Like many tech companies claiming to be ethical, or not evil, Facebook seems to condition that morality on whether or not it is getting paid enough to change course. During internal discussions reported on by The Wall Street Journal, Facebook executives and employees appear to have considered ways in which to generate greater profits that would have gone against the stated ethical philosophies of the social network company. It should be noted that Facebook didn't ultimately follow through on those unethical practices, but its seems that the line holding Facebook back from such betrayals of … [Read more...]
Is this the Start of a Profound Structural Change in E-Commerce?
Amazon is moving into advertising in a big way. The implications and opportunities of such a shift are profound, but there are also risks. Will consumers accept ads on Amazon’s platform? If they do, what does that mean for small businesses on Amazon’s platform? How will big businesses use the platform? What does this mean for Amazon’s competitors? It is still early days here, but this is a trend all investors should be watching. The WSJ has the story. “I think the giant has been awoken,” said Bill Wise, chief executive of Mediaocean, a software platform that processes over $150 billion of ad … [Read more...]
Musk on Tesla’s Near-Death Experience
Bloomberg's John Bowker reports on an Axios interview Tesla CEO Elon Musk in which he said that Tesla, at one point, had only a few weeks to live. He writes: Elon Musk has revealed how close Tesla Inc. came to collapse during the frantic and costly effort to ramp up production of the Model 3 sedan: Little more than a couple of months. “The company was bleeding money like crazy, and if we didn’t solve these problems in a very short period of time, we would die,” Musk told the news service Axios in an interview aired Sunday on HBO. When asked how close Tesla was to failing, he replied: “I … [Read more...]
Top 10 “Retirement Killers”
There are a number of ways to mess up your retirement plan, but some are more dangerous than others. At MarketWatch, Brett Arends lists the top 10 "retirement killers." His list comes from an NBER research paper called "Saving Regret," written by Axel H. Börsch-Supan, Tabea Bucher-Koenen, Michael D. Hurd, and Susann Rohwedder. Arends explains the survey, writing: A survey of “Saving Regret” targeted 1,600 Americans aged 60 to 79 to ask them about whether they had saved enough money — and if not, why not. The survey was conducted by researchers from the RAND Corporation and the Max Planck … [Read more...]
Are Stablecoins the Best of Both Worlds?
By tying blockchain technology to fiat currencies, stablecoins are trying to be the solution to cryptocurrency volatility. Hannah Murphy reports for the Financial Times: While stablecoins are less enticing investments for risk-hungry speculators than other cryptocurrencies, proponents argue users get the best of both worlds: the low volatility of fiat currencies together with the advantages of digital currencies, such as fast international payments, availability to anyone with an internet connection and no need to go through the banking system. And many believe their potential goes beyond … [Read more...]
Novartis Leads from the Front on Cancer Treatment
Novartis is working on pioneering advanced new cancer therapies, rather than looking for incremental improvements in existing drugs. Denise Roland explains Novartis' strategy at The Wall Street Journal, writing: Novartis AG’s NVS +0.43% recent acquisition streak is pivoting the company toward new treatments that bear little resemblance to traditional drugs. The Swiss company has spent nearly $15 billion in the past year to build its presence in cutting-edge areas of medical research, including gene therapy, or treatments that introduce new DNA into the body, and radiopharmaceuticals, which … [Read more...]
Even Your Broker Knows this is a Conflict of Interest
The brokerage industry seems incapable of looking out for their clients’ best interests. If it isn’t dumping the most recently issued IPO on investors, it is encouraging clients to go further into debt. According to the WSJ, some 15,000 financial advisors at Merrill have complained to management about a pay structure that encourages customers to take on more debt. If your money is still at one of the big brokerage firms, isn’t it time you made a change to a financial advisor who will look out for you best interest? Boutique fee-only investment counsel firms are held to a fiduciary … [Read more...]
Suppliers Suffer When Apple Clouds iPhone Orders in Mystery
With little information to go on regarding future iPhone sales, and possibly canceled orders from Apple impacting business, iPhone suppliers are being trashed in markets. Yoko Kubota, Takashi Mochizuki and Tripp Mickle write for The Wall Street Journal: Lower-than-expected demand for Apple Inc.’s AAPL -2.77% new iPhones and the company’s decision to offer more models have created turmoil along its supply chain and made it harder to predict the number of components and handsets it needs, people familiar with the situation say. In recent weeks, Apple slashed production orders for all three … [Read more...]
This is What Can Happen When You Invest Without a Margin of Safety?
Nvidia, a member of the high-flying NYSE FANG+ index, reported third quarter results yesterday that missed estimates. The stock is down 19% this morning, and over 42% since October 1st. Why have the shares cratered? Earnings are up 32% over the last year and the outlook remains positive with Goldman saying Nvidia “has access to one of the best growth opportunity sets in semis.” The problem for Nvidia shareholders, in a word, was price. Early this year, Nvidia traded as high as 60X earnings. Investors buying shares at those levels were forgoing a necessary margin of safety. Without a … [Read more...]
Here’s why Diversification is Vital
The wildfires currently raging in California have decimated thousands of acres of land, including homes and businesses. Around 100 people are still considered missing. That is simply a catastrophe, and at Young Research & Publishing we thank the first responders trying to stop the blaze, and hope the missing are reunited with their families soon. Possibly to blame for the fires is PG&E, the power utility for much of California. The utility reported a power outage in the area shortly before the outbreak of the fire known as the Camp fire (there are multiple major blazes occurring … [Read more...]
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