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Management teams will likely need to learn to do more with less. A rising tide of valuations, coupled with excessive use of stock compensation, has helped to keep a lid on labor expenses. This environment will likely bring prolonged pain to the more speculative corners of the mark...

As companies adjust to inflation, rising interest rates, and a likely economic slowdown, investors are struggling to compute future earnings and the impact on stock valuations. Broadening the sources of stability can help diversify risk and return potential. Geopolitical risk and ...

Why the economy, practically speaking, may already be in recession. Why defensive sectors may be worth a closer look in the current environment. Market sentiment might be bearish, but that doesn't mean there aren't opportunities. Aggressive moves by central banks...

The Volkswagen stock is currently extremely cheap with a P/E (FWD) Ratio of 3. Tesla’s P/E (FWD) Ratio, however, is almost 70. In this analysis, I will show why I rate Volkswagen as a buy and Tesla as a hold. My DCF Model shows that Volkswagen is currently undervalued, ...

Why the long-term outlook for tech may still be optimistic? How a recession might impact the tech sector? What a post-pandemic market looks like for tech companies? For further details see: Tech Stocks Have Tumbled In 2022, But Is The Worst Almost Over?

In China, a tightening of the credit cycle led to a major reset in the valuations of big tech stocks in the country. Big tech stocks in the US also now face a major regulatory crackdown of their own, both here and in Europe. The lesson that might be gleaned from China’s exp...

Nvidia’s core businesses continued to show strength in Q1’23. Data Center revenue growth accelerated while Gaming Center topline growth decelerated. Data Centers are now Nvidia's biggest business based on revenues. Artificial intelligence represents a strong growth o...

On the surface, the correction has only started getting to the broad indices. Under the hood, the damage is deeper: 70% of S&P 500 stocks and 85% of NASDAQ stocks are below their 200-day moving averages. The Fed is raising rates and reducing liquidity by allowing assets on its bal...

Despite these turbulent global markets, we can identify several clear positives across the thematic space. As a result, we believe that it may be a good time for investors to seek exposure to these themes at the dip while keeping their focus on the long-term drivers. As this econo...

The war in Ukraine clearly triggered the spike in oil prices and in agricultural prices as well. Inflation, interest rates and Fed policy are linked. Similarly, supply chain disruptions, the slowdown in China, and big-tech reversals are all Covid-related. The bottom line right now...