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Gold hit $4,055 and REITs are thriving so apparently the boring stuff won the war
Silver up 1.08% on the day. A widely circulated leaderboard shows most major assets—from Bitcoin to Tesla to Trump Coin—remain far below all-time highs, while REITs and gold have emerged as relative winners in 2025-2026 amid AI stock volatility and space-stock collapses.
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