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2022-07-31

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2022-07-10

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Shopify Stock Is a Mixed Bag

2022-07-01

A painful night [LOL]

The S&P 500 Had Its Worst First Half Since 1970. What Comes Next

2022-08-13

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NIO: A Simple Reality Check

2022-07-11

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3 Options Strategies For ARKK Stock This Week

2022-12-02

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US STOCKS-Wall Street Ends Mixed; Salesforce Selloff Pressures Dow

2022-10-16

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Alibaba Q3: Time To Consider An Option Play

2022-08-05

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Tesla Shareholders Clear Path for 3-for-1 Stock Split

2022-04-04

Their part time barista pay is quite low..

Starbucks Stock Dipped 4% After New CEO Schultz Suspended Stock Buyback Plan

2022-09-12

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Apple’s Latest Products and Services Are About Loyalty—to Apple

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}\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nUS STOCKS-Wall Street Ends Mixed; Salesforce Selloff Pressures Dow\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n<a class=\"head\" href=\"https://laohu8.com/wemedia/1036604489\">\n\n\n<div class=\"h-thumb\" style=\"background-image:url(https://static.tigerbbs.com/443ce19704621c837795676028cec868);background-size:cover;\"></div>\n\n<div class=\"h-content\">\n<p class=\"h-name\">Reuters </p>\n<p class=\"h-time\">2022-12-02 07:02</p>\n</div>\n\n</a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<html><head></head><body><ul><li>Salesforce drops on co-CEO exit plan</li><li>Dollar General falls on slashing annual profit view</li><li>U.S. manufacturing shrinks for first time in 2-1/2 years in Nov</li></ul><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/e7238b54d469f0f4aff99a01c5ac690f\" tg-width=\"1080\" tg-height=\"1920\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"/></p><p>Dec 1 (Reuters) - Wall Street ended mixed on Thursday as a selloff in Salesforce weighed on the Dow, while traders digested U.S. data that suggested the Federal Reserve&#39;s interest rate hikes are working.</p><p>On Wednesday, the S&amp;P 500 surged over 3% on optimism the Fed might moderate its campaign of interest rate hikes.</p><p>U.S. manufacturing activity shrank in November for the first time in 2-1/2 years as higher borrowing costs weighed on demand for goods, data showed, evidence the Fed&#39;s rate hikes have cooled the economy.</p><p>The personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index rose 0.3%, the same as in September, and over the 12 months through October the index increased 6.0% after advancing 6.3% the prior month.</p><p>Excluding the volatile food and energy components, the PCE price index rose 0.2%, one-tenth less than expected, after gaining 0.5% in September.</p><p>&#34;On a normal day, the package of data this morning would be pretty risk-on, but after the rally yesterday, I think it&#39;s not quite good enough to push another leg higher,&#34; said Ross Mayfield, an investment strategy analyst at Baird.</p><p>Wednesday&#39;s rally drove the S&amp;P 500 index above its 200-day moving average for the first time since April after Fed Chair Jerome Powell said it was time to slow the pace of interest rate hikes.</p><p>Traders now see a 79% chance the Fed will increase its key benchmark rate by 50 basis points in December and a 21% chance it will hike rates by 75 basis points.</p><p>Salesforce Inc tumbled after the software maker said Bret Taylor would step down as co-chief executive officer in January.</p><p>Dollar General Corp fell after the discount retailer cut its annual profit forecast, while Costco Wholesale Corp dropped after the membership-only retail chain reported slower sales growth in November.</p><p>According to preliminary data, the S&amp;P 500 lost 2.31 points, or 0.06%, to end at 4,077.80 points, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 15.22 points, or 0.13%, to 11,483.21. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 193.24 points, or 0.56%, to 34,397.42.</p><p>A report from the Labor Department on Thursday showed initial claims for state unemployment benefits dropped 16,000 to a seasonally adjusted 225,000 for the week ended Nov. 26.</p><p>Investors now await nonfarm payrolls data on Friday for clues about how rate hikes have affected the labor market.</p><p>With a month left in 2022, the S&amp;P 500 is down about 14% year to date, and the Nasdaq has lost about 27%. (Reporting by Ankika Biswas and Shreyashi Sanyal in Bengaluru, and by Noel Randewich in Oakland, Calif.; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta and David Gregorio)</p></body></html>\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{".DJI":"道琼斯",".IXIC":"NASDAQ Composite",".SPX":"S&P 500 Index"},"source_url":"","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"2288985598","content_text":"Salesforce drops on co-CEO exit planDollar General falls on slashing annual profit viewU.S. manufacturing shrinks for first time in 2-1/2 years in NovDec 1 (Reuters) - Wall Street ended mixed on Thursday as a selloff in Salesforce weighed on the Dow, while traders digested U.S. data that suggested the Federal Reserve's interest rate hikes are working.On Wednesday, the S&P 500 surged over 3% on optimism the Fed might moderate its campaign of interest rate hikes.U.S. manufacturing activity shrank in November for the first time in 2-1/2 years as higher borrowing costs weighed on demand for goods, data showed, evidence the Fed's rate hikes have cooled the economy.The personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index rose 0.3%, the same as in September, and over the 12 months through October the index increased 6.0% after advancing 6.3% the prior month.Excluding the volatile food and energy components, the PCE price index rose 0.2%, one-tenth less than expected, after gaining 0.5% in September.\"On a normal day, the package of data this morning would be pretty risk-on, but after the rally yesterday, I think it's not quite good enough to push another leg higher,\" said Ross Mayfield, an investment strategy analyst at Baird.Wednesday's rally drove the S&P 500 index above its 200-day moving average for the first time since April after Fed Chair Jerome Powell said it was time to slow the pace of interest rate hikes.Traders now see a 79% chance the Fed will increase its key benchmark rate by 50 basis points in December and a 21% chance it will hike rates by 75 basis points.Salesforce Inc tumbled after the software maker said Bret Taylor would step down as co-chief executive officer in January.Dollar General Corp fell after the discount retailer cut its annual profit forecast, while Costco Wholesale Corp dropped after the membership-only retail chain reported slower sales growth in November.According to preliminary data, the S&P 500 lost 2.31 points, or 0.06%, to end at 4,077.80 points, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 15.22 points, or 0.13%, to 11,483.21. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 193.24 points, or 0.56%, to 34,397.42.A report from the Labor Department on Thursday showed initial claims for state unemployment benefits dropped 16,000 to a seasonally adjusted 225,000 for the week ended Nov. 26.Investors now await nonfarm payrolls data on Friday for clues about how rate hikes have affected the labor market.With a month left in 2022, the S&P 500 is down about 14% year to date, and the Nasdaq has lost about 27%. 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While its financial performances are partly to blame (although quite healthy in my view), its stock price movements have been largely dominated by news events, such as the uncertainty in the Chinese regulatory environment, the lingering COVID-19 concerns, and the China-U.S. tension. To cite a few recent examples (shown in the chart below),</p><ul><li>On May 26, after reporting its March quarter results, its stock price climbed 14.8% in one day. And shortly afterward, on June 8, the Chinese government announced the approval of a new round of video game licenses, and its stock prices increased by another 14.7%.</li><li>Then in July, it was fined by antitrust regulators for the improper reporting of previous merger deals. In particular, on July 11, its stock declined by 9.2% even though the fine amounted to only $373k.</li><li>On July 29, it was added back to the U.S. SEC&#39;s watchlist of Chinese companies that might be delisted. The news triggered an 11% decline in its stock price to close at $89 from $100 the day before.</li><li>Then finally on August 4, 2022, when it reported its June Quarter earnings, the stock prices fluctuated between a low of $95 and a high of $103 in a single day, translating into an 8.4% daily fluctuation.</li></ul><p>I am citing all these detailed events and price movements to give you a concrete feeling of its price volatility so that you can see the main thesis of this article: the mispricing of its implied volatility (&#34;IV&#34;) in the options market.</p><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/b8286a0926eebed47581d1a351970528\" tg-width=\"640\" tg-height=\"424\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"/><span>Author based on Yahoo! data</span></p><p>The mispricing probably is best illustrated by comparison against its U.S. counterpart: Amazon (AMZN). The price movements of AMZN in the past 6 months are shown in the bottom panel of the above chart. In contrast to BABA&#39;s frequent ~10% DAILY price volatilities, AMZN stock price has been largely range-bound between $140 and $105, translating into a fluctuation of around 16% around a mean price of $122.5 over the past few MONTHS. Yet, as you will see in a later section, the options market currently assigns an IV of about 61% for BABA for its Dec 16, 2022, option. And the IV it assigns for AMZN is about the same (a bit below 60%), accentuating the IV mispricing.</p><p>Looking forward, BABA is expected to report earnings on 11/17/2022 according to Nasdaq&#39;s schedule. Considering the IV mispricing, an option with expiry after that (say Dec 16, 2022) could either help to hedge your existing positions or to open a new position. Directly holding the shares can help you to benefit from its compressed valuation (as to be detailed in the next section immediately below). But an option play can help you to benefit from the compression in its valuation AND also the IV mispricing.</p><h2>Business outlook and growth potential</h2><p>Admittedly, BABA&#39;s earning results have been a bit choppy lately. However, in its upcoming earnings report for the September 2022 quarter, I expected a number of promising growth avenues. These catalysts should support healthy earnings growth, especially in the near- to mid-term, say in the 2025-2027 timeframe. First, I expect the Chinese economy to recover considerably once COVID-19 concerns clear up. Second, BABA is still very successful at attracting new annual active customers from the vast population of China, especially from the less developed areas. Notably, Tmall and Taobao continue to perform well. Third, on the international stage, platforms such as Lazada and AliExpress logged solid double-digit order growth rates in fiscal 2021, and I foresee such growth to continue or even accelerate in the next few years. Finally, on top of all these, its cloud segment continues to capture market share within the burgeoning global cloud niche. All told, consensus estimates project an 11.5% EPS expansion in the next five years, as you can see from the first chart below. And I tend to agree with such a projection.</p><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/ac8e0cf709dcbba649e38293b6c7f3a6\" tg-width=\"640\" tg-height=\"238\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"/><span>Author based on Seeking Alpha data</span></p><p>In the meantime, its financial position is strong. The balance sheet is in good condition, as seen in the next chart below, providing the liquidity and financial flexibility to fuel its continued expansion. Alibaba ended the last quarter with more than $69 billion in cash as seen. In addition, merely 13.4% of the capital structure is comprised of long-term debt (compared to AMZN&#39;s 45.4%), suggesting plenty of flexibility to support growth initiatives.</p><p>Although, note that the table below made a mistake on its cash per share (probably due to confusion about its share count vs its ADR counts). With $69 billion of cash and approximately 2.6 billion ADR outstanding, the total cash per share should be about $26.5. At its current stock price of $75 as of this writing, more than 1/3 of its stock price (35.4% to be exact) is just cash.</p><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/0fcf65098fee073a34c3bc89c3f81d3f\" tg-width=\"640\" tg-height=\"348\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"/><span>Author based on Seeking Alpha data</span></p><h2>Volatility mispricing and option play</h2><p>As mentioned above, holding the shares directly is a bet on its compressed valuation and growth potential. And an option play can provide a couple of additional advantages, as detailed in my other articles. To recap,</p><blockquote><ul><li><i>First, compared to the buy-and-hold strategy, an option can limit your exposure in terms of the total dollar amount.</i></li><li><i>Second, it can take advantage of both the valuation mispricing AND also volatility mispricing (the buy-and-hold strategy only benefit from the former).</i></li><li><i>Third, it provides a definitive expiration date.</i></li></ul></blockquote><p>As an example, as of this writing, a BABA call option with a $75 strike price (i.e., near the money) that expires on 12/16/2022 sells at about $7.8 as you can see from the first chart below provided by OIC. So $780 would provide exposure to 100 shares, versus $7.5k if you directly own the shares.</p><p>You can also see the implied volatility is only 60.8%. Again, to me, this is an underestimate. As you can see from the second chart below, its IV has ranged from about 50% to about 100% in the past 6 months. And the current IV of 60% is close to the floor of this range. Yet, as argued earlier, recent events and price movements suggest no muting in its actual volatility. Also, as you can see from the third chart below, AMZN&#39;s current IV is close to 60% too (about 56%). However, as aforementioned, the DAILY price actions in BABA shares are nearly on the same magnitude as AMZN&#39;s <i>monthly</i> price fluctuations.</p><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/10ec73e15ba94f68c0e834fa09585379\" tg-width=\"640\" tg-height=\"320\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"/><span>oic.ivolatility.com</span></p><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/9c3f80465a4333814ee01ef3f76d585e\" tg-width=\"520\" tg-height=\"250\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"/><span>BABA historical and implied volatility provided by IVolatility.com</span></p><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/08c9f56d1ece63e4bfd5535e64d93b24\" tg-width=\"520\" tg-height=\"250\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"/><span>AMZN historical and implied volatility provided by IVolatility.com</span></p><h2>Baba risks and final thoughts</h2><p>Since an option play, in a sense, is a way to limit risks already, I won&#39;t detail the specific risks surrounding BABA shares. Other SA authors have elaborated on the risks eloquently already anyway. Here, let me just repeat the risks inherent in writing options:</p><blockquote><i>Writing options can limit risks in terms of the absolute dollar amount. But it is riskier in relative terms. You can lose 100% and there is actually a good chance of that.</i></blockquote><p>To conclude, the main thesis here is built on an observation that I&#39;ve made about BABA&#39;s implied volatility being mispriced. Yes, it is definitely attractive to own the shares directly in my mind (which I do) under current conditions. The stock is priced at single-digit FWD PE with double-digit growth rates. And it has about $26.5 of cash per ADR on its ledger, more than 1/3 of its stock current price. But an option play could bring an additional catalyst to the table. The upcoming earnings report in November could amplify the mispricing, judging by the recent historical pattern of its price movements around earnings reports.</p><p><i>This article is written by </i><i>Sensor Unlimited</i><i> for reference only. 