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The caseload and restrictions are causing huge disruptions to the aviation and hospitality industries, in particular, triggering new pandemic-management ideas. Delta even previously asked the CDC to halve 10-day quarantine recommendations for vaccinated staff, saying it "may significantly impact our workforce and operations." Thousands of flights were scrapped this week, according to Flightaware.com, adding to the 2,300 which were canceled over the Christmas weekend.
Quote: "When you have a rapidly spreading infection that's going to have tens of millions of Americans infected in the next couple of months, 10 days is enormously disruptive," noted Dr. Ashish Jha, Dean at the Brown University School of Public Health. "This policy is safe, it doesn't put people at risk. We don't think most people are contagious after five days." (136 comments) Download Seeking Alpha for your Phone or Tablet
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Quote: "When you have a rapidly spreading infection that's going to have tens of millions of Americans infected in the next couple of months, 10 days is enormously disruptive," noted Dr. Ashish Jha, Dean at the Brown University School of Public Health. "This policy is safe, it doesn't put people at risk. We don't think most people are contagious after five days." (136 comments)
Analysis
While U.S. stocks ended 2021 on a high note, with the S&P 500 finishing up 27%, Cathie Wood missed out on the rally. Her flagship ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) fell 22% this year and for its worst annual performance since its inception in October 2014. It comes in stark contrast to last year's rally of almost 150% as she continues to reshuffle her ETFs (almost daily) to combat the latest market headwinds.
Commentary: "Everyone is talking about the Santa rally powering markets, but meanwhile ARKK is still going lower," said Mark Taylor, sales trader at Mirabaud. "Cathie Wood remains firmly in the Grinch camp, and the outflows are starting to show."
At the start of the year, Wood forecast a five-year compounded annual growth rate of 20%, but things didn't quite turn out that way. With gains slowly sliding away, the aggressive active stock picker is doubling down on her "disruptive innovation" strategies, predicting that ARKK could now deliver a five-year compounded annual growth rate of up to 40%. The kicker came on Monday, when her team sold a large portion of their holdings - like Palantir (PLTR) and Robinhood (HOOD) - for "purposes of raising cash for the 2021 annual ETF distribution."
Go big or go home? While it could be a one-off year, her methods could prove risky if she doesn't diversify to other areas and sectors. Wood usually starts by figuring out the total addressable market of a "disruptive" technology, such as artificial intelligence, crypto, DNA sequencing, energy storage and robotics, and then looks for companies that can benefit from the fast-growing area. However, when prices begin frothing for companies that are making little or no profit (i.e. Spotify (SPOT), Teladoc (TDOC) and Twilio (TWLO)), or P/E ratios are off the charts (i.e. Block (SQ), Roku (ROKU) and Tesla (TSLA)), the market may begin questioning their valuations. (261 comments)
Commentary: "Everyone is talking about the Santa rally powering markets, but meanwhile ARKK is still going lower," said Mark Taylor, sales trader at Mirabaud. "Cathie Wood remains firmly in the Grinch camp, and the outflows are starting to show."
At the start of the year, Wood forecast a five-year compounded annual growth rate of 20%, but things didn't quite turn out that way. With gains slowly sliding away, the aggressive active stock picker is doubling down on her "disruptive innovation" strategies, predicting that ARKK could now deliver a five-year compounded annual growth rate of up to 40%. The kicker came on Monday, when her team sold a large portion of their holdings - like Palantir (PLTR) and Robinhood (HOOD) - for "purposes of raising cash for the 2021 annual ETF distribution."
Go big or go home? While it could be a one-off year, her methods could prove risky if she doesn't diversify to other areas and sectors. Wood usually starts by figuring out the total addressable market of a "disruptive" technology, such as artificial intelligence, crypto, DNA sequencing, energy storage and robotics, and then looks for companies that can benefit from the fast-growing area. However, when prices begin frothing for companies that are making little or no profit (i.e. Spotify (SPOT), Teladoc (TDOC) and Twilio (TWLO)), or P/E ratios are off the charts (i.e. Block (SQ), Roku (ROKU) and Tesla (TSLA)), the market may begin questioning their valuations. (261 comments)
In case you missed it, Wall Street Breakfast published two longer editions this week, recapping the hottest headlines from 2021, as well as what to expect in 2022.
For some more weekend reading, see Wall Street Breakfast: What A Year! and Wall Street Breakfast: What To Watch In 2022.
For some more weekend reading, see Wall Street Breakfast: What A Year! and Wall Street Breakfast: What To Watch In 2022.


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