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AUKUS announces a joint front against China.
AUKUS announces a joint front against China, which startled France and, to an extent, Germany reducing the role of the EU which plays a second fiddle with China eyeing huge trade benefits with China now losing its imports.
The French political circle has taken the news of AUKUS - a formation of hard policy against China includes the Anglican gang, of the US, UK, and Australia now tilted the fulcrum of power when dealing with China.
The AUKUS are known for aggressive policy against China while the other EU members generally played a soft role offsetting the Chinese and Anglican interests.
Realizing dangerous France reacted ferociously, blaming the Anglican gang for preparing for another war like the one they did in Iraq.
France was critical of the American invasion of Iraq. Now, Iraq has become a ransacked nation, and Iraqi citizens' lives are hell. After ruining a nation, America slowly left the stage without having any concrete role in launching any democracy over there.
AUKUS is planning to help Australia acquire a nuclear-powered submarine. Australia, being a good trade partner, unexpectedly became a critic of China losing a huge trade income from China.
China has got a cordial relationship with the EU and France, Germany and the other key EU members may opt to form their own EU armed force to defend EU borders.
The world has now again become a bipolar world.
China, Russia, and Iran on one side and the US, UK, and Australia on the other side.
The shameful retreat from Afghanistan eroded a lot of political capitals from under the feet of the US, and Biden is trying to divert the attention of the American taxpayers to China-centric policy to hide his embarrassment.
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American Economics on a positive sphere after The Pandemic struggle.
Though the world leaders are united to isolate China and left the destiny of Taliban ruling Afghanistan on its own courtyard, in the US, its sniffing economy slowly started showing a positive sign of recovery. However, the economists are still very conservative to give a very ambitious projection which everyone anticipated a 6%+ GDP. Now they seem to have settled between 4%-5% due to low growth in the export, manufacturing and in the service, industry even today.
It is surely a positive sign that many shops and industrial units are opening up and the unemployed are enthusiastic to get ready to restart their work life, and the employees who have been laid off are being called back to restart their work, which would improve the state of the economy once the eco-system balances. The purchasing power will improve, so does the demand in the market and, naturally, the production will also improve.
This is happy news for the world. The tussle between Australia, France and the US is still a stain on the white cloth, the economic co-operation to re-energize the economy should be the prime objective of the world leaders. At the same time, the AUKU and QUAD are already sowing the seed of war fear among people across the world. In case a war takes place between China and other countries, the disaster will not end up within the Asian region alone, it may ransack both the North American and EU continent in case China is forced to go crazy with its highly disastrous steps and the weapons.
The world still believes that the Covid19 was a Chinese biological weapon.
Now Tim Cook's $100 million salary proposal is going to be challenged!
Apple's March 4 shareholder meeting is going to be a hot event when the CEO of Apple comes to get approval.
He is going to receive $100 million in compensation for developing Apple iPhones and making the company one of the most valuable companies in the world.
However, one can hear protests in a corner where a rights group called Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) said they feel such compensation is necessary and should be stopped at any cost. The right activists are asking the shareholders to vote against the proposal and not to ratify the proposal to give such a huge amount to the CEO, Tim.
His total package will now be according to the papers filed, which includes his annual salary package of $99 million. And the right group has got support from another investment advisory firm, Glass Lewis, which has also backed the proposal. All the activists and consultants believe that allowing Tim to continue in the company after his retirement is not necessary either. the reason they point out for such an exorbitant package for the year of 2021 performance without any clarity on the actual performance data is the lack of transparency in his performance.
There have been many changes in the mindset of the whole world ever since the 2007 recession and food inflation. The post-covid pandemic mindset is that the exorbitant pay and over-salary of CEOs have to be voted out, and a few such incidents occurred in 2021 when investors voted against executive pay packages at Intel (INTC), General Electric (GE), and CNN owner AT & T (T).
However, no proposal of any apple investor's body has ever been voted out to date. Most likely, the investors find that the CEO's role plays a crucial role in getting them a better return on their investment. Tim has done a good job even since Steve Jobs died in 2011, taking over as the head of the company.
- In 2022, Apple will have a market cap of $2.756 trillion.
