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MAY 11, 2024

Let's look back at Bitcoin's price after each of the three halvings that occurred in 2012, 2016, and 2020. Halving Date Price at the Time of Halving Following Year's Peak Price 2012 $13 $1,152 2016 $664 $17,760 2020 $9,734 $67,549 Data source: Bitpay.

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AUGUST 6, 2024

May 18, 2012 25.9% 14, 2012 39.6% The chart lists the dates on which the Nasdaq first closed more than 10% below its bull market high, and it shows how the index performed over the next 12 months. Nasdaq Closes in Correction Territory 12-Month Return May 7, 2010 24.8% 4, 2011 16.1% 24, 2015 15.3% 24, 2018 15.2% June 3, 2019 32.1%

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MAY 27, 2024

Data from previous Bitcoin halvings The biggest reason for optimism is Bitcoin's price performance after the previous halving events that took place in 2012, 2016, and 2020. Halving Event Bitcoin Price at Halving Bitcoin Price 300 Days Later 2012 Near $12 $135 2016 Near $650 Near $1,550 2020 Near $8,600 Over $50,000 2024 Near $64,000 ???

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Year Q3 YTD Return Q4 Return 1991 17% 8% 1995 27% 5% 1996 12% 8% 1997 28% 2% 2003 13% 12% 2009 17% 5% 2012 15% (1%) 2013 18% 10% 2017 13% 6% 2019 19% 9% 2021 15% 11% 2023 12% 11% Median N/A 8% Data source: YCharts. The only exception to that rule was 2012. YTD: year to date. The chart above contains two important pieces of information.

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DECEMBER 21, 2023

Costco issued special dividends in 2012 ($7), 2015 ($5), 2017 ($7), 2020 ($10), and now $15 in 2023. Dividend Year Payout Today's Value if Invested in Costco Today's Value if Invested in the S&P 500 2012 $7 $56.62 $28.16 2015 $5 $25.95 $13.21 2017 $7 $28.13 $15.36 2020 $10 $17.95 $13.51 Data source: YCharts.

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AUGUST 25, 2024

Boeing is already producing an E-7 Wedgetail (introduced in 2012, and based on the airplane maker's 737 Next Generation airliner ), primarily for foreign militaries. For context, a 2012 contract to build four plain vanilla E-7 Wedgetails for South Korea cost that country only $1.7 But the price on this contract still seems quite high.

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MARCH 6, 2024

Take a look at this chart, which shows Microsoft's revenue by segment from 2012 through 2023: Image source: Statista As you can see, the company's cloud business (Intelligent Cloud-appears in yellow on the chart) was the smallest of its three segments when Nadella reorganized the company's divisions in 2014.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2024

The halving is no longer a surprise event for them, as it might have been back in 2012, 2016, or even 2020. The halving events of 2012, 2016, and 2020 lined up with important macroeconomic events that might have had much more to do with the price of Bitcoin soaring than the halving itself. Image source: Getty Images.

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JULY 24, 2024

Palo Alto went public in 2012, and its revenue grew at a CAGR of 35% from fiscal 2012 to fiscal 2023 (which ended in July 2023). Most of its growth has been driven by Prisma and Cortex, which it refers to collectively as its "next-gen security" (NGS) services.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Diageo stock trades at a valuation it hasn't seen since 2012 (even including the crash in March 2020). DEO PS Ratio data by YCharts At its lowest price-to-sales (P/S) ratio since 2012, the company looks to be discounted, with its share price a full one-third lower than its all-time highs. dividend yield.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Between 2012 and 2022, revenue soared at a compound annual rate of 11.6%. Diluted earnings per share (EPS) in 2012 were $2.19. This growth has been very steady. Besides the 9.4% sales drop in 2020 due to the pandemic, revenue increased at double-digit rates in every year except for one.

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JANUARY 28, 2024

This enabled Lam to dominate the NAND flash industry back when it began stacking NAND modules in a vertical fashion starting in 2012. So it's kind of like a 2012 moment again, but with perhaps an even bigger market opportunity across logic and DRAM.