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While its financial performances are partly to blame (although quite healthy in my view), its stock price movements have been largely dominated by news events, such as the uncertainty in the Chinese regulatory environment, the lingering COVID-19 concerns, and the China-U.S. tension. To cite a few recent examples (shown in the chart below),On May 26, after reporting its March quarter results, its stock price climbed 14.8% in one day. And shortly afterward, on June 8, the Chinese government announced the approval of a new round of video game licenses, and its stock prices increased by another 14.7%.Then in July, it was fined by antitrust regulators for the improper reporting of previous merger deals. In particular, on July 11, its stock declined by 9.2% even though the fine amounted to only $373k.On July 29, it was added back to the U.S. SEC's watchlist of Chinese companies that might be delisted. The news triggered an 11% decline in its stock price to close at $89 from $100 the day before.Then finally on August 4, 2022, when it reported its June Quarter earnings, the stock prices fluctuated between a low of $95 and a high of $103 in a single day, translating into an 8.4% daily fluctuation.I am citing all these detailed events and price movements to give you a concrete feeling of its price volatility so that you can see the main thesis of this article: the mispricing of its implied volatility (\"IV\") in the options market.Author based on Yahoo! dataThe mispricing probably is best illustrated by comparison against its U.S. counterpart: Amazon (AMZN). The price movements of AMZN in the past 6 months are shown in the bottom panel of the above chart. In contrast to BABA's frequent ~10% DAILY price volatilities, AMZN stock price has been largely range-bound between $140 and $105, translating into a fluctuation of around 16% around a mean price of $122.5 over the past few MONTHS. Yet, as you will see in a later section, the options market currently assigns an IV of about 61% for BABA for its Dec 16, 2022, option. And the IV it assigns for AMZN is about the same (a bit below 60%), accentuating the IV mispricing.Looking forward, BABA is expected to report earnings on 11/17/2022 according to Nasdaq's schedule. Considering the IV mispricing, an option with expiry after that (say Dec 16, 2022) could either help to hedge your existing positions or to open a new position. Directly holding the shares can help you to benefit from its compressed valuation (as to be detailed in the next section immediately below). But an option play can help you to benefit from the compression in its valuation AND also the IV mispricing.Business outlook and growth potentialAdmittedly, BABA's earning results have been a bit choppy lately. However, in its upcoming earnings report for the September 2022 quarter, I expected a number of promising growth avenues. These catalysts should support healthy earnings growth, especially in the near- to mid-term, say in the 2025-2027 timeframe. First, I expect the Chinese economy to recover considerably once COVID-19 concerns clear up. Second, BABA is still very successful at attracting new annual active customers from the vast population of China, especially from the less developed areas. Notably, Tmall and Taobao continue to perform well. Third, on the international stage, platforms such as Lazada and AliExpress logged solid double-digit order growth rates in fiscal 2021, and I foresee such growth to continue or even accelerate in the next few years. Finally, on top of all these, its cloud segment continues to capture market share within the burgeoning global cloud niche. All told, consensus estimates project an 11.5% EPS expansion in the next five years, as you can see from the first chart below. And I tend to agree with such a projection.Author based on Seeking Alpha dataIn the meantime, its financial position is strong. The balance sheet is in good condition, as seen in the next chart below, providing the liquidity and financial flexibility to fuel its continued expansion. Alibaba ended the last quarter with more than $69 billion in cash as seen. In addition, merely 13.4% of the capital structure is comprised of long-term debt (compared to AMZN's 45.4%), suggesting plenty of flexibility to support growth initiatives.Although, note that the table below made a mistake on its cash per share (probably due to confusion about its share count vs its ADR counts). With $69 billion of cash and approximately 2.6 billion ADR outstanding, the total cash per share should be about $26.5. At its current stock price of $75 as of this writing, more than 1/3 of its stock price (35.4% to be exact) is just cash.Author based on Seeking Alpha dataVolatility mispricing and option playAs mentioned above, holding the shares directly is a bet on its compressed valuation and growth potential. And an option play can provide a couple of additional advantages, as detailed in my other articles. To recap,First, compared to the buy-and-hold strategy, an option can limit your exposure in terms of the total dollar amount.Second, it can take advantage of both the valuation mispricing AND also volatility mispricing (the buy-and-hold strategy only benefit from the former).Third, it provides a definitive expiration date.As an example, as of this writing, a BABA call option with a $75 strike price (i.e., near the money) that expires on 12/16/2022 sells at about $7.8 as you can see from the first chart below provided by OIC. So $780 would provide exposure to 100 shares, versus $7.5k if you directly own the shares.You can also see the implied volatility is only 60.8%. Again, to me, this is an underestimate. As you can see from the second chart below, its IV has ranged from about 50% to about 100% in the past 6 months. And the current IV of 60% is close to the floor of this range. Yet, as argued earlier, recent events and price movements suggest no muting in its actual volatility. Also, as you can see from the third chart below, AMZN's current IV is close to 60% too (about 56%). However, as aforementioned, the DAILY price actions in BABA shares are nearly on the same magnitude as AMZN's monthly price fluctuations.oic.ivolatility.comBABA historical and implied volatility provided by IVolatility.comAMZN historical and implied volatility provided by IVolatility.comBaba risks and final thoughtsSince an option play, in a sense, is a way to limit risks already, I won't detail the specific risks surrounding BABA shares. Other SA authors have elaborated on the risks eloquently already anyway. Here, let me just repeat the risks inherent in writing options:Writing options can limit risks in terms of the absolute dollar amount. But it is riskier in relative terms. You can lose 100% and there is actually a good chance of that.To conclude, the main thesis here is built on an observation that I've made about BABA's implied volatility being mispriced. Yes, it is definitely attractive to own the shares directly in my mind (which I do) under current conditions. The stock is priced at single-digit FWD PE with double-digit growth rates. And it has about $26.5 of cash per ADR on its ledger, more than 1/3 of its stock current price. But an option play could bring an additional catalyst to the table. The upcoming earnings report in November could amplify the mispricing, judging by the recent historical pattern of its price movements around earnings reports.This article is written by Sensor Unlimited for reference only. 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Also: Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook reveals his biggest debate with Steve Jobs.The StartersThe iPhone 14 Pro.Photographer: Nic Coury/BloombergApple Inc.’s biggest event of the year delivered some dazzling upgrades and some ho-hum products. At Wednesday’s Far Out launch extravaganza, the tech giant rolled out updates to the iPhone, AirPods and Apple Watch. It also stressed the theme of the Apple product ecosystem more forcefully than it ever has before.Most of the major changes were expected, but Apple did reveal a few clever touches—most notably, the iPhone 14 Pro’s Dynamic Island. The feature is a real feat. There’s nothing more “Apple” than taking the ugliest part of the iPhone (the notch) and disguising it as one of the most impressive integrated hardware-software features in years.The Pro enhancements contrast with those of the standard iPhone 14, which is largely unchanged from the iPhone 13. It follows the same playbook as the iPhone XS in 2018: You can get a larger screen in the form of the iPhone 14 Plus, just like the XS Max. Otherwise, there’s little reason to upgrade.I think it’s fair to say the regular iPhone 14 is the least impressive year-over-year update in the product’s history. Apple didn’t even bother giving the standard iPhone 14 its newest chip, which was an unprecedented move.The second-generation AirPods Pro, meanwhile, answer a lot of longstanding user requests: enhanced noise cancellation, improved bass and sound, better blocking of background noise, longer battery life and—finally—the ability to swipe on the earbuds’ stems to control playback and volume.For consumers new to AirPods, the latest Pro model appears to be an excellent choice. If, like me, you bought the first AirPods Pro in October 2019, now is also probably a good time to upgrade—especially if your batteries are waning.If there is a knock on the AirPods, it’s that they don’t support Apple’s new lossless audio feature. That technology allows for music playback that’s “virtually indistinguishable from the original studio recording,” according to the company. The feature isn’t yet supported by any AirPods model, and the rollout of the new Pro earbuds might have been an opportunity to change that.The problem with bringing lossless audio to AirPods is Bluetooth, a wireless protocol that doesn’t have enough power to stream such high-quality audio. It’s no secret that Apple has been cooking up a solution internally, though: a replacement for Bluetooth that would eventually bring the feature to future AirPods.Then there’s the Apple Watch. As I indicated several months ago, we’re getting the broadest set of changes to this product since it launched in 2015. For the first time, Apple introduced three distinct models: a new low-end SE, the standard Series 8 and the upscale Ultra.There’s not a lot to say about the new SE. The company developed a different production process and gave the device a cheaper back casing to help cut the price by $30: $249 instead of $279. That was a necessary move with the discontinuation of the $199 Apple Watch Series 3. If you have an SE from 2020, I see no reason to upgrade for a slightly faster processor.The Series 8 model isn’t a dramatic update either. It does have a body-temperature sensor for women’s health—something that could benefit millions of people. But the model lacks design changes, additional health sensors like a blood-pressure monitor, a faster processor, better speakers or improved battery life (aside from the new low-power mode).It’s also worth noting that Apple won’t allow users to determine their actual body temperature with the new sensor, which would help customers replace thermometers like they have with blood-oxygen readers.The Ultra, on the other hand, is one of the most impressive new pieces of hardware from Apple in years. Its programmable side button, giant display and supersized battery life will be prized by anyone who wants the best Apple Watch—not necessarily just scuba divers or marathon runners.With that in mind, I’m not sure Apple should have exclusively focused its Ultra marketing on extreme sports athletes. Instead, it could have also highlighted how the features appeal to non-athletes and released a slew of daily wear bands. An update to the link bracelet in titanium, for instance, would have been great.But even if the Ultra watch and iPhone 14 Pro are worthy upgrades, the biggest theme of the day was making it as hard as possible to walk away from Apple’s ecosystem.This goes beyond how well the various products work together. The company is increasingly touting the iPhone and Apple Watch as devices that can save your life. The watch already offers the ability to detect heart problems or a bad fall. Now Apple is introducing car-crash alerts and emergency satellite services.The idea of Apple products saving your life will surely be ingrained in people’s minds by the company’s marketing department over the coming months and years. That will leave many consumers with the distinct impression that ditching their iPhone or Apple Watch is an irresponsible move.Of course, Apple rivals such as Samsung Electronics Co. have their own safety features. And companies like T-Mobile US Inc. are trying to open up satellite connections to all mobile-phone users, not just the iPhone crowd.But Apple is hard to beat in making its technology seem like the safest bet. Other changes, like the company’s shift to virtual eSIM cards in the US, could make it even more difficult to leave the iPhone (though it may create complications for customers who travel internationally and use carriers that don’t support the standard).The theme of locking in users to the Apple ecosystem has been a major one for the company in recent years. These days, the ability of Apple products to play nicely together is more of a competitive advantage than ever and key to expanding the company’s user base, generating more recurring revenue and—most importantly—preventing defections to rival platforms.I attended the Code Conference on Wednesday night, where Cook, Laurene Powell Jobs and Jony Ive wereinterviewedby Kara Swisher about the legacy of Steve Jobs. Before the night concluded, Cook was asked by an audience member why the iPhonehasn’t adopted RCS, or rich communication services, a messaging replacement spearheaded by Google.He told the questioner, “I don’t hear our users asking that we put a lot of energy in on that at this point” and suggested that he buy his mom an iPhone if he wants to more seamlessly message with her. That says it all.The BenchTim Cook speaks during an event at the Steve Jobs Theater.Photographer: David Paul Morris/BloombergTim Cook reveals his biggest disagreement with Steve Jobs. Here’s another fun tidbit from the Code Conference: Tim Cook discussed the biggest debate he ever had with Steve Jobs. For the original iPhone, Cook wanted carriers to subsidize the device so it would be cheaper for consumers. Jobs wanted carriers to not subsidize it and instead give Apple a revenue share on the carrier plans.The original iPhone launched at $499 with no subsidy. Jobs got his way, but not for long. A year later, the iPhone 3G was priced at $199 and customers were given subsidies instead of Apple getting a revenue share. Cook said the subsidy approach helped fuel the device’s massive growth and called the debate with Jobs a multiyear discussion.Wristcam’s new iPhone to Apple Watch video chat feature.Source: WristcamWristcam update promises video calling without an attachment. Wristcam, a niche accessory that adds a video-chat camera to the Apple Watch, is getting a bit of an upgrade alongside watchOS 9 this coming week. For the first time, the Wristcam third-party app on the Apple Watch will allow users to receive video calls from an iPhone without the Wristcam attachment. 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(NYSE:NIO) has been reporting mixed news to shareholders lately. On the positive side, NIO delivered a total of 10.05k cars in July, a 60% growth YoY. And this also exceeded the 10k monthly. Furthermore, the company also recently started selling its ES8 model overseas (in Norway). Although its sales are still predominately in China, this also marks the beginning of its attempts to break into the global market. On the negative side, the COVID situation in China remains fluid, competition is intensifying, and NIO has yet to translate its growth in profit.</p><p>Overall, I am seeing more negatives than positives, as reflected in its stock prices as you can see from the chart below. NIO share prices have declined more than 37% YTD, lagging both its domestic peers and global peers by a large margin. For example, the share prices of Li Auto (LI) only lost about 2%, and Tesla (TSLA) about 17%. More tellingly, even the recent announcement from Beijing to extend the tax credit to support EV adaption could not lift its stock prices.</p><p>Next, we will dive into the good, bad, and ugly in more detail.</p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/20a8948ae6a4e8dc5e7836faf0cc08d0\" tg-width=\"640\" tg-height=\"411\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"/></p><p>Seeking Alpha</p><p><b>The good, the bad, and the ugly</b></p><p>On the positive side, growth remains robust. After the China-locked alleviated, NIO quickly ramped up its productions and deliveries as you can see from the following chart. In particular, it delivered 10,052 vehicles in July 2022. Do not be under-impressed by the comparison again in June. June sets a tough comp. It delivered 12.9k vehicles during June and set an all-time monthly record. The July delivery still represented a robust 27% growth YoY. The production data also show that the company has the capability to reliably produce and deliver 10k cars per month assuming normal operation conditions.