- In 2011, when Tim took over, the market capitalization was $377.51 billion.
Other companies' market capitalization
- Microsoft-$2.179 T
- T-$1.573 Amazon
- Google-$1.750 T
- Apple is going to solve the facial ID detection issue without requiring users to remove their masks to unlock the phones. This feature will work on the iPhone, iPad, and iOS.
- Apple is going to introduce the new feature of "Universal Control" in their new software to help the user use a single keyboard and trackpad across multiple iPads and Macs.
Right now, Apple's 3-D facial recognition needs users to remove their masks, risking their lives to unlock the device.
- In 2022, the company is planning to launch a low-cost iPhone, new iMac and Mac Pro desktops, a redesigned MacBook Air, an updated low-end MacBook Pro, three Apple Watches, the iPhone 14, and new AirPods.
The leadership of any corporation is to be rewarded if their vision and leadership add value to the company and the investors, giving a higher return on investment. If the activists argue that the world is suffering from COVID impact, job loss, and financial crisis, then why do some people take such huge amounts as salary and compensation, which is inhuman.
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Editorial
What lesson did America learn from Afghanistan?
The retreat of the American forces from the Afghan soil led to inviting many criticisms and loss of the rating of the Biden administration. If the American administration has any justification to leave Afghanistan to save their taxpayer's money, then the American establishment has to find the reason for the instant fall of the Afghan army it has designed, trained, and invested $3 trillion in. Both Taliban and Afghan forces are designed and trained by America, but one won, and the other collapsed. The reason is simple, the Afghan forces are missing the determination of the Taliban.
First and the foremost, America lost its super power title for ever, and China used it as a stick to beat America. China used Taliban to smoke out America from Afghanistan the same way America used Taliban to smoke out the Russian forces before the fall of the former Soviet Union. The difference is the time taken for the response. The response of the Taliban is similar for both armies, but the time is different.
America created and funded the Taliban those days to target Soviet forces. The Taliban was one of the most potent weapons of the CIA and its brain child ever. Unfortunately, its inspiration has spread like wildfire in the Islamic world and cloning of terror groups and its multiplication created many deadly Islamic terror outfits under different local commanders. Taking the opportunity, China and Russia started selling weapons and an enemy America created against Russian forces became a huge light and lethal weapon market.
Besides, all these, the Americas became the target of most of the Islamic terror group when American forces started camping in Saudi Arabia, as the Muslims believe America is a demon polluting their holy land. The spread of the internet and communication and social networking made it easy for the terror groups to communicate and co-ordinate the operations across the world and with laser-sharp operational tactics.
One can say the terror group has saved the world from major wars between nations. Ever since the Iraq war, which was against one nation by 27 nations, eventually defeated the Iraqi army, there is no war. The terror group has turned international warriors. They became a market for the Chinese and Russian arms sellers and became a nightmare for the rest of the world, especially the Western world. Haplessly, NATO became meaningless without a clear-cut military mission too.
Now, China has taken over the world grabbing instigating a new campaign in Hong Kong, and Taiwan to prove to the world it's here to be the global super power, and Chinese leadership will fill the leadership vacuum created by the retreat of America from the global arena.
The chance of starting a war between China and other nations is far from reality. This looks like another Afghan army war. The Chinese planners look better in planning and execution of their strategy to tame the world than any other countries. The only country that landed in trouble siding with America is India. Now, America left the Asian region, leaving India and the Afghani people who supported America.
Metaverse: -a future investment trove for the world..
In the Metaworld, yes, let us call the Metaverse world that name...
Here, digital land development and selling have already gained momentum, and the sellers and buyers are crowding to buy the spaces, including the shop keepers, brands, and corporates, while professionals are getting ready to set up their own virtual consultancy shops. Individual pedestrians who want to experience the Metaworld again are trying to visit this magnificent world that is a clone of our own world in a virtual reality experience. This is the wonderland we've all been waiting for...
The Sandbox and Decentral have already started selling virtual real estate in the Metaworld. Using NFT or non-DE Fungible Tokes is like using your own virtual Aadhar card. You can get a legal document to own your own shop and real estate in the virtual world. When you buy NFT, the owner can buy, sell, build shops, rent them out...even start their own mall in the Metaworld.
