The rise of fintech companies has caused a radical shift in how we make payments, borrow money, insure, and manage wealth. However, 2022 has been a challenging year for fintech companies as venture capitalists have tamped down on their investment in the sector. In the third quarter of fiscal 2022, global fintech funding fell 38% quarter-over-quarter to […]

E-commerce and tech giant Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) guided a slowdown in sales growth for the holiday season, making investors anxious. The company expects net sales between $140 billion and $148 billion for the year’s final quarter, below analysts’ expectations, representing a year-over-year improvement of as little as 2%. “We are seeing signs all around that, again, people’s […]

The Fed recently announced its fourth consecutive 75-bps rate hike and is expected to implement further hikes in the near term. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell believes, “It’s very premature, in my view, to think about or be talking about pausing (rate hikes).” Consequently, the interest rate-sensitive and tech-heavy Nasdaq composite has lost 4.7% over the past […]

With increasing climate change concerns, rising costs of fossil fuels due to geo-political turbulence and ever-depleting supplies, and growing inclination toward lower operational and maintenance costs, the global automotive industry is fast transitioning toward e-mobility. Including electric vehicles, charging networks, infrastructure, and energy storage, the global electric mobility ecosystem is projected to grow at 23.7% CAGR […]

Last week, several formerly high-flying, large-cap tech stocks fell back to earth after disappointing third-quarter earnings results. Investors counting on these well-known names will be disappointed. Instead, it’s time to look at companies that put investors first… Third-quarter earnings from Alphabet (GOOG), Microsoft (MSFT), and Meta Platforms (META) came out on Wednesday, October 26. Much slower growth than anticipated […]