</p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/a1bb8113610f2c1ce680c20776c48340\" tg-width=\"640\" tg-height=\"328\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"/></p><p>Source: insideevs.com</p><p>Moreover, the company is also expanding aggressively on other fronts. It started selling cars in Norway in later 2021, marking the beginning of its attempts for overseas expansion. It also aggressively invests in its future models and infrastructure. It expects to launch the ET5 mid-size electric sedan in Q3 2022. It has also just reported in July that its battery swap stations have reached 1,047 and logged in over 10 million times usage cumulatively.</p><p>All such rapid expansion has resulted in impressive revenue growth as you can see from the chart below. Quarterly revenues grew from below $400M in 2020 to the current level of over $1.5B. And the YoY growth rates have been consistently in the double-digits.</p><p>However, the business is yet to translate its rapid expansion into profits, as we will detail next.</p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/e6ba187aec27b216e307b6d15d6e8993\" tg-width=\"640\" tg-height=\"426\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"/></p><p>Seeking Alpha</p><p><b>Cash flow and capital allocation issues</b></p><p>As you can see from the bottom panel of the above chart, NIO&#39;s cash flow has been largely negative over the past few years. It has been bleeding more than $1 billion of cash on a quarterly basis during 2019-2020. And only in recent quarters since 2021, its cash flow has turned positive. It is currently reporting a small positive operating cash flow of $51 million. It&#39;s a positive sign, but the magnitude is just too small compared to the scale of the business.</p><p>As a result, NIO has been consistently (and quite aggressively in my view) issuing new equity and debt to finance its expansion. As you can see from the top panel of the following chart, its diluted shares expanded by more than 60% since 2020, from about 1 billion outstanding shares to the current level of more than 1.6 billion shares. Total long-term liabilities have swollen substantially also at the same time. Its debt burden was the lightest during 2018 when its total long-term liabilities were only about $400M. And currently, it stands at $2.8 billion.</p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/e653b3d62ae0346bf6b1525034b458ea\" tg-width=\"640\" tg-height=\"263\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"/></p><p>Seeking Alpha</p><p><b>A reality check</b></p><p>Ultimately, shareholder return cannot come from growth alone. It will have to come from the growth of PROFIT. Let&#39;s consider a very simple analysis that I call a reality check as shown in the chart below (for readers who like to read the specific numbers, the table behind the chart provides the same information).</p><p>The calculation projects the number of many years of sustained growth required to realize a 10% annualized ROI on investments at the current entry valuation (about 100x price to cash flow multiple taken from Seeking Alpha). The calculations were performed for two terminal multiples: 20x and 15x price to cash flow ratio. As seen, if the terminal valuation is 20x (still a sizeable premium relative to the overall market), it would take about 9 years of sustained growth at 20% CAGR to materialize a 10% annualized ROI. Even at a 40% CAGR, it will take about 5 years.</p><p>To me, this is just too long, and remember that time compounds uncertainties.</p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/4e761036a137dcbec5ec8077e1c82609\" tg-width=\"640\" tg-height=\"366\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"/></p><p>Author</p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/cdc78b171fe49f1eee2b82b528ce04ad\" tg-width=\"640\" tg-height=\"386\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"/></p><p>Author</p><p><b>Final thoughts and risks</b></p><p>Finally, I also feel the above reality check has already been a bit too optimistic. For example, it assumes no further issuance of new equity, and the share counts remain fixed at their current level. But I feel NIO&#39;s share counts would be very likely to be further diluted. And even worse, the dilution could happen during times of compressed stock prices like what we are experiencing now and could be very detrimental to shareholders (at least to existing shareholders).</p><p>Besides the cash and profit issues, there are a few other risks. In the near term, the COVID situation in China remains fluid and a resurgence could happen again, triggering another wave of lockdowns. Competition is also intensifying both domestically and internationally. Both XPeng and Li Auto have posted stronger growth rates in recent months. 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(NYSE:NIO) has been reporting mixed news to shareholders lately. On the positive side, NIO delivered a total of 10.05k cars in July, a 60% growth YoY. And this also exceeded the 10k monthly. Furthermore, the company also recently started selling its ES8 model overseas (in Norway). Although its sales are still predominately in China, this also marks the beginning of its attempts to break into the global market. On the negative side, the COVID situation in China remains fluid, competition is intensifying, and NIO has yet to translate its growth in profit.Overall, I am seeing more negatives than positives, as reflected in its stock prices as you can see from the chart below. NIO share prices have declined more than 37% YTD, lagging both its domestic peers and global peers by a large margin. For example, the share prices of Li Auto (LI) only lost about 2%, and Tesla (TSLA) about 17%. More tellingly, even the recent announcement from Beijing to extend the tax credit to support EV adaption could not lift its stock prices.Next, we will dive into the good, bad, and ugly in more detail.Seeking AlphaThe good, the bad, and the uglyOn the positive side, growth remains robust. After the China-locked alleviated, NIO quickly ramped up its productions and deliveries as you can see from the following chart. In particular, it delivered 10,052 vehicles in July 2022. Do not be under-impressed by the comparison again in June. June sets a tough comp. It delivered 12.9k vehicles during June and set an all-time monthly record. The July delivery still represented a robust 27% growth YoY. The production data also show that the company has the capability to reliably produce and deliver 10k cars per month assuming normal operation conditions.Source: insideevs.comMoreover, the company is also expanding aggressively on other fronts. It started selling cars in Norway in later 2021, marking the beginning of its attempts for overseas expansion. It also aggressively invests in its future models and infrastructure. It expects to launch the ET5 mid-size electric sedan in Q3 2022. It has also just reported in July that its battery swap stations have reached 1,047 and logged in over 10 million times usage cumulatively.All such rapid expansion has resulted in impressive revenue growth as you can see from the chart below. Quarterly revenues grew from below $400M in 2020 to the current level of over $1.5B. And the YoY growth rates have been consistently in the double-digits.However, the business is yet to translate its rapid expansion into profits, as we will detail next.Seeking AlphaCash flow and capital allocation issuesAs you can see from the bottom panel of the above chart, NIO's cash flow has been largely negative over the past few years. It has been bleeding more than $1 billion of cash on a quarterly basis during 2019-2020. And only in recent quarters since 2021, its cash flow has turned positive. It is currently reporting a small positive operating cash flow of $51 million. It's a positive sign, but the magnitude is just too small compared to the scale of the business.As a result, NIO has been consistently (and quite aggressively in my view) issuing new equity and debt to finance its expansion. As you can see from the top panel of the following chart, its diluted shares expanded by more than 60% since 2020, from about 1 billion outstanding shares to the current level of more than 1.6 billion shares. Total long-term liabilities have swollen substantially also at the same time. Its debt burden was the lightest during 2018 when its total long-term liabilities were only about $400M. And currently, it stands at $2.8 billion.Seeking AlphaA reality checkUltimately, shareholder return cannot come from growth alone. It will have to come from the growth of PROFIT. Let's consider a very simple analysis that I call a reality check as shown in the chart below (for readers who like to read the specific numbers, the table behind the chart provides the same information).The calculation projects the number of many years of sustained growth required to realize a 10% annualized ROI on investments at the current entry valuation (about 100x price to cash flow multiple taken from Seeking Alpha). The calculations were performed for two terminal multiples: 20x and 15x price to cash flow ratio. As seen, if the terminal valuation is 20x (still a sizeable premium relative to the overall market), it would take about 9 years of sustained growth at 20% CAGR to materialize a 10% annualized ROI. Even at a 40% CAGR, it will take about 5 years.To me, this is just too long, and remember that time compounds uncertainties.AuthorAuthorFinal thoughts and risksFinally, I also feel the above reality check has already been a bit too optimistic. For example, it assumes no further issuance of new equity, and the share counts remain fixed at their current level. But I feel NIO's share counts would be very likely to be further diluted. And even worse, the dilution could happen during times of compressed stock prices like what we are experiencing now and could be very detrimental to shareholders (at least to existing shareholders).Besides the cash and profit issues, there are a few other risks. In the near term, the COVID situation in China remains fluid and a resurgence could happen again, triggering another wave of lockdowns. Competition is also intensifying both domestically and internationally. Both XPeng and Li Auto have posted stronger growth rates in recent months. 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A CK unit and the Commonwealth Bank of Australia founded AMTD Group in January 2003.</p><p>Privately held AMTD Group controls New York-listed AMTD Idea Group, which in turn owns most of AMTD Digital, a little-known Asian fintech company. The latter&#39;s American depositary shares skyrocketed this week to a high of $2,555.30, and closed Wednesday at $1,100--still massively above their IPO price of $7.80.</p><p>It remains unclear what propelled the stock move.</p><p>CK Group said it doesn&#39;t hold shares in AMTD Digital, and that it &#34;has no business dealings with the company.&#34; It also said it isn&#39;t involved in the operations or business plans of AMTD Group.</p></body></html>\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"HKD":"尚乘数科"},"source_url":"","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"1117607579","content_text":"AMTD Digital Stock Tumbles 36% in Morning Trading.Hong Kong Billionaire's Conglomerate Distances Itself From AMTD Digital's Stock Frenzy.A conglomerate controlled by one of Hong Kong's richest men said it was in talks to sell its stake in AMTD Group, the parent of retail stock sensation AMTD Digital .CK Group, which is backed by billionaire Li Ka-shing, said it currently holds less than 4%  of AMTD Group, after selling most of its stake nearly a decade ago. A CK unit and the Commonwealth Bank of Australia founded AMTD Group in January 2003.Privately held AMTD Group controls New York-listed AMTD Idea Group, which in turn owns most of AMTD Digital, a little-known Asian fintech company. 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Tesla generated $2.3 billion in profit for the period, ahead of Wall Street&#39;s expectations but below its record quarterly profit of $3.3 billion in the first three months of the year.</p><p>An extended shutdown at Tesla&#39;s Shanghai assembly plant, paired with global supply-chain disruptions and labor shortages weighed on results.</p><p>Chief Financial Officer Zach Kirkhorn said on the company&#39;s July earnings call that Tesla was still aiming for 50% vehicle-delivery growth this year over 2021, though he acknowledged that reaching that target had become more difficult.</p><p>The investor gathering spotlighted concerns that some shareholders have expressed about Tesla&#39;s corporate governance. Several of the nonbinding proposals dealt with employment issues, from corporate efforts to prevent harassment and discrimination to how mandatory arbitration affects Tesla&#39;s employees and workplace culture. 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Tesla needed shareholders to sign off on issuing the new shares to complete the split. The move wouldn&#39;t affect the company&#39;s market value, which topped $960 billion as of Thursday.</p><p>That proposal was among more than a dozen facing investor consideration at Tesla&#39;s annual shareholder meeting, held at the company&#39;s Austin, Texas-area factory.</p><p>The gathering followed a recent rally in Tesla&#39;s stock price after the company reported second-quarter earnings that were better than expected. Tesla generated $2.3 billion in profit for the period, ahead of Wall Street&#39;s expectations but below its record quarterly profit of $3.3 billion in the first three months of the year.</p><p>An extended shutdown at Tesla&#39;s Shanghai assembly plant, paired with global supply-chain disruptions and labor shortages weighed on results.</p><p>Chief Financial Officer Zach Kirkhorn said on the company&#39;s July earnings call that Tesla was still aiming for 50% vehicle-delivery growth this year over 2021, though he acknowledged that reaching that target had become more difficult.</p><p>The investor gathering spotlighted concerns that some shareholders have expressed about Tesla&#39;s corporate governance. Several of the nonbinding proposals dealt with employment issues, from corporate efforts to prevent harassment and discrimination to how mandatory arbitration affects Tesla&#39;s employees and workplace culture. A preliminary tally indicated those measures didn&#39;t receive the requisite votes.</p><p>The company is facing scrutiny from state and federal employment authorities over issues including alleged racial discrimination and harassment at its Fremont, Calif., assembly plant. The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing sued Tesla in February, saying that Black workers routinely heard supervisors using racial slurs and were confronted with racist graffiti in the factory. Tesla has alleged misconduct by the California agency and said it is seeking dismissal of the case.</p><p>In June, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission reached conclusions similar to those of the California employment agency, Tesla said in a securities filing, adding that it planned to begin settlement talks with federal officials.</p><p>Shareholders also backed the proposed re-election of the Tesla directors Ira Ehrenpreis and Kathleen Wilson-Thompson, who have served on the board since 2007 and 2018, respectively.</p><p>The proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services had urged investors to vote against their re-election, citing concern about the board&#39;s risk oversight and Tesla&#39;s response to a measure that shareholders approved last year. That nonbinding proposal called on Tesla to cut board members&#39; terms to one year, from three.</p><p>Instead, Tesla asked shareholders to reduce directors&#39; terms to two years. 