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• The S&P 500 and Nasdaq ended last week at record highs. For the first time since 1971, they have gone up for 16 of the last 18 weeks. That’s four winning months in a row.

• Fed Chair Powell's upcoming testimony to Congress on March 6 and 7 is the market's focal point this week.

  • Investors are hoping for a strategy to regain control of inflation expectations and deal with the casino-like market swings of the past few weeks.

  • The US jobs report is out Friday as well.

• 97% of the S&P500 has already reported its Q4 earnings, but we will hear from big retail names like Target, Cosco, and Kroger this week.

• Short positions in China's stock market have significantly decreased after regulatory measures to stabilize the market.

• Nikki Haley won the Washington DC Republican primary. She has pledged to stay in until at least past Super Tuesday.

Great to see that only 25% of you are horribly depressed, 25% horribly distracted, and 50% are doing swell. Not bad!

📈 Trends you need to know

Ideas, trends, and analysis

• Amazon's average customer is a white Gen X woman who spends $2,662 yearly.

• Goldman Sachs bet on Europe's 'Granolas', a group of stocks defying economic stagnation.

• Devon Energy thinks it is a bargain deal right now.

• India has begun to chip away at China's dominance in electronics exports.

• U.S. immigration has boosted the foreign-born workforce by 3.3% since 2006 while unemployment numbers have remained near record lows.

🌍 Global Perspectives

• 🇮🇸 Iceland's Blue Lagoon was evacuated in fear of an imminent volcanic eruption.

• 🇨🇳 China's parliament to unveil moderate stimulus plans to stabilize growth.

• 🇭🇹 Gangs broke hundreds of inmates out of Haiti's National Penitentiary after a days-long gun battle with police.

• 🇰🇪 🇭🇹 Kenya deployed 1,000 police officers to Haiti.

• 🇧🇷 Toyota announced a $2 billion investment in Brazil.

• 🇰🇷 Thousands of South Korean doctors protested in Seoul against government plans to increase medical school admissions.

📊 Income

• The SWAN portfolio strategy uses income investing to aim for growth while minimizing volatility.

• Apple's dividend strategy may shift to higher payouts.

• MSC Industrial's dividend yield stands at 3.3%, promising despite sector challenges.

• Pfizer's yield hits 6.2%, undervalued after a 56% stock drop.

• Hormel Foods' dividend yield is at an all-time high.

📊 Crypto

• Morgan Stanley filed for Bitcoin ETF as crypto is increasingly accepted among traditional financial institutions.

• Spot Ethereum ETF approval odds stand at 45%.

• $2 billion in Bitcoin was withdrawn Friday, approaching record outflows. The cryptocurrency surged over the weekend.

• Crypto PACs invested $13 million into Super Tuesday races.

🧠 Errata

• A comprehensive timeline of Apple's failed EV Project Titan.

• A pet warthog almost killed its Texas owner.

  • "I can't forget his eyes, the way they were locked in to kill."

  • Ed: I thought this was going to be hilarious, but it was just really sad.

• This human-sized bird has an appetite for crocodiles.

• A young girl stumbled across 5 dismembered limbs in Long Island Park.

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

Cheers,

Wyatt