The Amazon Economy
Amazon undoubtedly brings efficiency to the shopping process, but there is a considerable price to pay for this. By monopolizing online market access, it forces most other online sellers to […]
Amazon undoubtedly brings efficiency to the shopping process, but there is a considerable price to pay for this. By monopolizing online market access, it forces most other online sellers to […]
Amazon is both a direct retailer and a near indispensable platform for competing resellers. In that latter capacity, it sets the rules and it can tilt the game in its […]
Amazon is both a direct retailer and a near indispensable platform for competing resellers. In that latter capacity, it sets the rules and it can tilt the game in its […]
We missed the upside as we deemed the shares too expensive three months ago. There is no question that the market is set to grow for years to come. Competition […]
GNC Holdings did a sensible debt for equity swap. Some observers are alarmed, others see the price slump as an opportunity. We are more in the first camp, as time […]
Three new small caps that have sold off lately while the fundamental story is intact. Electro Scientific just gave back some of its astronomical gains, but it is firing out […]
The Trump tax cut could produce more economic stimulus than many economists (ourselves included) expected. This could occur if others copy the example of several big corporations that announced they […]
The Chinese economy is facing three secular headwinds that conspire to slow its economic growth considerably. Demographics are turning from a tailwind to a headwind and diminishing returns of the […]
We already had an eye on this company, which is in the midst of an interesting turn-around. One business is established and growing, and responsible for nearly all revenues, but […]
The world economy is experiencing a synchronized upturn, but the main areas are already tightening monetary policy, or about to do so. This will reduce world liquidity and provide a […]