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Tesla needed shareholders to sign off on issuing the new shares to complete the split. The move wouldn't affect the company's market value, which topped $960 billion as of Thursday.That proposal was among more than a dozen facing investor consideration at Tesla's annual shareholder meeting, held at the company's Austin, Texas-area factory.The gathering followed a recent rally in Tesla's stock price after the company reported second-quarter earnings that were better than expected. Tesla generated $2.3 billion in profit for the period, ahead of Wall Street's expectations but below its record quarterly profit of $3.3 billion in the first three months of the year.An extended shutdown at Tesla's Shanghai assembly plant, paired with global supply-chain disruptions and labor shortages weighed on results.Chief Financial Officer Zach Kirkhorn said on the company's July earnings call that Tesla was still aiming for 50% vehicle-delivery growth this year over 2021, though he acknowledged that reaching that target had become more difficult.The investor gathering spotlighted concerns that some shareholders have expressed about Tesla's corporate governance. Several of the nonbinding proposals dealt with employment issues, from corporate efforts to prevent harassment and discrimination to how mandatory arbitration affects Tesla's employees and workplace culture. A preliminary tally indicated those measures didn't receive the requisite votes.The company is facing scrutiny from state and federal employment authorities over issues including alleged racial discrimination and harassment at its Fremont, Calif., assembly plant. The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing sued Tesla in February, saying that Black workers routinely heard supervisors using racial slurs and were confronted with racist graffiti in the factory. Tesla has alleged misconduct by the California agency and said it is seeking dismissal of the case.In June, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission reached conclusions similar to those of the California employment agency, Tesla said in a securities filing, adding that it planned to begin settlement talks with federal officials.Shareholders also backed the proposed re-election of the Tesla directors Ira Ehrenpreis and Kathleen Wilson-Thompson, who have served on the board since 2007 and 2018, respectively.The proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services had urged investors to vote against their re-election, citing concern about the board's risk oversight and Tesla's response to a measure that shareholders approved last year. That nonbinding proposal called on Tesla to cut board members' terms to one year, from three.Instead, Tesla asked shareholders to reduce directors' terms to two years. 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On the positive side, the company is growing quickly, showing that its niche is still expanding. Additionally, by some measures, it is profitable. Moreover, its chief executive officer (CEO) recently bought a large amount of SHOP stock, suggesting that he has a great deal of confidence in the company’s long-term outlook. And finally, the stock’s valuation has dropped sharply and e-commerce might be revitalized in the second half of the year.But on the other hand, the company’s growth has slowed markedly. Its profitability has been declining in recent quarters and its valuation is still very high. Cumulatively, I think that there are several much more attractive stocks in the e-commerce space than Shopify. I still recommend that investors avoid the name.Shopify’s StrengthsIn the first quarter (Q1), the company’s sales jumped 22%year-over-year (YOY) to $1.2 billion. And in the previous quarter, its revenue soared 41% to $1.38 billion. In Q1, Shopify’s operating income, excluding certain items, came in at $32 million.Similarly, in Q4, its sales jumped41% YOY to $1.38 billion, while its adjusted operating income was $130 million. Meanwhile, Shopify’s CEO, Tobi Lütke, recently obtained about$10 million of SHOP stock. The move indicates that Lütke is quite bullish on Shopify’s longer term outlook.As I’ve written in the past, I believe that e-commerce may be poised to rebound significantly in the second half of the year after the pent-up demand for travel and experiences eases.Finally, after SHOP stock tumbled 80% since peaking in November, the company’s valuation has become much more palatable. In the wake of their split, the shares have become more attractive to many retail investors.Shopify’s WeaknessesThe company’s growth has slowed meaningfully. In 2021, its sales jumped nearly60%. InQ1 and Q4, conversely, its sales climbed 22% YOY and 41% YOY, respectively. The extent of the deceleration leads me to believe that Shopify could be losing market share to a number of its competitors, including Block(NYSE:SQ) andWix.com(NASDAQ:WIX).On the profitability front, Shopify’s income from operations sank to $14.4 million in Q4, way down from $117.5 million during the same period a year earlier. Meanwhile, in Q1, it reported a loss from operations of $98 million versus a profit from operations of $119 million during the same period a year earlier.SHOP stock hasn’t become cheap either. In fact, its current forward price-to-earnings ratio, according to Yahoo Finance, is a huge 500, while its trailing price-to-sales ratio is a still-hefty 8.28.Better Bets in the E-Commerce SpaceAmazon’s(NASDAQ:AMZN) cloud business is still growing rapidly and gives AMZN stock a big profitability kicker that Shopify lacks. Additionally, given Amazon’s unparalleled share of the e-commerce sector, it’s much less vulnerable to competition than Shopify.As the leader of the digital payments space, PayPal(NASDAQ:PYPL) is well-positioned to benefit from a rebound of e-commerce and is also less likely to be hurt by competition than Shopify. PYPL stock now has a forward price-to-earnings ratio of just 18.38Overall, I think there are better bets in the e-commerce space than Shopify.","news_type":1,"symbols_score_info":{"SHOP":0.9}},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":724,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":9045525414,"gmtCreate":1656636491038,"gmtModify":1676535867952,"author":{"id":"4087112565401300","authorId":"4087112565401300","name":"大王木瓜","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/0bdb060266f2f7b364f4ed52aa6519b6","crmLevel":11,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"followedFlag":false,"idStr":"4087112565401300","authorIdStr":"4087112565401300"},"themes":[],"htmlText":"A painful night&nbsp;[LOL]&nbsp;","listText":"A painful night&nbsp;[LOL]&nbsp;","text":"A painful night [LOL]","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":7,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/9045525414","repostId":"2248856462","repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"2248856462","kind":"highlight","pubTimestamp":1656630900,"share":"https://ttm.financial/m/news/2248856462?lang=en_US&edition=fundamental","pubTime":"2022-07-01 07:15","market":"us","language":"en","title":"The S&P 500 Had Its Worst First Half Since 1970. What Comes Next","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=2248856462","media":"Barrons","summary":"The S&P 500 has posted its worst first half of a year since Richard Nixon’s presidency, and many inv","content":"<html><head></head><body><p>The S&amp;P 500 has posted its worst first half of a year since Richard Nixon’s presidency, and many investors worry it has yet to hit bottom.</p><p>In the first six months of 2022, the widely followed large-cap index has tumbled 20.6% amid expectations of high inflation and a hawkish Federal Reserve, whose rate-hike plans could push the U.S. economy into recession. The last time the S&amp;P 500 fell this much in the first half was in 1970, according to Dow Jones markets data.</p><p>Investor sentiment has tumbled along with stock prices, and many market analysts expect the S&amp;P 500 to slide some more.The 12 bear markets since World War II—not including the current one—lasted an average of 10 months from market peak to trough, with an average drop of 34%.If the current bear market were to follow this pattern, it wouldn’t hit bottom until October.</p><p>Even so, a rebound, when it comes, could be dramatic. Markets tend to perform the best when investors are the gloomiest.</p><p>With its 20.6% loss year to date, the S&amp;P 500 posted its fourth-worst first-half performance on record, only behind 1932, 1962, and 1970, when it lost 45.4%, 23.5%, and 21.0%, respectively.</p><p>Other corners of the stock market are suffering even more. The small-cap benchmark Russell 2000 indexis down 24% year to date, its worst first half since inception in 1984. That is a much larger drop than the previous records—the 14% fall in the first half of 2020 due to the pandemic shock and the 10% loss in the first half of 2008 amid the global financial crisis.</p><p>Meanwhile, the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite has plunged 29.5% year to date, also the worst first half of a year on record since its inception in 1971. The sharp fall has outpaced the 25% drop in the first half of 2002 at the height of the dot-com bubble burst, and the 24% loss in the first half of 1973 after the U.S. stopped exchanging dollars for gold and saw a prolonged period of inflation.</p><p>Tech companies are experiencing a particularly steep dive, but there is hardly any corner of refuge in the stock market. The recession fear has pushed 10 out of 11 sectors into the red territory, led by consumer discretionary and communication services—things people often cut first when they need to tighten the belt. Consumer discretionary stocks in the S&amp;P 500 have fallen 33%, while communications services are down 30%.</p><p>Energy stocks were the only ones that posted gains in the first half on the back of soaring oil prices, but even that sector has lost its momentum since June. Although energy companies are still pocketing record profits today, traders are quite aware that a recession would drag down demand, curb oil prices, and cut into their earnings. The S&amp;P 500’s energy sector has tumbled 22% in the past three weeks, but still trades 28% higher than where it was at the beginning of the year.</p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/c4e2b054b20b2cf34312e2f14d032869\" tg-width=\"996\" tg-height=\"647\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"/></p><p>Although the overall market has performed better in the past two weeks, many are worried that things could take a worse turn in the second half of the year.</p><p>As of last week, 59% of investors were bearish about where the market is heading in the next six months, only 18% were bullish, according to a weekly sentiment survey from the American Association of Individual Investors. The bearish reading was the sixth highest since the survey started in 1987. At the beginning of June, just 37% were bearish while 32% remained bullish.</p><p>The fear of a lower market is largely due to anticipations of weaker earnings in the coming months. According to Bank of America’s global fund manager survey in June, 72% of investors expect global profits to worsen over the next 12 months, up 6 percentage points from May and the highest level since September 2008. Investors are telling companies to “play it safe” and strengthen their balance sheets, rather than increase capital expenditure or deliver share buybacks.</p><p>“The bear market will not be over until recession arrives or the risk of one is extinguished,” wrote Morgan Stanley chief U.S. equity strategist Mike Wilson last week. A full-fledged recession could push the S&amp;P 500 to bottom near 2900, or more than 23% below its current level, according to Wilson.</p><p>Other Wall Street giants have similar expectations. Goldman Sachs strategists said stocks are only pricing in a modest recession, leaving them open to a further worsening in expectations. Bank of America said the S&amp;P 500 could bottom as low as 3000 in a worst-case scenario.</p><p>If there is any silver lining to these dim expectations, it’s worth noting that investor sentiment is often a contrarian indicator. Historically, unusually bearish sentiment—a sign of fearand cautious behaviors—tends to be followed by above-average market returns, while overly bullish sentiment—a sign of greed and risk taking—is often followed by below-average returns.</p><p>Indeed, during previous years when the S&amp;P 500 was down at least 15% at the midway point of the year, the index has finished higher in the final six months every single time, with an average return of nearly 24%. “Although most investors probably don’t feel like that is possible in 2022, just remember history says a surprise bullish move is possible,” wrote LPL Financial chief market strategist Ryan Detrick last week.</p><p>Citianalysts, for one, believe the second half of the year could bring “low double digit upside” gains in the S&amp;P 500. The market has mostly priced in the Fed’s planned rate hikes and their effects on stock valuations, wrote the analysts in a research note last week. Any signs of economic slowdown could help alleviate concerns about inflation and more hawkish Fed moves.</p><p>Meanwhile, they believe that companies should have enough pricing power to pass the rising costs to consumers, which means margins might hold up better than expected. “Better-than-feared earnings and signs of peaking rates, combined with bearish investor positioning, support a positive [second half] risk/reward set up,” they wrote.</p><p>Although Citi has lowered its year-end target for the S&amp;P 500 to 4200 from 4700, it’s still much higher than many of its peers. 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What Comes Next\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2022-07-01 07:15 GMT+8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=https://www.barrons.com/articles/stock-market-sp500-1970-outlook-51656620380?mod=hp_LEAD_1><strong>Barrons</strong></a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>The S&P 500 has posted its worst first half of a year since Richard Nixon’s presidency, and many investors worry it has yet to hit bottom.In the first six months of 2022, the widely followed large-cap...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.barrons.com/articles/stock-market-sp500-1970-outlook-51656620380?mod=hp_LEAD_1\">Source Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{".IXIC":"NASDAQ Composite","QQQ":"纳指100ETF",".DJI":"道琼斯"},"source_url":"https://www.barrons.com/articles/stock-market-sp500-1970-outlook-51656620380?mod=hp_LEAD_1","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"2248856462","content_text":"The S&P 500 has posted its worst first half of a year since Richard Nixon’s presidency, and many investors worry it has yet to hit bottom.In the first six months of 2022, the widely followed large-cap index has tumbled 20.6% amid expectations of high inflation and a hawkish Federal Reserve, whose rate-hike plans could push the U.S. economy into recession. The last time the S&P 500 fell this much in the first half was in 1970, according to Dow Jones markets data.Investor sentiment has tumbled along with stock prices, and many market analysts expect the S&P 500 to slide some more.The 12 bear markets since World War II—not including the current one—lasted an average of 10 months from market peak to trough, with an average drop of 34%.If the current bear market were to follow this pattern, it wouldn’t hit bottom until October.Even so, a rebound, when it comes, could be dramatic. Markets tend to perform the best when investors are the gloomiest.With its 20.6% loss year to date, the S&P 500 posted its fourth-worst first-half performance on record, only behind 1932, 1962, and 1970, when it lost 45.4%, 23.5%, and 21.0%, respectively.Other corners of the stock market are suffering even more. The small-cap benchmark Russell 2000 indexis down 24% year to date, its worst first half since inception in 1984. That is a much larger drop than the previous records—the 14% fall in the first half of 2020 due to the pandemic shock and the 10% loss in the first half of 2008 amid the global financial crisis.Meanwhile, the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite has plunged 29.5% year to date, also the worst first half of a year on record since its inception in 1971. The sharp fall has outpaced the 25% drop in the first half of 2002 at the height of the dot-com bubble burst, and the 24% loss in the first half of 1973 after the U.S. stopped exchanging dollars for gold and saw a prolonged period of inflation.Tech companies are experiencing a particularly steep dive, but there is hardly any corner of refuge in the stock market. The recession fear has pushed 10 out of 11 sectors into the red territory, led by consumer discretionary and communication services—things people often cut first when they need to tighten the belt. Consumer discretionary stocks in the S&P 500 have fallen 33%, while communications services are down 30%.Energy stocks were the only ones that posted gains in the first half on the back of soaring oil prices, but even that sector has lost its momentum since June. Although energy companies are still pocketing record profits today, traders are quite aware that a recession would drag down demand, curb oil prices, and cut into their earnings. The S&P 500’s energy sector has tumbled 22% in the past three weeks, but still trades 28% higher than where it was at the beginning of the year.Although the overall market has performed better in the past two weeks, many are worried that things could take a worse turn in the second half of the year.As of last week, 59% of investors were bearish about where the market is heading in the next six months, only 18% were bullish, according to a weekly sentiment survey from the American Association of Individual Investors. The bearish reading was the sixth highest since the survey started in 1987. At the beginning of June, just 37% were bearish while 32% remained bullish.The fear of a lower market is largely due to anticipations of weaker earnings in the coming months. According to Bank of America’s global fund manager survey in June, 72% of investors expect global profits to worsen over the next 12 months, up 6 percentage points from May and the highest level since September 2008. Investors are telling companies to “play it safe” and strengthen their balance sheets, rather than increase capital expenditure or deliver share buybacks.