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Calculated Shard: 163 (from laksa038)

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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa163.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/elon-musk-explains-teslas-bitcoin-buy\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/elon-musk-explains-teslas-bitcoin-buy\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

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CEO\nElon Musk\nsaid the inability to receive a return on his company’s cash was behind the decision to buy $1.5 billion of \nbitcoin\n.\nTicker\nSecurity\nLast\nChange\nChange %\nTSLA\nTESLA INC.\n346.65\n-6.17\n-1.75%\nPowered By\n“When fiat currency has negative real interest, only a fool wouldn’t look elsewhere,” Musk tweeted on Thursday evening.\nReal interest rates are negative when the rate of inflation exceeds the nominal interest rate. Real yields, however, have been moving higher in recent weeks as investors fear the unprecedented amount of fiscal and monetary stimulus will bring back inflation. The 10-year real yield was around -0.8% on Friday while the 30-year real yield turned positive.\nTESLA BUYS $1.5B IN BITCOIN, WILL START ACCEPTING FOR CARS\nTesla earlier this month announced the purchase of $1.5 billion of bitcoin in an effort to “further diversify and maximize” the return on its cash. 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CEO [Elon Musk](https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/category\/elon-musk) said the inability to receive a return on his company’s cash was behind the decision to buy \\$1.5 billion of [bitcoin](http:\/\/foxbusiness.com\/category\/bitcoin).\n\n| Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % |\n|---|---|---|---|---|\n| [TSLA](https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/quote?stockTicker=TSLA) | TESLA INC. | 346\\.65 | \\-6.17 | \\-1.75% |\n| Powered By |   |   |   |   |\n\n“When fiat currency has negative real interest, only a fool wouldn’t look elsewhere,” Musk tweeted on Thursday evening.\n\nReal interest rates are negative when the rate of inflation exceeds the nominal interest rate. Real yields, however, have been moving higher in recent weeks as investors fear the unprecedented amount of fiscal and monetary stimulus will bring back inflation. 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Boilerpipe Text	Published February 19, 2021 10:24am EST 'Bitcoin is almost as bs as fiat money.' Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk said the inability to receive a return on his company’s cash was behind the decision to buy $1.5 billion of bitcoin . Ticker Security Last Change Change % TSLA TESLA INC. 346.65 -6.17 -1.75% Powered By “When fiat currency has negative real interest, only a fool wouldn’t look elsewhere,” Musk tweeted on Thursday evening. Real interest rates are negative when the rate of inflation exceeds the nominal interest rate. Real yields, however, have been moving higher in recent weeks as investors fear the unprecedented amount of fiscal and monetary stimulus will bring back inflation. The 10-year real yield was around -0.8% on Friday while the 30-year real yield turned positive. TESLA BUYS $1.5B IN BITCOIN, WILL START ACCEPTING FOR CARS Tesla earlier this month announced the purchase of $1.5 billion of bitcoin in an effort to “further diversify and maximize” the return on its cash. Tesla ended 2020 with $19.38 billion in cash and cash equivalents, as noted in an SEC filing. It also noted it may soon accept bitcoin as payment for its cars. Tesla said it may invest more of its cash in digital assets, gold bullion, gold exchange-traded funds and other assets. ILHAN OMAR'S FINANCIAL TRANSACTION TAX WOULD HURT MAIN STREET: GAMESTOP HEARING EXPERT The Fed has said interest rates will remain low through at least the end of 2023. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ON FOX BUSINESS Musk’s decision to add bitcoin to Tesla’s balance sheet followed an exchange he had with MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor, who in December announced his company had accumulated $1.3 billion worth of the cryptocurrency. MicroStrategy this week announced plans to raise $900 million through a convertible debt sale, saying it would use the proceeds to buy more bitcoin. “Bitcoin is almost as bs as fiat money,” Musk said. “The keyword is ‘almost’.”
