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TSMC Warns Taiwan-China War Would Make Everybody LosersPosted by BeauHD on Wednesday August 03, 2022 @09:00AM from the lose-lose dept.An anonymous reader quotes a report from CNBC:CitarIf China were to invade Taiwan, the most-advanced chip factory in the world would be rendered "not operable," TSMC Chair Mark Liu said in an English-language interview with CNN this week. In the undated interview, Liu said that if Taiwan were invaded by China, the chipmaker's plant would not be able to operate because it relies on global supply chains. "Nobody can control TSMC by force. If you take a military force or invasion, you will render TSMC factory not operable," Liu said. "Because this is such a sophisticated manufacturing facility, it depends on real-time connection with the outside world, with Europe, with Japan, with U.S., from materials to chemicals to spare parts to engineering software and diagnosis." The remarks were aired as tensions between China and Taiwan have escalated in recent days as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visits the island. "The war brings no winners, everybody's losers," Liu said.Liu compared a potential conflict in Taiwan to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, saying that while the two conflicts are very different, the economic impact to other countries would be similar. He encouraged political leaders to try to avoid war. "Ukraine war is not good for any of the sides, it's lose-lose-lose scenarios," Liu said. Liu said an invasion of the territory would cause economic turmoil for China, Taiwan and Western countries. He said that TSMC sells chips to consumer-facing Chinese companies that need the company's services and the supply of advanced computer chips. "How can we avoid war? How can we ensure that the engine of the world economy continues humming, and let's have a fair competition," Liu said.Further reading: US To Stop TSMC, Intel From Adding Advanced Chip Fabs In China
If China were to invade Taiwan, the most-advanced chip factory in the world would be rendered "not operable," TSMC Chair Mark Liu said in an English-language interview with CNN this week. In the undated interview, Liu said that if Taiwan were invaded by China, the chipmaker's plant would not be able to operate because it relies on global supply chains. "Nobody can control TSMC by force. If you take a military force or invasion, you will render TSMC factory not operable," Liu said. "Because this is such a sophisticated manufacturing facility, it depends on real-time connection with the outside world, with Europe, with Japan, with U.S., from materials to chemicals to spare parts to engineering software and diagnosis." The remarks were aired as tensions between China and Taiwan have escalated in recent days as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visits the island. "The war brings no winners, everybody's losers," Liu said.Liu compared a potential conflict in Taiwan to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, saying that while the two conflicts are very different, the economic impact to other countries would be similar. He encouraged political leaders to try to avoid war. "Ukraine war is not good for any of the sides, it's lose-lose-lose scenarios," Liu said. Liu said an invasion of the territory would cause economic turmoil for China, Taiwan and Western countries. He said that TSMC sells chips to consumer-facing Chinese companies that need the company's services and the supply of advanced computer chips. "How can we avoid war? How can we ensure that the engine of the world economy continues humming, and let's have a fair competition," Liu said.
'Meme Stock' AMTD Digital Just Surpassed Goldman Sachs With a 22,000% GainPosted by msmash on Wednesday August 03, 2022 @04:05PM from the watch-out dept.The world, apparently, has a new financial giant. From a report:CitarAMTD Digital, a Hong Kong-based company that listed in New York less than three weeks ago, has surged so much that its market value hit more than $310 billion as of Tuesday's close. That means the firm -- which develops digital businesses, including financial services -- is worth more than Bank of America, Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs Group, despite reporting just $25 million in revenue for the year ended April 2021. At least on paper, that makes it the third-biggest financial company in the world, trailing just JPMorgan Chase and Berkshire Hathaway. While those firms have a long list of shareholders, AMTD Digital has a convoluted ownership structure that ultimately leads to one key name: Calvin Choi, an ex-UBS Group AG banker, who's currently fighting an industry ban in Hong Kong for failing to disclose conflicts of interest.
