🚀 IMF Concerned About Tarrifs

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Year To Date Performances:

1. The International Monetary Fund Managing Director, Kristalina Georgieva, expects a positive short-term economic outlook with falling inflation and potential rate cuts. However, she identified rising trade restrictions, particularly by major economies like the US, China, and the EU, as the biggest threat to global growth. This trend, with two-thirds of recent restrictions deemed unjustified by the IMF, could significantly hinder long-term growth and widen the gap between developed and developing economies. Georgieva urged world leaders to carefully consider trade policies to avoid unintended consequences and prioritize global economic integration for the benefit of all nations.

2. Keith Gill, a retail investor who heavily invested in GameStop, saw his net worth significantly increase due to the stock's price surge. Gill started with a $53,000 investment in GameStop in 2019. By the end of April 2021, his holdings grew to 200,000 shares. A recent screenshot showed he still holds 5 million shares and 120,000 call options.

   The potential outcomes:

   • If the stock price stays above $20 by June 21st, Gill could gain an additional 12 million shares through exercising the call options.

   • This would make him one of the biggest shareholders in GameStop.

   • The total value of his holdings could reach $476 million at the current stock price or $1.1 billion at the peak price.

   However, there are challenges; some experts believe his trading strategy is risky and unsustainable. There are concerns his actions might manipulate the stock market. Exercising a large number of call options could put downward pressure on the stock price.

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4. Headlines

   1. Tucupita Marcano has gotten a lifetime ban from the MLB for sports betting.

   2. Elon Musk is shifting resources (specifically computing power and hardware) from Tesla to X and xAI.

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