Tag: Markets
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When it comes to storing value, what could be more iconic than Fort Knox, where the US keeps a large portion of its gold reserves? It’s heavily guarded and contains gold worth over $290 billion. But that along with all other US reserves, at $456 billion, are worth less than…
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Buy GameStop! New research indicates that bots are pumping GameStop shares on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram: PiiQ said it identified very similar daily “start and stop patterns” in the GameStop-related posts, with activity starting at the beginning of the trading day, followed by a large spike at the end of…
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As COVID forced AMC to close all its movie theaters in the spring of 2020, it played hardball with its landlords in order to survive. From a letter to landlords: “Without revenue from its theatres,” the letter continues, “AMC will cease paying rent and charges under the lease effective as…
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Treasury bonds have been falling hard lately. Their interest rates are up significantly as a result: The yield on the 10-year note, a bellwether for borrowing costs on everything from mortgages to corporate loans, has jumped to near 1.5% from around 1% in a matter of weeks, lifted by increased…
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GameStop shares have tripled in under 24 hours. Naturally, the blue chip investors behind the rise had a solid case for their optimism. After all, what about the ice cream cone? Believe it or not, a GameStop board member posting a picture of a McDonald’s ice cream cone is one…
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A health and economic crisis is scaring nearly everyone right now, including investors. Stocks recovered in record time, but what about investments in real estate? Are they doomed, or is the bad news perhaps a bit overblown? I invest in real estate through Fundrise, which allows me to spread my…
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My main business is investment, and some recent developments have gotten me thinking about where markets are headed this year. An end to the pandemic by Q2 2021 is predicted by multiple models (here and here). We’ve seen a substantial increase in personal income in 2020, largely due to the…
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