S&P Says Tesla Inc. Upgraded To 'BB+' On Solid Demand Prospects And Robust Financial Metrics; Outlook Positive
S&P:S&P Says Tesla Inc. Upgraded To 'Bb+' On Solid Demand Prospects And Robust Financial Metrics; Outlook Positive.S&P, On Tesla, Says Positive Outlook Reflects Our View That Tesla'S Free Operating Cash Flow Generation Will Remain Positive More Consistently.S&P Says Despite Semiconductor Shortages, Other Supply-Related Bottlenecks, Tesla Appears To Have Minimized Production Disruption Versus Most Automakers.S&P Says View On Tesla Also Reflects Outperformance Of Electric Vehicles So Far This Yea
$STRAITS TRADING CO. LTD(S20.SI)$https://shentonwire.net/2021/08/05/esr-cayman-to-acquire-ara-asset-management/ESR Cayman to acquire ARA Asset Management for US$5.2BStraits Trading has a 22.1 per cent stake in ARA. It also owns 89.5 per cent of property investment vehicle Straits Real Estate (SRE), a 30 per cent stake in Far East Hospitality Holdings, a 10 per cent deemed interest in Suntec Real Estate Investment Trust, and a 54.8 per cent interest in Malaysia Smelting Corporation.
Thoughts after reading this:1. Is the pie not big enough for all players to share? I think the pie is not growing fast enough for the big boys at their current slice. Shareholders demand for faster and larger growth and executives have to deliver (their bonuses at stake). Is this positive? Maybe. Asa shareholder I benefit from revenue growth and increasing margins. But could this be mutually destructive and lead to low/no growth for all parties? Time will tell.2. The article paints Microsoft as the weaker of the pair, trying to elbow for more space at the table. It is at the mercy of Google’s adtech dominance and has to run to papa to complain. No one likes a tattletale.. Is this an accurate reflection of the situation? Maybe, if we were just looking at the advertising/
$Walt Disney(DIS)$Significant breakout of the downtrend line.Need to clear the 50 EMA to sustain momentum for further upside Fundamentally bullish for long term with strong cash-generating businesses and deep content pipeline. Short term will benefit from reopening of theme parks and restarting of cruises.Please like and comment!
Big tech FUD may lead the next correction. Watching closely$Amazon.com(AMZN)$
Biden sees work needed to address problems created by big tech firms -White House
WASHINGTON, June 22 - U.S. President Joe Biden believes steps are needed to safeguard privacy, bolster innovation and deal with other problems created by big technology platforms, the White House said on Tuesday, signaling his support for legislation concerning Big Tech.Biden is encouraged by bipartisan work underway in Congress to tackle these issues, the official said, a day before the U.S. House Judiciary Committee votes on a package of antitrust bills, some of which target the market power
“Prices have been tamped down by the greatest anti-inflation force of our lifetime, that being technology, specifically the explosion of consumer technology.”
Answering the great inflation question of our time
Prices of everything; a house in Phoenix, a Ford F-150, a plane ticket to New York, have all gone up
Please don’t pay dividends. Use the cash and acquire other companies or make the amazon ecosystem stronger and faster. Share buybacks as a last resort.
Could Amazon Stock Become A Dividend Payer Soon?
Amazon stock does not currently offer investors dividend payments, but could it? The Amazon Maven di