Tag: Integrated

Tesla bear says it’s poised to ‘go bust’ because it’s too vertically integrated, which is a ‘brilliant model when you grow’ but not when you have your worst quarter in years

Tesla reported its first quarter of year-over-year sales declines since 2020 this week. A bad quarter was expected given slowing demand in China, an arson at its factory in Germany that led to a production stoppage, and supply-chain hiccups due to the geopolitical situation in the Red Sea. But Tesla ended up disappointing even those […]

Why Zim Integrated Shipping Stock Is Down Big Today

Zim Integrated Shipping Services (NYSE: ZIM) reported fourth-quarter results that were slightly above expectations, but there is no end in sight to the macro headwinds that have plagued this business. Investors were hoping for more, and Zim shares were down nearly 14% as of 11:30 ET Wednesday. Zim is treading water Zim owns and operates […]

Russia’s resilience to sanctions shows it is ‘costly and unattainable’ to isolate a large and globally integrated economy, economist says

Russia’s economy remains resilient against Western sanctions. Economist Elina Ribakova wrote about the limitations of trying to isolate a globally integrated economy like Russia. The West’s experience sanctioning Russia could help in crafting potential future trade restrictions against China. Russia’s economic resilience against sanctions has frustrated the West as the war in Ukraine drags into […]