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1st Quarter 2024 Economic And Market Outlook: Potential Increased Volatility, Threats To Economic Growth, And Equity Markets

Nerd's Eye View

Yet, by taking a measured look at factors driving economic activity and influencing behavior, advisors can help clients face risks they can't control and (hopefully) position themselves to take advantage of opportunities as they develop. Meanwhile, a smorgasbord of potential risks threatens economic growth's "soft landing" narrative.

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Tesla's Trillion Dollar Moment: A Valuation Revisit!

Musings on Markets

If you are interested, you can see my valuations from 2014 , 2016 and 2017. My two most recent valuations were in June 2019 and January 2020, and I am going to go back to them, not just because they are recent, but because they led to investment decisions on my part.

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 Manufacturing, Big Tech And Valuations Among Davos Day One Focus

PYMNTS

The first day of Davos — the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum held in Switzerland — featured panels and commentary about business and economics, as has been customary. among other initiatives — but perhaps less optimistic about economic growth.

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Bird Raising New Funding At $2.5 Billion Valuation

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The Series D funding round tips Bird’s valuation above the $2.3 billion where it was pegged last year, double the startup’s previous valuation, three people with knowledge of the deal told reporters on Monday (July 22). The Santa Monica-based eScooter rental service Bird is being valued at $2.5

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The Seven Samurai: How Big Tech Rescued the Market in 2023!

Musings on Markets

Put differently, there are some good business reasons why the Mag Seven dominated markets in 2023: Pricing power and Economic Resilience : Coming into 2023, market and the Mag Seven stocks were battered, down sharply in 2022, largely because of rising inflation and concerns about an economic downturn. The What Next?

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Asia Pacific private equity deal value down 44% in 2022

Future CFO

Slower economic growth , declining consumer confidence, falling manufacturing output, high inflation, and mounting global and regional uncertainties resulted in a perfect storm which dampened investor sentiment, the firm noted. Similarly, tough market conditions pushed some investors to the sidelines in 2022.

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China and Hong Kong IPOs to accelerate if two things happen

Future CFO

In Q1 2022, unlike its peer Hong Kong , China's new listing market faced less direct, huge impact from major macro-economic and geopolitical events, including US tapering and interest rate hikes and the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Deloitte China pointed out. . There was only one large listing from a manufacturing company in Hong Kong.