Jay Kreps, Co-Founder and CEO of Confluent, will appear at the company’s launch in Las Vegas on February 8, 2022. confluent Investors looking to get into run-down cloud stocks at bargain prices may have missed their opportunity. Looking at the cloud software market, which faltered earlier in the year, numerous stocks are up 50% from … Read more
Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son on $24 billion in new losses: “I’m quite embarrassed and remorseful.” Str/Jiji Press/AFP/Getty Images text size The stock market can be a humbling place – just ask Masayoshi Son. The founder and CEO of SoftBank Group (Ticker: SFTBY) “Masa” made one of the best single investments of all time, providing Jack … Read more
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Not taking your job too seriously has a new name: quiet quitting. The phrase generates millions of views on TikTok as some young professionals resent the idea of doing everything in their career, describing their lack of enthusiasm as a form of “giving up.” It’s not about getting off the company’s payroll, these employees say. … Read more
The following discussion of the financial condition and results of operations of the company as of and for the twelve and twenty-eight weeks ended July 16, 2022 should be read in conjunction with the Form 10-K and Part II., Item 1A., Risk Factors, of this Form 10-Q. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and … Read more
text size Coinbase makes money from staking, but the SEC is investigating the practice. dreamtime coin base Global had at least one bright spot in a dismal quarter: commissions earned from “staking” where investors can earn returns by locking certain cryptocurrencies. The problem? coin base (Ticker: COIN) says that this very program is under review … Read more
advertisement A visiting fellow at Trinity College in the Department of Geology, Abdul Aziz Mohibbi – one of the co-authors of this article – is now a long way from the post he holds as Chancellor of Bamyan University in the Afghan province of the same name. Nevertheless, he remains connected to his students as … Read more
California truckers temporarily closed the Port of Oakland last month to protest California’s refusal to allow them to operate as independent contractors. Tens of thousands of independent truckers are now subject to California’s Assembly Bill 5, “AB5,” which penalizes companies that hire independent contractors to perform work similar to the company’s. That means truckers can’t … Read more
The drive by consumer goods companies to sell direct to consumers is fueling technology companies that are helping to unravel the complexities of retail supply chains. Footwear, apparel and electronics manufacturers are among the sectors that have ramped up direct-to-consumer business, a trend that has accelerated during the Covid-19 pandemic as brick-and-mortar shopping collapsed and … Read more
TWO years after the Covid-19 pandemic, we have witnessed consumers shift from traditional brick-and-mortar shoppers to online shoppers. In fact, online transactions offer a more convenient way for consumers to obtain goods and services. With this rise of online businesses comes the need to regulate them to protect the rights and interests of consumers. In … Read more