Earnings Spotlight: Snowflake (SNOW)

by Joanna Makris | Mar 2, 2022 | Earnings

Team Slootman has SNOW revenues racing. But no, we don’t think it deserves a SaaS valuation. Key points ahead of the quarter   SNOW reports FQ42022 earnings today aftermarket. This is a great name to watch as a proxy for cloud computing giants Amazon (AMZN),...

SPAC Market Review – February 2022

by Joanna Makris | Mar 2, 2022 | Featured, SPAC Monthly Review, SPACs

February continued the already negative sentiment in the equity market. A clearly oversaturated SPAC market is continuing to get crushed. Times are extremely tough right now for SPACs that are still searching for targets, as evidenced by the fact that more SPACs are...

Earnings Spotlight: Sofi Technologies (SOFI)

by Joanna Makris | Mar 1, 2022 | Earnings, SPACs

Nope, SOFI won’t print a perfect quarter. But expect stronger hands to prevail, thanks to a still high short interest and Goldman Sachs for the pre-quarter downgrade.    Key points ahead of the quarter  SOFI reports Q4 earnings today aftermarket....

Earnings Spotlight: EV maker Lucid Group (LCID)  

by Joanna Makris | Feb 28, 2022 | Earnings, SPACs

Lucid (LCID) stock is running hot into its Q4 earnings report, today aftermarket. The big question is what investors are willing to pay for growth.   Key points ahead of the quarter   First cars on the line. Impressive reservation numbers. Consensus calls for...

Is Tim Cook Worth $100 Million to Apple?

by Joanna Makris | Feb 25, 2022 | CEO, Executive Compensation

Apple (AAPL) CEO Tim Cook joined the billionaire club a decade after succeeding Steve Jobs as the chief executive of the world’s most valuable tech company. In 2021, Cook received almost $100 million in compensation ($98.73 million, to be exact)—according to Apple’s...