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6 Sep 2023

Over the last 15 years, the S&P 500 ($SPY) has gained over 360% vs. a 58% increase for the MSCI World ex-US ETF ($ACWX) and just 33% for the Emerging Markets ETF ($EEM)

This is the longest cycle of US outperformance that we’ve ever seen. Source: Charlie Bilello

6 Sep 2023

Can it last?

$TSLA 👇Albert Bridge Capital thru Michel A. Arouet

4 Sep 2023

The largest automakers in the world by market cap

As highlighted by Oktay Kavrak, CFA, the largest US firm is only number 10. There is also an interesting (still relatively unknown) newcomer: VINFAST, a car brand from Vietnam. The stock is up nearly 700% since going public on the Nasdaq and - at least briefly - became the 3rd biggest automaker in the world and at one point was worth more than Boeing, Disney and Goldman Sachs. What is also notable is that VINFAST is not profitable yet. Moreover, the number of cars is still pretty low: 24,000 in 2022 (vs. millions for the more traditional automakers or Tesla). Source Chart: Leverage Shares

30 Aug 2023

This chart from Morgan Stanley shows that growth stocks are missing in Europe. That's why European indices are trading like value stocks

Source: Morgan Stanley, HolgerZ

24 Aug 2023

If Nvidia continues like this, the chip company will soon be as big as all 40 Dax comps combined

Source: Bloomberg, HolgerZ

24 Aug 2023

$NVDA soars ~10% after hours, crushing sky-high expectations “A new computing era has begun" - Co-founder & CEO, Jensen Huang

Still, let's keep in mind that part of the buzz is already baked in the valuation as illustrated below Source: Quartr

23 Aug 2023

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway reported $1 trillion of assets for the first time last quarter

That's roughly triple the assets of Apple, 10 times Tesla's figure, and 20 times Nvidia's total. Berkshire's assets have ballooned 33,000-fold under Buffett, from under $30 million when he started. Source: business insider

23 Aug 2023

Orange juice futures are trading like a meme stock! The surge is mainly driven by #supply driven (exarcebated by speculators positioning). The 2 supply issues are the following:

1/ Extreme weather intensified by global heating ravaged this season’s crop of the citrus fruit: last year Florida, which produces more than 90% of the US’s orange juice supply, was hit by Hurricane Ian, Hurricane Nicole and freezing conditions in quick succession, devastating orange producers in the Sunshine State. 2/ A bacterial disease -> Florida Producers battled an incurable citrus greening disease that is spread by an invasive insect, rendering fruit unusable. Most infected trees die within a few years, and some producers said they were giving up farming and selling their land. Industry figures said US orange production would reach its lowest level for more than a century. Source: The Guardian, Longview Economics

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