Hey everyone, We're back to our usual early publishing time. βοΈ β Introducing Altea π± Our new private community. βAltea is our new private club for serious accredited investors. Discover our live database of vetted deals Discuss them with hand-picked investors in our community Hear from expert speakers across our favorite alternative asset classes Visit new countries and overlooked markets on our exclusive investor retreats Meet prolific founders, market-beating fund managers, and VIP community members We just wrapped up our first investor retreat to Mexico. Next we're thinking Vietnam, Spain, or Nashville. Altea is where the magic happens. Our first cohort filled up in 72 hours. We are now accepting members into our 2nd cohort. If you're accredited, apply here. | β π° Market Headlines *past 24-hour performance Nasdaq led the charge in Monday's market and soared 1.2%, with AI leading.Nvidia announced the Blackwell AI chips, expected to ship this year. Alphabet shares climbed 6% following reports that Apple may integrate Google's Gemini into iOS. Oil prices jumped 2%, fueled by robust demand from China and reduced exports from Iraq and Saudi Arabia. The Bank of Japan issued plans to end eight years of negative interest rates. πΆοΈ Market Vibes π° Forecasts and Futures Forecasts via Kalshi, the prediction market. π± Fear and Greed Index What do you think? Yesterday, we highlighted a trend toward buying property in Saudi Arabia and showed you a video of the ambitious Neom project. Would you consider moving there? βπ° Yes | Great investment potentialβ βπ€ Yes | Looks like living in the futureβ βπͺ No | Ethical reasonsβ βπ‘ No | Other reasonsβ π€ What you said last time Less than a quarter of you would let SVB touch your money. π Trends you need to know More and more investors want to put their money away and forget about it. π Stocks Want to invest like Buffet? With Public.com, you can emulate Berkshire Hathawayβs portfolio with just a few clicks. Winners and losers Earnings, upgrades, and acquisitions βDLocal missed estimates, and shares dropped 11%. βScience Applications International saw its shares drop 11.34% despite beating revenue estimates by $97 million. βCATL, the world's biggest producer of EV batteries experienced a 1.2% earnings decline for the quarter. Shares, however, rose 5%. Market movers βTesla shares surged nearly 7% after announcing Model Y price hikes. βApple was up 1% after news of a potential AI partnership with Google. Google shares climbed 6% on the news. A Pubmatic server anomaly caused ad bids to skyrocket to $1 billion CPMs. Ideas, trends, and analysis βMillennial women are a core driver of the U.S. economy. [Ed: no kidding ] In the EV showdown, Rivian gets a nod over Ford. The adoption of AI in investment strategies might impact market stability. Subscription-economy giants continue to thrive. π Global perspectives ππΉ In Haiti, militias battle gangs with machetes as anarchy sets in. π¨π³ China saw a 12.4% increase in marriages in 2023, reversing a nearly decade-long decline. Meanwhile, in Japan: β π¨πΊ Protests erupted in Eastern Cuba due to widespread blackouts and food shortages. π΅π°π¦π« Pakistan launched cross-border attacks into Afghanistan, with both sides reporting casualties. πͺπΊπͺπ¬ The EU pledged $8 billion in aid to Egypt to prevent mass migration. π΅ Income Pfizer's 6% yield looks tempting despite recent challenges. Avoid these seven dividend stocks that could tank your portfolio. βEnterprise Products Partners has a 7.2% yield and 25 years of distribution increases. βThree Dividend Aristocrats to buy for value and reliability. β‘ Crypto Kalshi dove into crypto betting. Place your bets here. Bitcoin ETFs trades averaging around $13,000 thanks to retail investors. Standard Chartered predicted Bitcoin will rally to $150,000 this year and reach $250,000 by 2025. ETFs have polarized the bitcoin market, pushing some investors towards decentralized alternatives. π§ Errata A worm-salamander-thing was filmed feeding its young something like milk, a first for non-mammals. Over 5,000 dogs are on the federal payroll, sniffing out everything from explosives to bird flu. Chuck E. Cheese is part of the trend toward paid loyalty programs. The US is laying the groundwork for a lunar economy. β πΊ What to watch today Nvidia 2024 AI Event: Everything Revealed in 16 Minutes ββ β Thatβs all for today. Did I miss anything? Smash the reply button to let me know. Cheers, Wyatt π Share Alts Use this referral link to get free stuff: https://sparklp.co/348f70fb/ | β β |