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FEBRUARY 14, 2025

While offices once accounted for over 60% of Blackstones real estate holdings in 2007, they now represent less than 2% of its portfolio. This move signals Blackstones renewed interest in New York office real estate, despite the firms broader pivot toward sectors like logistics, data centres, and rental housing. Can`t stop reading?

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NOVEMBER 29, 2024

The company’s platform supports over 60% of Fortune 500 companies and is projected to generate more than $425m in annual recurring revenue in 2024, with a year-over-year growth rate of 27%.

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JUNE 6, 2024

11, 2007 3-for-2 (70%) (53%) April 7, 2006 2-for-1 1% (6%) Sept. economy was in a recession from March 2001 through November 2001, and from December 2007 through June 2009. 11, 2007 3-for-2 14,580% April 7, 2006 2-for-1 24,840% Sept. Specifically, the U.S. The chart provides details.

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JANUARY 9, 2025

If finalised, this acquisition will rank among the largest in the US power industry since TXU Corps $45bn leveraged buyout in 2007. These assets, valued increasingly highly amid surging US power demand, align with Constellations strategic objective to diversify its predominantly nuclear generation base.

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MARCH 28, 2025

We have not had a regular recession since 2007-2008 and the data clearly shows the economy slowing. When it comes to investing, the markets typically go through cycles and one of those cycles is a slowdown in the economy.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

streak that long has only been seen in recessions that started in 1973 and 2007 pic.twitter.com/ThjCW8yQy5 -- Liz Ann Sonders (@LizAnnSonders) August 18, 2023 More importantly, it marked the 17th consecutive monthly decline for the LEI (one more than the post from Charles Schwab chief investment strategist Liz Ann Sonders notes above).

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MARCH 5, 2025

Business Overview and Strategic Focus Founded in 2007, Zscaler is a pioneer in cybersecurity, driving innovation with its Zero Trust Exchange platform. Metric Q2 2025 Q2 Estimate Q2 2024 Y/Y Change EPS (Non-GAAP) $0.78 $0.69 $0.63 +23.8% Revenue $647.9M $634M $525M +23.4% Calculated Billings $742.7M -- $627.6M +18.3%

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APRIL 9, 2025

Founded in 2007, NuScale designs compact SMRs that could provide a scalable, efficient, and safer alternative to traditional nuclear plants. Sign Up For Free NuScale's nuclear innovation Small modular reactors (SMRs) are cutting-edge technology that could change nuclear power generation as we know it.

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JUNE 9, 2024

These happened in July of 2021, September of 2007, and April of 2006. After the 2007 split, though, Nvidia shares declined from their post-split high and spent some time trending lower. In the two earlier periods, the stock fell right after the split, but then went on to gain in the following months.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

As an example, arguably the worst time to put money into the stock market in the last two decades is in late 2007, just before the financial crisis sent the S&P 500 plunging by 50% over the next year and a half. 9, 2007), you would be sitting on a total return of 433% today.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Prior to that, rate cuts happened during the Great Recession and a crash in the housing market over the 2007 and 2008 period. The first rate cut then happened in September of 2007, and this time it took a lot longer for the S&P 500 to climb back to previous levels. Those rate cuts were on March 3, 2020 and Aug. SPX data by YCharts.

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MARCH 16, 2024

It debuted at $8 per share in March 2007 but since rocketed much higher, and is now trading around $1,100 per share. From its debut in 2007 to the start of 2020, Supermicro's stock only rose 174%, easily trailing the market (up 198% during that time). Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ: SMCI) had quite a run in the public markets.

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AUGUST 25, 2024

Moreover, the stock price did not stay sustainably above $48 per share until 2007. However, 2007 was the year that Booking stock finally began to take off. Rather than perform due diligence , I simply took this as a sign that selling was the right decision.

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AUGUST 10, 2024

However, the housing market crash in the second half of 2007 caused the Fed to shift into gear. It lowered rates in September 2007 and then continued to cut rates another six times through April 2008. However, the uptrend soon resumed. SPX data by YCharts. Four years went by with no changes to interest rates.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2023

Between October 2007 and March 2009, the height of the Great Recession, stock values declined by about 50%. So let's imagine you put $10,000 into a brokerage account in September 2007. But there were plenty of years during those five decades when the market did really poorly.

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MARCH 23, 2024

After three stock splits during the dot-com bubble, its last action of this type was an 8-for-9 reverse stock split in 2007. Since 2007, it has attained a leadership in producing extreme ultraviolet lithography (EUV) machines. Additionally, ASML has not approved any splits in years. Nonetheless, the company has changed since that time.

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JANUARY 20, 2024

The company has split its stock before, but 2007 was the last time. Below you can see the company's split history: Split Ratio Date 2:1 05/12/1997 2:1 05/08/1998 3:1 04/17/2000 8:9 10/01/2007 Source: Table made by author. It builds lithography machines, which project ultraviolet light onto silicon to make advanced chips.

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JANUARY 14, 2025

Founded in 2007 as Truck Hero by J Pearson , RealTruck was acquired by CCMP Capital Advisors in 2017 and by L Catterton in 2021. Its portfolio of company-owned brands includes Extang , TruXedo , Bushwacker , UnderCover , Advantage , Lund , Retrax , Husky Liners , and Rugged Liner.

