The U.S. stock market officially closed for 2024! Among the components of the three major stock indices, who performed the best and who performed the worst?
AppLovin, a constituent stock of the Nasdaq, surged by 713%, becoming the biggest dark horse, with an increase more than four times that of AI leader NVIDIA.
Bitcoin "Embracing 2025": Several Institutions are Call on this year's market, boldly predicting it will soar to 0.25 million dollars!
① In the just concluded 2024, Bitcoin surged over 110%, with investors and industry executives expecting Bitcoin to reach new highs in 2025; ② The potential policy support that Trump is about to bring, along with the anticipated improvement in the USA regulatory environment, has become the main driving force behind Bitcoin's price; ③ Wall Street Analysts predict that the Bitcoin price range in 2025 will be between 0.08 million - -0.2 million USD, with some opinions even bullish up to 0.25 million USD.
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Apple also finds Taiwan Semiconductor's 2-nanometer too expensive? The 2-nanometer iPhone may be delayed until 2026.
① The yield of Taiwan Semiconductor's 2nm wafers is about 60%, with the production cost per wafer reaching 0.03 million USD. ② This allows Apple to continue using 3nm process chips for another year, giving Taiwan Semiconductor time to improve yields, expand capacity, and enhance pricing. ③ Samsung Electronics is making all-out efforts to increase the yield of the 2nm process and is encouraging existing customers such as Japan's PFN to conduct tests in order to compete in the 2nm process market.
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The most profitable in history - Blackrock's spot Bitcoin ETF "IBIT".
In 11 months, it has crazily attracted 50 billion dollars, with an annualized management fee revenue of 0.112 billion dollars, making IBIT one of the most successful products in ETF history.
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Goodbye, 2024! Prosperity, 2025!
The U.S. stock market has recorded its best two-year performance since 1998. What should be focused on in 2025?
U.S. stocks have surged for two consecutive years, with the S&P 500 Index recording its strongest two-year gain since 1997-1998, which has made professional investors increasingly optimistic. However, some industry insiders warn not to expect the same upward trend in U.S. stocks to repeat itself in 2025, as it may face challenges.
The Global "500 Rich" of 2024: total wealth has first reached 10 trillion dollars.
① The bustling stock market has driven the increase in the wealth of Global billionaires, particularly notable among Technology giants; ② Just among 8 Technology billionaires like Musk, their wealth increased by 600 billion USD this year; ③ Of course, some super-rich individuals experienced a significant decrease in their wealth in 2024.
U.S. stocks close | U.S. stocks wrap up 2024! The S&P 500 has risen over 20% for two consecutive years, but it has experienced its longest year-end decline in fifty-eight years.
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq fell for four consecutive days, with NVIDIA dropping over 2% and Tesla dropping over 3%. The China concept Index rose 1% in the morning, performing well throughout the day, with PDD Holdings increasing by nearly 3%. The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury initially fell then rose, the dollar reached a two-year high, Bitcoin tested $0.096 million before retreating, and the offshore yuan briefly pressured down to 7.37 yuan, marking a two-year low.
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