Bereft of demonstrable abuse of monopolistic power, Epic Games' complaint against Apple may aim at leveling the playing field with the smallest app developers or merely give the largest developers a free hand on the Apple Store
When taking issue with the Apple 'ecosystem', lawsuits have to walk a fine line on account of Court rulings on monopolistic practices, fudging the responsability any ecosystem may have in the general interest of the public
The aftermath of the COVID pandemic is upending the business model of the airline industry, potentially bringing down an essential cog of the global economy without viable resolution in sight
In the midst of the deepening airline crisis, IAG - the International Airlines Group - stands out. With its competitive streak and unstinting shareholder support, the Group might emerge as a dominant player in the European airline industry
The series draws attention to industry trends highlighting stock potential – and the headwinds battering investor optimism. The seemingly unstoppable share price run of Tesla Motors calls for a closer look
With multifarious disruptions portending instability the car industry could run aground on treacherous shoals in the coming decade. Risky bets on an uncertain future, strategic choices need to be visionary while grounded in industrial strengths
How big, how bad Exchange Traded Notes( ETNs) could turn out to be for private investors oblivious of the underlying risk...but the trends in fund pricing of the Energy market remain powerful indicators no one should ignore
Mobile payments have become a defining feature of Chinese society and the two Internet majors, Aibaba and Tencent, dominate digital consumer transactions at the expense of traditional banking. The Chinese Central Bank is seeking a way out...
Alibaba, the e-commerce giant, and Tencent, the videogame behemoth, are seeking ways to extend their strong presence in markets roiled by fickle consumer expectations and under competitive pressure. Profits will suffer...
Eurasia is again a geopolitical reality with the Chinese communication infrastructure on a continental scale and the powerful draw of energy riches, but populous, fragile and deeply divided Central Asia is exposed to overreach by mighty land powers
Demography is an incontrovertible force, driving the underpinnings of Italy's aging society to breaking point. The creeping danger of a numerical decline of the workforce has become a brutal reality bearing down alarmingly on labor productivity
Italians, conflicted – likable and engaging and torn between hopes of yesteryear and today’s reality – tread a narrow path between a make-believe tantrum, irreversible commitments in the name of uncertain policies and actual structural reform
The islands in the Indian Ocean bearing the name are indeed 'scattered' around Madagascar, mainly in the Mozambique Channel. Formally under French sovereignty, their tiny size belies their growing strategic importance for the world's most powerful players
Mayotte, a French Département in the Comoros archipelago, is overpopulated, underemployed, and poorly educated - a potential target of unvarnished Chinese and Russian ambitions, and a basket case for a medium-sized ex-colonial power
Strengthening their grip on the semi-conductor industry, South Korea and Taiwan are in the lead, China is catching up fast and Japan appears determined to maintain its market share.... all told the countries commit to almost 80% of global equipment capex
A small number of specialized semi-conductor equipment manufacturers have a lock on all the most advanced applications in high-tech hardware. The industry is foundational in US-China trade negotiations because China tech cannot do without
'Cybersecurity' cannot be confused any longer with 'protection' of a business against digital assaults, with a whole array of defensive measures... This never was a correct understanding of cybersecurity, or at best a very partial one
There is little doubt the massive Equifax [EFX/NYSE] data breach (publicized in September ’17) generated a wave of potential customer leads and renewed investor interest in the industry
