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...“I think they are just being a little bit more cautious because they can’t release something they can’t fully control,” he added....
...“You are starting to see this a bit more with pre-IPO companies [such as] OpenAI, Canva, SpaceX: private companies doing tender offers for staff who tend to have more concentrated positions in the company...
...“Employees will never feel at home at a company that doesn’t have even a little bit of warmth,” wrote one user on the social media platform Weibo, on which Qu’s comments are trending....
...And utilities might be a bit *ahem* exposed....
...I’m a bit sceptical, as I noted in yesterday’s letter, but then I’m a journalist. If any non-journalists have thoughts, please send them along: robert.armstrong@ft.com. Does Buffett matter?...
...More importantly, Trump Media & Technology Group rose another 14 per cent, right after we wrote that it looked a bit overvalued. Unhedged’s record as a contrarian indicator remains spotless....
...Tesla’s business — well, the bit that sells cars rather than hype — has been visibly in trouble for more than a year....
...“I don’t want to denigrate anybody, but I think [Paramount] needs a little bit of new energy. I think he will bring that,” Emanuel said....
...I take every single bit of competition seriously,” he added....
...In total, the indexing bits of the three companies generated revenues of $6.5bn last year, broken down this way: NB, those figures are for LSEG’s investment solutions business, which houses FTSE Russell...
...“Managing directors” who are not directors of any company and don’t manage anything. “Vice-presidents” who carry bags and take minutes. “Executive directors” who are mid-level bureaucrats....
...If those two explain the bulk of the Apple drawdown, then the stock’s relative performance may only improve when the AI hype fades a bit and the economic backdrop degrades....
...“In the short term this could be a bit challenging for hotels . . . but in the medium term it’s much better to have a flexible stock of Airbnb oversupply as opposed to permanent expansion of hotel room stock...
...At HSBC’s offices the mood may be a bit cheerier: the group stands out for increasing its company-wide bonus pool by 12 per cent....
...The valuation looks a bit nutty: 80% of revenue is [Apple’s] hardware yet the stock trades on a software multiple; UBS, even in 2027, forecasts just 4.3% FCF yield....
...Getting rid of the company’s 25/75 weighting of 2024 and 2025 results, and shifting all weight to 2025, boosts the share price a bit, to $36....
...It is only a minor exaggeration to say that none of this has ended up mattering one tiny little bit....
...In recent months, little-known companies with names such as Bit Brother and Phunware have been among the most traded stocks in America’s public markets, surpassing companies like Tesla and popular exchange...
...Other companies are joining the spending spree on AI....
...Very few companies specify even a rough-and-ready strategy for valuing themselves ahead of buybacks, which is a bit shocking when you think about it. I can think of two explanations for this....
...Investors could hence starve the former of capital and provide it in spades to the latter, doing their bit for the planet while making outsize returns....
...“I hope it forces companies’ hands a little bit and moves the needle on the practices and the benefits they give people.”...
...Since the start of the pandemic, what the stocks have in common is that they have all risen quite a bit....
...The canned explanation is companies “labour hoarding”, which feels unsatisfying to us, a bit like saying a car moved because the wheels spun. Have a better explanation?...
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