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Building houses the way we build everything else |
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Before BOXABL, the concept of building houses in a factory seemed impractical. With their patented shipping technology, merging housing with assembly line mass production could be a game-changer. |
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| Where traditional homes take over 7 months to build, BOXABL factories can produce their signature Casita home in nearly four hours. |
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📰 Market Headlines |
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Markets stumbled Monday as tech stocks led a broad decline. |
The S&P 500 fell 0.5%, while the Dow managed to eke out a 0.08% gain. Nvidia slid 3% ahead of Wednesday’s earnings report as AI valuations faced scrutiny. |
President Trump confirmed tariffs on Canada and Mexico will take effect next week after the delay expires. |
Chegg sued Google over AI search summaries hurting its traffic and revenue. |
Alternative investing news |
Synthetic diamonds are decimating the natural diamond industry |
| 💎 De Beers' diamond stockpile hits 16-year high as sales drop 20% | Alts | Natural diamonds are losing their luster, with prices plunging as lab-grown alternatives surge. De Beers, once the industry giant, has cut production and slashed prices after demand fell 20% in 2024. Gen Z’s shift toward affordable, ethical lab diamo... | alts.circle.so/c/news/de-beers-diamond-stockpile-hits-16-year-high-as-sales-drop-20 |
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🧠 Make yourself heard |
As Stefan discussed in Sunday’s issue, publishers can no longer rely on traffic from Google. |
Nowhere is this more evident than Chegg, the public company whose business model was one of the first to get completely disrupted by AI/Google. |
This week, Chegg sued Google over AI search summaries hurting its traffic and revenue. |
Does Google have an obligation to send traffic to publishers whose content it summarizes in search results? |
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📊 Ideas, trends, and analysis |
Airbus is increasing the gap between it and Boeing |
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😱 Fear and Greed Index |
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📊 Winners and losers |
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Earnings, upgrades, and acquisitions |
Chegg reported Q4 revenue fell 24% as shares plunged 21.8%. Cleveland-Cliffs missed Q4 estimates and shares slid 38.7% year-to-date. Diamondback Energy beat Q4 estimates; shares dipped 1%. Hims & Hers topped Q4 expectations however shares tumbled 18%. Riot reported record 2024 revenue while shares remained steady. Zoom forecast weak FY2026 revenue; shares retreated 2.5%. |
Market movers |
Starbucks cut 1,100 corporate jobs globally under CEO Brian Niccol’s restructuring. DoorDash settled for $16.75 million over tipping deception, with 60,000 drivers receiving payouts. Apple unveiled a $500 billion US investment plan, adding 20,000 jobs and a Houston server factory. The IRS layoffs in Columbus are part of 6,700 nationwide job cuts. |
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🌍 Global Perspectives | | 🇺🇸 🇺🇦The US voted against a UN resolution calling for Russia’s withdrawal from Ukraine on the war’s third anniversary. 🇮🇱 🇵🇸Hamas refused further Gaza ceasefire talks until Israel releases prisoners as previously agreed. 🇳🇿🇦🇺 New Zealand and Australia were rattled by Chinese warships' drills in the Tasman Sea. 🇸🇩 Sudan’s army broke a two-year RSF siege of el-Obeid after the militia signed a political charter. |
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Top Investors Are Buying This “Unlisted” Stock |
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When the team that grew Zillow to a $16B valuation starts a new company, investors notice. No wonder top firms like SoftBank invested in Pacaso. |
Taking the industry by storm all over again, Pacaso’s platform offers co-ownership of premier properties – completely revamping a $1.3T market. |
And by handing keys to 1,500+ happy homeowners, Pacaso has made $100M+ in gross profits. |
Now, with aggressive global expansion underway, their current share price won’t last long. |
Invest for $2.70/share by 2/27. |
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📊 Crypto | Citadel Securities moved into crypto market-making, seeking approval to trade on Coinbase, Binance, and Crypto.com. BlackRock's IBIT took 50% of the US spot Bitcoin ETF market, hitting $56 billion AUM. | |
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🎤 What you said last time |
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🧠 Miscellanea | NASA’s lunar orbiter snapped a spacecraft racing past at 11,500 km/h. Tourists are skiing on erupting Mount Etna, ignoring safety barriers. Scientists suggest wolves may have domesticated themselves just for the snacks. |
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📺 What to Watch Today |
| NOT LISTENING ! Thousands of tourists swarm Erupting Etna Volcano, shocked when things end badly ! |
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That’s all for today. Did I miss anything? Smash the reply button to let me know. | Or find me in the Alts Community. | Cheers, Wyatt |
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