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How Duolingo feels now in xiaohongshu, video from the official account of $Duolingo, Inc.(DUOL)$ in Xiaohongshu.

Last week’s impressive buzz around Xiaohongshu couldn’t be ignored by the stock market. Xiaohongshu surged to the top spot on app rankings in multiple regions. Surprisingly, the Xiaohongshu concept stock turned out to be... $Duolingo, Inc.(DUOL)$?!Duolingo climb 10% as users flock to the app to learn MandarinDuolingo has doubled its stock price in the past two years, riding the waves of post-pandemic growth and AI advancements: up 43% in 2024 and an astonishing 218% in 2023.The post-pandemic tourism rebound has also contributed to the growing interest in learning new languages. Duolingo has further benefited from AI innovations, partnering with OpenAI long before generative AI became a hot topic, and now it’s fully armed with cutting-edge AI tools

Wednesday’s core CPI data came in below expectations, sparking a rally in $.SPX(.SPX)$ that erased all of January's earlier losses. However, despite positive news from bank and $Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing(TSM)$ earnings, the broader market and tech stocks declined yesterday. Has the market truly run out of steam?1. Overvaluation, Narrower Market Breadth, and Waning MomentumThe issue of overvaluation in the US stock market remains prominent.Since mid-December 2024, market breadth and momentum have been on the decline. As of last week, only 24% of stocks were trading above their 50-day moving averages, and just 29% of S&P 500 components outperformed the index.Analysts from Fidelity and Tiger Brok

On January 20, Donald Trump will take the oath of office at the White House, officially beginning his second presidential term.Tomorrow will be the last trading day before Trump's inauguration, and Bitcoin has already returned to $100,000. $Trump Media & Technology(DJT)$ has also been rising. Recently, Morgan Stanley raised $Tesla Motors(TSLA)$ target price to an extremely high $800.Cost $200 million? Unprecedented enthusiasm from major companies in support!According to the Trump Inaugural Committee's report, over $170 million has already been raised for the event, setting a new record. The committee expects to raise over $200 million by the end of this week, making it the most expensive inauguration i

On Sunday, January 19th, TikTok will officially be banned in the United States. According to Bloomberg, Chinese officials are evaluating a potential option that involves Elon Musk acquiring the US operations of TikTok. $Tesla Motors(TSLA)$ Will Musk really acquire TikTok?If Musk does proceed with the acquisition, TikTok is likely to be merged into X. However, whether it can maintain its current content model remains uncertain.Factors enabling the acquisition:Some believe that if Musk is genuinely interested, it’s entirely possible for him to pull off this acquisition. After all, his Twitter takeover faced numerous hurdles but was ultimately successful.Factors preventing the acquisition:Others argue that TikTok’s scale is incomparable to Twit

New year, new books! Let’s kick off 2025 by diving into some amazing reads. Did you come across any particularly great books in 2024 that you’d recommend to everyone?Here are a few that really inspired me—each one unique and full of insights. When Genius Failed written by Roger LowensteinIt’s an engaging and fast-paced story about risk, greed, and the rise and fall of a Wall Street giant—definitely not dry financial theory, but a captivating read you’ll finish in no time!This book tells the dramatic rise and fall of Long-Term Capital Management, a hedge fund run by “geniuses” that still managed to crash spectacularly. The Essays of Warren Buffett written by Lawrence A. CunninghamA collection of Buffett’s famous shareholder letters. It’s simple, direct, and full of practical wisdom about in

A stock market newbie shared on a forum that trading stocks is incredibly exhausting.Short-term trading is tiring because it requires constant monitoring and reviewing.In the first year of trading, I focused on short-term trades involving large-cap, small-cap, and thematic stocks.To trade concept stocks, I had to spend countless hours every evening researching and analyzing charts. Eventually, I gave up because it was too overwhelming.Staying updated on macroeconomic events also took a lot of time.Now, I spend a lot of time reading political and economic news to understand why the market goes up or down daily and to prepare accordingly. However, this too is exhausting and time-consuming. Making money in the stock market is truly tiring.Other investors agree with the newbie as they also fin

A group of "stock market gurus" has emerged in the US Capitol in recent years. According to a new report by Unusual Whales, in the recently concluded 2024 year, the stock portfolios of over 20 members of Congress outperformed the market.Information asymmetry for insider trading? Congress members’ returns outperform $.SPX(.SPX)$ !Last year, stocks held by Democratic members rose by 31%, while stocks held by Republican members increased by 26%, and the S&P 500 index rose by 24.9%.The controversial Pelosi and her husband achieved a return of over 50%. Pelosi has opposed a ban on stock trading by members of Congress, stating that congress members should be able to participate in the "free market economy."Stocks owned by Paul Pelosi,

The data released by the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) on Tuesday showed that service sector growth in December exceeded expectations, while job vacancies in November surged to a six-month high.Inflation pressure persists? No rate cuts in 2025?These two data points have intensified market concerns about a tight labor market and persistent inflationary pressures, diminishing the likelihood of the Federal Reserve cutting rates this year.Goldman Sachs even believes the Fed won't cut rates in 2025.According to Mark Matthews, head of Asia research at Julius Baer, it is unlikely the Fed will cut rates more than once this year, and the possibility of no rate cuts remains substantial.Were the market's performance and analysts' views too cautious?Could 10Y US Treasury yields break 5%? Conti

At the 2025 CES, NVIDIA unveiled the RTX 50 series GPUs based on the Blackwell architecture, including the RTX 5090 and RTX 5080. After Jensen's keynote speech, $NVIDIA(NVDA)$ surged to an new all time high of $153.67 in pre-market trading.Based on the latest 12-month price targets from 40 Wall Street analysts, the average target for NVIDIA’s stock is $177.03.With AI computing power doubling and prices becoming more affordable, will the RTX 5090 bring in more revenue?The new RTX 5090, based on the Blackwell architecture, is equipped with 92 billion transistors, offering 3,400 TOPS computing power and 4,000 AI TOPS (trillions of operations per second), priced at $1,999. In comparison, the RTX 4090 has only 1,300 AI TOPS, priced at $1,599.The RTX 50