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CEO [Elon Musk](https://www.foxbusiness.com/category/elon-musk) said the inability to receive a return on his company’s cash was behind the decision to buy \$1.5 billion of [bitcoin](http://foxbusiness.com/category/bitcoin). \| Ticker \| Security \| Last \| Change \| Change % \| \|---\|---\|---\|---\|---\| \| [TSLA](https://www.foxbusiness.com/quote?stockTicker=TSLA) \| TESLA INC. \| 346\.65 \| \-6.17 \| \-1.75% \| \| Powered By \| \| \| \| \| “When fiat currency has negative real interest, only a fool wouldn’t look elsewhere,” Musk tweeted on Thursday evening. Real interest rates are negative when the rate of inflation exceeds the nominal interest rate. Real yields, however, have been moving higher in recent weeks as investors fear the unprecedented amount of fiscal and monetary stimulus will bring back inflation. The 10-year real yield was around -0.8% on Friday while the 30-year real yield turned positive. [TESLA BUYS \$1.5B IN BITCOIN, WILL START ACCEPTING FOR CARS](https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/tesla-buys-1-5b-in-bitcoin-will-start-accepting-for-cars) Tesla earlier this month announced the purchase of \$1.5 billion of bitcoin in an effort to “further diversify and maximize” the return on its cash. Tesla ended 2020 with \$19.38 billion in cash and cash equivalents, as noted in an SEC filing. It also noted it may soon accept bitcoin as payment for its cars. Tesla said it may invest more of its cash in digital assets, gold bullion, gold exchange-traded funds and other assets. [ILHAN OMAR'S FINANCIAL TRANSACTION TAX WOULD HURT MAIN STREET: GAMESTOP HEARING EXPERT](https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/ilhan-omar-financial-transaction-tax-hurt-main-street-expert) The Fed has said interest rates will remain low through at least the end of 2023. [CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ON FOX BUSINESS](http://foxbusiness.com/) Musk’s decision to add bitcoin to Tesla’s balance sheet followed an exchange he had with MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor, who in December announced his company had accumulated \$1.3 billion worth of the cryptocurrency. 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Readable Markdown	Published February 19, 2021 10:24am EST ## 'Bitcoin is almost as bs as fiat money.' [Tesla](http://foxbusiness.com/category/tesla) Inc. CEO [Elon Musk](https://www.foxbusiness.com/category/elon-musk) said the inability to receive a return on his company’s cash was behind the decision to buy \$1.5 billion of [bitcoin](http://foxbusiness.com/category/bitcoin). \| Ticker \| Security \| Last \| Change \| Change % \| \|---\|---\|---\|---\|---\| \| [TSLA](https://www.foxbusiness.com/quote?stockTicker=TSLA) \| TESLA INC. \| 346\.65 \| \-6.17 \| \-1.75% \| \| Powered By \| \| \| \| \| “When fiat currency has negative real interest, only a fool wouldn’t look elsewhere,” Musk tweeted on Thursday evening. Real interest rates are negative when the rate of inflation exceeds the nominal interest rate. Real yields, however, have been moving higher in recent weeks as investors fear the unprecedented amount of fiscal and monetary stimulus will bring back inflation. The 10-year real yield was around -0.8% on Friday while the 30-year real yield turned positive. [TESLA BUYS \$1.5B IN BITCOIN, WILL START ACCEPTING FOR CARS](https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/tesla-buys-1-5b-in-bitcoin-will-start-accepting-for-cars) Tesla earlier this month announced the purchase of \$1.5 billion of bitcoin in an effort to “further diversify and maximize” the return on its cash. Tesla ended 2020 with \$19.38 billion in cash and cash equivalents, as noted in an SEC filing. It also noted it may soon accept bitcoin as payment for its cars. Tesla said it may invest more of its cash in digital assets, gold bullion, gold exchange-traded funds and other assets. [ILHAN OMAR'S FINANCIAL TRANSACTION TAX WOULD HURT MAIN STREET: GAMESTOP HEARING EXPERT](https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/ilhan-omar-financial-transaction-tax-hurt-main-street-expert) The Fed has said interest rates will remain low through at least the end of 2023. [CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ON FOX BUSINESS](http://foxbusiness.com/) Musk’s decision to add bitcoin to Tesla’s balance sheet followed an exchange he had with MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor, who in December announced his company had accumulated \$1.3 billion worth of the cryptocurrency. MicroStrategy this week announced plans to raise \$900 million through a convertible debt sale, saying it would use the proceeds to buy more bitcoin. “Bitcoin is almost as bs as fiat money,” Musk said. “The keyword is ‘almost’.”
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