Grab – Cash grab
An opportunistic cash grab. Grab is going public in one of the biggest SPAC transactions to date and while its valuation is not at the...
Ant Group – Crushed by the state.
A very different fate to that of Alibaba. The censure dealt to Ant Group is the exact opposite of that given to Alibaba (see here)...
Alibaba – The house wins
This is about Jack, not the house. Alibaba escapes with a slap on the wrist and Beijing’s further actions demonstrate very clearly that its actions...
LG – End of an era
LG finally throws in the towel. LG has finally thrown in the towel on smartphones in an admission to what has been patently clear for...
Autonomous & Electric – On the brakes.
The great reset spreads. The migration towards electric and autonomous is showing signs of strain with crashing valuations and signs of a significant slowdown in...
Samsung Q1 21 – Double barrelled.
Semis and smartphones drive results. Samsung reported excellent Q1 21 results as mobile devices and semiconductors look like they have underpinned a substantial recovery compared...
Oracle vs Google – The merry-go-round: final edition.
The Supreme court puts the issue partially to bed. A 10-year titanic struggle comes to an end with Google triumphing over Oracle in a case...
Xiaomi – Apples and oranges.
EVs might just work for Xiaomi. I have been pretty negative with regard to the prospects of Apple making and selling an electric vehicle due...
Deliveroo – Unfairly hammered?
Lack of support looks to have been the cause. Deliveroo took a hammering on its first day of trade falling 26% below the issue price...
Darktrace – Dirty traces