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[2 minutes to read] Plus: Luxury goods vs the S&P 500
Shawn O'Malley
March 30, 2024
Weekend edition
š«Ā Cocoa futures might be soaring, but that wonāt get between us and our healthy relationship with chocolate.
Our friends at Johns Hopkins Medicine remind us that dark chocolate's antioxidants have been shown to lower blood pressure, increase heart health, balance the immune system, reduce stress, improve brain function, and combat diabetes.
š Off we go with more tidbits, cool charts and more in 2 minutes to read.
ā Matthew and Shawn
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āIn newness we are forced into presence and focus. Newness can even slow down our sense of time. This explains why time seemed slower when we were kids.ā
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Final Thoughts
š¢Ā One Big Number: $420 millionāthe total spend among U.S. consumers on high-end espresso machines last year, with the average being around $1,500 per fancy machine. The market for such machines doubled during the pandemic, thanks largely to the work-at-home boom.
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