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Beyond Rockets and Satellites: The Companies That Could Profit Behind the Scenes of the Space Economy
Market Analysis
Essay

Beyond Rockets and Satellites: The Companies That Could Profit Behind the Scenes of the Space Economy

In many cases, it is the companies in the second and third rounds that may offer investors a more interesting combination of growth and risk. They don't have to guess which rocket company will win. They can sell to several manufacturers at the same time, to militaries, government agencies, and commercial customers.

Admin UserJun 169 min read
The AI Value Chain: Who Really Profits from the Artificial Intelligence Revolution?
Strategy

The AI Value Chain: Who Really Profits from the Artificial Intelligence Revolution?

It Is Not Just About Chips and Software: The Vast Industrial System Behind Every Model, Query and AI Agent

Jun 14·8 min read
The AI Race Comes at a Price: Can Big Tech Justify Hundreds of Billions in Spending?
Strategy

The AI Race Comes at a Price: Can Big Tech Justify Hundreds of Billions in Spending?

Amazon, Alphabet, Microsoft, Meta and Oracle are embarking on the largest investment cycle in their histories

Jun 13·12 min read
The SpaceX Mega-IPO: Is Wall Street Buying the World’s Most Important Space Company, or an Exceptionally Expensive Dream?
Market Analysis

The SpaceX Mega-IPO: Is Wall Street Buying the World’s Most Important Space Company, or an Exceptionally Expensive Dream?

Demand for the offering was nearly four times the number of shares being offered. That is, for every share that SpaceX is seeking to sell, there are approximately four orders to purchase shares.

Jun 10·10 min read
Hormuz, Fertilizers and Global Hunger: How a Regional War Could Become a Food Crisis
Strategy

Hormuz, Fertilizers and Global Hunger: How a Regional War Could Become a Food Crisis

Hormuz starts with oil, continues with fertilizers, and could end up on the plate of hundreds of millions of people.

Jun 3·7 min read
Big Money Is Moving Into Crypto, But the Other Side of the Game Is Starting to Show
Strategy

Big Money Is Moving Into Crypto, But the Other Side of the Game Is Starting to Show

Recent developments in crypto show where the market may be heading: more institutional capital, more financial products, more regulation, but also more dependence on centralized players that can affect the market in a single decision.

May 31·6 min read
Statistical Thinking in Trading: The Real Edge of a Professional Trader
Risk Management

Statistical Thinking in Trading: The Real Edge of a Professional Trader

Trading is not a game of prediction. It is a game of probability, expectancy, risk management, and self-control.

May 31·10 min read
How to Find the Next Big Stock in Technology
Market Analysis

How to Find the Next Big Stock in Technology

Growth is starting to expand from chips to the physical world around them: electricity, cooling, land, construction, grid connections, transformers, generators, copper cables, energy management systems, and data centers.

May 31·6 min read
Are the 1970s Back? What Happened Then, and What It Means Today
Strategy

Are the 1970s Back? What Happened Then, and What It Means Today

The 1970s and early 1980s were one of the most difficult and important economic periods of the modern era. What began as an energy shock became an inflation crisis, then a stagflation crisis, and eventually forced central banks to

May 22·8 min read
Nvidia Reports Tonight: The Earnings Call That Could Move the Entire AI Trade
Market Review

Nvidia Reports Tonight: The Earnings Call That Could Move the Entire AI Trade

Nvidia will report earnings tonight after the U.S. market close, and this is not just another quarterly report from a large technology company. It may be the most important market event of the week.

May 20·5 min read