What’s behind the door?
Earnings season in the United States is in full swing. I love this time in the markets, as the most important companies in the world issue their quarterly report cards. Let’s focus on what it means to “beat expectations” or, if you really want to sound fancy, “beat the street” – a reference to Wall Street although Maude Street in …
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What’s behind the door?
Earnings season in the United States is in full swing. I love this time in the markets, as the most important companies in the world issue their quarterly report cards. Let’s focus on what it means to “beat expectations” or, if you really want to sound fancy, “beat the street” – a reference to Wall Street although Maude Street in …
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What’s behind the door?
Earnings season in the United States is in full swing. I love this time in the markets, as the most important companies in the world issue their quarterly report cards. Let’s focus on what it means to “beat expectations” or, if you really want to sound fancy, “beat the street” – a reference to Wall Street although Maude Street in …
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Twitter’s next frontier
For all its ubiquity, Twitter hasn’t always been the most popular kid on the playground. Advertisers, its main source of revenue, have flocked to Facebook and Google and users have favoured Instagram and Pinterest. As a result, investors have also turned their attention and money elsewhere, causing the share price to languish well below its IPO price for many years. …
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Twitter’s next frontier
For all its ubiquity, Twitter hasn’t always been the most popular kid on the playground. Advertisers, its main source of revenue, have flocked to Facebook and Google and users have favoured Instagram and Pinterest. As a result, investors have also turned their attention and money elsewhere, causing the share price to languish well below its IPO price for many years. …
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Twitter’s next frontier
For all its ubiquity, Twitter hasn’t always been the most popular kid on the playground. Advertisers, its main source of revenue, have flocked to Facebook and Google and users have favoured Instagram and Pinterest. As a result, investors have also turned their attention and money elsewhere, causing the share price to languish well below its IPO price for many years. …
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The paradox of oligopolies
- Global, South Africa
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Antitrust, FAANG, Facebook, Google, Oligopoly, Regulators, TikTok, Twitter, Uber, Winner takes all
- November 18, 2020
Capitalism. It’s a double-edged sword. On one hand, people are rewarded for being innovative and hard-working, finding new solutions and improving our productivity, health and wealth as a species. On the other hand, greed and destructive competition often come into play, potentially enriching only a handful of people at the expense of others. This is why regulation is important. As …
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