The Van Trump Report

Month: January 2020

Coronavirus Update

We are now approaching +10,000 infected globally, which surpassed that of the SARS epidemic over a year long period (2002-2003). There are now a reported +213 dead, which is another +25% jump. There are now thought to be 100 confirmed cases of infection outside mainland China in at least 18 countries. Reuters reported that China’s Shandong …

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Tesla Reports Second Profitable Quarter in a Row, Promises Record Production

Tesla’s stock surged as much as +13% in extended trading yesterday after the company reported strong fourth-quarter results that beat analysts’ estimates. Tesla said it expects positive cash flow and net income going forward. Vehicle deliveries should also “comfortably exceed 500,000 units,” in 2020. The company also said it planned to allocate the same amount …

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Why the Lockdown of China’s Hubei Province is so Concerning

An article in The Economist recently noted that the World Bank has estimated that as much as 90% of the economic damage from epidemics stems from people’s fear of associating with others, which leads offices and stores to close. In China, this is being magnified by the government’s lockdown of over 50 million people in …

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Remembering the Victims of the Challenger Disaster

The Challenger’s launch on January 28, 1986, was supposed to be a celebratory event for NASA. Notable for sending the first civilian into space, high school teacher Christa McAuliffe, the Challenger would take its crew of seven into orbit around the Earth. NASA prepared a special stream for students across the nation to watch the shuttle …

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Pay Attention to Disney, Starbucks, McDonald’s and These Other Stocks with Big Footprint in China

Disney, McDonald’s, Starbucks and other U.S. companies with significant exposure in China are suspending operations as they respond to the outbreak of the coronavirus.Starbucks said it has closed all shops and suspended delivery services in China’s Hubei province, where Wuhan is located. Credit Suisse recently singled out brands Estee Lauder and Nike, which both generate …

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Great Words of Wisdom From World Champion Coach

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Great Words of Wisdom From World Champion Coach  Valorie Kondos Field became the UCLA Gymnastic coach in 1983 with absolutely no previous gymnastics experience. She went on to become an 8x National Champion and was named Pac-12 Coach of the Century. In this short video, she explains some enlightening advice she received from the …

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Scientists Say They Can Create Protein “From Thin Air”

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Scientists Say They Can Create Protein “From Thin Air”   Finnish scientists say they’ve produced a protein “from thin air” that they believe will be able to compete with soybean-derived products on price within the next decade. Solar Foods makes Solein by extracting CO₂ from the air using carbon-capture technology and then combines it …

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