Establishing that the concept has been around for quite some time does not help answer the question that many investors have in mind about Sodastream: ‘Is this a fad, or could this be a disruptorContinue reading
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Tesla Motors – Roaring Apple-Style Hype or a Ground-Breaking Car Maker?
For Tesla Motors’s CEO & founder Elon Musk, 2013 will be a year to remember. This is the first year since the company was founded in 2003 that Tesla Motors has reported a quarterly profit.Continue reading
Eurozone Credit Crunch: a disease still waiting for stronger remedies
The debate on how to tackle the SME credit crunch should not deflect EU focus from resolving structural imbalances and weaknesses within the Eurozone banking system. The calm EU debate over how to improve theContinue reading
Real-i-ty Check – USA & UK Investment Outlook for Online Real Estate Stocks
Online real estate websites such Zillow, Trulia and Move in the USA, just like Rightmove PLC in the UK, have been on a tear for almost the entire first quarter of 2013. To say thatContinue reading
Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, Victim Of Its Own Success?
Berkshire Hathaway is the well-known holding company run by its famed CEO Warren Buffett, regarded by many as the most successful investor of all time. Buffett is also famous for holding court with his manyContinue reading
Bank of Japan, New Policy Implications – The Reverb
The decision of the Bank of Japan last week to up the ante on asset purchases and to extend the maturity of purchases was a truly remarkable surprise to the financial markets. From many perspectivesContinue reading
Bend It Like… Corning?
The idea of making a type of flexible glass that does not break easily is centuries old and already in the Ancient Roman age the idea of creating such glass was mentioned in several accounts.Continue reading
Apple – Don’t Show Me The Money… But The Products!
Apple Inc. is not only one of the largest and most iconic corporations in the world. To my eyes, it is also a stockholders’ darling trying to regain its shining reputation. Seems only yesterday thatContinue reading
Bitcoin, New Virtual Currency, Or Digital ‘Tulip’ Bubble?
The Bitcoin frenzy has officially taken off in grand style this month, on the back of the Euro debacle in Cyprus and the stark realization that blind trust in the monetary authorities that regulate fiatContinue reading
Gold Price Tumbles From Multi-Year High. End Of The Line For The Secular Bull Market?
Over the last few centuries, gold has earned its status as the King of precious metals. Although its relevance as a currency has disappeared in our modern age, its reputation as a store of valueContinue reading