“The bear market will not be over until recession arrives or the risk of one is extinguished,” wrote Morgan Stanley chief U.S. equity strategist Mike Wilson last week. A full-fledged recession could push the S&P 500 to bottom near 2900, or more than 23% below its current level, according to Wilson.Other Wall Street giants have similar expectations. Goldman Sachs strategists said stocks are only pricing in a modest recession, leaving them open to a further worsening in expectations. Bank of America said the S&P 500 could bottom as low as 3000 in a worst-case scenario.If there is any silver lining to these dim expectations, it’s worth noting that investor sentiment is often a contrarian indicator. Historically, unusually bearish sentiment—a sign of fearand cautious behaviors—tends to be followed by above-average market returns, while overly bullish sentiment—a sign of greed and risk taking—is often followed by below-average returns.Indeed, during previous years when the S&P 500 was down at least 15% at the midway point of the year, the index has finished higher in the final six months every single time, with an average return of nearly 24%. “Although most investors probably don’t feel like that is possible in 2022, just remember history says a surprise bullish move is possible,” wrote LPL Financial chief market strategist Ryan Detrick last week.Citianalysts, for one, believe the second half of the year could bring “low double digit upside” gains in the S&P 500. The market has mostly priced in the Fed’s planned rate hikes and their effects on stock valuations, wrote the analysts in a research note last week. Any signs of economic slowdown could help alleviate concerns about inflation and more hawkish Fed moves.Meanwhile, they believe that companies should have enough pricing power to pass the rising costs to consumers, which means margins might hold up better than expected. “Better-than-feared earnings and signs of peaking rates, combined with bearish investor positioning, support a positive [second half] risk/reward set up,” they wrote.Although Citi has lowered its year-end target for the S&P 500 to 4200 from 4700, it’s still much higher than many of its peers. 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(NYSE:NIO) has been reporting mixed news to shareholders lately. On the positive side, NIO delivered a total of 10.05k cars in July, a 60% growth YoY. And this also exceeded the 10k monthly. Furthermore, the company also recently started selling its ES8 model overseas (in Norway). Although its sales are still predominately in China, this also marks the beginning of its attempts to break into the global market. On the negative side, the COVID situation in China remains fluid, competition is intensifying, and NIO has yet to translate its growth in profit.</p><p>Overall, I am seeing more negatives than positives, as reflected in its stock prices as you can see from the chart below. NIO share prices have declined more than 37% YTD, lagging both its domestic peers and global peers by a large margin. For example, the share prices of Li Auto (LI) only lost about 2%, and Tesla (TSLA) about 17%. More tellingly, even the recent announcement from Beijing to extend the tax credit to support EV adaption could not lift its stock prices.</p><p>Next, we will dive into the good, bad, and ugly in more detail.</p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/20a8948ae6a4e8dc5e7836faf0cc08d0\" tg-width=\"640\" tg-height=\"411\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"/></p><p>Seeking Alpha</p><p><b>The good, the bad, and the ugly</b></p><p>On the positive side, growth remains robust. After the China-locked alleviated, NIO quickly ramped up its productions and deliveries as you can see from the following chart. In particular, it delivered 10,052 vehicles in July 2022. Do not be under-impressed by the comparison again in June. June sets a tough comp. It delivered 12.9k vehicles during June and set an all-time monthly record. The July delivery still represented a robust 27% growth YoY. The production data also show that the company has the capability to reliably produce and deliver 10k cars per month assuming normal operation conditions.</p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/a1bb8113610f2c1ce680c20776c48340\" tg-width=\"640\" tg-height=\"328\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"/></p><p>Source: insideevs.com</p><p>Moreover, the company is also expanding aggressively on other fronts. It started selling cars in Norway in later 2021, marking the beginning of its attempts for overseas expansion. It also aggressively invests in its future models and infrastructure. It expects to launch the ET5 mid-size electric sedan in Q3 2022. It has also just reported in July that its battery swap stations have reached 1,047 and logged in over 10 million times usage cumulatively.</p><p>All such rapid expansion has resulted in impressive revenue growth as you can see from the chart below. Quarterly revenues grew from below $400M in 2020 to the current level of over $1.5B. And the YoY growth rates have been consistently in the double-digits.</p><p>However, the business is yet to translate its rapid expansion into profits, as we will detail next.</p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/e6ba187aec27b216e307b6d15d6e8993\" tg-width=\"640\" tg-height=\"426\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"/></p><p>Seeking Alpha</p><p><b>Cash flow and capital allocation issues</b></p><p>As you can see from the bottom panel of the above chart, NIO&#39;s cash flow has been largely negative over the past few years. It has been bleeding more than $1 billion of cash on a quarterly basis during 2019-2020. And only in recent quarters since 2021, its cash flow has turned positive. It is currently reporting a small positive operating cash flow of $51 million. It&#39;s a positive sign, but the magnitude is just too small compared to the scale of the business.</p><p>As a result, NIO has been consistently (and quite aggressively in my view) issuing new equity and debt to finance its expansion. As you can see from the top panel of the following chart, its diluted shares expanded by more than 60% since 2020, from about 1 billion outstanding shares to the current level of more than 1.6 billion shares. Total long-term liabilities have swollen substantially also at the same time. Its debt burden was the lightest during 2018 when its total long-term liabilities were only about $400M. And currently, it stands at $2.8 billion.</p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/e653b3d62ae0346bf6b1525034b458ea\" tg-width=\"640\" tg-height=\"263\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"/></p><p>Seeking Alpha</p><p><b>A reality check</b></p><p>Ultimately, shareholder return cannot come from growth alone. It will have to come from the growth of PROFIT. Let&#39;s consider a very simple analysis that I call a reality check as shown in the chart below (for readers who like to read the specific numbers, the table behind the chart provides the same information).</p><p>The calculation projects the number of many years of sustained growth required to realize a 10% annualized ROI on investments at the current entry valuation (about 100x price to cash flow multiple taken from Seeking Alpha). The calculations were performed for two terminal multiples: 20x and 15x price to cash flow ratio. As seen, if the terminal valuation is 20x (still a sizeable premium relative to the overall market), it would take about 9 years of sustained growth at 20% CAGR to materialize a 10% annualized ROI. Even at a 40% CAGR, it will take about 5 years.</p><p>To me, this is just too long, and remember that time compounds uncertainties.</p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/4e761036a137dcbec5ec8077e1c82609\" tg-width=\"640\" tg-height=\"366\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"/></p><p>Author</p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/cdc78b171fe49f1eee2b82b528ce04ad\" tg-width=\"640\" tg-height=\"386\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"/></p><p>Author</p><p><b>Final thoughts and risks</b></p><p>Finally, I also feel the above reality check has already been a bit too optimistic. For example, it assumes no further issuance of new equity, and the share counts remain fixed at their current level. But I feel NIO&#39;s share counts would be very likely to be further diluted. And even worse, the dilution could happen during times of compressed stock prices like what we are experiencing now and could be very detrimental to shareholders (at least to existing shareholders).</p><p>Besides the cash and profit issues, there are a few other risks. In the near term, the COVID situation in China remains fluid and a resurgence could happen again, triggering another wave of lockdowns. Competition is also intensifying both domestically and internationally. Both XPeng and Li Auto have posted stronger growth rates in recent months. And both are also entering the EV SUV market to compete with NIO.</p></body></html>","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>NIO: A Simple Reality Check</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nNIO: A Simple Reality Check\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2022-08-12 23:27 GMT+8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=https://seekingalpha.com/article/4533002-nio-a-simple-reality-check><strong>Seeking Alpha</strong></a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>SummaryNIO enjoys several strategic advantages in the long-term, including Beijing’s recent announcement to support EV adaption and its leading scale domestically.In the near term, the business has ...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://seekingalpha.com/article/4533002-nio-a-simple-reality-check\">Source Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"09866":"蔚来-SW","NIO":"蔚来","NIO.SI":"蔚来"},"source_url":"https://seekingalpha.com/article/4533002-nio-a-simple-reality-check","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"1163130137","content_text":"SummaryNIO enjoys several strategic advantages in the long-term, including Beijing’s recent announcement to support EV adaption and its leading scale domestically.In the near term, the business has just posted 27% YoY delivery growth in July and passed the 10k monthly delivery mark.Its rapid growth in revenues and deliveries has not translated into healthy profits.As a result, I still cannot see a strong case for shareholder returns in the near future.ThesisNIO Inc. (NYSE:NIO) has been reporting mixed news to shareholders lately. On the positive side, NIO delivered a total of 10.05k cars in July, a 60% growth YoY. And this also exceeded the 10k monthly. Furthermore, the company also recently started selling its ES8 model overseas (in Norway). Although its sales are still predominately in China, this also marks the beginning of its attempts to break into the global market. On the negative side, the COVID situation in China remains fluid, competition is intensifying, and NIO has yet to translate its growth in profit.Overall, I am seeing more negatives than positives, as reflected in its stock prices as you can see from the chart below. NIO share prices have declined more than 37% YTD, lagging both its domestic peers and global peers by a large margin. For example, the share prices of Li Auto (LI) only lost about 2%, and Tesla (TSLA) about 17%. More tellingly, even the recent announcement from Beijing to extend the tax credit to support EV adaption could not lift its stock prices.Next, we will dive into the good, bad, and ugly in more detail.Seeking AlphaThe good, the bad, and the uglyOn the positive side, growth remains robust. After the China-locked alleviated, NIO quickly ramped up its productions and deliveries as you can see from the following chart. In particular, it delivered 10,052 vehicles in July 2022. Do not be under-impressed by the comparison again in June. June sets a tough comp. It delivered 12.9k vehicles during June and set an all-time monthly record. The July delivery still represented a robust 27% growth YoY. The production data also show that the company has the capability to reliably produce and deliver 10k cars per month assuming normal operation conditions.Source: insideevs.comMoreover, the company is also expanding aggressively on other fronts. It started selling cars in Norway in later 2021, marking the beginning of its attempts for overseas expansion. It also aggressively invests in its future models and infrastructure. It expects to launch the ET5 mid-size electric sedan in Q3 2022. It has also just reported in July that its battery swap stations have reached 1,047 and logged in over 10 million times usage cumulatively.All such rapid expansion has resulted in impressive revenue growth as you can see from the chart below. Quarterly revenues grew from below $400M in 2020 to the current level of over $1.5B. And the YoY growth rates have been consistently in the double-digits.However, the business is yet to translate its rapid expansion into profits, as we will detail next.Seeking AlphaCash flow and capital allocation issuesAs you can see from the bottom panel of the above chart, NIO's cash flow has been largely negative over the past few years. It has been bleeding more than $1 billion of cash on a quarterly basis during 2019-2020. And only in recent quarters since 2021, its cash flow has turned positive. It is currently reporting a small positive operating cash flow of $51 million. It's a positive sign, but the magnitude is just too small compared to the scale of the business.As a result, NIO has been consistently (and quite aggressively in my view) issuing new equity and debt to finance its expansion. As you can see from the top panel of the following chart, its diluted shares expanded by more than 60% since 2020, from about 1 billion outstanding shares to the current level of more than 1.6 billion shares. Total long-term liabilities have swollen substantially also at the same time. Its debt burden was the lightest during 2018 when its total long-term liabilities were only about $400M. And currently, it stands at $2.8 billion.Seeking AlphaA reality checkUltimately, shareholder return cannot come from growth alone. It will have to come from the growth of PROFIT. Let's consider a very simple analysis that I call a reality check as shown in the chart below (for readers who like to read the specific numbers, the table behind the chart provides the same information).The calculation projects the number of many years of sustained growth required to realize a 10% annualized ROI on investments at the current entry valuation (about 100x price to cash flow multiple taken from Seeking Alpha). The calculations were performed for two terminal multiples: 20x and 15x price to cash flow ratio. As seen, if the terminal valuation is 20x (still a sizeable premium relative to the overall market), it would take about 9 years of sustained growth at 20% CAGR to materialize a 10% annualized ROI. Even at a 40% CAGR, it will take about 5 years.To me, this is just too long, and remember that time compounds uncertainties.AuthorAuthorFinal thoughts and risksFinally, I also feel the above reality check has already been a bit too optimistic. For example, it assumes no further issuance of new equity, and the share counts remain fixed at their current level. But I feel NIO's share counts would be very likely to be further diluted. And even worse, the dilution could happen during times of compressed stock prices like what we are experiencing now and could be very detrimental to shareholders (at least to existing shareholders).Besides the cash and profit issues, there are a few other risks. In the near term, the COVID situation in China remains fluid and a resurgence could happen again, triggering another wave of lockdowns. Competition is also intensifying both domestically and internationally. Both XPeng and Li Auto have posted stronger growth rates in recent months. And both are also entering the EV SUV market to compete with NIO.","news_type":1,"symbols_score_info":{"NIO":0.9,"NIO.SI":0.9,"09866":0.9}},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":1778,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":9071877578,"gmtCreate":1657514030595,"gmtModify":1676536018457,"author":{"id":"4087112565401300","authorId":"4087112565401300","name":"大王木瓜","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/0bdb060266f2f7b364f4ed52aa6519b6","crmLevel":11,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"followedFlag":false,"idStr":"4087112565401300","authorIdStr":"4087112565401300"},"themes":[],"htmlText":"[Cool]&nbsp;","listText":"[Cool]&nbsp;","text":"[Cool]","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":4,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/9071877578","repostId":"1125674878","repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"1125674878","kind":"news","pubTimestamp":1657511473,"share":"https://ttm.financial/m/news/1125674878?lang=en_US&edition=fundamental","pubTime":"2022-07-11 11:51","market":"other","language":"en","title":"3 Options Strategies For ARKK Stock This Week","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=1125674878","media":"Barchart","summary":"Ark Innovation ETF (ARKK) has been in the news a lot in the last few years and was yesterday feature","content":"<html><head></head><body><p>Ark Innovation ETF (ARKK) has been in the news a lot in the last few years and was yesterday featured as the Barchart Chart of the Day.