COVID-19
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Marc Andreessen has changed his tone over the past year; there is a cynical interpretation, but I think the shift is justified.
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In a follow-up to Zero Trust Information, exploring the four types of information and how their value changes with time.
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Disney Earnings, Disney and Linear TV, Disney+ Ads
Disney’s earnings raise the question as to whether the company is over-investing in streaming; I don’t think so, and I also think ads will help.
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Shopify Earnings, Shopify Acquires Deliverr, Shopify and Buy With Prime
Shopify’s earnings were disappointing; worse, they were confusing. The company knows its mission, but needs to clarify its strategy
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Amazon Earnings, Amazon’s Costs, Amazon Closes Stores
Amazon messed up its capacity planning and the result was a big loss; CEO Andy Jassy seems focused on scalability above everything else.
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Apple Earnings, Apple and Zero-COVID, Apple Pay and the EU
Apple’s earnings were dominated by supply chain issues in China, which are ultimately driven by COVID. Then, the EU gets it right in an antitrust case (for now).
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An Interview with Dan Wang about COVID, Chinese Manufacturing, and China’s Response to Ukraine
Dan Wang is a China-based analyst for Gavekal Dragonomics, a global macro research firm based in Hong Kong and Beijing; we discuss Shanghai’s COVID lockdowns, manufacturing and trade, and China’s Response to Ukraine
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Peloton’s Operations, Intel Buys Tower Semiconductor, What Now for ARM (plus Intel + RISC-V)
One more point on Peloton’s poor operations, then more news from the chip industry: Intel makes an acquisition and ARM is on its own.
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Peloton Changes CEO, The Pandemic Stocks, Peloton’s Options
Breaking down what is going wrong with Peloton’s business, and why it might make sense to go in the opposite direction.