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| | 📰 Market Headlines | US stock markets slipped Monday, with investors questioning if markets climbed too fast, too soon following five straight weeks of gains. Bitcoin briefly topped $42,000 Monday, hitting its highest level in more than a year. The world’s largest cryptocurrency was lifted by hopes of approval for a bitcoin exchange-traded fund and growing bets on U.S. interest rate cuts. Spot gold prices touched $2,100 an ounce, hitting a record high as investors rushed into the safe-haven asset. Moody’s cut its sovereign debt outlook for China to negative. Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said OPEC+ production cuts could extend beyond March 2024 if the market requires it, criticizing commentators for failing to understand the output deal. Nearly 2,500 fossil fuel lobbyists are estimated to have been granted access to the COP28 climate conference in the United Arab Emirates. That’s more than all but two nations in attendance. | | 🕶️ Market Vibes | 🎰 Market Forecasts and Futures | Brought to you by Kalshi, our favorite prediction market. Get $25 with this link. | The global astaxanthin market is estimated to grow 10.2% from 2022 to 2032, reaching more than $2 billion in annual sales. Ongoing scientific research and studies are uncovering new potential applications and benefits of astaxanthin. Its role in eye health, anti-inflammatory properties, and potential applications in treating various health conditions contribute to its market expansion. Some of the key market players in the global astaxanthin industry include Algatech Ltd, Cyanotech Corporation, MicroA, Beijing Gingko Group (BGG), Algalíf Iceland ehf, Fuji Chemical Industries Co., Ltd, PIVEG, Inc., Atacama Bio Natural Products S.A., ENEOS Corporation, and E.I.D. - Parry (India) Limited (Alimtec S.A., Valensa International). | End-of-year forecasts | | Macro forecasts | | 😱 Fear and Greed Index | | | 🧠 What do you think? | Both the mainstream and crypto fear and greed indices are near multi-year highs. Are you:We'll show the best comments tomorrow. | | |
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| 🎤 What you said last time | 70% of you think Bitcoin will go up at least 150% next year. That’s incredible. |
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| | Yes, and I’m investing | “Bitcoin is REAL money.” | | 📊 Stocks | | Want to invest like Buffet? With Public.com, you can emulate Berkshire Hathaway’s portfolio with just a few clicks. | Winners and losers | Uber's stock is set to join the S&P 500 index later this month, the latest sign that the ride-hailing and delivery company is turning its business around after struggling through much of the pandemic. Richard Branson said he won’t be investing more in Virgin Galactic, saying the space-flight company has "sufficient funds to do the job on its own." Shares were down 15%. Starbucks shares dropped 1.6% on Monday, declining for the 11th consecutive session in what is the longest rout since the coffee-maker went public in 1992. In total, the slump has erased 9.4% of Starbucks’ market value, a decline of nearly $12 billion. GM’s Cruise robotaxi unit could face $1.5 million in fines and additional sanctions over its failure to disclose details of an Oct. 2 accident in which a robotaxi dragged a pedestrian 20 feet. Twilio is laying off 5% of its workforce, around 300 people. It’s the company’s third round of cuts. Shares of AMC were up 7.6% Monday, boosted by the strong opening weekend performance of “Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé.” Taiwan's Foxconn, the world's largest contract electronics maker and a major Apple supplier, raised its outlook for the fourth quarter on strong year-end sales for the holiday peak season. | | | | | 📊 Crypto | | Crypto’s fear and greed index is higher than it’s been for more than two years. |
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| | 🌍 Global Perspectives | 🇨🇳 Moody’s cut China’s debt outlook to negative from stable while retaining a long-term rating of A1 on the nation’s sovereign bonds. | 🇨🇳 China's major state-owned banks were swapping yuan for U.S. dollars in the onshore swap market and selling those dollars in the spot market to support the yuan on Tuesday. | 🇷🇺 Russia's economy could end up looking a lot like it did in the Cold War. | 🇮🇱 Someone loaded up on Israeli puts in the weeks before the attacks of October 7th. | 🇦🇷 Milei’s November election win — on a pledge to rapidly overhaul Argentina’s dysfunctional economy — has triggered a burst of market exuberance. The local Merval stock index is up 28 percent, while prices for Argentina’s closely watched sovereign bonds maturing in 2030 — some of the most liquid — have risen 22 percent to 37.2 cents on the dollar. | 🇬🇧 The UK is facing a retail sales crisis this Christmas. |
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| | 💎 Wealth Watch | Tips for recovering from bankruptcy. Student-loan borrowers are facing 'serious risks' to their credit scores. The mean net worth of the average American household has ascended to $1.06 million, a 23% from $868,000 in 2019. |
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| | | | 📺 What to Watch Today | | Kim Jong-un makes tearful appeal for women to have more babies to arrest declining birth rates |
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| The market share of astaxanthin is set to grow due to ongoing scientific research uncovering new potential applications and benefits, such as its role in eye health, anti-inflammatory properties, and potential in treating various health conditions |
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| | That’s all for today. Did we miss anything? Smash the reply button to let us know. | Cheers, | Wyatt |
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