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Is Tesla a Stock for Suckers?
The markets kicked off the week with a 5-1 Tesla stock split rally and ended with major questions about tech company valuations.
Updated Sep 14, 2021, 9:52 a.m. Published Sep 5, 2020, 6:00 p.m.
The markets kicked off the week with a 5-1 Tesla stock split rally and ended with major questions about tech company valuations.
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On this episode of The Breakdown Weekly Recap, NLW looks at the full story the stock markets are telling us about the economy, including:
- SoftBank unmasked as the “Nasdaq whale” playing the same options game with stocks as r/WallStreetBets
- The Tesla stock split game: Does this just mean it’s for n00bs and rubes?
- The VIX shows November nervousness
- Can you hear it? As stocks slide, the money printer is revving again
See also: The Real Story Behind Tesla’s Crazy Rally
This week on The Breakdown:
Monday | US Stock Market Cap to GDP Ratio Reaches 190%, Eclipsing Dot-Com Bubble High
Tuesday | Financial Postmodernism and the Great Inflation Debate
Wednesday |Let Them Eat Equities! The Economic Chickens Come Home to Roost, Feat. Luke Gromen
Thursday | DeFi Degens Are Crypto’s Suicide Squad
Friday | 8 Historical Analogies That Help Explain the Madness of 2020
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