Five interesting things that Hodges Capital research analysts discovered this week...

#1 SAVINGS: 80% of earnings have exhausted cash savings and now have less cash than pre-pandemic, according to a recent San Francisco Fed study.

#2 NORWAY: Per Chartr, Norway has just 0.07% of the world’s population but owns 1.5% of the global stock markets through investments in more than 9,000 listed companies across 70 countries.

#3 CYBER CRIME: Statista estimates global losses at $7.1 trillion last year compared to $1.2 trillion in 2019. Phishing has become the most prevalent attack and accounts for more than half of criminal online activity.

#4 CRICKET: According to Visual Capitalist, the Narendra Modi Stadium in India is the world’s largest stadium, with a capacity of 132,000 people.

#5 DFW OFFICES: MSCI estimates that the average offer on Dallas-area offices is almost 8% below average sales prices and is the widest spread since just following the Great Recession.

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