Market -- July 11, 2024

Locator: 48106INV.  

Tech: 

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• I am also inappropriately exuberant about all things Apple. 
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• Reminder: I am inappropriately exuberant about the US economy and the US market, 
• I am also inappropriately exuberant about all things Apple.    

Market starting to broaden out.

Sara Eisen: still among the three best on CNBC.

• grocery inflation: coming down
• new cars / used cars; both down
• admissions to sports events: up 15% (Americans have never had it so good)
  

Americans have never had it so good.

• exhibit A: TSA screenings -- record.
  
• exhibit B: gasoline demand -- at recent record levels, despite this incredibly "poor" economy.
  
• exhibit C: the Goldilocks investment environment. Folks earning 5% "doing nothing."
  
• exhibit D: price of admissions to sports events: up 15%. And, then, of course, there's Taylor (IYKYK)

DE: jumps $10.

Market down!

Whoo-hoo! Will go ahead with plans to make six to eight individual investments in the market. Posted earlier:

I was hoping for market pullback today to make six specific equity purchases:

• WMT, SCHD, XOM, MSFT, CMI, SCHG, 
• list could expand
• mix unlikely to change
• Could add DVN, CHRD
• none into my accounts; all into grandchildren accounts

AAPL: link here.

Market:

• tech lagging
• utilities up

Cramer's list of equities that could hit market cap of $1 trillion: