Posititive Market Reaction to US-Iran Ceasefire Global stock markets rallied strongly after signs of a ceasefire agreement between the US and Iran, despite lingering questions about its durability. Major indexes in the US, Europe and Asia posted multi-percent gains. President…
Spike in Jet Fuel Has Political Implications The U.S.-Iran war entered its fifth week and has severely disrupted oil supply via the Strait of Hormuz, causing a roughly 40% spike in oil prices since Feb. 28 and large increases in…
Risks of Industrial Secrets and China Threat TSMC (Taiwan Semicondutor Manufacturing Company), the world’s leading cutting-edge chipmaker, remains dominant despite recent threats from U.S. tariff rhetoric and a corporate-espionage investigation. The company fired employees suspected of trying to obtain cutting‑edge…
New US Industrial Policy Taking Shape? U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is exploring having the federal government take equity stakes in semiconductor firms that receive CHIPS Act funding, potentially in exchange for grants. The plan would apply beyond Intel to…
Has Apple Done Enough to Reduce China Supply Chain Dependency? The dependence of Apple on the Chinese supply chain was reduced right after Covid-19. A Reuters article published in November 2022, shows this happened between 2019 and 2022. This reliance…
Lofty Investor Expectations overshadow NVIDIA Earnings Report NVIDIA reported record quarterly revenue of $300 billion for Q2 FY (Fiscal Year) 2025, a 15% increase from the previous quarter and a 122% increase year-over-year. The company also achieved record Data Center…
NVIDIA: Strong Revenue and Profit When delving into NVIDIA's latest earnings report, it becomes evident that several factors have contributed to the company's robust financial performance. NVIDIA, a leading semiconductor company known for its innovative graphic chips, reported a significant…
Regulation Risk in Europe and Nationalism in China hurt the Outlook for Apple Geopolitical winds in China and increasing regulatory risk in Europe and also the US have hit Apple market sentiment. In addition, there is some concern with stagnating…
Highlights of Apple Stock Earnings Slip The key takeaways of the earnings report slip revolved around a significal decline versus sales expectations in China and a decline in MacBook sales. China's shrinking iPhone revenues, in combination with other regional challenges,…
Rising Tensions and Slowdown to Impact Nvidia Valuation As we noted in our October 19th post, rising geopolitical tension resulting from the new chip export restrictions will impact semiconductor companies like Nvidia. After the restrictions were announced Nvida's stock fell. …
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