🚀 Virgin Galactic to the... stratosphere

Virgin Galactic, we have an opportunity | China puts its foot down | [TOGETHER WITH]( Hi {NAME}, here's what you need to know for May 25th in 3:12 minutes. 🐕 There are few better people you could hear from in the world of crypto than [Ledger’s Chief Experience Officer](. As the former Beats CEO, ex-Head of Apple Music, and all-round big dog, he’s used to finding under-the-radar opportunities in crowded markets, and he’ll be giving you his thoughts on crypto this Wednesday. [Sign up here]( Today's big stories - Virgin Galactic’s shares jumped after the company completed a successful space test flight - Stock picking is important, sure, but you have a much more important decision to make when it comes to your investments – [Read Now]( - Chinese authorities are stepping up the fight against soaring commodity prices Stars And Hypes [Stars And Hypes] What’s Going On Here? Virgin Galactic’s successful [test spaceflight]( at the weekend was one small step toward its real ambitions, but it led to one giant leap for the space tourism company’s shares on Monday ([tweet this](). What Does This Mean? After back-to-back delays, investors were starting to have their doubts it’d ever happen. But this long-awaited trip into space – and the company’s first rocket launch in two years – has well and truly put Virgin Galactic back on its flight path toward space tourism. All the company needs to do now is complete two more test flights and get a license from the US Federal Aviation Administration, both of which it thinks it can do by next year. If it does, it’ll be all set to start offering flights to paying customers. And with that prospect on the horizon, investors initially sent its stock – *resists urge to make “to the moon” joke* – up 20%. Why Should I Care? For markets: Expensive thing, space travel. Still, the jump in Virgin Galactic’s share price doesn’t make up for the two-thirds of value it’s lost since its peak in February. Some investors might argue the stock’s just a bit too dicey right now: it’ll be years before the company starts to make meaningful profits, despite already having earned $85 million in deposits from tickets starting at $200,000. For you personally: Space ETFs are stretching the definition. The promise of a sci-fi future has got investors giddy with long-abandoned schoolkid fantasies, so it’s a good thing there are now several space-focused [exchange-traded funds]( (ETFs) out there. Then again, there aren’t exactly many firms in the sector to invest in, with other high-profile names – like Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin and Elon Musk’s SpaceX – still in private hands. So it’s worth being aware that the ETFs have a much broader – and pretty tenuous – scope, tracking everything from robotics to satellite communications firms. You might also like: [Is this new space ETF an unidentified fantastic object?]( Copy to share story: [( 🙋 [Ask a question](mailto:questions@finimize.com?body=Ask us a question: Where are you writing from? Let us know and we'll mention it when we reply.&noapp=true&subject=Stars And Hypes&utm_campaign=daily-global-25-05-2021&utm_source=email) 2. Analyst Take The Single-Most Important Choice You’ll Make As An Investor What’s Going On Here? Imagine you’ve bought a stock, and it’s suddenly either soared or collapsed. [What do you do next?]( The choice you make arguably has [a bigger impact]( than the stock you picked in the first place. That’s because investment performance is largely dictated by what an investor does after they buy a stock – specifically, how they deal with both [winning and losing positions]( over time. And one man has [a winning formula]( after analyzing thousands of trades by some of the best investment managers in the world. So that’s today’s Insight: [the smart thing to do after your stock’s soared or collapsed](. [Read or listen to the Insight here]( SPONSORED BY GRAYSCALE No more crypto FOMO Every day it feels like there are more stories about “[the future of digital currencies](“. And as you save, invest, and think about your financial future, you might feel like you’re missing out on something. But you’re not too late, and [Grayscale]( is here to help. Grayscale is the [world’s largest digital currency asset manager](, operating 14 different cryptocurrency investment vehicles. That includes the [Grayscale Bitcoin Trust](: an easy way to introduce bitcoin into your portfolio using your current brokerage account. There’s more on that below, or [get started straight away](. [Learn More]( When you support our sponsors, you support us. Thanks for that. Damp Squib [Damp Squib] What’s Going On Here? The Chinese government [announced]( over the weekend that they’re doing all they can to make [commodities](’ recent hot streak fizzle out. What Does This Mean? Between strong demand on the back of the global economic recovery and supply issues on the back of that strong demand, commodity prices have hit their [highest levels]( in almost a decade. And that’s not cool with China, which is by far the biggest consumer of raw materials in the world. The government, then, is in damage control mode. It summoned the top execs from the country’s metal producers to a meeting on Sunday, and made three demands of them: no colluding with one another to manipulate prices, no spreading misinformation about levels of supply and demand, and no hoarding materials to drive up prices. Investors, at least, got the message loud and clear: prices of commodities including iron ore, aluminium, and steel initially dropped on Monday. Why Should I Care? The bigger picture: Who isn’t afraid of inflation? There’s a reason China’s so nervous. If the prices of commodities climb too high, it’ll push up manufacturers’ costs and, in turn, encourage them to charge customers more for the finished products. That climb in prices – i.e. [inflation]( – could put customers off spending their money, which would be bad news for economic activity and, in the longer term, China’s economic growth. For markets: Long live the underdog. Commodity prices might be surging, but they’re still trading at their biggest discount to stocks on record. At the same time, they’re actually well-positioned to close that gap and overtake their higher-profile counterparts. See, if inflation edges up too high, too quickly, the world’s central banks might hike [interest rates]( in a bid to cool down the economy. And since stocks are vulnerable to higher interest rates, investors could [ditch]( them in favor of commodities – and looking at the recent tech [sell-off](, that might already have started happening. You might also like: [Commodities are cheaper than stocks, but that opportunity might not last much longer.]( Copy to share story: [( 🙋 [Ask a question](mailto:questions@finimize.com?body=Ask us a question: Where are you writing from? Let us know and we'll mention it when we reply.&noapp=true&subject=Damp Squib&utm_campaign=daily-global-25-05-2021&utm_source=email) 💬 Quote of the day “If you don’t make mistakes, you’re not working on hard enough problems. And that’s a big mistake.” – Frank Wilczek (an American theoretical physicist, mathematician, and a Nobel laureate) [Tweet this]( SPONSORED BY GRAYSCALE The no-nonsense way to invest in bitcoin You might think you’ve missed the boat on bitcoin. Not quite. 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