xvin23的个人主页 - 老虎社区

xvin23

xvin23

暂无个人介绍

IP属地：未知

207关注

36粉丝

0主题

0勋章

2021-07-27

Like pls.

抱歉，原内容已删除

2021-04-19

OH!

GameStop jumped 8% in Monday morning trading

2021-07-29

Yes! Pls like comment. :)

Musk confirms Tesla AI Day will be on August 19

2021-06-20

Let’s get rich everyone!

2021-12-18

BUY!

抱歉，原内容已删除

2021-12-14

Pls like comment

Why Microsoft Stock Is The Ultimate Buy And Hold

2021-07-29

Yes!!!

3 Reasons AMD Is a Buy After Q2 2021 Earnings

2021-12-05

Like pls.

抱歉，原内容已删除

2021-06-28

Ok

June jobs report, Consumer confidence: What to know this week

2021-04-29

Lol

Powell: Financial system not threatened by 'frothy' asset valuations

2021-04-28

Boom!

Apple Could Blow the Top Off Earnings—Again. What That Would Mean for the Stock.

2021-04-26

Gogo!

What to watch in the markets this week

2021-12-13

Like

Elon Musk named Time's 2021 'Person of the Year'

2021-12-07

Pls like comment.

抱歉，原内容已删除

2021-04-21

BTC to the moon.

Why Bit Digital soars 10% in morning trading

2021-07-27

Ok too

China industrial profits rise 20% y/y in June

2021-05-10

I see

US government declares emergency after cyberattack on major pipeline

2021-05-03

Ok

XPeng delivers 5,147 EVs in April 2021

2021-07-01

Pls like and comment. Thanks.