</p><p>While the ETF is currently on a Sell rating, let’s look at some option trades that could benefit from a recover in Cathie Wood’s Ark Innovation ETF.</p><p><b>Bull Call Spread</b></p><p>The first strategy is a bull call spread. A bull call spread is created through buying a call and then selling a further out-of-the-money call.</p><p>Selling the further out-of-the-money call reduces the cost of the trade but also limits the upside.</p><p>A bull call spread is a risk defined trade, so you always know the worst-case scenario. Bull call spreads are positive delta (bullish) and positive vega (benefit from a rise in implied volatility).</p><p>Going out to August expiration, a 50-strike call option was trading around $2.70 on Friday, and the 55 call was around $1.25.</p><p>Buying the 50 call and selling the 55 call would create a bull call spread. The trade cost would be $145 (difference in the option prices multiplied by 100), and the maximum potential profit would be $355 (difference in strike prices, multiplied by 100 less the premium paid).</p><p>A bull call spread is a risk defined strategy, so if ARKK stock closes below 50 on August 19, the most the trade could lose is the roughly $145 premium paid.</p><p>Potential gains are also capped above 55, so no matter how high ARKK stock might go, the most the trade could profit is $355.</p><p>In terms of trade management, if the spread dropped from $145 to $70, or if the stock dropped below the 21-day moving, I would consider closing early for a loss.</p><p>Let’s take a look at another potential option strategy.</p><p><b>Bullish Calendar Spread</b></p><p>Assuming a trader had a target price for ARKK of 60, they could set up a bullish calendar spread centred at that price.</p><p>A calendar spread is a trade that involves selling a short-term option and buying a longer-term option with the same strike price. Bullish calendar spreads are positive delta (bullish) and positive vega (benefit from a rise in implied volatility).</p><p>Selling the August 19, 60-strike call option will generate around $50 in premium, and buying the September, 60-strike call will cost around $105.</p><p>That results in a net cost for the trade of $55 per spread, which is the most the trade can lose.</p><p>The estimated maximum profit is around $325, but that can vary depending on changes in implied volatility.</p><p>The idea with the trade is that if ARKK stock trades up to around 60, the calendar spread will increase, resulting in a net profit.</p><p>A bullish calendar spread is a good way to gain some upside exposure on a stock without risking too much if the move doesn’t eventuate.</p><p>The ideal scenario is a rise up to 60 around August 19 with little change (or a rise) in implied volatility.</p><p>The final idea we will look at is a long call option trade.</p><p><b>Long Call Option</b></p><p>One of the benefits of call options is that they provide leverage (this can be both a good and a bad thing).</p><p>Assuming an investor wanted to buy 100 shares of ARKK stock, they would have to invest around $4,600 at the current price.</p><p>Instead, the investor could gain a similar exposure using a fraction of the capital by buying a call option.</p><p>One call option gives the investor exposure to 100 shares. Like the previous two example, a long call option is positive delta and positive vega.</p><p>If an investor were to buy 1 ARKK 40 call option expiring on December 16, they would only need to invest around $1,145 rather than $4,600.</p><p>The breakeven price for this call option is equal to the strike price plus the premium paid, which would make the breakeven price 51.45.</p><p>The most the trade can lose is the premium paid of $1,145, which would occur if ARKK finished below 40 on December 16.</p><p>However, if ARKK stock shoots higher, the upside is unlimited.</p><p>Using options in this way can be a great way to gain exposure to a stock without risking as much capital as would be required to buy the stock outright.</p><p><b>Conclusion</b></p><p>There you have three different bullish trade ideas for ARKK stock, but you can use these strategies on any stock on which you have a bullish outlook.</p><p>Please remember that options are risky, and investors can lose 100% of their investment.</p><p>This article is for education purposes only and not a trade recommendation. Remember to always do your own due diligence and consult your financial advisor before making any investment decisions.</p><p><i>*Disclaimer: On the date of publication, </i><i><i>the</i></i><i> </i><i>author</i> <i>Steven Baster did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in any of the securities mentioned in this article. All information and data in this article is solely for informational purposes. Data as of after-hours, July 10, 2022.</i></p></body></html>","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>3 Options Strategies For ARKK Stock This Week</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\n3 Options Strategies For ARKK Stock This Week\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2022-07-11 11:51 GMT+8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=https://www.barchart.com/story/news/9080741/3-options-strategies-for-arkk-stock-this-week><strong>Barchart</strong></a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>Ark Innovation ETF (ARKK) has been in the news a lot in the last few years and was yesterday featured as the Barchart Chart of the Day.While the ETF is currently on a Sell rating, let’s look at some ...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.barchart.com/story/news/9080741/3-options-strategies-for-arkk-stock-this-week\">Source Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"ARKK":"ARK Innovation ETF"},"source_url":"https://www.barchart.com/story/news/9080741/3-options-strategies-for-arkk-stock-this-week","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"1125674878","content_text":"Ark Innovation ETF (ARKK) has been in the news a lot in the last few years and was yesterday featured as the Barchart Chart of the Day.While the ETF is currently on a Sell rating, let’s look at some option trades that could benefit from a recover in Cathie Wood’s Ark Innovation ETF.Bull Call SpreadThe first strategy is a bull call spread. A bull call spread is created through buying a call and then selling a further out-of-the-money call.Selling the further out-of-the-money call reduces the cost of the trade but also limits the upside.A bull call spread is a risk defined trade, so you always know the worst-case scenario. Bull call spreads are positive delta (bullish) and positive vega (benefit from a rise in implied volatility).Going out to August expiration, a 50-strike call option was trading around $2.70 on Friday, and the 55 call was around $1.25.Buying the 50 call and selling the 55 call would create a bull call spread. The trade cost would be $145 (difference in the option prices multiplied by 100), and the maximum potential profit would be $355 (difference in strike prices, multiplied by 100 less the premium paid).A bull call spread is a risk defined strategy, so if ARKK stock closes below 50 on August 19, the most the trade could lose is the roughly $145 premium paid.Potential gains are also capped above 55, so no matter how high ARKK stock might go, the most the trade could profit is $355.In terms of trade management, if the spread dropped from $145 to $70, or if the stock dropped below the 21-day moving, I would consider closing early for a loss.Let’s take a look at another potential option strategy.Bullish Calendar SpreadAssuming a trader had a target price for ARKK of 60, they could set up a bullish calendar spread centred at that price.A calendar spread is a trade that involves selling a short-term option and buying a longer-term option with the same strike price. Bullish calendar spreads are positive delta (bullish) and positive vega (benefit from a rise in implied volatility).Selling the August 19, 60-strike call option will generate around $50 in premium, and buying the September, 60-strike call will cost around $105.That results in a net cost for the trade of $55 per spread, which is the most the trade can lose.The estimated maximum profit is around $325, but that can vary depending on changes in implied volatility.The idea with the trade is that if ARKK stock trades up to around 60, the calendar spread will increase, resulting in a net profit.A bullish calendar spread is a good way to gain some upside exposure on a stock without risking too much if the move doesn’t eventuate.The ideal scenario is a rise up to 60 around August 19 with little change (or a rise) in implied volatility.The final idea we will look at is a long call option trade.Long Call OptionOne of the benefits of call options is that they provide leverage (this can be both a good and a bad thing).Assuming an investor wanted to buy 100 shares of ARKK stock, they would have to invest around $4,600 at the current price.Instead, the investor could gain a similar exposure using a fraction of the capital by buying a call option.One call option gives the investor exposure to 100 shares. Like the previous two example, a long call option is positive delta and positive vega.If an investor were to buy 1 ARKK 40 call option expiring on December 16, they would only need to invest around $1,145 rather than $4,600.The breakeven price for this call option is equal to the strike price plus the premium paid, which would make the breakeven price 51.45.The most the trade can lose is the premium paid of $1,145, which would occur if ARKK finished below 40 on December 16.However, if ARKK stock shoots higher, the upside is unlimited.Using options in this way can be a great way to gain exposure to a stock without risking as much capital as would be required to buy the stock outright.ConclusionThere you have three different bullish trade ideas for ARKK stock, but you can use these strategies on any stock on which you have a bullish outlook.Please remember that options are risky, and investors can lose 100% of their investment.This article is for education purposes only and not a trade recommendation. Remember to always do your own due diligence and consult your financial advisor before making any investment decisions.*Disclaimer: On the date of publication, the author Steven Baster did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in any of the securities mentioned in this article. All information and data in this article is solely for informational purposes. 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The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 193.24 points, or 0.56%, to 34,397.42.</p><p>A report from the Labor Department on Thursday showed initial claims for state unemployment benefits dropped 16,000 to a seasonally adjusted 225,000 for the week ended Nov. 26.</p><p>Investors now await nonfarm payrolls data on Friday for clues about how rate hikes have affected the labor market.</p><p>With a month left in 2022, the S&amp;P 500 is down about 14% year to date, and the Nasdaq has lost about 27%. 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said Ross Mayfield, an investment strategy analyst at Baird.</p><p>Wednesday&#39;s rally drove the S&amp;P 500 index above its 200-day moving average for the first time since April after Fed Chair Jerome Powell said it was time to slow the pace of interest rate hikes.</p><p>Traders now see a 79% chance the Fed will increase its key benchmark rate by 50 basis points in December and a 21% chance it will hike rates by 75 basis points.</p><p>Salesforce Inc tumbled after the software maker said Bret Taylor would step down as co-chief executive officer in January.</p><p>Dollar General Corp fell after the discount retailer cut its annual profit forecast, while Costco Wholesale Corp dropped after the membership-only retail chain reported slower sales growth in November.</p><p>According to preliminary data, the S&amp;P 500 lost 2.31 points, or 0.06%, to end at 4,077.80 points, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 15.22 points, or 0.13%, to 11,483.21. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 193.24 points, or 0.56%, to 34,397.42.</p><p>A report from the Labor Department on Thursday showed initial claims for state unemployment benefits dropped 16,000 to a seasonally adjusted 225,000 for the week ended Nov. 26.</p><p>Investors now await nonfarm payrolls data on Friday for clues about how rate hikes have affected the labor market.</p><p>With a month left in 2022, the S&amp;P 500 is down about 14% year to date, and the Nasdaq has lost about 27%. (Reporting by Ankika Biswas and Shreyashi Sanyal in Bengaluru, and by Noel Randewich in Oakland, Calif.; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta and David Gregorio)</p></body></html>\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{".DJI":"道琼斯",".IXIC":"NASDAQ Composite",".SPX":"S&P 500 Index"},"source_url":"","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"2288985598","content_text":"Salesforce drops on co-CEO exit planDollar General falls on slashing annual profit viewU.S. manufacturing shrinks for first time in 2-1/2 years in NovDec 1 (Reuters) - Wall Street ended mixed on Thursday as a selloff in Salesforce weighed on the Dow, while traders digested U.S. data that suggested the Federal Reserve's interest rate hikes are working.On Wednesday, the S&P 500 surged over 3% on optimism the Fed might moderate its campaign of interest rate hikes.U.S. manufacturing activity shrank in November for the first time in 2-1/2 years as higher borrowing costs weighed on demand for goods, data showed, evidence the Fed's rate hikes have cooled the economy.The personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index rose 0.3%, the same as in September, and over the 12 months through October the index increased 6.0% after advancing 6.3% the prior month.Excluding the volatile food and energy components, the PCE price index rose 0.2%, one-tenth less than expected, after gaining 0.5% in September.\"On a normal day, the package of data this morning would be pretty risk-on, but after the rally yesterday, I think it's not quite good enough to push another leg higher,\" said Ross Mayfield, an investment strategy analyst at Baird.Wednesday's rally drove the S&P 500 index above its 200-day moving average for the first time since April after Fed Chair Jerome Powell said it was time to slow the pace of interest rate hikes.Traders now see a 79% chance the Fed will increase its key benchmark rate by 50 basis points in December and a 21% chance it will hike rates by 75 basis points.Salesforce Inc tumbled after the software maker said Bret Taylor would step down as co-chief executive officer in January.Dollar General Corp fell after the discount retailer cut its annual profit forecast, while Costco Wholesale Corp dropped after the membership-only retail chain reported slower sales growth in November.According to preliminary data, the S&P 500 lost 2.31 points, or 0.06%, to end at 4,077.80 points, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 15.22 points, or 0.13%, to 11,483.21. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 193.24 points, or 0.56%, to 34,397.42.A report from the Labor Department on Thursday showed initial claims for state unemployment benefits dropped 16,000 to a seasonally adjusted 225,000 for the week ended Nov. 26.Investors now await nonfarm payrolls data on Friday for clues about how rate hikes have affected the labor market.With a month left in 2022, the S&P 500 is down about 14% year to date, and the Nasdaq has lost about 27%. 