Which brings us to First Majestic Silver. A company that, unlike some, has actually managed to find the silver, rather than simply speculate about its existence. Ten years ago, a humble hundred dollars invested in these chaps would currently be worth a rather satisfying six hundred and ten dollars. A return of nearly twenty percent annually. That’s enough to make a gnome blush.
Trading at $86.02? Down 0.1% in 24 hours? That’s the crypto equivalent of “I’m fine, really” when you’re clearly not. Down 13% in a week, 35% in a month, and 70% from its January 2025 high? That’s not a dip, that’s a full-on face-plant into the guacamole.
Japan’s Nikkei 225 pranced into action without so much as a yawn. The index jumped 3.4 percent on Monday, skating past the 57,000 mark for the first time in history. Investors bet that Takaichi’s strong mandate would clear the path for a boisterous fiscal push, centered on infrastructure sprinkles and tax cuts, with the aim of rekindling domestic demand and lifting long-term growth. The crowd quickly christened the move the “Takaichi Trade,” as Japanese stocks led a global rebound with a fizz and a pops.
quantum computing is a long-term engineering challenge, not an existential crisis for Bitcoin today.
Yet, to dismiss Solana entirely would be premature. A more discerning examination reveals a potential for recovery, a possibility of restoring its former, if somewhat extravagant, valuation. Should circumstances prove favorable, a price of $250 this year is not beyond contemplation, with a further ascent to $2,000 by the year 2030, though such a prospect requires a degree of optimism that even the most seasoned investor might find challenging.
They speak of “tokenized real-world assets.” Fancy words for taking what we already have – treasury bills, bonds, a bit of commodity, a share in something solid – and giving it a digital shadow. The idea is to make it move quicker, cheaper, and still keep the watchdogs happy. Two kinds of shadows, they say. One is just a record, a name on a list. The other…that’s where things get interesting. That’s where the asset actually moves, travels on the chain itself.
This partnership, structured as a master limited partnership, distributes a yield of 6.2% – a figure that, in these times, feels almost…anachronistic. Twenty-eight years of consecutive increases in these distributions speak to a discipline rarely encountered, a refusal to succumb to the siren song of extravagant promises. It is a story of prudence, of a management seemingly more concerned with the well-being of its investors than with the fleeting applause of Wall Street.
Six companies appear reasonably positioned to capitalize on this trend, though “capitalize” is a word often divorced from genuine value. A cautious investor should not mistake enthusiasm for insight.
ServiceNow, bless its circuits, is still growin’ like a weed in a summer rain. Sales up 20% last quarter, a renewal rate near on 98% – that’s folks stayin’ loyal, mind you. They’ve got $12.85 billion in orders waitin’ to be filled. And earnin’s per share jumped a good 26%. A respectable showin’, I’d say.
Google Search. Still around. People still ask it questions. Imagine that. There was a bit of chatter about artificial intelligence replacing it, but that didn’t really happen. They made 17% more money this quarter than last. Seventeen percent. It’s a number. A perfectly adequate number, all things considered. People need to find cat videos, after all.