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MARCH 18, 2024

Halving Bitcoin Return (2 Years Later) November 2012 2,964% July 2016 922% May 2020 348% Data source: Fidelity Digital Assets. For instance, the halving in November 2012 saw mining rewards fall from 50 Bitcoin to 25 Bitcoin, a much steeper drop in terms of the number of coins than the 25 to 12.5 cut in May 2020.

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OCTOBER 16, 2024

billion 0% 2012 $0.7 billion in 2011, and the S&P 500 gained 13% in 2012. For instance, Berkshire's net equity security sales totaled $1.6 billion in 2010, and the S&P 500 returned 0% in 2011. Year Net Stock Sales S&P 500's Return During the Next Year 2010 $1.6 billion 30% 2014 $1.9 billion 27% 2021 $7.4

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JANUARY 24, 2024

The S&P 500 just ended its longest all-time high drought since 2012. That means that 2023 was the first calendar year since 2012 that the S&P 500 did not make a new all-time high. Time to get started. Image source: Getty Images. What does it mean for investors?

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NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The company founded in mainland China in 2012 was valued at more than $60bn in a May fundraising, down by a third from a funding round last year. Shein is backed by large investors including Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund Mubadala, venture capital group Sequoia China and private equity group General Atlantic.

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JUNE 9, 2024

It was stunning when Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) took this step in 2003 , followed by Apple 's (NASDAQ: AAPL) return to quarterly payouts in 2012. It's a sign of experience and maturity. Now, the two tech giants are commonly seen as robust income investments.

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JUNE 28, 2024

That figure assumes this hypothetical investor would have reinvested their income from the dividend, which Apple reinstated in 2012. Apple's stock growth since Jobs' return If one had bought $1,000 in Apple stock when Jobs returned in February 1997 and held on until today, that position would be worth around $1.8

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JULY 21, 2024

It might be hard to believe now, but the company's IPO price was set at $38 per share when it went public in 2012; it now trades for nearly $480. It continues to be quite the juggernaut on the stock market, too. Even across a 12-year stretch, that's quite the return.

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AUGUST 23, 2023

It used to be called Kraft Foods, before Kraft Foods spun off what would become Kraft Foods Group back in 2012 and simultaneously changed its name to Mondelez, acknowledging its (very) international presence. Its payout's been upped every year since Mondelez became Mondelez back in 2012, growing from $0.54

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JUNE 26, 2024

Is Coca-Cola still a magnificent business?

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

In addition to its $15 special dividend this year, the company paid special dividends of $7, $5, $7, and $10 in 2012, 2015, 2017, and 2020, respectively. It has a long enough history of resurfacing that it's fair (and probably even wise) to anticipate more in the years ahead.

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AUGUST 16, 2023

The shareholders claimed that the FHFA improperly amended stock purchase agreements in 2012 to sweep all the profits from Fannie Mae and its brother organization Freddie Mac, or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. OTC: FMCC) to the U.S. The shareholders in the case, Berkley Insurance Co., vs. the Federal Housing Finance Authority, et al.,

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MARCH 17, 2024

The following table shows the maximum earnings thresholds by year since 1973: Year Earnings Year Earnings 1973 $10,800 1999 $72,600 1974 $13,200 2000 $76,200 1975 $14,100 2001 $80,400 1976 $15,300 2002 $84,900 1977 $16,500 2003 $87,000 1978 $17,700 2004 $87,900 1979 $22,900 2005 $90,000 1980 $25,900 2006 $94,200 1981 $29,700 2007 $97,500 1982 $32,400 (..)

