The Death of Traditional Retail? ecommerce finance markets retail Nov 11, 2023

The Rise of Ecommerce

There is no question that the rise of ecommerce and the likes of Amazon have changed the way consumers shop. Online stores have a huge advantage in fixed rent costs as their dollar per square foot is much lower. Fulfillment...

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What Goes Into A Stock Price? Thoughts Post SVB's Bank Failure banking finance investing markets stock price valuation May 06, 2023

This post may be more useful after reading SVB’s bank collapse post for context (blog posted 4/1/23). It’s interesting to see when one company’s stock falls to drag down an entire sector. In this type of instance, either the...

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Why Did Silicon Valley Bank Fail? finance markets silicon valley bank svb Apr 01, 2023

What happened to Silicon Valley Bank? Summary below!

 

Question: Why does the Silicon Valley Bank failure matter?

Answer: It is the second largest bank failure in US banking history based on deposits (by assets its #3 behind First Republic...

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