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 Metaverse offering which will be to skip VR and go straight to AR. Google is holding its annual developer conference which is back at full strength for the first time...

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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 remains expensive. Peloton FQ3 2022 – Kitchen sinks the numbers Peloton reported weak results as the CEO effected a hard reset but there is some light at the end of...

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Palantir Q1 22 – Knock knock!

Getting close to interesting territory. Palantir joins the list of companies that report a slight miss that causes a big sell-off in the shares that has another high-flying technology stock knocking on the door of value territory. Q1 2022 revenues / EPS were $470m / LOSS$0.05 broadly in line with forecasts of $443m / LOSS$0.05. Growth varied widely between government...

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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 taken an intervention from the Chinese state to unfreeze the process. Arm China is a joint venture between Arm and local Chinese investors that was set up to both allow...

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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 the bathwater turning the sector into a contrarian, stock picker’s paradise. This is because the two biggest drivers of the market in the short-term are greed and fear with fundamentals...

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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 operating environment much more effectively. Lyft Q1 2022 revenues / EPS were $875.6m / LOSS$0.57 compared to forecasts of $851m / LOSS$0.55 but it was the outlook for profitability that...

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Didi – Desperate times pt. III

Didi is a classic value trap Didi is undoubtedly one of the cheapest technology companies currently available for investment, but the prospect of being unlisted and untradeable as well as the Chinese state’s apparent war on the company adds too much risk in my opinion. Didi’s short history as a public company is a tale of woe from listing on...

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Eid el Fitr – Back Wednesday 4th May

RFM will return after the Eid el Fitr holiday on Wednesday 4th May. 

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Apple, Amazon, Intel – Three strikes.

Apple FQ2 22 – Rug sweeping Apple reported good results but warned on FQ3 22 blaming the supply chain, but I suspect that there is also a degree of softness in demand triggered by inflation that is causing the weakness. FQ2 22 revenues / EPS were $97.3bn / $1.52 nicely ahead of forecasts of $94.1bn / $1.43 but forward-looking commentary...

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Tech Newsround – Meta & Semis.

Meta Platforms Q1 22 – Short squeeze Meta Platforms reported good results and has returned to low user growth, but the current tough outlook leads me to think that the 19% jump in the shares in after-hours trading was driven by short positions scrambling to cover their exposure rather than a fundamental turnaround in the stock. Q1 2022 revenues /...

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