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As part of the review of the 2024 stock performance, I stumbled across this excellent article by Y-Charts. Best-performing stocks in 2024 These are the best-performing stocks from the Russell 1000. I am glad to stumble upon new stocks like AppLovin Corp, Natera and Vistra. Let us research before adding them to our portfolio. The longer the successful track record, the more confidence we can have about the business. Thus, I have also included the best-performing stocks in the last 3 & 5 years. Best-performing stocks in the last 3 & 5 years I am glad to learn that Nvidia and Tesla have a “strong” record over the last 5 years. It is one thing to find a shooting star. It is another to find one with strong, lasting success. What should be our next move? The list of the best-performing s

This is a list of the most profitable companies in 2024. This list can be a good start coming to shortlisting. How many of these companies are in your current portfolio or shortlist? $Microsoft(MSFT)$ $Apple(AAPL)$

My Investing Muse (20Jan2025) Layoffs & Closure news Citigroup plans to cut 20,000 jobs by the end of 2026. - The Straits Times Angie’s Transportation and STL Equipment Leasing cite freight market challenges in bankruptcy filings - FreightWaves META IS PLANNING TO CUT 5% OF LOWEST PERFORMERS, MEMO SHOWS - X user Investing Walgreens will now close 12 more stores in San Francisco. How much more self-inflicted abuse will Californians absorb before they demand change? - X user Charlie Kirk The above are some snippets of news about layoffs, and closures in the past week. Supply Chain gains from disruptions Supply Chain benefits from the shipping disruptions "Cosco says shipping disruptions boosted 2024 net profit by 95%" - Yahoo Finance (FreightWaves) With peace coming to the Middle East, t

News and my thoughts from last week (20Jan2025) Going green is not the problem. It is about a sustainable & successful transition. The mess left by the current administration would be revealed in a few days. The misery can compound as there is no more room to hide. Let us learn and move on. CHAMATH: DID THE US DETERMINE THAT TIKTOK IS A SPYWARE? “The Supreme Court unanimously upholds a TikTok ban that was passed by a large bipartisan majority. I’ll say the quiet part out loud: The only way both of these outlier events could have happened is if the US determined that TikTok was spyware for a foreign actor.” Image US full-time jobs have dropped over the last 18 months: Full-time jobs in the US have declined by 1.26 MILLION since June 2023. Over the last 3 years, they have barely inc

Market Outlook of S&P500 - 20Jan2025 > what 25 indicators say Observations: The MACD indicator is showing an uptrend with a recent bottom crossover. Moving Averages (MA). Both the MA50 line and the MA200 line are on an uptrend. The last candle is above both the MA50 line and the MA200 line. This implies a bullish outlook for both the mid-and long-term. The 3 Exponential Moving Averages (EMA) lines are about to converge, implying a coming reversal to an uptrend. Chaikin’s Monetary flow (CMF) shows a downtrend. S&P500 has gained 23.9% from a year ago. Based on Technical (daily intervals), investing is recommending a “Strong Buy” rating. From the above, there are 17 indicators with a “Buy” rating whereas there are 3 indicators with a “Sell” rating. This results in a “Strong Buy” ra

Earnings Calendar (20Jan2025) I am interested in these earnings in the coming week - Netflix, Verizon, Charles Schwab, United, P&G and Johnson & Johnson. Let us look at Netflix. The stock price grew 77.7% from a year ago. From Technical Analysis, the rating of the stock is “Neutral”. From Analysts’ Sentiment, the rating of the stock is “Buy”. The price target is $873.81 which has an upside of 1.83% Observations of recent performance: Revenue grew from $5.5B (2014) to $33.7B (2023) Operating profit from $1.7B (2014) to $6.9B (2023) EPS grew from $0.62 (2014) to $12.03 (2023) The P/E ratio is 46.6 which seems less affordable. The 10-year CAGR for Revenue, Assets, FCF & EPS is 22.7%, 24.6%, 66.0% and 46.7% respectively. Recent news about Netflix Netflix’s offering o

Public Holidays There will be no public holidays in China, Hong Kong, and Singapore next week. Martin Luther King Holiday - Monday, January 17, 2022 - No ... On 20 Jan 2025 (Monday), the USA celebrates Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Economic Calendar (20Jan2025) Notable Highlights S&P Global Manufacturing PMI reveals the contraction or growth of global manufacturing - which reveals anticipated demand. S&P Global Services PMI will also be released. A figure above 50 reveals growth and a figure lesser than that reveals contraction. Existing home sales let us in about the home real estate market. With the LA fire, we are expecting some increase in demand for homes in the coming weeks. Initial jobless claims will be announced. The Federal Reserve uses this as one

Public Holidays There will be no public holidays in China, Hong Kong, and Singapore next week. Martin Luther King Holiday - Monday, January 17, 2022 - No ... On 20 Jan 2025 (Monday), the USA celebrates Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Economic Calendar (20Jan2025) Notable Highlights S&P Global Manufacturing PMI reveals the contraction or growth of global manufacturing - which reveals anticipated demand. S&P Global Services PMI will also be released. A figure above 50 reveals growth and a figure lesser than that reveals contraction. Existing home sales let us in about the home real estate market. With the LA fire, we are expecting some increase in demand for homes in the coming weeks. Initial jobless claims will be announced. The Federal Reserve uses this as one of the key macro data re

Summary of Bank earnings The info below is from FactSet. Large US Banks Report (Earnings) Citigroup reports Q4 EPS $1.34 vs FactSet $1.22   • Revenue $19.58B vs FactSet $19.51B    • Net interest income (reported) $13.73B vs FactSet $13.41B   • Authorizes $20B buyback   • Guides 2025 revenues $83.5-84.5B vs FS $83.8B; NII ex-markets up modestly y/y; NIR ex markets up y/y JPMorgan Chase reports Q4 EPS $4.81 vs FactSet $4.09    • Revenue $42.77B vs StreetAccount $41.90B   • Net interest income $23.35B vs SA $22.71B   • FY25 Guidance: NII ~$90B ex. Markets, Card Services NCO rate of 3.6%, Adj expense ~$95B Goldman Sachs reports Q4 EPS $11.95 vs FactSet $8.21    • Revenue $13.87B vs FactSet $12.36B    • Global Banking & Market

Latest CPI data - from Greg Michalowski / Forexlive Prior month 0.3% CPI MoM 0.4% versus 0.3% estimate CPI YoY 2.9% vs 2.9% estimate CPI Core 0.2% vs 0.2% estimate. up 0.225% unrounded. CPI Core YoY 3.2% vs 3.3% estimate. Real weekly earnings -0.1% versus 0.1% last month (revised from 0.3%) Summarized from the BLS: CPI Increase (Monthly): CPI-U rose 0.4% in December, up from 0.3% in November (seasonally adjusted). CPI Increase (Annual): All items index rose 2.9% over the last 12 months (unadjusted). Energy Index: Increased 2.6% in December, contributing over 40% of the monthly CPI rise; gasoline rose 4.4%. Food Index: Increased 0.3% in December, with food at home and food away from home both rising 0.3%. Core CPI (Excluding Food & Energy): Rose 0.2% in December, following four months o