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SoFi Technologies (SOFI) continues to ride the waves in the financial world, propelled by robust membership growth, product adoption, and diversification across its ecosystem. In Q3 2024, the company declared a massive stock price increase over the past month, propelled by investors’ strong confidence in the company’s performance and general potential for further growth.

Key Takeaways Banks are being forced to offer higher rates to keep deposits. Lending will remain slow, which will squeeze net interest margins.

Fair Value is based on 5 analyst following the company. The company is active in the domain of semi-conductors so highly volatile but the story behind this company is very appealing : It is a family owned company with a management being there already for longtime and having themselves important stakes They have a very tight relation of being the producers of Melexis (that only conceives chips) qnd hence is assured by a steady flow of orders The current figures are biased by a hefty investment in building up extra capacity They do not target high volumes as this is a battle they can not win, they are just strong in making small to medium batches The major risks and attention points are : Will follow the volatily of the semiconductor business Linked to auto industry so if this one is suffering XFab will perform weaker as well They realize high margins but if Revenue is not attained immediate impact on the bottom line as there are consequent sunk costs.

As PayPal (PYPL) solidifies its position in the digital payments landscape, it presents a promising opportunity driven by transaction growth, profitability, and an attractive valuation. This analysis delves into how each of these areas contributes to PayPal’s robust potential as an investment.

Bull Vontier has inherited a proven business system of disciplined capital allocation and continuous improvement from its former parent companies, Danaher and Fortive. u The spinoff from Fortive will allow Vontier to redeploy capital to its business, as its former parent invested less than 5% of its total M&A capital in Vontier.

Key Takeaways Poor thermal and energy efficiency will see Intel lose out to AMD in the server CPU market AMD and ARM will take market share from Intel in the consumer CPU segment Intel will see Notebook OEMs switching to AMD and ARM based chips for their efficiency gains Intel’s Arc GPUs won’t be able to catch up to Nvidia, leaving them without the scope to focus on AI Catalysts Struggling in the Data Center Market: Xeon SP CPUs Losing Ground As AMD Steps Up Intel's dominance in the data center CPU market has been a significant pillar of its success over the years, contributing around 30% to the company’s total sales. INTC Revenue & Earnings Breakdown - Simply Wall St However, recent trends suggest a concerning shift.

Automotive technology grows, develops and innovates-Betamek (KLSE: 0263) Catalysts 1. Betamek (KLSE: 0263) operates in the electronics manufacturing services for automotive markets in Malaysia where vehicle sales were up 6.6% 1H24.

Key Takeaways I'm bullish on Microsoft as a business, its most profitable days ahead Growth avenue: revamp current products with AI, increase offers on Azure cloud Not leader in cloud infrastructure, but dominant in SaaS productivity suite Highest potential growth industries: CRM & ERP, gaming, healthcare Teams: Microsoft's true super app, pushing to make it as prevalent as Office 365 Catalysts Business Catalysts Enhancing the family of apps with AI. By now, most of the investing world regards Microsoft as a leader in AI.

Key Takeaways Core retail business facing limited expansion room, already has a significant market share in the U.S. Ad and streaming businesses are growing and have the potential to be major drivers of future growth. The ad business is well-positioned to capitalize on the growth of e-commerce.