Good morning. An Italian billionaire just took a $38 million loss over the weekend. But it wasn't from declining markets. Rather, it was from the loss of his 130-foot yacht, named MY Song. Falling off a cargo ship, it was lost at sea heading to Ibiza from the Caribbean. The boat has previously won Best Yacht at the World Superyacht Awards.
| Good morning. An Italian billionaire just took a $38 million loss over the weekend. But it wasn't from declining markets.
Rather, it was from the loss of his 130-foot yacht, named MY Song. Falling off a cargo ship, it was lost at sea heading to Ibiza from the Caribbean. The boat has previously won Best Yacht at the World Superyacht Awards.
They say the two happiest days in the life or a boat owner's life are the day it's bought… and the day it's sold. Lost at sea though? Definitely not a happy day at all.
With salvage teams now on the lookout for the wayward vessel, this recovery may happen a lot faster than the stock market returning to all-time highs. | Was this email forwarded to you? Get your own! Sign up here. | | MARKETS | | | | | DOW 24,819.78 | +4.74% | | | | S&P 2,744.45 | -7.61% | | | | NASDAQ 7,333.02 | -120.13% | | | *As of market close | | • | Stocks were mixed but mostly down following the weekend, as major tech companies will likely face greater regulatory scrutiny. | | • | Gold rose 1.5 percent sending the metal to $1,320, a two-month high. Gold tends to rally when stocks decline, but has only just started recently moving higher. | | | | Today's TOP Tips | | | | Tech Stocks Hit on Regulatory Concerns | | Tech giants face increased scrutiny from the FTC and DOJ. | Tech stocks traded weakly on Monday, weighing markets down.
This comes on the heels of a report that Amazon (AMZN) faces increased antitrust scrutiny from the Federal Trade Commission. At the same time, Alphabet/Google (GOOG) also looks to be facing a closer inspection from the Justice Department.
With no specific allegations dropped about either company yet, uncertainty is rising for both companies as a result.
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