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While its financial performances are partly to blame (although quite healthy in my view), its stock price movements have been largely dominated by news events, such as the uncertainty in the Chinese regulatory environment, the lingering COVID-19 concerns, and the China-U.S. tension. To cite a few recent examples (shown in the chart below),</p><ul><li>On May 26, after reporting its March quarter results, its stock price climbed 14.8% in one day. And shortly afterward, on June 8, the Chinese government announced the approval of a new round of video game licenses, and its stock prices increased by another 14.7%.</li><li>Then in July, it was fined by antitrust regulators for the improper reporting of previous merger deals. In particular, on July 11, its stock declined by 9.2% even though the fine amounted to only $373k.</li><li>On July 29, it was added back to the U.S. SEC&#39;s watchlist of Chinese companies that might be delisted. The news triggered an 11% decline in its stock price to close at $89 from $100 the day before.</li><li>Then finally on August 4, 2022, when it reported its June Quarter earnings, the stock prices fluctuated between a low of $95 and a high of $103 in a single day, translating into an 8.4% daily fluctuation.</li></ul><p>I am citing all these detailed events and price movements to give you a concrete feeling of its price volatility so that you can see the main thesis of this article: the mispricing of its implied volatility (&#34;IV&#34;) in the options market.</p><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/b8286a0926eebed47581d1a351970528\" tg-width=\"640\" tg-height=\"424\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"/><span>Author based on Yahoo! data</span></p><p>The mispricing probably is best illustrated by comparison against its U.S. counterpart: Amazon (AMZN). The price movements of AMZN in the past 6 months are shown in the bottom panel of the above chart. In contrast to BABA&#39;s frequent ~10% DAILY price volatilities, AMZN stock price has been largely range-bound between $140 and $105, translating into a fluctuation of around 16% around a mean price of $122.5 over the past few MONTHS. Yet, as you will see in a later section, the options market currently assigns an IV of about 61% for BABA for its Dec 16, 2022, option. And the IV it assigns for AMZN is about the same (a bit below 60%), accentuating the IV mispricing.</p><p>Looking forward, BABA is expected to report earnings on 11/17/2022 according to Nasdaq&#39;s schedule. Considering the IV mispricing, an option with expiry after that (say Dec 16, 2022) could either help to hedge your existing positions or to open a new position. Directly holding the shares can help you to benefit from its compressed valuation (as to be detailed in the next section immediately below). But an option play can help you to benefit from the compression in its valuation AND also the IV mispricing.</p><h2>Business outlook and growth potential</h2><p>Admittedly, BABA&#39;s earning results have been a bit choppy lately. However, in its upcoming earnings report for the September 2022 quarter, I expected a number of promising growth avenues. These catalysts should support healthy earnings growth, especially in the near- to mid-term, say in the 2025-2027 timeframe. First, I expect the Chinese economy to recover considerably once COVID-19 concerns clear up. Second, BABA is still very successful at attracting new annual active customers from the vast population of China, especially from the less developed areas. Notably, Tmall and Taobao continue to perform well. Third, on the international stage, platforms such as Lazada and AliExpress logged solid double-digit order growth rates in fiscal 2021, and I foresee such growth to continue or even accelerate in the next few years. Finally, on top of all these, its cloud segment continues to capture market share within the burgeoning global cloud niche. All told, consensus estimates project an 11.5% EPS expansion in the next five years, as you can see from the first chart below. And I tend to agree with such a projection.</p><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/ac8e0cf709dcbba649e38293b6c7f3a6\" tg-width=\"640\" tg-height=\"238\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"/><span>Author based on Seeking Alpha data</span></p><p>In the meantime, its financial position is strong. The balance sheet is in good condition, as seen in the next chart below, providing the liquidity and financial flexibility to fuel its continued expansion. Alibaba ended the last quarter with more than $69 billion in cash as seen. In addition, merely 13.4% of the capital structure is comprised of long-term debt (compared to AMZN&#39;s 45.4%), suggesting plenty of flexibility to support growth initiatives.</p><p>Although, note that the table below made a mistake on its cash per share (probably due to confusion about its share count vs its ADR counts). With $69 billion of cash and approximately 2.6 billion ADR outstanding, the total cash per share should be about $26.5. At its current stock price of $75 as of this writing, more than 1/3 of its stock price (35.4% to be exact) is just cash.</p><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/0fcf65098fee073a34c3bc89c3f81d3f\" tg-width=\"640\" tg-height=\"348\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"/><span>Author based on Seeking Alpha data</span></p><h2>Volatility mispricing and option play</h2><p>As mentioned above, holding the shares directly is a bet on its compressed valuation and growth potential. And an option play can provide a couple of additional advantages, as detailed in my other articles. To recap,</p><blockquote><ul><li><i>First, compared to the buy-and-hold strategy, an option can limit your exposure in terms of the total dollar amount.</i></li><li><i>Second, it can take advantage of both the valuation mispricing AND also volatility mispricing (the buy-and-hold strategy only benefit from the former).</i></li><li><i>Third, it provides a definitive expiration date.</i></li></ul></blockquote><p>As an example, as of this writing, a BABA call option with a $75 strike price (i.e., near the money) that expires on 12/16/2022 sells at about $7.8 as you can see from the first chart below provided by OIC. So $780 would provide exposure to 100 shares, versus $7.5k if you directly own the shares.</p><p>You can also see the implied volatility is only 60.8%. Again, to me, this is an underestimate. As you can see from the second chart below, its IV has ranged from about 50% to about 100% in the past 6 months. And the current IV of 60% is close to the floor of this range. Yet, as argued earlier, recent events and price movements suggest no muting in its actual volatility. Also, as you can see from the third chart below, AMZN&#39;s current IV is close to 60% too (about 56%). However, as aforementioned, the DAILY price actions in BABA shares are nearly on the same magnitude as AMZN&#39;s <i>monthly</i> price fluctuations.</p><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/10ec73e15ba94f68c0e834fa09585379\" tg-width=\"640\" tg-height=\"320\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"/><span>oic.ivolatility.com</span></p><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/9c3f80465a4333814ee01ef3f76d585e\" tg-width=\"520\" tg-height=\"250\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"/><span>BABA historical and implied volatility provided by IVolatility.com</span></p><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/08c9f56d1ece63e4bfd5535e64d93b24\" tg-width=\"520\" tg-height=\"250\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"/><span>AMZN historical and implied volatility provided by IVolatility.com</span></p><h2>Baba risks and final thoughts</h2><p>Since an option play, in a sense, is a way to limit risks already, I won&#39;t detail the specific risks surrounding BABA shares. Other SA authors have elaborated on the risks eloquently already anyway. Here, let me just repeat the risks inherent in writing options:</p><blockquote><i>Writing options can limit risks in terms of the absolute dollar amount. But it is riskier in relative terms. You can lose 100% and there is actually a good chance of that.</i></blockquote><p>To conclude, the main thesis here is built on an observation that I&#39;ve made about BABA&#39;s implied volatility being mispriced. Yes, it is definitely attractive to own the shares directly in my mind (which I do) under current conditions. The stock is priced at single-digit FWD PE with double-digit growth rates. And it has about $26.5 of cash per ADR on its ledger, more than 1/3 of its stock current price. But an option play could bring an additional catalyst to the table. The upcoming earnings report in November could amplify the mispricing, judging by the recent historical pattern of its price movements around earnings reports.</p><p><i>This article is written by </i><i>Sensor Unlimited</i><i> for reference only. 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While its financial performances are partly to blame (although quite healthy in my view), its stock price movements have been largely dominated by news events, such as the uncertainty in the Chinese regulatory environment, the lingering COVID-19 concerns, and the China-U.S. tension. To cite a few recent examples (shown in the chart below),On May 26, after reporting its March quarter results, its stock price climbed 14.8% in one day. And shortly afterward, on June 8, the Chinese government announced the approval of a new round of video game licenses, and its stock prices increased by another 14.7%.Then in July, it was fined by antitrust regulators for the improper reporting of previous merger deals. In particular, on July 11, its stock declined by 9.2% even though the fine amounted to only $373k.On July 29, it was added back to the U.S. SEC's watchlist of Chinese companies that might be delisted. The news triggered an 11% decline in its stock price to close at $89 from $100 the day before.Then finally on August 4, 2022, when it reported its June Quarter earnings, the stock prices fluctuated between a low of $95 and a high of $103 in a single day, translating into an 8.4% daily fluctuation.I am citing all these detailed events and price movements to give you a concrete feeling of its price volatility so that you can see the main thesis of this article: the mispricing of its implied volatility (\"IV\") in the options market.Author based on Yahoo! dataThe mispricing probably is best illustrated by comparison against its U.S. counterpart: Amazon (AMZN). The price movements of AMZN in the past 6 months are shown in the bottom panel of the above chart. In contrast to BABA's frequent ~10% DAILY price volatilities, AMZN stock price has been largely range-bound between $140 and $105, translating into a fluctuation of around 16% around a mean price of $122.5 over the past few MONTHS. Yet, as you will see in a later section, the options market currently assigns an IV of about 61% for BABA for its Dec 16, 2022, option. And the IV it assigns for AMZN is about the same (a bit below 60%), accentuating the IV mispricing.Looking forward, BABA is expected to report earnings on 11/17/2022 according to Nasdaq's schedule. Considering the IV mispricing, an option with expiry after that (say Dec 16, 2022) could either help to hedge your existing positions or to open a new position. Directly holding the shares can help you to benefit from its compressed valuation (as to be detailed in the next section immediately below). But an option play can help you to benefit from the compression in its valuation AND also the IV mispricing.Business outlook and growth potentialAdmittedly, BABA's earning results have been a bit choppy lately. However, in its upcoming earnings report for the September 2022 quarter, I expected a number of promising growth avenues. These catalysts should support healthy earnings growth, especially in the near- to mid-term, say in the 2025-2027 timeframe. First, I expect the Chinese economy to recover considerably once COVID-19 concerns clear up. Second, BABA is still very successful at attracting new annual active customers from the vast population of China, especially from the less developed areas. Notably, Tmall and Taobao continue to perform well. Third, on the international stage, platforms such as Lazada and AliExpress logged solid double-digit order growth rates in fiscal 2021, and I foresee such growth to continue or even accelerate in the next few years. Finally, on top of all these, its cloud segment continues to capture market share within the burgeoning global cloud niche. All told, consensus estimates project an 11.5% EPS expansion in the next five years, as you can see from the first chart below. And I tend to agree with such a projection.Author based on Seeking Alpha dataIn the meantime, its financial position is strong. The balance sheet is in good condition, as seen in the next chart below, providing the liquidity and financial flexibility to fuel its continued expansion. Alibaba ended the last quarter with more than $69 billion in cash as seen. In addition, merely 13.4% of the capital structure is comprised of long-term debt (compared to AMZN's 45.4%), suggesting plenty of flexibility to support growth initiatives.Although, note that the table below made a mistake on its cash per share (probably due to confusion about its share count vs its ADR counts). With $69 billion of cash and approximately 2.6 billion ADR outstanding, the total cash per share should be about $26.5. At its current stock price of $75 as of this writing, more than 1/3 of its stock price (35.4% to be exact) is just cash.Author based on Seeking Alpha dataVolatility mispricing and option playAs mentioned above, holding the shares directly is a bet on its compressed valuation and growth potential. And an option play can provide a couple of additional advantages, as detailed in my other articles. To recap,First, compared to the buy-and-hold strategy, an option can limit your exposure in terms of the total dollar amount.Second, it can take advantage of both the valuation mispricing AND also volatility mispricing (the buy-and-hold strategy only benefit from the former).Third, it provides a definitive expiration date.As an example, as of this writing, a BABA call option with a $75 strike price (i.e., near the money) that expires on 12/16/2022 sells at about $7.8 as you can see from the first chart below provided by OIC. So $780 would provide exposure to 100 shares, versus $7.5k if you directly own the shares.You can also see the implied volatility is only 60.8%. Again, to me, this is an underestimate. As you can see from the second chart below, its IV has ranged from about 50% to about 100% in the past 6 months. And the current IV of 60% is close to the floor of this range. Yet, as argued earlier, recent events and price movements suggest no muting in its actual volatility. Also, as you can see from the third chart below, AMZN's current IV is close to 60% too (about 56%). However, as aforementioned, the DAILY price actions in BABA shares are nearly on the same magnitude as AMZN's monthly price fluctuations.oic.ivolatility.comBABA historical and implied volatility provided by IVolatility.comAMZN historical and implied volatility provided by IVolatility.comBaba risks and final thoughtsSince an option play, in a sense, is a way to limit risks already, I won't detail the specific risks surrounding BABA shares. Other SA authors have elaborated on the risks eloquently already anyway. Here, let me just repeat the risks inherent in writing options:Writing options can limit risks in terms of the absolute dollar amount. But it is riskier in relative terms. You can lose 100% and there is actually a good chance of that.To conclude, the main thesis here is built on an observation that I've made about BABA's implied volatility being mispriced. Yes, it is definitely attractive to own the shares directly in my mind (which I do) under current conditions. The stock is priced at single-digit FWD PE with double-digit growth rates. And it has about $26.5 of cash per ADR on its ledger, more than 1/3 of its stock current price. But an option play could bring an additional catalyst to the table. The upcoming earnings report in November could amplify the mispricing, judging by the recent historical pattern of its price movements around earnings reports.This article is written by Sensor Unlimited for reference only. 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Tesla needed shareholders to sign off on issuing the new shares to complete the split. The move wouldn&#39;t affect the company&#39;s market value, which topped $960 billion as of Thursday.