@Wakeuptoreal26@theotherdas@RajeshwariRW Fair question but China still has more billionaires after the US. Also on a lighter note Jack Ma is back and being seen in business circles.
@ed_Didiong@KobeissiLetter Basically everyone is pouring money into AI stocks and hence the valuations. Since AI returns are nowhere to be seen its a matter of time before rich 5%, institutes and banks pull the rug, leaving all those households to holding the bags.
@5littlebass@NIOGlobal I believe most of the cost is being absorbed by external partners. There is no way Nio can build all these and still be profitable.
Global oil markets are broken beyond repair. EV adoption is accelerating at an unprecedented rate. Oil demand has peaked in 2025. Watch oil demand going down from here.
While everyone is watching crude oil futures, the physical crude oil market is out of control.
Shipping costs for crude oil are surging at a near-unprecedented rate.
The cost to ship 2 million barrels of crude oil from West Africa to China is now up to $23.59/barrel.
To put this into perspective, in July, the cost for the same shipment ~$6.50/barrel.
That's a +258% surge in shipping costs in just 2 months.
We are witnessing one of the largest global energy shocks ever recorded.
So a consolidation coming ? Nio holds the EV platforms, chips, swap stations and softwares, CATL holds batteries and cash. The merger could make a global giant and will feed into CCP’s merger and consolidation strategy.
NIO founder William Li recently met with CATL chairman Robin Zeng to discuss the next stage of their partnership, with both sides planning to expand their cooperation further.
The timing is interesting. “De-CATL” has become a recurring talking point in China’s auto industry, usually referring to automakers developing batteries in-house or bringing in more suppliers to reduce reliance on CATL. NIO, meanwhile, is continuing to deepen its ties with the battery giant. $NIO
@Iamnotnomi They should not waste money on buy backs. At best they should not dilute further. Money provides stability which is needed more than a higher stock prices.
China is a perfect balance of labour cost, energy cost, skilled workforce, stable policy, working culture and long term vision. This results in lowest possible cost and highest possible yield. Virtually impossible to replicate.
A year after shifting production and sourcing out of China to avoid higher U.S. tariffs, some companies are learning that replicating the country's factory ecosystem is not so easy and are bringing manufacturing back. https://t.co/b9YAyBlxRN
@habibislop@sprirt24@truesteel23 Tesla stopped innovating. Were it CCP who asked Tesla to produce newer better cars ? Stop blaming China for everything others do not do.