A recent report filed by Colin Gillis, an analyst for BGC Partners (BGCP), predicted Google (GOOG) would beat Apple (AAPL) to a $1 trillion market cap valuation. In the past decade, the two tech companies have overtaken all Silicon Valley competition, and solidified their top spots as industry leaders. Currently, Apple has a market cap of roughly $640 billion, while Google maintains a $370 billion valuation.
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Get Ready For The (Tesla) D
The much-anticipated announcement of Tesla’s (TSLA) Model D has come and gone. On October 9th, Tesla CEO Elon Musk took to the stage at Hawthorne Airport to reveal Tesla’s “third” electric car model. Musk, also the founder of SpaceX and Chairman of Solar City (SCTY), enjoys exhilarating vehicles and innovative ideas. His futuristic mindset and unfettered determination have led to the creation of a truly remarkable new vehicle.
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Ebola To Send Biotechs Higher
The Ebola virus has penetrated U.S. borders, and small biotech firms are racing to develop a cure. That being said, biotech sector trading volumes over the last two weeks have risen to unprecedented levels; moreover, nearly all Ebola-centric biotech stocks have generated impressive returns to match this rise in trading volume.
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Inefficiencies Plague HP
Last week, Silicon Valley tech magnate Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) announced it would split into two companies focused on computing (B2C) and enterprise (B2B) operations. According to company sources, the prospect of splitting the technology giant into two separate entities has been under discussions for months.
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$100 Billion Is Nothing
When it comes to athletic retailers, Nike (NKE) is a man among boys. With a market capitalization of more than $77 billion, it is nearly twice the size of its largest competitor, Adidas (ADDDF), and almost 5x bigger than Under Armour (UA). Because of this advantage, Nike’s annual revenues exceed almost $29 billion and its stock is currently trading at all-time highs of roughly $90.
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The Price Of Success
Football is finally back, which marks the return of a number of our favorite things: beer, barbecues, tailgating, fantasy football, cheerleaders, and… tremendous cash injections for the U.S. economy. Although it is not considered “America’s Pastime,” the National Football League (NFL), not a public company, is easily the most profitable professional sports institution in America.
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War Of The Smart Watches
Apple’s (AAPL) highly anticipated iPhone 6 debut has come and gone. On Tuesday, September 9th, CEO Tim Cook, and other top executives, took the stage in Cupertino to unveil the next generation iPhone (the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus) and new iOS 8 platform. Upon conclusion of this expected announcement, Cook reemerged on stage and nonchalantly uttered Steve Jobs' three iconic words: "One. More. Thing."
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