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Daily Scoop 22-3-24
👋 Your Thursday Scoops - Uber adds taxis & Target goes net-zero
Today's Scoop:Cruising
Big Picture
Layoffs are at the lowest level in over 50 years.
Workers are pushing for unions across the country.
Interest rates are rising.
The Market:
⬆️
+1.4%
S&P 500: 4,520.16
1Mo: +3
%
| 1Yr:
+16%
| 5Yr:
+92%
Markets bounced back a bit today after a positive update on the jobs market.
Layoffs fell to their lowest level in over 50 years,
with the Labor Department reporting only 187,000 initial unemployment claims last week.
The Federal Reserve began returning
interest rates to a normal level
last week. It hopes to make borrowing slightly harder and slow down economic activity that's pressuring prices higher. Higher interest rates have already slowed down mortgage applications.
Company Scoops ❤🌎💰
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Uber
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Amazon
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Porsche
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Target
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BP
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🤓 Inside Scoop...
Inflation
measures how quickly the same goods are costing more dollars. Things typically get more expensive over time. Your dollars lose
purchasing power
. A bottle of coke is no longer 25 cents. That's part of a normal economy. Prices rise. Trying to keep all prices the same forever would be like stopping the wind from blowing. Normal inflation is around 2% each year. It gets to be a problem when that depreciation rate gets really high. Right now, things are getting more expensive very quickly. So if your wages aren't increasing by the same amount, you're essentially making less real money. Investing is one of the only ways to beat inflation long term. We have to hold our value in assets that appreciate.
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