During 2023, we have discussed so often how (ridiculously insolvent) banks have made extensive use of “Hold To Maturity” accounting to the point that it is now more appropriate to rename it “Hide Till Maturity” (TwitterX). Dump any asset with a market value implying a steep loss in the HTM…
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IN A SCRAMBLE TO SURVIVE, SOFTBANK IS KILLING ALIBABA!
$BABA closed the last session crashing 9% after results beating expectations across the board, leaving many dumbfounded. Of course, the media quickly made up a narrative to write a story that could more or less fit the price action: “Alibaba crashes after pulling its Cloud Unit listing due to US…
Is ARM The Canary In The $NVDA Coal Mine?
Newspapers have been cheering up the “deal” this week where Softbank managed Vision Fund successfully sold ARM 25% it owned to… Softbank. In September 2020, $NVDA agreed to buy the whole ARM from Softbank at a $40bn valuation paying in cash and shares (NVIDIA), but it preferred to lose $1.25bn…