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Alibaba FQ2 23 – Recovery in waiting

The turn depends on Covid Zero policy. Alibaba reported reasonable results where e-commerce remained flattish but an increase of share buybacks to $40bn to the end of 2025 provided much-needed...

Nvidia, Cisco & Micron – Tale of two cities

Two tech segments worlds apart. Nvidia and Cisco managed to reassure the market with reasonable results pointing to steady enterprise spending but Micron, Amazon, and Meta Platforms all point to...

Corporate Governance – Caveat emptor pt. III

Another investor without a leg to stand on. Another investor has come out of the woodwork to criticise Alphabet’s expenses and its hiring practices but once again, this investor has...

Apple Metaverse – No choice.

Apple must address the Metaverse but not yet. According to the media chatter, Apple was supposed to release a Metaverse device this year, but I continue to think that this...

TikTok – No immunity.

AI can’t rescue this one. The general malaise in advertising is by no means limited to the big names as even TikTok which has gained a lot of market share...

Meta Platforms – Token gesture.

Zuckerberg throws his gadflies a bone. If Mr Zuckerberg really intends to cater to the interests of minority investors he should immediately realign his voting interest in the company with...

Renault, Qualcomm & Google – More GAS.

Renault finally lets Google off the leash. Renault has announced its new long-term strategy and for EVs, it is deepening its partnership with Google & Qualcomm which in my opinion...

Research publication – Clash of the Titans Vol. V – Radio Free Mobile

7th November 2022: Radio Free Mobile and Alavan Independent update their coverage of the geopolitical and technological rivalry between the USA and China with the publication of Clash of the...

Crypto & Coinbase – Deep freeze.

Coinbase has further to fall. Cryptocurrencies have stabilised around current levels but activity in the space has declined greatly, meaning that exchanges and banks need to make the investment case...

Qualcomm FQ4 22 – Opportunity incoming

The long-term scale tips in Qualcomm’s favour. A good set of results marred by a difficult outlook for FQ1 & FY 2023 also contained a few medium-term positives which were,...