Nio (NIO) recorded significant growth in shipments in December
-Shipment growth: shipments of Nio $NIO electric vehicles rose 73% in December , signaling a strong finish to 2024 and giving investors reason for optimism.
-Onvo brand: $NIO's newer brand , Onvo, is expected to be a key driver of growth in 2025.
-Market challenges: Chinese price war in the electric vehicle... Read more
Meta Platforms cancels fact-checking program in the US
-Change of approach: Meta Platforms $META (the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and Threads) is scrapping its fact-checking program in the US and introducing Community Notes, inspired by Elon Musk's Social Network X.
-Community Notes features: Users will be able to Report misleading posts and provide context.
Accenture expands team of AI experts in partnership with Nvidia
-Dedicated team: Accenture $ACN has created a team of 30,000 Nvidia technology experts to help clients deploy artificial intelligence (AI)-based solutions .
-AI's share of contracts: Generative AI has so far accounted for 5% of total orders, which reflects potential and current limitations in its scope.
Apple plans $1 billion investment in manufacturing in Indonesia
-iPhone 16 ban: Indonesia has imposed a ban on iPhone 16 sales due to non-compliance with local content requirements (minimum 40% of parts).
-Planned investment: $AAPL announced a $1 billion investment in a new manufacturing plant in Indonesia that will produce components for smartphones and other devices.
Wall Street forecasts for the stock market in 2025
-Downside risk for current leaders: Companies like Vistra a Palantirwhich dominate in 2024, may face moderate growth or even decline.
-Favorable outlook for growth titles: Nvidia a Constellation Energy are expected to grow by 23 % a 11 % due to continued demand for technology and energy innovation.
Netflix hits record highs thanks to success of live sports streaming
What do you think of this genius move from $NFLX and the future of these sports broadcasts on streaming platforms?
-Record viewershipThis entry was posted in Netflix, Netflix shares rise after reaching record viewership 108 million viewers for Jake Paul and Mike Tyson's boxing match.
Bitcoin could reach $100,000 thanks to Trump's victory and a favorable regulatory outlook
-Price growth estimate: Analysts predict that Bitcoin $BTCUSD could reach $100,000 after Donald Trump's victory thanks to a positive regulatory outlook.
-Favorable regulation: James Butterfill of CoinShares points out that favorable regulation and growing adoption of cryptocurrencies... Read more
I don't want to jinx anything, but so far it looks like it. According to the 100k, there will almost certainly be a correction after that and if it drops more significantly, I'd be happy to buy then.
I only have $BABA stock from China so far, and that's good enough for me. Nio is also an interesting company, but I won't invest in it.