AI And The Dragon: What Trends Will Dominate 2024?

Vertigo3d 2023 defied most expectations and extended already existing global equity market imbalances. It was a year of higher US rates and US Dollar, uncertain inflation, emerging artificial intelligence technologies, an expanding energy transition, and the stabilization of China. Against most odds and a harsh macroeconomic backdrop, the US economy continued to show resilience with…

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Microsoft: AI Prowess Fused With Nuclear Energy To Dominate Next-Gen Cloud Computing

kenneth-cheung Investment Thesis: Microsoft’s (NASDAQ:MSFT) strategic maneuvers into the AI space are more than helping Open AI build better chatbots so they can sell Office 365 Co-Pilot licenses. As they bolster their partnership with OpenAI, their deepening alliance is also an infrastructure transformation, with Microsoft investing heavily in nuclear energy (through a Sam Altman portfolio…

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SPS Commerce: Poised To Dominate The EDI Industry (NASDAQ:SPSC)

tumsasedgars/iStock via Getty Images Investment Thesis The Electronic Data Interchange (‘EDI’) industry is positioned to benefit immensely from structural trends in supply chain operations and data analytics for businesses globally. Despite a fragmented competitive field, a few firms rise to the top, with SPS Commerce (NASDAQ:SPSC) top of the heap in my view. EDI Defined…

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Onto Innovation (ONTO): Plummeting Metrology/Inspection Sales As KLA Continues To Dominate

Anastasiia Burlakova/iStock via Getty Images Onto Innovation (NYSE:ONTO) announced on August 10 its Q2 2023 earnings to much fanfare. Its Q2 Non-GAAP EPS of $0.79 missed by $0.05. Revenue of $190.66M (-25.6% Y/Y) missed by $12.34M. The stock is currently trading flat since the call because of hyperbole surrounding its AI (artificial intelligence) efforts, which…

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