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He also pointed out that his friend Chris was turning 88, calling it a remarkable age. In response, Lloyd jokingly quoted a famous line from their show, saying, “Man, that’s heavy.”
Is something terrible happening? Probably not. But people get nervous when big players make moves. It’s a human condition. Like worrying about the weather, even when you have a roof.
The transactions, meticulously chronicled by the on-chain sleuths at Lookonchain, revealed a parade of wallet addresses unloading Tether Gold (XAUT) and PAX Gold (PAXG)-tokens supposedly as good as gold, though one might wonder if alchemists designed them.
One such seed is Innodata (INOD +1.64%). It’s not a name that rings like a bell, not yet. But over the last five years, it’s risen more than sevenfold, a quiet surge in a world obsessed with noise. Still, it’s a small thing, valued at around $1.5 billion. And that, perhaps, is where the opportunity lies.
Now, if you’d been possessed by the rather sensible notion of investing $1,000 in Newmont stock a year ago – a decision that, in the grand scheme of things, is approximately as likely as a penguin winning the Kentucky Derby – that $1,000 would currently be worth around $2,650. Yes, you read that correctly. A significant increase, even after the recent, rather unsettling dip coinciding with global geopolitical anxieties and the fluctuating price of shiny metal. (The fluctuations, of course, being due to a complex interplay of supply, demand, and the enduring human fascination with things that don’t tarnish easily.)
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A new analysis reveals that while artificial intelligence may narrow gaps in individual task proficiency, its broader impact on wealth distribution hinges on who controls the key resources needed to deploy it.
Anyway, Apple’s been quietly – and I use that term loosely, because $841 billion isn’t exactly quiet – buying back its own stock. Enough to, theoretically, buy almost 500 other companies in the S&P 500. It’s…a commitment. A very large commitment. And people are acting like it’s just…normal. Like companies routinely have that kind of money lying around. It’s unsettling. It really is.
One might even venture into the world of digital trinkets, these ‘cryptocurrencies,’ like that most celebrated of them, Bitcoin (BTC 0.29%). Holding onto it requires a constitution of steel and a complete disregard for sleep. Is a flutter on the football, then, a superior strategy for accumulating wealth? A question worthy of serious consideration, wouldn’t you agree?
This partnership is like giving a knight a smartphone-useful, but who knows what chaos ensues? The old guard meets the crypto crowd, and everyone’s hoping the bridge doesn’t collapse under the weight of existential dread.
