However, the most important recent development affecting the "Model" was the announcement earlier this week that iPhone sales in China dropped an astounding one-quarter for the first part of 2024. The reason? Increased competition from, of all places, the Chinese homegrown company Huawei. It was stunning.

However, the most important recent development affecting the "Model" was the announcement earlier this week that iPhone sales in China dropped an astounding one-quarter for the first part of 2024. The reason? Increased competition from, of all places, the Chinese homegrown company Huawei. It was stunning.

However, the most important recent development affecting the "Model" was the announcement earlier this week that iPhone sales in China dropped an astounding one-quarter for the first part of 2024. The reason? Increased competition from, of all places, the Chinese homegrown company Huawei. It was stunning.

These are challenging times. The world seems unhinged. Wars have broken out around the globe, with rumors of even more conflicts to come. There is a very real specter of famine, especially in those areas like Gaza that are embroiled in fighting.

These are challenging times. The world seems unhinged. Wars have broken out around the globe, with rumors of even more conflicts to come. There is a very real specter of famine, especially in those areas like Gaza that are embroiled in fighting.

These are challenging times. The world seems unhinged. Wars have broken out around the globe, with rumors of even more conflicts to come. There is a very real specter of famine, especially in those areas like Gaza that are embroiled in fighting.

These are challenging times. The world seems unhinged. Wars have broken out around the globe, with rumors of even more conflicts to come. There is a very real specter of famine, especially in those areas like Gaza that are embroiled in fighting.

I've been very fortunate to have met many Wall Street Veterans who survived the crash. My career began in 1972, 43 years after Black Tuesday, when markets lost $9 billion, equal to 1% of the nation's GDP. Today's equivalent loss would be roughly $250 billion, or about thirty times an average day's trading.

I've been very fortunate to have met many Wall Street Veterans who survived the crash. My career began in 1972, 43 years after Black Tuesday, when markets lost $9 billion, equal to 1% of the nation's GDP. Today's equivalent loss would be roughly $250 billion, or about thirty times an average day's trading.

I've been very fortunate to have met many Wall Street Veterans who survived the crash. My career began in 1972, 43 years after Black Tuesday, when markets lost $9 billion, equal to 1% of the nation's GDP. Today's equivalent loss would be roughly $250 billion, or about thirty times an average day's trading.