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In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, Apollo Global Management (APO) has been on a deal-making spree... The global alternative-investment manager understands the massive need for liquidity during this crisis. As we've said repeatedly here at Altimetry Daily Authority, stay-at-home orders have crushed demand... so companies are looking to shore up their balance sheets. Apollo […]
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Earlier this month, we highlighted a conversation with a first-hand expert in the travel industry... Our friend had told us how more people are booking stays in places with kitchenettes or places to cook in when they travel. This way, folks feel more like they could "live" where they're vacationing. And as The Economist recently […]
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For years, investors have credited share buybacks with aiding market rallies... However, as the Financial Times reported last month, repurchases have been cut in half for S&P 500 companies since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. Management teams were worried about a potential liquidity crunch in March... so to save cash, many of them paused […]
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It's possible that hacking may become much harder than it currently is... Hackers are a big problem in today's Internet-powered society. Criminals are able to break into computer systems or decrypt messages and data packages sent across the web and cause widespread destruction. Just this July, social media site Twitter (TWTR) saw a massive breach, […]
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The coronavirus pandemic is starting to reverse a longtime trend... After years of moving offshore, jobs might finally be returning to U.S. soil. For the bartenders, pilots, and tour guides still out of work, these fields are unfortunately still hurting. However, as Bloomberg explained earlier this month, American manufacturing jobs are likely on the cusp […]
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This Medical-Devices Maker Is Providing an Alternative to Opioids... And That Means Big Returns Thanks to OxyContin, one family has continually been in the news over the past few years... The Sacklers are the controlling family of Purdue Pharma, the maker of the well-known, addictive drug OxyContin. This is the drug that has been at […]
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Each year, market-research firm CB Insights publishes a list of game-changing startups... CB Insights is widely respected in the industry... and this year's release didn't disappoint. The list included innovations such as CRISPR 2.0, which provides safer and more precise approaches to gene editing. The report also covered "carbon capture" companies. These firms could recycle […]
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Sometimes, the power of the market is just in waiting... This can be difficult for investors, but doing nothing can be the best move to make. As legendary trader Jesse Livermore once said, "It never was my thinking that made the big money for me. It always was my sitting." This is coming from the […]
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In order to understand industry trends, it's important to look beyond the news channels... Here at Altimetry, we try to engage with a diverse crowd when it comes to our friends and colleagues. We personally know people who have jobs ranging from the medical and pharma fields, aerospace, advertising, social media, skin care, as well […]
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Just a few years ago, the term 'unicorn' was all the rage... These are privately owned venture-capital ("VC") supported startups worth more than $1 billion. As an estimated 0.07% of startups ever reach a billion-dollar valuation, these select firms are as rare as the mythical creature they're named after. Many startups have been holding off […]
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