07-07-2016, 10:47 PM
Last month it was reported that Samsung could be bringing next-generation QLED display technology to its TV range by 2019 or even 2018. QLED essentially combines the core attributes of OLED and Quantum Dot display technology to create a bright, high-contrast picture, whilst reportedly being easier (and thus cheaper) to manufacturer than OLED panels. Now a piece of evidence has emerged suggesting that Samsung is already looking at expanding its QLED efforts. As SamMobile points out, a US patent application for QLED technology was filed by the South Korean tech giant on June 27.
Samsung expands QLED plans - could the Galaxy S10 ditch AMOLED?
No one is buying company stocks — except the companies themselves. Bank of America Merrill Lynch included a chart in its weekly note detailing what the bank's clients were buying and selling in the first half of the year. The only clients who were net buyers in the first six months of 2016 — meaning they bought more than they sold — were firms doing share buybacks, according to Jill Hall and Savita Subramanian, equity strategists at BAML. These companies purchased a net $20.6 million worth of equities so far this year.
There's only one buyer of stocks this year - Business Insider
Europe and America have economies of a similar size, but the aggregate market value of the top 500 European firms is half that of the top 500 American firms. Aggregate profits are 50-65% smaller, depending on the measure used. Of these firms, the median American company is worth $18 billion, with net income of $746m in the past year. The median European firm is worth $8 billion and earned only $440m.
From clout to rout | The Economist
It’s been almost two years now since the renowned Harvard economist Ricardo Hausmann caused a stir in his native Venezuela by posing an uncomfortable question. Why does a country that’s so starved for cash keep honoring its foreign debts? In other words, how does it justify shelling out precious hard currency to wealthy bondholders in New York when it can’t pay for basic food and medicine imports desperately needed by millions of impoverished citizens? “I find the moral choice odd,” Hausmann concluded.
Venezuela Refuses to Default. Few People Seem to Understand Why. - Bloomberg
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