Last year, products coming from China made up 14% of all imported goods, the lowest share in nearly two decades. Mexico (15.4%) became the largest source of U.S. imports, with Canada (13.6%) not far behind. –The Week, December 6, 2024
The combined revenue of the four biggest U.S. tech companies hit a record $1.6 trillion over the last 12 months. That’s larger than the GDP of all but 15 countries. –The Week in Charts, November 4, 2024
“If markets were rational, I’d be waiting tables for a living.” –Warren Buffett
The last time a US airline crashed was on February 12, 2009, and since then, US airline customers have traveled 13.3 trillion miles, which is equivalent to 535 million trips around the earth, 28 million visits to the moon and back, or 2.3 light years. –Human Progress, December 3, 2024
Over the past ten years, Apple has bought back $655 billion in stock, which is more than the market cap of 490 companies in the S&P 500. –Hightower Advisors, November 8, 2024
“Holiday Creep” is the term for when retailers start selling holiday-themed items before the traditional start of the season. This year, the window between Thanksgiving and Christmas was almost one week shorter, so holiday sales events started as early as October to make up the time. –CBS News, October 8, 2024
“Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the things you did.”–Mark Twain
