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10 Jun 2024

Over the past 32 trading days, Nvidia $NVDA has gained more than $1 trillion in market cap.

To put that into some sort of perspective, the 6-week gain is greater than the total market cap of Berkshire Hathaway $BRKA, which Warren Buffett has spent 6 decades in building... Source: Jesse Felder

10 Jun 2024

It has been a very quiet year so far for US equity markets...

No down day > 2% for the SP500 despite Middle East conflict, China doing military exercises around Taiwan, Fed interest rates cuts expectations moving from 6 to less than 2, etc. Source chart: Ritholtz

10 Jun 2024

EU Parliamentary elections in France.

In brown where Far-right Le Pen party has won yesterday. Source: Xavier Ruiz

10 Jun 2024

Notes from Bill Ackman 's fireside chat in Omaha - thru David Park on X:

People Underestimate the Power of Checklists - Pershing Square had the best 6 years of its history since they inscribed their checklist into a piece of "stone" - "If I ever veer [off this checklist] just hit me over the head with this thing" The checklist:

10 Jun 2024

Euro sinks on EU vote and French snap poll.

Common currency falls to lowest in a month. Hedge funds had recently turned net bullish on the Euro. Source: Bloomberg, HolgerZ

10 Jun 2024

France’s bond yield hit the highest level this year on snap election.

10 year French bond yield climbs 11bps to 3.21%. Risk spread over Germany rose to 54bps, highest since January. Source: Bloomberg, HolgerZ

7 Jun 2024

Robinhood $HOOD has acquired cryptocurrency exchange Bitstamp for $200 million

Source: Barchart

7 Jun 2024

Dot Com Bubble vs. Now - Things don't look similar - at least from an earnings angle

Source: Barchart, BofA

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