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📰 Market Headlines

  • On the last trading day of March, the S&P 500 notched its strongest first quarter in five years with one last record high.

    • The US economy outpaced estimates in Q4, as the GDP was revised upward to 3.4%.

    • Consumers expect inflation to fall to 2.9% for the next year, the lowest expected level since the pandemic.

  • Core PCE comes out today with forecasts between 0.3% and 0.4% growth, MoM.

  • European markets closed the quarter 6.8% higher as the Stoxx 600 index hit another all-time high.

  • Sam Bankman-Fried, the former CEO of FTX, was sentenced to 25 years in prison.

  • Reddit shares tumbled nearly 25%, finishing the week below their first-day closing price. $DJT was down 6.5%.

🕶️ Market Vibes

🎰 Market Forecasts and Futures

Forecasts via ​Kalshi​, the prediction market. The prediction market is forecasting three rate cuts again.

The Q1 GDP market looks good after the Q4 revision.

😱 Fear and Greed Index

🧠 What do you think?

🎤 What you said last time

Looks like “Dividend Kings” might get dethroned.

Nice to see how well-loved the international element is; we’ve got a cosmopolitan readership 🌏️ 

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📈 Trends you need to know

Slow and steady…but maybe a bit boring?

📊 Stocks

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Winners and losers

Earnings, upgrades, and acquisitions

  • Walgreens Boots Alliance stocks rose 3.2% despite a reported $5.9 billion loss in net income.

  • RH missed Q4 estimates, however stocks soared 15% on excellent guidance for 2024.

  • Rumble reported strong Q4 user growth, but weak engagement caused a 4% drop in shares.

Market movers

  • Amazon has outlined a strategy to save $1.3 billion through office vacancy reductions and lease renegotiations.

  • Donald Trump's Truth Social "puts all other meme stocks to shame."

  • The New York City Retirement System backed Disney in its battle against Trian and Blackwells.

  • Braze shares plummeted 12.5% following soft guidance for Q1 and FY25.

  • The US has begun its semiconductor supply chain partnership with Mexico.

  • Sega announced plans to cut 240 jobs following the sale of Relic Entertainment.

Ideas, trends, and analysis

🌍 Global Perspectives

  • 🇮🇱 🇵🇸 The World Court ordered Israel to halt the spreading famine in Gaza.

  • 🇨🇳 President Xi Jinping met with US CEOs to discuss economic policies, tech self-sufficiency, and Taiwan independence.

  • 🇯🇵 Japan issued a nationwide recall of "red rice" dietary supplements after four users died and over 100 were hospitalized.

  • 🇨🇿 The Czech government sanctioned pro-Russian Ukrainian politician Viktor Medvedchuk.

  • 🌏 Interpol reported that Southeast Asian human trafficking exploded into a $3 trillion global crisis during the pandemic.

📊 Income

📊 Crypto

🧠 Errata

  • US tuberculosis cases hit a 10-year high in 2023, with a 16% increase from 2022.

  • Hot sauce aficionados claim Sriracha has lost its heat. [Ed: Nothing doesn’t taste better with Sriracha sauce on it]

  • NYC plans to test gun scanners in the subway system in response to rising transit crime.

  • Alzheimer's may be able to spread through organ transplants, a new mice study suggests.

📺 What to Watch Today

What’s Core PCE, and why do you care?

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

Cheers,

Wyatt

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