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Data Update 1 for 2024: The data speaks, but what does it say?

Musings on Markets

Employee Count & Compensation I nvesting Principle Financing Principle Dividend Principle Hurdle Rate Project Returns Financing Mix Financing Type Cash Return Dividends/Buyback s 1. Is Apple a personal computer company, an entertainment company or wireless telecom company? Insider, CEO & Institutional holdings 2.

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Transcript: Edward Chancellor

Barry Ritholtz

CHANCELLOR: They’re buying them to manipulate the currency of China, most of all. The mortgage borrowers who — interest rates went up, but mortgage borrowers were protected by giving taxation relief on their interest payments. And currency declined with capital controls. RITHOLTZ: And then investing. RITHOLTZ: Right.

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Transcript: Savita Subramanian

Barry Ritholtz

00:29:32 [Speaker Changed] Certainly for commodities and for currencies. But now we’re back to a more normal hurdle rate. 5% interest rates is not super high. But like, I want to be entertained and come away with like, ah, 01:05:25 [Speaker Changed] That was a positive feeling. 00:50:03 Not anymore.

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