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Six Flags, Rivian, Bumble, Coinbase, Dutch Bros and more

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related investing news. after the company reported a smaller-than-expected quarterly loss and said its production would remain on track despite supply chain snafus. AstraZeneca – The pharmaceutical company added 6.6% after it raised full-year profits, pointing to strong sales among its cancer drugs. from 14.9%.

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Return on Equity, Earnings Yield and Market Efficiency: Back to Basics!

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The first was the response that I received to my last data update , where I looked at the profitability of businesses, and specifically at how a comparison of accounting returns on equity (capital) to costs of equity (capital) can yield a measure of excess returns.

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Cognitive/AI Business Spending Expected To See Strong Growth

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Spending on cognitive and artificial intelligence (AI) systems is expected to see continued strong growth as businesses invest in projects in those areas. Two areas of focus for the investments include conversational AI applications and deep learning and machine learning applications. billion in 2022, more than three times the $24.0

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The Difference Makers: Key Person(s) Valuation

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We will end with a discussion of how enterprises try, with mixed effects, to build protections against the loss of key personnel. We will then follow up with a framework for thinking about how key people can affect the value of a business, with practical suggestions on valuing and pricing key people. Who is a key person?

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Catastrophic Risk: Investing and Business Implications

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He suggested Blue Lagoon, a well-regarded Icelandic Spa with a history of profitability, that was finding its existence under threat, as a result of volcanic activity in Southwest Iceland. The market capitalization of many young pharmaceutical company have been wiped out by the failure of blockbuster drug, in trials.

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Invisible, yet Invaluable: Valuing Intangibles in the Birkenstock IPO!

Musings on Markets

The Rise of Intangibles While the debate about intangibles, and how best to value them, is relatively recent, it is unquestionable that intangibles have been a part of valuation, and the investment process, through history. With that said, it is clear that the debate about intangibles has become more intense in the last two decades.

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Russia in Ukraine: Let Loose the Dogs of War!

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Consequently, I will concentrate this post on how this crisis is playing out in markets, and the effects it has had, so far, on businesses and investments, and whether these effects are likely to be transient or permanent. Investment Implications: Asset Classes, Geographies and Companies. The Lead In. to 25% for the Eurozone.

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