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🥃 Hedge against the stock market with whiskey

Own rare ​Scotch whisky casks​ with Vintage Acquisitions

If you're interested in the world of whisky investing, Vintage Acquisitions offers a unique alternative: direct ownership of rare Scotch whisky casks, sourced from Scotland's most prestigious distilleries.

For 14 years, ​Vintage Acquisitions​ has guided whisky enthusiasts in building portfolios from blue-chip distilleries, focusing on long-term growth and exits tailored to your goals.

Whether you're a seasoned collector or exploring alternative investments, Vintage Acquisitions is your key to exceptional Scotch whisky.

Minimum investment is $10,000.

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Disclosure:
You must be 18 or over to order with Vintage Acquisitions | 1. Whisky cask investments are unregulated in the UK | 2. The value of investments is variable and can go down as well as up | 3. Fees apply and these are outlined in our terms and conditions | 4. The volume of spirit will decrease over time, commonly known as ‘the Angels’ share’, see website for more details.

📰 Market Headlines

Markets plunged across the board as the new tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China continued to rattle investors.

• The Dow tumbled 1.55%, S&P 500 dropped 1.2%, and Nasdaq slid 0.4%.

• Treasury yields plummeted as investors fled to safety, with the 10-year yield sinking to 4.15%.

The CFPB dropped its lawsuit against JPMorgan, Bank of America, and Wells Fargo over Zelle fraud allegations that claimed customers lost over $870 million.

Congress is racing against time to avoid a government shutdown in 11 days, with disputes over President Trump's DOGE budget cuts threatening to derail negotiations.

🍷 Alternative investing news

While billionaires are busy buying vineyards, the smarter money may be in wine trade finance.

Wine trade finance has an absurdly high Sharpe ratio, which measures returns relative to volatility, and the investment vehicles in the space are usually only available to those who can cut checks of $100k or more.

 📊 Ideas, trends, and analysis

President Trump’s decision to pause Ukraine aid fueled a surge in European defense stocks, with Rheinmetall up 80%.

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European defense companies like BAE Systems, Thales, and Rheinmetall are seeing substantial stock price increases.

😱 Fear and Greed Index

📊 Winners and losers

Upcoming earnings this week

• CrowdStrike beat Q4 earnings estimates but provided an underwhelming fiscal 2026 sales outlook; shares fell 5.41%.

• Best Buy topped Q4 expectations with a 0.5% comparable sales increase, but shares plummeted over 13%.

• AutoZone missed Q2 EPS and revenue estimates as gross margin remained flat, however, shares went up 1.4%.

• Target reported Q4 comparable sales growth as shares went up 0.3%.

Market movers

• The IRS drafted plans to cut up to 45,000 jobs through layoffs, attrition, and buyouts, with 7,000 probationary employees already dismissed.

• Amazon is developing a new AI model with advanced "reasoning" capabilities called Nova, set to launch by June.

• Goldman Sachs said it may cut over 1,300 employees, or 3-5% of its workforce.

• CVS announced plans to lay off 183 employees, mostly remote workers, as part of its ongoing $2 billion cost-cutting plan.

🎤 What you said last time

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