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Nvidia, the crown jewel of the AI revolution, failed to meet investors’ high expectations on Wednesday night as its third-quarter revenue forecast fell short due to a snag in the production of its new Blackwell chip.

Jay Powell was appointed by Trump. Trump denied Janet Yellen, the previous chair of the Federal Reserve, another term in 2018. Trump preferred to have his own pawn. He did not succeed. Powell and thus the Federal Reserve remained independent. Next year Powell can be replaced, but it will not be easy.

Growth in the Asian stock market no longer comes from big tech companies. The best growth opportunities now lie in young, smaller technology companies and in the rapidly emerging healthcare sector, says Albert Kwok, manager of the PGIM Jennison Emerging Markets Equity Fund.

Many technology companies have risen to dominance in a relatively short space of time, with legislators struggling to keep up the speed. Large investors should do their bit by constantly reminding these companies of their responsibilities, say Jon Guinness (photo) and Sumant Wahi, managers of Fidelity International’s Global Communication Fund.

The pair spoke out on this digital ethics in the margin of the annual (now virtual) Sustainable Investment Week of sustainability label Luxflag.

In mid-July, Bloomberg published a revealing, or if you wish, shocking message: a list of the fifteen ultimate corona crisis stock market winners. The top-10 consists of ten men, almost all of them 50+ and almost all of them are American.

The market value of big technology companies such as Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Microsoft and Alphabet (Google) have risen much faster than the market average over the past decade. Christophe Braun, Investment Specialist at Capital Group, believes these mega-caps can grow even bigger, as they are well-positioned to ride out a weaker global economy over the short to medium term, and have the opportunity to monetise new or existing services that could support their share prices.