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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 adpocalyspe is not going to...

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 notion that it is worth...

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 holding back the next generation...

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 traditional ecosystem to Google and...

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 led some to question whether...

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 may help cushion the company...

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 divorced from reality than Tesla...

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 that will not see the...

Tencent vs. China – The authoritarian moment pt. II.

Tencent’s treatment will help predict what happens to everyone else.  Of the two possible motivations that lie behind the increasing regulatory clampdown on the Chinese technology sector, it is the...

VW – New Auto.

New Auto raises new issues. VW has outlined how it plans to transform from a petrol-powered box shifter into a vendor of software and services, but this throws up a...