Alfred Gray

TESLA $TSLA AND SWEDEN

Sweden has seen a 9% year-on-year increase in registrations of $TSLA cars compared to 2022, despite union action against the carmaker.

Market share in the country also rose from 4.6% to 6.1%.

How do you think this company will do in 2024 with their car sales?

Greetings in the new year 2024 investors,

I'm honestly very curious to see how the stock markets will do this year, but also the mortgage and real estate markets and the overall macroeconomic segemnt.

But we also have cryptocurrencies that I would like to ask you if you are following them and how do you think bitcoin or ETH in particular will perform in 2024?

Let's all be green...
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REDDIT IPO

2024

IPO date

15 billion USD

Potential valuation

Amount raised for IPO

Unknown at this time

Share price

Share price range not yet known

Reddit and IPO:

Reddit originally had a planned IPO in the spring of 2023.

IPO Plan Issues:

Poor results from other IPOs, high interest rates and resistance from investment giant Fidelity have complicated plans.

Reddit valuation:

Reddit was valued...
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BYTEDANCE SALES AND EXPECTATIONS FOR 2024

ByteDance 2023 Revenue:

ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, has reported 2023 revenues in excess of $110 billion.

Growth over Tencent:

ByteDance has potentially surpassed its main competitor Tencent Holdings Ltd. in revenue.

E-commerce:

ByteDance's growth is linked to its success in e-commerce, even though the economy has declined.

Growth...
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IPO BY EPIC GAMES

Epic Games' IPO is expected to take place probably in 2024

Potential valuation

$30-32 billion

Amount raised for IPO

Not yet known.

Will you be interested in the IPO of this game development giant or will you just follow the development of this IPO?

INFLATION IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC NEXT YEAR

Inflation in the Czech Republic next year:

Inflation in the Czech Republic is expected to fall next year, although it will fall short of the CNB's 2% target.

Impact of low price growth on wages:

Low consumer price growth is expected to lead to a recovery in real wage growth.

Economic recovery after the downturn:

This increase in wages could...
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NEW FUNDING FOR OPENAI

OpenAI funding talks.
- San Francisco-based OpenAI is reportedly in talks to raise a new round of funding.
- The company's valuation is estimated to be at least $100 billion.

Funding terms and timing:
- Funding terms and timing are still under discussion and subject to change.

Chip venture talks with G42:
- OpenAI is also reportedly in talks with Abu Dhabi...
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THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE DOLLAR

Dollar above four-month low:

The dollar settled above a four-month low on Friday, while investors awaited the release of core US personal consumption expenditures (PCE) data.

Expectations of a rise in the core indicator:

The core PCE indicator was expected to rise 3.3% year-over-year, slightly less than the 3.5% increase in October.

Lower inflation...
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MORTGAGE RATES CONTINUE TO FALL (USA)

Mortgage rates fell to a six-month low, hitting their lowest level since June, when the average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage fell to 6.67% from 6.95% the previous week.

Personally, I'm curious to see what rates we'll be looking at in 2024.

PARAMOUNT $PARA AND WARNER BROS DISCOVERY $WBD AND THEIR POSSIBLE CONNECTION

US companies Warner Bros Discovery and Paramount Global are in talks about a merger, but its specific form has not yet been determined. Citing sources, foreign media reported the news on Wednesday, but the companies themselves have not commented. If they were to merge, two of the five major film studios...
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Microsoft Azure is gaining ground, but Amazon Web Services (AWS) from Amazon still maintains its leadership position in the cloud services ecosystem.

Analysts at Jefferies report that while Microsoft Azure is gaining momentum in the cloud services market, it still remains a second player behind Amazon Web Services (AWS). According to a survey of 40 US CIOs, both platforms were...
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IPO OF THE SHEIN COMPANY

In the first half of December, news emerged that Chinese digital fashion brand Shein had filed a confidential application with the US Securities and Exchange Commission with a view to going public, likely in early 2024. According to a report from Bloomberg, Shein is seeking a valuation of up to $90 billion, up from the approximately $66 billion it was...
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"Illumina announced the sale of the Grail division due to antitrust issues: What does this mean for the future of genomics?

ACQUISITION OF COLT-CZ AND NIPPON STEEL

Japanese steel company Nippon Steel today announced the acquisition of U.S. Steel. The agreed price is USD 55 per share, for a total of USD 14.9 billion.

Colt CZ announced this morning that it is buying Czech small caliber ammunition manufacturer Sellier & Bellot. It is acquiring a 100% stake. The seller is CBC Europe. Colt will pay partly...
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USA

Industrial Production (m-m) (November):
current value: 0.2%
market expectation: 0.3%
previous value: -0.6%

Capacity Utilisation (November):
current value: 78.8%
market expectation: 79.1%
previous value: 78.9%

Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index PMI (S&P Global) (December - preliminary):
current value: 48.2 pts.
market expectation: 49.5 pts.
previous value: 49.4 pts.

Purchasing...
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