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8 Feb 2024

SoftBank Group shares jump more than 10% in Tokyo trading, heading for their strongest finish since July 2021.

An upbeat sales forecast from Arm Holdings bolstered sentiment. Question is whether the steep discount to its net asset value could narrow. Source: Bloomberg, Min-Jeong Lee

8 Feb 2024

JUST IN: China's consumer prices declined at the fastest speed in 15 years in January.

CPI fell 0.8% in January on an annual basis, more than the median estimate for a 0.5% decline in a Reuters poll. This was its fourth straight decline and its biggest drop since 2009. Meanwhile, China’s PPI fell 2.5% in January from a year earlier, the National Bureau of Statistics reported Thursday, slightly better than expectations for a 2.6% decline.

8 Feb 2024

Risk happens slowly, then all at once...

Source: Hedgeye

8 Feb 2024

MicroStrategy holds almost 1% of all bitcoin that will ever exist.

Source: Altcoin Daily

8 Feb 2024

Is Bitcoin the new Gold?

Source: Game of Trades

8 Feb 2024

Large banks are easing lending standards while small banks tighten them Another sign of a K-shaped recovery, albeit in the financial sector

Source: Markets & Mayhem

8 Feb 2024

LESS IS MORE... or MORE WITH LESS.

This data is eye-opening. The number of workers needed at S&P 500 companies to generate $1 million in revenue has gone from: 7+ in pre-1990 period to only 2 in 2024 With AI developments, this metric is likely to continue declining Source: Game of Trades

8 Feb 2024

Uncover the sweet spot for meeting reduction.

Find out why ditching all meetings may not be the best solution: https://buff.ly/41U3U2b Source: corporate rebels

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