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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 while it managed to almost...

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 offered an indication of how...

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 and incentivise other companies and...

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 users which is why it...

Netflix Q2 2020 – Peter and Paul.

Netflix robbed Peter to pay Paul. Netflix reported good results, but it turns out that the very strong subscriber numbers in H1 2020 were mostly due to pulling forward user...

Jio Platforms – The Bollysystem 2.0.

Google investment clarifies intentions. Jio Platforms now has both Facebook and Google as investors indicating that Jio’s strategy is not to create a digital ecosystem of its own, but instead...

Huawei –Nowhere to run pt. XIX.

The UK extracts its pound of flesh. The protestations of the UK operators against the Huawei ban is likely to fall on deaf ears as their claims are questionable and...

Bose – Visual impairment.

The AR field continues to narrow. Bose’s journey outside of its core audio business has come to an end with the closure of its Augmented Reality (AR) business in another...

Arm – Back to basics.

A return to the public market is now more likely. Arm’s restructuring is either signalling a rapid return to the stock market or no return at all. I suspect the...

Samsung Q2 2020 – Loving lockdown.

Semiconductors pull a blinder. Samsung has indicated that it has had a good Q2 2020 almost certainly because the stay at home trend has continued to productivity electronics and data...