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12 Mar 2024

The US has not only much stronger demographics than Europe, but also better productivity growth.

Would you prefer to put your long-term investments into Euro or US Dollar? Source: FT, Michel A.Arouet

11 Mar 2024

‘Maybe I Should Buy Some Bitcoin’, Says Billionaire Hedge Fund Manager Bill Ackman

Pershing Square Capital Management founder and CEO Bill Ackman turned some of his attention to Bitcoin on Saturday afternoon, cheekily suggesting a scenario in which the price for the world's largest crypto could soar far higher than anyone might imagine. "Bitcoin price rise leads to increased mining and greater energy use, driving up the cost of energy, causing inflation to rise and the dollar to decline, driving demand for Bitcoin and increased mining, driving demand for energy and the cycle continues," said Ackman in a post on X. "Bitcoin goes to infinity, energy prices skyrocket, and the economy collapses," he continued. "Maybe I should buy some Bitcoin." "The problem of course is that it also works in reverse," he later added. A scenario: Bitcoin price rise leads to increased mining and greater energy use, driving up the cost of energy, causing inflation to rise and the dollar to decline, driving demand for Bitcoin and increased mining, driving demand for energy and the cycle continues. Bitcoin… https://t.co/a5LzX69R7q — Bill Ackman (@BillAckman) March 9, 2024

11 Mar 2024

8 investment principles by Phil Fisher

Source: MnkeDaniel

11 Mar 2024

Only 24% of S&P 500 members outperformed the index over the last year, the lowest % on record w/ data going back to 1994.

Source: Charlie Bilello

11 Mar 2024

A tale of 2 markets

Source: The Economist, Bloomberg

11 Mar 2024

How do you make your money work while you're sleeping?

Source: Markets & Mayhem

11 Mar 2024

What are the stocks favoured by retail investors?

$NVDA, $TSLA, $AMD, and $SMCI Source: Markets & Mayhem, Vanda Research

11 Mar 2024

ALERT -> $1,000,000,000 WORTH OF SHORTS WILL GET LIQUIDATED IF bitcoin $BTC HITS $75,000

Source: Ash Crypto

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