More than 70% of stocks in the index underperformed. That is a record for this century.
Source: Gavekal, The Daily Shot
The S&P 500 crossed above 5,000 today for the first time. It took 757 days to go from 4,800 to 4,900 and just 15 days to go from 4,900 to 5,000.
Source: Charlie Bilello
Coke’s first new permanent flavor in years adds a spicy twist
Coca-Cola announced the new Spiced flavor Wednesday, saying it blends the traditional Coke flavor with raspberry and spiced flavors. It will be available both in full sugar and zero-sugar varieties when it hits store shelves in the US and Canada in the coming weeks. Coke doesn’t often add new permanent flavors to its lineup: Spiced joins just a few other flavors it always sells, including its flagship flavor, cherry and vanilla. Why Coca-Cola doesn’t want to tell you what’s in those weird flavors Spiced was selected because it’s “all about being on category trend and responsive to our consumer preferences,” who are craving bolder and punchier flavors, Coke’s vice president of marketing for North America, told CNN. source : cnn
SPX 4,999.89 ......So Close ....
source : bloomberg
LESS IS MORE... or MORE WITH LESS.
This data is eye-opening. The number of workers needed at S&P 500 companies to generate $1 million in revenue has gone from: 7+ in pre-1990 period to only 2 in 2024 With AI developments, this metric is likely to continue declining Source: Game of Trades
Market mood
Source: hedgeye
The bond-stock correlation is crashing to its lowest level in months...
Source: www.zerohedge.com
Buffett's Berkshire Beats the S&P 500 in Jan 2024 by 6%
Berkshire Hathaway outperformed the S&P 500 by an impressive 6% in January 2024, marking the fourth highest monthly outperformance over the last decade. Despite Apple, which represents 50% of Berkshire's portfolio, being down more than 3% (indicated by white bars), Berkshire's value soared. In an extraordinary display in November 2018, despite Apple's plunge of over 18%, Berkshire Hathaway saw an increase of more than 4%. source : John Haslett, CA(SA), FRM, Graphite Asset Advisory