2021-05-13

Hahaha

Wall Street ends with broad sell-off on spiking inflation fears

去老虎APP查看更多动态

{"i18n":{"language":"zh_CN"},"userPageInfo":{"id":"3577242908888293","uuid":"3577242908888293","gmtCreate":1614150153375,"gmtModify":1614824726397,"name":"xvin23","pinyin":"xvin23","introduction":"","introductionEn":"","signature":"","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/284ea65037fdd70740d1782f2b4e7dc7","hat":null,"hatId":null,"hatName":null,"vip":1,"status":2,"fanSize":36,"headSize":207,"tweetSize":41,"questionSize":0,"limitLevel":999,"accountStatus":4,"level":{"id":2,"name":"无畏虎","nameTw":"無畏虎","represent":"初生牛犊","factor":"发布3条非转发主帖,1条获得他人回复或点赞","iconColor":"3C9E83","bgColor":"A2F1D9"},"themeCounts":0,"badgeCounts":0,"badges":[],"moderator":false,"superModerator":false,"manageSymbols":null,"badgeLevel":null,"boolIsFan":false,"boolIsHead":false,"favoriteSize":0,"symbols":null,"coverImage":null,"realNameVerified":null,"userBadges":[{"badgeId":"228c86a078844d74991fff2b7ab2428d-1","templateUuid":"228c86a078844d74991fff2b7ab2428d","name":"投资经理虎","description":"证券账户累计交易金额达到10万美元","bigImgUrl":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/c8dfc27c1ee0e25db1c93e9d0b641101","smallImgUrl":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/f43908c142f8a33c78f5bdf0e2897488","grayImgUrl":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/82165ff19cb8a786e8919f92acee5213","redirectLinkEnabled":0,"redirectLink":null,"hasAllocated":1,"isWearing":0,"stamp":null,"stampPosition":0,"hasStamp":0,"allocationCount":1,"allocatedDate":"2023.07.14","exceedPercentage":"60.75%","individualDisplayEnabled":0,"backgroundColor":null,"fontColor":null,"individualDisplaySort":0,"categoryType":1101},{"badgeId":"e50ce593bb40487ebfb542ca54f6a561-1","templateUuid":"e50ce593bb40487ebfb542ca54f6a561","name":"出道虎友","description":"加入老虎社区500天","bigImgUrl":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/0e4d0ca1da0456dc7894c946d44bf9ab","smallImgUrl":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/0f2f65e8ce4cfaae8db2bea9b127f58b","grayImgUrl":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/c5948a31b6edf154422335b265235809","redirectLinkEnabled":0,"redirectLink":null,"hasAllocated":1,"isWearing":0,"stamp":null,"stampPosition":0,"hasStamp":0,"allocationCount":1,"allocatedDate":"2022.07.12","exceedPercentage":null,"individualDisplayEnabled":0,"backgroundColor":null,"fontColor":null,"individualDisplaySort":0,"categoryType":1001},{"badgeId":"976c19eed35f4cd78f17501c2e99ef37-1","templateUuid":"976c19eed35f4cd78f17501c2e99ef37","name":"博闻投资者","description":"累计交易超过10只正股","bigImgUrl":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/e74cc24115c4fbae6154ec1b1041bf47","smallImgUrl":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/d48265cbfd97c57f9048db29f22227b0","grayImgUrl":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/76c6d6898b073c77e1c537ebe9ac1c57","redirectLinkEnabled":0,"redirectLink":null,"hasAllocated":1,"isWearing":0,"stamp":null,"stampPosition":0,"hasStamp":0,"allocationCount":1,"allocatedDate":"2021.12.21","exceedPercentage":null,"individualDisplayEnabled":0,"backgroundColor":null,"fontColor":null,"individualDisplaySort":0,"categoryType":1102},{"badgeId":"518b5610c3e8410da5cfad115e4b0f5a-1","templateUuid":"518b5610c3e8410da5cfad115e4b0f5a","name":"实盘交易者","description":"完成一笔实盘交易","bigImgUrl":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/2e08a1cc2087a1de93402c2c290fa65b","smallImgUrl":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/4504a6397ce1137932d56e5f4ce27166","grayImgUrl":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/4b22c79415b4cd6e3d8ebc4a0fa32604","redirectLinkEnabled":0,"redirectLink":null,"hasAllocated":1,"isWearing":0,"stamp":null,"stampPosition":0,"hasStamp":0,"allocationCount":1,"allocatedDate":"2021.12.21","exceedPercentage":null,"individualDisplayEnabled":0,"backgroundColor":null,"fontColor":null,"individualDisplaySort":0,"categoryType":1100},{"badgeId":"35ec162348d5460f88c959321e554969-1","templateUuid":"35ec162348d5460f88c959321e554969","name":"精英交易员","description":"证券或期货账户累计交易次数达到30次","bigImgUrl":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/ab0f87127c854ce3191a752d57b46edc","smallImgUrl":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/c9835ce48b8c8743566d344ac7a7ba8c","grayImgUrl":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/76754b53ce7a90019f132c1d2fbc698f","redirectLinkEnabled":0,"redirectLink":null,"hasAllocated":1,"isWearing":0,"stamp":null,"stampPosition":0,"hasStamp":0,"allocationCount":1,"allocatedDate":"2021.12.21","exceedPercentage":"60.78%","individualDisplayEnabled":0,"backgroundColor":null,"fontColor":null,"individualDisplaySort":0,"categoryType":1100}],"userBadgeCount":5,"currentWearingBadge":null,"individualDisplayBadges":null,"crmLevel":3,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"location":"未知","starInvestorFollowerNum":0,"starInvestorFlag":false,"starInvestorOrderShareNum":0,"subscribeStarInvestorNum":0,"ror":null,"winRationPercentage":null,"showRor":false,"investmentPhilosophy":null,"starInvestorSubscribeFlag":false},"baikeInfo":{},"tab":"hot","tweets":[{"id":699899960,"gmtCreate":1639766355496,"gmtModify":1639766355918,"author":{"id":"3577242908888293","authorId":"3577242908888293","name":"xvin23","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/284ea65037fdd70740d1782f2b4e7dc7","crmLevel":3,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"followedFlag":false,"idStr":"3577242908888293","authorIdStr":"3577242908888293"},"themes":[],"htmlText":"BUY!","listText":"BUY!","text":"BUY!","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":5,"commentSize":1,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://laohu8.com/post/699899960","repostId":"2192597562","repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"2192597562","kind":"highlight","pubTimestamp":1639752981,"share":"https://www.laohu8.com/m/news/2192597562?lang=&edition=full","pubTime":"2021-12-17 22:56","market":"us","language":"en","title":"Top 10 Metaverse Stocks in META, the World's First Metaverse ETF","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=2192597562","media":"Motley Fool","summary":"The Roundhill Ball Metaverse ETF's five largest holdings are Nvidia, Roblox, Microsoft, Meta Platforms, and Unity Software.","content":"<p>Investors are abuzz about the metaverse. This term catapulted into the mainstream in late October when the social media giant formerly known as Facebook announced it was changing its corporate name to <b><a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/FB\">Meta Platforms</a></b> (NASDAQ:FB) to reflect its focus on the metaverse.</p>\n<p>The metaverse, which is essentially a melding of the physical and virtual worlds, is widely viewed as the next evolution of the internet. Market size projections for the metaverse vary widely, so suffice it to say this space is poised to be massive.</p>\n<p>Let's take a look at the <b><a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/META\">Roundhill Ball Metaverse ETF</a> </b>(NYSEMKT:META), the world's first metaverse exchange-traded fund (ETF). You might decide that one or more of this ETF's holdings are worth further exploration or that you want to buy the ETF itself.</p>\n<h2>Roundhill Ball Metaverse ETF: Performance and the basics</h2>\n<p>This ETF only began trading on June 30, 2021, so it's too soon to make any judgments about its performance. That said, since its inception, it's down 2.1% through Dec. 16. This performance lags that of the broader market, as the <b>S&amp;P 500 </b>index has returned 9.5% and the tech-heavy <b>Nasdaq Composite</b> has gained 4.7% over this period.</p>\n<p>The Roundhill Ball Metaverse ETF is an index fund that's designed to track the performance of the Ball Metaverse Index, which consists of a portfolio of worldwide companies involved in the metaverse. It had 40 holdings as of Dec. 16. The fund is rebalanced quarterly and has an expense ratio of 0.75%, which is moderately reasonable.</p>\n<p>This ETF is far from a pure play on the metaverse, as its holdings are mostly huge companies that are involved in multiple businesses.</p>\n<h2>Roundhill Ball Metaverse ETF: Top 10 stock holdings</h2>\n<table>\n <thead>\n  <tr>\n   <th><p><b>Holding No.&nbsp;</b></p></th>\n   <th><p><b>&nbsp;Company</b></p></th>\n   <th><p><b>Market Cap&nbsp;</b></p></th>\n   <th><p>Wall Street's Projected Annualized EPS Growth Over Next 5 Years</p></th>\n   <th><p><b>Weight (% of Portfolio)</b></p></th>\n   <th><p><b>YTD 2021 Return&nbsp;</b></p></th>\n  </tr>\n </thead>\n <thead></thead>\n <tbody>\n  <tr>\n   <td width=\"101\"><p>1</p></td>\n   <td width=\"198\"><p><b>Nvidia </b>(NASDAQ:NVDA)</p></td>\n   <td width=\"108\"><p>$710 billion</p></td>\n   <td>39.4%</td>\n   <td width=\"102\"><p>10.6%</p></td>\n   <td width=\"108\"><p>118%</p></td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td width=\"101\"><p>2</p></td>\n   <td width=\"198\"><p><b>Roblox </b>(NYSE:RBLX)</p></td>\n   <td width=\"108\"><p>$55 billion</p></td>\n   <td>N/A</td>\n   <td width=\"102\"><p>8.6%</p></td>\n   <td width=\"108\"><p>N/A*</p></td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td width=\"101\"><p>3</p></td>\n   <td width=\"198\"><p><b>Microsoft </b>(NASDAQ:MSFT)</p></td>\n   <td width=\"108\"><p>$2.4 trillion</p></td>\n   <td>16.5%</td>\n   <td width=\"102\">7.7%</td>\n   <td width=\"108\">47.3%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td width=\"101\"><p>4</p></td>\n   <td width=\"198\"><p><b>Meta Platforms</b></p></td>\n   <td width=\"108\"><p>$932 billion</p></td>\n   <td>21.4%</td>\n   <td width=\"102\">6.6%</td>\n   <td width=\"108\">22.6%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td width=\"101\"><p>5</p></td>\n   <td width=\"198\"><p><b>Unity Software </b>(NYSE:U)</p></td>\n   <td width=\"108\"><p>$38 billion</p></td>\n   <td>N/A</td>\n   <td width=\"102\">4.9%</td>\n   <td width=\"108\">(13%)</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td><p>6</p></td>\n   <td><p><b>Apple</b></p></td>\n   <td>$2.8 trillion</td>\n   <td>15.7%</td>\n   <td>4.2%</td>\n   <td>30.6%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td width=\"101\"><p>7</p></td>\n   <td width=\"198\"><p><b>Amazon.com</b></p></td>\n   <td width=\"108\"><p>$1.7 trillion</p></td>\n   <td>36%</td>\n   <td width=\"102\">4.2%</td>\n   <td width=\"108\">3.7%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td width=\"101\"><p>8</p></td>\n   <td width=\"198\"><p><b>Autodesk</b></p></td>\n   <td width=\"108\"><p>$59 billion</p></td>\n   <td>28.8%</td>\n   <td width=\"102\">4.1%</td>\n   <td width=\"108\">(11.7%)</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td width=\"101\"><p>9</p></td>\n   <td width=\"198\"><p><b>Qualcomm</b></p></td>\n   <td width=\"108\"><p>$200 billion</p></td>\n   <td>25.6%</td>\n   <td width=\"102\">3.9%</td>\n   <td width=\"108\">19.1%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td width=\"101\"><p>10</p></td>\n   <td width=\"198\"><p><b>Tencent Holdings</b></p></td>\n   <td width=\"108\"><p>$545 billion</p></td>\n   <td>3.7%</td>\n   <td width=\"102\"><p>3.9%</p></td>\n   <td width=\"108\">(20.8%)</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td width=\"101\"><p>Total Top 10</p></td>\n   <td width=\"198\"><p>N/A</p></td>\n   <td width=\"108\"><p>N/A</p></td>\n   <td>N/A</td>\n   <td width=\"102\"><p>58.7%</p></td>\n   <td width=\"108\"><p>N/A</p></td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td width=\"101\"><p>N/A</p></td>\n   <td width=\"198\"><p><b>S&amp;P 500</b> / <b>Nasdaq Composite Indexes</b></p></td>\n   <td width=\"108\"><p>N/A</p></td>\n   <td>N/A</td>\n   <td width=\"102\"><p>N/A</p></td>\n   <td width=\"108\">26% / 17.8%</td>\n  </tr>\n </tbody>\n</table>\n<p>Data sources: Roundhill Ball Metaverse ETF, Yahoo! Finance, and YCharts. EPS = earnings per share. YTD = year to date. *Roblox went public via a direct listing on March 10, 2021; its stock is up 47.6% from the opening price on the first trading day. Data to Dec. 16, 2021.</p>\n<p>Below is a brief look at how the top five companies in this ETF are involved in the metaverse.</p>\n<p>Nvidia is a \"pick-and-shovel\" play on the metaverse. That is, the computer gaming and tech giant provides the tools other companies need to create their own metaverses. Most notable among these tools is its recently launched Omniverse platform. The \"Omniverse brings together Nvidia's expertise in AI [artificial intelligence], simulation, graphics, and computing infrastructure,\" CEO Jensen Huang said last month in the company's release of its stellar fiscal third-quarter results.</p>\n<p>Roblox (No. 2) and Unity Software (No. 5) are gaming engines that can be used to create virtual worlds. They're both relatively new to the public markets: Roblox went public in March 2021 via a direct listing on the New York Stock Exchange and Unity held its initial public offering (IPO) in September 2020. Both companies are rapidly growing revenue, but neither is profitable from an accounting standpoint.</p>\n<p>Microsoft has been building Mesh, its mixed-reality platform that will power Microsoft Teams and other applications. Users will be able to access Mesh on the company's enterprise-focused augmented-reality headset HoloLens 2, as well as virtual reality (VR) headsets, mobile phones, tablets, or PCs using any Mesh-enabled app.</p>\n<p>Last week, Meta Platforms took its first leap into the metaverse via its public launch of Horizon Worlds to adults in the U.S. and Canada. Horizon Worlds is a free social VR platform in which users equipped with the company's Oculus Quest 2 VR headsets can interact.</p>\n<h2>A solid way to invest in the metaverse</h2>\n<p>The Roundhill Ball Metaverse ETF looks like a solid way for investors to get exposure to the metaverse. The drawback of ETFs is the same as their advantage: diversification. Indeed, investors willing to do some work and select individual stocks should have a decent shot at outperforming this fund.</p>\n<p>If you're looking for a larger company that's profitable, it's probably hard to go wrong with Nvidia, Microsoft, Amazon, or Apple. Meta Platforms (the former Facebook) isn't as good a bet. It has higher regulatory risk than the other big U.S.-based tech companies, in my view. Moreover, it has nearly all its (revenue) eggs in one basket because it generates almost all of its revenue from digital advertising.</p>\n<p>Risk-averse investors should steer clear of Tencent Holdings because it's headquartered in China. The Chinese government has been cracking down on tech companies, making their regulatory risk high.</p>","source":"fool_stock","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>Top 10 Metaverse Stocks in META, the World's First Metaverse ETF</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\">\nTop 10 Metaverse Stocks in META, the World's First Metaverse ETF\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2021-12-17 22:56 GMT+8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/12/17/invest-in-metaverse-stocks-2022/><strong>Motley Fool</strong></a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>Investors are abuzz about the metaverse. This term catapulted into the mainstream in late October when the social media giant formerly known as Facebook announced it was changing its corporate name to...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/12/17/invest-in-metaverse-stocks-2022/\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"U":"Unity Software Inc.","BK4551":"寇图资本持仓","BK4547":"WSB热门概念","BK4097":"系统软件","BK4085":"互动家庭娱乐","BK4504":"桥水持仓","BK4549":"软银资本持仓","BK4548":"巴美列捷福持仓","BK4503":"景林资产持仓","BK4529":"IDC概念","BK4565":"NFT概念","BK4528":"SaaS概念","BK4516":"特朗普概念","BK4023":"应用软件","IPO":"Renaissance IPO ETF","BK4532":"文艺复兴科技持仓","BK4554":"元宇宙及AR概念","BK4553":"喜马拉雅资本持仓","BK4567":"ESG概念","BK4507":"流媒体概念","RBLX":"Roblox Corporation","BK4534":"瑞士信贷持仓","VR":"GLOBAL X METAVERSE ETF","BK4533":"AQR资本管理(全球第二大对冲基金)","BK4525":"远程办公概念","BK4566":"资本集团","BK4524":"宅经济概念","BK4535":"淡马锡持仓","BK4508":"社交媒体","BK4527":"明星科技股","BK4543":"AI","BK4077":"互动媒体与服务","BK4538":"云计算","BK4550":"红杉资本持仓","MSFT":"微软","BK4141":"半导体产品","NVDA":"英伟达"},"source_url":"https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/12/17/invest-in-metaverse-stocks-2022/","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"2192597562","content_text":"Investors are abuzz about the metaverse. This term catapulted into the mainstream in late October when the social media giant formerly known as Facebook announced it was changing its corporate name to Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:FB) to reflect its focus on the metaverse.\nThe metaverse, which is essentially a melding of the physical and virtual worlds, is widely viewed as the next evolution of the internet. Market size projections for the metaverse vary widely, so suffice it to say this space is poised to be massive.\nLet's take a look at the Roundhill Ball Metaverse ETF (NYSEMKT:META), the world's first metaverse exchange-traded fund (ETF). You might decide that one or more of this ETF's holdings are worth further exploration or that you want to buy the ETF itself.\nRoundhill Ball Metaverse ETF: Performance and the basics\nThis ETF only began trading on June 30, 2021, so it's too soon to make any judgments about its performance. That said, since its inception, it's down 2.1% through Dec. 16. This performance lags that of the broader market, as the S&P 500 index has returned 9.5% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite has gained 4.7% over this period.\nThe Roundhill Ball Metaverse ETF is an index fund that's designed to track the performance of the Ball Metaverse Index, which consists of a portfolio of worldwide companies involved in the metaverse. It had 40 holdings as of Dec. 16. The fund is rebalanced quarterly and has an expense ratio of 0.75%, which is moderately reasonable.\nThis ETF is far from a pure play on the metaverse, as its holdings are mostly huge companies that are involved in multiple businesses.\nRoundhill Ball Metaverse ETF: Top 10 stock holdings\n\n\n\nHolding No. \n Company\nMarket Cap \nWall Street's Projected Annualized EPS Growth Over Next 5 Years\nWeight (% of Portfolio)\nYTD 2021 Return \n\n\n\n\n\n1\nNvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA)\n$710 billion\n39.4%\n10.6%\n118%\n\n\n2\nRoblox (NYSE:RBLX)\n$55 billion\nN/A\n8.6%\nN/A*\n\n\n3\nMicrosoft (NASDAQ:MSFT)\n$2.4 trillion\n16.5%\n7.7%\n47.3%\n\n\n4\nMeta Platforms\n$932 billion\n21.4%\n6.6%\n22.6%\n\n\n5\nUnity Software (NYSE:U)\n$38 billion\nN/A\n4.9%\n(13%)\n\n\n6\nApple\n$2.8 trillion\n15.7%\n4.2%\n30.6%\n\n\n7\nAmazon.com\n$1.7 trillion\n36%\n4.2%\n3.7%\n\n\n8\nAutodesk\n$59 billion\n28.8%\n4.1%\n(11.7%)\n\n\n9\nQualcomm\n$200 billion\n25.6%\n3.9%\n19.1%\n\n\n10\nTencent Holdings\n$545 billion\n3.7%\n3.9%\n(20.8%)\n\n\nTotal Top 10\nN/A\nN/A\nN/A\n58.7%\nN/A\n\n\nN/A\nS&P 500 / Nasdaq Composite Indexes\nN/A\nN/A\nN/A\n26% / 17.8%\n\n\n\nData sources: Roundhill Ball Metaverse ETF, Yahoo! Finance, and YCharts. EPS = earnings per share. YTD = year to date. *Roblox went public via a direct listing on March 10, 2021; its stock is up 47.6% from the opening price on the first trading day. Data to Dec. 16, 2021.\nBelow is a brief look at how the top five companies in this ETF are involved in the metaverse.\nNvidia is a \"pick-and-shovel\" play on the metaverse. That is, the computer gaming and tech giant provides the tools other companies need to create their own metaverses. Most notable among these tools is its recently launched Omniverse platform. The \"Omniverse brings together Nvidia's expertise in AI [artificial intelligence], simulation, graphics, and computing infrastructure,\" CEO Jensen Huang said last month in the company's release of its stellar fiscal third-quarter results.\nRoblox (No. 2) and Unity Software (No. 5) are gaming engines that can be used to create virtual worlds. They're both relatively new to the public markets: Roblox went public in March 2021 via a direct listing on the New York Stock Exchange and Unity held its initial public offering (IPO) in September 2020. Both companies are rapidly growing revenue, but neither is profitable from an accounting standpoint.\nMicrosoft has been building Mesh, its mixed-reality platform that will power Microsoft Teams and other applications. Users will be able to access Mesh on the company's enterprise-focused augmented-reality headset HoloLens 2, as well as virtual reality (VR) headsets, mobile phones, tablets, or PCs using any Mesh-enabled app.\nLast week, Meta Platforms took its first leap into the metaverse via its public launch of Horizon Worlds to adults in the U.S. and Canada. Horizon Worlds is a free social VR platform in which users equipped with the company's Oculus Quest 2 VR headsets can interact.\nA solid way to invest in the metaverse\nThe Roundhill Ball Metaverse ETF looks like a solid way for investors to get exposure to the metaverse. The drawback of ETFs is the same as their advantage: diversification. Indeed, investors willing to do some work and select individual stocks should have a decent shot at outperforming this fund.\nIf you're looking for a larger company that's profitable, it's probably hard to go wrong with Nvidia, Microsoft, Amazon, or Apple. Meta Platforms (the former Facebook) isn't as good a bet. It has higher regulatory risk than the other big U.S.-based tech companies, in my view. Moreover, it has nearly all its (revenue) eggs in one basket because it generates almost all of its revenue from digital advertising.\nRisk-averse investors should steer clear of Tencent Holdings because it's headquartered in China. The Chinese government has been cracking down on tech companies, making their regulatory risk high.","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":578,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"CN","totalScore":0},{"id":607991807,"gmtCreate":1639469030711,"gmtModify":1639469031128,"author":{"id":"3577242908888293","authorId":"3577242908888293","name":"xvin23","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/284ea65037fdd70740d1782f2b4e7dc7","crmLevel":3,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"followedFlag":false,"idStr":"3577242908888293","authorIdStr":"3577242908888293"},"themes":[],"htmlText":"Pls like comment&nbsp;","listText":"Pls like comment&nbsp;","text":"Pls like comment","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":3,"commentSize":2,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://laohu8.com/post/607991807","repostId":"1101780765","repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"1101780765","kind":"news","pubTimestamp":1639467407,"share":"https://www.laohu8.com/m/news/1101780765?lang=&edition=full","pubTime":"2021-12-14 15:36","market":"us","language":"en","title":"Why Microsoft Stock Is The Ultimate Buy And Hold","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=1101780765","media":"Seeking Alpha","summary":"Summary\n\nMicrosoft offers various products over three different divisions, many of which exhibit inc","content":"<p><b>Summary</b></p>\n<ul>\n <li>Microsoft offers various products over three different divisions, many of which exhibit incredibly strong moats and subsequently dominate their respective markets.</li>\n <li>Microsoft enjoys incredibly strong operating efficiencies and is able to monetize its products at a level far above its peers.</li>\n <li>Microsoft has an incredibly strong capital position, with top bond ratings from Moody’s and Standard &amp; Poor’s.</li>\n <li>Microsoft maintains low risk, outperformed during the recent COVID crash, and has consequently outperformed the broader market by a wide margin over the last two years.</li>\n</ul>\n<p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/bd13176456827fe134fc15a4ce7b3d61\" tg-width=\"1536\" tg-height=\"864\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"><span>HJBC/iStock Editorial via Getty Images</span></p>\n<p>In an era where tech stocks have dominated the public markets, Microsoft's (MSFT) success has been nothing short of extraordinary. The two and a half trillion dollar company falls second only to Apple (AAPL) in outright value. Yet, for as long as there are successful companies, there will be doubters warning of certain demise. The constant cries, \"It's here! Get out while you can!\" ring out until, eventually, the nihilistic army is right. The tech giants are often a focus of much of the skeptics' ire, as it can be pretty hard to justify that a company, such as Microsoft, can truly be worth more than 96.4% of countries in the world&nbsp;by GDP. This article will offer a logical breakdown of how Microsoft has earned its valuation and why there may even still be some room to go.</p>\n<p><b>Corporate Summary</b></p>\n<p>Microsoft, founded in 1975, was created to provide operating solutions for some of the world's first commercial microcomputers and, specifically, for the Altair 8800. Currently, Microsoft has its software operating&nbsp;74.27%&nbsp;of all laptops and desktop computers in the world. Unquestionably, this is far beyond any ambitions that Bill Gates and Paul Allen held when the company was first created. A portmanteau of microcomputer software, Microsoft is still heavily grounded in its roots in software engineering, though it's now grown to become so much more.</p>\n<p>Microsoft breaks its operations down into three segments, Productivity and Business Processes, Intelligent Cloud, and More Personal Computing. All three of these segments rely on Microsoft's industry-leading software, though all three also contain far more. Within&nbsp;Productivity and Business Processes, Microsoft operates its Office 365 suite of products, which include Word, PowerPoint, Excel, etc., and is geared towards both commercial and consumer markets. Microsoft also includes LinkedIn, the popular networking social media site, and Dynamics 365, a customer relationship management (\"CRM\") service, in this division.</p>\n<p>This sector contains the products with perhaps the widest competitive moats of any in the company's arsenal. Sure, LinkedIn doesn't exactly have as many users as Facebook (FB) or Twitter (TWTR), but it exists in a completely different space. There's no other online platform in which people can congregate in a professional setting. The niche in which LinkedIn occupies allows it to be the default service for its specific application, and is still only&nbsp;86 million active users&nbsp;behind&nbsp;Twitter's 396 million active users&nbsp;even though the latter's platform is far more open-ended.</p>\n<p>Office 365 offers some of the most iconic computer programs in the world. Especially in the business field, the Office 365 suite is<i>the</i>standard for spreadsheets, presentations, and word documents. Google(NASDAQ:GOOG)(NASDAQ:GOOGL)Cloud, formerly the G Suite, has made significant headroom in recent years but, when it comes to paid users,Office still dominates. While Google had about six million paying users last year, Microsoft had about 258 million. Dynamics 365 is the clear outlier here, as it's not exactly at the top of its field. No, that title belongs to Salesforce (CRM), which controls 19.5% of&nbsp;the CRM market. Dynamics 365 has a far more modest 4%, just .8% behind second-place SAP (SAP).</p>\n<p>Microsoft's Intelligent Cloud division&nbsp;has been its fastest-growing sector over the last few years, led by its cloud computing service, Azure. Azure's revenue grew by 50% over last year, and is grouped into the subcategory of 'server products and cloud services.' Server product revenue grew by just 6%, while enterprise services revenue grew by 8% since last year. Thus, the Intelligent Cloud division's 24% growth in revenue is driven almost entirely from Azure, which looks poised to continue its rapid expansion.</p>\n<p>Most of this growth comes naturally, as the cloud computing market experiences some fairly intense growth. Currently valued at $445.3 billion, the market&nbsp;is expected&nbsp;to grow at a CAGR of 16.3% through 2026, reaching a value of $947.3 billion by 2026. Though Amazon Web Services (\"AWS\") (AMZN) continues to lead the sector, Azure is starting to draw nearer. In 2019,AWS held 44.6%&nbsp;of the cloud computing market. As of the first quarter of this year,it held 32%. This is still 12% ahead of second-place Azure, which itself is 11% ahead of the next closest competitor. The cloud computing market seems to be mostly a two-horse race, with Microsoft fighting to claw back Amazon's early lead. Perhaps&nbsp;the recent AWS outage&nbsp;could help Microsoft gain further momentum in this fight.</p>\n<p>More Personal Computing&nbsp;is the division where the vast majority of Microsoft's direct relationship with consumers is built. Of course, the products themselves are important in the sense that they generate sales for the company, but this is also where Microsoft grows its brand. Azure is an incredibly important component of Microsoft's future, but when people boot up their computer to watch Netflix (NFLX), they're not exactly thinking about AWS.</p>\n<p>Within this division, Microsoft breaks down its operations into four subcategories. Windows is the descendant of that first system developed for the Altair 8800 and is the largest component of Microsoft's Personal Computing division&nbsp;by sales. As far as the public's perception of Microsoft is concerned, the Windows operating system (\"OS\") is perhaps the most important component of Microsoft's business. Gaming is another strong component of Microsoft's Personal Computing division. Strong growth for the sector was driven by&nbsp;the rather successful launch&nbsp;of new gaming hardware in the Xbox Series X|S. The other two categories within this sector are search advertising, primarily from search engine Bing and web browser Microsoft Edge, and Surface devices.</p>\n<p>Windows OS dominates&nbsp;the global computing market, as the operating system for 87.56% of laptops and desktops in the world. Apple's (AAPL) Mac OS comes up second, with 9.54% of the global market share. When it comes to moats and absolute market domination, you'd be hard-pressed to find a better example than Windows. Gaming is a bit of a different story.</p>\n<p>Sony's (SONY) PlayStation 5 (\"PS5\") is the direct competitor to Microsoft's Xbox. While the Nintendo (OTCPK:NTDOY) Switch is another popular gaming console, it doesn't really compete against Xbox or PlayStation. The Switch offers a unique experience, exemplified by the fact that&nbsp;71% of Switch owners also own another console. Despite the launch of new generation Xbox consoles being the \"most successful in [Microsoft's] history,\"PS5 sales have yet again toppled Xbox sales, outselling Microsoft by 67.5%. Though, even as the runner up, as a leader in a rapidly growing gaming industry, there's plenty for Microsoft to look forward to.</p>\n<p>The Surface lineup is still fairly young, though it seems to have settled into a&nbsp;3% market share. While the company continues to try to improve the lineup with more diverse offerings and improved hardware, the Surface lineup likely won't become a major component of Microsoft's business in the near future. Bing and Microsoft Edge are clear losers to Google Chrome and Google. Unlike the gaming industry, there isn't really much to be had as one of the leaders. Google Chrome dominates&nbsp;the web browser field, with 65.27% of all internet traffic. Microsoft Edge has just 3.4%, in third place behind Safari's 18.34%. Google dominates&nbsp;the search engine field&nbsp;even more, with 92.6% of all traffic. Bing is second, with just 2.3%. Really, Microsoft is just left picking up the scraps of Google and these two services aren't really some of Microsoft's finest.</p>\n<p><b>Financials Analysis</b></p>\n<p>It is important to note Microsoft's financial reporting schedule here. Microsoft's fiscal year ends June 30th, meaning that the discussion of 'past year' financials will refer to the period starting July 1st, 2020 to June 30th, 2021, otherwise known as&nbsp;FY2021, unless specifically noted. Examining the company's segment information provides the most intimate understanding of Microsoft's operations. This breakdown demonstrates that server products and cloud services is Microsoft's largest subsector, by revenue, followed by Office products and Windows.</p>\n<p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/b11977a676b14d557dd3f28130d8cc6a\" tg-width=\"1132\" tg-height=\"274\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"><span>Source: Microsoft</span></p>\n<p>LinkedIn is another valuable component to the Microsoft story. Because of its professional focus, it is far more monetizable than most social media platforms. Let's go back to the earlier comparison with Twitter to highlight this. Despite having 22% less active users than Twitter, LinkedIn generates 177% more revenue (Twitter's&nbsp;$3.716 billion&nbsp;versus LinkedIn's $10.289 billion). Another way to view this, is that Twitter makes about $9.38 per user while LinkedIn makes $33.19 per user. This is a staggering difference, though I suppose it's fitting that the social media site centered around business is the best at conducting it.</p>\n<p>LinkedIn isn't the only operation where Microsoft seems to have mastered the art of monetization. Microsoft's Office suite brought in about $39.872 billion over FY2021. While Microsoft doesn't disclose the product's operating margin, Productivity and Business Processes operates at a 45.17% margin and Office represents 73.95% of the division's sales, so it's safe to assume that it's around there. Google's G suite brought in $13.059 billion in&nbsp;sales during FY2020, though operated at an overall loss of $5.607 billion.</p>\n<p>Microsoft's recent growth has been rather impressive. The company took revenue from $143.051 billion in 2020 up to $168.088 billion in 2021, or +17.5%, while the cost of revenue only increased 13.36% in the same period. Net Income rose from $44.281 billion in 2019 to $61.271 billion in 2020, or 38.37%, far outpacing the rate of growth of revenues. This healthy growth, seeing revenue outpace expenses, means that Microsoft is not only increasing its sales but also its operating efficiency. The graph below demonstrates Microsoft's strong operating margin growth, especially since 2015, and operating margin now the highest it's been in those ten years.</p>\n<p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/af52c96587103f7ac9b6cb9f8f820c2a\" tg-width=\"480\" tg-height=\"289\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"><span>Source: Author's Calculations Using Data from Bloomberg Terminal</span></p>\n<p>Microsoft has also experienced a period of fairly strong liquidity, as seen by the figure below. Inventories are fairly low for the company, representing only $2.636 billion of Microsoft's $1084.406 billion in current assets, as its Surface laptops and Xbox gaming consoles are really the only physical products that Microsoft sells. This helps keep the company's quick ratio high, which hasn't dipped below 1.9 in the past ten years. Thus, despite holding $191.791 billion in total liabilities, Microsoft is highly capable of fulfilling any debt obligations.</p>\n<p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/ed3a59c6bf53d0d99d7abbe13e66c009\" tg-width=\"481\" tg-height=\"289\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"><span>Source: Author's Calculations Using Data from Bloomberg Terminal</span></p>\n<p>Speaking of its ability to fulfill its debt obligations,Microsoft currently holds&nbsp;a AAA rating from Standard &amp; Poor's and an Aaa rating from Moody's. Both of these are the top of the respective firms' grading scale and reflect the company's incredible debt management. Beginning with Microsoft's ability to make good on its interest payments, the company's current interest coverage ratio of 29.8 is the highest it's been since 2014. With the company's operations able to generate enough money to cover interest payments almost 30 times over, there is incredibly little risk of Microsoft defaulting on interest payments. What's really rather astounding, is the company's market debt ratio. Debt makes up just 4% of the company's total market value, meaning Microsoft could easily cover all liabilities by raising new equity without significant dilution to shareholders. Though, as the company's financial health continues to simply improve, the only criticism here is that perhaps Microsoft could take on some more leverage to increase its return to shareholders. Though, it's not as if the company is really in a position where it needs to raise capital.</p>\n<p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/9ec9d1087f0b8b7f2aa308ae9b718dba\" tg-width=\"832\" tg-height=\"295\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"><span>Source: Author's Calculations Using Data from Bloomberg Terminal</span></p>\n<p>Looking towards Microsoft's retained earnings, the company bought back $21.879 billion worth of shares last year. The company also paid out $16.871 billion in its quarterly dividend of $.56 per share. Even still, Microsoft saw its retained earnings increase from $34.566 billion in FY2020 to $57.055 billion this past year on account of its $61.271 billion in net income. In response, the Board&nbsp;has approved&nbsp;a $60 billion share buyback program and increased its quarterly dividend payout by 11%. While debt might be able to increase shareholder rewards even more, it isn't something that is necessarily advisable.</p>\n<p>In Microsoft's cash flows, investing activities contributed to a $27.577 billion loss, a $125.62% increase over last year. This primarily came from larger investments in property and equipment, as well as the acquisition of companies, net of cash acquired, and purchase of intangible assets. This use of capital is good to see, as Microsoft has plenty of it to spend and, while buybacks and dividends are nice, growing the business is always the top priority.</p>\n<p><b>Thesis Risks</b></p>\n<p>When examining the greatest macro threats to Microsoft's operations, antitrust suits are always a potential danger. Back in 2001, Microsoft had to settle&nbsp;a suit&nbsp;with the Department of Justice (\"DOJ\") after it was sued for allegedly violating the Sherman Antitrust Act with its acquisition and integration of Internet Explorer into Windows. While the initial verdict would have seen Microsoft split its business into two separate units, Windows and other software components, the settlement ended up being&nbsp;largely inconsequential.</p>\n<p>Yet, after&nbsp;Google,Facebook, and&nbsp;Amazon&nbsp;all faced new antitrust cases in 2021, and Apple&nbsp;lost some control over the App Store&nbsp;over monopolistic practices and&nbsp;reportedly&nbsp;has an antitrust suit from the DOJ looming, Microsoft remains untouched. The reason for this may be rather simple. While the company didn't exactly go through a period of extreme reformation after its high-profile antitrust case some 20 years ago, it hasn't gotten any more abusive. Perhaps they even learned from it, as Brad Smith, President of Microsoft,said&nbsp;\"When I look back at it from Microsoft's perspective, it did mean many things, but I also think when I try to prioritize it in my own mind, it meant one thing more than any other: It was a part of the maturing of Microsoft.\" Perhaps this maturity has allowed Microsoft to play nice from then on, succeeding and succeeding fairly.</p>\n<p>Size alone is not cause for an antitrust suit, as people aren't exactly clamoring to bring down Walmart (WMT). For antitrust suits to be launched, competitors must be disgruntled. Microsoft hasn't really had any,except Slack, which means that there isn't really anything to launch an antitrust case on. The case with Slack is reminiscent of the 2001 case, as they argue against the integration of Microsoft Teams in Windows OS as an unfair advantage.</p>\n<p>Regardless, it doesn't seem that Microsoft carries the same ire as its tech peers. John Lopatka, an antitrust expert and professor at Penn State,said&nbsp;of the matter \"Microsoft simply may be maintaining its market share by being a good competitor.\" Herbert Hovenkamp, a professor at the University of the Pennsylvania Law School and antitrust expert, added to this idea, saying \"You have got to identify some product where there is both dominance and an exclusionary practice and it's kind of hard to find one [with Microsoft]. That's, I think, the bottom line.\" With this in mind, I'm not sure that investors have too much to worry on the legal front.</p>\n<p>Other risks that Microsoft faces include increasing competitive threats and lackluster returns from new investments. One example of such a failure may be the Surface lineup. While it may be a bit harsh to call the product a failure, the device has been a source of&nbsp;disappointmentsince its release in 2013. Though the company can't grow without taking some risks and Azure represents a highly successful implementation of a newer sector.</p>\n<p>Beyond the greater macro threats to Microsoft's valuation, it is also important to consider the general market riskiness of Microsoft's stock. With a beta of .98 for the past 52 weeks,according to FactSet, Microsoft trades incredibly closely to the broader market and does not exhibit abnormally high volatility. For risk-averse traders, this is a rather comforting sign. Even during the COVID pandemic, shares of Microsoft slipped by only around 25%, again demonstrating the ability for the company to mitigate periods of extreme volatility. Such outperformance during otherwise bleak periods is part of what makes Microsoft&nbsp;a favorite among hedge funds.</p>\n<p>Microsoft's beta of .98 also makes the current cost of raising funds via equity 5.8%, again using data from FactSet. The cost of financing via debt is just 1.63%, though only 2.05% of Microsoft's capital is raised from debt. Keeping in mind the earlier discussion regarding the company's debt management, it does seem a bit strange that the company doesn't utilize debt a bit more given how strong its cash position is. Though, 5.8% still isn't terribly extreme.</p>\n<p><b>Valuation Discussion</b></p>\n<p>When looking at how to value the company, with its hands in so many different pockets, examining a relative P/S ratio is a good place to start. Because Microsoft doesn't disclose the income of its various products, price to sales is the only way to provide an accurate comparison of Microsoft and its peers. To create a fair benchmark, Microsoft first must be broken down into its revenue by sector, or product. The figure below does exactly that.</p>\n<p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/cab8a591c6c50358e5dc010e6bfdad74\" tg-width=\"465\" tg-height=\"250\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"><span>Source: Author's Creation Using Data From Microsoft</span></p>\n<p>Going by category, the current P/S ratio of the computer processing and cloud services industry&nbsp;is currently 5.11. Office products and cloud services doesn't exactly have a distinct industry to be lumped into, as it dominates its own sector, so I combined it with Windows in the software and programming industry, which currently has a P/S ratio&nbsp;of 10.82. Gaming doesn't seem to have a publicly-available P/S ratio, so I used&nbsp;this list&nbsp;of the top 25 gaming companies by revenue to find it myself, discounting companies that don't conduct the vast majority of their business in gaming. I found the average P/S ratio to be 4.41.</p>\n<p>The internet services and social media industry currently has&nbsp;a P/S ratio of 8.37, which I also included Search Advertising in for a similar reason to office products and cloud services - Google dominates the market. Professional services companies currently trade at&nbsp;a P/S of 4.99, which I ascribed to enterprise services. I categorized devices as consumer electronics, which currently trades ata&nbsp; P/S of 5.29. For other, I simply used the P/S of the average S&amp;P 500 company,which is 3.12. Microsoft's P/S ratio, for the trailing twelve months,is 14.3. Compared to the sector weighted average P/S ratio of 7.5, Microsoft appears to be a bit overvalued.</p>\n<p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/738ac5e9cda36a37c60861ae77d8ede4\" tg-width=\"696\" tg-height=\"334\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"><span>Source: Author's Creation Using Above Information</span></p>\n<p>Even before calculating the weighted average P/S, it's pretty clear that Microsoft's is going to be higher. After all, not a single sector has a higher average P/S than Microsoft. Though, revenue doesn't really tell the full story of the company. P/S fails to take into account operating efficiencies, which is one of Microsoft's greatest strengths.</p>\n<p>This idea of Microsoft's superior monetization strategies was discussed earlier, as was the company's steadily increasing operating margin. The company's strong performance on these two key metrics means that it is more effective with its sales than its peers, thus justifying a higher P/S ratio. As such, I look at this high P/S more as a testament to the company's incredible operating efficiencies, rather than the company, perhaps, being overvalued.</p>\n<p>As Microsoft continues to extend its operating efficiencies, especially as lower-margin products like the Surface lineup represent a smaller portion of the company's overall sales due to growth in other areas, its lead over peers will only grow. Gaming is a prime example of this. In the new digital era, subscriptions have emerged as the superior form of monetization, hence Microsoft released the Xbox game pass in 2017. Currently,it is rumored&nbsp;that Microsoft now has between 25 million and 30 million game pass subscribers, up from&nbsp;18 million as of January. Examples such as this demonstrate the firm's ability to continue to improve its efficiencies, even as it outperforms peers.</p>\n<p>The other component to consider, when looking at price multiples, is that a high multiple also may simply indicate that the market is expecting high growth. With Microsoft, this is undoubtedly the case. With a consensus&nbsp;long term growth rate of 16.1%&nbsp;among the 38 analysts that cover Microsoft, the expectations have been set.</p>\n<p>Finally, while I do still believe it's a bit inappropriate to simply categorize Microsoft as a software company, it is still the most accurate single label for the tech giant. The software &amp; programming industry has an average&nbsp;P/E ratio of 40.9, which is above&nbsp;Microsoft's P/E ratio&nbsp;of 37.2 for the trailing twelve months. Interestingly, most of&nbsp;the top firms&nbsp;in the sector have a higher P/E than overall the sector average. This seems to indicate that the market views the software industry as an area of significant growth and, given Microsoft's beta of .98, it makes sense that Microsoft is viewed similarly to the rest of the sector. Though, bringing back the discussion of efficiency, remember that the software and programming industry has a P/S ratio of 10.82, below Microsoft's P/S of 14.3. Yet, Microsoft has a lower P/E than the rest of the sector due to its significantly greater efficiency.</p>\n<p>Factoring in Microsoft's growth, the company also maintains a lower PEG than the rest of the sector.According to FactSet, the company has a PEG of 2.1. Compared to the average of 2.56 for its peers, it again seems that Microsoft may actually be a bit undervalued relative to its peers. PEG takes the P/E ratio and divides it by its expected earnings growth rate, allowing growth to be clearly included in this common valuation metric. Because Microsoft also has a lower PEG than its industry peers, it stands to reason that the company's lower P/E isn't simply a result of lower growth expectations.</p>\n<p>As seen below, Microsoft's return on equity (\"ROE\") is above the vast majority of its peers, with Citrix (CTXS) included as an outlier. Because ROE is a measure of net income divided by shareholder's equity, it is effectively a measure of asset efficiency, or how much profit a company's assets are able to produce. The most important thing is that ROE surpasses the cost of raising capital which, even if done completely through equity, is more than accomplished. Microsoft's peers tend to outperform the general market in ROE, indicating a greater sector efficiency overall, though Microsoft clearly takes this efficiency beyond what is typical even for this highly-efficient sector, backing up the above theorizing regarding discrepancies between P/S and P/E. So, with a higher efficiency than the vast majority of its peers by a significant margin and an incredibly healthy capital system, there the only logical conclusion to draw from the company's relatively low P/E and PEG seems to be that it is undervalued.</p>\n<p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/2599f36cbc08b34eb02261dfb9367a5c\" tg-width=\"626\" tg-height=\"392\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"><span>Source: Author's Calculations Using Data from Bloomberg Terminal</span></p>\n<p><b>Investor Takeaway</b></p>\n<p>It feels a bit strange to say that a company valued as highly as Microsoft is still undervalued, yet that seems to be the reality. Just a few years ago, the idea of a multi-trillion dollar company seemed even a bit fanciful. Yet, here lies Microsoft. A testament to the power of efficiency and responsible growth, Microsoft has earned this value by learning from past mistakes and consistently adapting to new market demands. Though, perhaps it's the company's tremendous size that makes some balk at purchasing the company, thus creating the mispricing. After all, the market will always be an emotional one.