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JANUARY 23, 2024

The producer of high-performance servers went public at $8 on March 29, 2007, and it now trades at about $423. From its fiscal 2007 through its fiscal 2021 (which ended in June 2021), Supermicro's revenue grew at a compound annual rate of 16%. A $20,000 investment in Supermicro stock at the time of its IPO would be worth $1.06

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JANUARY 27, 2024

In 2007, there was a similarly short period from a new all-time high to the next peak, as the bull market that came out of the dot-com bust ran into the global financial crisis. In 2007, that was the financial crisis. In 1980, it was the Volcker recession. And in 1973, it was the oil crisis.

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JUNE 11, 2024

The previous three were in 2006, 2007, and 2021. And in 2007, the general market was heading into bear territory. So, a stock won't rise or fall just because the company completed this sort of operation. But it is interesting to look back at how Nvidia shares performed following past stock splits.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2024

First Rate Cut S&P 500 Return (12 Months) July 1995 19% September 1998 21% January 2001 (14%) September 2007 (21%) July 2019 10% Median 10% Source: The Federal Reserve, YCharts. The chart below examines how the S&P 500 performed during the 12-month period following the first rate reduction in each cutting cycle.

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JUNE 5, 2024

Bear Market Start Date S&P 500 Maximum Decline Berkshire Hathaway Maximum Decline March 2000 (49%) (24%) October 2007 (57%) (54%) February 2020 (34%) (30%) January 2022 (25%) (27%) Average (41%) (34%) Data source: Yardeni Research, Ycharts. Going forward, Warren Buffett believes Berkshire can outperform the average U.S.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2024

Supermicro went public at $8 per share with a valuation of $229 million in March 2007, but it now trades at about $750 a share with a market cap of $44 billion. From fiscal 2007 to fiscal 2020 (which ended in June 2020), Supermicro's annual revenue grew at a CAGR of 17%. Image source: Getty Images.

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JUNE 15, 2024

Stock Split Date 6-Month Return 12-Month Return 24-Month Return June 2000 (50%) 28% (52%) September 2001 44% (72%) (49%) April 2006 63% 1% (6%) September 2007 (45%) (70%) (53%) July 2021 30% (4%) 145% Average 8% (23%) (3%) Data source: YCharts. Four of the last five stock splits occurred in close proximity to severe bear markets.

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AUGUST 31, 2023

He oversaw the launch of several smash-hit products, starting with the iPod digital music player in 2001 and the first iPhone in 2007. As the chart below shows, the start of the iPhone era in 2007 kicked off an incredible run of value creation. Jobs's return was certainly a turning point.

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MARCH 19, 2025

Here's how the ETF compared to the S&P 500 since the fund launched in July 2007: VEA Total Return Level data by YCharts Is the Developed Markets ETF a millionaire-maker? Moreover, the international advantage disappears almost completely if I look at simple price changes rather than dividend-boosted total returns.

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JUNE 28, 2024

However, the innovation that truly transformed Apple was the iPhone, which it launched in 2007. The company gained additional traction by launching the iPod music player in 2001, and opening Apple Stores and the iTunes Store soon after. It pioneered the modern smartphone industry, and eventually eliminated many people's need to own a PC.

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JULY 30, 2024

Recession Start Date Peak S&P 500 Decline December 1969 (36%) November 1973 (48%) January 1980 (17%) July 1981 (27%) July 1990 (20%) March 2001 (37%) December 2007 (57%) February 2020 (34%) Median (35%) Data source: Truist Advisory Services. The chart above shows the correlation between U.S. recessions and yield curve inversions.

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JUNE 24, 2024

Stock Split Date 6-Month Return 1-Year Return 2-Year Return June 2000 (50%) 28% (52%) September 2001 44% (72%) (49%) April 2006 63% 1% (6%) September 2007 (45%) (70%) (53%) July 2021 30% (4%) 145% Average 8% (23%) (3%) Data source: YCharts. Generally speaking, Nvidia has performed poorly following stock splits.

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OCTOBER 6, 2023

The 5- and 10-year notes, along with 30-year bonds , are at the highest levels since August 2007. Instead, it has been a story of interest rates. The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield jumped this week. The result was a stampede out of stocks of renewable energy companies like Plug Power.

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AUGUST 14, 2023

The alarming stat marks the largest single-year jump since the government started tracking comparable numbers in 2007. The homelessness rate has jumped by roughly 11% this year from a year ago, according to an analysis of data from 300 local and regional organizations published Monday by the Wall Street Journal.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

As recently as 2007, this figure was above 2. fertility rate had dropped more than 20% from where it stood in 2007. The "fertility rate" describes the number of births a woman would be expected to have over her lifetime. By 2021, the U.S The reasons behind fewer U.S. the Great Recession and COVID-19 pandemic).

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JUNE 6, 2024

Executives were convinced that the internet would radically shift how consumers viewed video content. And boy, were they right. Netflix first launched its streaming service in the U.S. Today, it has 270 million subscribers scattered in 190 countries across the globe.

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AUGUST 24, 2024

Sales of Apple's signature product -- the iPhone -- grew every year between 2007 and 2015, but they've been flat since then. That's because Nvidia's core business -- making the graphics processing units (GPUs) that will power cutting-edge AI systems for the next decade -- is on a long-term growth trajectory that Apple simply can't match.

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MARCH 26, 2025

In 2007, Buffett bet $1 million that an S&P 500 index fund would outperform a portfolio of hedge funds over a decade, when including the hedge funds' associated expenses. The company, whose class B shares are changing hands for just under $529 apiece, is a brilliant stock to buy with $1,000 and hold forever. Here's why.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

18, 2007: With the financial crisis taking shape, the Fed began cutting rates on Sept. Unfortunately, equities didn't find a bottom during the dot-com bubble until Oct. 9, 2002, some 645 calendar days later.

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