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11 Jul 2023

Nasdaq has announced a "special rebalance" for the Nasdaq 100

Nasdaq has announced a "special rebalance" for the Nasdaq 100 to address the overconcentration and weight that the biggest tech companies have on the index. This is the first ever "special rebalance" carried out by the overseer of the index. Source: Bloomberg

11 Jul 2023

Instagram’s "Threads" surpasses 100 million users

Instagram’s "Threads" surpasses 100 million users. It just became the fastest company to attract 1 million users of any company EVER (including #ChatGPT). Source: Statista

11 Jul 2023

Global Distribution of Wealth

The United States is the country with the most of wealth in the world. In fact, seven countries account for 69% of the world's wealth. These seven countries are the United States, China, Japan, Germany, the United Kingdom, France, and India. Source: Genuine Impact

11 Jul 2023

Manufacturing Construction Spending in the US continues to hit new highs, increasing 76% over the last year

Manufacturing Construction Spending in the US continues to hit new highs, increasing 76% over the last year - Source: Charlie Bilello 'Commerce Department figures show that spending on manufacturing structures came to nearly 0.5% of gross domestic product—the most since 1991. In the second quarter, that GDP share looks destined to be higher. Chalk it up to the CHIPS and Science Act and the Inflation Reduction Act, both passed in August last year.' - WSJ

11 Jul 2023

The biggest hedge fund in the world says ChatGPT was able to pass its investment associate test

The biggest hedge fund in the world says ChatGPT was able to pass its investment associate test and it's like 'having millions of them at once' Source: Business insider

10 Jul 2023

Market Expectations Seem Quite Low

As we enter us q2 earnings season, market expectations seem quite low Source: Bloomberg

10 Jul 2023

According to Goldman, India is poised to become the world’s second largest economy by 2075 behind China but ahead of the US

Source: CNBC

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