Big Tech is eating the world with Apple once again the undisputed Number 1.
Apple gained 2% after bullish Bloomberg report about the upcoming AI-enabled iPhone sales prospects. Apple is now worth almost $3.6tn in market cap, Microsoft is number 2 with $3.5tn ahead of Nvidia with $3.3tn. Source: HolgerZ, Bloomberg
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Source: Barchart
The S&P 500 climbed Wednesday to a fresh record, breaking above 5,600 for the first time, as a sharp rise in semiconductor stocks led the market higher.
The broad market index jumped 1.02%, closing at 5,633.91, and notching a seventh straight day of gains.
A storytelling chart about Europe
thru Michael A. Arouet, FT
In June, both ISM Manufacturing and ISM Services fell below 49.
Here are all months where both PMI readings were below 49 Source: Bespoke
Sector composition of the S&P500 has shifted significantly over time.
energy used to be 26% of the index... Source: Goldman Sachs, Blake B. Millard
The S&P 493 earnings have been flat to down for the past five quarters.
2Q is expected to mark the first growth quarter for the Other 493. Could it lead to a more balanced market? Source: BofA
Oops... I missed this one... Russia's economy has defied sanctions in the two years since Moscow invaded Ukraine in February 2022
So much so that the World Bank is now classifying Russia as a "high-income country." On Monday 1st of July, the World Bank announced it has upgraded Russia from an upper-middle-income country to a high-income country, according to a report from the financial institution's economists. "Economic activity in Russia was influenced by a large increase in military-related activity in 2023," World Bank economists wrote in their report. Last year, Russians earned $14,250 per person on a gross national income basis. The World Bank's upgrade confirms reports from Russia that suggest the growth is primarily driven by wartime activities that generate demand for military goods and services, making some sectors winners in Russia's wartime economy. Russia's trade jumped by nearly 7% last year, while activities in the financial sector and construction grew by 6.6% and 3.6%, respectively. This boosted Russia's real GDP — which is economic growth adjusted for inflation — by 3.6%. The development has made some poor Russians better off financially, complicating any calculus over how to end the war.
