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Musk’s cuts fail to stop US federal spending hitting new record...
In February the US budget deficit was BIGGER than ALL TAX REVENUE. Can it be ever be fixed? Source: zerohedge
What a club...
Most of the billionaires who attended Donald Trump’s 2017 inauguration have since seen substantial financial losses, with none taking a bigger hit than Elon Musk, who has lost a staggering $148 billion. Source: Visual Capitalist
The Interest Expense on US National Debt rose to a record $1.178 trillion in the last 12 months, an increase of 142% over the past 4 years.
The US Government now spends more money on interest than it does on National Defense. Source: Charlie Bilello
Markets start to be leaning towards this idea...
Source: Damaan, AKA "Philly's Finest"! @Damaan4u33
Mind the gap...
WisdomTree launches first European-only defence ETF. In white >>> Wisdom Tree Europe Defence index In yellow >>> NYSE Arca Defense Index (DFI) Source: Bloomberg, HolgerZ
The resilience of the yellow metal shines through as Gold reaches an All-Time High
Comparatively, other assets have experienced drawdowns from their respective All-Time Highs: - Berkshire $BRKB: -4% - Gold Miners $GDX: -4% - S&P 500 $SPY: -8% - Oil & Gas $XLE: -9% - NDX $QQQ: -12% - Transports $IYT: -15% - Mag7 $MAGS: -18% - Software $CLOU: -18% - Bitcoin $XBT: -22% - Banks $KRE: -22% - SOX AI $SOXX: -24% - Home Builders $ITB: -25% - ARK $ARKK: -68% Data Source: Lawrence McDonald
Ferrari, which spun out from Fiat seven years before Porsche went public, has raced ahead in the (nearly) 10 years since it hit the market.
Unlike its German rival, the Prancing Horse has kept investors enamoured with measuredly infrequent supercar drops, impressive delivery figures, a loyal customer base, and (unlike other luxury titans) its relatively low exposure to China — though even “relatively low” can still be too high. Ferrari shares were up 760% from its 2015 IPO at Tuesday’s close. Source: Chartr
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