Technology

The pandemic may have slowed down demand for office spaces temporarily however, overall supply in the market maintained stability. According to Altus Group, a commercial real estate services firm, in Q1/2020, the vacancy rate in Canada dropped to 9.5% compared with 10.3% year-over-year. [more]

The Federal Reserve and the Treasury Secretary announce new extensive measures to support the economy, which brings comments from Duquesne Family Office, Blackrock, Miller Value Partners, The Leuthold Group, and Appaloosa Management. [more]

Analyst Ralph Garcea of Focus Merchant Group highlights 2019 results with Revenue hitting $18.5M (+47% Y/Y) & Gross Margins @43%, and catalysts for continued growth with Quisitive providing preliminary Q1/2020 guidance for Revenue of ~$10.9–11.1M. [more]

Highlights from Adelaide Capital’s CleanTech webinar with Aureus Energy, mCloud, Nano One, Questor and Thermal Energy. Competing in the trillion-dollar market. [more]

Shopify, Netflix, Roku, Peloton, Etsy, and Pinterest book Y/Y revenue gains in 28%-60% range but some are still not profitable. [more]

Uber’s stock price increased after reporting a $2.9B loss and withdrawing guidance. Lyft’s stock price was also higher after reporting a $398M loss but more rides. However, California’s attorney general sued both for violating the recently passed state law regarding gig economy workers. [more]

Xebec recorded record annual revenue of $49.3 million and re-affirmed 2020 Revenue growth guidance in the 60%-80% range. Well-funded for growth from equity financings in Q3 & Q4/2019 of $35.2 million and a $10M unsecured loan facility announced this week. [more]

All have different opinions as the COVID-19 pandemic has driven different strategies from CEOs of various investment firms including Berkshire Hathaway, Apollo, Pershing Square, and BlackRock, and research firm Rosenberg Research & Associates. [more]