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Intel & IBM Q4 2020 – Turnaround sagas.

Intel Q4 2020 – The hard road. Intel reported good results and guidance but the new CEO’s commitment to manufacturing sent skittish investors running for the hills. Q4 2020 revenues...

Salesforce & Slack – Opportunistic strike.

Salesforce picks off a weaker player. Salesforce is paying $45.52 per share (at Salesforce’s December 1st close) to acquire Slack, in a move that values the company just 18% above...

Intel Q3 2020 – Under siege.

The foundation shakes Intel followed IBM in reporting weakness in the cloud which was more than offset by the PC market, but this was not enough to calm the market...

Zoom – Great company, terrible stock.

Zoom goes from app to platform. Zoom is moving to offer more functionality on its service with the aim of becoming a platform and maintaining and growing the huge user...

Amazon Games – Game off!

I think Amazon wants to be the tools, not the talent. Amazon is ceasing development of one of its in-house games and delaying another following a disastrous launch but I...

Microsoft & TikTok – The Opportunist

This looks like an opportunistic investment for Microsoft. Microsoft is in talks to acquire TikTok that I suspect is more about an investment opportunity than a sudden newfound desire to...

Zoom Q1 2020 – Zoom by nature

All priced in. Zoom reported very strong Q1 2020 results on all levels as far more customers than expected paid up for the service amid the flood of free users...

Microsoft and Facebook – The social trend.

Facebook surprises more than Microsoft. Microsoft FQ3 2020 – The obvious beat Microsoft ticked all the right boxes in its FQ3 2020 earnings report with the exception that it saw...

Google and Samsung Q1 2020 – Blind in the storm

Google and Samsung have no idea what the future holds. Google battens down the hatches Alphabet reported good Q1 2020 results but while it noted that there was no real...

Intel Q1 2020 – The rampart

Intel is well exposed and looks defensive. Intel reported good results and guidance but the withdrawal of guidance for the rest of the year spooked the market despite Intel’s very...