USA Facts In 2024, Hawaii had the lowest rate of gun-related deaths nationwide: 3.7 deaths per 100,000 people. Mississippi had the highest rate: 28 per 100,000.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notes that complex factors, including poverty, racial or ethnic inequities, and other socioeconomic conditions, influence differences in gun-related death rates between states.
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1. Chart: Stocks vs Bonds Long-Term Cycles—Everyone Hates Bonds
Stocks beating Bonds should be no surprise for those paying attention. Stocks are in a raging bull market.Bonds are in brutal a bear market. But you might be surprised by the extent of it (see chart below). The rolling 10-year annualized total return spread (i.e. including interest for bonds, dividends for stocks) of stocks vs bonds just cracked 15% —the highest since 1960 (and eclipsing the 1929 high).
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2. China Gold vs. U.S. Treasury Holdings
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3. Gold Miners Pulled Back to 12 Month Levels…Now Making Run at New Highs
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4. Target Comeback…TGT +77% vs. WMT -6% 2026
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5. Buy Now Pay Later Klarna Group -50% 2026
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6. Unicorns $1B+ Value Private Companies Growing in Europe
Europe’s unicorn herd is worth over €600 billion ($701 billion)—almost €100 billion more than their value at the end of last year—as dealmaking among the region’s €1 billion-plus VC-backed companies rebounds, according to our latest European VC Valuations Report.
The addition of 18 new startups to the herd last quarter boosted the total, bringing the number of VC-backed companies worth over €1 billion to 175, the highest count to date.
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7. Iraninan Oil Flows to China Plunge
Bloomberg Much of this scarcity is down to the success of a US blockade, which has left loaded Iranian vessels trapped inside the Persian Gulf and a fleet of empty ones stuck outside. The result is that just 40 million barrels of oil are now in waters east of peninsular Malaysia, a popular holding and transhipment area for Chinese and other Asian buyers — and only an estimated 4 million of those remain unsold, according to data intelligence firm Kpler. That’s the equivalent of two supertankers.
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8. American Public AI Opposition Growing…Updated Chart Almost a Double of “Strongly Oppose”
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9. U.S. Household Leverage is the Lowest in 50 Years
4. Ethereum +27% in 5 Trading Days… Closes Above 200 Day
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5. Mid-Term Election Year Seasonality
Here’s the seasonal wrinkle though. In midterm years going back to 1990, the S&P 500 equal weight has historically peaked around August 18th. That’s followed by a roughly 8% average pullback into October.
Global oil inventories. “With global oil demand recovering, inventories are again falling quickly and will reach all-time lows (in a series available back to 2018) if the Strait of Hormuz doesn’t reopen soon.”
10. 7 Things You Should Keep in Your Car-Marketwatch
Because almost anything can happen on the road. By Sam Staudt
A basic tool kit (wrenches, ratchets, sockets, and more)
A handheld multitool
A change of clothes, blankets, or a jacket
Tire inflator and repair kit
First-aid kit
Fire extinguisher
Jumper cables or battery jump pack
Bottom line
While there are hundreds, if not thousands, of other items you could keep on hand, these seven are what I would consider most important for a variety of scenarios you may encounter. As always, staying educated and prepared for the road ahead can pay dividends the next time you come across an emergency.
After doing an autopsy at the morgue, it’s a good idea for doctors to wash their hands before delivering babies.
A few hundred years ago, Ignaz Semmelweis proved this now-obvious insight about hygiene. Doctors don’t scrub because it’s fun or convenient, they do it because it’s a powerful way to create better outcomes.
When I was growing up, my family would sometimes go to Fantasy Island, a low-rent amusement park not far from my home. I soon figured out that while the spinning rides seemed appealing and daring, they would always make me sick and ruin the whole day. The good idea? Don’t go on the spinny rides.
Our culture creates traps and opportunities. There’s social and commercial pressure to engage in activities and jobs that don’t serve us very well. If horror movies give you unsettling nightmares, don’t go. No matter how many times your friends invite you, no is a complete sentence.
If being in debt is going to cause a long, stressful spiral for you and your fiancé, then don’t have an expensive wedding.
If doomscrolling your social feeds puts you in a bad mood, put down the phone and go for a walk instead.
And if the sight of blood makes you queasy, perhaps you should consider a form of medicine other than trauma surgeon.
Persistent emotional turmoil can undermine our peace of mind, and it might be caused by an ongoing spiral that’s fueled by the short-term choices we make. Cultural and economic pressure can make those choices feel non-optional, but if we can protect ourselves early, we may be able to create enough value for others that our hygienic choices easily pay for themselves.
There are countless opportunities to thrive. But we might have to make hard choices to find them. Don’t go on the spinny rides. We need you at your best.