Atari, the Japanese game company, has purchased 20 parcels of digital land in Decentraland and created its very own crypto casino. The story doesn't end there. They are launching a virtual hotel complex too. The virtual mall and cineplex are not very far from today. Again, they launched the Atari token, which people can buy for betting and get tax rebates.
The interesting side of the Metaworld in today's terms.
Real estate in Metaworld can be purchased from Decentraland and The Sandbox.
An individual should need virtual currency to live and do activities in the Metaworld. So, the next step is to have a crypto-wallet. This is like opening a bank account in the real world. This wallet, similar to Paytm or G-pay, can be used to conduct transactions in the Metaworld.
Those who buy virtual land or real estate today are expected to gain more value once the crowd in the Metaworld increases.
Once the user pays from his crypto wallet, whatever he buys will be added to his wallet, deducting payment from the wallet.
There is an opportunity for real shopping; the shoes or any physical product the buyer or user buys can be delivered to their physical address by the seller in the Metaworld.
The Metaverse is the world beyond our universe, creating an artificial world or universe that would resemble our world.
The business forms can set up their 3-D shops and sell products. The users can choose the 3-D virtual human figure they choose, like the weapons they pick in the computer games, and interact, walk into a virtual showroom, do shopping, pay the bill, and get their original products delivered at their given address.
Here in the metaverse, man gets a new world that looks like his own physical world.
There should be a plot for sale, and there must be customers to buy it.
That is the opportunity here in the metaverse we can see. The plots are sold at different rates today by the people who have already designed them. Corporates and brands are going to buy the plot and create their own shops to display their products. Here, they have to pay for the plot or they have to pay for the rent for the space. Plot owners earn from their tenants and customs.
The investment options available to you
Investing in technology is another gold mine that investors are going to explore. Presently, the VR/AR (virtual reality and augmented reality) market in 2020 was $12 billion, and it is going to touch $72.8 billion in 2024, up from $12 billion in 2020.
At present, the infant stage of VR/AR is confined to gaming and entertainment. Once the metaverse is opened up, the huge virtual universe, from stars to the shops, roads, and automobiles now seen on the gaming platforms, will have to be created. What about traffic booths and taxis in the virtual world? What about metro trains and airplanes to travel from the Indian virtual airport to the JF Kennedy airport in America?
This technology is going to be a gold mine for investors, inviting billions of dollars.
In the Metaworld, billions of dollars will be spent by people on shopping. Customers can easily go to any shop in America and do their shopping.
What technological advancement do we need to create the seamless virtual world we imagine?
Expensive hardware
Dedicated device(s) for connecting to the internet.
Headset -until the reality screen on mobile phones and laptops becomes a reality.
Clothing to change dress and select the attire the user chooses when they are online. No one wants to wear the same dress every time they go to the Metaworld.
Super cameras: this is where hardware companies can make a lot of money and do a lot of business.
The computer's ability to keep up with the speed of data.
Complex processing capabilities (everyone knows Facebook has already worked on an AI-supercomputer) are a result of their foresight in identifying investment opportunities.
A dedicated power supply to support a virtual environment.
Huge amounts of data need to be transmitted wirelessly and stored.
Ultra-high-speed internet.
The current Metaverse platform players are able to
Horizon World of Meta/Facebook. The Oculus Quest 2 VR headset and similar product developments to meet the technological demand and demand for similar products will invite more investors.
Roblox is an active virtual gaming platform...
Boing-the renowned aeroplane maker, is going to use this Metaworld to create a virtual lab where human, computer and robot employees can communicate and collaborate seamlessly across the world. Here, the company is going to invest billions. The project will create more employment opportunities for every category of technological and non-technological job seekers.
In the Mesha virtual world of Microsoft, employees can collaborate, generate personalized avatars, and also use them to collaborate in a holographic 3D environment that transcends geographic boundaries. This will help the world to be reduced to a small virtual village. Everyone can work from home in an office environment, adopting each employee's own virtual clone in the meta lab.
The companies are spending millions on developing gadgets that suit the Metaworld and developing technologies to set up shops, malls, and hotels, besides banking. This world is going to be the next investment opportunity for long-term investors.
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