RollingCamera/iStock via Getty Images Showcase Intro In May, we welcomed 24 new analysts who published their first-ever article on Seeking Alpha. In this article, our editors highlight some of the best ideas from these new analysts and introduce them. The first five introductions are spotlight features, including a longer excerpt from the analyst's article. The rest of the new analysts will be int...
RollingCamera/iStock via Getty Images Showcase Intro In May, we welcomed 24 new analysts who published their first-ever article on Seeking Alpha. In this article, our editors highlight some of the best ideas from these new analysts and introduce them. The first five introductions are spotlight features, including a longer excerpt from the analyst's article. The rest of the new analysts will be introduced after these, with a more brief excerpt, and are generally organized by rating from Strong Sell to Strong Buy . Each section includes details about the new analysts' interests and backgrounds, so you can get to know them a bit more. With all the ideas and information shared in this article, we'd invite you to join the conversation and let others know what you think: are any of these picks worth following up on ? To our new analysts: welcome to the community ! And please don't hesitate to share more in the comments to introduce yourself t o our readers. Top Stock Picks From Seeking Alpha's New Analysts Peter Richman | How To Own SpaceX Through Alphabet Shares: The Pre-IPO Strategy Biography: “Peter Richman, MD, MBA, brings a scientific and evidence-based approach to momentum investing and technical market analysis developed through an academic career as a Professor of Emergency Medicine and, previously, serving as Vice Chair for Research at the Mayo Clinic Hospital. Drawing from decades of experience in clinical research, including the development and evaluation of risk assessment algorithms in emergency medicine, he applies principles of statistical analysis, probability risk stratification, and evidence-based modeling to financial markets and tactical asset allocation. ” Buy | “Direct SpaceX ownership remains difficult for retail investors. Current publicly traded vehicles like DestinyTech100 that hold private shares of the company often carry irrational premiums to net asset value (150%+). Alphabet Inc. ( GOOG , GOOGL ) share ownership offers a liquid, institutiona...
In response to AI’s hyperrealism, artists and creatives are gravitating toward the homespun and imperfect Earlier this year, a group of film-makers, commercial directors and AI industry influencers gathered in New York City for the Runway AI Summit – a daylong hype-fest, trumping up the potential of this new technology. During one talk, Rob Wrubel, co-founder and managing partner at San Francisco ...
In response to AI’s hyperrealism, artists and creatives are gravitating toward the homespun and imperfect Earlier this year, a group of film-makers, commercial directors and AI industry influencers gathered in New York City for the Runway AI Summit – a daylong hype-fest, trumping up the potential of this new technology. During one talk, Rob Wrubel, co-founder and managing partner at San Francisco ad firm Silverside, talked up his work on the Coca-Cola company’s AI-generated 2025 Holiday Caravan ad . “What’s incredible about AI,” Wrubel said, “is that you can go from script to production is just two weeks!” What Wrubel failed to mention was that the ad – with its computerized polar bears and fake-looking trundling delivery trucks – was widely despised by pretty much anyone who saw it. Indeed, the public distaste for the campaign became its own news story, spawning headlines like “People really don’t like Coke’s AI holiday commercial” and “Coca-Cola’s New AI Holiday Ad is a Sloppy Eyesore” . It may indeed have been quickly conceived – and it looked like it. Reached for comment about the backlash, Wrubel admits: “The conversation around the ad became almost as important as the ad itself because it surfaced questions the entire creative industry is wrestling with right now.” Continue reading...
Welcome to the Brussels Edition. I’m Sam Stolton, European Union competition reporter with Bloomberg, bringing you the latest from the EU. Make sure you’re signed up . The EU’s appetite for consolidation is growing — putting the bloc’s ambitions to foster European champions to the test. After months of speculation, billionaire Patrick Drahi over the weekend agreed to sell French mobile carrier SFR...
