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Apple – Nokia moment?

Apple will be hoping that the Metaverse goes nowhere. Apple has no choice but to go all-in on the Metaverse because if the Metaverse does replace the smartphone and Apple...

Tencent & Cisco – Chinese spanner

China throws a spanner in the works of both Tencent and Cisco. Tencent Q1 2022 Tencent reported weak results as growth evaporated leaving the company waiting for both the end...

Twitter – The price of free speech pt. V.

The mercurial Mr Musk takes the story on a rollercoaster. The acquisition of Twitter was never going to be straightforward, but Mr Musk is taking the story on a rollercoaster...

EV SPACs – No bottom here.

The real pain is yet to come. The problem of selling shares at overinflated prices is that raising more money is extremely difficult which can lead to bankruptcy and forced...

Crypto & Coinbase – Coin crunch

Coinbase is a low-risk bank that is very unlikely to go bust. The current scare surrounding Coinbase is entirely valid in terms of proper risk disclosure but I agree with...

Google I/O 2022 – Babel fish

Google puts a placeholder on the Metaverse with a Babel fish. The all-important Google I/O keynote was a fairly humdrum affair with the exception of the soft launch of its...

Peloton vs. Unity – Tale of two crashes

Peloton is cheap but Unity is not. Bad results from both companies caused further share price declines but Peloton is moving into deep value territory whereas Unity by any measure...

Arm China – Turning point

SoftBank & Arm finally get the upper hand. The fight for Arm China that is causing consternation to Arm’s IPO looks to be in its final stages but it has...

Tech Sector 2022 – The pummelling

Blood bath opens the door for stock picking. Following the Nasdaq’s biggest one day downwards move in 2 years it is clear that the babies are being thrown out with...

Uber and Lyft – Parting of the ways

Uber and Lyft go in different directions. Lyft and Uber go in different directions as Uber’s food business and its much larger size allow it to deal with the difficult...