</p>\n<p>As this disclosure below notes, I'm long Microsoft. As you might be able to tell from my name, I tend to like investments with a long horizon. Microsoft is, at the moment, the company in my portfolio that I plan to hold the longest. From a long-term perspective, I struggle to see another company that offers a superior investment profile. While the company's recent beta of .98 may suggest that it doesn't outperform the market, and turn away some prospective investors that are \"seeking alpha,\" keep in mind that this is a recovering market. Since January 31, 2020, the S&amp;P 500 has returned ~45%. Over the same period, Microsoft has returned ~99%. This goes back to how well Microsoft performed during the COVID downturn relative to the rest of the market. While the rest of the market was recovering, Microsoft was just performing and, consequently, has dramatically outperformed over this longer horizon. So, the company's ability to generate consistently high returns and mitigate losses during economic hardship makes it the ultimate buy and hold.</p>","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>Why Microsoft Stock Is The Ultimate Buy And Hold</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\">\nWhy Microsoft Stock Is The Ultimate Buy And Hold\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2021-12-14 15:36 GMT+8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=https://seekingalpha.com/article/4474761-why-microsoft-stock-ultimate-buy-hold><strong>Seeking Alpha</strong></a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>Summary\n\nMicrosoft offers various products over three different divisions, many of which exhibit incredibly strong moats and subsequently dominate their respective markets.\nMicrosoft enjoys incredibly...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://seekingalpha.com/article/4474761-why-microsoft-stock-ultimate-buy-hold\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"MSFT":"微软"},"source_url":"https://seekingalpha.com/article/4474761-why-microsoft-stock-ultimate-buy-hold","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"1101780765","content_text":"Summary\n\nMicrosoft offers various products over three different divisions, many of which exhibit incredibly strong moats and subsequently dominate their respective markets.\nMicrosoft enjoys incredibly strong operating efficiencies and is able to monetize its products at a level far above its peers.\nMicrosoft has an incredibly strong capital position, with top bond ratings from Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s.\nMicrosoft maintains low risk, outperformed during the recent COVID crash, and has consequently outperformed the broader market by a wide margin over the last two years.\n\nHJBC/iStock Editorial via Getty Images\nIn an era where tech stocks have dominated the public markets, Microsoft's (MSFT) success has been nothing short of extraordinary. The two and a half trillion dollar company falls second only to Apple (AAPL) in outright value. Yet, for as long as there are successful companies, there will be doubters warning of certain demise. The constant cries, \"It's here! Get out while you can!\" ring out until, eventually, the nihilistic army is right. The tech giants are often a focus of much of the skeptics' ire, as it can be pretty hard to justify that a company, such as Microsoft, can truly be worth more than 96.4% of countries in the world by GDP. This article will offer a logical breakdown of how Microsoft has earned its valuation and why there may even still be some room to go.\nCorporate Summary\nMicrosoft, founded in 1975, was created to provide operating solutions for some of the world's first commercial microcomputers and, specifically, for the Altair 8800. Currently, Microsoft has its software operating 74.27% of all laptops and desktop computers in the world. Unquestionably, this is far beyond any ambitions that Bill Gates and Paul Allen held when the company was first created. A portmanteau of microcomputer software, Microsoft is still heavily grounded in its roots in software engineering, though it's now grown to become so much more.\nMicrosoft breaks its operations down into three segments, Productivity and Business Processes, Intelligent Cloud, and More Personal Computing. All three of these segments rely on Microsoft's industry-leading software, though all three also contain far more. Within Productivity and Business Processes, Microsoft operates its Office 365 suite of products, which include Word, PowerPoint, Excel, etc., and is geared towards both commercial and consumer markets. Microsoft also includes LinkedIn, the popular networking social media site, and Dynamics 365, a customer relationship management (\"CRM\") service, in this division.\nThis sector contains the products with perhaps the widest competitive moats of any in the company's arsenal. Sure, LinkedIn doesn't exactly have as many users as Facebook (FB) or Twitter (TWTR), but it exists in a completely different space. There's no other online platform in which people can congregate in a professional setting. The niche in which LinkedIn occupies allows it to be the default service for its specific application, and is still only 86 million active users behind Twitter's 396 million active users even though the latter's platform is far more open-ended.\nOffice 365 offers some of the most iconic computer programs in the world. Especially in the business field, the Office 365 suite isthestandard for spreadsheets, presentations, and word documents. Google(NASDAQ:GOOG)(NASDAQ:GOOGL)Cloud, formerly the G Suite, has made significant headroom in recent years but, when it comes to paid users,Office still dominates. While Google had about six million paying users last year, Microsoft had about 258 million. Dynamics 365 is the clear outlier here, as it's not exactly at the top of its field. No, that title belongs to Salesforce (CRM), which controls 19.5% of the CRM market. Dynamics 365 has a far more modest 4%, just .8% behind second-place SAP (SAP).\nMicrosoft's Intelligent Cloud division has been its fastest-growing sector over the last few years, led by its cloud computing service, Azure. Azure's revenue grew by 50% over last year, and is grouped into the subcategory of 'server products and cloud services.' Server product revenue grew by just 6%, while enterprise services revenue grew by 8% since last year. Thus, the Intelligent Cloud division's 24% growth in revenue is driven almost entirely from Azure, which looks poised to continue its rapid expansion.\nMost of this growth comes naturally, as the cloud computing market experiences some fairly intense growth. Currently valued at $445.3 billion, the market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 16.3% through 2026, reaching a value of $947.3 billion by 2026. Though Amazon Web Services (\"AWS\") (AMZN) continues to lead the sector, Azure is starting to draw nearer. In 2019,AWS held 44.6% of the cloud computing market. As of the first quarter of this year,it held 32%. This is still 12% ahead of second-place Azure, which itself is 11% ahead of the next closest competitor. The cloud computing market seems to be mostly a two-horse race, with Microsoft fighting to claw back Amazon's early lead. Perhaps the recent AWS outage could help Microsoft gain further momentum in this fight.\nMore Personal Computing is the division where the vast majority of Microsoft's direct relationship with consumers is built. Of course, the products themselves are important in the sense that they generate sales for the company, but this is also where Microsoft grows its brand. Azure is an incredibly important component of Microsoft's future, but when people boot up their computer to watch Netflix (NFLX), they're not exactly thinking about AWS.\nWithin this division, Microsoft breaks down its operations into four subcategories. Windows is the descendant of that first system developed for the Altair 8800 and is the largest component of Microsoft's Personal Computing division by sales. As far as the public's perception of Microsoft is concerned, the Windows operating system (\"OS\") is perhaps the most important component of Microsoft's business. Gaming is another strong component of Microsoft's Personal Computing division. Strong growth for the sector was driven by the rather successful launch of new gaming hardware in the Xbox Series X|S. The other two categories within this sector are search advertising, primarily from search engine Bing and web browser Microsoft Edge, and Surface devices.\nWindows OS dominates the global computing market, as the operating system for 87.56% of laptops and desktops in the world. Apple's (AAPL) Mac OS comes up second, with 9.54% of the global market share. When it comes to moats and absolute market domination, you'd be hard-pressed to find a better example than Windows. Gaming is a bit of a different story.\nSony's (SONY) PlayStation 5 (\"PS5\") is the direct competitor to Microsoft's Xbox. While the Nintendo (OTCPK:NTDOY) Switch is another popular gaming console, it doesn't really compete against Xbox or PlayStation. The Switch offers a unique experience, exemplified by the fact that 71% of Switch owners also own another console. Despite the launch of new generation Xbox consoles being the \"most successful in [Microsoft's] history,\"PS5 sales have yet again toppled Xbox sales, outselling Microsoft by 67.5%. Though, even as the runner up, as a leader in a rapidly growing gaming industry, there's plenty for Microsoft to look forward to.\nThe Surface lineup is still fairly young, though it seems to have settled into a 3% market share. While the company continues to try to improve the lineup with more diverse offerings and improved hardware, the Surface lineup likely won't become a major component of Microsoft's business in the near future. Bing and Microsoft Edge are clear losers to Google Chrome and Google. Unlike the gaming industry, there isn't really much to be had as one of the leaders. Google Chrome dominates the web browser field, with 65.27% of all internet traffic. Microsoft Edge has just 3.4%, in third place behind Safari's 18.34%. Google dominates the search engine field even more, with 92.6% of all traffic. Bing is second, with just 2.3%. Really, Microsoft is just left picking up the scraps of Google and these two services aren't really some of Microsoft's finest.\nFinancials Analysis\nIt is important to note Microsoft's financial reporting schedule here. Microsoft's fiscal year ends June 30th, meaning that the discussion of 'past year' financials will refer to the period starting July 1st, 2020 to June 30th, 2021, otherwise known as FY2021, unless specifically noted. Examining the company's segment information provides the most intimate understanding of Microsoft's operations. This breakdown demonstrates that server products and cloud services is Microsoft's largest subsector, by revenue, followed by Office products and Windows.\nSource: Microsoft\nLinkedIn is another valuable component to the Microsoft story. Because of its professional focus, it is far more monetizable than most social media platforms. Let's go back to the earlier comparison with Twitter to highlight this. Despite having 22% less active users than Twitter, LinkedIn generates 177% more revenue (Twitter's $3.716 billion versus LinkedIn's $10.289 billion). Another way to view this, is that Twitter makes about $9.38 per user while LinkedIn makes $33.19 per user. This is a staggering difference, though I suppose it's fitting that the social media site centered around business is the best at conducting it.\nLinkedIn isn't the only operation where Microsoft seems to have mastered the art of monetization. Microsoft's Office suite brought in about $39.872 billion over FY2021. While Microsoft doesn't disclose the product's operating margin, Productivity and Business Processes operates at a 45.17% margin and Office represents 73.95% of the division's sales, so it's safe to assume that it's around there. Google's G suite brought in $13.059 billion in sales during FY2020, though operated at an overall loss of $5.607 billion.\nMicrosoft's recent growth has been rather impressive. The company took revenue from $143.051 billion in 2020 up to $168.088 billion in 2021, or +17.5%, while the cost of revenue only increased 13.36% in the same period. Net Income rose from $44.281 billion in 2019 to $61.271 billion in 2020, or 38.37%, far outpacing the rate of growth of revenues. This healthy growth, seeing revenue outpace expenses, means that Microsoft is not only increasing its sales but also its operating efficiency. The graph below demonstrates Microsoft's strong operating margin growth, especially since 2015, and operating margin now the highest it's been in those ten years.\nSource: Author's Calculations Using Data from Bloomberg Terminal\nMicrosoft has also experienced a period of fairly strong liquidity, as seen by the figure below. Inventories are fairly low for the company, representing only $2.636 billion of Microsoft's $1084.406 billion in current assets, as its Surface laptops and Xbox gaming consoles are really the only physical products that Microsoft sells. This helps keep the company's quick ratio high, which hasn't dipped below 1.9 in the past ten years. Thus, despite holding $191.791 billion in total liabilities, Microsoft is highly capable of fulfilling any debt obligations.\nSource: Author's Calculations Using Data from Bloomberg Terminal\nSpeaking of its ability to fulfill its debt obligations,Microsoft currently holds a AAA rating from Standard & Poor's and an Aaa rating from Moody's. Both of these are the top of the respective firms' grading scale and reflect the company's incredible debt management. Beginning with Microsoft's ability to make good on its interest payments, the company's current interest coverage ratio of 29.8 is the highest it's been since 2014. With the company's operations able to generate enough money to cover interest payments almost 30 times over, there is incredibly little risk of Microsoft defaulting on interest payments. What's really rather astounding, is the company's market debt ratio. Debt makes up just 4% of the company's total market value, meaning Microsoft could easily cover all liabilities by raising new equity without significant dilution to shareholders. Though, as the company's financial health continues to simply improve, the only criticism here is that perhaps Microsoft could take on some more leverage to increase its return to shareholders. Though, it's not as if the company is really in a position where it needs to raise capital.\nSource: Author's Calculations Using Data from Bloomberg Terminal\nLooking towards Microsoft's retained earnings, the company bought back $21.879 billion worth of shares last year. The company also paid out $16.871 billion in its quarterly dividend of $.56 per share. Even still, Microsoft saw its retained earnings increase from $34.566 billion in FY2020 to $57.055 billion this past year on account of its $61.271 billion in net income. In response, the Board has approved a $60 billion share buyback program and increased its quarterly dividend payout by 11%. While debt might be able to increase shareholder rewards even more, it isn't something that is necessarily advisable.\nIn Microsoft's cash flows, investing activities contributed to a $27.577 billion loss, a $125.62% increase over last year. This primarily came from larger investments in property and equipment, as well as the acquisition of companies, net of cash acquired, and purchase of intangible assets. This use of capital is good to see, as Microsoft has plenty of it to spend and, while buybacks and dividends are nice, growing the business is always the top priority.\nThesis Risks\nWhen examining the greatest macro threats to Microsoft's operations, antitrust suits are always a potential danger. Back in 2001, Microsoft had to settle a suit with the Department of Justice (\"DOJ\") after it was sued for allegedly violating the Sherman Antitrust Act with its acquisition and integration of Internet Explorer into Windows. While the initial verdict would have seen Microsoft split its business into two separate units, Windows and other software components, the settlement ended up being largely inconsequential.\nYet, after Google,Facebook, and Amazon all faced new antitrust cases in 2021, and Apple lost some control over the App Store over monopolistic practices and reportedly has an antitrust suit from the DOJ looming, Microsoft remains untouched. The reason for this may be rather simple. While the company didn't exactly go through a period of extreme reformation after its high-profile antitrust case some 20 years ago, it hasn't gotten any more abusive. Perhaps they even learned from it, as Brad Smith, President of Microsoft,said \"When I look back at it from Microsoft's perspective, it did mean many things, but I also think when I try to prioritize it in my own mind, it meant one thing more than any other: It was a part of the maturing of Microsoft.\" Perhaps this maturity has allowed Microsoft to play nice from then on, succeeding and succeeding fairly.\nSize alone is not cause for an antitrust suit, as people aren't exactly clamoring to bring down Walmart (WMT). For antitrust suits to be launched, competitors must be disgruntled. Microsoft hasn't really had any,except Slack, which means that there isn't really anything to launch an antitrust case on. The case with Slack is reminiscent of the 2001 case, as they argue against the integration of Microsoft Teams in Windows OS as an unfair advantage.\nRegardless, it doesn't seem that Microsoft carries the same ire as its tech peers. John Lopatka, an antitrust expert and professor at Penn State,said of the matter \"Microsoft simply may be maintaining its market share by being a good competitor.\" Herbert Hovenkamp, a professor at the University of the Pennsylvania Law School and antitrust expert, added to this idea, saying \"You have got to identify some product where there is both dominance and an exclusionary practice and it's kind of hard to find one [with Microsoft]. That's, I think, the bottom line.\" With this in mind, I'm not sure that investors have too much to worry on the legal front.\nOther risks that Microsoft faces include increasing competitive threats and lackluster returns from new investments. One example of such a failure may be the Surface lineup. While it may be a bit harsh to call the product a failure, the device has been a source of disappointmentsince its release in 2013. Though the company can't grow without taking some risks and Azure represents a highly successful implementation of a newer sector.\nBeyond the greater macro threats to Microsoft's valuation, it is also important to consider the general market riskiness of Microsoft's stock. With a beta of .98 for the past 52 weeks,according to FactSet, Microsoft trades incredibly closely to the broader market and does not exhibit abnormally high volatility. For risk-averse traders, this is a rather comforting sign. Even during the COVID pandemic, shares of Microsoft slipped by only around 25%, again demonstrating the ability for the company to mitigate periods of extreme volatility. Such outperformance during otherwise bleak periods is part of what makes Microsoft a favorite among hedge funds.\nMicrosoft's beta of .98 also makes the current cost of raising funds via equity 5.8%, again using data from FactSet. The cost of financing via debt is just 1.63%, though only 2.05% of Microsoft's capital is raised from debt. Keeping in mind the earlier discussion regarding the company's debt management, it does seem a bit strange that the company doesn't utilize debt a bit more given how strong its cash position is. Though, 5.8% still isn't terribly extreme.\nValuation Discussion\nWhen looking at how to value the company, with its hands in so many different pockets, examining a relative P/S ratio is a good place to start. Because Microsoft doesn't disclose the income of its various products, price to sales is the only way to provide an accurate comparison of Microsoft and its peers. To create a fair benchmark, Microsoft first must be broken down into its revenue by sector, or product. The figure below does exactly that.\nSource: Author's Creation Using Data From Microsoft\nGoing by category, the current P/S ratio of the computer processing and cloud services industry is currently 5.11. Office products and cloud services doesn't exactly have a distinct industry to be lumped into, as it dominates its own sector, so I combined it with Windows in the software and programming industry, which currently has a P/S ratio of 10.82. Gaming doesn't seem to have a publicly-available P/S ratio, so I used this list of the top 25 gaming companies by revenue to find it myself, discounting companies that don't conduct the vast majority of their business in gaming. I found the average P/S ratio to be 4.41.\nThe internet services and social media industry currently has a P/S ratio of 8.37, which I also included Search Advertising in for a similar reason to office products and cloud services - Google dominates the market. Professional services companies currently trade at a P/S of 4.99, which I ascribed to enterprise services. I categorized devices as consumer electronics, which currently trades ata  P/S of 5.29. For other, I simply used the P/S of the average S&P 500 company,which is 3.12. Microsoft's P/S ratio, for the trailing twelve months,is 14.3. Compared to the sector weighted average P/S ratio of 7.5, Microsoft appears to be a bit overvalued.\nSource: Author's Creation Using Above Information\nEven before calculating the weighted average P/S, it's pretty clear that Microsoft's is going to be higher. After all, not a single sector has a higher average P/S than Microsoft. Though, revenue doesn't really tell the full story of the company. P/S fails to take into account operating efficiencies, which is one of Microsoft's greatest strengths.\nThis idea of Microsoft's superior monetization strategies was discussed earlier, as was the company's steadily increasing operating margin. The company's strong performance on these two key metrics means that it is more effective with its sales than its peers, thus justifying a higher P/S ratio. As such, I look at this high P/S more as a testament to the company's incredible operating efficiencies, rather than the company, perhaps, being overvalued.\nAs Microsoft continues to extend its operating efficiencies, especially as lower-margin products like the Surface lineup represent a smaller portion of the company's overall sales due to growth in other areas, its lead over peers will only grow. Gaming is a prime example of this. In the new digital era, subscriptions have emerged as the superior form of monetization, hence Microsoft released the Xbox game pass in 2017. Currently,it is rumored that Microsoft now has between 25 million and 30 million game pass subscribers, up from 18 million as of January. Examples such as this demonstrate the firm's ability to continue to improve its efficiencies, even as it outperforms peers.\nThe other component to consider, when looking at price multiples, is that a high multiple also may simply indicate that the market is expecting high growth. With Microsoft, this is undoubtedly the case. With a consensus long term growth rate of 16.1% among the 38 analysts that cover Microsoft, the expectations have been set.\nFinally, while I do still believe it's a bit inappropriate to simply categorize Microsoft as a software company, it is still the most accurate single label for the tech giant. The software & programming industry has an average P/E ratio of 40.9, which is above Microsoft's P/E ratio of 37.2 for the trailing twelve months. Interestingly, most of the top firms in the sector have a higher P/E than overall the sector average. This seems to indicate that the market views the software industry as an area of significant growth and, given Microsoft's beta of .98, it makes sense that Microsoft is viewed similarly to the rest of the sector. Though, bringing back the discussion of efficiency, remember that the software and programming industry has a P/S ratio of 10.82, below Microsoft's P/S of 14.3. Yet, Microsoft has a lower P/E than the rest of the sector due to its significantly greater efficiency.\nFactoring in Microsoft's growth, the company also maintains a lower PEG than the rest of the sector.According to FactSet, the company has a PEG of 2.1. Compared to the average of 2.56 for its peers, it again seems that Microsoft may actually be a bit undervalued relative to its peers. PEG takes the P/E ratio and divides it by its expected earnings growth rate, allowing growth to be clearly included in this common valuation metric. Because Microsoft also has a lower PEG than its industry peers, it stands to reason that the company's lower P/E isn't simply a result of lower growth expectations.\nAs seen below, Microsoft's return on equity (\"ROE\") is above the vast majority of its peers, with Citrix (CTXS) included as an outlier. Because ROE is a measure of net income divided by shareholder's equity, it is effectively a measure of asset efficiency, or how much profit a company's assets are able to produce. The most important thing is that ROE surpasses the cost of raising capital which, even if done completely through equity, is more than accomplished. Microsoft's peers tend to outperform the general market in ROE, indicating a greater sector efficiency overall, though Microsoft clearly takes this efficiency beyond what is typical even for this highly-efficient sector, backing up the above theorizing regarding discrepancies between P/S and P/E. So, with a higher efficiency than the vast majority of its peers by a significant margin and an incredibly healthy capital system, there the only logical conclusion to draw from the company's relatively low P/E and PEG seems to be that it is undervalued.\nSource: Author's Calculations Using Data from Bloomberg Terminal\nInvestor Takeaway\nIt feels a bit strange to say that a company valued as highly as Microsoft is still undervalued, yet that seems to be the reality. Just a few years ago, the idea of a multi-trillion dollar company seemed even a bit fanciful. Yet, here lies Microsoft. A testament to the power of efficiency and responsible growth, Microsoft has earned this value by learning from past mistakes and consistently adapting to new market demands. Though, perhaps it's the company's tremendous size that makes some balk at purchasing the company, thus creating the mispricing. After all, the market will always be an emotional one.\nAs this disclosure below notes, I'm long Microsoft. As you might be able to tell from my name, I tend to like investments with a long horizon. Microsoft is, at the moment, the company in my portfolio that I plan to hold the longest. From a long-term perspective, I struggle to see another company that offers a superior investment profile. While the company's recent beta of .98 may suggest that it doesn't outperform the market, and turn away some prospective investors that are \"seeking alpha,\" keep in mind that this is a recovering market. Since January 31, 2020, the S&P 500 has returned ~45%. Over the same period, Microsoft has returned ~99%. This goes back to how well Microsoft performed during the COVID downturn relative to the rest of the market. While the rest of the market was recovering, Microsoft was just performing and, consequently, has dramatically outperformed over this longer horizon. So, the company's ability to generate consistently high returns and mitigate losses during economic hardship makes it the ultimate buy and hold.","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":1078,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"CN","totalScore":0},{"id":604269866,"gmtCreate":1639404004687,"gmtModify":1639404047519,"author":{"id":"3577242908888293","authorId":"3577242908888293","name":"xvin23","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/284ea65037fdd70740d1782f2b4e7dc7","crmLevel":3,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"followedFlag":false,"idStr":"3577242908888293","authorIdStr":"3577242908888293"},"themes":[],"htmlText":"Like","listText":"Like","text":"Like","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":3,"commentSize":1,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://laohu8.com/post/604269866","repostId":"1168940305","repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"1168940305","kind":"news","pubTimestamp":1639402209,"share":"https://www.laohu8.com/m/news/1168940305?lang=&edition=full","pubTime":"2021-12-13 21:30","market":"us","language":"en","title":"Elon Musk named Time's 2021 'Person of the Year'","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=1168940305","media":"Reuters","summary":"Tesla(TSLA.O)Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk was named Time magazine's 2021 \"Person of the Year\" o","content":"<p>Tesla(TSLA.O)Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk was named Time magazine's 2021 \"Person of the Year\" on Monday.</p>\n<p>Musk is also the founder and CEO of rocket company SpaceX, and leads brain-chip startup Neuralink and infrastructure firm The Boring Company.</p>","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>Elon Musk named Time's 2021 'Person of the Year'</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\">\nElon Musk named Time's 2021 'Person of the Year'\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2021-12-13 21:30 GMT+8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=https://www.reuters.com/business/elon-musk-named-times-2021-person-year-2021-12-13/><strong>Reuters</strong></a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>Tesla(TSLA.O)Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk was named Time magazine's 2021 \"Person of the Year\" on Monday.\nMusk is also the founder and CEO of rocket company SpaceX, and leads brain-chip startup ...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.reuters.com/business/elon-musk-named-times-2021-person-year-2021-12-13/\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"TSLA":"特斯拉"},"source_url":"https://www.reuters.com/business/elon-musk-named-times-2021-person-year-2021-12-13/","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"1168940305","content_text":"Tesla(TSLA.O)Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk was named Time magazine's 2021 \"Person of the Year\" on Monday.\nMusk is also the founder and CEO of rocket company SpaceX, and leads brain-chip startup Neuralink and infrastructure firm The Boring Company.","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":656,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"CN","totalScore":0},{"id":606926481,"gmtCreate":1638823581440,"gmtModify":1638823594832,"author":{"id":"3577242908888293","authorId":"3577242908888293","name":"xvin23","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/284ea65037fdd70740d1782f2b4e7dc7","crmLevel":3,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"followedFlag":false,"idStr":"3577242908888293","authorIdStr":"3577242908888293"},"themes":[],"htmlText":"Pls like comment.","listText":"Pls like comment.","text":"Pls like comment.","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":3,"commentSize":1,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://laohu8.com/post/606926481","repostId":"1189410190","repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"1189410190","kind":"news","weMediaInfo":{"introduction":"Providing stock market headlines, business news, financials and earnings ","home_visible":1,"media_name":"Tiger Newspress","id":"1079075236","head_image":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/8274c5b9d4c2852bfb1c4d6ce16c68ba"},"pubTimestamp":1638804387,"share":"https://www.laohu8.com/m/news/1189410190?lang=&edition=full","pubTime":"2021-12-06 23:26","market":"us","language":"en","title":"Stocks linked to the reopening of the economy gained on Monday","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=1189410190","media":"Tiger Newspress","summary":"Stocks linked to the reopening of the economy gained on Monday.Airlines,Cruise lines and travel book","content":"<p>Stocks linked to the reopening of the economy gained on Monday.Airlines,Cruise lines&nbsp;and&nbsp;travel booking stocks&nbsp;jumped&nbsp;in morning trading.</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/651aa4b1311ccf3c19aeb54b31cfa75d\" tg-width=\"410\" tg-height=\"485\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/f544513dbaea07f8bfb6ef95f4787209\" tg-width=\"416\" tg-height=\"188\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/f38b5565430c470461254d0b06da3752\" tg-width=\"405\" tg-height=\"178\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"></p>","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>Stocks linked to the reopening of the economy gained on Monday</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\">\nStocks linked to the reopening of the economy gained on Monday\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n<a class=\"head\" href=\"https://laohu8.com/wemedia/1079075236\">\n\n\n<div class=\"h-thumb\" style=\"background-image:url(https://static.tigerbbs.com/8274c5b9d4c2852bfb1c4d6ce16c68ba);background-size:cover;\"></div>\n\n<div class=\"h-content\">\n<p class=\"h-name\">Tiger Newspress </p>\n<p class=\"h-time\">2021-12-06 23:26</p>\n</div>\n\n</a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<p>Stocks linked to the reopening of the economy gained on Monday.Airlines,Cruise lines&nbsp;and&nbsp;travel booking stocks&nbsp;jumped&nbsp;in morning trading.</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/651aa4b1311ccf3c19aeb54b31cfa75d\" tg-width=\"410\" tg-height=\"485\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/f544513dbaea07f8bfb6ef95f4787209\" tg-width=\"416\" tg-height=\"188\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/f38b5565430c470461254d0b06da3752\" tg-width=\"405\" tg-height=\"178\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"></p>\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"RCL":"皇家加勒比邮轮","SAVE":"Spirit Airlines","ABNB":"爱彼迎","UAL":"联合大陆航空","AAL":"美国航空","EXPE":"Expedia","DAL":"达美航空","ALK":"阿拉斯加航空集团有限公司","JBLU":"捷蓝航空","BA":"波音","LUV":"西南航空","BKNG":"Booking Holdings","CCL":"嘉年华邮轮","NCLH":"挪威邮轮"},"is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"1189410190","content_text":"Stocks linked to the reopening of the economy gained on Monday.Airlines,Cruise lines and travel booking stocks jumped in morning trading.","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":916,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"CN","totalScore":0},{"id":608611329,"gmtCreate":1638709058096,"gmtModify":1638709058272,"author":{"id":"3577242908888293","authorId":"3577242908888293","name":"xvin23","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/284ea65037fdd70740d1782f2b4e7dc7","crmLevel":3,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"followedFlag":false,"idStr":"3577242908888293","authorIdStr":"3577242908888293"},"themes":[],"htmlText":"Like pls.","listText":"Like pls.","text":"Like pls.","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":4,"commentSize":1,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://laohu8.com/post/608611329","repostId":"2189557676","repostType":4,"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":1380,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"CN","totalScore":0},{"id":878343929,"gmtCreate":1637154383847,"gmtModify":1637154384042,"author":{"id":"3577242908888293","authorId":"3577242908888293","name":"xvin23","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/284ea65037fdd70740d1782f2b4e7dc7","crmLevel":3,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"followedFlag":false,"idStr":"3577242908888293","authorIdStr":"3577242908888293"},"themes":[],"htmlText":"U sure?&nbsp;","listText":"U sure?&nbsp;","text":"U sure?","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":2,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://laohu8.com/post/878343929","repostId":"1125512482","repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"1125512482","kind":"news","pubTimestamp":1637152604,"share":"https://www.laohu8.com/m/news/1125512482?lang=&edition=full","pubTime":"2021-11-17 20:36","market":"us","language":"en","title":"Volkswagen powers up the grid to take on Tesla","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=1125512482","media":"Reuters","summary":"Volkswagen plans to double staff numbers at its charging and energy division, roll out new payment t","content":"<p>Volkswagen&nbsp;plans to double staff numbers at its charging and energy division, roll out new payment technology next year and strike more alliances to take on Tesla&nbsp;in a key electric vehicle (EV) battleground: power infrastructure.</p>\n<p>By ensuring there are enough fast-charging plugs - and enough power - for the EVs it wants to sell, Europe's biggest carmaker hopes to convince drivers worried about battery ranges that they can ditch their fossil fuel cars for good.</p>\n<p>Underlining its electric ambition, Volkswagen has drafted in power industry veteran Elke Temme, who spent nearly two decades at German energy companies RWE&nbsp;and Innogy, to help the carmaker get in better shape to take on Tesla.</p>\n<p>In the job since January, Temme, 53, has been tasked with bundling the carmaker's various power activities such as procuring energy, enabling customers to charge their cars at home, and on the road, and selling the electricity required.</p>\n<p>Getting this done will require a bigger workforce and Temme plans to double the staff at Volkswagen's European charging and energy division, known as Elli, to about 300 in 2022, having already tripled it this year, she told Reuters in an interview.</p>\n<p>\"We're investing in huge growth areas that don't always have to be profitable right away. We always see these investments in the overall context of our group strategy,\" she said. \"That's why building up a comprehensive infrastructure is key.\"</p>\n<p>Temme declined to specify the budget she has been given but said Volkswagen, led by Tesla admirer Herbert Diess, has approved the investment requests for the division, which also sells home battery storage systems similar to Tesla's Powerwall.</p>\n<p>Volkswagen leads the pack worldwide by far with its investment plans for EVs and batteries through 2030, according to a&nbsp;Reuters analysis, and it is planning to spend 35 billion euros on battery EVs by 2025.</p>\n<p>PLAYING CATCH UP</p>\n<p>But when it comes to the networks of fast-chargers that many analysts believe are crucial for bringing EVs into the mainstream, VW has some catching up to do.</p>\n<p>Tesla has been rolling out high-performance Superchargers for years and has a global network of about 30,000 fast-chargers that it says can give a 200 km (125 mile) boost in 15 minutes.</p>\n<p>The company said in October that its own network has doubled in the past 18 months - and will triple over the next two years.</p>\n<p>Volkswagen, meanwhile expects its network of fast-chargers to nearly quadruple to about 45,000 by 2025 - when it aims to overhaul Tesla as the global EV market leader - with 18,000 EV pumps in Europe, 17,000 in China and 10,000 in North America.</p>\n<p>Volkswagen in March said it plans to spend 400 million euros on expanding its fast-charging network on the continent by then.</p>\n<p>But that's a drop in the ocean compared with the 5 billion euros the European Union reckons is needed every year until 2040 to expand charging infrastructure on the continent, and it is raising the pressure on utilities and governments to step up.</p>\n<p>In Europe, the Volkswagen group is a shareholder in the EU's fast-charging venture Ionity, along with rival carmakers BMW, Daimler's&nbsp;Mercedes-Benz, Ford&nbsp;and Hyundai.</p>\n<p>It has also teamed up with energy firms such as Italy's Enel, Britain's BP&nbsp;and Spain's Iberdrola&nbsp;to plug geographical gaps and form the blueprint for how funding for EV infrastructure can be split across industries.</p>\n<p>\"Various models are conceivable, from product partnerships and joint ventures to M&amp;A,\" said Temme.</p>\n<p>CARS AND POWER</p>\n<p>Tesla has already shown that when it comes to EVs, just selling cars no longer cuts it. It has adopted a model that offers customers everything from cars to battery storage to solar panels as well aselectricityin some U.S. states.</p>\n<p>Volkswagen is now selling power to retail clients that drive an EV or plug-in hybrids. One of its tariffs - which is available to customers who don't own a VW - has attracted more than 10,000 clients since its launch in July, Temme said.</p>\n<p>She said VW was planning to make its fast-chargers available for all EV drivers, unlike Tesla which has so far kept its supercharging network just for Tesla drivers - with the exception of a pilot programme in the Netherlands.</p>\n<p>\"We are pursuing a different approach than Tesla when it comes to charging infrastructure roll-out,\" said Temme.</p>\n<p>\"We want an open, non-discriminatory charging network and will develop our services to make our offer more comfortable, simpler, more attractive.\"</p>\n<p>Volkswagen says its open-for-all approach means buyers of its EVs can charge at more than 250,000 existing public charging points across Europe - from various providers with various charging speeds.</p>\n<p>The problem is that charging protocols and payment methods can vary across vendors, potentially turning the act of refueling an EV into a time-consuming and messy undertaking.</p>\n<p>From the first quarter of 2022, Volkswagen plans to offer \"Plug &amp; Charge\" technology in Europe to make the process smoother.</p>\n<p>The car will store the owner's payment details and make a contactless payment when the charging plug is attached to the EV at refuelling stations set up for the service.</p>\n<p>While these are new challenges for established carmakers, Temme, who witnessed first-hand the abrupt shift of Germany's utilities away from nuclear power in the wake of the Fukushima disaster, believes they can be mastered.</p>\n<p>\"Utilities must reinvent themselves and transition from nuclear and coal to renewables. In the automotive industry, including at Volkswagen, the question is currently how to consistently shift the focus from conventional vehicles to sustainable mobility,\" she said.</p>\n<p>\"These challenges are of similar magnitude.\"</p>\n<p>($1 = 0.8738 euros)</p>","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>Volkswagen powers up the grid to take on Tesla</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\">\nVolkswagen powers up the grid to take on Tesla\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2021-11-17 20:36 GMT+8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/volkswagen-powers-up-grid-take-tesla-2021-11-17/><strong>Reuters</strong></a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>Volkswagen plans to double staff numbers at its charging and energy division, roll out new payment technology next year and strike more alliances to take on Tesla in a key electric vehicle (EV) ...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/volkswagen-powers-up-grid-take-tesla-2021-11-17/\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"VLKAF":"Volkswagen AG","TSLA":"特斯拉"},"source_url":"https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/volkswagen-powers-up-grid-take-tesla-2021-11-17/","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"1125512482","content_text":"Volkswagen plans to double staff numbers at its charging and energy division, roll out new payment technology next year and strike more alliances to take on Tesla in a key electric vehicle (EV) battleground: power infrastructure.\nBy ensuring there are enough fast-charging plugs - and enough power - for the EVs it wants to sell, Europe's biggest carmaker hopes to convince drivers worried about battery ranges that they can ditch their fossil fuel cars for good.\nUnderlining its electric ambition, Volkswagen has drafted in power industry veteran Elke Temme, who spent nearly two decades at German energy companies RWE and Innogy, to help the carmaker get in better shape to take on Tesla.\nIn the job since January, Temme, 53, has been tasked with bundling the carmaker's various power activities such as procuring energy, enabling customers to charge their cars at home, and on the road, and selling the electricity required.\nGetting this done will require a bigger workforce and Temme plans to double the staff at Volkswagen's European charging and energy division, known as Elli, to about 300 in 2022, having already tripled it this year, she told Reuters in an interview.\n\"We're investing in huge growth areas that don't always have to be profitable right away. We always see these investments in the overall context of our group strategy,\" she said. \"That's why building up a comprehensive infrastructure is key.\"\nTemme declined to specify the budget she has been given but said Volkswagen, led by Tesla admirer Herbert Diess, has approved the investment requests for the division, which also sells home battery storage systems similar to Tesla's Powerwall.\nVolkswagen leads the pack worldwide by far with its investment plans for EVs and batteries through 2030, according to a Reuters analysis, and it is planning to spend 35 billion euros on battery EVs by 2025.\nPLAYING CATCH UP\nBut when it comes to the networks of fast-chargers that many analysts believe are crucial for bringing EVs into the mainstream, VW has some catching up to do.\nTesla has been rolling out high-performance Superchargers for years and has a global network of about 30,000 fast-chargers that it says can give a 200 km (125 mile) boost in 15 minutes.\nThe company said in October that its own network has doubled in the past 18 months - and will triple over the next two years.\nVolkswagen, meanwhile expects its network of fast-chargers to nearly quadruple to about 45,000 by 2025 - when it aims to overhaul Tesla as the global EV market leader - with 18,000 EV pumps in Europe, 17,000 in China and 10,000 in North America.\nVolkswagen in March said it plans to spend 400 million euros on expanding its fast-charging network on the continent by then.\nBut that's a drop in the ocean compared with the 5 billion euros the European Union reckons is needed every year until 2040 to expand charging infrastructure on the continent, and it is raising the pressure on utilities and governments to step up.\nIn Europe, the Volkswagen group is a shareholder in the EU's fast-charging venture Ionity, along with rival carmakers BMW, Daimler's Mercedes-Benz, Ford and Hyundai.\nIt has also teamed up with energy firms such as Italy's Enel, Britain's BP and Spain's Iberdrola to plug geographical gaps and form the blueprint for how funding for EV infrastructure can be split across industries.\n\"Various models are conceivable, from product partnerships and joint ventures to M&A,\" said Temme.\nCARS AND POWER\nTesla has already shown that when it comes to EVs, just selling cars no longer cuts it. It has adopted a model that offers customers everything from cars to battery storage to solar panels as well aselectricityin some U.S. states.\nVolkswagen is now selling power to retail clients that drive an EV or plug-in hybrids. One of its tariffs - which is available to customers who don't own a VW - has attracted more than 10,000 clients since its launch in July, Temme said.\nShe said VW was planning to make its fast-chargers available for all EV drivers, unlike Tesla which has so far kept its supercharging network just for Tesla drivers - with the exception of a pilot programme in the Netherlands.\n\"We are pursuing a different approach than Tesla when it comes to charging infrastructure roll-out,\" said Temme.\n\"We want an open, non-discriminatory charging network and will develop our services to make our offer more comfortable, simpler, more attractive.\"\nVolkswagen says its open-for-all approach means buyers of its EVs can charge at more than 250,000 existing public charging points across Europe - from various providers with various charging speeds.\nThe problem is that charging protocols and payment methods can vary across vendors, potentially turning the act of refueling an EV into a time-consuming and messy undertaking.\nFrom the first quarter of 2022, Volkswagen plans to offer \"Plug & Charge\" technology in Europe to make the process smoother.\nThe car will store the owner's payment details and make a contactless payment when the charging plug is attached to the EV at refuelling stations set up for the service.\nWhile these are new challenges for established carmakers, Temme, who witnessed first-hand the abrupt shift of Germany's utilities away from nuclear power in the wake of the Fukushima disaster, believes they can be mastered.\n\"Utilities must reinvent themselves and transition from nuclear and coal to renewables. In the automotive industry, including at Volkswagen, the question is currently how to consistently shift the focus from conventional vehicles to sustainable mobility,\" she said.\n\"These challenges are of similar magnitude.