chips are manufactured saw revenue rally $18.4B. In the same quarter, a year ago, the entire company’s revenue came in at $6.1B. Net income […]
In this week’s Recap, Marcello talks about some massive explosions in the sun that have caused blackouts near Australia and Asia similar to what they called the Carrington event in 1859; Mutan wolves that roam in the Chernobyl exclusion zone have been found to have some cancer-resilient genomes that could help humans fight cancer; China’s central bank has injected the financial system with liquidity to stimulate production growth. As China’s central bank unleashes liquidity into the financial system to prod growth, banks […]
In this week’s Recap, Marcello talks about how a judge from Delaware voided Elon Musk from receiving his agreed $56B pay package in shares; Tesla Model 3 was the world’s best-selling vehicle in 2023, surparsing Toyota’s Rav4 and Corolla; Google has revealed that a newly developed AI might start reading all your private messages. The regional bank New York Community Bancorp stock plunged -37.67%, on Wednesday at $6.47 falling to its worst day since it went public in 1993 & another -13.52% […]
In this week’s recap, global markets experienced mostly positive trends across the board. In 2024, health insurance policies were updated to include new exclusions and expenses not covered, notably citing “treatment of an injury or sickness due to war, declared or undeclared, riot, or insurrection.” Oil prices rallied to their highest in two months on Friday after a fuel tanker was struck near Yemen, highlighting once again the geopolitical risks to global crude supplies. In contrast, lithium futures prices plummeted as demand […]
In this week’s Recap, Marcello talks about Tesla Model Y seting a record when it became Europe’s best selling car for 2023; Apple is offering Ultra-Rare discounts on its flagship iPhone 15 in China amid sliding demand fears; The S&P500 has reached an all-time high for the 1st time un 2 years. According to the Federal Reserve’s Beige Book report released Wednesday. U.S. economic activity over the past 7 weeks has been largely stagnant, with both hiring & prices rising at a […]
In today’s recap, Marcello talks about the new record cold temperatures in a century for Sweden, reaching up to -48.8ºC or -56ºF; The SEC has finally approved the first Bitcoin ETF after a “false tweet” leaked on their official X account; The US debt has reached a level in which the government needs to pay $100B dollars per month in interest only. This is a big warning to the comming months. Savage winter weather hit much of the U.S. on Tuesday & […]
In today’s Recap, Marcello talks about a number of Starlink satellites that will allow for cell capabilities anywhere on Earth; A massive police response was reported in a Miami mall after a misterious sight of unidentified walking beings was made. Reports talk about a group of teenagers that let off several fireworks. US federal debt has passed $34T making its payment larger than the whole military budget. Argentina’s cash-starved government will raise $3.2B in hard currency in order to meet debt repayments […]
Happy New Year! In this first recap of the year, Marcello talks about the great overall performance of the US markets and stocks, with Nvidia reaching +241% due to its heavy presence in the AI scene. A new strain from the last pandemic might be arising and causing a global “heart failure pandemic,” according to some experts. The state of Maine has ruled through its secretary of state, Shenna Bellows, that Trump is constitutionally inelegible on the state’s primary ballot in 2024. […]
In today’s recap, Marcello talks about how Warren Buffet is selling billions of dollars from his stocks; Another conflict is arising in the Middle East and putting in danger the shipping procedures that go through the Suez Canal; and Tesla is delivering a new water package for its Cybertruck to make it work in water. Argentine President Milei Wednesday signed a decree outlining economic reforms including an end to limits on exports, plus measures to loosen regulations, as his new govt combats […]