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THE CURIOUS CASE OF U.S. TARIFFS AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR SEMICONDUCTORS (UPDATED AS OF MAY 2025)

Hello there! I am Priya, and thank you so much for reading this blog. I'm so excited to welcome you here!  For the new ones, this is my comfort space on the Internet, where I try to decode the new affairs in the business world, and (try) to demystify seemingly complex ideas. To build an easy-to-follow structure, I'm working on picking 1 sector, every quarter, and will bring something new about it each day! DISCLAIMER :  This is NOT intended to provide any purchase/sell/hold recommendation for any financial instrument/product/virtual asset, nor am I qualified enough to provide investment advise.   All opinions expressed here are my own, and are highly subjective.  This information should only be read to gain some additional perspective into these sectors, and NOT as financial advise. With that out of the way, I wish you a very happy learning! :) SOURCE: THE EFFECTS OF TARIFFS ON THE SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY BY MCKINSEY THE FLASHBACK I'm sure most are aware of the crazy ...

HOSPITALITY IN 2030 AND WHAT SHOULD HOTELS BE DOING TO STAY AHEAD

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Hello there!  I am back after a significantly long break, and pumped up with extremely electrified neurons, bursting with new ideas for how I want this blog to go! I am really excited to bring this as a part of my routine again. As always, my quick disclaimer here: This is NOT intended to provide any purchase/sell/hold recommendation for any financial instrument/product/virtual asset, nor am I qualified enough to provide investment advise. This will simply be an exerpt of my readings for the day, how I interpret the events this industry is currently experiencing, and what I think would be its key performing indicators. This information is highly subjective and should only be read to gain some additional perspective into these sectors. With that out of the way, let's begin on a new leaf... THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY OF 2030 My day started off by reading McKinsey's article of what it thinks will be the future of the hospitality industry and what it will evolve into by 2030. Ther...

FIRST EARNINGS CALL OF 2025 - J&J!

  Hello! I am Priya, and thank you so much for being here! :) I recently watched the '100 day challenge' to build a career in finance by  The Valuation School , and immediately jumped into it. This is a series where for the next 15 days I: 1) 'Pick' a sector 2) 'Read' relevant news articles, annual reports, sector analysis reports etc  3) 'Report' what I've read 4) Make 'Notes' and see how they evolve! To make it more interesting I've decided to pick a sector that has always been intriguing to me - the Pharma sector. I've picked 3 companies for my reference - Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk, Johnson and Johnson. Disclaimer: None of this should be treated as professional investment advise. Kindly only read this for gaining some academic insight. Secondly, t here are a lot of medical and pharmaceutical terms mentioned below. I do not have a pharmaceutical background, so kindly make some provision for scientific inaccuracies, which may be possib...

LAST EARNINGS CALL OF 2024 - ELI LILLY (THE FINALE)!

  Hello! I am Priya, and thank you so much for being here! :) I recently watched the '100 day challenge' to build a career in finance by  The Valuation School , and immediately jumped into it. This is a series where for the next 15 days I: 1) 'Pick' a sector 2) 'Read' relevant news articles, annual reports, sector analysis reports etc  3) 'Report' what I've read 4) Make 'Notes' and see how they evolve! To make it more interesting I've decided to pick a sector that has always been intriguing to me - the Pharma sector. I've picked 3 companies for my reference - Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk, Johnson and Johnson. Disclaimer: None of this should be treated as professional investment advise. Kindly only read this for gaining some academic insight. Secondly, t here are a lot of medical and pharmaceutical terms mentioned below. I do not have a pharmaceutical background, so kindly make some provision for scientific inaccuracies, which may be possib...

LAST EARNINGS CALL OF 2024: ELI LILLY (PART 2)!

   Hello! I am Priya, and thank you so much for being here! :) I recently watched the '100 day challenge' to build a career in finance by  The Valuation School , and immediately jumped into it. This is a series where for the next 15 days I: 1) 'Pick' a sector 2) 'Read' relevant news articles, annual reports, sector analysis reports etc  3) 'Report' what I've read 4) Make 'Notes' and see how they evolve! To make it more interesting I've decided to pick a sector that has always been intriguing to me - the Pharma sector. I've picked 3 companies for my reference - Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk, Johnson and Johnson. Disclaimer: None of this should be treated as professional investment advise. Kindly only read this for gaining some academic insight. Secondly, t here are a lot of medical and pharmaceutical terms mentioned below. I do not have a pharmaceutical background, so kindly make some provision for scientific inaccuracies, which may be possi...

LAST EARNINGS CALL OF 2024: ELI LILLY (PART 1)!

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  Hello! I am Priya, and thank you so much for being here! :) I recently watched the '100 day challenge' to build a career in finance by  The Valuation School , and immediately jumped into it. This is a series where for the next 15 days I: 1) 'Pick' a sector 2) 'Read' relevant news articles, annual reports, sector analysis reports etc  3) 'Report' what I've read 4) Make 'Notes' and see how they evolve! To make it more interesting I've decided to pick a sector that has always been intriguing to me - the Pharma sector. I've picked 3 companies for my reference - Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk, Johnson and Johnson. Disclaimer: None of this should be treated as professional investment advise. Kindly only read this for gaining some academic insight. Secondly, t here are a lot of medical and pharmaceutical terms mentioned below. I do not have a pharmaceutical background, so kindly make some provision for scientific inaccuracies, which may be possib...

BRAIN CHIPS, ILLEGAL VAPES AND GENE THERAPIES!

  Hello! I am Priya, and thank you so much for being here! :) I recently watched the '100 day challenge' to build a career in finance by  The Valuation School , and immediately jumped into it. This is a series where for the next 15 days I: 1) 'Pick' a sector 2) 'Read' relevant news articles, annual reports, sector analysis reports etc  3) 'Report' what I've read 4) Make 'Notes' and see how they evolve! To make it more interesting I've decided to pick a sector that has always been intriguing to me - the Pharma sector. I've picked 3 companies for my reference - Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk, Johnson and Johnson. Disclaimer: None of this should be treated as professional investment advise. Kindly only read this for gaining some academic insight. Secondly, t here are a lot of medical and pharmaceutical terms mentioned below. I do not have a pharmaceutical background, so kindly make some provision for scientific inaccuracies, which may be possib...