\"\n($1 = 0.8738 euros)","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":547,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"CN","totalScore":0},{"id":808637762,"gmtCreate":1627572793956,"gmtModify":1633758146471,"author":{"id":"3577242908888293","authorId":"3577242908888293","name":"xvin23","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/284ea65037fdd70740d1782f2b4e7dc7","crmLevel":3,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"followedFlag":false,"idStr":"3577242908888293","authorIdStr":"3577242908888293"},"themes":[],"htmlText":"Yes!!!","listText":"Yes!!!","text":"Yes!!!","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":5,"commentSize":1,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://laohu8.com/post/808637762","repostId":"2155188411","repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"2155188411","kind":"highlight","pubTimestamp":1627572637,"share":"https://www.laohu8.com/m/news/2155188411?lang=&edition=full","pubTime":"2021-07-29 23:30","market":"us","language":"en","title":"3 Reasons AMD Is a Buy After Q2 2021 Earnings","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=2155188411","media":"Motley Fool","summary":"Advanced Micro Devices is no longer an underdog; it's a leading chip designer gobbling up market share.","content":"<p><b>Advanced Micro Devices</b> (NASDAQ:<a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/AMD\">AMD</a>) transformation from also-ran chip company to dominant designer of next-gen computing hardware is complete. With an extensive suite of high-end products addressing all major needs from consumer to cloud, AMD is growing at a fast clip, generating a healthy profit margin, and further investing in itself so it can continue gobbling up market share in the industry.</p>\n<p>Second-quarter 2021 earnings were proof of this. With a big upgrade in its full-year outlook and the global chip shortage expected to last into 2022, here are three reasons AMD's stock is still a buy.</p>\n<p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://g.foolcdn.com/image/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fg.foolcdn.com%2Feditorial%2Fimages%2F635455%2Fsemiconductor-research-microchips.jpg&amp;w=700&amp;op=resize\" tg-width=\"700\" tg-height=\"466\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"><span>Image source: Getty Images.</span></p>\n<h2>1. Extra supply equated to a sales beat</h2>\n<p>AMD reported revenue of $3.85 billion in Q2, up 99% from a year ago and an acceleration from the 93% pace set in Q1. To be fair, the spring quarter was lapping the period during the first economic lockdowns in 2020 when sales were sparse. However, let's not take too much away from AMD. Semiconductor industry titan <b>Intel </b>was lapping a poor showing from a year ago too, but recently reported flat revenue in its Q2 2021.</p>\n<p>The $3.85 billion in sales actually beat CEO Dr. Lisa Su and the company's guidance provided a few months ago by $150 million. Su attributed part of the outperformance to AMD's ability to coax some extra supply from its chip fabrication partners during the last three-month period. More supply is expected to come online during the second half of 2021, but the global chip shortage will likely continue into 2022.</p>\n<p>Nevertheless, AMD's Q2 beat and further advance on the supply side led Su and the top team to raise its outlook for full-year 2021 sales growth. Revenue is now expected to be up approximately 60% from 2020, compared to previous guidance for 50% growth.</p>\n<h2>2. Years of market share gains could lie ahead</h2>\n<p>The former underdog now has an advanced lineup of chips -- on many fronts, more advanced than the flagging Intel -- and as a result, reported yet another quarter of growth across its entire product line.</p>\n<p>During Q2, AMD said half of the world's newest and fastest supercomputers were powered by its EPYC data center CPUs (central processing units). <b>Alphabet</b>'s Google Cloud also announced big leaps in price-to-performance using EPYC CPUs versus peers, no doubt helping lead to the increased adoption of the chips in cloud computing and data centers. And on the consumer chip front, <b>Tesla</b>&nbsp;chose AMD hardware to power the infotainment system in the latest Model S and Model X.</p>\n<p>These market share gains could continue for some time at AMD. The company's next-gen products utilizing 5-nanometer architecture (the smallest and highest-performing chips) are coming in 2022 -- well ahead of the product roadmap at rival Intel.</p>\n<h2>3. AMD is now a highly profitable firm</h2>\n<p>As AMD's technology has improved and sales have gained, its profitability profile has also been significantly raised. In Q2 2021, operating profit margin was 22% -- helping it break from the below-industry average, single-digit percentage operating margin it was stuck in for years. Free cash flow generated in the quarter was $888 million.</p>\n<p>The implications of this are significant. AMD can now comfortably invest in itself from cash it generates, and go shopping with the excess when an opportunity arises. Take <b>Xilinx </b>(NASDAQ:XLNX), for example. The acquisition of the leading field-programmable gate array (FPGA) company will close by the end of this year and open up yet another front on which AMD can attack Intel. Adding Xilinx to the mix will also further boost AMD's profit margin and research and development capabilities. This is a great match for the company and will position it for many more years of expansion.</p>\n<h2>Investor takeaway</h2>\n<p>AMD's stock now trades for 46 times trailing-12-month free cash flow. Considering the growth it expects to generate on its own and the looming addition of Xilinx, shares look like a long-term value right now.</p>","source":"fool_stock","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 Reasons AMD Is a Buy After Q2 2021 Earnings</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 Reasons AMD Is a Buy After Q2 2021 Earnings\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2021-07-29 23:30 GMT+8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/07/29/3-reasons-amd-is-a-buy-after-q2-2021-earnings/><strong>Motley Fool</strong></a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) transformation from also-ran chip company to dominant designer of next-gen computing hardware is complete. With an extensive suite of high-end products addressing ...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/07/29/3-reasons-amd-is-a-buy-after-q2-2021-earnings/\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"QTWO":"Q2 Holdings Inc","AMD":"美国超微公司"},"source_url":"https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/07/29/3-reasons-amd-is-a-buy-after-q2-2021-earnings/","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"2155188411","content_text":"Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) transformation from also-ran chip company to dominant designer of next-gen computing hardware is complete. With an extensive suite of high-end products addressing all major needs from consumer to cloud, AMD is growing at a fast clip, generating a healthy profit margin, and further investing in itself so it can continue gobbling up market share in the industry.\nSecond-quarter 2021 earnings were proof of this. With a big upgrade in its full-year outlook and the global chip shortage expected to last into 2022, here are three reasons AMD's stock is still a buy.\nImage source: Getty Images.\n1. Extra supply equated to a sales beat\nAMD reported revenue of $3.85 billion in Q2, up 99% from a year ago and an acceleration from the 93% pace set in Q1. To be fair, the spring quarter was lapping the period during the first economic lockdowns in 2020 when sales were sparse. However, let's not take too much away from AMD. Semiconductor industry titan Intel was lapping a poor showing from a year ago too, but recently reported flat revenue in its Q2 2021.\nThe $3.85 billion in sales actually beat CEO Dr. Lisa Su and the company's guidance provided a few months ago by $150 million. Su attributed part of the outperformance to AMD's ability to coax some extra supply from its chip fabrication partners during the last three-month period. More supply is expected to come online during the second half of 2021, but the global chip shortage will likely continue into 2022.\nNevertheless, AMD's Q2 beat and further advance on the supply side led Su and the top team to raise its outlook for full-year 2021 sales growth. Revenue is now expected to be up approximately 60% from 2020, compared to previous guidance for 50% growth.\n2. Years of market share gains could lie ahead\nThe former underdog now has an advanced lineup of chips -- on many fronts, more advanced than the flagging Intel -- and as a result, reported yet another quarter of growth across its entire product line.\nDuring Q2, AMD said half of the world's newest and fastest supercomputers were powered by its EPYC data center CPUs (central processing units). Alphabet's Google Cloud also announced big leaps in price-to-performance using EPYC CPUs versus peers, no doubt helping lead to the increased adoption of the chips in cloud computing and data centers. And on the consumer chip front, Tesla chose AMD hardware to power the infotainment system in the latest Model S and Model X.\nThese market share gains could continue for some time at AMD. The company's next-gen products utilizing 5-nanometer architecture (the smallest and highest-performing chips) are coming in 2022 -- well ahead of the product roadmap at rival Intel.\n3. AMD is now a highly profitable firm\nAs AMD's technology has improved and sales have gained, its profitability profile has also been significantly raised. In Q2 2021, operating profit margin was 22% -- helping it break from the below-industry average, single-digit percentage operating margin it was stuck in for years. Free cash flow generated in the quarter was $888 million.\nThe implications of this are significant. AMD can now comfortably invest in itself from cash it generates, and go shopping with the excess when an opportunity arises. Take Xilinx (NASDAQ:XLNX), for example. The acquisition of the leading field-programmable gate array (FPGA) company will close by the end of this year and open up yet another front on which AMD can attack Intel. Adding Xilinx to the mix will also further boost AMD's profit margin and research and development capabilities. This is a great match for the company and will position it for many more years of expansion.\nInvestor takeaway\nAMD's stock now trades for 46 times trailing-12-month free cash flow. Considering the growth it expects to generate on its own and the looming addition of Xilinx, shares look like a long-term value right now.","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":238,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":808636400,"gmtCreate":1627572590900,"gmtModify":1633758149199,"author":{"id":"3577242908888293","authorId":"3577242908888293","name":"xvin23","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/284ea65037fdd70740d1782f2b4e7dc7","crmLevel":3,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"followedFlag":false,"idStr":"3577242908888293","authorIdStr":"3577242908888293"},"themes":[],"htmlText":"Yes! Pls like comment. :)","listText":"Yes! Pls like comment. :)","text":"Yes! Pls like comment. :)","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":6,"commentSize":1,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://laohu8.com/post/808636400","repostId":"1179174010","repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"1179174010","kind":"news","weMediaInfo":{"introduction":"Providing stock market headlines, business news, financials and earnings ","home_visible":1,"media_name":"Tiger Newspress","id":"1079075236","head_image":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/8274c5b9d4c2852bfb1c4d6ce16c68ba"},"pubTimestamp":1627572541,"share":"https://www.laohu8.com/m/news/1179174010?lang=&edition=full","pubTime":"2021-07-29 23:29","market":"us","language":"en","title":"Musk confirms Tesla AI Day will be on August 19","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=1179174010","media":"Tiger Newspress","summary":"Tesla shares surged more than 5% after Elon Musk confirming Tesla AI Day will be on August 19.Tesla CEO Elon Musk confirmed via tweet on Thursday that the company is holding an AI Day on Aug. 19.While the company did not provide details of the artificial intelligence event, Musk said in a June 21 tweet that the event \"will go over progress with Tesla AI software & hardware, both training & inference\" and that its purpose is recruiting.The focus of the AI event is likely to be around Tesla's self","content":"<p>Tesla shares surged more than 5%&nbsp;after&nbsp;Elon Musk confirming Tesla AI Day will be on August 19.</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/d2a827bd1090dddc0ac2adc7e3aa9e60\" tg-width=\"840\" tg-height=\"470\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p>\n<p>Tesla CEO Elon Musk confirmed via tweet on Thursday that the company is holding an AI Day on Aug. 19. </p>\n<p>While the company did not provide details of the artificial intelligence event, Musk said in a June 21 tweet that the event \"will go over progress with Tesla AI software &amp; hardware, both training &amp; inference\" and that its purpose is recruiting.</p>\n<p>The focus of the AI event is likely to be around Tesla's self-driving technology. Although the system is named Full Self-Driving (FSD), the software is still in beta testing, and the company has said in SEC filings it is not yet fully autonomous.</p>\n<p>Tesla's recruiting effort in this area seeks to attract experts in machine learning and computer vision, as well as neural network specialists.</p>","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>Musk confirms Tesla AI Day will be on August 19</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\">\nMusk confirms Tesla AI Day will be on August 19\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n<a class=\"head\" href=\"https://laohu8.com/wemedia/1079075236\">\n\n\n<div class=\"h-thumb\" style=\"background-image:url(https://static.tigerbbs.com/8274c5b9d4c2852bfb1c4d6ce16c68ba);background-size:cover;\"></div>\n\n<div class=\"h-content\">\n<p class=\"h-name\">Tiger Newspress </p>\n<p class=\"h-time\">2021-07-29 23:29</p>\n</div>\n\n</a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<p>Tesla shares surged more than 5%&nbsp;after&nbsp;Elon Musk confirming Tesla AI Day will be on August 19.</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/d2a827bd1090dddc0ac2adc7e3aa9e60\" tg-width=\"840\" tg-height=\"470\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p>\n<p>Tesla CEO Elon Musk confirmed via tweet on Thursday that the company is holding an AI Day on Aug. 19. </p>\n<p>While the company did not provide details of the artificial intelligence event, Musk said in a June 21 tweet that the event \"will go over progress with Tesla AI software &amp; hardware, both training &amp; inference\" and that its purpose is recruiting.</p>\n<p>The focus of the AI event is likely to be around Tesla's self-driving technology. Although the system is named Full Self-Driving (FSD), the software is still in beta testing, and the company has said in SEC filings it is not yet fully autonomous.</p>\n<p>Tesla's recruiting effort in this area seeks to attract experts in machine learning and computer vision, as well as neural network specialists.</p>\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"TSLA":"特斯拉"},"is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"1179174010","content_text":"Tesla shares surged more than 5% after Elon Musk confirming Tesla AI Day will be on August 19.\n\nTesla CEO Elon Musk confirmed via tweet on Thursday that the company is holding an AI Day on Aug. 19. \nWhile the company did not provide details of the artificial intelligence event, Musk said in a June 21 tweet that the event \"will go over progress with Tesla AI software & hardware, both training & inference\" and that its purpose is recruiting.\nThe focus of the AI event is likely to be around Tesla's self-driving technology. Although the system is named Full Self-Driving (FSD), the software is still in beta testing, and the company has said in SEC filings it is not yet fully autonomous.\nTesla's recruiting effort in this area seeks to attract experts in machine learning and computer vision, as well as neural network specialists.","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":303,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":809199177,"gmtCreate":1627351027199,"gmtModify":1633765838428,"author":{"id":"3577242908888293","authorId":"3577242908888293","name":"xvin23","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/284ea65037fdd70740d1782f2b4e7dc7","crmLevel":3,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"followedFlag":false,"idStr":"3577242908888293","authorIdStr":"3577242908888293"},"themes":[],"htmlText":"Like pls.","listText":"Like pls.","text":"Like pls.","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":7,"commentSize":2,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://laohu8.com/post/809199177","repostId":"2154964378","repostType":4,"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":248,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":809107617,"gmtCreate":1627350941639,"gmtModify":1633765839916,"author":{"id":"3577242908888293","authorId":"3577242908888293","name":"xvin23","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/284ea65037fdd70740d1782f2b4e7dc7","crmLevel":3,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"followedFlag":false,"idStr":"3577242908888293","authorIdStr":"3577242908888293"},"themes":[],"htmlText":"Ok too&nbsp;","listText":"Ok too&nbsp;","text":"Ok too","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":4,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://laohu8.com/post/809107617","repostId":"2154102960","repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"2154102960","kind":"highlight","weMediaInfo":{"introduction":"Reuters.com brings you the latest news from around the world, covering breaking news in markets, business, politics, entertainment and technology","home_visible":1,"media_name":"Reuters","id":"1036604489","head_image":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/443ce19704621c837795676028cec868"},"pubTimestamp":1627349935,"share":"https://www.laohu8.com/m/news/2154102960?lang=&edition=full","pubTime":"2021-07-27 09:38","market":"sh","language":"en","title":"China industrial profits rise 20% y/y in June","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=2154102960","media":"Reuters","summary":"BEIJING, July 27 (Reuters) - Profits at China's industrial firms rose 20% in June from a year earlie","content":"<p>BEIJING, July 27 (Reuters) - Profits at China's industrial firms rose 20% in June from a year earlier to 791.8 billion yuan ($122.27 billion), official data showed on Tuesday.</p>\n<p>Profit growth slowed from the 36.4% increase seen in May, according to the National Bureau of Statistics.</p>\n<p>The industrial profit data covers large firms with annual revenue of over 20 million yuan from their main operations.</p>\n<p>For the January-June period, industrial firms' profits grew 66.9% from the same period a year earlier to 4.2 trillion yuan.</p>","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>China industrial profits rise 20% y/y in June</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\">\nChina industrial profits rise 20% y/y in June\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\">2021-07-27 09:38</p>\n</div>\n\n</a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<p>BEIJING, July 27 (Reuters) - Profits at China's industrial firms rose 20% in June from a year earlier to 791.8 billion yuan ($122.27 billion), official data showed on Tuesday.</p>\n<p>Profit growth slowed from the 36.4% increase seen in May, according to the National Bureau of Statistics.</p>\n<p>The industrial profit data covers large firms with annual revenue of over 20 million yuan from their main operations.</p>\n<p>For the January-June period, industrial firms' profits grew 66.9% from the same period a year earlier to 4.2 trillion yuan.</p>\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"000001.SH":"上证指数"},"is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"2154102960","content_text":"BEIJING, July 27 (Reuters) - Profits at China's industrial firms rose 20% in June from a year earlier to 791.8 billion yuan ($122.27 billion), official data showed on Tuesday.\nProfit growth slowed from the 36.4% increase seen in May, according to the National Bureau of Statistics.\nThe industrial profit data covers large firms with annual revenue of over 20 million yuan from their main operations.\nFor the January-June period, industrial firms' profits grew 66.9% from the same period a year earlier to 4.2 trillion yuan.","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":339,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":151610291,"gmtCreate":1625079695413,"gmtModify":1633945069379,"author":{"id":"3577242908888293","authorId":"3577242908888293","name":"xvin23","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/284ea65037fdd70740d1782f2b4e7dc7","crmLevel":3,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"followedFlag":false,"idStr":"3577242908888293","authorIdStr":"3577242908888293"},"themes":[],"htmlText":"Pls like and comment. Thanks.","listText":"Pls like and comment. Thanks.","text":"Pls like and comment. Thanks.","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":3,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://laohu8.com/post/151610291","isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":38,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":150919848,"gmtCreate":1624881438684,"gmtModify":1633947587743,"author":{"id":"3577242908888293","authorId":"3577242908888293","name":"xvin23","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/284ea65037fdd70740d1782f2b4e7dc7","crmLevel":3,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"followedFlag":false,"idStr":"3577242908888293","authorIdStr":"3577242908888293"},"themes":[],"htmlText":"Ok","listText":"Ok","text":"Ok","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":6,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://laohu8.com/post/150919848","repostId":"2146007118","repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"2146007118","kind":"news","pubTimestamp":1624826996,"share":"https://www.laohu8.com/m/news/2146007118?lang=&edition=full","pubTime":"2021-06-28 04:49","market":"us","language":"en","title":"June jobs report, Consumer confidence: What to know this week","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=2146007118","media":"Yahoo Finance","summary":"This week's packed slate of economic data reports will include an update on the labor market and new data on consumer confidence, offering fresh looks at the pace and perception of the COVID-19 recovery for many Americans.On Friday, the Labor Department will release its June jobs report. The print is expected to show an acceleration in rehiring and a step lower in the unemployment rate, helping alleviate some of the labor shortages reported across the economy as of late.However, a confluence of ","content":"<p>This week's packed slate of economic data reports will include an update on the labor market and new data on consumer confidence, offering fresh looks at the pace and perception of the COVID-19 recovery for many Americans.</p>\n<p>On Friday, the Labor Department will release its June jobs report. The print is expected to show an acceleration in rehiring and a step lower in the unemployment rate, helping alleviate some of the labor shortages reported across the economy as of late.</p>\n<p>Non-farm payrolls likely grew by 700,000 in June, according to Bloomberg consensus data. This would accelerate from the 559,000 added back in May and mark the biggest rise since March. And the unemployment rate is expected to move down to 5.6% from 5.8% in May, bringing the jobless rate closer to its pre-pandemic, 50-year low of 3.5%.</p>\n<p>\"Payrolls probably surged again in June, with the pace up from the +559,000 in May,\" TD Securities strategists wrote in a note Friday. \"Some acceleration in the private sector is suggested by the Homebase data, while government payrolls probably benefited from fewer than usual end-of-school-year layoffs.\"</p>\n<p>Even with a sizable monthly payroll gain, the economy would still be well off its pre-pandemic levels of employment. Heading into June, the U.S. economy was still down by more than 7 million payrolls compared to February 2020, with the deficit most pronounced in high-contact services industries like restaurants and hotels.</p>\n<p>But both services and manufacturing companies have cited shortages of qualified workers to fill open positions, which hit a record high of over 9 million as of latest data. These supply-and-demand mismatches in the labor market – with shortages noted by firms from FedEx (FDX) to Yum Brands (YUM) — have also begun to push wages higher and created additional costs for businesses. In Friday's report, average hourly earnings are expected to jump 3.6% year-on-year for June, accelerating from May's 2% increase.</p>\n<p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/b881fe96eccc72cff61bf35b0dfa72fa\" tg-width=\"5210\" tg-height=\"3404\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"><span>SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 03: A pedestrian walks by a Now Hiring sign outside of a Lamps Plus store on June 03, 2021 in San Francisco, California. According to a U.S. Labor Department report, jobless claims fell for a fifth straight week to 385,000. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)Justin Sullivan via Getty Images</span></p>\n<p>\"Strong demand and weak supply should continue to put upward pressure on wages,\" Bank of America economist Michelle Meyer wrote in a note. \"Workers are quitting at a higher rate as they find better opportunities.\"</p>\n<p>However, a confluence of factors that have kept workers on the sidelines of the labor market may start to lessen in the coming months, some economists noted. Many have agreed that a combination of childcare concerns, fears of contracting COVID-19 and ongoing enhanced federal unemployment benefits have contributed to the still-elevated levels of joblessness, but that each of these should diminish as schools reopen, vaccinations continue and jobless benefits get phased out over the next several months.</p>\n<p>\"Labor supply may soon pick up,\" Meyer said. \"We find evidence of a quicker drop in unemployment insurance (UI) applications in states that discontinued generous federal UI benefits.\"</p>\n<p>\"Four states — Alaska, Iowa, Mississippi and Missouri — opted out in June 12 and UI applications in those states have fallen faster compared to other states, according to the latest initial jobless claims figures,\" she added. \"With another eight states opting out in the week ending June 19 and a total of 25 states by end of the summer, more workers should return to the workforce, helping to ease wage pressures and help meet the strong labor demand in the economy.\"</p>\n<h2>Consumer confidence</h2>\n<h2></h2>\n<p>Another closely watched economic data print this week will be the Conference Board's June consumer confidence index, which is expected to reflect a strong pick-up in sentiment during the recovery and heading into the summer. The report is due for release Tuesday morning.</p>\n<p>The headline index is likely to rise to 119.0 for June from 117.2 in May, according to Bloomberg consensus data. This would mark the highest level since February 2020's 132.6, which itself had been a near two-decade high.</p>\n<p>Like investors, consumers have begun to warm to the notion that inflationary pressures seen during the early stages of the economic recovery may prove transitory. This has helped raise consumers' future expectations for their spending power and boosted sentiment at large, according to other consumer sentiment surveys including the University of Michigan's Surveys of Consumers.</p>\n<p>Not only did year-ahead inflation expectations fall slightly to 4.2% in June from May's decade peak of 4.6%, consumers also believed that the price surges will mostly be temporary,\" Richard Curtin, chief economist for the Surveys of Consumers, said on Friday.</p>\n<p>\"When the pandemic first started, consumers were quite uncertain about their job and income prospects, but reported widespread declines in market prices for homes, vehicles, and household durables,\" he added. \"Those favorable price references have dropped to the most negative in a decade, and job and income prospects have improved, but not quite as favorable as in the last few years of the prior expansion.\"</p>\n<p>Still, in a sign of some downside risk in Tuesday's report from the Conference Board, the University of Michigan's June final sentiment index edged lower to 85.5, coming in below the 86.4 preliminary print, but still above May's reading of 82.9.</p>\n<h2>Economic Calendar</h2>\n<ul>\n <li><p><b>Monday: </b>Dallas Fed Manufacturing Activity Index, June (32.5 expected, 34.9 in May)</p></li>\n <li><p><b>Tuesday: </b>FHFA House Price Index, month-on-month, April (1.7% expected, 1.4% in March); S&amp;P <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/CLGX\">CoreLogic</a> Case-Shiller 20-City Composite index, month-over-month, April (1.80% expected, 1.60% in March); S&amp;P CoreLogic Case-Shiller 20-City Composite index, year-over-year, April (13.27% in March); Conference Board Consumer Confidence, June (119.0 expected, 117.2 in May)</p></li>\n <li><p><b>Wednesday: </b>MBA Mortgage Applications, week ended June 25 (2.1% during prior week); ADP Employment Change, June (575,000 expected, 978,000 in May); MNI Chicago PMI, June (70.0 expected, 75.2 in May); Pending home sales, month-over-month, May (-1.0% expected, -4.4% in April);</p></li>\n <li><p><b>Thursday: </b>Challenger Job Cuts, year-over-year, June (-93.8% in May); Initial jobless claims, week ended June 26 (380,000 expected, 411,000 during prior week); Continuing claims, week ended June 19 (3.39 million during prior week); <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/MRKT\">Markit</a> US Manufacturing PMI, June final (62.6 in prior print); Construction Spending month-over-month, May (0.5% expected 0.2% in April); ISM Manufacturing, June (61.0 expected, 61.2 in May)</p></li>\n <li><p><b>Friday: </b>Change in non-farm payrolls, June (700,000 expected, 559,000 in May); Unemployment rate, June (5.6% expected, 5.8% in May); Average hourly earnings year-over-year, June (3.6% expected, 2.0% in May); Average hourly earnings, month-over-month, June (0.4% expected, 0.5% in May); Trade balance, May (-$71.0 billion expected, -$68.9 billion in April); Factory orders, May (1.5% expected, -0.6% in April); Durable goods orders, May final (2.3% in prior print); Durable goods orders excluding transportation, May final (2.3% in prior print); Non-defense capital goods orders excluding aircraft, May final (-0.1% in April); Non-defense capital goods shipments excluding aircraft, May final (0.9% in prior print)</p></li>\n</ul>\n<h2>Earnings Calendar</h2>\n<ul>\n <li><p><b>Monday:</b> N/A</p></li>\n <li><p><b>Tuesday: </b>N/A</p></li>\n <li><p><b>Wednesday: </b>Constellation Brands (STZ), Bed Bath &amp; Beyond (BBBY), General Mills (GIS) before market open; Micron Technologies (MU) after market close</p></li>\n <li><p><b>Thursday: </b><a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/WBA\">Walgreens Boots Alliance</a> (WBA) before market open</p></li>\n <li><p><b>Friday:</b> N/A</p></li>\n</ul>","source":"yahoofinance_au","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>June jobs report, Consumer confidence: What to know 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\">\nJune jobs report, Consumer confidence: What to know this week\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2021-06-28 04:49 GMT+8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/june-jobs-report-consumer-confidence-what-to-know-this-week-204956329.html><strong>Yahoo Finance</strong></a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>This week's packed slate of economic data reports will include an update on the labor market and new data on consumer confidence, offering fresh looks at the pace and perception of the COVID-19 ...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://finance.yahoo.com/news/june-jobs-report-consumer-confidence-what-to-know-this-week-204956329.html\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{".DJI":"道琼斯",".SPX":"S&P 500 Index",".IXIC":"NASDAQ Composite"},"source_url":"https://finance.yahoo.com/news/june-jobs-report-consumer-confidence-what-to-know-this-week-204956329.html","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"2146007118","content_text":"This week's packed slate of economic data reports will include an update on the labor market and new data on consumer confidence, offering fresh looks at the pace and perception of the COVID-19 recovery for many Americans.\nOn Friday, the Labor Department will release its June jobs report. The print is expected to show an acceleration in rehiring and a step lower in the unemployment rate, helping alleviate some of the labor shortages reported across the economy as of late.\nNon-farm payrolls likely grew by 700,000 in June, according to Bloomberg consensus data. This would accelerate from the 559,000 added back in May and mark the biggest rise since March. And the unemployment rate is expected to move down to 5.6% from 5.8% in May, bringing the jobless rate closer to its pre-pandemic, 50-year low of 3.5%.\n\"Payrolls probably surged again in June, with the pace up from the +559,000 in May,\" TD Securities strategists wrote in a note Friday. \"Some acceleration in the private sector is suggested by the Homebase data, while government payrolls probably benefited from fewer than usual end-of-school-year layoffs.\"\nEven with a sizable monthly payroll gain, the economy would still be well off its pre-pandemic levels of employment. Heading into June, the U.S. economy was still down by more than 7 million payrolls compared to February 2020, with the deficit most pronounced in high-contact services industries like restaurants and hotels.\nBut both services and manufacturing companies have cited shortages of qualified workers to fill open positions, which hit a record high of over 9 million as of latest data. These supply-and-demand mismatches in the labor market – with shortages noted by firms from FedEx (FDX) to Yum Brands (YUM) — have also begun to push wages higher and created additional costs for businesses. In Friday's report, average hourly earnings are expected to jump 3.6% year-on-year for June, accelerating from May's 2% increase.\nSAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 03: A pedestrian walks by a Now Hiring sign outside of a Lamps Plus store on June 03, 2021 in San Francisco, California. According to a U.S. Labor Department report, jobless claims fell for a fifth straight week to 385,000. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)Justin Sullivan via Getty Images\n\"Strong demand and weak supply should continue to put upward pressure on wages,\" Bank of America economist Michelle Meyer wrote in a note. \"Workers are quitting at a higher rate as they find better opportunities.\"\nHowever, a confluence of factors that have kept workers on the sidelines of the labor market may start to lessen in the coming months, some economists noted. Many have agreed that a combination of childcare concerns, fears of contracting COVID-19 and ongoing enhanced federal unemployment benefits have contributed to the still-elevated levels of joblessness, but that each of these should diminish as schools reopen, vaccinations continue and jobless benefits get phased out over the next several months.\n\"Labor supply may soon pick up,\" Meyer said. \"We find evidence of a quicker drop in unemployment insurance (UI) applications in states that discontinued generous federal UI benefits.\"\n\"Four states — Alaska, Iowa, Mississippi and Missouri — opted out in June 12 and UI applications in those states have fallen faster compared to other states, according to the latest initial jobless claims figures,\" she added. \"With another eight states opting out in the week ending June 19 and a total of 25 states by end of the summer, more workers should return to the workforce, helping to ease wage pressures and help meet the strong labor demand in the economy.\"\nConsumer confidence\n\nAnother closely watched economic data print this week will be the Conference Board's June consumer confidence index, which is expected to reflect a strong pick-up in sentiment during the recovery and heading into the summer. The report is due for release Tuesday morning.\nThe headline index is likely to rise to 119.0 for June from 117.2 in May, according to Bloomberg consensus data. This would mark the highest level since February 2020's 132.6, which itself had been a near two-decade high.\nLike investors, consumers have begun to warm to the notion that inflationary pressures seen during the early stages of the economic recovery may prove transitory. This has helped raise consumers' future expectations for their spending power and boosted sentiment at large, according to other consumer sentiment surveys including the University of Michigan's Surveys of Consumers.\nNot only did year-ahead inflation expectations fall slightly to 4.2% in June from May's decade peak of 4.6%, consumers also believed that the price surges will mostly be temporary,\" Richard Curtin, chief economist for the Surveys of Consumers, said on Friday.\n\"When the pandemic first started, consumers were quite uncertain about their job and income prospects, but reported widespread declines in market prices for homes, vehicles, and household durables,\" he added. \"Those favorable price references have dropped to the most negative in a decade, and job and income prospects have improved, but not quite as favorable as in the last few years of the prior expansion.\"\nStill, in a sign of some downside risk in Tuesday's report from the Conference Board, the University of Michigan's June final sentiment index edged lower to 85.5, coming in below the 86.4 preliminary print, but still above May's reading of 82.9.\nEconomic Calendar\n\nMonday: Dallas Fed Manufacturing Activity Index, June (32.5 expected, 34.9 in May)\nTuesday: FHFA House Price Index, month-on-month, April (1.7% expected, 1.4% in March); S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller 20-City Composite index, month-over-month, April (1.80% expected, 1.60% in March); S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller 20-City Composite index, year-over-year, April (13.27% in March); Conference Board Consumer Confidence, June (119.0 expected, 117.2 in May)\nWednesday: MBA Mortgage Applications, week ended June 25 (2.1% during prior week); ADP Employment Change, June (575,000 expected, 978,000 in May); MNI Chicago PMI, June (70.0 expected, 75.2 in May); Pending home sales, month-over-month, May (-1.0% expected, -4.4% in April);\nThursday: Challenger Job Cuts, year-over-year, June (-93.8% in May); Initial jobless claims, week ended June 26 (380,000 expected, 411,000 during prior week); Continuing claims, week ended June 19 (3.39 million during prior week); Markit US Manufacturing PMI, June final (62.6 in prior print); Construction Spending month-over-month, May (0.5% expected 0.2% in April); ISM Manufacturing, June (61.0 expected, 61.2 in May)\nFriday: Change in non-farm payrolls, June (700,000 expected, 559,000 in May); Unemployment rate, June (5.6% expected, 5.8% in May); Average hourly earnings year-over-year, June (3.6% expected, 2.0% in May); Average hourly earnings, month-over-month, June (0.4% expected, 0.5% in May); Trade balance, May (-$71.0 billion expected, -$68.9 billion in April); Factory orders, May (1.5% expected, -0.6% in April); Durable goods orders, May final (2.3% in prior print); Durable goods orders excluding transportation, May final (2.3% in prior print); Non-defense capital goods orders excluding aircraft, May final (-0.1% in April); Non-defense capital goods shipments excluding aircraft, May final (0.9% in prior print)\n\nEarnings Calendar\n\nMonday: N/A\nTuesday: N/A\nWednesday: Constellation Brands (STZ), Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY), General Mills (GIS) before market open; Micron Technologies (MU) after market close\nThursday: Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) before market open\nFriday: N/A","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":20,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":164342155,"gmtCreate":1624174939577,"gmtModify":1634009776710,"author":{"id":"3577242908888293","authorId":"3577242908888293","name":"xvin23","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/284ea65037fdd70740d1782f2b4e7dc7","crmLevel":3,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"followedFlag":false,"idStr":"3577242908888293","authorIdStr":"3577242908888293"},"themes":[],"htmlText":"Let’s get rich everyone!","listText":"Let’s get rich everyone!","text":"Let’s get rich everyone!","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":4,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":1,"link":"https://laohu8.com/post/164342155","isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":234,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":160749855,"gmtCreate":1623807489777,"gmtModify":1634027846240,"author":{"id":"3577242908888293","authorId":"3577242908888293","name":"xvin23","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/284ea65037fdd70740d1782f2b4e7dc7","crmLevel":3,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"followedFlag":false,"idStr":"3577242908888293","authorIdStr":"3577242908888293"},"themes":[],"htmlText":"Heya everyone! :)","listText":"Heya everyone! :)","text":"Heya everyone! :)","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":2,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://laohu8.com/post/160749855","isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":37,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":187597707,"gmtCreate":1623758032809,"gmtModify":1634028897942,"author":{"id":"3577242908888293","authorId":"3577242908888293","name":"xvin23","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/284ea65037fdd70740d1782f2b4e7dc7","crmLevel":3,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"followedFlag":false,"idStr":"3577242908888293","authorIdStr":"3577242908888293"},"themes":[],"htmlText":"Hey everyone! Happy trading and earnings!","listText":"Hey everyone! Happy trading and earnings!","text":"Hey everyone! Happy trading and earnings!","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":2,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://laohu8.com/post/187597707","isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":78,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":186569513,"gmtCreate":1623511458432,"gmtModify":1634032235233,"author":{"id":"3577242908888293","authorId":"3577242908888293","name":"xvin23","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/284ea65037fdd70740d1782f2b4e7dc7","crmLevel":3,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"followedFlag":false,"idStr":"3577242908888293","authorIdStr":"3577242908888293"},"themes":[],"htmlText":"To the moon! Let’s go!","listText":"To the moon! Let’s go!","text":"To the moon! Let’s go!","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":1,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://laohu8.com/post/186569513","isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":239,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":181726304,"gmtCreate":1623412867308,"gmtModify":1634033585161,"author":{"id":"3577242908888293","authorId":"3577242908888293","name":"xvin23","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/284ea65037fdd70740d1782f2b4e7dc7","crmLevel":3,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"followedFlag":false,"idStr":"3577242908888293","authorIdStr":"3577242908888293"},"themes":[],"htmlText":"Sup everyone! Invest safely! :)","listText":"Sup everyone! Invest safely! :)","text":"Sup everyone! Invest safely! :)","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":2,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://laohu8.com/post/181726304","isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":130,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":191668306,"gmtCreate":1620875474605,"gmtModify":1634195660919,"author":{"id":"3577242908888293","authorId":"3577242908888293","name":"xvin23","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/284ea65037fdd70740d1782f2b4e7dc7","crmLevel":3,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"followedFlag":false,"idStr":"3577242908888293","authorIdStr":"3577242908888293"},"themes":[],"htmlText":"Hahaha","listText":"Hahaha","text":"Hahaha","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":3,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://laohu8.com/post/191668306","repostId":"2135584610","repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"2135584610","kind":"highlight","weMediaInfo":{"introduction":"Reuters.com brings you the latest news from around the world, covering breaking news in markets, business, politics, entertainment and technology","home_visible":1,"media_name":"Reuters","id":"1036604489","head_image":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/443ce19704621c837795676028cec868"},"pubTimestamp":1620850937,"share":"https://www.laohu8.com/m/news/2135584610?lang=&edition=full","pubTime":"2021-05-13 04:22","market":"us","language":"en","title":"Wall Street ends with broad sell-off on spiking inflation fears","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=2135584610","media":"Reuters","summary":"* Indexes down: Dow 1.99%, S&P 2.14%, Nasdaq 2.67%. NEW YORK, May 12  - Wall Street closed lower on Wednesday with the S&P suffering its biggest $one$-day percentage drop since February, as inflation data fueled concerns over whether interest rate hikes from the Fed could happen sooner than anticipated.All three major U.S. stock indexes ended the session deep in the red following the Labor Department's April consumer prices report, which showed the biggest rise in nearly 12 years.The report was ","content":"<p>* U.S. consumer prices jump most since June 2009</p><p>* Megacap growth stocks weigh heaviest</p><p>* Energy shares gain as crude climbs</p><p>* Indexes down: Dow 1.99%, S&amp;P 2.14%, Nasdaq 2.67%</p><p>NEW YORK, May 12 (Reuters) - Wall Street closed lower on Wednesday with the S&amp;P suffering its biggest <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/AONE\">one</a>-day percentage drop since February, as inflation data fueled concerns over whether interest rate hikes from the Fed could happen sooner than anticipated.</p><p>All three major U.S. stock indexes ended the session deep in the red following the Labor Department's April consumer prices report, which showed the biggest rise in nearly 12 years.</p><p>The report was hotly anticipated by market participants who have grown increasingly worried over whether current price jumps will defy the U.S. Federal Reserve's reassurances by morphing into long-term inflation.</p><p>But pent-up demand from consumers flush with stimulus and savings is colliding with a supply drought, sending commodity prices spiking, while a labor shortage drives wages higher.</p><p>\"The topic on everyone's mind is obviously inflation,\" said Matthew Keator, managing partner in the Keator Group, a wealth management firm in Lenox, Massachusetts. \"It's something the (Fed) has been looking for and they're finally getting their wish.\"</p><p>\"The question is how long will its fires run hot before starting to simmer?\"</p><p>That concern is shared by Stuart Cole, head macro economist at Equiti Capital in London.</p><p>\"Going forward, the big question is just how long can the Fed maintain its dovish stance in opposition to the markets,\" Cole said. \"Particularly if companies begin raising wages to encourage unemployed labor back into the workforce, in turn driving a large hole in the Fed’s transitory inflation argument.\"</p><p>Core consumer prices <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/CPI.UK\">$(CPI.UK)$</a>, which exclude volatile food and energy items, grew at 3% year-on-year, shooting above the central bank's average annual 2% inflation growth target.</p><p>The Dow Jones Industrial Averagefell 681.5 points, or 1.99%, to 33,587.66, the S&amp;P 500    lost 89.06 points, or 2.14%, to 4,063.04 and the Nasdaq Composite    dropped 357.75 points, or 2.67%, to 13,031.68.</p><p>Of the 11 major sectors in the S&amp;P 500, 10 closed in negative territory, with consumer discretionary    down most.</p><p>Energy&nbsp;was the sole gainer, advancing 0.1%, boosted by rising crude prices.</p><p>Market-leading mega-caps, including Amazon.com Inc, Apple Inc, Alphabet In, Microsoft Corp&nbsp;and Tesla Inc, fell between 2% and 3% as investors shied away from what many feel are stretched valuations.</p><p>\"The CPI number being stronger than expected has led to further weakness in tech stocks,\" said Michael James, managing director of equity trading at Wedbush Securities in Los Angeles. \"Tech investors are concerned that higher rates are going to lead to multiple compression and less attractive valuations for tech names in a higher rate environment.\"</p><p>The CBOE Volatility index   , a gauge of market anxiety, close at 27.64, its highest level since March 4.</p><p>Online dating platform Bumble Inc    gained in after-hours trading after posting quarterly results.