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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: tecmo   😊 😞
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Subject: Re: End of an era - profit slowdown
Date: 12/13/23 11:38 PM
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I can easily refute the claim that our profits were due to "one-time falls in interest costs". Interest rates have risen to record highs this year. Mortgage rates used to be under 3%, they're now over 7%. Interest on the 10-year T-bill quintupled from under 1% in 2020 to almost 5% this year. And, yet, here we are with the Dow at a record high, the S&P 500 up 23% YTD and QQQ up a whopping 50% this year!

Record high? I think you need a history lesson. Rates have returned to more normal levels from RECORD lows.

Tecmo
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