👀 Alphabet eyes Hubspot

🏆 And Q1 was the best quarter for equity funds in 18 years

Switzerland has a lot of very tall mountains.

🏡 Tap into home equity without borrowing

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Home equity investments (HEIs) provide homeowners a lump sum upfront payment, without loading them up with debt.

​Hometap opens up access to this asset class. Fund managers, insurance companies, family offices and accredited individuals can now get a very unique type of exposure to the US residential real estate market.

Home equity investing is a fascinating concept that hasn’t really existed before — at least not in a broad consumer sense.

Now's the time for the industry to shine, and as you'll see in this issue, Hometap is carving an intelligent path forward.

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📰 Market Headlines

  • A Fed official spooked investors into a retreat after saying there might be no rate cuts in 2024. A will-they-won’t-they reversal from Powell’s statements the day before.

    • "If we continue to see inflation moving sideways, then that would make me question whether we need to do those rate cuts at all. There's a lot of momentum in the economy right now." - Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank President Neel Kashkari [Ed: I agree]

    • Equities fainted in response. The Dow slumped 1.4%. The S&P 500 fell 1.2% and the Nasdaq Composite slid 1.4%. Ouch.

  • The March jobs report prints today and is expected to show nonfarm payrolls rose by 213,000 while the unemployment rate dipped to 3.8%.

  • The US trade deficit widened to $68.9 billion in February, the largest disparity since last April.

🕶️ Market Vibes

🎰 Market Forecasts and Futures

Forecasts via ​Kalshi​, the prediction market.

😱 Fear and Greed Index

This is the most negative the index has been since 2023.

🧠 What do you think?

🎤 What you said last time

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📈 Trends you need to know

Search volume in Italy

Is Alphabet buying Hubspot at the top?

📊 Stocks

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Winners and losers

Earnings, upgrades, and acquisitions

  • Alphabet has begun discussing a $32 billion offer for marketing tech firm HubSpot.

  • ConAgra Brands reported better-than-expected Q3 results and saw stocks rise 5.4%.

  • AbbVie stock slipped 5.3% after revising Q1 guidance.

  • Levi Strauss climbed a total of 12% after beating Q1 expectations on late Wednesday.

  • AngioDynamics missed estimates but rose 11.9% following FDA approval of a new medical device.

Market movers

  • TikTok has publicized its economic impact through a newly commissioned report ahead of potential ban.

  • Paramount's stock plummeted nearly 10% due to rumors of a buyout.

  • Disney CEO Bob Iger says the company plans on launching its first real foray into paid password sharing in June.

  • Boeing and Airbus are exploring a framework to divvy up operations of Spirit AeroSystems.

  • Donald Trump is scheduled for deposition in a dispute over the ownership of Trump Media & Technology Group.

Ideas, trends, and analysis

🌍 Global Perspectives

  • 🇩🇰 A faulty missile launcher on a Danish navy vessel triggered a closure of airspace and shipping traffic in the busy Great Belt strait.

  • 🇷🇺 The Kremlin said Russia and NATO are now in "direct confrontation."

  • 🇻🇳 🇨🇳 China's Chery signed a joint venture to set up an $800 million automobile factory in Vietnam.

  • 🇨🇭 Switzerland's population grew at its fastest rate in 60 years in 2023.

  • 🇮🇷 Sunni militants in Iran killed 11 security force members in attacks on Revolutionary Guards headquarters.

  • 🇭🇹 The UN's top Haiti expert warned the country is rapidly becoming "like Somalia in the worst of its times."

📊 Crypto

  • Bitcoin rallied 4.5% to above $68,750.

  • Spot Bitcoin ETF flows turned positive this week, adding $113.5 million, as Grayscale's GBTC outflows slowed to $75.1 million.

  • Binance is ending support for Bitcoin NFTs on April 18, less than a year after adding it.

  • Ethena Labs added Bitcoin as a backing asset for its USDe stablecoin.

🧠 Errata

  • According to a new study, plants scream when distressed.

  • Thieves pulled off an elaborate heist, stealing $30 million in cash from an LA storage facility on Easter Sunday.

  • NASA announced they are creating a new time zone for the Moon.

  • A dog named Mishka, missing from California since last summer, was found in Michigan.

📺 What to Watch Today

That’s all for today. Did I miss anything? Smash the reply button to let me know.

Cheers,

Wyatt

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