AMTD Digital, a Hong Kong-based company that listed in New York less than three weeks ago, has surged so much that its market value hit more than $310 billion as of Tuesday's close. That means the firm -- which develops digital businesses, including financial services -- is worth more than Bank of America, Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs Group, despite reporting just $25 million in revenue for the year ended April 2021. At least on paper, that makes it the third-biggest financial company in the world, trailing just JPMorgan Chase and Berkshire Hathaway. While those firms have a long list of shareholders, AMTD Digital has a convoluted ownership structure that ultimately leads to one key name: Calvin Choi, an ex-UBS Group AG banker, who's currently fighting an industry ban in Hong Kong for failing to disclose conflicts of interest.
Tengo curiosidad por saber qué argumenta nuestro querido Rallo en este artículohttps://blogs.elconfidencial.com/economia/laissez-faire/2022-08-01/los-jovenes-no-se-estan-volviendo-propietarios_3469541/Si alguien lo tuviere a mano...
Los jóvenes no se están convirtiendo en propietariosLa mayoría de políticas públicas se orientan a transferir miles de millones de euros anuales a los pensionistas (los hogares más ricos)Por Juan Ramón Rallo | 01/08/2022 Los jóvenes, cada vez menos propietarios de vivienda. (EFE/Mariscal)Los españoles ahorramos e invertimos mayoritariamente a través del mercado inmobiliario. Así es como históricamente las familias han amasado un patrimonio neto que, según la reciente 'Encuesta financiera de las familias', del Banco de España, tenía un valor mediano de 122.000 euros y un valor medio de 269.000 euros. Dejando de lado las cuentas corrientes (cuyo importe mediano apenas alcanza los 7.000 euros), los dos activos más comunes en la riqueza familiar son la vivienda habitual (presente en el 73,9% de las familias, con un valor mediano de 130.000 euros) y otras propiedades inmobiliarias como segundas viviendas, locales comerciales, garajes o trasteros (presentes en el 45% de las familias y con un valor mediano de 93.500 euros).El resto de activos en los que típicamente cabría pensar como inversión patrimonial tienen una importancia muy inferior. Por ejemplo, los planes de pensiones y seguros de vida alcanzan al 28,5% de las familias, pero solo con un valor mediano de 10.000 euros; los fondos de inversión únicamente aparecen en el patrimonio del 8% de las familias y con un valor mediano de 25.000 euros, y las acciones cotizadas apenas figuran en el patrimonio del 12,5% de los hogares y con un valor mediano de 6.000 euros. Sin embargo, el ascensor patrimonial de la economía española se está rompiendo: si la estrategia tradicional de una familia española para capitalizarse había sido adquirir bienes raíces, las nuevas generaciones no están logrando hacerlo. Como hemos dicho, el porcentaje de familias españolas con una vivienda en propiedad se ubica en el 73,9%, lo que supone una caída de casi 10 puntos con respecto a sus máximos de 2011.Pero es que prácticamente la totalidad de esa caída se concentra entre los hogares más jóvenes: los hogares cuyo cabeza de familia tiene más de 65 años cuentan en casi un 85% con la vivienda principal en propiedad; en cambio, los hogares con el cabeza de familia entre 35 y 44 años son propietarios en un 65% de los casos y los hogares con el cabeza de familia de menos de 35 años solo en un 36%. Hace una década, en cambio, el 77% de los hogares con el cabeza de familia entre 35 y 44 años eran propietarios de una vivienda; un porcentaje que ascendía al 69% entre los hogares con el cabeza de familia de menos de 35 años.Hace un par de años, ya tuvimos ocasión de escribir sobre las barreras que se estaban encontrando los jóvenes a la hora de adquirir una vivienda y patrimonializarse por esa vía: por un lado, la inestabilidad laboral y la falta de ahorro inicial les impiden el acceso a un crédito hipotecario; por otro, los crecientes precios de la vivienda agravan esa falta de ahorro inicial y esa incapacidad para atender regularmente las cuotas del préstamo hipotecario. Y años después, constatamos que la tendencia a la baja del acceso de los jóvenes a la vivienda continúa. En esencia, porque los problemas de fondo siguen sin solucionarse: la última reforma laboral parece que ha contribuido a mejorar algo la estabilidad del empleo, pero