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Interest Rates Recently Did Something They Haven't Done Since March 2020, and It Could Trigger a Big Move in the Stock Market

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Thankfully, inflation has cooled significantly since then, which allowed the Fed to cut interest rates in September for the first time since March 2020. government injected trillions of dollars into the economy throughout 2020 and 2021 to counteract the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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3 Dividend Stocks That Have Doubled Since 2020

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Three dividend stocks that have achieved incredible gains since 2020 are Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY) , Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) , and Dick's Sporting Goods (NYSE: DKS). Since 2020 the stock has risen by more than 315%, easily beating the S&P 500 , which has increased in value by just 38% over that period. billion for the year ending Jan.

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Where Will Nvidia Be in 5 Years? A Year 4 Update to My 2020 Predictions

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In March 2020, I outlined where I thought Nvidia's business would be in five years , or in March 2025. In March 2020, I wrote that "as long as [Huang] stays healthy, the odds seem in favor of his still being at Nvidia's helm in five years." Over the longer term, the stock will perform well if the business is performing well.

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Interest Rates Just Did Something They Haven't Done Since March 2020, and It Could Foreshadow a Big Move in the Stock Market

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Thankfully, it has cooled significantly since then, which allowed the Fed to reduce the federal funds rate in September, for the first time since March 2020. Finally, the cuts in 2020 were triggered by the pandemic. Then, in 2008, the Fed was cutting because of the global financial crisis.

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The Fed Just Flagged Its First Interest Rate Cut Since March 2020. It Might be Bad News for Stocks.

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But inflation has cooled significantly this year, and the Fed is now set to cut the benchmark federal funds rate for the first time since March 2020. government delivered trillions of dollars worth of stimulus during 2020 and 2021 to fight the negative impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on the economy.

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Sequoia Capital marks up 2020 US Venture Fund value by 24.6%

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Sequoia Capital, one of the world’s leading venture capital firms, has marked up the valuation of its 2020 Sequoia Capital US Venture VII fund by 24.6% Beyond the 2020 US flagship fund, Sequoia has also marked up six of its US and global venture funds by an average of 11.3% between June 2023 and June 2024.

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Next Week, Interest Rates May Do Something They Haven't Done Since March 2020. It Could Foreshadow a Big Move in the Stock Market.

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If the cut happens, it will be the first since March 2020. All four of these factors existed at some level at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021. Finally, on the most recent occasion, the central bank slashed rates in 2020 to soften the economic blow from the pandemic. economy does appear to be slowing.