A look back on just how rapid Nvidia's $NVDA data center growth has been
· +79.7% CAGR since Q3 FY17's $240M revenue. · Reached record levels at $1.9B in Q3 FY21. · Grown 664% since then to $14.51B in Q3 FY24. · Projected to reach $46.6B in FY24, 56x more than FY17's $830M. Source: Beth Kindig
The US government collects about $2.5 trillion per year in personal income taxes. Of that about $1 trillion per year (40%) is being consumed by interest on the national debt
Interest on the debt is growing as old cheap debt matures and gets refinanced at the new higher rates. Plus new debt added every year. Within a few more years, at this pace, 100% of personal income taxes will be going to pay interest on the US national debt. Source: E.J Antoni, WallStreetSilver, BEA
Compared to a year ago, the CPI for rent spiked by 8.2% in October, up from 7.3% in September, and the biggest year-over-year spike since April 1983
Soure: Wolfstreet.com, WallStreetSilver
Uranium surges above $80 for the first time in more than 15 years
Source: Barchart, Bloomberg
BREAKING: In a sudden turn of events, OpenAI signs agreement to bring Sam Altman back to the company as CEO
There will be a new board of directors initially consisting of Bret Taylor, Larry Summers, and Adam D'Angelo. Less than 1 week after Sam Altman was fired, OpenAI is welcoming him back. In a statement from the company, they are "collaborating to figure out the details."
$NVDA Q3'24 Highlights
"NVIDIA GPUs, CPUs, networking, AI foundry services and NVIDIA AI Enterprise software are all growth engines in full throttle. The era of generative AI is taking off" – Co-founder & CEO, Jensen Huang Revenue +206% *Data Center +279% *Gaming +81% *Professional Vis. +108% *Automotive +4% EBIT +1,633% *marg. 64% (26%) EPS +1,274% Source: Quartr
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) is out, but Binance survives as part of a DOJ settlement
-> Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao has agreed to step down from his role at the world's largest crypto exchange as part of a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice. -> He also plans to plead guilty to violating criminal U.S. anti-money-laundering requirements that would potentially allow the exchange to keep operating, people familiar with the matter have told the Wall Street Journal. -> Zhao will appear in federal court in Seattle on Tuesday to enter his guilty plea, the sources told the news outlet. Binance, the international crypto exchange that Zhao founded and owns, will plead guilty and pay $4.3 billion in fines and settlements with authorities. It's amazing how US markets keep pricing cuts. When the Minutes reiterate, yet again, that while the Fed are cautious they still have a tightening bias. Source: Decrypt
SUMMARY OF FED MEETING MINUTES (11/21/23):
1. All Fed Members agree to “proceed carefully” 2. Fed sees rates “remaining restrictive for some time” 3. Fed sees upside risks to inflation 4. Fed sees downside risks to growth 5. Meeting by meeting approach to resume It's amazing how US markets keep pricing cuts. When the Minutes reiterate, yet again, that while the Fed are cautious they still have a tightening bias.
