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July 2021

Tech Newsround – AMZN / TWTR / LYFT / HERE

Amazon Q2 2021 – Whoops $127bn. Amazon reported good results but shed $127bn (7%) in value as Q3 2021 forecasts failed to live up to...

FB / QCOM results – More big hitting.

Semis looks better than Internet at the moment. Facebook Q2 2021 – Better lucky than good. Facebook reported excellent results but the adpocalypse is going...

APPL/GOOG/MSFT – Look elsewhere

Great numbers are already reflected in valuations. Alphabet Q2 2021 – No adpocalypse Alphabet reported excellent Q2 2021 results, and it looks as if Apple’s...

Tesla Q2 2021 – Unreality gap.

Fundamentals and valuation remain divorced.   Tesla reported excellent results that begin to establish its long-term credentials as a player in this market but the...

China vs. China – The authoritarian moment pt. III

China does the USA another favour. China’s potential crackdown on its education industry is likely to have the opposite impact of that which is desired...

Jio Platforms – The Bollysystem 2.0 pt. II

Jio and Google fragment the Android platform. Jio Platforms is redoubling its efforts to capture the Indian market for new digital services while ceding the...

Semiconductors – Exception or canary?

Texas Instruments raises questions on the supercycle. Texas Instruments bucked the semiconductor super cycle narrative in its Q2 2021 results with a forecast that has...

Peloton – Game on.

Peloton finally gets one right. Peloton’s move into virtual cycling games should provide some exclusivity for its bikes which if taken to its logical conclusion...

Aurora – Shirtless in Mountain View pt. II

Part I can be found here Part II – Aurora demands the shirt off the investor’s back. The valuation of this deal is even more...

Aurora – Shirtless in Mountain View pt. I

A look at the Aurora SPAC in two parts The autonomous trucking company is going public at $11bn with mediocre technology and a financial plan...