la tasa de temporalidad entre los menores de 30 años sigue estando en el 44%. Y los precios de la vivienda continúan en pleno crecimiento, sobre todo en las grandes ciudades, por la restricción política de la oferta.Que los jóvenes no se patrimonialicen a través del mercado inmobiliario no tendría por qué ser preocupante si lo hicieran por otras vías, pero no parece que esté siendo el caso: la riqueza bruta mediana de los menores de 35 años apenas alcanza los 43.000 euros (cuando hace una década alcanzaba los 166.000 euros) y la riqueza neta mediana se reduce a menos de 24.000 euros (cuando hace una década era de 72.000 euros).Datos ciertamente preocupantes que, sin embargo, se hallan mayoritariamente ausentes del debate público, donde la mayoría de políticas se orientan a transferir miles de millones de euros anuales a los pensionistas (los hogares más ricos) y a repartir algunas dádivas entre los jóvenes (como el cheque cultural) para aparentar que se está pensando en ellos cuando en realidad se los está condenando políticamente a un futuro pauperizado.
Robinhood Is Firing Nearly a Quarter of Its StaffPosted by BeauHD on Wednesday August 03, 2022 @09:25PM from the recession-bound dept.Robinhood is letting go of nearly a quarter of its staff, CEO Vlad Tenev said in a [url=https://blog.robinhood.com/news/2022/8/2/a-message-from-our-ceo-and-co-founder-vlad-tenev]message posted to the company's blog. The Verge reports:Citar"As part of a broader company reorganization into a General Manager (GM) structure, I just announced that we are reducing our headcount by approximately 23%," Tenev wrote. "While employees from all functions will be impacted, the changes are particularly concentrated in our operations, marketing, and program management functions." Robinhood's chief product officer Aparna Chennapragada is also stepping down from her post as part of the restructuring, according to a filing (PDF) with the Securities and Exchange Commission, though she'll "remain employed in an advisory role to the CEO or his designee through January 2, 2023." Chennapragada joined the company from Google in March 2021.The announcements came as Robinhood released its Q2 2022 earnings information a day earlier than scheduled, reporting total revenue of $318 million over the three months, which is 44 percent lower than the same period in 2021. In April, Robinhood said it planned to cut 9 percent of its full-time staff, but "this did not go far enough," Tenev said. The company had staffed up assuming that the increased trading after things like the GameStonk phenomenon and bullish crypto markets would carry into 2022 but has run into the headwinds of inflation and the so-called "crypto winter" that are affecting other companies. Those who are affected by the cuts will be able to stay at Robinhood through October 1st at their regular pay and benefits alongside a severance package, Tenev says.
"As part of a broader company reorganization into a General Manager (GM) structure, I just announced that we are reducing our headcount by approximately 23%," Tenev wrote. "While employees from all functions will be impacted, the changes are particularly concentrated in our operations, marketing, and program management functions." Robinhood's chief product officer Aparna Chennapragada is also stepping down from her post as part of the restructuring, according to a filing (PDF) with the Securities and Exchange Commission, though she'll "remain employed in an advisory role to the CEO or his designee through January 2, 2023." Chennapragada joined the company from Google in March 2021.The announcements came as Robinhood released its Q2 2022 earnings information a day earlier than scheduled, reporting total revenue of $318 million over the three months, which is 44 percent lower than the same period in 2021. In April, Robinhood said it planned to cut 9 percent of its full-time staff, but "this did not go far enough," Tenev said. The company had staffed up assuming that the increased trading after things like the GameStonk phenomenon and bullish crypto markets would carry into 2022 but has run into the headwinds of inflation and the so-called "crypto winter" that are affecting other companies. Those who are affected by the cuts will be able to stay at Robinhood through October 1st at their regular pay and benefits alongside a severance package, Tenev says.