</p><p>First-quarter earnings season is on the wane, with 456 constituents of the S&amp;P 500 having reported. Of those, 86.8% have beaten consensus estimates, according to Refinitiv IBES.</p><p>Declining issues outnumbered advancing ones on the NYSE by a 6.05-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 3.84-to-1 ratio favored decliners.</p><p>The S&amp;P 500 posted nine new 52-week highs and no new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 34 new highs and 118 new lows.</p><p>Volume on U.S. exchanges was 11.82 billion shares, compared with the 10.44 billion average over the last 20 trading days.</p><p><b><i>Financial&nbsp;Report</i></b></p><p><a href=\"https://laohu8.com/NW/2135975610\" target=\"_blank\">AppLovin stock wobbles following first public quarterly results</a></p><p><a href=\"https://laohu8.com/NW/2135361078\" target=\"_blank\">Wish stock plunges after earnings, is more than half off the IPO price</a></p><p><a href=\"https://laohu8.com/NW/2135610373\" target=\"_blank\">Poshmark Q1 sales rise 42%, but stock tanks after hours</a></p>","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>Wall Street ends with broad sell-off on spiking inflation fears</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\">\nWall Street ends with broad sell-off on spiking inflation fears\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\">2021-05-13 04:22</p>\n</div>\n\n</a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<p>* U.S. consumer prices jump most since June 2009</p><p>* Megacap growth stocks weigh heaviest</p><p>* Energy shares gain as crude climbs</p><p>* Indexes down: Dow 1.99%, S&amp;P 2.14%, Nasdaq 2.67%</p><p>NEW YORK, May 12 (Reuters) - Wall Street closed lower on Wednesday with the S&amp;P suffering its biggest <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/AONE\">one</a>-day percentage drop since February, as inflation data fueled concerns over whether interest rate hikes from the Fed could happen sooner than anticipated.</p><p>All three major U.S. stock indexes ended the session deep in the red following the Labor Department's April consumer prices report, which showed the biggest rise in nearly 12 years.</p><p>The report was hotly anticipated by market participants who have grown increasingly worried over whether current price jumps will defy the U.S. Federal Reserve's reassurances by morphing into long-term inflation.</p><p>But pent-up demand from consumers flush with stimulus and savings is colliding with a supply drought, sending commodity prices spiking, while a labor shortage drives wages higher.</p><p>\"The topic on everyone's mind is obviously inflation,\" said Matthew Keator, managing partner in the Keator Group, a wealth management firm in Lenox, Massachusetts. \"It's something the (Fed) has been looking for and they're finally getting their wish.\"</p><p>\"The question is how long will its fires run hot before starting to simmer?\"</p><p>That concern is shared by Stuart Cole, head macro economist at Equiti Capital in London.</p><p>\"Going forward, the big question is just how long can the Fed maintain its dovish stance in opposition to the markets,\" Cole said. \"Particularly if companies begin raising wages to encourage unemployed labor back into the workforce, in turn driving a large hole in the Fed’s transitory inflation argument.\"</p><p>Core consumer prices <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/CPI.UK\">$(CPI.UK)$</a>, which exclude volatile food and energy items, grew at 3% year-on-year, shooting above the central bank's average annual 2% inflation growth target.</p><p>The Dow Jones Industrial Averagefell 681.5 points, or 1.99%, to 33,587.66, the S&amp;P 500    lost 89.06 points, or 2.14%, to 4,063.04 and the Nasdaq Composite    dropped 357.75 points, or 2.67%, to 13,031.68.</p><p>Of the 11 major sectors in the S&amp;P 500, 10 closed in negative territory, with consumer discretionary    down most.</p><p>Energy&nbsp;was the sole gainer, advancing 0.1%, boosted by rising crude prices.</p><p>Market-leading mega-caps, including Amazon.com Inc, Apple Inc, Alphabet In, Microsoft Corp&nbsp;and Tesla Inc, fell between 2% and 3% as investors shied away from what many feel are stretched valuations.</p><p>\"The CPI number being stronger than expected has led to further weakness in tech stocks,\" said Michael James, managing director of equity trading at Wedbush Securities in Los Angeles. \"Tech investors are concerned that higher rates are going to lead to multiple compression and less attractive valuations for tech names in a higher rate environment.\"</p><p>The CBOE Volatility index   , a gauge of market anxiety, close at 27.64, its highest level since March 4.</p><p>Online dating platform Bumble Inc    gained in after-hours trading after posting quarterly results.</p><p>First-quarter earnings season is on the wane, with 456 constituents of the S&amp;P 500 having reported. Of those, 86.8% have beaten consensus estimates, according to Refinitiv IBES.</p><p>Declining issues outnumbered advancing ones on the NYSE by a 6.05-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 3.84-to-1 ratio favored decliners.</p><p>The S&amp;P 500 posted nine new 52-week highs and no new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 34 new highs and 118 new lows.</p><p>Volume on U.S. exchanges was 11.82 billion shares, compared with the 10.44 billion average over the last 20 trading days.</p><p><b><i>Financial&nbsp;Report</i></b></p><p><a href=\"https://laohu8.com/NW/2135975610\" target=\"_blank\">AppLovin stock wobbles following first public quarterly results</a></p><p><a href=\"https://laohu8.com/NW/2135361078\" target=\"_blank\">Wish stock plunges after earnings, is more than half off the IPO price</a></p><p><a href=\"https://laohu8.com/NW/2135610373\" target=\"_blank\">Poshmark Q1 sales rise 42%, but stock tanks after hours</a></p>\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{},"is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"2135584610","content_text":"* U.S. consumer prices jump most since June 2009* Megacap growth stocks weigh heaviest* Energy shares gain as crude climbs* Indexes down: Dow 1.99%, S&P 2.14%, Nasdaq 2.67%NEW YORK, May 12 (Reuters) - Wall Street closed lower on Wednesday with the S&P suffering its biggest one-day percentage drop since February, as inflation data fueled concerns over whether interest rate hikes from the Fed could happen sooner than anticipated.All three major U.S. stock indexes ended the session deep in the red following the Labor Department's April consumer prices report, which showed the biggest rise in nearly 12 years.The report was hotly anticipated by market participants who have grown increasingly worried over whether current price jumps will defy the U.S. Federal Reserve's reassurances by morphing into long-term inflation.But pent-up demand from consumers flush with stimulus and savings is colliding with a supply drought, sending commodity prices spiking, while a labor shortage drives wages higher.\"The topic on everyone's mind is obviously inflation,\" said Matthew Keator, managing partner in the Keator Group, a wealth management firm in Lenox, Massachusetts. \"It's something the (Fed) has been looking for and they're finally getting their wish.\"\"The question is how long will its fires run hot before starting to simmer?\"That concern is shared by Stuart Cole, head macro economist at Equiti Capital in London.\"Going forward, the big question is just how long can the Fed maintain its dovish stance in opposition to the markets,\" Cole said. \"Particularly if companies begin raising wages to encourage unemployed labor back into the workforce, in turn driving a large hole in the Fed’s transitory inflation argument.\"Core consumer prices $(CPI.UK)$, which exclude volatile food and energy items, grew at 3% year-on-year, shooting above the central bank's average annual 2% inflation growth target.The Dow Jones Industrial Averagefell 681.5 points, or 1.99%, to 33,587.66, the S&P 500    lost 89.06 points, or 2.14%, to 4,063.04 and the Nasdaq Composite    dropped 357.75 points, or 2.67%, to 13,031.68.Of the 11 major sectors in the S&P 500, 10 closed in negative territory, with consumer discretionary    down most.Energy was the sole gainer, advancing 0.1%, boosted by rising crude prices.Market-leading mega-caps, including Amazon.com Inc, Apple Inc, Alphabet In, Microsoft Corp and Tesla Inc, fell between 2% and 3% as investors shied away from what many feel are stretched valuations.\"The CPI number being stronger than expected has led to further weakness in tech stocks,\" said Michael James, managing director of equity trading at Wedbush Securities in Los Angeles. \"Tech investors are concerned that higher rates are going to lead to multiple compression and less attractive valuations for tech names in a higher rate environment.\"The CBOE Volatility index   , a gauge of market anxiety, close at 27.64, its highest level since March 4.Online dating platform Bumble Inc    gained in after-hours trading after posting quarterly results.First-quarter earnings season is on the wane, with 456 constituents of the S&P 500 having reported. Of those, 86.8% have beaten consensus estimates, according to Refinitiv IBES.Declining issues outnumbered advancing ones on the NYSE by a 6.05-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 3.84-to-1 ratio favored decliners.The S&P 500 posted nine new 52-week highs and no new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 34 new highs and 118 new lows.Volume on U.S. exchanges was 11.82 billion shares, compared with the 10.44 billion average over the last 20 trading days.Financial ReportAppLovin stock wobbles following first public quarterly resultsWish stock plunges after earnings, is more than half off the IPO pricePoshmark Q1 sales rise 42%, but stock tanks after hours","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":220,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":190518785,"gmtCreate":1620633202947,"gmtModify":1634197536606,"author":{"id":"3577242908888293","authorId":"3577242908888293","name":"xvin23","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/284ea65037fdd70740d1782f2b4e7dc7","crmLevel":3,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"followedFlag":false,"idStr":"3577242908888293","authorIdStr":"3577242908888293"},"themes":[],"htmlText":"I see","listText":"I see","text":"I see","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":4,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://laohu8.com/post/190518785","repostId":"1120120226","repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"1120120226","kind":"news","pubTimestamp":1620623863,"share":"https://www.laohu8.com/m/news/1120120226?lang=&edition=full","pubTime":"2021-05-10 13:17","market":"us","language":"en","title":"US government declares emergency after cyberattack on major pipeline","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=1120120226","media":"AFP","summary":"The US government declared a regional emergency Sunday as the largest fuel pipeline system in the Un","content":"<p>The US government declared a regional emergency Sunday as the largest fuel pipeline system in the United States remained largely shut down, two days after a major ransomware attack was detected.</p><p>The Colonial Pipeline Company ships gasoline and jet fuel from the Gulf Coast of Texas to the populousEast Coastthrough 5,500 miles (8,850 kilometres) of pipeline, serving 50 million consumers.</p><p>The company said it was the victim of acybersecurity attackinvolving ransomware -- attacks that encrypt computer systems and seek to extract payments from operators.</p><p>\"This Declaration addresses the emergency conditions creating a need for immediate transportation of gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, and other refined petroleum products and provides necessary relief,\" the Department of Transportation said in a statement.</p><p>The emergency declaration allows for fuel to be transported by road to the affected states: Alabama, Arkansas, District of Columbia, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey,New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.</p><p>The declaration also provides regulatory relief to commercial motor vehicle operations that are part of the emergency support efforts.</p><p>Colonial said earlier Sunday that it had opened some smaller delivery lines, but the main system was not yet back up and running.</p><p>\"While our mainlines remain offline, some smaller lateral lines between terminals and delivery points are now operational,\" Colonial said in a statement, adding it would \"bring our full system back online only when we believe it is safe to do so.\"</p><p>\"We have remained in contact with law enforcement and other federal agencies, including the Department of Energy who is leading the Federal Government response,\" it added.</p><p>\"Maintaining the operational security of our pipeline, in addition to safely bringing our systems back online, remain our highest priorities.\"</p><p><b>Calls for improved oversight</b></p><p>Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo told CBS on Sunday that authorities were working to prevent any disruption to supplies.</p><p>Colonial, based in the southern state of Georgia, is the largest pipeline operator in the United States by volume, normally transporting 2.5 million barrels of gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel and other refined petroleum products per day.</p><p>The attack prompted calls from cybersecurity experts for improved oversight of the industry to prepare for future threats.</p><p>\"This attack is unusual for the US. But the bottom line is that attacks targeting operational technology -- the industrial control systems on the production line or plant floor -- are becoming more frequent,\" Algirde Pipikaite, cyber strategy lead at the World Economic Forum's Centre for Cybersecurity, told AFP on Saturday.</p><p>\"Unless cybersecurity measures are embedded in a technology's development phase, we are likely to see more frequent attacks on industrial systems like oil and gas pipelines or water treatment plants.\"</p><p>Gas prices jumped in the United States on Sunday following the ransomware attack. Analysts warn that prices could climb even higher if the pipeline is not reopened soon. Oil prices rose more than one percent Monday.</p><p>The United States was rocked in recent months by news of two major cybersecurity breaches -- the SolarWinds hack that compromised thousands of US government and private sector computer networks and was officially blamed on Russia; and a potentially devastating penetration of Microsoft email servers.</p>","source":"lsy1620623854247","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>US government declares emergency after cyberattack on major pipeline</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\">\nUS government declares emergency after cyberattack on major pipeline\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2021-05-10 13:17 GMT+8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20210510-biden-declares-state-of-emergency-after-major-us-pipeline-shut-due-to-cyber-attack><strong>AFP</strong></a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>The US government declared a regional emergency Sunday as the largest fuel pipeline system in the United States remained largely shut down, two days after a major ransomware attack was detected.The ...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20210510-biden-declares-state-of-emergency-after-major-us-pipeline-shut-due-to-cyber-attack\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{},"source_url":"https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20210510-biden-declares-state-of-emergency-after-major-us-pipeline-shut-due-to-cyber-attack","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"1120120226","content_text":"The US government declared a regional emergency Sunday as the largest fuel pipeline system in the United States remained largely shut down, two days after a major ransomware attack was detected.The Colonial Pipeline Company ships gasoline and jet fuel from the Gulf Coast of Texas to the populousEast Coastthrough 5,500 miles (8,850 kilometres) of pipeline, serving 50 million consumers.The company said it was the victim of acybersecurity attackinvolving ransomware -- attacks that encrypt computer systems and seek to extract payments from operators.\"This Declaration addresses the emergency conditions creating a need for immediate transportation of gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, and other refined petroleum products and provides necessary relief,\" the Department of Transportation said in a statement.The emergency declaration allows for fuel to be transported by road to the affected states: Alabama, Arkansas, District of Columbia, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey,New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.The declaration also provides regulatory relief to commercial motor vehicle operations that are part of the emergency support efforts.Colonial said earlier Sunday that it had opened some smaller delivery lines, but the main system was not yet back up and running.\"While our mainlines remain offline, some smaller lateral lines between terminals and delivery points are now operational,\" Colonial said in a statement, adding it would \"bring our full system back online only when we believe it is safe to do so.\"\"We have remained in contact with law enforcement and other federal agencies, including the Department of Energy who is leading the Federal Government response,\" it added.\"Maintaining the operational security of our pipeline, in addition to safely bringing our systems back online, remain our highest priorities.\"Calls for improved oversightCommerce Secretary Gina Raimondo told CBS on Sunday that authorities were working to prevent any disruption to supplies.Colonial, based in the southern state of Georgia, is the largest pipeline operator in the United States by volume, normally transporting 2.5 million barrels of gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel and other refined petroleum products per day.The attack prompted calls from cybersecurity experts for improved oversight of the industry to prepare for future threats.\"This attack is unusual for the US. But the bottom line is that attacks targeting operational technology -- the industrial control systems on the production line or plant floor -- are becoming more frequent,\" Algirde Pipikaite, cyber strategy lead at the World Economic Forum's Centre for Cybersecurity, told AFP on Saturday.\"Unless cybersecurity measures are embedded in a technology's development phase, we are likely to see more frequent attacks on industrial systems like oil and gas pipelines or water treatment plants.\"Gas prices jumped in the United States on Sunday following the ransomware attack. Analysts warn that prices could climb even higher if the pipeline is not reopened soon. Oil prices rose more than one percent Monday.The United States was rocked in recent months by news of two major cybersecurity breaches -- the SolarWinds hack that compromised thousands of US government and private sector computer networks and was officially blamed on Russia; and a potentially devastating penetration of Microsoft email servers.","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":227,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":105265089,"gmtCreate":1620307664841,"gmtModify":1631888362636,"author":{"id":"3577242908888293","authorId":"3577242908888293","name":"xvin23","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/284ea65037fdd70740d1782f2b4e7dc7","crmLevel":3,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"followedFlag":false,"idStr":"3577242908888293","authorIdStr":"3577242908888293"},"themes":[],"htmlText":"Agree","listText":"Agree","text":"Agree","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":2,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://laohu8.com/post/105265089","repostId":"2133387578","repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"2133387578","kind":"highlight","pubTimestamp":1620296700,"share":"https://www.laohu8.com/m/news/2133387578?lang=&edition=full","pubTime":"2021-05-06 18:25","market":"us","language":"en","title":"Think Stocks Will Crash in May? Do These 4 Things Now","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=2133387578","media":"Motley Fool","summary":"Stock market downturns can be daunting. Here's what you need to do to prepare.","content":"<p>When will the stock market crash? That's the big question on many investors' minds at a time when stocks are, across the board, pretty overvalued. In fact, if the stock market doesn't tank completely in the near term, investors should at the very least begin bracing for a correction, where stock values drop 10% or more.</p>\n<p>Of course, the idea of a stock market crash can be very scary, especially if you're a newer investor and you haven't experienced <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/AONE\">one</a> before. But rather than allow yourself to get spooked, you're better off taking action. Here are a few crucial moves to make if you're worried that May is when the stock market will finally take a major turn for the worse.</p>\n<h2>1. Pad your emergency savings</h2>\n<p>What does the amount of money you have in the bank have to do with your stock portfolio? A lot, actually. If you secure your emergency fund so you have ample cash to cover unplanned expenses, you won't have to tap your investments out of desperation. That could, in turn, prevent you from needing to liquidate stocks at a time when their value has dropped substantially.</p>\n<h2>2. Diversify</h2>\n<p>A diverse portfolio could help you ride out a stock market crash, so if you're heavily invested in <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/AONE.U\">one</a> or two market segments right now, take the opportunity to branch out -- before things take a turn for the worse. Diversifying could simply mean buying stocks in sectors you're not currently invested in. Or you could load up on some index funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that give you access to the broader market. For example, if you invest in an <b>S&amp;P 500</b> index fund or ETF, you'll effectively be putting money into the 500 largest publicly traded companies on the market. It doesn't get much more diverse than that.</p>\n<h2>3. Add dividend stocks to your portfolio</h2>\n<p>Companies that pay dividends tend to do so even when stock values are down. And that's a good way to hedge your bets. If your portfolio takes a hit, you can offset those losses with incoming dividend payments, and that's money you'll have the option to cash out and use as needed or reinvest.</p>\n<h2>4. Stockpile some cash</h2>\n<p>Market crashes tend to spell opportunity, and so it's important to have cash at the ready for when stocks go on sale. While your first priority should be to shore up your emergency fund, if you're also able to divert some extra cash to your brokerage account, you'll put yourself in a great position to pounce while stocks are temporarily discounted.</p>\n<p>Even if you're a seasoned investor who follows the market closely, you probably won't be able to predict exactly when the stock market will crash next. While a May crash is certainly possible, it's also certainly not a given. But rather than spin your wheels trying to determine when that crash is coming, you should instead focus your energy on checking off the boxes above. That way, you'll really be ready for whatever is ahead.</p>","source":"fool_stock","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>Think Stocks Will Crash in May? Do These 4 Things Now</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\">\nThink Stocks Will Crash in May? Do These 4 Things Now\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2021-05-06 18:25 GMT+8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/05/06/think-stocks-will-crash-in-may-do-these-4-things-n/><strong>Motley Fool</strong></a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>When will the stock market crash? That's the big question on many investors' minds at a time when stocks are, across the board, pretty overvalued. In fact, if the stock market doesn't tank completely ...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/05/06/think-stocks-will-crash-in-may-do-these-4-things-n/\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{},"source_url":"https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/05/06/think-stocks-will-crash-in-may-do-these-4-things-n/","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"2133387578","content_text":"When will the stock market crash? That's the big question on many investors' minds at a time when stocks are, across the board, pretty overvalued. In fact, if the stock market doesn't tank completely in the near term, investors should at the very least begin bracing for a correction, where stock values drop 10% or more.\nOf course, the idea of a stock market crash can be very scary, especially if you're a newer investor and you haven't experienced one before. But rather than allow yourself to get spooked, you're better off taking action. Here are a few crucial moves to make if you're worried that May is when the stock market will finally take a major turn for the worse.\n1. Pad your emergency savings\nWhat does the amount of money you have in the bank have to do with your stock portfolio? A lot, actually. If you secure your emergency fund so you have ample cash to cover unplanned expenses, you won't have to tap your investments out of desperation. That could, in turn, prevent you from needing to liquidate stocks at a time when their value has dropped substantially.\n2. Diversify\nA diverse portfolio could help you ride out a stock market crash, so if you're heavily invested in one or two market segments right now, take the opportunity to branch out -- before things take a turn for the worse. Diversifying could simply mean buying stocks in sectors you're not currently invested in. Or you could load up on some index funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that give you access to the broader market. For example, if you invest in an S&P 500 index fund or ETF, you'll effectively be putting money into the 500 largest publicly traded companies on the market. It doesn't get much more diverse than that.\n3. Add dividend stocks to your portfolio\nCompanies that pay dividends tend to do so even when stock values are down. And that's a good way to hedge your bets. If your portfolio takes a hit, you can offset those losses with incoming dividend payments, and that's money you'll have the option to cash out and use as needed or reinvest.\n4. Stockpile some cash\nMarket crashes tend to spell opportunity, and so it's important to have cash at the ready for when stocks go on sale. While your first priority should be to shore up your emergency fund, if you're also able to divert some extra cash to your brokerage account, you'll put yourself in a great position to pounce while stocks are temporarily discounted.\nEven if you're a seasoned investor who follows the market closely, you probably won't be able to predict exactly when the stock market will crash next. While a May crash is certainly possible, it's also certainly not a given. But rather than spin your wheels trying to determine when that crash is coming, you should instead focus your energy on checking off the boxes above. That way, you'll really be ready for whatever is ahead.","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":438,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0}],"hots":[{"id":809199177,"gmtCreate":1627351027199,"gmtModify":1633765838428,"author":{"id":"3577242908888293","authorId":"3577242908888293","name":"xvin23","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/284ea65037fdd70740d1782f2b4e7dc7","crmLevel":3,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"followedFlag":false,"idStr":"3577242908888293","authorIdStr":"3577242908888293"},"themes":[],"htmlText":"Like pls.","listText":"Like pls.","text":"Like pls.","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":7,"commentSize":2,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://laohu8.com/post/809199177","repostId":"2154964378","repostType":4,"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":248,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":373820840,"gmtCreate":1618839649680,"gmtModify":1634290490560,"author":{"id":"3577242908888293","authorId":"3577242908888293","name":"xvin23","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/284ea65037fdd70740d1782f2b4e7dc7","crmLevel":3,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"followedFlag":false,"idStr":"3577242908888293","authorIdStr":"3577242908888293"},"themes":[],"htmlText":"OH!&nbsp;","listText":"OH!&nbsp;","text":"OH!","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":1,"commentSize":4,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://laohu8.com/post/373820840","repostId":"1195602008","repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"1195602008","kind":"news","weMediaInfo":{"introduction":"Providing stock market headlines, business news, financials and earnings ","home_visible":1,"media_name":"Tiger Newspress","id":"1079075236","head_image":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/8274c5b9d4c2852bfb1c4d6ce16c68ba"},"pubTimestamp":1618839329,"share":"https://www.laohu8.com/m/news/1195602008?lang=&edition=full","pubTime":"2021-04-19 21:35","market":"us","language":"en","title":"GameStop jumped 8% in Monday morning trading","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=1195602008","media":"Tiger Newspress","summary":"GameStop jumped 8% in Monday morning trading.GameStop CEO George Sherman will step down effective Ju","content":"<p>GameStop jumped 8% in Monday morning trading.</p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/5668d0fb5af0448cacc5bceba5068277\" tg-width=\"840\" tg-height=\"470\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p>GameStop CEO George Sherman&nbsp;will step down effective July 31, or earlier if a successor is found before then. The company said in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing that it has been evaluating executive leadership to make sure it is suitable for a changing business landscape. Separately, Keith Gill, the man known as “Roaring Kitty,” exercised options to buy 50,000 more shares of the video game retailer at a strike price of $12 per share, according to a Bloomberg report. Gill now holds 200,000 GameStop shares.</p>","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>GameStop jumped 8% in Monday morning trading</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\">\nGameStop jumped 8% in Monday morning trading\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n<a class=\"head\" href=\"https://laohu8.com/wemedia/1079075236\">\n\n\n<div class=\"h-thumb\" style=\"background-image:url(https://static.tigerbbs.com/8274c5b9d4c2852bfb1c4d6ce16c68ba);background-size:cover;\"></div>\n\n<div class=\"h-content\">\n<p class=\"h-name\">Tiger Newspress </p>\n<p class=\"h-time\">2021-04-19 21:35</p>\n</div>\n\n</a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<p>GameStop jumped 8% in Monday morning trading.</p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/5668d0fb5af0448cacc5bceba5068277\" tg-width=\"840\" tg-height=\"470\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p>GameStop CEO George Sherman&nbsp;will step down effective July 31, or earlier if a successor is found before then. The company said in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing that it has been evaluating executive leadership to make sure it is suitable for a changing business landscape. Separately, Keith Gill, the man known as “Roaring Kitty,” exercised options to buy 50,000 more shares of the video game retailer at a strike price of $12 per share, according to a Bloomberg report. Gill now holds 200,000 GameStop shares.</p>\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"GME":"游戏驿站"},"is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"1195602008","content_text":"GameStop jumped 8% in Monday morning trading.GameStop CEO George Sherman will step down effective July 31, or earlier if a successor is found before then. The company said in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing that it has been evaluating executive leadership to make sure it is suitable for a changing business landscape. Separately, Keith Gill, the man known as “Roaring Kitty,” exercised options to buy 50,000 more shares of the video game retailer at a strike price of $12 per share, according to a Bloomberg report. Gill now holds 200,000 GameStop shares.","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":261,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":808636400,"gmtCreate":1627572590900,"gmtModify":1633758149199,"author":{"id":"3577242908888293","authorId":"3577242908888293","name":"xvin23","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/284ea65037fdd70740d1782f2b4e7dc7","crmLevel":3,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"followedFlag":false,"idStr":"3577242908888293","authorIdStr":"3577242908888293"},"themes":[],"htmlText":"Yes! Pls like comment. :)","listText":"Yes! Pls like comment. :)","text":"Yes! Pls like comment. :)","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":6,"commentSize":1,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://laohu8.com/post/808636400","repostId":"1179174010","repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"1179174010","kind":"news","weMediaInfo":{"introduction":"Providing stock market headlines, business news, financials and earnings ","home_visible":1,"media_name":"Tiger Newspress","id":"1079075236","head_image":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/8274c5b9d4c2852bfb1c4d6ce16c68ba"},"pubTimestamp":1627572541,"share":"https://www.laohu8.com/m/news/1179174010?lang=&edition=full","pubTime":"2021-07-29 23:29","market":"us","language":"en","title":"Musk confirms Tesla AI Day will be on August 19","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=1179174010","media":"Tiger Newspress","summary":"Tesla shares surged more than 5% after Elon Musk confirming Tesla AI Day will be on August 19.Tesla CEO Elon Musk confirmed via tweet on Thursday that the company is holding an AI Day on Aug. 19.While the company did not provide details of the artificial intelligence event, Musk said in a June 21 tweet that the event \"will go over progress with Tesla AI software & hardware, both training & inference\" and that its purpose is recruiting.The focus of the AI event is likely to be around Tesla's self","content":"<p>Tesla shares surged more than 5%&nbsp;after&nbsp;Elon Musk confirming Tesla AI Day will be on August 19.</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/d2a827bd1090dddc0ac2adc7e3aa9e60\" tg-width=\"840\" tg-height=\"470\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p>\n<p>Tesla CEO Elon Musk confirmed via tweet on Thursday that the company is holding an AI Day on Aug. 19. </p>\n<p>While the company did not provide details of the artificial intelligence event, Musk said in a June 21 tweet that the event \"will go over progress with Tesla AI software &amp; hardware, both training &amp; inference\" and that its purpose is recruiting.</p>\n<p>The focus of the AI event is likely to be around Tesla's self-driving technology. Although the system is named Full Self-Driving (FSD), the software is still in beta testing, and the company has said in SEC filings it is not yet fully autonomous.</p>\n<p>Tesla's recruiting effort in this area seeks to attract experts in machine learning and computer vision, as well as neural network specialists.</p>","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>Musk confirms Tesla AI Day will be on August 19</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\">\nMusk confirms Tesla AI Day will be on August 19\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n<a class=\"head\" href=\"https://laohu8.com/wemedia/1079075236\">\n\n\n<div class=\"h-thumb\" style=\"background-image:url(https://static.tigerbbs.com/8274c5b9d4c2852bfb1c4d6ce16c68ba);background-size:cover;\"></div>\n\n<div class=\"h-content\">\n<p class=\"h-name\">Tiger Newspress </p>\n<p class=\"h-time\">2021-07-29 23:29</p>\n</div>\n\n</a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<p>Tesla shares surged more than 5%&nbsp;after&nbsp;Elon Musk confirming Tesla AI Day will be on August 19.</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/d2a827bd1090dddc0ac2adc7e3aa9e60\" tg-width=\"840\" tg-height=\"470\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p>\n<p>Tesla CEO Elon Musk confirmed via tweet on Thursday that the company is holding an AI Day on Aug. 19. </p>\n<p>While the company did not provide details of the artificial intelligence event, Musk said in a June 21 tweet that the event \"will go over progress with Tesla AI software &amp; hardware, both training &amp; inference\" and that its purpose is recruiting.</p>\n<p>The focus of the AI event is likely to be around Tesla's self-driving technology. Although the system is named Full Self-Driving (FSD), the software is still in beta testing, and the company has said in SEC filings it is not yet fully autonomous.</p>\n<p>Tesla's recruiting effort in this area seeks to attract experts in machine learning and computer vision, as well as neural network specialists.</p>\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"TSLA":"特斯拉"},"is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"1179174010","content_text":"Tesla shares surged more than 5% after Elon Musk confirming Tesla AI Day will be on August 19.\n\nTesla CEO Elon Musk confirmed via tweet on Thursday that the company is holding an AI Day on Aug. 19. \nWhile the company did not provide details of the artificial intelligence event, Musk said in a June 21 tweet that the event \"will go over progress with Tesla AI software & hardware, both training & inference\" and that its purpose is recruiting.\nThe focus of the AI event is likely to be around Tesla's self-driving technology. Although the system is named Full Self-Driving (FSD), the software is still in beta testing, and the company has said in SEC filings it is not yet fully autonomous.\nTesla's recruiting effort in this area seeks to attract experts in machine learning and computer vision, as well as neural network specialists.","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":303,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":164342155,"gmtCreate":1624174939577,"gmtModify":1634009776710,"author":{"id":"3577242908888293","authorId":"3577242908888293","name":"xvin23","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/284ea65037fdd70740d1782f2b4e7dc7","crmLevel":3,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"followedFlag":false,"idStr":"3577242908888293","authorIdStr":"3577242908888293"},"themes":[],"htmlText":"Let’s get rich everyone!","listText":"Let’s get rich everyone!","text":"Let’s get rich everyone!","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":4,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":1,"link":"https://laohu8.com/post/164342155","isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":234,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":699899960,"gmtCreate":1639766355496,"gmtModify":1639766355918,"author":{"id":"3577242908888293","authorId":"3577242908888293","name":"xvin23","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/284ea65037fdd70740d1782f2b4e7dc7","crmLevel":3,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"followedFlag":false,"idStr":"3577242908888293","authorIdStr":"3577242908888293"},"themes":[],"htmlText":"BUY!","listText":"BUY!","text":"BUY!","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":5,"commentSize":1,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://laohu8.com/post/699899960","repostId":"2192597562","repostType":4,"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":578,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"CN","totalScore":0},{"id":607991807,"gmtCreate":1639469030711,"gmtModify":1639469031128,"author":{"id":"3577242908888293","authorId":"3577242908888293","name":"xvin23","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/284ea65037fdd70740d1782f2b4e7dc7","crmLevel":3,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"followedFlag":false,"idStr":"3577242908888293","authorIdStr":"3577242908888293"},"themes":[],"htmlText":"Pls like comment&nbsp;","listText":"Pls like comment&nbsp;","text":"Pls like comment","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":3,"commentSize":2,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://laohu8.com/post/607991807","repostId":"1101780765","repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"1101780765","kind":"news","pubTimestamp":1639467407,"share":"https://www.laohu8.com/m/news/1101780765?lang=&edition=full","pubTime":"2021-12-14 15:36","market":"us","language":"en","title":"Why Microsoft Stock Is The Ultimate Buy And Hold","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=1101780765","media":"Seeking Alpha","summary":"Summary\n\nMicrosoft offers various products over three different divisions, many of which exhibit inc","content":"<p><b>Summary</b></p>\n<ul>\n <li>Microsoft offers various products over three different divisions, many of which exhibit incredibly strong moats and subsequently dominate their respective markets.</li>\n <li>Microsoft enjoys incredibly strong operating efficiencies and is able to monetize its products at a level far above its peers.</li>\n <li>Microsoft has an incredibly strong capital position, with top bond ratings from Moody’s and Standard &amp; Poor’s.</li>\n <li>Microsoft maintains low risk, outperformed during the recent COVID crash, and has consequently outperformed the broader market by a wide margin over the last two years.</li>\n</ul>\n<p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/bd13176456827fe134fc15a4ce7b3d61\" tg-width=\"1536\" tg-height=\"864\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"><span>HJBC/iStock Editorial via Getty Images</span></p>\n<p>In an era where tech stocks have dominated the public markets, Microsoft's (MSFT) success has been nothing short of extraordinary. The two and a half trillion dollar company falls second only to Apple (AAPL) in outright value. Yet, for as long as there are successful companies, there will be doubters warning of certain demise. The constant cries, \"It's here! Get out while you can!\" ring out until, eventually, the nihilistic army is right. The tech giants are often a focus of much of the skeptics' ire, as it can be pretty hard to justify that a company, such as Microsoft, can truly be worth more than 96.4% of countries in the world&nbsp;by GDP. This article will offer a logical breakdown of how Microsoft has earned its valuation and why there may even still be some room to go.</p>\n<p><b>Corporate Summary</b></p>\n<p>Microsoft, founded in 1975, was created to provide operating solutions for some of the world's first commercial microcomputers and, specifically, for the Altair 8800. Currently, Microsoft has its software operating&nbsp;74.27%&nbsp;of all laptops and desktop computers in the world. Unquestionably, this is far beyond any ambitions that Bill Gates and Paul Allen held when the company was first created. A portmanteau of microcomputer software, Microsoft is still heavily grounded in its roots in software engineering, though it's now grown to become so much more.</p>\n<p>Microsoft breaks its operations down into three segments, Productivity and Business Processes, Intelligent Cloud, and More Personal Computing. All three of these segments rely on Microsoft's industry-leading software, though all three also contain far more. Within&nbsp;Productivity and Business Processes, Microsoft operates its Office 365 suite of products, which include Word, PowerPoint, Excel, etc., and is geared towards both commercial and consumer markets. Microsoft also includes LinkedIn, the popular networking social media site, and Dynamics 365, a customer relationship management (\"CRM\") service, in this division.</p>\n<p>This sector contains the products with perhaps the widest competitive moats of any in the company's arsenal. Sure, LinkedIn doesn't exactly have as many users as Facebook (FB) or Twitter (TWTR), but it exists in a completely different space. There's no other online platform in which people can congregate in a professional setting. The niche in which LinkedIn occupies allows it to be the default service for its specific application, and is still only&nbsp;86 million active users&nbsp;behind&nbsp;Twitter's 396 million active users&nbsp;even though the latter's platform is far more open-ended.</p>\n<p>Office 365 offers some of the most iconic computer programs in the world. Especially in the business field, the Office 365 suite is<i>the</i>standard for spreadsheets, presentations, and word documents. Google(NASDAQ:GOOG)(NASDAQ:GOOGL)Cloud, formerly the G Suite, has made significant headroom in recent years but, when it comes to paid users,Office still dominates. While Google had about six million paying users last year, Microsoft had about 258 million. Dynamics 365 is the clear outlier here, as it's not exactly at the top of its field. No, that title belongs to Salesforce (CRM), which controls 19.5% of&nbsp;the CRM market. Dynamics 365 has a far more modest 4%, just .8% behind second-place SAP (SAP).</p>\n<p>Microsoft's Intelligent Cloud division&nbsp;has been its fastest-growing sector over the last few years, led by its cloud computing service, Azure. Azure's revenue grew by 50% over last year, and is grouped into the subcategory of 'server products and cloud services.' Server product revenue grew by just 6%, while enterprise services revenue grew by 8% since last year. Thus, the Intelligent Cloud division's 24% growth in revenue is driven almost entirely from Azure, which looks poised to continue its rapid expansion.</p>\n<p>Most of this growth comes naturally, as the cloud computing market experiences some fairly intense growth. Currently valued at $445.3 billion, the market&nbsp;is expected&nbsp;to grow at a CAGR of 16.3% through 2026, reaching a value of $947.3 billion by 2026. Though Amazon Web Services (\"AWS\") (AMZN) continues to lead the sector, Azure is starting to draw nearer. In 2019,AWS held 44.6%&nbsp;of the cloud computing market. As of the first quarter of this year,it held 32%. This is still 12% ahead of second-place Azure, which itself is 11% ahead of the next closest competitor. The cloud computing market seems to be mostly a two-horse race, with Microsoft fighting to claw back Amazon's early lead. Perhaps&nbsp;the recent AWS outage&nbsp;could help Microsoft gain further momentum in this fight.</p>\n<p>More Personal Computing&nbsp;is the division where the vast majority of Microsoft's direct relationship with consumers is built. Of course, the products themselves are important in the sense that they generate sales for the company, but this is also where Microsoft grows its brand. Azure is an incredibly important component of Microsoft's future, but when people boot up their computer to watch Netflix (NFLX), they're not exactly thinking about AWS.</p>\n<p>Within this division, Microsoft breaks down its operations into four subcategories. Windows is the descendant of that first system developed for the Altair 8800 and is the largest component of Microsoft's Personal Computing division&nbsp;by sales. As far as the public's perception of Microsoft is concerned, the Windows operating system (\"OS\") is perhaps the most important component of Microsoft's business. Gaming is another strong component of Microsoft's Personal Computing division. Strong growth for the sector was driven by&nbsp;the rather successful launch&nbsp;of new gaming hardware in the Xbox Series X|S. The other two categories within this sector are search advertising, primarily from search engine Bing and web browser Microsoft Edge, and Surface devices.</p>\n<p>Windows OS dominates&nbsp;the global computing market, as the operating system for 87.56% of laptops and desktops in the world. Apple's (AAPL) Mac OS comes up second, with 9.54% of the global market share. When it comes to moats and absolute market domination, you'd be hard-pressed to find a better example than Windows. Gaming is a bit of a different story.</p>\n<p>Sony's (SONY) PlayStation 5 (\"PS5\") is the direct competitor to Microsoft's Xbox. While the Nintendo (OTCPK:NTDOY) Switch is another popular gaming console, it doesn't really compete against Xbox or PlayStation. The Switch offers a unique experience, exemplified by the fact that&nbsp;71% of Switch owners also own another console. Despite the launch of new generation Xbox consoles being the \"most successful in [Microsoft's] history,\"PS5 sales have yet again toppled Xbox sales, outselling Microsoft by 67.5%. Though, even as the runner up, as a leader in a rapidly growing gaming industry, there's plenty for Microsoft to look forward to.