Archive For

July 2020

FAAG Q2 2020 – The one-way trade.

The stay at home trade has peaked with excellent results from most of the big technology names providing a timely boost so shortly after being...

Qualcomm & Samsung – Holding the line.

Qualcomm FQ3 2020 – Huawei joins the fold. Qualcomm reported good FQ3 2020 results as its original outlook has proved to be too pessimistic and...

Food delivery – One hero, many zeros.

Delivery Hero has its sights on global leadership. Delivery Hero is making the most of the hand that it has been dealt with revenue growth...

Jio Platforms – The vacuum.

Jio has a window to fill the void left by China. The banning of Chinese apps in India has created a convenient vacuum for which...

China smartphones – Huawei phone home.

Apple and Huawei now dominate their parts of the China market. Although shipments have declined by 17% YoY both Apple and Huawei have flourished in...

Intel & Twitter Q2 2020 – Internal affairs.

Intel – The execution game. Intel reported good results and guidance driven by the pandemic but the news of another delay to its 7nm process...

Tesla and Microsoft Q2 2020 – The money tree

Tesla Q2 2020 – Cash flow is king. Tesla reported good Q2 results as the sale of carbon credits helped it to report another profit...

TXN & SNAP Q2 2020 – Pandemic drivers

Texas Instruments – The canary Texas Instruments reported good results as its wide range of exposure cushioned it from the short-term problems in automotive and...

China vs. USA – Retaliatory strike?

A self-defeating retaliation. If China blocks Nokia and Ericsson exports, it will simply accelerate the migration of manufacturing from China that will cost Chinese jobs...

TikTok – Ticking clock.

Any move needs to happen fast. The fact that TikTok is not that difficult to emulate shows that its real asset is its network of...