Valuations today:
Apple: $2.8 trillion BlackBerry: $1.5 billion Valuations 15 years ago: Apple: $79 billion BlackBerry: $28 billion Source: Jon Erlichman
Berkshire Hathaway's Japanese Investment Are Starting To Pay Off
Source : chartr, yahoofinance
Wendy’s might try Uber-style surge pricing for burgers
Wendy's wants to use new digital menu boards to change prices based on overall demand. Wendy's will start experimenting with surge pricing, much like Uber and Lyft, as the company rolls out digital menus to all its United States restaurants by 2025. source : quartz
Food for Thoughts
Source: J-C Parets
Data center energy demand is expected to continue to grow at a brisk pace due to increased usage of AI 🤖
We'll continue to need as much energy as we can get from almost anywhere we can get it... Source: Bloomberg, Markets & Mayhem
In case you missed it: Japan’s Jan CPI overshoots expectations, w/headline coming in at +2.2% (vs. +1.9% expected and vs. +2.6% in Dec) while core rises 3.5% (vs. Street +3.3% and vs. +3.7% in Dec).
While these numbers pèrove that inflation remains sticky, inflation continues to come down and hit a 22-month low! Source: Bloomberg
Remember when Apple was the most important company in the world?
That was like just a few months ago. Source: J-C Parets
Buybacks win again! New all-time highs for the Buyback Achievers ETF
$PKW as it resolves higher from a multi-year base. Source: Alfondo de Pablos, J-C Parets
