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3 Oct 2025

Foreign holdings of US equities have crossed above $20 trillion, a record high.

30% of the total US stock market is now held by foreign investors, the highest percentage on record with data going back to 1945. Source: Charlie Bilello, Bloomberg

3 Oct 2025

Warren Buffett's Financial Statement Checklist

Source: Compounding Dividends @CompoundingW on X

3 Oct 2025

What moves stock prices:

Source: Brian Feroldi

3 Oct 2025

Per this CNBC reporting, the strategy favoring gold and Bitcoin now has a name: J

Morgan analysts are calling it "the debasement trade." Source: Mo El Erian

3 Oct 2025

US technology stocks now account for a record 56% of total US stock market cap.

At the same time, defensive stocks make up just 16%, AN ALL-TIME LOW. This has NEVER happened. Source: Global Markets Investor, Topdown charts

3 Oct 2025

Did you know there are more PE funds than McDonald's in the US ?

Source: Mr. VIX @yieldsearcher

3 Oct 2025

In the US, searches for "second job" reach an all time high, surpassing 2008 financial crisis and COVID pandemic levels

Source: Kalshi

3 Oct 2025

Good chart by @GoldmanSachs on AI exposure by industry

Source: Goldman Sachs, @tanayj on X

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