</p>\n<p>The Surface lineup is still fairly young, though it seems to have settled into a&nbsp;3% market share. While the company continues to try to improve the lineup with more diverse offerings and improved hardware, the Surface lineup likely won't become a major component of Microsoft's business in the near future. Bing and Microsoft Edge are clear losers to Google Chrome and Google. Unlike the gaming industry, there isn't really much to be had as one of the leaders. Google Chrome dominates&nbsp;the web browser field, with 65.27% of all internet traffic. Microsoft Edge has just 3.4%, in third place behind Safari's 18.34%. Google dominates&nbsp;the search engine field&nbsp;even more, with 92.6% of all traffic. Bing is second, with just 2.3%. Really, Microsoft is just left picking up the scraps of Google and these two services aren't really some of Microsoft's finest.</p>\n<p><b>Financials Analysis</b></p>\n<p>It is important to note Microsoft's financial reporting schedule here. Microsoft's fiscal year ends June 30th, meaning that the discussion of 'past year' financials will refer to the period starting July 1st, 2020 to June 30th, 2021, otherwise known as&nbsp;FY2021, unless specifically noted. Examining the company's segment information provides the most intimate understanding of Microsoft's operations. This breakdown demonstrates that server products and cloud services is Microsoft's largest subsector, by revenue, followed by Office products and Windows.</p>\n<p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/b11977a676b14d557dd3f28130d8cc6a\" tg-width=\"1132\" tg-height=\"274\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"><span>Source: Microsoft</span></p>\n<p>LinkedIn is another valuable component to the Microsoft story. Because of its professional focus, it is far more monetizable than most social media platforms. Let's go back to the earlier comparison with Twitter to highlight this. Despite having 22% less active users than Twitter, LinkedIn generates 177% more revenue (Twitter's&nbsp;$3.716 billion&nbsp;versus LinkedIn's $10.289 billion). Another way to view this, is that Twitter makes about $9.38 per user while LinkedIn makes $33.19 per user. This is a staggering difference, though I suppose it's fitting that the social media site centered around business is the best at conducting it.</p>\n<p>LinkedIn isn't the only operation where Microsoft seems to have mastered the art of monetization. Microsoft's Office suite brought in about $39.872 billion over FY2021. While Microsoft doesn't disclose the product's operating margin, Productivity and Business Processes operates at a 45.17% margin and Office represents 73.95% of the division's sales, so it's safe to assume that it's around there. Google's G suite brought in $13.059 billion in&nbsp;sales during FY2020, though operated at an overall loss of $5.607 billion.</p>\n<p>Microsoft's recent growth has been rather impressive. The company took revenue from $143.051 billion in 2020 up to $168.088 billion in 2021, or +17.5%, while the cost of revenue only increased 13.36% in the same period. Net Income rose from $44.281 billion in 2019 to $61.271 billion in 2020, or 38.37%, far outpacing the rate of growth of revenues. This healthy growth, seeing revenue outpace expenses, means that Microsoft is not only increasing its sales but also its operating efficiency. The graph below demonstrates Microsoft's strong operating margin growth, especially since 2015, and operating margin now the highest it's been in those ten years.</p>\n<p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/af52c96587103f7ac9b6cb9f8f820c2a\" tg-width=\"480\" tg-height=\"289\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"><span>Source: Author's Calculations Using Data from Bloomberg Terminal</span></p>\n<p>Microsoft has also experienced a period of fairly strong liquidity, as seen by the figure below. Inventories are fairly low for the company, representing only $2.636 billion of Microsoft's $1084.406 billion in current assets, as its Surface laptops and Xbox gaming consoles are really the only physical products that Microsoft sells. This helps keep the company's quick ratio high, which hasn't dipped below 1.9 in the past ten years. Thus, despite holding $191.791 billion in total liabilities, Microsoft is highly capable of fulfilling any debt obligations.</p>\n<p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/ed3a59c6bf53d0d99d7abbe13e66c009\" tg-width=\"481\" tg-height=\"289\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"><span>Source: Author's Calculations Using Data from Bloomberg Terminal</span></p>\n<p>Speaking of its ability to fulfill its debt obligations,Microsoft currently holds&nbsp;a AAA rating from Standard &amp; Poor's and an Aaa rating from Moody's. Both of these are the top of the respective firms' grading scale and reflect the company's incredible debt management. Beginning with Microsoft's ability to make good on its interest payments, the company's current interest coverage ratio of 29.8 is the highest it's been since 2014. With the company's operations able to generate enough money to cover interest payments almost 30 times over, there is incredibly little risk of Microsoft defaulting on interest payments. What's really rather astounding, is the company's market debt ratio. Debt makes up just 4% of the company's total market value, meaning Microsoft could easily cover all liabilities by raising new equity without significant dilution to shareholders. Though, as the company's financial health continues to simply improve, the only criticism here is that perhaps Microsoft could take on some more leverage to increase its return to shareholders. Though, it's not as if the company is really in a position where it needs to raise capital.</p>\n<p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/9ec9d1087f0b8b7f2aa308ae9b718dba\" tg-width=\"832\" tg-height=\"295\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"><span>Source: Author's Calculations Using Data from Bloomberg Terminal</span></p>\n<p>Looking towards Microsoft's retained earnings, the company bought back $21.879 billion worth of shares last year. The company also paid out $16.871 billion in its quarterly dividend of $.56 per share. Even still, Microsoft saw its retained earnings increase from $34.566 billion in FY2020 to $57.055 billion this past year on account of its $61.271 billion in net income. In response, the Board&nbsp;has approved&nbsp;a $60 billion share buyback program and increased its quarterly dividend payout by 11%. While debt might be able to increase shareholder rewards even more, it isn't something that is necessarily advisable.</p>\n<p>In Microsoft's cash flows, investing activities contributed to a $27.577 billion loss, a $125.62% increase over last year. This primarily came from larger investments in property and equipment, as well as the acquisition of companies, net of cash acquired, and purchase of intangible assets. This use of capital is good to see, as Microsoft has plenty of it to spend and, while buybacks and dividends are nice, growing the business is always the top priority.</p>\n<p><b>Thesis Risks</b></p>\n<p>When examining the greatest macro threats to Microsoft's operations, antitrust suits are always a potential danger. Back in 2001, Microsoft had to settle&nbsp;a suit&nbsp;with the Department of Justice (\"DOJ\") after it was sued for allegedly violating the Sherman Antitrust Act with its acquisition and integration of Internet Explorer into Windows. While the initial verdict would have seen Microsoft split its business into two separate units, Windows and other software components, the settlement ended up being&nbsp;largely inconsequential.</p>\n<p>Yet, after&nbsp;Google,Facebook, and&nbsp;Amazon&nbsp;all faced new antitrust cases in 2021, and Apple&nbsp;lost some control over the App Store&nbsp;over monopolistic practices and&nbsp;reportedly&nbsp;has an antitrust suit from the DOJ looming, Microsoft remains untouched. The reason for this may be rather simple. While the company didn't exactly go through a period of extreme reformation after its high-profile antitrust case some 20 years ago, it hasn't gotten any more abusive. Perhaps they even learned from it, as Brad Smith, President of Microsoft,said&nbsp;\"When I look back at it from Microsoft's perspective, it did mean many things, but I also think when I try to prioritize it in my own mind, it meant one thing more than any other: It was a part of the maturing of Microsoft.\" Perhaps this maturity has allowed Microsoft to play nice from then on, succeeding and succeeding fairly.</p>\n<p>Size alone is not cause for an antitrust suit, as people aren't exactly clamoring to bring down Walmart (WMT). For antitrust suits to be launched, competitors must be disgruntled. Microsoft hasn't really had any,except Slack, which means that there isn't really anything to launch an antitrust case on. The case with Slack is reminiscent of the 2001 case, as they argue against the integration of Microsoft Teams in Windows OS as an unfair advantage.</p>\n<p>Regardless, it doesn't seem that Microsoft carries the same ire as its tech peers. John Lopatka, an antitrust expert and professor at Penn State,said&nbsp;of the matter \"Microsoft simply may be maintaining its market share by being a good competitor.\" Herbert Hovenkamp, a professor at the University of the Pennsylvania Law School and antitrust expert, added to this idea, saying \"You have got to identify some product where there is both dominance and an exclusionary practice and it's kind of hard to find one [with Microsoft]. That's, I think, the bottom line.\" With this in mind, I'm not sure that investors have too much to worry on the legal front.</p>\n<p>Other risks that Microsoft faces include increasing competitive threats and lackluster returns from new investments. One example of such a failure may be the Surface lineup. While it may be a bit harsh to call the product a failure, the device has been a source of&nbsp;disappointmentsince its release in 2013. Though the company can't grow without taking some risks and Azure represents a highly successful implementation of a newer sector.</p>\n<p>Beyond the greater macro threats to Microsoft's valuation, it is also important to consider the general market riskiness of Microsoft's stock. With a beta of .98 for the past 52 weeks,according to FactSet, Microsoft trades incredibly closely to the broader market and does not exhibit abnormally high volatility. For risk-averse traders, this is a rather comforting sign. Even during the COVID pandemic, shares of Microsoft slipped by only around 25%, again demonstrating the ability for the company to mitigate periods of extreme volatility. Such outperformance during otherwise bleak periods is part of what makes Microsoft&nbsp;a favorite among hedge funds.</p>\n<p>Microsoft's beta of .98 also makes the current cost of raising funds via equity 5.8%, again using data from FactSet. The cost of financing via debt is just 1.63%, though only 2.05% of Microsoft's capital is raised from debt. Keeping in mind the earlier discussion regarding the company's debt management, it does seem a bit strange that the company doesn't utilize debt a bit more given how strong its cash position is. Though, 5.8% still isn't terribly extreme.</p>\n<p><b>Valuation Discussion</b></p>\n<p>When looking at how to value the company, with its hands in so many different pockets, examining a relative P/S ratio is a good place to start. Because Microsoft doesn't disclose the income of its various products, price to sales is the only way to provide an accurate comparison of Microsoft and its peers. To create a fair benchmark, Microsoft first must be broken down into its revenue by sector, or product. The figure below does exactly that.</p>\n<p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/cab8a591c6c50358e5dc010e6bfdad74\" tg-width=\"465\" tg-height=\"250\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"><span>Source: Author's Creation Using Data From Microsoft</span></p>\n<p>Going by category, the current P/S ratio of the computer processing and cloud services industry&nbsp;is currently 5.11. Office products and cloud services doesn't exactly have a distinct industry to be lumped into, as it dominates its own sector, so I combined it with Windows in the software and programming industry, which currently has a P/S ratio&nbsp;of 10.82. Gaming doesn't seem to have a publicly-available P/S ratio, so I used&nbsp;this list&nbsp;of the top 25 gaming companies by revenue to find it myself, discounting companies that don't conduct the vast majority of their business in gaming. I found the average P/S ratio to be 4.41.</p>\n<p>The internet services and social media industry currently has&nbsp;a P/S ratio of 8.37, which I also included Search Advertising in for a similar reason to office products and cloud services - Google dominates the market. Professional services companies currently trade at&nbsp;a P/S of 4.99, which I ascribed to enterprise services. I categorized devices as consumer electronics, which currently trades ata&nbsp; P/S of 5.29. For other, I simply used the P/S of the average S&amp;P 500 company,which is 3.12. Microsoft's P/S ratio, for the trailing twelve months,is 14.3. Compared to the sector weighted average P/S ratio of 7.5, Microsoft appears to be a bit overvalued.</p>\n<p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/738ac5e9cda36a37c60861ae77d8ede4\" tg-width=\"696\" tg-height=\"334\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"><span>Source: Author's Creation Using Above Information</span></p>\n<p>Even before calculating the weighted average P/S, it's pretty clear that Microsoft's is going to be higher. After all, not a single sector has a higher average P/S than Microsoft. Though, revenue doesn't really tell the full story of the company. P/S fails to take into account operating efficiencies, which is one of Microsoft's greatest strengths.</p>\n<p>This idea of Microsoft's superior monetization strategies was discussed earlier, as was the company's steadily increasing operating margin. The company's strong performance on these two key metrics means that it is more effective with its sales than its peers, thus justifying a higher P/S ratio. As such, I look at this high P/S more as a testament to the company's incredible operating efficiencies, rather than the company, perhaps, being overvalued.</p>\n<p>As Microsoft continues to extend its operating efficiencies, especially as lower-margin products like the Surface lineup represent a smaller portion of the company's overall sales due to growth in other areas, its lead over peers will only grow. Gaming is a prime example of this. In the new digital era, subscriptions have emerged as the superior form of monetization, hence Microsoft released the Xbox game pass in 2017. Currently,it is rumored&nbsp;that Microsoft now has between 25 million and 30 million game pass subscribers, up from&nbsp;18 million as of January. Examples such as this demonstrate the firm's ability to continue to improve its efficiencies, even as it outperforms peers.</p>\n<p>The other component to consider, when looking at price multiples, is that a high multiple also may simply indicate that the market is expecting high growth. With Microsoft, this is undoubtedly the case. With a consensus&nbsp;long term growth rate of 16.1%&nbsp;among the 38 analysts that cover Microsoft, the expectations have been set.</p>\n<p>Finally, while I do still believe it's a bit inappropriate to simply categorize Microsoft as a software company, it is still the most accurate single label for the tech giant. The software &amp; programming industry has an average&nbsp;P/E ratio of 40.9, which is above&nbsp;Microsoft's P/E ratio&nbsp;of 37.2 for the trailing twelve months. Interestingly, most of&nbsp;the top firms&nbsp;in the sector have a higher P/E than overall the sector average. This seems to indicate that the market views the software industry as an area of significant growth and, given Microsoft's beta of .98, it makes sense that Microsoft is viewed similarly to the rest of the sector. Though, bringing back the discussion of efficiency, remember that the software and programming industry has a P/S ratio of 10.82, below Microsoft's P/S of 14.3. Yet, Microsoft has a lower P/E than the rest of the sector due to its significantly greater efficiency.</p>\n<p>Factoring in Microsoft's growth, the company also maintains a lower PEG than the rest of the sector.According to FactSet, the company has a PEG of 2.1. Compared to the average of 2.56 for its peers, it again seems that Microsoft may actually be a bit undervalued relative to its peers. PEG takes the P/E ratio and divides it by its expected earnings growth rate, allowing growth to be clearly included in this common valuation metric. Because Microsoft also has a lower PEG than its industry peers, it stands to reason that the company's lower P/E isn't simply a result of lower growth expectations.</p>\n<p>As seen below, Microsoft's return on equity (\"ROE\") is above the vast majority of its peers, with Citrix (CTXS) included as an outlier. Because ROE is a measure of net income divided by shareholder's equity, it is effectively a measure of asset efficiency, or how much profit a company's assets are able to produce. The most important thing is that ROE surpasses the cost of raising capital which, even if done completely through equity, is more than accomplished. Microsoft's peers tend to outperform the general market in ROE, indicating a greater sector efficiency overall, though Microsoft clearly takes this efficiency beyond what is typical even for this highly-efficient sector, backing up the above theorizing regarding discrepancies between P/S and P/E. So, with a higher efficiency than the vast majority of its peers by a significant margin and an incredibly healthy capital system, there the only logical conclusion to draw from the company's relatively low P/E and PEG seems to be that it is undervalued.</p>\n<p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/2599f36cbc08b34eb02261dfb9367a5c\" tg-width=\"626\" tg-height=\"392\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"><span>Source: Author's Calculations Using Data from Bloomberg Terminal</span></p>\n<p><b>Investor Takeaway</b></p>\n<p>It feels a bit strange to say that a company valued as highly as Microsoft is still undervalued, yet that seems to be the reality. Just a few years ago, the idea of a multi-trillion dollar company seemed even a bit fanciful. Yet, here lies Microsoft. A testament to the power of efficiency and responsible growth, Microsoft has earned this value by learning from past mistakes and consistently adapting to new market demands. Though, perhaps it's the company's tremendous size that makes some balk at purchasing the company, thus creating the mispricing. After all, the market will always be an emotional one.</p>\n<p>As this disclosure below notes, I'm long Microsoft. As you might be able to tell from my name, I tend to like investments with a long horizon. Microsoft is, at the moment, the company in my portfolio that I plan to hold the longest. From a long-term perspective, I struggle to see another company that offers a superior investment profile. While the company's recent beta of .98 may suggest that it doesn't outperform the market, and turn away some prospective investors that are \"seeking alpha,\" keep in mind that this is a recovering market. Since January 31, 2020, the S&amp;P 500 has returned ~45%. Over the same period, Microsoft has returned ~99%. This goes back to how well Microsoft performed during the COVID downturn relative to the rest of the market. While the rest of the market was recovering, Microsoft was just performing and, consequently, has dramatically outperformed over this longer horizon. So, the company's ability to generate consistently high returns and mitigate losses during economic hardship makes it the ultimate buy and hold.</p>","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>Why Microsoft Stock Is The Ultimate Buy And Hold</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\">\nWhy Microsoft Stock Is The Ultimate Buy And Hold\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2021-12-14 15:36 GMT+8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=https://seekingalpha.com/article/4474761-why-microsoft-stock-ultimate-buy-hold><strong>Seeking Alpha</strong></a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>Summary\n\nMicrosoft offers various products over three different divisions, many of which exhibit incredibly strong moats and subsequently dominate their respective markets.\nMicrosoft enjoys incredibly...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://seekingalpha.com/article/4474761-why-microsoft-stock-ultimate-buy-hold\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"MSFT":"微软"},"source_url":"https://seekingalpha.com/article/4474761-why-microsoft-stock-ultimate-buy-hold","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"1101780765","content_text":"Summary\n\nMicrosoft offers various products over three different divisions, many of which exhibit incredibly strong moats and subsequently dominate their respective markets.\nMicrosoft enjoys incredibly strong operating efficiencies and is able to monetize its products at a level far above its peers.\nMicrosoft has an incredibly strong capital position, with top bond ratings from Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s.\nMicrosoft maintains low risk, outperformed during the recent COVID crash, and has consequently outperformed the broader market by a wide margin over the last two years.\n\nHJBC/iStock Editorial via Getty Images\nIn an era where tech stocks have dominated the public markets, Microsoft's (MSFT) success has been nothing short of extraordinary. The two and a half trillion dollar company falls second only to Apple (AAPL) in outright value. Yet, for as long as there are successful companies, there will be doubters warning of certain demise. The constant cries, \"It's here! Get out while you can!\" ring out until, eventually, the nihilistic army is right. The tech giants are often a focus of much of the skeptics' ire, as it can be pretty hard to justify that a company, such as Microsoft, can truly be worth more than 96.4% of countries in the world by GDP. This article will offer a logical breakdown of how Microsoft has earned its valuation and why there may even still be some room to go.\nCorporate Summary\nMicrosoft, founded in 1975, was created to provide operating solutions for some of the world's first commercial microcomputers and, specifically, for the Altair 8800. Currently, Microsoft has its software operating 74.27% of all laptops and desktop computers in the world. Unquestionably, this is far beyond any ambitions that Bill Gates and Paul Allen held when the company was first created. A portmanteau of microcomputer software, Microsoft is still heavily grounded in its roots in software engineering, though it's now grown to become so much more.\nMicrosoft breaks its operations down into three segments, Productivity and Business Processes, Intelligent Cloud, and More Personal Computing. All three of these segments rely on Microsoft's industry-leading software, though all three also contain far more. Within Productivity and Business Processes, Microsoft operates its Office 365 suite of products, which include Word, PowerPoint, Excel, etc., and is geared towards both commercial and consumer markets. Microsoft also includes LinkedIn, the popular networking social media site, and Dynamics 365, a customer relationship management (\"CRM\") service, in this division.\nThis sector contains the products with perhaps the widest competitive moats of any in the company's arsenal. Sure, LinkedIn doesn't exactly have as many users as Facebook (FB) or Twitter (TWTR), but it exists in a completely different space. There's no other online platform in which people can congregate in a professional setting. The niche in which LinkedIn occupies allows it to be the default service for its specific application, and is still only 86 million active users behind Twitter's 396 million active users even though the latter's platform is far more open-ended.\nOffice 365 offers some of the most iconic computer programs in the world. Especially in the business field, the Office 365 suite isthestandard for spreadsheets, presentations, and word documents. Google(NASDAQ:GOOG)(NASDAQ:GOOGL)Cloud, formerly the G Suite, has made significant headroom in recent years but, when it comes to paid users,Office still dominates. While Google had about six million paying users last year, Microsoft had about 258 million. Dynamics 365 is the clear outlier here, as it's not exactly at the top of its field. No, that title belongs to Salesforce (CRM), which controls 19.5% of the CRM market. Dynamics 365 has a far more modest 4%, just .8% behind second-place SAP (SAP).\nMicrosoft's Intelligent Cloud division has been its fastest-growing sector over the last few years, led by its cloud computing service, Azure. Azure's revenue grew by 50% over last year, and is grouped into the subcategory of 'server products and cloud services.' Server product revenue grew by just 6%, while enterprise services revenue grew by 8% since last year. Thus, the Intelligent Cloud division's 24% growth in revenue is driven almost entirely from Azure, which looks poised to continue its rapid expansion.\nMost of this growth comes naturally, as the cloud computing market experiences some fairly intense growth. Currently valued at $445.3 billion, the market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 16.3% through 2026, reaching a value of $947.3 billion by 2026. Though Amazon Web Services (\"AWS\") (AMZN) continues to lead the sector, Azure is starting to draw nearer. In 2019,AWS held 44.6% of the cloud computing market. As of the first quarter of this year,it held 32%. This is still 12% ahead of second-place Azure, which itself is 11% ahead of the next closest competitor. The cloud computing market seems to be mostly a two-horse race, with Microsoft fighting to claw back Amazon's early lead. Perhaps the recent AWS outage could help Microsoft gain further momentum in this fight.\nMore Personal Computing is the division where the vast majority of Microsoft's direct relationship with consumers is built. Of course, the products themselves are important in the sense that they generate sales for the company, but this is also where Microsoft grows its brand. Azure is an incredibly important component of Microsoft's future, but when people boot up their computer to watch Netflix (NFLX), they're not exactly thinking about AWS.\nWithin this division, Microsoft breaks down its operations into four subcategories. Windows is the descendant of that first system developed for the Altair 8800 and is the largest component of Microsoft's Personal Computing division by sales. As far as the public's perception of Microsoft is concerned, the Windows operating system (\"OS\") is perhaps the most important component of Microsoft's business. Gaming is another strong component of Microsoft's Personal Computing division. Strong growth for the sector was driven by the rather successful launch of new gaming hardware in the Xbox Series X|S. The other two categories within this sector are search advertising, primarily from search engine Bing and web browser Microsoft Edge, and Surface devices.\nWindows OS dominates the global computing market, as the operating system for 87.56% of laptops and desktops in the world. Apple's (AAPL) Mac OS comes up second, with 9.54% of the global market share. When it comes to moats and absolute market domination, you'd be hard-pressed to find a better example than Windows. Gaming is a bit of a different story.\nSony's (SONY) PlayStation 5 (\"PS5\") is the direct competitor to Microsoft's Xbox. While the Nintendo (OTCPK:NTDOY) Switch is another popular gaming console, it doesn't really compete against Xbox or PlayStation. The Switch offers a unique experience, exemplified by the fact that 71% of Switch owners also own another console. Despite the launch of new generation Xbox consoles being the \"most successful in [Microsoft's] history,\"PS5 sales have yet again toppled Xbox sales, outselling Microsoft by 67.5%. Though, even as the runner up, as a leader in a rapidly growing gaming industry, there's plenty for Microsoft to look forward to.\nThe Surface lineup is still fairly young, though it seems to have settled into a 3% market share. While the company continues to try to improve the lineup with more diverse offerings and improved hardware, the Surface lineup likely won't become a major component of Microsoft's business in the near future. Bing and Microsoft Edge are clear losers to Google Chrome and Google. Unlike the gaming industry, there isn't really much to be had as one of the leaders. Google Chrome dominates the web browser field, with 65.27% of all internet traffic. Microsoft Edge has just 3.4%, in third place behind Safari's 18.34%. Google dominates the search engine field even more, with 92.6% of all traffic. Bing is second, with just 2.3%. Really, Microsoft is just left picking up the scraps of Google and these two services aren't really some of Microsoft's finest.\nFinancials Analysis\nIt is important to note Microsoft's financial reporting schedule here. Microsoft's fiscal year ends June 30th, meaning that the discussion of 'past year' financials will refer to the period starting July 1st, 2020 to June 30th, 2021, otherwise known as FY2021, unless specifically noted. Examining the company's segment information provides the most intimate understanding of Microsoft's operations. This breakdown demonstrates that server products and cloud services is Microsoft's largest subsector, by revenue, followed by Office products and Windows.\nSource: Microsoft\nLinkedIn is another valuable component to the Microsoft story. Because of its professional focus, it is far more monetizable than most social media platforms. Let's go back to the earlier comparison with Twitter to highlight this. Despite having 22% less active users than Twitter, LinkedIn generates 177% more revenue (Twitter's $3.716 billion versus LinkedIn's $10.289 billion). Another way to view this, is that Twitter makes about $9.38 per user while LinkedIn makes $33.19 per user. This is a staggering difference, though I suppose it's fitting that the social media site centered around business is the best at conducting it.\nLinkedIn isn't the only operation where Microsoft seems to have mastered the art of monetization. Microsoft's Office suite brought in about $39.872 billion over FY2021. While Microsoft doesn't disclose the product's operating margin, Productivity and Business Processes operates at a 45.17% margin and Office represents 73.95% of the division's sales, so it's safe to assume that it's around there. Google's G suite brought in $13.059 billion in sales during FY2020, though operated at an overall loss of $5.607 billion.\nMicrosoft's recent growth has been rather impressive. The company took revenue from $143.051 billion in 2020 up to $168.088 billion in 2021, or +17.5%, while the cost of revenue only increased 13.36% in the same period. Net Income rose from $44.281 billion in 2019 to $61.271 billion in 2020, or 38.37%, far outpacing the rate of growth of revenues. This healthy growth, seeing revenue outpace expenses, means that Microsoft is not only increasing its sales but also its operating efficiency. The graph below demonstrates Microsoft's strong operating margin growth, especially since 2015, and operating margin now the highest it's been in those ten years.\nSource: Author's Calculations Using Data from Bloomberg Terminal\nMicrosoft has also experienced a period of fairly strong liquidity, as seen by the figure below. Inventories are fairly low for the company, representing only $2.636 billion of Microsoft's $1084.406 billion in current assets, as its Surface laptops and Xbox gaming consoles are really the only physical products that Microsoft sells. This helps keep the company's quick ratio high, which hasn't dipped below 1.9 in the past ten years. Thus, despite holding $191.791 billion in total liabilities, Microsoft is highly capable of fulfilling any debt obligations.\nSource: Author's Calculations Using Data from Bloomberg Terminal\nSpeaking of its ability to fulfill its debt obligations,Microsoft currently holds a AAA rating from Standard & Poor's and an Aaa rating from Moody's. Both of these are the top of the respective firms' grading scale and reflect the company's incredible debt management. Beginning with Microsoft's ability to make good on its interest payments, the company's current interest coverage ratio of 29.8 is the highest it's been since 2014. With the company's operations able to generate enough money to cover interest payments almost 30 times over, there is incredibly little risk of Microsoft defaulting on interest payments. What's really rather astounding, is the company's market debt ratio. Debt makes up just 4% of the company's total market value, meaning Microsoft could easily cover all liabilities by raising new equity without significant dilution to shareholders. Though, as the company's financial health continues to simply improve, the only criticism here is that perhaps Microsoft could take on some more leverage to increase its return to shareholders. Though, it's not as if the company is really in a position where it needs to raise capital.\nSource: Author's Calculations Using Data from Bloomberg Terminal\nLooking towards Microsoft's retained earnings, the company bought back $21.879 billion worth of shares last year. The company also paid out $16.871 billion in its quarterly dividend of $.56 per share. Even still, Microsoft saw its retained earnings increase from $34.566 billion in FY2020 to $57.055 billion this past year on account of its $61.271 billion in net income. In response, the Board has approved a $60 billion share buyback program and increased its quarterly dividend payout by 11%. While debt might be able to increase shareholder rewards even more, it isn't something that is necessarily advisable.\nIn Microsoft's cash flows, investing activities contributed to a $27.577 billion loss, a $125.62% increase over last year. This primarily came from larger investments in property and equipment, as well as the acquisition of companies, net of cash acquired, and purchase of intangible assets. This use of capital is good to see, as Microsoft has plenty of it to spend and, while buybacks and dividends are nice, growing the business is always the top priority.\nThesis Risks\nWhen examining the greatest macro threats to Microsoft's operations, antitrust suits are always a potential danger. Back in 2001, Microsoft had to settle a suit with the Department of Justice (\"DOJ\") after it was sued for allegedly violating the Sherman Antitrust Act with its acquisition and integration of Internet Explorer into Windows. While the initial verdict would have seen Microsoft split its business into two separate units, Windows and other software components, the settlement ended up being largely inconsequential.\nYet, after Google,Facebook, and Amazon all faced new antitrust cases in 2021, and Apple lost some control over the App Store over monopolistic practices and reportedly has an antitrust suit from the DOJ looming, Microsoft remains untouched. The reason for this may be rather simple. While the company didn't exactly go through a period of extreme reformation after its high-profile antitrust case some 20 years ago, it hasn't gotten any more abusive. Perhaps they even learned from it, as Brad Smith, President of Microsoft,said \"When I look back at it from Microsoft's perspective, it did mean many things, but I also think when I try to prioritize it in my own mind, it meant one thing more than any other: It was a part of the maturing of Microsoft.\" Perhaps this maturity has allowed Microsoft to play nice from then on, succeeding and succeeding fairly.\nSize alone is not cause for an antitrust suit, as people aren't exactly clamoring to bring down Walmart (WMT). For antitrust suits to be launched, competitors must be disgruntled. Microsoft hasn't really had any,except Slack, which means that there isn't really anything to launch an antitrust case on. The case with Slack is reminiscent of the 2001 case, as they argue against the integration of Microsoft Teams in Windows OS as an unfair advantage.\nRegardless, it doesn't seem that Microsoft carries the same ire as its tech peers. John Lopatka, an antitrust expert and professor at Penn State,said of the matter \"Microsoft simply may be maintaining its market share by being a good competitor.\" Herbert Hovenkamp, a professor at the University of the Pennsylvania Law School and antitrust expert, added to this idea, saying \"You have got to identify some product where there is both dominance and an exclusionary practice and it's kind of hard to find one [with Microsoft]. That's, I think, the bottom line.\" With this in mind, I'm not sure that investors have too much to worry on the legal front.\nOther risks that Microsoft faces include increasing competitive threats and lackluster returns from new investments. One example of such a failure may be the Surface lineup. While it may be a bit harsh to call the product a failure, the device has been a source of disappointmentsince its release in 2013. Though the company can't grow without taking some risks and Azure represents a highly successful implementation of a newer sector.\nBeyond the greater macro threats to Microsoft's valuation, it is also important to consider the general market riskiness of Microsoft's stock. With a beta of .98 for the past 52 weeks,according to FactSet, Microsoft trades incredibly closely to the broader market and does not exhibit abnormally high volatility. For risk-averse traders, this is a rather comforting sign. Even during the COVID pandemic, shares of Microsoft slipped by only around 25%, again demonstrating the ability for the company to mitigate periods of extreme volatility. Such outperformance during otherwise bleak periods is part of what makes Microsoft a favorite among hedge funds.\nMicrosoft's beta of .98 also makes the current cost of raising funds via equity 5.8%, again using data from FactSet. The cost of financing via debt is just 1.63%, though only 2.05% of Microsoft's capital is raised from debt. Keeping in mind the earlier discussion regarding the company's debt management, it does seem a bit strange that the company doesn't utilize debt a bit more given how strong its cash position is. Though, 5.8% still isn't terribly extreme.\nValuation Discussion\nWhen looking at how to value the company, with its hands in so many different pockets, examining a relative P/S ratio is a good place to start. Because Microsoft doesn't disclose the income of its various products, price to sales is the only way to provide an accurate comparison of Microsoft and its peers. To create a fair benchmark, Microsoft first must be broken down into its revenue by sector, or product. The figure below does exactly that.\nSource: Author's Creation Using Data From Microsoft\nGoing by category, the current P/S ratio of the computer processing and cloud services industry is currently 5.11. Office products and cloud services doesn't exactly have a distinct industry to be lumped into, as it dominates its own sector, so I combined it with Windows in the software and programming industry, which currently has a P/S ratio of 10.82. Gaming doesn't seem to have a publicly-available P/S ratio, so I used this list of the top 25 gaming companies by revenue to find it myself, discounting companies that don't conduct the vast majority of their business in gaming. I found the average P/S ratio to be 4.41.\nThe internet services and social media industry currently has a P/S ratio of 8.37, which I also included Search Advertising in for a similar reason to office products and cloud services - Google dominates the market. Professional services companies currently trade at a P/S of 4.99, which I ascribed to enterprise services. I categorized devices as consumer electronics, which currently trades ata  P/S of 5.29. For other, I simply used the P/S of the average S&P 500 company,which is 3.12. Microsoft's P/S ratio, for the trailing twelve months,is 14.3. Compared to the sector weighted average P/S ratio of 7.5, Microsoft appears to be a bit overvalued.\nSource: Author's Creation Using Above Information\nEven before calculating the weighted average P/S, it's pretty clear that Microsoft's is going to be higher. After all, not a single sector has a higher average P/S than Microsoft. Though, revenue doesn't really tell the full story of the company. P/S fails to take into account operating efficiencies, which is one of Microsoft's greatest strengths.\nThis idea of Microsoft's superior monetization strategies was discussed earlier, as was the company's steadily increasing operating margin. The company's strong performance on these two key metrics means that it is more effective with its sales than its peers, thus justifying a higher P/S ratio. As such, I look at this high P/S more as a testament to the company's incredible operating efficiencies, rather than the company, perhaps, being overvalued.\nAs Microsoft continues to extend its operating efficiencies, especially as lower-margin products like the Surface lineup represent a smaller portion of the company's overall sales due to growth in other areas, its lead over peers will only grow. Gaming is a prime example of this. In the new digital era, subscriptions have emerged as the superior form of monetization, hence Microsoft released the Xbox game pass in 2017. Currently,it is rumored that Microsoft now has between 25 million and 30 million game pass subscribers, up from 18 million as of January. Examples such as this demonstrate the firm's ability to continue to improve its efficiencies, even as it outperforms peers.\nThe other component to consider, when looking at price multiples, is that a high multiple also may simply indicate that the market is expecting high growth. With Microsoft, this is undoubtedly the case. With a consensus long term growth rate of 16.1% among the 38 analysts that cover Microsoft, the expectations have been set.\nFinally, while I do still believe it's a bit inappropriate to simply categorize Microsoft as a software company, it is still the most accurate single label for the tech giant. The software & programming industry has an average P/E ratio of 40.9, which is above Microsoft's P/E ratio of 37.2 for the trailing twelve months. Interestingly, most of the top firms in the sector have a higher P/E than overall the sector average. This seems to indicate that the market views the software industry as an area of significant growth and, given Microsoft's beta of .98, it makes sense that Microsoft is viewed similarly to the rest of the sector. Though, bringing back the discussion of efficiency, remember that the software and programming industry has a P/S ratio of 10.82, below Microsoft's P/S of 14.3. Yet, Microsoft has a lower P/E than the rest of the sector due to its significantly greater efficiency.\nFactoring in Microsoft's growth, the company also maintains a lower PEG than the rest of the sector.According to FactSet, the company has a PEG of 2.1. Compared to the average of 2.56 for its peers, it again seems that Microsoft may actually be a bit undervalued relative to its peers. PEG takes the P/E ratio and divides it by its expected earnings growth rate, allowing growth to be clearly included in this common valuation metric. Because Microsoft also has a lower PEG than its industry peers, it stands to reason that the company's lower P/E isn't simply a result of lower growth expectations.\nAs seen below, Microsoft's return on equity (\"ROE\") is above the vast majority of its peers, with Citrix (CTXS) included as an outlier. Because ROE is a measure of net income divided by shareholder's equity, it is effectively a measure of asset efficiency, or how much profit a company's assets are able to produce. The most important thing is that ROE surpasses the cost of raising capital which, even if done completely through equity, is more than accomplished. Microsoft's peers tend to outperform the general market in ROE, indicating a greater sector efficiency overall, though Microsoft clearly takes this efficiency beyond what is typical even for this highly-efficient sector, backing up the above theorizing regarding discrepancies between P/S and P/E. So, with a higher efficiency than the vast majority of its peers by a significant margin and an incredibly healthy capital system, there the only logical conclusion to draw from the company's relatively low P/E and PEG seems to be that it is undervalued.\nSource: Author's Calculations Using Data from Bloomberg Terminal\nInvestor Takeaway\nIt feels a bit strange to say that a company valued as highly as Microsoft is still undervalued, yet that seems to be the reality. Just a few years ago, the idea of a multi-trillion dollar company seemed even a bit fanciful. Yet, here lies Microsoft. A testament to the power of efficiency and responsible growth, Microsoft has earned this value by learning from past mistakes and consistently adapting to new market demands. Though, perhaps it's the company's tremendous size that makes some balk at purchasing the company, thus creating the mispricing. After all, the market will always be an emotional one.\nAs this disclosure below notes, I'm long Microsoft. As you might be able to tell from my name, I tend to like investments with a long horizon. Microsoft is, at the moment, the company in my portfolio that I plan to hold the longest. From a long-term perspective, I struggle to see another company that offers a superior investment profile. While the company's recent beta of .98 may suggest that it doesn't outperform the market, and turn away some prospective investors that are \"seeking alpha,\" keep in mind that this is a recovering market. Since January 31, 2020, the S&P 500 has returned ~45%. Over the same period, Microsoft has returned ~99%. This goes back to how well Microsoft performed during the COVID downturn relative to the rest of the market. While the rest of the market was recovering, Microsoft was just performing and, consequently, has dramatically outperformed over this longer horizon. So, the company's ability to generate consistently high returns and mitigate losses during economic hardship makes it the ultimate buy and hold.","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":1078,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"CN","totalScore":0},{"id":808637762,"gmtCreate":1627572793956,"gmtModify":1633758146471,"author":{"id":"3577242908888293","authorId":"3577242908888293","name":"xvin23","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/284ea65037fdd70740d1782f2b4e7dc7","crmLevel":3,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"followedFlag":false,"idStr":"3577242908888293","authorIdStr":"3577242908888293"},"themes":[],"htmlText":"Yes!!!","listText":"Yes!!!","text":"Yes!!!","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":5,"commentSize":1,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://laohu8.com/post/808637762","repostId":"2155188411","repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"2155188411","kind":"highlight","pubTimestamp":1627572637,"share":"https://www.laohu8.com/m/news/2155188411?lang=&edition=full","pubTime":"2021-07-29 23:30","market":"us","language":"en","title":"3 Reasons AMD Is a Buy After Q2 2021 Earnings","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=2155188411","media":"Motley Fool","summary":"Advanced Micro Devices is no longer an underdog; it's a leading chip designer gobbling up market share.","content":"<p><b>Advanced Micro Devices</b> (NASDAQ:<a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/AMD\">AMD</a>) transformation from also-ran chip company to dominant designer of next-gen computing hardware is complete. With an extensive suite of high-end products addressing all major needs from consumer to cloud, AMD is growing at a fast clip, generating a healthy profit margin, and further investing in itself so it can continue gobbling up market share in the industry.</p>\n<p>Second-quarter 2021 earnings were proof of this. With a big upgrade in its full-year outlook and the global chip shortage expected to last into 2022, here are three reasons AMD's stock is still a buy.</p>\n<p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://g.foolcdn.com/image/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fg.foolcdn.com%2Feditorial%2Fimages%2F635455%2Fsemiconductor-research-microchips.jpg&amp;w=700&amp;op=resize\" tg-width=\"700\" tg-height=\"466\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"><span>Image source: Getty Images.</span></p>\n<h2>1. Extra supply equated to a sales beat</h2>\n<p>AMD reported revenue of $3.85 billion in Q2, up 99% from a year ago and an acceleration from the 93% pace set in Q1. To be fair, the spring quarter was lapping the period during the first economic lockdowns in 2020 when sales were sparse. However, let's not take too much away from AMD. Semiconductor industry titan <b>Intel </b>was lapping a poor showing from a year ago too, but recently reported flat revenue in its Q2 2021.</p>\n<p>The $3.85 billion in sales actually beat CEO Dr. Lisa Su and the company's guidance provided a few months ago by $150 million. Su attributed part of the outperformance to AMD's ability to coax some extra supply from its chip fabrication partners during the last three-month period. More supply is expected to come online during the second half of 2021, but the global chip shortage will likely continue into 2022.</p>\n<p>Nevertheless, AMD's Q2 beat and further advance on the supply side led Su and the top team to raise its outlook for full-year 2021 sales growth. Revenue is now expected to be up approximately 60% from 2020, compared to previous guidance for 50% growth.