To The Moon

Morning:  Hit a kopitiam and order a classic: Kopi O kosong —just SGD$1.20. Sip slowly like it’s a $10 latte. For breakfast, embrace the bread of champions: Kaya toast. Some places serve it at about SGD$1.50 a piece. Channel your inner food critic and savor each bite like it's a Michelin-starred dish. Mid-Morning: The Air-Conditioned Adventure Spend hours wandering shopping malls like ION Orchard, Suntec City, or Marina Bay Sands. Air-con is free and window shopping is priceless. Bonus points if you find free perfume testers. Lunch: Survival Feast on a Shoestring Head to a hawker centre.Get a plate of chicken rice—the iconic local dish. Look for the stall with the longest queue; it’s likely under SGD$3.50. Pro tip: Ask for extra chili—it’s free and will look like a spice con

Here's a full recap: 1. U.S. retail sales grew 0.2% in February 2025, recovering from a 1.2% drop in January but missing the 0.6% forecast. Declines hit seven categories, like food services (-1.5%) and gasoline (-1%), while nonstore retailers (2.4%) and health stores (1.7%) saw gains. Core sales, key for GDP, jumped 1%, beating expectations. 2. $GOOGL Google is negotiating to acquire cloud security startup Wiz for about $30 billion, according to WSJ. Previous talks collapsed last summer at $23 billion due to regulatory issues. If completed, it’d be a major 2025 tech deal, though scrutiny may persist. Wiz collaborates with $AMZN Amazon, $MSFT Microsoft, and Google. 3. $HOOD Robinhood has officially launched prediction markets. CEO Vlad Tenev stated, “Prediction markets are truth machines. W

Alibaba's Options Volume Jump Over Palantir's $Alibaba(BABA)$  's options volume jumped above  $Palantir Technologies Inc.(PLTR)$  's, landing the Chinese ecommerce giant in the six most active stock options, as online retail sales in the Asian country expanded in the first two months of the year. Shares of Alibaba jumped Monday by as much as 5.1% to $148.24, their highest intraday level since November 2021. The rally came after data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed China's online retail sales rose 7.3% in January to February to about 2.28 trillion yuan ($315 billion). Online sales of physical goods rose 5% to 1.86 trillion yu

$BigBear.ai Holdings(BBAI)$   BigBear.ai's (BBAI 7.95%) stock price has rallied about 120% over the past 12 months, but it's still trading nearly 70% below its all-time high from April 2022. The AI software developer bounced back as its revenue growth stabilized and its adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) improved. Many of its investors initially fled when its revenue growth flatlined in 2023 as it struggled with macroeconomic headwinds, tough competition, and the bankruptcy of its major customer Virgin Orbit. But under Mandy Long, a former IBM executive who took over as its CEO in late 2022, it stabilized its business by acquiring the AI vision firm Pangiam in an al

Below is a general SWOT analysis framework applied to software and consumer product companies. Since the question is broad, I’ll provide an overview that captures common strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats for these industries, drawing from their typical characteristics as of March 17, 2025. Note that specific companies (e.g., Palantir, Apple, etc.) would have unique factors, but this serves as a high-level analysis. Strengths Software Companies:  High scalability: Software can be distributed globally with minimal incremental cost once developed. Innovation leadership: Many firms excel in cutting-edge technologies like AI, cloud computing, and cybersecurity. Recurring revenue: Subscription models (e.g., SaaS) provide stable cash flow. Strong intellectual property: Patent

Berkshire Hathaway, under Warren Buffett's leadership, has amassed a record cash pile, reaching $334.2 billion by the end of 2024, according to its latest annual report. This unprecedented liquidity offers several insights into the company's strategy and Buffett's perspective on the current market environment as of March 17, 2025. First, the size of the cash hoard—nearly doubling from $167.6 billion at the end of 2023—suggests a deliberate move toward caution. Buffett has been a net seller of stocks for multiple quarters, offloading significant stakes in holdings like Apple (reduced from 908 million shares worth $174 billion to 300 million shares worth $75 billion by year-end 2024) and Bank of America (selling over $10 billion since mid-2024). This selling spree, coupled with a halt in sto

$Tesla Motors(TSLA)$  Tesla, like many foreign automakers, is struggling in the world's largest electric vehicle (EV) market: China. Its sales have been on the decline for the past five consecutive months on a year-over-year basis, according to the China Passenger Car Association. In February, Tesla's shipments plunged 49% in China compared to the prior year, its lowest monthly mark since July 2022. Part of the problem is simply strong competition from the growing list of domestic automakers, which offer newer, more exciting, and more affordable EV options. One example of a thriving Chinese automaker is BYD, which sold more than 318,000 full electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles in China last month, a staggering 161%

$XIAOMI-W(01810)$  4 years holding 🌈🌈🌈 sharing for 50 coins 

$Intel(INTC)$   Bullish on Intel. Finally, someone with a good track record of turning it around is coming to help save it. Not going to be easy..but hey we love the blue man. Lets focus on what it takes to win. as Elon does, focus on the 1 biggest problem each time and eradicate it: Am bullish on this and for a while now. Gotta start DCA in and see how. Lets Roll!!! *Not financial advice and DYOR

$Alibaba(BABA)$   Holding for the next 30 years 🚀

$NVIDIA(NVDA)$  hopefully can go $130🚀🚀🚀🚀

$Microsoft(MSFT)$  stable blue chip, if you have the funds just go for it!