Quartr just created this infographic that illustrates the 12 largest luxury companies by market cap
Four fun facts: → $LVMH's market cap is 50% larger than the bottom 10 companies *combined*. → $RMS is by far the largest single-brand company on the list, 3.5x the size of $RACE for example. → Despite owning 10+ brands including iconic maisons such as Gucci, Saint Laurent, and Bottega Veneta, $KER's revenue is "only" ~€20B, compared to Hermès' >€13B. → Tiffany & Co. got acquired by LVMH during the pandemic at a $16B valuation, which would place them at #7 on this list. Source: Quartr Activate to view larger image,
The pain trade in one chart: Most shorted US stocks gained 11.3% this week. Performance YTD now on par w/S&P 500
Source: Bloomberg, HolgerZ
The Fed just triggered the biggest stock-buying program since Nov 2022...
Source: Bloomberg, www.zerohedge.com
The Nasdaq 100 total return index closed at a new all-time high yesterday for the first time since December 27, 2021 (715 days)
S&P 500 total return index is 3 bps away from a new all-time closing high. Source: Charlie Bilello
10 Timeless Stock Picking Lessons
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The net long positioning on the Nasdaq 100 by asset managers and leveraged funds is at a record high
When a trade becomes this crowded, how long until things reverse course? Source: Rosenberg Research
How to not lose money in the stock market? Answer: keep a long-term time horizon
Source: BofA
SpaceX Leading on Launches
A chart by Chartr. SpaceX, which has a wide-ranging set of commercial interests beyond taking tourists to the edge of space, continues to move forward — with a tender offer reported last week that could value it at $175bn. Plans for thousands of internet satellites, commercial travel to the moon, a base on the lunar surface and even loftier goals to turn the human race into an interplanetary species by colonizing other planets, are all ambitions of the California-based company. SpaceX has catalyzed much of the excitement about space tourism. The company’s two-stage Falcon 9 rocket is able to launch a kilogram into low-Earth orbit for just ~$1,500, a 10-20x decrease in cost in roughly as many years. That's due to its (partial) reusability — a breakthrough that’s helped SpaceX dominate commercial launchpads in the US. Indeed, FAA data reveals that SpaceX has completed 281 licensed launches since 2000 — 9x as many as Blue Origin and Virgin Galactic have managed between them. Source: Chartr