</p>\n<h2>2. Years of market share gains could lie ahead</h2>\n<p>The former underdog now has an advanced lineup of chips -- on many fronts, more advanced than the flagging Intel -- and as a result, reported yet another quarter of growth across its entire product line.</p>\n<p>During Q2, AMD said half of the world's newest and fastest supercomputers were powered by its EPYC data center CPUs (central processing units). <b>Alphabet</b>'s Google Cloud also announced big leaps in price-to-performance using EPYC CPUs versus peers, no doubt helping lead to the increased adoption of the chips in cloud computing and data centers. And on the consumer chip front, <b>Tesla</b>&nbsp;chose AMD hardware to power the infotainment system in the latest Model S and Model X.</p>\n<p>These market share gains could continue for some time at AMD. The company's next-gen products utilizing 5-nanometer architecture (the smallest and highest-performing chips) are coming in 2022 -- well ahead of the product roadmap at rival Intel.</p>\n<h2>3. AMD is now a highly profitable firm</h2>\n<p>As AMD's technology has improved and sales have gained, its profitability profile has also been significantly raised. In Q2 2021, operating profit margin was 22% -- helping it break from the below-industry average, single-digit percentage operating margin it was stuck in for years. Free cash flow generated in the quarter was $888 million.</p>\n<p>The implications of this are significant. AMD can now comfortably invest in itself from cash it generates, and go shopping with the excess when an opportunity arises. Take <b>Xilinx </b>(NASDAQ:XLNX), for example. The acquisition of the leading field-programmable gate array (FPGA) company will close by the end of this year and open up yet another front on which AMD can attack Intel. Adding Xilinx to the mix will also further boost AMD's profit margin and research and development capabilities. This is a great match for the company and will position it for many more years of expansion.</p>\n<h2>Investor takeaway</h2>\n<p>AMD's stock now trades for 46 times trailing-12-month free cash flow. Considering the growth it expects to generate on its own and the looming addition of Xilinx, shares look like a long-term value right now.</p>","source":"fool_stock","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 Reasons AMD Is a Buy After Q2 2021 Earnings</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 Reasons AMD Is a Buy After Q2 2021 Earnings\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2021-07-29 23:30 GMT+8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/07/29/3-reasons-amd-is-a-buy-after-q2-2021-earnings/><strong>Motley Fool</strong></a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) transformation from also-ran chip company to dominant designer of next-gen computing hardware is complete. With an extensive suite of high-end products addressing ...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/07/29/3-reasons-amd-is-a-buy-after-q2-2021-earnings/\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"QTWO":"Q2 Holdings Inc","AMD":"美国超微公司"},"source_url":"https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/07/29/3-reasons-amd-is-a-buy-after-q2-2021-earnings/","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"2155188411","content_text":"Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) transformation from also-ran chip company to dominant designer of next-gen computing hardware is complete. With an extensive suite of high-end products addressing all major needs from consumer to cloud, AMD is growing at a fast clip, generating a healthy profit margin, and further investing in itself so it can continue gobbling up market share in the industry.\nSecond-quarter 2021 earnings were proof of this. With a big upgrade in its full-year outlook and the global chip shortage expected to last into 2022, here are three reasons AMD's stock is still a buy.\nImage source: Getty Images.\n1. Extra supply equated to a sales beat\nAMD reported revenue of $3.85 billion in Q2, up 99% from a year ago and an acceleration from the 93% pace set in Q1. To be fair, the spring quarter was lapping the period during the first economic lockdowns in 2020 when sales were sparse. However, let's not take too much away from AMD. Semiconductor industry titan Intel was lapping a poor showing from a year ago too, but recently reported flat revenue in its Q2 2021.\nThe $3.85 billion in sales actually beat CEO Dr. Lisa Su and the company's guidance provided a few months ago by $150 million. Su attributed part of the outperformance to AMD's ability to coax some extra supply from its chip fabrication partners during the last three-month period. More supply is expected to come online during the second half of 2021, but the global chip shortage will likely continue into 2022.\nNevertheless, AMD's Q2 beat and further advance on the supply side led Su and the top team to raise its outlook for full-year 2021 sales growth. Revenue is now expected to be up approximately 60% from 2020, compared to previous guidance for 50% growth.\n2. Years of market share gains could lie ahead\nThe former underdog now has an advanced lineup of chips -- on many fronts, more advanced than the flagging Intel -- and as a result, reported yet another quarter of growth across its entire product line.\nDuring Q2, AMD said half of the world's newest and fastest supercomputers were powered by its EPYC data center CPUs (central processing units). Alphabet's Google Cloud also announced big leaps in price-to-performance using EPYC CPUs versus peers, no doubt helping lead to the increased adoption of the chips in cloud computing and data centers. And on the consumer chip front, Tesla chose AMD hardware to power the infotainment system in the latest Model S and Model X.\nThese market share gains could continue for some time at AMD. The company's next-gen products utilizing 5-nanometer architecture (the smallest and highest-performing chips) are coming in 2022 -- well ahead of the product roadmap at rival Intel.\n3. AMD is now a highly profitable firm\nAs AMD's technology has improved and sales have gained, its profitability profile has also been significantly raised. In Q2 2021, operating profit margin was 22% -- helping it break from the below-industry average, single-digit percentage operating margin it was stuck in for years. Free cash flow generated in the quarter was $888 million.\nThe implications of this are significant. AMD can now comfortably invest in itself from cash it generates, and go shopping with the excess when an opportunity arises. Take Xilinx (NASDAQ:XLNX), for example. The acquisition of the leading field-programmable gate array (FPGA) company will close by the end of this year and open up yet another front on which AMD can attack Intel. Adding Xilinx to the mix will also further boost AMD's profit margin and research and development capabilities. This is a great match for the company and will position it for many more years of expansion.\nInvestor takeaway\nAMD's stock now trades for 46 times trailing-12-month free cash flow. Considering the growth it expects to generate on its own and the looming addition of Xilinx, shares look like a long-term value right now.","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":238,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":608611329,"gmtCreate":1638709058096,"gmtModify":1638709058272,"author":{"id":"3577242908888293","authorId":"3577242908888293","name":"xvin23","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/284ea65037fdd70740d1782f2b4e7dc7","crmLevel":3,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"followedFlag":false,"idStr":"3577242908888293","authorIdStr":"3577242908888293"},"themes":[],"htmlText":"Like pls.","listText":"Like pls.","text":"Like pls.","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":4,"commentSize":1,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://laohu8.com/post/608611329","repostId":"2189557676","repostType":4,"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":1380,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"CN","totalScore":0},{"id":150919848,"gmtCreate":1624881438684,"gmtModify":1633947587743,"author":{"id":"3577242908888293","authorId":"3577242908888293","name":"xvin23","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/284ea65037fdd70740d1782f2b4e7dc7","crmLevel":3,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"followedFlag":false,"idStr":"3577242908888293","authorIdStr":"3577242908888293"},"themes":[],"htmlText":"Ok","listText":"Ok","text":"Ok","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":6,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://laohu8.com/post/150919848","repostId":"2146007118","repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"2146007118","kind":"news","pubTimestamp":1624826996,"share":"https://www.laohu8.com/m/news/2146007118?lang=&edition=full","pubTime":"2021-06-28 04:49","market":"us","language":"en","title":"June jobs report, Consumer confidence: What to know this week","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=2146007118","media":"Yahoo Finance","summary":"This week's packed slate of economic data reports will include an update on the labor market and new data on consumer confidence, offering fresh looks at the pace and perception of the COVID-19 recovery for many Americans.On Friday, the Labor Department will release its June jobs report. The print is expected to show an acceleration in rehiring and a step lower in the unemployment rate, helping alleviate some of the labor shortages reported across the economy as of late.However, a confluence of ","content":"<p>This week's packed slate of economic data reports will include an update on the labor market and new data on consumer confidence, offering fresh looks at the pace and perception of the COVID-19 recovery for many Americans.</p>\n<p>On Friday, the Labor Department will release its June jobs report. The print is expected to show an acceleration in rehiring and a step lower in the unemployment rate, helping alleviate some of the labor shortages reported across the economy as of late.</p>\n<p>Non-farm payrolls likely grew by 700,000 in June, according to Bloomberg consensus data. This would accelerate from the 559,000 added back in May and mark the biggest rise since March. And the unemployment rate is expected to move down to 5.6% from 5.8% in May, bringing the jobless rate closer to its pre-pandemic, 50-year low of 3.5%.</p>\n<p>\"Payrolls probably surged again in June, with the pace up from the +559,000 in May,\" TD Securities strategists wrote in a note Friday. \"Some acceleration in the private sector is suggested by the Homebase data, while government payrolls probably benefited from fewer than usual end-of-school-year layoffs.\"</p>\n<p>Even with a sizable monthly payroll gain, the economy would still be well off its pre-pandemic levels of employment. Heading into June, the U.S. economy was still down by more than 7 million payrolls compared to February 2020, with the deficit most pronounced in high-contact services industries like restaurants and hotels.</p>\n<p>But both services and manufacturing companies have cited shortages of qualified workers to fill open positions, which hit a record high of over 9 million as of latest data. These supply-and-demand mismatches in the labor market – with shortages noted by firms from FedEx (FDX) to Yum Brands (YUM) — have also begun to push wages higher and created additional costs for businesses. In Friday's report, average hourly earnings are expected to jump 3.6% year-on-year for June, accelerating from May's 2% increase.</p>\n<p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/b881fe96eccc72cff61bf35b0dfa72fa\" tg-width=\"5210\" tg-height=\"3404\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"><span>SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 03: A pedestrian walks by a Now Hiring sign outside of a Lamps Plus store on June 03, 2021 in San Francisco, California. According to a U.S. Labor Department report, jobless claims fell for a fifth straight week to 385,000. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)Justin Sullivan via Getty Images</span></p>\n<p>\"Strong demand and weak supply should continue to put upward pressure on wages,\" Bank of America economist Michelle Meyer wrote in a note. \"Workers are quitting at a higher rate as they find better opportunities.\"</p>\n<p>However, a confluence of factors that have kept workers on the sidelines of the labor market may start to lessen in the coming months, some economists noted. Many have agreed that a combination of childcare concerns, fears of contracting COVID-19 and ongoing enhanced federal unemployment benefits have contributed to the still-elevated levels of joblessness, but that each of these should diminish as schools reopen, vaccinations continue and jobless benefits get phased out over the next several months.</p>\n<p>\"Labor supply may soon pick up,\" Meyer said. \"We find evidence of a quicker drop in unemployment insurance (UI) applications in states that discontinued generous federal UI benefits.\"</p>\n<p>\"Four states — Alaska, Iowa, Mississippi and Missouri — opted out in June 12 and UI applications in those states have fallen faster compared to other states, according to the latest initial jobless claims figures,\" she added. \"With another eight states opting out in the week ending June 19 and a total of 25 states by end of the summer, more workers should return to the workforce, helping to ease wage pressures and help meet the strong labor demand in the economy.\"</p>\n<h2>Consumer confidence</h2>\n<h2></h2>\n<p>Another closely watched economic data print this week will be the Conference Board's June consumer confidence index, which is expected to reflect a strong pick-up in sentiment during the recovery and heading into the summer. The report is due for release Tuesday morning.</p>\n<p>The headline index is likely to rise to 119.0 for June from 117.2 in May, according to Bloomberg consensus data. This would mark the highest level since February 2020's 132.6, which itself had been a near two-decade high.</p>\n<p>Like investors, consumers have begun to warm to the notion that inflationary pressures seen during the early stages of the economic recovery may prove transitory. This has helped raise consumers' future expectations for their spending power and boosted sentiment at large, according to other consumer sentiment surveys including the University of Michigan's Surveys of Consumers.</p>\n<p>Not only did year-ahead inflation expectations fall slightly to 4.2% in June from May's decade peak of 4.6%, consumers also believed that the price surges will mostly be temporary,\" Richard Curtin, chief economist for the Surveys of Consumers, said on Friday.</p>\n<p>\"When the pandemic first started, consumers were quite uncertain about their job and income prospects, but reported widespread declines in market prices for homes, vehicles, and household durables,\" he added. \"Those favorable price references have dropped to the most negative in a decade, and job and income prospects have improved, but not quite as favorable as in the last few years of the prior expansion.\"</p>\n<p>Still, in a sign of some downside risk in Tuesday's report from the Conference Board, the University of Michigan's June final sentiment index edged lower to 85.5, coming in below the 86.4 preliminary print, but still above May's reading of 82.9.</p>\n<h2>Economic Calendar</h2>\n<ul>\n <li><p><b>Monday: </b>Dallas Fed Manufacturing Activity Index, June (32.5 expected, 34.9 in May)</p></li>\n <li><p><b>Tuesday: </b>FHFA House Price Index, month-on-month, April (1.7% expected, 1.4% in March); S&amp;P <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/CLGX\">CoreLogic</a> Case-Shiller 20-City Composite index, month-over-month, April (1.80% expected, 1.60% in March); S&amp;P CoreLogic Case-Shiller 20-City Composite index, year-over-year, April (13.27% in March); Conference Board Consumer Confidence, June (119.0 expected, 117.2 in May)</p></li>\n <li><p><b>Wednesday: </b>MBA Mortgage Applications, week ended June 25 (2.1% during prior week); ADP Employment Change, June (575,000 expected, 978,000 in May); MNI Chicago PMI, June (70.0 expected, 75.2 in May); Pending home sales, month-over-month, May (-1.0% expected, -4.4% in April);</p></li>\n <li><p><b>Thursday: </b>Challenger Job Cuts, year-over-year, June (-93.8% in May); Initial jobless claims, week ended June 26 (380,000 expected, 411,000 during prior week); Continuing claims, week ended June 19 (3.39 million during prior week); <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/MRKT\">Markit</a> US Manufacturing PMI, June final (62.6 in prior print); Construction Spending month-over-month, May (0.5% expected 0.2% in April); ISM Manufacturing, June (61.0 expected, 61.2 in May)</p></li>\n <li><p><b>Friday: </b>Change in non-farm payrolls, June (700,000 expected, 559,000 in May); Unemployment rate, June (5.6% expected, 5.8% in May); Average hourly earnings year-over-year, June (3.6% expected, 2.0% in May); Average hourly earnings, month-over-month, June (0.4% expected, 0.5% in May); Trade balance, May (-$71.0 billion expected, -$68.9 billion in April); Factory orders, May (1.5% expected, -0.6% in April); Durable goods orders, May final (2.3% in prior print); Durable goods orders excluding transportation, May final (2.3% in prior print); Non-defense capital goods orders excluding aircraft, May final (-0.1% in April); Non-defense capital goods shipments excluding aircraft, May final (0.9% in prior print)</p></li>\n</ul>\n<h2>Earnings Calendar</h2>\n<ul>\n <li><p><b>Monday:</b> N/A</p></li>\n <li><p><b>Tuesday: </b>N/A</p></li>\n <li><p><b>Wednesday: </b>Constellation Brands (STZ), Bed Bath &amp; Beyond (BBBY), General Mills (GIS) before market open; Micron Technologies (MU) after market close</p></li>\n <li><p><b>Thursday: </b><a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/WBA\">Walgreens Boots Alliance</a> (WBA) before market open</p></li>\n <li><p><b>Friday:</b> N/A</p></li>\n</ul>","source":"yahoofinance_au","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>June jobs report, Consumer confidence: What to know 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\">\nJune jobs report, Consumer confidence: What to know this week\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2021-06-28 04:49 GMT+8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/june-jobs-report-consumer-confidence-what-to-know-this-week-204956329.html><strong>Yahoo Finance</strong></a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>This week's packed slate of economic data reports will include an update on the labor market and new data on consumer confidence, offering fresh looks at the pace and perception of the COVID-19 ...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://finance.yahoo.com/news/june-jobs-report-consumer-confidence-what-to-know-this-week-204956329.html\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{".DJI":"道琼斯",".SPX":"S&P 500 Index",".IXIC":"NASDAQ Composite"},"source_url":"https://finance.yahoo.com/news/june-jobs-report-consumer-confidence-what-to-know-this-week-204956329.html","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"2146007118","content_text":"This week's packed slate of economic data reports will include an update on the labor market and new data on consumer confidence, offering fresh looks at the pace and perception of the COVID-19 recovery for many Americans.\nOn Friday, the Labor Department will release its June jobs report. The print is expected to show an acceleration in rehiring and a step lower in the unemployment rate, helping alleviate some of the labor shortages reported across the economy as of late.\nNon-farm payrolls likely grew by 700,000 in June, according to Bloomberg consensus data. This would accelerate from the 559,000 added back in May and mark the biggest rise since March. And the unemployment rate is expected to move down to 5.6% from 5.8% in May, bringing the jobless rate closer to its pre-pandemic, 50-year low of 3.5%.\n\"Payrolls probably surged again in June, with the pace up from the +559,000 in May,\" TD Securities strategists wrote in a note Friday. \"Some acceleration in the private sector is suggested by the Homebase data, while government payrolls probably benefited from fewer than usual end-of-school-year layoffs.\"\nEven with a sizable monthly payroll gain, the economy would still be well off its pre-pandemic levels of employment. Heading into June, the U.S. economy was still down by more than 7 million payrolls compared to February 2020, with the deficit most pronounced in high-contact services industries like restaurants and hotels.\nBut both services and manufacturing companies have cited shortages of qualified workers to fill open positions, which hit a record high of over 9 million as of latest data. These supply-and-demand mismatches in the labor market – with shortages noted by firms from FedEx (FDX) to Yum Brands (YUM) — have also begun to push wages higher and created additional costs for businesses. In Friday's report, average hourly earnings are expected to jump 3.6% year-on-year for June, accelerating from May's 2% increase.\nSAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 03: A pedestrian walks by a Now Hiring sign outside of a Lamps Plus store on June 03, 2021 in San Francisco, California. According to a U.S. Labor Department report, jobless claims fell for a fifth straight week to 385,000. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)Justin Sullivan via Getty Images\n\"Strong demand and weak supply should continue to put upward pressure on wages,\" Bank of America economist Michelle Meyer wrote in a note. \"Workers are quitting at a higher rate as they find better opportunities.\"\nHowever, a confluence of factors that have kept workers on the sidelines of the labor market may start to lessen in the coming months, some economists noted. Many have agreed that a combination of childcare concerns, fears of contracting COVID-19 and ongoing enhanced federal unemployment benefits have contributed to the still-elevated levels of joblessness, but that each of these should diminish as schools reopen, vaccinations continue and jobless benefits get phased out over the next several months.\n\"Labor supply may soon pick up,\" Meyer said. \"We find evidence of a quicker drop in unemployment insurance (UI) applications in states that discontinued generous federal UI benefits.\"\n\"Four states — Alaska, Iowa, Mississippi and Missouri — opted out in June 12 and UI applications in those states have fallen faster compared to other states, according to the latest initial jobless claims figures,\" she added. \"With another eight states opting out in the week ending June 19 and a total of 25 states by end of the summer, more workers should return to the workforce, helping to ease wage pressures and help meet the strong labor demand in the economy.\"\nConsumer confidence\n\nAnother closely watched economic data print this week will be the Conference Board's June consumer confidence index, which is expected to reflect a strong pick-up in sentiment during the recovery and heading into the summer. The report is due for release Tuesday morning.\nThe headline index is likely to rise to 119.0 for June from 117.2 in May, according to Bloomberg consensus data. This would mark the highest level since February 2020's 132.6, which itself had been a near two-decade high.\nLike investors, consumers have begun to warm to the notion that inflationary pressures seen during the early stages of the economic recovery may prove transitory. This has helped raise consumers' future expectations for their spending power and boosted sentiment at large, according to other consumer sentiment surveys including the University of Michigan's Surveys of Consumers.\nNot only did year-ahead inflation expectations fall slightly to 4.2% in June from May's decade peak of 4.6%, consumers also believed that the price surges will mostly be temporary,\" Richard Curtin, chief economist for the Surveys of Consumers, said on Friday.\n\"When the pandemic first started, consumers were quite uncertain about their job and income prospects, but reported widespread declines in market prices for homes, vehicles, and household durables,\" he added. \"Those favorable price references have dropped to the most negative in a decade, and job and income prospects have improved, but not quite as favorable as in the last few years of the prior expansion.\"\nStill, in a sign of some downside risk in Tuesday's report from the Conference Board, the University of Michigan's June final sentiment index edged lower to 85.5, coming in below the 86.4 preliminary print, but still above May's reading of 82.9.\nEconomic Calendar\n\nMonday: Dallas Fed Manufacturing Activity Index, June (32.5 expected, 34.9 in May)\nTuesday: FHFA House Price Index, month-on-month, April (1.7% expected, 1.4% in March); S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller 20-City Composite index, month-over-month, April (1.80% expected, 1.60% in March); S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller 20-City Composite index, year-over-year, April (13.27% in March); Conference Board Consumer Confidence, June (119.0 expected, 117.2 in May)\nWednesday: MBA Mortgage Applications, week ended June 25 (2.1% during prior week); ADP Employment Change, June (575,000 expected, 978,000 in May); MNI Chicago PMI, June (70.0 expected, 75.2 in May); Pending home sales, month-over-month, May (-1.0% expected, -4.4% in April);\nThursday: Challenger Job Cuts, year-over-year, June (-93.8% in May); Initial jobless claims, week ended June 26 (380,000 expected, 411,000 during prior week); Continuing claims, week ended June 19 (3.39 million during prior week); Markit US Manufacturing PMI, June final (62.6 in prior print); Construction Spending month-over-month, May (0.5% expected 0.2% in April); ISM Manufacturing, June (61.0 expected, 61.2 in May)\nFriday: Change in non-farm payrolls, June (700,000 expected, 559,000 in May); Unemployment rate, June (5.6% expected, 5.8% in May); Average hourly earnings year-over-year, June (3.6% expected, 2.0% in May); Average hourly earnings, month-over-month, June (0.4% expected, 0.5% in May); Trade balance, May (-$71.0 billion expected, -$68.9 billion in April); Factory orders, May (1.5% expected, -0.6% in April); Durable goods orders, May final (2.3% in prior print); Durable goods orders excluding transportation, May final (2.3% in prior print); Non-defense capital goods orders excluding aircraft, May final (-0.1% in April); Non-defense capital goods shipments excluding aircraft, May final (0.9% in prior print)\n\nEarnings Calendar\n\nMonday: N/A\nTuesday: N/A\nWednesday: Constellation Brands (STZ), Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY), General Mills (GIS) before market open; Micron Technologies (MU) after market close\nThursday: Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) before market open\nFriday: N/A","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":20,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":109464482,"gmtCreate":1619711053046,"gmtModify":1634210499214,"author":{"id":"3577242908888293","authorId":"3577242908888293","name":"xvin23","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/284ea65037fdd70740d1782f2b4e7dc7","crmLevel":3,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"followedFlag":false,"idStr":"3577242908888293","authorIdStr":"3577242908888293"},"themes":[],"htmlText":"Lol","listText":"Lol","text":"Lol","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":4,"commentSize":1,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://laohu8.com/post/109464482","repostId":"1148135171","repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"1148135171","kind":"news","pubTimestamp":1619709572,"share":"https://www.laohu8.com/m/news/1148135171?lang=&edition=full","pubTime":"2021-04-29 23:19","market":"us","language":"en","title":"Powell: Financial system not threatened by 'frothy' asset valuations","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=1148135171","media":"Yahoo","summary":"Theretail-driven run-upinGamestopand thememeificationofcryptocurrency Dogecoinare not of concern to ","content":"<p>Theretail-driven run-upinGamestopand thememeificationofcryptocurrency Dogecoinare not of concern to the nation’s central bank, its chief said Wednesday.</p>\n<p>Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell told reporters some asset valuations appear “frothy,” but did not see any risks that may hurt the financial system.</p>\n<p>“The overall financial stability picture is mixed, but on balance it’s manageable,” Powell said Wednesday in response to a question from Yahoo Finance.</p>\n<p>Powell added that the broad run-up in market prices may be linked in part to the central bank’s easy money policies, but said optimism over getting to a post-pandemic world is the main driver.</p>\n<p>“It has a tremendous amount to do with vaccination and re-opening of the economy — that's really what has been moving markets a lot in the last few months,” Powell said.</p>\n<p>Asked about the meme stock phenomenon in late-January, Powell similarly declined to speak to specific markets but said that asset values were broadly being driven by rising economic optimism.</p>\n<p>Year-to-date, the S&amp;P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average have gained more than 10% each, repeatedly breaking through new all-time highs.</p>\n<p><b>Other risks</b></p>\n<p>Powell’s remarks make it clear that the central bank feels comfortable running with its aggressively accommodative monetary policy. In addition to near-zero short-term interest rates, the Fed has also been absorbing $120 billion a month in U.S. Treasuries and agency mortgage-backed securities.</p>\n<p>The policy-setting Federal Open Market Committee on Wednesdaykept both of those policy measures unchanged. Powell told reporters in the afternoon that the Fed remains a “long way” from raising rates.</p>\n<p>Powell said the central bank is still keeping an eye on some financial stability risks, adding that rising home prices are catching some attention.</p>\n<p>The S&amp;P CoreLogic Case-Shiller national home price indexreached a 15-year high in February, according to data released Tuesday.</p>\n<p>Powell said the higher prices are due to constraints on supply, with homebuilders unable to keep up with demand. He added that he does not see financial stability concerns in those prices, despite their history with triggering previous crises in the U.S.</p>\n<p>“We really don’t see that here,” Powell said Wednesday. “We don’t see bad loans and unsustainable prices and that kind of thing.”</p>","source":"lsy1584348713084","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>Powell: Financial system not threatened by 'frothy' asset valuations</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\">\nPowell: Financial system not threatened by 'frothy' asset valuations\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2021-04-29 23:19 GMT+8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/powell-financial-system-not-threatened-by-frothy-asset-valuations-205533333.html><strong>Yahoo</strong></a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>Theretail-driven run-upinGamestopand thememeificationofcryptocurrency Dogecoinare not of concern to the nation’s central bank, its chief said Wednesday.\nFederal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell told ...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://finance.yahoo.com/news/powell-financial-system-not-threatened-by-frothy-asset-valuations-205533333.html\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{},"source_url":"https://finance.yahoo.com/news/powell-financial-system-not-threatened-by-frothy-asset-valuations-205533333.html","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"1148135171","content_text":"Theretail-driven run-upinGamestopand thememeificationofcryptocurrency Dogecoinare not of concern to the nation’s central bank, its chief said Wednesday.\nFederal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell told reporters some asset valuations appear “frothy,” but did not see any risks that may hurt the financial system.\n“The overall financial stability picture is mixed, but on balance it’s manageable,” Powell said Wednesday in response to a question from Yahoo Finance.\nPowell added that the broad run-up in market prices may be linked in part to the central bank’s easy money policies, but said optimism over getting to a post-pandemic world is the main driver.\n“It has a tremendous amount to do with vaccination and re-opening of the economy — that's really what has been moving markets a lot in the last few months,” Powell said.\nAsked about the meme stock phenomenon in late-January, Powell similarly declined to speak to specific markets but said that asset values were broadly being driven by rising economic optimism.\nYear-to-date, the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average have gained more than 10% each, repeatedly breaking through new all-time highs.\nOther risks\nPowell’s remarks make it clear that the central bank feels comfortable running with its aggressively accommodative monetary policy. In addition to near-zero short-term interest rates, the Fed has also been absorbing $120 billion a month in U.S. Treasuries and agency mortgage-backed securities.\nThe policy-setting Federal Open Market Committee on Wednesdaykept both of those policy measures unchanged. Powell told reporters in the afternoon that the Fed remains a “long way” from raising rates.\nPowell said the central bank is still keeping an eye on some financial stability risks, adding that rising home prices are catching some attention.\nThe S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller national home price indexreached a 15-year high in February, according to data released Tuesday.\nPowell said the higher prices are due to constraints on supply, with homebuilders unable to keep up with demand. He added that he does not see financial stability concerns in those prices, despite their history with triggering previous crises in the U.S.\n“We really don’t see that here,” Powell said Wednesday. “We don’t see bad loans and unsustainable prices and that kind of thing.”","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":99,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":100535391,"gmtCreate":1619620559513,"gmtModify":1634211263971,"author":{"id":"3577242908888293","authorId":"3577242908888293","name":"xvin23","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/284ea65037fdd70740d1782f2b4e7dc7","crmLevel":3,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"followedFlag":false,"idStr":"3577242908888293","authorIdStr":"3577242908888293"},"themes":[],"htmlText":"Boom!","listText":"Boom!","text":"Boom!","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":2,"commentSize":2,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://laohu8.com/post/100535391","repostId":"1179396069","repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"1179396069","kind":"news","pubTimestamp":1619573853,"share":"https://www.laohu8.com/m/news/1179396069?lang=&edition=full","pubTime":"2021-04-28 09:37","market":"us","language":"en","title":"Apple Could Blow the Top Off Earnings—Again. What That Would Mean for the Stock.","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=1179396069","media":"Barrons","summary":"Apple has its work cut out for it trying to surpass 2020’s blowout results. The thing is, the tech g","content":"<p>Apple has its work cut out for it trying to surpass 2020’s blowout results. The thing is, the tech giant just might be able to pull it off.</p>\n<p>The buzz around Apple last year was off the charts, even for what is the buzziest of technology companies. Anticipation of the fall launch of the company’s first 5G phones, surging demand for both Macs and iPads as the pandemic rolled on, and strength in both wearables and services fed off each other. The pieces all came together in the December quarter, when Apple (ticker: AAPL) posted&nbsp;its biggest quarter ever. Sales soared 21% to $111.4 billion, more than $8 billion over the Street consensus. Every product category—iPhone, iPad, Macs, wearables, and services—notched double-digit growth. Apple stock finished the year up 81%, adding nearly $1 trillion to its market cap.</p>\n<p>That’s a tough act to follow, particularly with the March quarter, which always slows from the holiday-boosted December quarter. But Apple could pull off the quintuple double again when its results come out after the bell Wednesday. The Street certainly thinks so, even if the market, which has pushed Apple shares up less than 2% in 2021, has been more cautious. Consensus estimates call for double-digit increases from last year across the board: iPhones sales up 43%, to $41.4 billion; iPad sales up 29%, to $5.6 billion; Mac sales of $6.8 billion, up 27%; wearables sales (mostly Apple Watch and AirPods) of $7.4 billion, up 18%; and a 16% bump in services, to $15.5 billion.</p>\n<p>Overall, the Street consensus expects sales of $77 billion, up 32% from a year ago, with profits of 98 cents a share. That would be the fastest top-line growth rate for any Apple quarter since March 2012, when revenues were about half what they are now. And most bullish Apple analysts seem to think their own estimates are too low—a print at $77 billion would likely trigger a selloff in the stock.</p>\n<p>Apple is also&nbsp;expected to provide an update on its capital-allocation strategy. A year ago,the company announced a 6% dividend increase, and boosted its stock repurchase plan by $50 billion. Apple has said repeatedly that it is pushing to get to a cash neutral position, but its remarkably big cash flow has slowed progress toward that goal.</p>\n<p>As always, the quarter is about more than just earnings.</p>\n<p>For one, the Street will be looking for signs that the sales surge for Macs and iPads is sustainable—and that the company is keeping up with demand despite widespread chip and display shortages. Some investors worry that the spike in PC demand could ebb as more people return to schools and offices. They’ll be looking for company guidance on that point.</p>\n<p>Another is the sustainability of the resurgence in iPhone growth. There were high hopes among bulls that the iPhone 12 would drive a “supercycle” with an accelerated replacement cycle. Several analysts have noted that a clear consumer preference for the high end of the iPhone 12 line is driving up average selling prices, which should support a strong revenue quarter for the segment.</p>\n<p>“Given the later-than-seasonal launch of new iPhones in the fall of 2020, we believe iPhone demand will experience more favorable year-over-year comparisons this March quarter compared to past years,” writes Monness Crespi Hardt’s Brian White, who sees 47% iPhone revenue growth during the quarter.</p>\n<p>And if Apple pulls it all together? Apple could crush Street estimates, writes Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty, who has an Overweight rating and a $158 price target on the stock, up 17% from Monday’s close of $134.72. She sees the top line above $80 billion, with all segments growing at least 19% year over year. She is especially bullish on Mac and iPad sales, with estimates far above consensus—53% for Macs and 52% for iPads. She also expects Apple to increase its dividend by 10% and expand its stock repurchase program by $60 billion.</p>\n<p>That would certainly qualify as a job well done.</p>","source":"lsy1601382232898","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>Apple Could Blow the Top Off Earnings—Again. What That Would Mean for the Stock.</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\">\nApple Could Blow the Top Off Earnings—Again. What That Would Mean for the Stock.\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2021-04-28 09:37 GMT+8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=https://www.barrons.com/articles/apple-could-blow-the-top-off-earningsagain-what-that-would-mean-for-the-stock-51619495288?mod=hp_DAY_Theme_1_2><strong>Barrons</strong></a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>Apple has its work cut out for it trying to surpass 2020’s blowout results. The thing is, the tech giant just might be able to pull it off.\nThe buzz around Apple last year was off the charts, even for...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.barrons.com/articles/apple-could-blow-the-top-off-earningsagain-what-that-would-mean-for-the-stock-51619495288?mod=hp_DAY_Theme_1_2\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"AAPL":"苹果"},"source_url":"https://www.barrons.com/articles/apple-could-blow-the-top-off-earningsagain-what-that-would-mean-for-the-stock-51619495288?mod=hp_DAY_Theme_1_2","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"1179396069","content_text":"Apple has its work cut out for it trying to surpass 2020’s blowout results. The thing is, the tech giant just might be able to pull it off.\nThe buzz around Apple last year was off the charts, even for what is the buzziest of technology companies. Anticipation of the fall launch of the company’s first 5G phones, surging demand for both Macs and iPads as the pandemic rolled on, and strength in both wearables and services fed off each other. The pieces all came together in the December quarter, when Apple (ticker: AAPL) posted its biggest quarter ever. Sales soared 21% to $111.4 billion, more than $8 billion over the Street consensus. Every product category—iPhone, iPad, Macs, wearables, and services—notched double-digit growth. Apple stock finished the year up 81%, adding nearly $1 trillion to its market cap.\nThat’s a tough act to follow, particularly with the March quarter, which always slows from the holiday-boosted December quarter. But Apple could pull off the quintuple double again when its results come out after the bell Wednesday. The Street certainly thinks so, even if the market, which has pushed Apple shares up less than 2% in 2021, has been more cautious. Consensus estimates call for double-digit increases from last year across the board: iPhones sales up 43%, to $41.4 billion; iPad sales up 29%, to $5.6 billion; Mac sales of $6.8 billion, up 27%; wearables sales (mostly Apple Watch and AirPods) of $7.4 billion, up 18%; and a 16% bump in services, to $15.5 billion.\nOverall, the Street consensus expects sales of $77 billion, up 32% from a year ago, with profits of 98 cents a share. That would be the fastest top-line growth rate for any Apple quarter since March 2012, when revenues were about half what they are now. And most bullish Apple analysts seem to think their own estimates are too low—a print at $77 billion would likely trigger a selloff in the stock.\nApple is also expected to provide an update on its capital-allocation strategy. A year ago,the company announced a 6% dividend increase, and boosted its stock repurchase plan by $50 billion. Apple has said repeatedly that it is pushing to get to a cash neutral position, but its remarkably big cash flow has slowed progress toward that goal.\nAs always, the quarter is about more than just earnings.\nFor one, the Street will be looking for signs that the sales surge for Macs and iPads is sustainable—and that the company is keeping up with demand despite widespread chip and display shortages. Some investors worry that the spike in PC demand could ebb as more people return to schools and offices. They’ll be looking for company guidance on that point.\nAnother is the sustainability of the resurgence in iPhone growth. There were high hopes among bulls that the iPhone 12 would drive a “supercycle” with an accelerated replacement cycle. Several analysts have noted that a clear consumer preference for the high end of the iPhone 12 line is driving up average selling prices, which should support a strong revenue quarter for the segment.\n“Given the later-than-seasonal launch of new iPhones in the fall of 2020, we believe iPhone demand will experience more favorable year-over-year comparisons this March quarter compared to past years,” writes Monness Crespi Hardt’s Brian White, who sees 47% iPhone revenue growth during the quarter.\nAnd if Apple pulls it all together? Apple could crush Street estimates, writes Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty, who has an Overweight rating and a $158 price target on the stock, up 17% from Monday’s close of $134.72. She sees the top line above $80 billion, with all segments growing at least 19% year over year. She is especially bullish on Mac and iPad sales, with estimates far above consensus—53% for Macs and 52% for iPads. She also expects Apple to increase its dividend by 10% and expand its stock repurchase program by $60 billion.\nThat would certainly qualify as a job well done.","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":170,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":374039116,"gmtCreate":1619400901335,"gmtModify":1634273790604,"author":{"id":"3577242908888293","authorId":"3577242908888293","name":"xvin23","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/284ea65037fdd70740d1782f2b4e7dc7","crmLevel":3,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"followedFlag":false,"idStr":"3577242908888293","authorIdStr":"3577242908888293"},"themes":[],"htmlText":"Gogo!","listText":"Gogo!","text":"Gogo!","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":4,"commentSize":1,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://laohu8.com/post/374039116","repostId":"1184404050","repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"1184404050","kind":"news","pubTimestamp":1619319329,"share":"https://www.laohu8.com/m/news/1184404050?lang=&edition=full","pubTime":"2021-04-25 10:55","market":"us","language":"en","title":"What to watch in the markets this week","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=1184404050","media":"CNBC","summary":"The last week of April will be extremely busy for markets with a third of the S&P 500 reporting earnings, a Federal Reserve meeting, and new spending and tax proposals from the White House.Big Tech is a highlight of the earnings calendar, with Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Facebook and Alphabet all releasing results.The Fed is not expected to take any action, but economists expect it to defend its policy to let inflation run hot.There is some key data including first-quarter gross domestic product a","content":"<div>\n<p>KEY POINTSThe last week of April will be extremely busy for markets with a third of the S&P 500 reporting earnings, a Federal Reserve meeting, and new spending and tax proposals from the White House....</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.cnbc.com/2021/04/23/taxes-and-inflation-will-be-key-themes-for-markets-in-the-week-ahead.html\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n","source":"cnbc_highlight","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>What to watch in the markets 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\">\nWhat to watch in the markets this week\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2021-04-25 10:55 GMT+8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=https://www.cnbc.com/2021/04/23/taxes-and-inflation-will-be-key-themes-for-markets-in-the-week-ahead.html><strong>CNBC</strong></a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>KEY POINTSThe last week of April will be extremely busy for markets with a third of the S&P 500 reporting earnings, a Federal Reserve meeting, and new spending and tax proposals from the White House....</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.cnbc.com/2021/04/23/taxes-and-inflation-will-be-key-themes-for-markets-in-the-week-ahead.html\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"GOOG":"谷歌","TSLA":"特斯拉",".DJI":"道琼斯","AAPL":"苹果",".IXIC":"NASDAQ Composite","AMZN":"亚马逊",".SPX":"S&P 500 Index","GOOGL":"谷歌A"},"source_url":"https://www.cnbc.com/2021/04/23/taxes-and-inflation-will-be-key-themes-for-markets-in-the-week-ahead.html","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/72bb72e1b84c09fca865c6dcb1bbcd16","article_id":"1184404050","content_text":"KEY POINTSThe last week of April will be extremely busy for markets with a third of the S&P 500 reporting earnings, a Federal Reserve meeting, and new spending and tax proposals from the White House.Big Tech is a highlight of the earnings calendar, with Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Facebook and Alphabet all releasing results.The Fed is not expected to take any action, but economists expect it to defend its policy to let inflation run hot.There is some key data including first-quarter gross domestic product and the Fed’s favorite inflation measure: the personal consumption expenditures deflator.The final week of April is going to be a busy one for markets with a Federal Reserve meeting and a deluge of earnings news.Hot topics in markets will continue to be inflation and taxes.President Joe Biden is expected to detail his “American Families Plan” and the tax increases to pay for it, including a much higher capital gains tax for the wealthy.The plan is the second part of his Build Back Better agenda and will include new spending proposals aimed at helping families. The president addresses a joint session of Congress Wednesday evening.It’s a huge week for earnings with about a third of the S&P 500 reporting, including Big Tech names, such as Apple,Microsoft,Alphabet and Amazon.As many have already done, firms like Boeing, Ford,Caterpillar and McDonald’s, are likely to detail cost pressures they are facing from rising materials and transportation costs and supply chain disruptions.At the same time, the Fed is expected to defend its policy of letting inflation run hot, while assuring markets it sees the pick-up in prices as only temporary. The central bank meets on Tuesday and Wednesday.The central bank takes the main stage“I think the Fed would like not to be a feature next week, but the Fed will be forced from the background because of concerns about inflation,” said Diane Swonk, chief economist at Grant Thornton.The central bank is not expected to make any policy moves, but Fed Chairman Jerome Powell’s press briefing following the meeting Wednesday will be closely watched.So far, the barrage of earnings news has been positive, with 86% of companies reporting earnings beats. Corporate profits are expected to be up about 33.9% for the first quarter, based on estimates and actual reports, according to Refinitiv. Revenues are about 9.9% higher.There is important inflation data Friday when the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge is reported.The personal consumption expenditure report is expected to show a 1.8% rise in core inflation, still below the Fed’s target of 2%. Other data releases include the first-quarter gross domestic product on Thursday, which is expected to have grown by 6.5%, according to Dow Jones.