Tag: Stocks
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Top executives dumped shares in First Republic bank this year, shortly before its near collapse and rescue. These sales were not part of pre-announced plans. Get the blog before anyone else…subscribe! From The Wall Street Journal: Top executives of First Republic Bank sold millions of dollars of company stock in…
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tl,dr: Get out of Credit Suisse. The Swiss bank is suffering severe stress today, with its stock and bond prices plummeting. Depositors and investors are questioning its ability to survive. Get the blog before anyone else…subscribe! The Swiss National Bank has pledged to offer liquidity to CS if necessary, per…
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This is not investment advice. So, where should we put our money? The collapse of SVB has every startup looking for answers. The key for the future is diversification. Get the blog before anyone else…subscribe! Here are some ways to mitigate risk: The 50/50 Split The natural next move is…
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All modern economies use money. You have to put your money somewhere. Shouldn’t it be safe? Get the blog before anyone else…subscribe! The Federal Reserve thinks it should be, and I couldn’t agree more. Over the weekend, the Fed, Treasury and FDIC acted decisively to stop the banking crisis. From…
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What’s scarier than a clown? A pre-revenue startup with a $5 billion valuation. Get the blog before anyone else…subscribe! That was autonomous trucking startup Embark Trucks, which now faces liquidation. From Crunchbase News: Autonomous trucking startup Embark Trucks capped off one of the faster riches-to-rags stories of the SPAC era, announcing that…
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Goldman Sachs is under multiple federal investigations of its consumer business. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Federal Reserve are probing areas from credit cards to bank accounts. Get the blog before anyone else…subscribe! From a new report in the trade journal PYMNTS: …in its annual report — filed Friday (Feb.…
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No US venture firm is bigger in China than Sequoia Capital. But as tensions rise, even Sequoia is pulling back. Get the blog before anyone else…subscribe! From a report out this morning in The Wall Street Journal: Sequoia Capital has started screening some investments its China arm is considering in…
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Bao Fan did everything right. Despite being one of China’s top tech investors, Bao kept a low profile and hewed to the Communist Party line. Then, he disappeared. Get the blog before anyone else…subscribe! From an article out this morning in The New York Times: …on Valentine’s Day last week,…
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A surprise rally this year has hit short sellers hard. Losses total nearly $17 billion already in 2023: From a report out this morning in Bloomberg: Ten of the most-shorted stocks this year delivered almost $17 billion in combined mark-to-market losses for bears through Thursday, according to data-analytics firm S3…
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Selling to consumers is hard. They can be fickle, hard to pin down, and just plain cheap. Get the blog before anyone else…subscribe! As an investor, I’ve seen some business models work better than others. Let’s break down what works and what doesn’t in consumer: Marketplaces Marketplaces have been my…
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Tremendous 