Market Mad House

In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. Friedrich Nietzsche

Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG)

Cryptocurrency

Google releases Android Pay Alternative in India

Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) took a lot of people by surprise by offering a completely different payment app in lieu of

Read More
Opportunities

Google About to Disrupt the Energy Business

Hot fusion researchers at Tri Alpha Energy are testing a Google Research algorithm called Optometrist, The Guardian reported. Optometrist helped Tri Alpha reduce losses in its C2-U reactor by 50% and increase total plasma energy.

Read More
Good Stocks

Is Alphabet (Google) Finally Stumbling?

Sports fans know that even the greatest winning streaks end sooner or later. The same can be said of stocks,

Read More
Market Commentary

Big Earnings Week Amazon, P&G, Alphabet and Facebook Reporting

What’s even more frightening is that one bad earnings report from either Amazon or Google might trigger a market crash. Those companies are simply that huge and important to investors; that alone should have us asking if those behemoths are now too “big to fail.”

Read More
Cryptocurrency

Android Pay Adds 60 Banks in a Day

Typical examples of the new financial institutions on Android Pay include the Rock Canyon Bank, the North Texas Credit Union and the Libertyville Savings Bank. The major coup for Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) here is getting all the credit unions signed up.

Read More
Market Insanity

Who would Buy Uber??

A leaderless Uber with its value destroyed will be a natural acquisition target.

Read More
Market Insanity

Google Self-Driving Car Project might be worth $70 Billion

“If we assume that Waymo can grow to 1% of global miles driven by 2030 (based on a fleet of three million cars each driving 65,000 miles a year) and that Waymo can generate on average ~$1.25 in revenue per mile driven, it implies a $70 billion Waymo enterprise value,” Nowak wrote. “More miles/year and revenue/mile could lead to an enterprise value of $140 billion.”

Read More
Market Insanity

Uber Threatening to fire Otto Founder

Alsup made the request because it sounds as if Levandowski committed theft and Uber bought stolen property which is also a crime. If the FBI and the US attorney can prove Kalanick paid Levandowski $680 million for the stolen files both men might end up in prison.

Read More
Opportunities

Alipay Comes to America

Tim Cook’s worst nightmare then would be Walmart accepting Alipay but saying no to Apple Pay.

That would be a real coup for Ant because Walmart operates 4,672 stores in the United States; including 3,522 supercenters and 660 Sam’s Clubs. It might also force Apple and Alphabet to add QR code to their mobile wallets.

Read More
Opportunities

PayPal Plans to Support Android Pay

Android Pay users will soon be able to make purchases with PayPal through the app. That means PayPal will appear as a payment option in Android Pay, The Verge reported.

Read More