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MAY 27, 2024

Year Earnings Year Earnings 1975 $14,100 2000 $76,200 1976 $15,300 2001 $80,400 1977 $16,500 2002 $84,900 1978 $17,700 2003 $87,000 1979 $22,900 2004 $87,900 1980 $25,900 2005 $90,000 1981 $29,700 2006 $94,200 1982 $32,400 2007 $97,500 1983 $35,700 2008 $102,000 1984 $37,800 2009 $106,800 1985 $39,600 2010 $106,800 1986 $42,000 2011 $106,800 1987 $43,800 (..)

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APRIL 25, 2024

As the table below shows, a four-year run of benefits increases topping 2% is something that has not happened since 2008. Year COLA Year COLA Year COLA 2003 2.1% 2015 0% 2023 3.2% 2024 2.6% (projected) 2009 0% 2017 2% 2010 0% 2018 2.8%

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

AbbVie became a stand-alone company in 2012 after it split from its former parent company, Abbott Laboratories. AbbVie's looks much better. The company pays a quarterly dividend and boasts a forward yield of 3.2%, much higher than the S&P 500 's average of 1.32%. Since then, it has increased its payouts by an impressive 288%.

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JULY 14, 2024

Between 2012 and 2016, 22.9% Based on the 2020 U.S. Census, 20% of Americans live in rural areas. However, there's good reason to believe that even more retirees live in rural rather than urban areas. of individuals aged 65 and older lived in rural areas, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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JANUARY 23, 2024

Trying to disrupt a major market Ripple is one of the oldest blockchain networks; it was launched in 2012 to facilitate cross-border transactions for financial institutions. Should investors with $1,000 buy this cryptocurrency ( the sixth most valuable in the world, with a market cap of $28 billion) hand over fist in 2024?

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FEBRUARY 10, 2024

It was launched in 2012 to provide a better way for financial institutions to complete cross-border transactions. Real-world use cases Of the tens of thousands of different cryptocurrencies out there, I suspect that most of them serve no purpose. The dog-inspired tokens, like Dogecoin and Shiba Inu , immediately come to mind.

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DECEMBER 23, 2023

A similar situation played out around the halving events in 2016 and 2012. And in the 18 months after, Bitcoin skyrocketed 616% to reach its all-time high of under $69,000 in November 2021. Conceptually, it makes sense why this has typically been a bullish situation. Over the past decade, demand for Bitcoin has increased.

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MAY 18, 2024

Valuable use case Ripple Labs, formerly known as OpenCoin, launched XRP as far back as 2012, so this is one of the earliest cryptocurrencies to hit the market. Is it time to buy XRP while it's still below $1? There are many factors to consider before coming to a conclusion. It's even older than Ethereum , which was introduced in 2015.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2024

billion in fiscal 2012 to $85.2 Cook's biggest accomplishments have likely been the growth of the company's installed base of devices, which reached 2.2 billion in its most recent quarter, and the growth of the services business. billion in fiscal 2023.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Sub-5% mortgage rates were the norm during most of the 2010s, for example, and there were several periods during that decade where the average 30-year mortgage rate fell below 4%, including parts of 2012, 2015, and 2016. I certainly think we could see 4% rates come back in the not-too-distant future. But there's a caveat.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

2012 2.4% -1% 2013 3% 9.9% On five of those occasions, the S&P 500 continued to rise in the fourth quarter, as the table below shows. Year S&P 500 September performance S&P 500 Q4 performance 2009 0.9% 2018 0.4% -14% 2019 1.7% 2024 ??? ??? Average 2.7% Source: YCharts, data compiled by author.

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DECEMBER 29, 2023

This recall covers the Model S from the 2012 to 2023 model years, the Model X from 2016 to 2023, the Model 3 from 2017 to 2023, and the Model Y from 2020 to 2023. Based on a glance at the headlines, you couldn't be blamed for thinking it will be a massive ordeal for the company. But it might not be as big a deal as some investors think.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Since going public in 2012, the company's stock soared by more than 3,770%. When it comes to tech stocks worth holding for a decade (or more), I want a company with a proven track record. ServiceNow is an industry leader in the field of Information Technology Service Management (ITSM).

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