😃Elon Musk Makes an Offer the UN Will Refuse

Good morning. Billionaires with most of their wealth tied up in a stock are often able to simply... It’s the monthly jobs numbers today and they’re not going to be pretty and will be possibly the tip of the iceberg as we head into May. [Trading Tips] Good morning. Billionaires with most of their wealth tied up in a stock are often able to simply borrow against their holdings. This avoids having to pay taxes on unrealized gains, and provides millions of dollars in “walking around” money while still profiting if those shares rise in value. It takes a lot to get a billionaire to sell a meaningful amount of their shares. But that’s the offer made by Tesla Motors (TSLA) CEO Elon Musk over the weekend. He offered to sell $6 billion in shares and give it to the UN’s World Food Program. The catch? The agency would have to detail exactly how that money would be spent to end world hunger, rather than simply indefinitely continue operations as so many agencies created to combat a problem often do. Anyone betting that Musk will have a tax bill on a $6 billion share sale anytime soon just doesn’t understand how these agencies operate. Now here's the rest of the news: Sponsored Content [Former Tech Executive Issues Urgent Plea]( "I'm not trying to scare you... But for many people - life is about to take a very strange turn." [Click to Hear His New Warning.]( MARKETS DOW 35,913.84 +0.26% S&P 4,613.67 +0.18% NASDAQ 15,595.92 +0.63% *As of market close • Stocks hit new highs on Monday, with all three indices seeing fresh records. • Oil rose 0.4 percent, closing at $83.93 per barrel. • Gold rallied 0.5 percent, last going for $1,794 per ounce. • Cryptocurrencies generally trended higher, with Bitcoin at $61,204 at the stock market close. 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The crypto conglomerate had previously only raised $25 million, making its total valuation subject to speculation. • [Total Covid Deaths Top 5 Million]( Based on data from Johns Hopkins University, it’s likely that total Covid-19 deaths have topped 5 million. The US leads with 746,000, then Brazil, India and Mexico take up the other top spots. The number hits as many countries look to move to a post-Covid era, and determine issues such as booster and vaccine mandates. S&P 500 MOVERS TOP BEN 11.369% TSLA 7.151% ALGN 6.563% LVS 5.424% DE 5.098% BOTTOM AON 4.092% LHX 3.85% FTNT 3.596% EW 3.238% AJG 2.97% Quote of the Day The tax portion of it is looking like it’s going to come in probably below all of the original expectations. 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