</p><p>That proposal was among more than a dozen facing investor consideration at Tesla&#39;s annual shareholder meeting, held at the company&#39;s Austin, Texas-area factory.</p><p>The gathering followed a recent rally in Tesla&#39;s stock price after the company reported second-quarter earnings that were better than expected. 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Tesla needed shareholders to sign off on issuing the new shares to complete the split. The move wouldn&#39;t affect the company&#39;s market value, which topped $960 billion as of Thursday.</p><p>That proposal was among more than a dozen facing investor consideration at Tesla&#39;s annual shareholder meeting, held at the company&#39;s Austin, Texas-area factory.</p><p>The gathering followed a recent rally in Tesla&#39;s stock price after the company reported second-quarter earnings that were better than expected. Tesla generated $2.3 billion in profit for the period, ahead of Wall Street&#39;s expectations but below its record quarterly profit of $3.3 billion in the first three months of the year.</p><p>An extended shutdown at Tesla&#39;s Shanghai assembly plant, paired with global supply-chain disruptions and labor shortages weighed on results.</p><p>Chief Financial Officer Zach Kirkhorn said on the company&#39;s July earnings call that Tesla was still aiming for 50% vehicle-delivery growth this year over 2021, though he acknowledged that reaching that target had become more difficult.</p><p>The investor gathering spotlighted concerns that some shareholders have expressed about Tesla&#39;s corporate governance. Several of the nonbinding proposals dealt with employment issues, from corporate efforts to prevent harassment and discrimination to how mandatory arbitration affects Tesla&#39;s employees and workplace culture. 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Tesla needed shareholders to sign off on issuing the new shares to complete the split. The move wouldn't affect the company's market value, which topped $960 billion as of Thursday.That proposal was among more than a dozen facing investor consideration at Tesla's annual shareholder meeting, held at the company's Austin, Texas-area factory.The gathering followed a recent rally in Tesla's stock price after the company reported second-quarter earnings that were better than expected. Tesla generated $2.3 billion in profit for the period, ahead of Wall Street's expectations but below its record quarterly profit of $3.3 billion in the first three months of the year.An extended shutdown at Tesla's Shanghai assembly plant, paired with global supply-chain disruptions and labor shortages weighed on results.Chief Financial Officer Zach Kirkhorn said on the company's July earnings call that Tesla was still aiming for 50% vehicle-delivery growth this year over 2021, though he acknowledged that reaching that target had become more difficult.The investor gathering spotlighted concerns that some shareholders have expressed about Tesla's corporate governance. Several of the nonbinding proposals dealt with employment issues, from corporate efforts to prevent harassment and discrimination to how mandatory arbitration affects Tesla's employees and workplace culture. 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Schultz said in an open letter published on Monday.</p><p>&#34;This decision will allow us to invest more into our people and our stores — the only way to create long-term value for all stakeholders.&#34;</p><p>Schultz’s return marks his third spell as Starbucks’s CEO as the world’s largest coffeehouse chain continues the search for its permanent Chief Executive. The company said it will find a new CEO by the fall.</p><p>However, the past several months have been challenging for Starbucks after multiple stores unionized against the company for the first time ever since its founding in 1971.</p><p>The move comes just a few weeks after Starbucks brought back its share buyback program, saying it plans to return $20 billion to its shareholders over the following three fiscal years.</p><p>Some think the decision to suspend the program was made to support Starbucks’s management, while others, including Bernie Sanders, slammed the company after the announcement.</p><p>&#34;If Starbucks can afford to spend $20 billion on stock buybacks and dividends ... it can afford a unionized workforce,” said Sanders.</p><p>The unionization wave at Starbucks emerged in December 2021 in New York after two workers voted to unionize as Starbucks Workers United.</p><p>The union is yet to present official requirements to the company’s management, though <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/AONE.U\">one</a> of the workers said he hopes it will secure a $25 minimum wage for baristas, in addition to company-provided benefits such as mental health care plans.</p><p>The wave spread quickly after that and now more than 100 Starbucks locations across the U.S. have joined the union.</p></body></html>\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"SBUX":"星巴克"},"source_url":"","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"1145916651","content_text":"Starbucks stock dipped 4% after new ceo Schultz suspends stock buyback plan.Howard Schultz suspended Starbucks’s stock buyback program after he returned to his role as the company’s interim CEO on Monday.\"Starting immediately, we are suspending our share repurchasing program,\" Schultz said in an open letter published on Monday.\"This decision will allow us to invest more into our people and our stores — the only way to create long-term value for all stakeholders.\"Schultz’s return marks his third spell as Starbucks’s CEO as the world’s largest coffeehouse chain continues the search for its permanent Chief Executive. The company said it will find a new CEO by the fall.However, the past several months have been challenging for Starbucks after multiple stores unionized against the company for the first time ever since its founding in 1971.The move comes just a few weeks after Starbucks brought back its share buyback program, saying it plans to return $20 billion to its shareholders over the following three fiscal years.Some think the decision to suspend the program was made to support Starbucks’s management, while others, including Bernie Sanders, slammed the company after the announcement.\"If Starbucks can afford to spend $20 billion on stock buybacks and dividends ... it can afford a unionized workforce,” said Sanders.The unionization wave at Starbucks emerged in December 2021 in New York after two workers voted to unionize as Starbucks Workers United.The union is yet to present official requirements to the company’s management, though one of the workers said he hopes it will secure a $25 minimum wage for baristas, in addition to company-provided benefits such as mental health care plans.The wave spread quickly after that and now more than 100 Starbucks locations across the U.S. have joined the union.","news_type":1,"symbols_score_info":{"SBUX":0.9}},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":894,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":9932205319,"gmtCreate":1662942953732,"gmtModify":1676537167264,"author":{"id":"4087112565401300","authorId":"4087112565401300","name":"大王木瓜","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/0bdb060266f2f7b364f4ed52aa6519b6","crmLevel":11,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"followedFlag":false,"idStr":"4087112565401300","authorIdStr":"4087112565401300"},"themes":[],"htmlText":"[What]&nbsp;","listText":"[What]&nbsp;","text":"[What]","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":3,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/9932205319","repostId":"1113574183","repostType":2,"repost":{"id":"1113574183","kind":"news","pubTimestamp":1662940046,"share":"https://ttm.financial/m/news/1113574183?lang=en_US&edition=fundamental","pubTime":"2022-09-12 07:47","market":"us","language":"en","title":"Apple’s Latest Products and Services Are About Loyalty—to Apple","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=1113574183","media":"Bloomberg","summary":"Apple on Wednesday unveiled the iPhone 14 line, the Apple Watch Ultra and new AirPods, but the big t","content":"<div>\n<p>Apple on Wednesday unveiled the iPhone 14 line, the Apple Watch Ultra and new AirPods, but the big theme of the day was keeping users more locked into the company’s ecosystem. 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Also: Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook reveals his biggest debate with Steve Jobs.The StartersThe iPhone 14 Pro.Photographer: Nic Coury/BloombergApple Inc.’s biggest event of the year delivered some dazzling upgrades and some ho-hum products. At Wednesday’s Far Out launch extravaganza, the tech giant rolled out updates to the iPhone, AirPods and Apple Watch. It also stressed the theme of the Apple product ecosystem more forcefully than it ever has before.Most of the major changes were expected, but Apple did reveal a few clever touches—most notably, the iPhone 14 Pro’s Dynamic Island. The feature is a real feat. There’s nothing more “Apple” than taking the ugliest part of the iPhone (the notch) and disguising it as one of the most impressive integrated hardware-software features in years.The Pro enhancements contrast with those of the standard iPhone 14, which is largely unchanged from the iPhone 13. It follows the same playbook as the iPhone XS in 2018: You can get a larger screen in the form of the iPhone 14 Plus, just like the XS Max. Otherwise, there’s little reason to upgrade.I think it’s fair to say the regular iPhone 14 is the least impressive year-over-year update in the product’s history. Apple didn’t even bother giving the standard iPhone 14 its newest chip, which was an unprecedented move.The second-generation AirPods Pro, meanwhile, answer a lot of longstanding user requests: enhanced noise cancellation, improved bass and sound, better blocking of background noise, longer battery life and—finally—the ability to swipe on the earbuds’ stems to control playback and volume.For consumers new to AirPods, the latest Pro model appears to be an excellent choice. If, like me, you bought the first AirPods Pro in October 2019, now is also probably a good time to upgrade—especially if your batteries are waning.If there is a knock on the AirPods, it’s that they don’t support Apple’s new lossless audio feature. That technology allows for music playback that’s “virtually indistinguishable from the original studio recording,” according to the company. The feature isn’t yet supported by any AirPods model, and the rollout of the new Pro earbuds might have been an opportunity to change that.The problem with bringing lossless audio to AirPods is Bluetooth, a wireless protocol that doesn’t have enough power to stream such high-quality audio. It’s no secret that Apple has been cooking up a solution internally, though: a replacement for Bluetooth that would eventually bring the feature to future AirPods.Then there’s the Apple Watch. As I indicated several months ago, we’re getting the broadest set of changes to this product since it launched in 2015. For the first time, Apple introduced three distinct models: a new low-end SE, the standard Series 8 and the upscale Ultra.There’s not a lot to say about the new SE. The company developed a different production process and gave the device a cheaper back casing to help cut the price by $30: $249 instead of $279. That was a necessary move with the discontinuation of the $199 Apple Watch Series 3. If you have an SE from 2020, I see no reason to upgrade for a slightly faster processor.The Series 8 model isn’t a dramatic update either. It does have a body-temperature sensor for women’s health—something that could benefit millions of people. But the model lacks design changes, additional health sensors like a blood-pressure monitor, a faster processor, better speakers or improved battery life (aside from the new low-power mode).It’s also worth noting that Apple won’t allow users to determine their actual body temperature with the new sensor, which would help customers replace thermometers like they have with blood-oxygen readers.The Ultra, on the other hand, is one of the most impressive new pieces of hardware from Apple in years. Its programmable side button, giant display and supersized battery life will be prized by anyone who wants the best Apple Watch—not necessarily just scuba divers or marathon runners.With that in mind, I’m not sure Apple should have exclusively focused its Ultra marketing on extreme sports athletes. Instead, it could have also highlighted how the features appeal to non-athletes and released a slew of daily wear bands. An update to the link bracelet in titanium, for instance, would have been great.But even if the Ultra watch and iPhone 14 Pro are worthy upgrades, the biggest theme of the day was making it as hard as possible to walk away from Apple’s ecosystem.This goes beyond how well the various products work together. The company is increasingly touting the iPhone and Apple Watch as devices that can save your life. The watch already offers the ability to detect heart problems or a bad fall. Now Apple is introducing car-crash alerts and emergency satellite services.The idea of Apple products saving your life will surely be ingrained in people’s minds by the company’s marketing department over the coming months and years. That will leave many consumers with the distinct impression that ditching their iPhone or Apple Watch is an irresponsible move.Of course, Apple rivals such as Samsung Electronics Co. have their own safety features. And companies like T-Mobile US Inc. are trying to open up satellite connections to all mobile-phone users, not just the iPhone crowd.But Apple is hard to beat in making its technology seem like the safest bet. Other changes, like the company’s shift to virtual eSIM cards in the US, could make it even more difficult to leave the iPhone (though it may create complications for customers who travel internationally and use carriers that don’t support the standard).The theme of locking in users to the Apple ecosystem has been a major one for the company in recent years. These days, the ability of Apple products to play nicely together is more of a competitive advantage than ever and key to expanding the company’s user base, generating more recurring revenue and—most importantly—preventing defections to rival platforms.I attended the Code Conference on Wednesday night, where Cook, Laurene Powell Jobs and Jony Ive wereinterviewedby Kara Swisher about the legacy of Steve Jobs. Before the night concluded, Cook was asked by an audience member why the iPhonehasn’t adopted RCS, or rich communication services, a messaging replacement spearheaded by Google.He told the questioner, “I don’t hear our users asking that we put a lot of energy in on that at this point” and suggested that he buy his mom an iPhone if he wants to more seamlessly message with her. That says it all.The BenchTim Cook speaks during an event at the Steve Jobs Theater.Photographer: David Paul Morris/BloombergTim Cook reveals his biggest disagreement with Steve Jobs. Here’s another fun tidbit from the Code Conference: Tim Cook discussed the biggest debate he ever had with Steve Jobs. For the original iPhone, Cook wanted carriers to subsidize the device so it would be cheaper for consumers. Jobs wanted carriers to not subsidize it and instead give Apple a revenue share on the carrier plans.The original iPhone launched at $499 with no subsidy. Jobs got his way, but not for long. A year later, the iPhone 3G was priced at $199 and customers were given subsidies instead of Apple getting a revenue share. Cook said the subsidy approach helped fuel the device’s massive growth and called the debate with Jobs a multiyear discussion.Wristcam’s new iPhone to Apple Watch video chat feature.Source: WristcamWristcam update promises video calling without an attachment. Wristcam, a niche accessory that adds a video-chat camera to the Apple Watch, is getting a bit of an upgrade alongside watchOS 9 this coming week. For the first time, the Wristcam third-party app on the Apple Watch will allow users to receive video calls from an iPhone without the Wristcam attachment. That means Apple Watch users can send audio and receive video without sending back video.The ScheduleSept. 12: Apple’s iOS 16 will be released to all users, ahead of new devices arriving later in the week.Sept. 16:The iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max go on sale, joined by the Apple Watch Series 8 and second-generation Apple Watch SE.Sept. 23:The Apple Watch Ultra and second-generation AirPods Pro hit stores.Oct. 7:And, finally, the iPhone 14 Plus goes on sale.","news_type":1,"symbols_score_info":{"AAPL":0.9}},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":1277,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0}],"lives":[]}