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1 Jan 2025

Great visualization of valuation methods:

Source: h/t EDUCBA, The Investing for Beginners Podcast @IFB_podcast

31 Dec 2024

5 mental models from Munger to sharpen your thinking

Source: InvestmentBook1 (@Investment Books (Dhaval))

31 Dec 2024

All eyes are on Tesla, $TSLA, this week: Tesla is expected to report Q4 2024 deliveries of 504,000 this week, according to Kalshi.

This would mark an ~8.9% increase from the 462,890 vehicles delivered in Q3 2024. If Tesla does in fact report over 500,000 deliveries, it would mark a new quarterly record for the company. Tesla is now the 8th largest company in the world by market cap and worth ~$1.4 trillion. Can Tesla extend its historic run this week? Source: The Kobeissi Letter

31 Dec 2024

BREAKING: Tether has burned over $1 billion overnight—their largest single burn in history. This marks the 4th major burn in 10 days.

Source: Jacob King

31 Dec 2024

BREAKING: FTX begins repaying $16 BILLION to creditors on January 3, 2025.

Expect major liquidity injections. Bullish for Bitcoin ? Source: Crypto Rover @rovercrc

31 Dec 2024

The Japanification of China: This has to be a contender for the chart of 2024 (30y bond yields).

Source: Albert Edwards

31 Dec 2024

Germany’s Dax index ended the year 2024 with a 18.85% gain after 20.3% rally in 2023

meaning the German benchmark index concluded its biggest 2-year run in more than a decade, even though Germany's GDP shrank in 2023 and probably also in 2024. 👉 SAP, Siemens Energy and Rheinmetall are among top performers. 👉 Chinese competition and lagging demand weigh on automakers. Source: Bloomberg, HolgerZ

31 Dec 2024

The US Treasury's annual interest expense surpassed $1.117 trillion this year — making it the second-largest government expense.

At the current issuance schedule & interest rates, it will surpass Social Security at $1.46 trillion in 2025 to become the largest government expense. Source: Bloomberg, Joe Consorti

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