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Tickers mentioned: AAPL AMZN FB GOOG PYPL SNAP TTD TWTR Google is flexing its online advertising muscles. The company will eliminate third-party advertising cookies and will not replace them with technologies that make it possible to track individual users across the Internet. Google and other Technology giants control the most eyeballs and will continue to … Continue reading Google Flexes Its Online Advertising Muscles. Big Fish Get Bigger.
Walmart's (tkr: WMT), E-Commerce offerings continued to scale with revenues of $17.1 billion in Q4 and $60.3 billion for the year. E-Commerce accounted for approximately 11% of Walmart's total Net Sales for the year ended January 31st. WMT E-Commerce is larger than many e-commerce companies from a revenue standpoint including PayPal, Shopify, Square and Wayfair … Continue reading Walmart E-Commerce Continues To Scale. A Spin-Off Could Unlock Shareholder Value.
Walmart (tkr: WMT) can do better than to jointly acquire TikTok with Microsoft (tkr: MSFT). A TikTok acquisition is fraught with risk. Our preference would be for Walmart to acquire a leading retailer in a growing category. AutoZone (tkr: AZO) is one such example. Premium article. 539 words. $9.99 One of the first things you … Continue reading Walmart Can Do Better than to Acquire TikTokPremium
Companies have pulled forward a significant amount of future earnings. The question is: "How much"? Back in April Microsoft (MSFT) CEO Satya Nadella said the company experienced two years of digital transformation in two months. Amazon (AMZN), Shopify (SHOP), Square (SQ), PayPal (PYPL) and other e-commerce players have undoubtedly pulled earnings forward as COVID accelerated … Continue reading How Much Future Earnings Have We Pulled Forward?
Investors have lost their minds when it comes to high-flying stocks such as Tesla (TSLA, up 830% over 13 months), Shopify (SHOP, up 210% over 4 months), DataDog (DDOG, up 220% since the March lows), and many other names where valuations are based on anything but the fundamentals. Why? There Is No Alternative (TINA): The … Continue reading TINA, ZIRP, The Future & The Retail Investor
We liked The ICE (ticker: ICE) as a potential acquirer of Bloomberg LP. News that The ICE moved to acquire eBay is consistent with ICE founder & CEO Jeff Sprecher's affinity for "exchange" / "marketplace" type businesses. The deal could carry a $30 billion value per the Wall Street Journal. EBAY shares are up 9% … Continue reading eBay for The ICE?
The Industrial CRE sector remains strong as Amazon and other e-commerce players acquire industrial properties to extend delivery capabilities. Amazon (tkr: AMZN), is investing to make one-day delivery standard for Prime members which in turn is driving the need for more local industrial space near high population density areas. "We’re currently working on evolving Prime … Continue reading E-Commerce Continues to Drive Demand for Industrial Space
Stripe - the payments API company that revolutionized ecommerce payments infrastructure - launches “Stripe Capital”, a commercial credit service that will lend to Stripe customers. Stripe Capital will have two key advantages over traditional Financial Institutions (“FIs”). First, Stripe is present at the point of sale, providing it insight into payments flow before the transaction … Continue reading Stripe Capital – The Latest Fintech Disruptor
We recently published an article entitled "The Now Economy and Workplace Implications". Sticking with this theme and on the heels of Walmart's latest salvo in the "Walmart vs. Amazon Food Delivery War", we have published a list of food delivery services. We also share our thoughts as to how this game may play out - … Continue reading Convenience as a Service (“CaaS”)
Amazon's 1st Ring Amazon's Core Services Portfolio drives the company's macro strategy. AMZN's more recent product and service offerings (both organic and acquired offerings) are covered in the "2nd Ring" and "3rd Ring" sections and serve to strengthen the Core portfolio. Amazon.com: Amazon's crown jewel. The world's broadest and deepest ecommerce platform. Amazon Web Services (AWS): … Continue reading The Three Rings of Amazon (AMZN)
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