Ant Group – Off the naughty step
Ant Group’s nightmare is finally over. Ant Group is buying back some of its shares in a move that indicates that the evisceration inflicted upon...
Musk vs Zuck – Virtual cage fight
I think Musk wins this cage fight. Meta Platforms is releasing an alternative to Twitter which will give all those who say they want to...
China vs. USA – No leverage
History looks set to repeat itself. China’s limitations on Gallium and Germanium will cause some short-term disruption but it will not deliver negotiating leverage and...
Artificial Intelligence – Countdown to winter
Irrational exuberance is in full swing. As surely as autumn and winter follow summer, the current exuberance around AI is not going to last simply...
Micron – Supercycle pt. XI
Bottoming out? Micron reported lower-than-expected losses and guided better for the coming quarter as the company thinks that the worst is over in terms of...
USA vs. China – The screw
USA looks to tighten further. The US Department of Commerce is looking to tighten restrictions on China still further by again lowering the performance bar...
Baidu & AI – ChatCCP pt. II
Baidu highlights the CCP’s conundrum. Baidu’s latest model release claims to be better than ChatGPT but raises more questions than answers with opaque testing and...
Alibaba – Jack’s back
Eddie and Jack can only do so much. After a string of failed strategies to ignite interest in the company and its stock, Jack Ma...














Samsung Q2 2023 – Supercycle pt. XII