Welcome to the Brussels Edition. I’m Sam Stolton, European Union competition reporter with Bloomberg, bringing you the latest from the EU. Make sure you’re signed up . The EU’s appetite for consolidation is growing — putting the bloc’s ambitions to foster European champions to the test. After months of speculation, billionaire Patrick Drahi over the weekend agreed to sell French mobile carrier SFR to a consortium of rival telecom operators in a €20.4 billion ($23.5 billion) deal that could reshape France’s communications market and test regulators’ openness to consolidation. Bouygues Telecom, Orange and Iliad signed a memorandum of understanding with Drahi’s Altice France, the companies said in separate statements. The deal remains subject to regulatory approval and could still fall apart. Following the weekend agreement, “eyes now switch to a pivotal and likely protracted competition review,” Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Aidan Cheslin said. The European Commission’s recent rhetoric in favor of greater consolidation is being viewed positively, he added, while commitments by the acquiring firms to protect jobs are likely to be welcomed. If completed, the SFR buyout would rank among Europe’s largest telecom deals of the past decade. It would also effectively reduce the number of nationwide telecom operators in France from four to three — a type of consolidation that Brussels has historically scrutinized closely. But the mood in the EU capital has shifted in recent months, and boardrooms are increasingly preparing to take advantage of a policy rethink toward deals that may once have faced steeper regulatory hurdles. In April, the commission unveiled plans to make it easier for European companies to merge, part of a broader effort to create firms with the scale needed to compete against US and Chinese rivals. The policy has become a central pillar of commission president Ursula von der Leyen’s second-term agenda. As a result, a growing number of headline-grabbing tran...
China has delivered 5 million gallium nitride semiconductors to power smart terminals for a space‑air‑ground integrated 6G network – the first time the cutting-edge chips have been mass-produced and put into commercial use. According to an article in state media, the breakthrough chip was developed by the US-sanctioned No 55 Research Institute of China Electronics Technology Group Corporation (CET...
China has delivered 5 million gallium nitride semiconductors to power smart terminals for a space‑air‑ground integrated 6G network – the first time the cutting-edge chips have been mass-produced and put into commercial use. According to an article in state media, the breakthrough chip was developed by the US-sanctioned No 55 Research Institute of China Electronics Technology Group Corporation (CETC) and its subsidiary, Nanjing Guobo Electronics. China is the world’s largest holder and exporter...
Welcome to Next Africa, a daily newsletter on where the continent stands now — and where it’s headed. Sign up here to have it delivered to your email. In today’s edition, we look at South Africa’s clampdown on undocumented migrants. And: More than 500 Ebola cases have been confirmed in Congo Political tensions in Senegal continue to escalate Botswana says ships flying its flag are falsely register...
Welcome to Next Africa, a daily newsletter on where the continent stands now — and where it’s headed. Sign up here to have it delivered to your email. In today’s edition, we look at South Africa’s clampdown on undocumented migrants. And: More than 500 Ebola cases have been confirmed in Congo Political tensions in Senegal continue to escalate Botswana says ships flying its flag are falsely registered Migrants Under Fire The specter of xenophobia has reared its ugly head once again in South Africa. Foreigners are bearing the brunt of public frustration over rampant unemployment, economic hardship and overstretched government services. Some have been attacked and had their homes and businesses looted. Loosely organized groups have driven protests against undocumented migrants and warned them to all vacate the country by the end of the month or face the consequences. Studies by the Pretoria-based Human Sciences Research Council show anti-immigrant sentiment has risen for the past two decades in South Africa, becoming more pronounced since the coronavirus pandemic. Fears are now rife of a repetition of the widespread upheaval that erupted in 2008, when more than 60 people were killed and some 50,000 others were forced to flee their homes. With the violence scarring South Africa’s international reputation and municipal elections looming in November, President Cyril Ramaphosa has now sought to take the situation in hand. In a televised address to the nation on Sunday, he acknowledged that illegal immigration posed a major challenge and detailed an action plan to address it. Key tenets include penalizing businesses employing those who aren’t properly documented, securing the nation’s borders and stepping up deportations. He also urged citizens not to take the law into their own hands. “I must make it clear that only the authorized government officials may act against violations of the law, including violation of our immigration laws,” he said. “No other person is allowed, f...
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