“I think the Fed has no urgency to shift monetary policy at this point,” said Ian Lyngen, head of U.S. rates strategy at BMO. “The Fed needs to acknowledge that the data is improving. We had a strong first quarter.”“The Fed needs to acknowledge that but at the same time they’re keeping extremely accommodative policy in place, so they’ll have to make a note to the fact that the easy policy is warranted,” he said.Lyngen said the Fed will likely point to continued concerns about the pandemic globally as a potential risk to the economic recovery.Powell is also expected to once more explain that the Fed will let inflation rise above its 2% target for a period of time before it raises rates so that the economy can have more time to heal. “It’s going to be a challenge for the Fed,” said Swonk.The base effects for the next several months will make inflation appear to have jumped sharply because of the comparison to a weak period last year. The consumer price index for April could be above 3%, compared to 2.6% last month, Swonk added.“The Fed is trying to let a lot more people get out onto the dance floor before it calls ‘last call,’” she said. “Really what Powell has been saying since day one is if we take care of people on the margins and bring them back into the labor force, the rest will take care of itself.”Stocks were slightly lower in the past week, and Treasury yields held at lower levels. The 10-year yield,which moves opposite price, was at 1.55% Friday.The S&P 500was down 0.1%, ending the week at 4,180, while Nasdaq Composite was down nearly 0.3% at 14,016. The Dow was off just shy of 0.5% at 34,043.Tax hike prospectsStocks were hit hard on Thursday when after a news report said that Biden is expected to propose a capital gains tax rate of 39.6% for people earning more than $1 million a year.Combined with the 3.8% net investment income tax, the new levy would more than double the long term capital gains rate of 20% or the richest Americans.Strategists said Biden is expected to propose raising the income tax rate for those earning more than $400,000.“I think a lot of people are starting to price in the risk there going to be a significant increase in both corporate and capital gains taxes,” said Lyngen.So far, companies have not provided much in the way of commentary on the proposed hike in corporate taxes to 28% from 21% but they have been talking about other costs.David Bianco, chief investment strategist for the Americas at DWS, said he expects larger companies will do better dealing with supply chain constraints than smaller ones. Big Tech is also likely to fare better during the semiconductor shortage than auto makers, which have already announced production shutdowns, he said.“Next week is tech week. I think we’re going to get down on our knees and just be in awe of their business models and their ability to grow at a behemoth scale,” Bianco said.He said he’s not in favor of Wall Street’s popular trade into cyclicals and out of growth. He still favors growth.“We’re overweight equities really because we’re concerned about rising interest rates,” Bianco said. “I’m not bullish in that I expect the market to rise that much from here.”“We stuck with growth and dug deeper into bond substitutes, utilities, staples, real estate,” he said, adding he is underweight industrials, energy and materials. “Energy is doomed. It’s being nationalized via regulation. I do like industrials, they are well-run companies, but I do think infrastructure spending expectations for classic infrastructure are too high.”He also said industrials are good businesses, but the stocks have become overvalued.Bianco said he likes big box stores, but smaller retailers are facing big challenges that were already impacting them prior to Covid. He also finds small biotech firms attractive.“I like healthcare stocks. Those valuations are reasonable. People have been paranoid about politicians beating on them since 1992. They manage through it and lately they’ve been delivering,” he said.Week ahead calendarMondayEarnings:Tesla,Canadian National Railway, Canon,Check Point Software,Otis Worldwide, Vale,Ameriprise,NXP Semiconductor,Albertsons, Royal Phillips8:30 a.m. Durable goodsTuesdayFOMC begins two day meetingEarnings:Microsoft,Alphabet,Visa,Amgen,Advanced Micro Devices,3M,General Electric,Eli Lilly, Hasbro,United Parcel Service,BP,Novartis,JetBlue,Pultegroup,Archer Daniels Midland,Waste Management,Starbucks,Texas Instrument,Chubb,Mondelez,FireEye,Corning,Raytheon9:00 a.m. S&P/Case-Shiller9:00 a.m. FHFA home prices10:00 a.m. Consumer confidence10:00 a.m. Housing vacanciesWednesdayEarnings:Apple, Boeing,Facebook,Qualcomm,Ford,MGM Resorts,Humana,Norfolk Southern,General Dynamics,Boston Scientific, eBay, Samsung Electronics, GlaxoSmithKline,Yum Brands, SiriusXM, Aflac,Cheesecake Factory,Community Health System,CIT Group,Entergy,CME Group,Hess,Ryder System8:30 a.m. Advance economic indicators2:00 p.m. Fed statement2:30 p.m. Fed Chairman Jerome Powell briefingThursdayEarnings:Amazon,Caterpillar,McDonald’s,Twitter,Bristol-Myers Squibb,Comcast,Merck,Northrop Grumman, Airbus,Kraft Heinz,Intercontinental Exchange,Mastercard,Gilead Sciences,U.S. Steel, Cirrus Logic,Texas Roadhouse, Cabot Oil, PG&E,Royal Dutch Shell,Church & Dwight, Carlyle Group,Southern Co.8:30 a.m. Initial jobless claims8:30 a.m. Real GDP Q110:00 a.m. Pending home salesFridayEarnings:ExxonMobil,Chevron,Colgate-Palmolive,AstraZeneca,Clorox,Barclays, AbbVie, BNP Paribas,Weyerhaeuser,Illinois Tool Works, CBOE Global Markets, Lazard,Newell Brands,Aon,LyondellBasell,Pitney Bowes,Phillips 66,Charter Communications8:30 a.m. Personal income and spending8:30 a.m. Employment cost index Q19:45 a.m. Chicago PMI10:00 a.m. Consumer sentimentSaturdayEarnings:Berkshire Hathaway","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":223,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":604269866,"gmtCreate":1639404004687,"gmtModify":1639404047519,"author":{"id":"3577242908888293","authorId":"3577242908888293","name":"xvin23","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/284ea65037fdd70740d1782f2b4e7dc7","crmLevel":3,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"followedFlag":false,"idStr":"3577242908888293","authorIdStr":"3577242908888293"},"themes":[],"htmlText":"Like","listText":"Like","text":"Like","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":3,"commentSize":1,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://laohu8.com/post/604269866","repostId":"1168940305","repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"1168940305","kind":"news","pubTimestamp":1639402209,"share":"https://www.laohu8.com/m/news/1168940305?lang=&edition=full","pubTime":"2021-12-13 21:30","market":"us","language":"en","title":"Elon Musk named Time's 2021 'Person of the Year'","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=1168940305","media":"Reuters","summary":"Tesla(TSLA.O)Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk was named Time magazine's 2021 \"Person of the Year\" o","content":"<p>Tesla(TSLA.O)Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk was named Time magazine's 2021 \"Person of the Year\" on Monday.</p>\n<p>Musk is also the founder and CEO of rocket company SpaceX, and leads brain-chip startup Neuralink and infrastructure firm The Boring Company.</p>","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>Elon Musk named Time's 2021 'Person of the Year'</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\">\nElon Musk named Time's 2021 'Person of the Year'\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2021-12-13 21:30 GMT+8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=https://www.reuters.com/business/elon-musk-named-times-2021-person-year-2021-12-13/><strong>Reuters</strong></a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>Tesla(TSLA.O)Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk was named Time magazine's 2021 \"Person of the Year\" on Monday.\nMusk is also the founder and CEO of rocket company SpaceX, and leads brain-chip startup ...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.reuters.com/business/elon-musk-named-times-2021-person-year-2021-12-13/\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"TSLA":"特斯拉"},"source_url":"https://www.reuters.com/business/elon-musk-named-times-2021-person-year-2021-12-13/","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"1168940305","content_text":"Tesla(TSLA.O)Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk was named Time magazine's 2021 \"Person of the Year\" on Monday.\nMusk is also the founder and CEO of rocket company SpaceX, and leads brain-chip startup Neuralink and infrastructure firm The Boring Company.","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":656,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"CN","totalScore":0},{"id":606926481,"gmtCreate":1638823581440,"gmtModify":1638823594832,"author":{"id":"3577242908888293","authorId":"3577242908888293","name":"xvin23","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/284ea65037fdd70740d1782f2b4e7dc7","crmLevel":3,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"followedFlag":false,"idStr":"3577242908888293","authorIdStr":"3577242908888293"},"themes":[],"htmlText":"Pls like comment.","listText":"Pls like comment.","text":"Pls like comment.","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":3,"commentSize":1,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://laohu8.com/post/606926481","repostId":"1189410190","repostType":4,"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":916,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"CN","totalScore":0},{"id":378868741,"gmtCreate":1619016207283,"gmtModify":1634289188235,"author":{"id":"3577242908888293","authorId":"3577242908888293","name":"xvin23","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/284ea65037fdd70740d1782f2b4e7dc7","crmLevel":3,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"followedFlag":false,"idStr":"3577242908888293","authorIdStr":"3577242908888293"},"themes":[],"htmlText":"BTC to the moon.","listText":"BTC to the moon.","text":"BTC to the moon.","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":5,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://laohu8.com/post/378868741","repostId":"1153467188","repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"1153467188","kind":"news","weMediaInfo":{"introduction":"Providing stock market headlines, business news, financials and earnings ","home_visible":1,"media_name":"Tiger Newspress","id":"1079075236","head_image":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/8274c5b9d4c2852bfb1c4d6ce16c68ba"},"pubTimestamp":1619013300,"share":"https://www.laohu8.com/m/news/1153467188?lang=&edition=full","pubTime":"2021-04-21 21:55","market":"us","language":"en","title":"Why Bit Digital soars 10% in morning trading","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=1153467188","media":"Tiger Newspress","summary":"Bit Digital soars 10% in morning trading on Bit Digital reporting new 40mw agreement with Compute No","content":"<p>Bit Digital soars 10% in morning trading&nbsp;on&nbsp;Bit Digital reporting new 40mw agreement with Compute North.</p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/037e0a67697adfdedb26a21b8d006125\" tg-width=\"840\" tg-height=\"470\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p>Bit Digital, Inc.&nbsp;and&nbsp;Compute North&nbsp;announced an additional 40MW hosting agreement for the expansion of Bit Digital's bitcoin mining operations inNorth America, with an important sustainability feature. As part of the agreement, Bit Digital, <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/AONE\">one</a> of the largest US-listed bitcoin miners by operating hash rate, will deploy an additional 13,000 ASIC miners at Compute North facilities inthe United States. The move accelerates Bit Digital's expansion strategy inNorth America, and highlights its focus on sustainability.</p>","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>Why Bit Digital soars 10% in morning trading</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\">\nWhy Bit Digital soars 10% in morning trading\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n<a class=\"head\" href=\"https://laohu8.com/wemedia/1079075236\">\n\n\n<div class=\"h-thumb\" style=\"background-image:url(https://static.tigerbbs.com/8274c5b9d4c2852bfb1c4d6ce16c68ba);background-size:cover;\"></div>\n\n<div class=\"h-content\">\n<p class=\"h-name\">Tiger Newspress </p>\n<p class=\"h-time\">2021-04-21 21:55</p>\n</div>\n\n</a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<p>Bit Digital soars 10% in morning trading&nbsp;on&nbsp;Bit Digital reporting new 40mw agreement with Compute North.</p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/037e0a67697adfdedb26a21b8d006125\" tg-width=\"840\" tg-height=\"470\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p>Bit Digital, Inc.&nbsp;and&nbsp;Compute North&nbsp;announced an additional 40MW hosting agreement for the expansion of Bit Digital's bitcoin mining operations inNorth America, with an important sustainability feature. As part of the agreement, Bit Digital, <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/AONE\">one</a> of the largest US-listed bitcoin miners by operating hash rate, will deploy an additional 13,000 ASIC miners at Compute North facilities inthe United States. The move accelerates Bit Digital's expansion strategy inNorth America, and highlights its focus on sustainability.</p>\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"BTBT":"Bit Digital, Inc."},"is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"1153467188","content_text":"Bit Digital soars 10% in morning trading on Bit Digital reporting new 40mw agreement with Compute North.Bit Digital, Inc. and Compute North announced an additional 40MW hosting agreement for the expansion of Bit Digital's bitcoin mining operations inNorth America, with an important sustainability feature. As part of the agreement, Bit Digital, one of the largest US-listed bitcoin miners by operating hash rate, will deploy an additional 13,000 ASIC miners at Compute North facilities inthe United States. The move accelerates Bit Digital's expansion strategy inNorth America, and highlights its focus on sustainability.","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":244,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":809107617,"gmtCreate":1627350941639,"gmtModify":1633765839916,"author":{"id":"3577242908888293","authorId":"3577242908888293","name":"xvin23","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/284ea65037fdd70740d1782f2b4e7dc7","crmLevel":3,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"followedFlag":false,"idStr":"3577242908888293","authorIdStr":"3577242908888293"},"themes":[],"htmlText":"Ok too&nbsp;","listText":"Ok too&nbsp;","text":"Ok too","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":4,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://laohu8.com/post/809107617","repostId":"2154102960","repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"2154102960","kind":"highlight","weMediaInfo":{"introduction":"Reuters.com brings you the latest news from around the world, covering breaking news in markets, business, politics, entertainment and technology","home_visible":1,"media_name":"Reuters","id":"1036604489","head_image":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/443ce19704621c837795676028cec868"},"pubTimestamp":1627349935,"share":"https://www.laohu8.com/m/news/2154102960?lang=&edition=full","pubTime":"2021-07-27 09:38","market":"sh","language":"en","title":"China industrial profits rise 20% y/y in June","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=2154102960","media":"Reuters","summary":"BEIJING, July 27 (Reuters) - Profits at China's industrial firms rose 20% in June from a year earlie","content":"<p>BEIJING, July 27 (Reuters) - Profits at China's industrial firms rose 20% in June from a year earlier to 791.8 billion yuan ($122.27 billion), official data showed on Tuesday.</p>\n<p>Profit growth slowed from the 36.4% increase seen in May, according to the National Bureau of Statistics.</p>\n<p>The industrial profit data covers large firms with annual revenue of over 20 million yuan from their main operations.</p>\n<p>For the January-June period, industrial firms' profits grew 66.9% from the same period a year earlier to 4.2 trillion yuan.</p>","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>China industrial profits rise 20% y/y in June</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\">\nChina industrial profits rise 20% y/y in June\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\">2021-07-27 09:38</p>\n</div>\n\n</a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<p>BEIJING, July 27 (Reuters) - Profits at China's industrial firms rose 20% in June from a year earlier to 791.8 billion yuan ($122.27 billion), official data showed on Tuesday.</p>\n<p>Profit growth slowed from the 36.4% increase seen in May, according to the National Bureau of Statistics.</p>\n<p>The industrial profit data covers large firms with annual revenue of over 20 million yuan from their main operations.</p>\n<p>For the January-June period, industrial firms' profits grew 66.9% from the same period a year earlier to 4.2 trillion yuan.</p>\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"000001.SH":"上证指数"},"is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"2154102960","content_text":"BEIJING, July 27 (Reuters) - Profits at China's industrial firms rose 20% in June from a year earlier to 791.8 billion yuan ($122.27 billion), official data showed on Tuesday.\nProfit growth slowed from the 36.4% increase seen in May, according to the National Bureau of Statistics.\nThe industrial profit data covers large firms with annual revenue of over 20 million yuan from their main operations.\nFor the January-June period, industrial firms' profits grew 66.9% from the same period a year earlier to 4.2 trillion yuan.","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":339,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":190518785,"gmtCreate":1620633202947,"gmtModify":1634197536606,"author":{"id":"3577242908888293","authorId":"3577242908888293","name":"xvin23","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/284ea65037fdd70740d1782f2b4e7dc7","crmLevel":3,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"followedFlag":false,"idStr":"3577242908888293","authorIdStr":"3577242908888293"},"themes":[],"htmlText":"I see","listText":"I see","text":"I see","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":4,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://laohu8.com/post/190518785","repostId":"1120120226","repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"1120120226","kind":"news","pubTimestamp":1620623863,"share":"https://www.laohu8.com/m/news/1120120226?lang=&edition=full","pubTime":"2021-05-10 13:17","market":"us","language":"en","title":"US government declares emergency after cyberattack on major pipeline","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=1120120226","media":"AFP","summary":"The US government declared a regional emergency Sunday as the largest fuel pipeline system in the Un","content":"<p>The US government declared a regional emergency Sunday as the largest fuel pipeline system in the United States remained largely shut down, two days after a major ransomware attack was detected.</p><p>The Colonial Pipeline Company ships gasoline and jet fuel from the Gulf Coast of Texas to the populousEast Coastthrough 5,500 miles (8,850 kilometres) of pipeline, serving 50 million consumers.</p><p>The company said it was the victim of acybersecurity attackinvolving ransomware -- attacks that encrypt computer systems and seek to extract payments from operators.</p><p>\"This Declaration addresses the emergency conditions creating a need for immediate transportation of gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, and other refined petroleum products and provides necessary relief,\" the Department of Transportation said in a statement.</p><p>The emergency declaration allows for fuel to be transported by road to the affected states: Alabama, Arkansas, District of Columbia, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey,New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.</p><p>The declaration also provides regulatory relief to commercial motor vehicle operations that are part of the emergency support efforts.</p><p>Colonial said earlier Sunday that it had opened some smaller delivery lines, but the main system was not yet back up and running.</p><p>\"While our mainlines remain offline, some smaller lateral lines between terminals and delivery points are now operational,\" Colonial said in a statement, adding it would \"bring our full system back online only when we believe it is safe to do so.\"</p><p>\"We have remained in contact with law enforcement and other federal agencies, including the Department of Energy who is leading the Federal Government response,\" it added.</p><p>\"Maintaining the operational security of our pipeline, in addition to safely bringing our systems back online, remain our highest priorities.\"</p><p><b>Calls for improved oversight</b></p><p>Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo told CBS on Sunday that authorities were working to prevent any disruption to supplies.</p><p>Colonial, based in the southern state of Georgia, is the largest pipeline operator in the United States by volume, normally transporting 2.5 million barrels of gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel and other refined petroleum products per day.</p><p>The attack prompted calls from cybersecurity experts for improved oversight of the industry to prepare for future threats.</p><p>\"This attack is unusual for the US. But the bottom line is that attacks targeting operational technology -- the industrial control systems on the production line or plant floor -- are becoming more frequent,\" Algirde Pipikaite, cyber strategy lead at the World Economic Forum's Centre for Cybersecurity, told AFP on Saturday.</p><p>\"Unless cybersecurity measures are embedded in a technology's development phase, we are likely to see more frequent attacks on industrial systems like oil and gas pipelines or water treatment plants.\"</p><p>Gas prices jumped in the United States on Sunday following the ransomware attack. Analysts warn that prices could climb even higher if the pipeline is not reopened soon. Oil prices rose more than one percent Monday.</p><p>The United States was rocked in recent months by news of two major cybersecurity breaches -- the SolarWinds hack that compromised thousands of US government and private sector computer networks and was officially blamed on Russia; and a potentially devastating penetration of Microsoft email servers.</p>","source":"lsy1620623854247","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>US government declares emergency after cyberattack on major pipeline</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\">\nUS government declares emergency after cyberattack on major pipeline\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2021-05-10 13:17 GMT+8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20210510-biden-declares-state-of-emergency-after-major-us-pipeline-shut-due-to-cyber-attack><strong>AFP</strong></a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>The US government declared a regional emergency Sunday as the largest fuel pipeline system in the United States remained largely shut down, two days after a major ransomware attack was detected.The ...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20210510-biden-declares-state-of-emergency-after-major-us-pipeline-shut-due-to-cyber-attack\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{},"source_url":"https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20210510-biden-declares-state-of-emergency-after-major-us-pipeline-shut-due-to-cyber-attack","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"1120120226","content_text":"The US government declared a regional emergency Sunday as the largest fuel pipeline system in the United States remained largely shut down, two days after a major ransomware attack was detected.The Colonial Pipeline Company ships gasoline and jet fuel from the Gulf Coast of Texas to the populousEast Coastthrough 5,500 miles (8,850 kilometres) of pipeline, serving 50 million consumers.The company said it was the victim of acybersecurity attackinvolving ransomware -- attacks that encrypt computer systems and seek to extract payments from operators.\"This Declaration addresses the emergency conditions creating a need for immediate transportation of gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, and other refined petroleum products and provides necessary relief,\" the Department of Transportation said in a statement.The emergency declaration allows for fuel to be transported by road to the affected states: Alabama, Arkansas, District of Columbia, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey,New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.The declaration also provides regulatory relief to commercial motor vehicle operations that are part of the emergency support efforts.Colonial said earlier Sunday that it had opened some smaller delivery lines, but the main system was not yet back up and running.\"While our mainlines remain offline, some smaller lateral lines between terminals and delivery points are now operational,\" Colonial said in a statement, adding it would \"bring our full system back online only when we believe it is safe to do so.\"\"We have remained in contact with law enforcement and other federal agencies, including the Department of Energy who is leading the Federal Government response,\" it added.\"Maintaining the operational security of our pipeline, in addition to safely bringing our systems back online, remain our highest priorities.\"Calls for improved oversightCommerce Secretary Gina Raimondo told CBS on Sunday that authorities were working to prevent any disruption to supplies.Colonial, based in the southern state of Georgia, is the largest pipeline operator in the United States by volume, normally transporting 2.5 million barrels of gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel and other refined petroleum products per day.The attack prompted calls from cybersecurity experts for improved oversight of the industry to prepare for future threats.\"This attack is unusual for the US. But the bottom line is that attacks targeting operational technology -- the industrial control systems on the production line or plant floor -- are becoming more frequent,\" Algirde Pipikaite, cyber strategy lead at the World Economic Forum's Centre for Cybersecurity, told AFP on Saturday.\"Unless cybersecurity measures are embedded in a technology's development phase, we are likely to see more frequent attacks on industrial systems like oil and gas pipelines or water treatment plants.\"Gas prices jumped in the United States on Sunday following the ransomware attack. Analysts warn that prices could climb even higher if the pipeline is not reopened soon. Oil prices rose more than one percent Monday.The United States was rocked in recent months by news of two major cybersecurity breaches -- the SolarWinds hack that compromised thousands of US government and private sector computer networks and was officially blamed on Russia; and a potentially devastating penetration of Microsoft email servers.","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":227,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":108530521,"gmtCreate":1620038741863,"gmtModify":1634208338640,"author":{"id":"3577242908888293","authorId":"3577242908888293","name":"xvin23","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/284ea65037fdd70740d1782f2b4e7dc7","crmLevel":3,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"followedFlag":false,"idStr":"3577242908888293","authorIdStr":"3577242908888293"},"themes":[],"htmlText":"Ok","listText":"Ok","text":"Ok","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":2,"commentSize":1,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://laohu8.com/post/108530521","repostId":"1136174828","repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"1136174828","kind":"news","pubTimestamp":1620030598,"share":"https://www.laohu8.com/m/news/1136174828?lang=&edition=full","pubTime":"2021-05-03 16:29","market":"us","language":"en","title":"XPeng delivers 5,147 EVs in April 2021","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=1136174828","media":"seekingalpha","summary":"XPeng has delivered a total of 5,147 Smart EVs in April 2021, an increase of 285% Y/Y.March deliveri","content":"<p>XPeng&nbsp;has&nbsp;delivered&nbsp;a total of 5,147 Smart EVs in April 2021, an increase of 285% Y/Y.March deliverieswere 5,102 units.</p><p>The April deliveries consisted of 2,995 P7s and 2,152 G3s. As of April 30, 2021, YTD deliveries reached 18,487 units, representing an increase of 413% Y/Y.</p><p>The Company has expanded its product portfolio and started to deliver the P7 Wing edition and the lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery-powered G3 in April. Delivery of LFP battery powered P7 will start in May as planned.</p><p>XPeng’s third production vehicle, the LiDAR-equipped P5 sedan, was unveiled in April. The Company plans to launch thesales of P5 in Q3 with deliveries in Q4 2021.</p><p>Also in April, XPEV formed an alliance with Zhongsheng Group toexpand its EV sales and services.</p><p>Last month, the Company inked an agreement with the City of Wuhan to build a new XPeng Motors Wuhan Smart EV Manufacturing Base in Wuhan withexpected annual capacity of 100,000 units.</p><p>XPeng rose more than 1% in premarket trading.</p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/1a2599c9bc93a33522fcf7a94220f30d\" tg-width=\"633\" tg-height=\"479\"></p><p></p>","source":"seekingalpha","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>XPeng delivers 5,147 EVs in April 2021</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\">\nXPeng delivers 5,147 EVs in April 2021\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2021-05-03 16:29 GMT+8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=https://seekingalpha.com/news/3689018-xpeng-delivers-5147-evs-in-april-2021><strong>seekingalpha</strong></a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>XPeng has delivered a total of 5,147 Smart EVs in April 2021, an increase of 285% Y/Y.March deliverieswere 5,102 units.The April deliveries consisted of 2,995 P7s and 2,152 G3s. As of April 30, 2021, ...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://seekingalpha.com/news/3689018-xpeng-delivers-5147-evs-in-april-2021\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"XPEV":"小鹏汽车"},"source_url":"https://seekingalpha.com/news/3689018-xpeng-delivers-5147-evs-in-april-2021","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/5a36db9d73b4222bc376d24ccc48c8a4","article_id":"1136174828","content_text":"XPeng has delivered a total of 5,147 Smart EVs in April 2021, an increase of 285% Y/Y.March deliverieswere 5,102 units.The April deliveries consisted of 2,995 P7s and 2,152 G3s. As of April 30, 2021, YTD deliveries reached 18,487 units, representing an increase of 413% Y/Y.The Company has expanded its product portfolio and started to deliver the P7 Wing edition and the lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery-powered G3 in April. Delivery of LFP battery powered P7 will start in May as planned.XPeng’s third production vehicle, the LiDAR-equipped P5 sedan, was unveiled in April. The Company plans to launch thesales of P5 in Q3 with deliveries in Q4 2021.Also in April, XPEV formed an alliance with Zhongsheng Group toexpand its EV sales and services.Last month, the Company inked an agreement with the City of Wuhan to build a new XPeng Motors Wuhan Smart EV Manufacturing Base in Wuhan withexpected annual capacity of 100,000 units.XPeng rose more than 1% in premarket trading.","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":298,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":151610291,"gmtCreate":1625079695413,"gmtModify":1633945069379,"author":{"id":"3577242908888293","authorId":"3577242908888293","name":"xvin23","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/284ea65037fdd70740d1782f2b4e7dc7","crmLevel":3,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"followedFlag":false,"idStr":"3577242908888293","authorIdStr":"3577242908888293"},"themes":[],"htmlText":"Pls like and comment. Thanks.","listText":"Pls like and comment. Thanks.","text":"Pls like and comment. Thanks.","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":3,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://laohu8.com/post/151610291","isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":38,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":191668306,"gmtCreate":1620875474605,"gmtModify":1634195660919,"author":{"id":"3577242908888293","authorId":"3577242908888293","name":"xvin23","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/284ea65037fdd70740d1782f2b4e7dc7","crmLevel":3,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"followedFlag":false,"idStr":"3577242908888293","authorIdStr":"3577242908888293"},"themes":[],"htmlText":"Hahaha","listText":"Hahaha","text":"Hahaha","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":3,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://laohu8.com/post/191668306","repostId":"2135584610","repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"2135584610","kind":"highlight","weMediaInfo":{"introduction":"Reuters.com brings you the latest news from around the world, covering breaking news in markets, business, politics, entertainment and technology","home_visible":1,"media_name":"Reuters","id":"1036604489","head_image":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/443ce19704621c837795676028cec868"},"pubTimestamp":1620850937,"share":"https://www.laohu8.com/m/news/2135584610?lang=&edition=full","pubTime":"2021-05-13 04:22","market":"us","language":"en","title":"Wall Street ends with broad sell-off on spiking inflation fears","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=2135584610","media":"Reuters","summary":"* Indexes down: Dow 1.99%, S&P 2.14%, Nasdaq 2.67%. NEW YORK, May 12  - Wall Street closed lower on Wednesday with the S&P suffering its biggest $one$-day percentage drop since February, as inflation data fueled concerns over whether interest rate hikes from the Fed could happen sooner than anticipated.All three major U.S. stock indexes ended the session deep in the red following the Labor Department's April consumer prices report, which showed the biggest rise in nearly 12 years.The report was ","content":"<p>* U.S. consumer prices jump most since June 2009</p><p>* Megacap growth stocks weigh heaviest</p><p>* Energy shares gain as crude climbs</p><p>* Indexes down: Dow 1.99%, S&amp;P 2.14%, Nasdaq 2.67%</p><p>NEW YORK, May 12 (Reuters) - Wall Street closed lower on Wednesday with the S&amp;P suffering its biggest <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/AONE\">one</a>-day percentage drop since February, as inflation data fueled concerns over whether interest rate hikes from the Fed could happen sooner than anticipated.</p><p>All three major U.S. stock indexes ended the session deep in the red following the Labor Department's April consumer prices report, which showed the biggest rise in nearly 12 years.</p><p>The report was hotly anticipated by market participants who have grown increasingly worried over whether current price jumps will defy the U.S. Federal Reserve's reassurances by morphing into long-term inflation.</p><p>But pent-up demand from consumers flush with stimulus and savings is colliding with a supply drought, sending commodity prices spiking, while a labor shortage drives wages higher.</p><p>\"The topic on everyone's mind is obviously inflation,\" said Matthew Keator, managing partner in the Keator Group, a wealth management firm in Lenox, Massachusetts. \"It's something the (Fed) has been looking for and they're finally getting their wish.\"</p><p>\"The question is how long will its fires run hot before starting to simmer?\"</p><p>That concern is shared by Stuart Cole, head macro economist at Equiti Capital in London.</p><p>\"Going forward, the big question is just how long can the Fed maintain its dovish stance in opposition to the markets,\" Cole said. \"Particularly if companies begin raising wages to encourage unemployed labor back into the workforce, in turn driving a large hole in the Fed’s transitory inflation argument.\"</p><p>Core consumer prices <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/CPI.UK\">$(CPI.UK)$</a>, which exclude volatile food and energy items, grew at 3% year-on-year, shooting above the central bank's average annual 2% inflation growth target.</p><p>The Dow Jones Industrial Averagefell 681.5 points, or 1.99%, to 33,587.66, the S&amp;P 500    lost 89.06 points, or 2.14%, to 4,063.04 and the Nasdaq Composite    dropped 357.75 points, or 2.67%, to 13,031.68.</p><p>Of the 11 major sectors in the S&amp;P 500, 10 closed in negative territory, with consumer discretionary    down most.</p><p>Energy&nbsp;was the sole gainer, advancing 0.1%, boosted by rising crude prices.</p><p>Market-leading mega-caps, including Amazon.com Inc, Apple Inc, Alphabet In, Microsoft Corp&nbsp;and Tesla Inc, fell between 2% and 3% as investors shied away from what many feel are stretched valuations.</p><p>\"The CPI number being stronger than expected has led to further weakness in tech stocks,\" said Michael James, managing director of equity trading at Wedbush Securities in Los Angeles. \"Tech investors are concerned that higher rates are going to lead to multiple compression and less attractive valuations for tech names in a higher rate environment.\"</p><p>The CBOE Volatility index   , a gauge of market anxiety, close at 27.64, its highest level since March 4.</p><p>Online dating platform Bumble Inc    gained in after-hours trading after posting quarterly results.</p><p>First-quarter earnings season is on the wane, with 456 constituents of the S&amp;P 500 having reported. Of those, 86.8% have beaten consensus estimates, according to Refinitiv IBES.</p><p>Declining issues outnumbered advancing ones on the NYSE by a 6.05-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 3.84-to-1 ratio favored decliners.</p><p>The S&amp;P 500 posted nine new 52-week highs and no new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 34 new highs and 118 new lows.</p><p>Volume on U.S. exchanges was 11.82 billion shares, compared with the 10.44 billion average over the last 20 trading days.</p><p><b><i>Financial&nbsp;Report</i></b></p><p><a href=\"https://laohu8.com/NW/2135975610\" target=\"_blank\">AppLovin stock wobbles following first public quarterly results</a></p><p><a href=\"https://laohu8.com/NW/2135361078\" target=\"_blank\">Wish stock plunges after earnings, is more than half off the IPO price</a></p><p><a href=\"https://laohu8.com/NW/2135610373\" target=\"_blank\">Poshmark Q1 sales rise 42%, but stock tanks after hours</a></p>","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>Wall Street ends with broad sell-off on spiking inflation fears</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\">\nWall Street ends with broad sell-off on spiking inflation fears\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\">2021-05-13 04:22</p>\n</div>\n\n</a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<p>* U.S. consumer prices jump most since June 2009</p><p>* Megacap growth stocks weigh heaviest</p><p>* Energy shares gain as crude climbs</p><p>* Indexes down: Dow 1.99%, S&amp;P 2.14%, Nasdaq 2.67%</p><p>NEW YORK, May 12 (Reuters) - Wall Street closed lower on Wednesday with the S&amp;P suffering its biggest <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/AONE\">one</a>-day percentage drop since February, as inflation data fueled concerns over whether interest rate hikes from the Fed could happen sooner than anticipated.</p><p>All three major U.S. stock indexes ended the session deep in the red following the Labor Department's April consumer prices report, which showed the biggest rise in nearly 12 years.</p><p>The report was hotly anticipated by market participants who have grown increasingly worried over whether current price jumps will defy the U.S. Federal Reserve's reassurances by morphing into long-term inflation.</p><p>But pent-up demand from consumers flush with stimulus and savings is colliding with a supply drought, sending commodity prices spiking, while a labor shortage drives wages higher.</p><p>\"The topic on everyone's mind is obviously inflation,\" said Matthew Keator, managing partner in the Keator Group, a wealth management firm in Lenox, Massachusetts. \"It's something the (Fed) has been looking for and they're finally getting their wish.\"</p><p>\"The question is how long will its fires run hot before starting to simmer?\"</p><p>That concern is shared by Stuart Cole, head macro economist at Equiti Capital in London.</p><p>\"Going forward, the big question is just how long can the Fed maintain its dovish stance in opposition to the markets,\" Cole said. \"Particularly if companies begin raising wages to encourage unemployed labor back into the workforce, in turn driving a large hole in the Fed’s transitory inflation argument.\"</p><p>Core consumer prices <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/CPI.UK\">$(CPI.UK)$</a>, which exclude volatile food and energy items, grew at 3% year-on-year, shooting above the central bank's average annual 2% inflation growth target.</p><p>The Dow Jones Industrial Averagefell 681.5 points, or 1.99%, to 33,587.66, the S&amp;P 500    lost 89.06 points, or 2.14%, to 4,063.04 and the Nasdaq Composite    dropped 357.75 points, or 2.67%, to 13,031.68.</p><p>Of the 11 major sectors in the S&amp;P 500, 10 closed in negative territory, with consumer discretionary    down most.</p><p>Energy&nbsp;was the sole gainer, advancing 0.1%, boosted by rising crude prices.</p><p>Market-leading mega-caps, including Amazon.com Inc, Apple Inc, Alphabet In, Microsoft Corp&nbsp;and Tesla Inc, fell between 2% and 3% as investors shied away from what many feel are stretched valuations.</p><p>\"The CPI number being stronger than expected has led to further weakness in tech stocks,\" said Michael James, managing director of equity trading at Wedbush Securities in Los Angeles. \"Tech investors are concerned that higher rates are going to lead to multiple compression and less attractive valuations for tech names in a higher rate environment.\"</p><p>The CBOE Volatility index   , a gauge of market anxiety, close at 27.64, its highest level since March 4.</p><p>Online dating platform Bumble Inc    gained in after-hours trading after posting quarterly results.</p><p>First-quarter earnings season is on the wane, with 456 constituents of the S&amp;P 500 having reported. Of those, 86.8% have beaten consensus estimates, according to Refinitiv IBES.</p><p>Declining issues outnumbered advancing ones on the NYSE by a 6.05-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 3.84-to-1 ratio favored decliners.</p><p>The S&amp;P 500 posted nine new 52-week highs and no new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 34 new highs and 118 new lows.</p><p>Volume on U.S. exchanges was 11.82 billion shares, compared with the 10.44 billion average over the last 20 trading days.</p><p><b><i>Financial&nbsp;Report</i></b></p><p><a href=\"https://laohu8.com/NW/2135975610\" target=\"_blank\">AppLovin stock wobbles following first public quarterly results</a></p><p><a href=\"https://laohu8.com/NW/2135361078\" target=\"_blank\">Wish stock plunges after earnings, is more than half off the IPO price</a></p><p><a href=\"https://laohu8.com/NW/2135610373\" target=\"_blank\">Poshmark Q1 sales rise 42%, but stock tanks after hours</a></p>\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{},"is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"2135584610","content_text":"* U.S. consumer prices jump most since June 2009* Megacap growth stocks weigh heaviest* Energy shares gain as crude climbs* Indexes down: Dow 1.99%, S&P 2.14%, Nasdaq 2.67%NEW YORK, May 12 (Reuters) - Wall Street closed lower on Wednesday with the S&P suffering its biggest one-day percentage drop since February, as inflation data fueled concerns over whether interest rate hikes from the Fed could happen sooner than anticipated.All three major U.S. stock indexes ended the session deep in the red following the Labor Department's April consumer prices report, which showed the biggest rise in nearly 12 years.The report was hotly anticipated by market participants who have grown increasingly worried over whether current price jumps will defy the U.S. Federal Reserve's reassurances by morphing into long-term inflation.But pent-up demand from consumers flush with stimulus and savings is colliding with a supply drought, sending commodity prices spiking, while a labor shortage drives wages higher.\"The topic on everyone's mind is obviously inflation,\" said Matthew Keator, managing partner in the Keator Group, a wealth management firm in Lenox, Massachusetts. \"It's something the (Fed) has been looking for and they're finally getting their wish.\"\"The question is how long will its fires run hot before starting to simmer?\"That concern is shared by Stuart Cole, head macro economist at Equiti Capital in London.\"Going forward, the big question is just how long can the Fed maintain its dovish stance in opposition to the markets,\" Cole said. \"Particularly if companies begin raising wages to encourage unemployed labor back into the workforce, in turn driving a large hole in the Fed’s transitory inflation argument.\"Core consumer prices $(CPI.UK)$, which exclude volatile food and energy items, grew at 3% year-on-year, shooting above the central bank's average annual 2% inflation growth target.The Dow Jones Industrial Averagefell 681.5 points, or 1.99%, to 33,587.66, the S&P 500    lost 89.06 points, or 2.14%, to 4,063.04 and the Nasdaq Composite    dropped 357.75 points, or 2.67%, to 13,031.68.Of the 11 major sectors in the S&P 500, 10 closed in negative territory, with consumer discretionary    down most.Energy was the sole gainer, advancing 0.1%, boosted by rising crude prices.Market-leading mega-caps, including Amazon.com Inc, Apple Inc, Alphabet In, Microsoft Corp and Tesla Inc, fell between 2% and 3% as investors shied away from what many feel are stretched valuations.\"The CPI number being stronger than expected has led to further weakness in tech stocks,\" said Michael James, managing director of equity trading at Wedbush Securities in Los Angeles. \"Tech investors are concerned that higher rates are going to lead to multiple compression and less attractive valuations for tech names in a higher rate environment.\"The CBOE Volatility index   , a gauge of market anxiety, close at 27.64, its highest level since March 4.Online dating platform Bumble Inc    gained in after-hours trading after posting quarterly results.First-quarter earnings season is on the wane, with 456 constituents of the S&P 500 having reported. Of those, 86.8% have beaten consensus estimates, according to Refinitiv IBES.Declining issues outnumbered advancing ones on the NYSE by a 6.05-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 3.84-to-1 ratio favored decliners.The S&P 500 posted nine new 52-week highs and no new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 34 new highs and 118 new lows.Volume on U.S. exchanges was 11.82 billion shares, compared with the 10.44 billion average over the last 20 trading days.Financial ReportAppLovin stock wobbles following first public quarterly resultsWish stock plunges after earnings, is more than half off the IPO pricePoshmark Q1 sales rise 42%, but stock tanks after hours","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":220,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0}],"lives":[]}