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  • Infobird Co., Ltd. (IFBD) Stock Surges Following Successful Launch of Intelligent SaaS Solution for Leading Client

    Infobird Co., Ltd. (IFBD) Stock Surges Following Successful Launch of Intelligent SaaS Solution for Leading Client

    Infobird Co., Ltd. (IFBD) stock prices were up by 8.49% shortly after market trading commenced on July 20th 2021, bringing the price per share up to USD$3.45 early on in the trading day.

    IFBD’s SaaS Product

    July 20th 2021 saw the company announce the successful implementation of its proprietary Intelligent Quality Inspection SaaS with a leading Chinese Fintech company. The SaaS product has facilitated the realization of intelligent management and operation by IFBD’s client’s customer service platform. The Intelligent Quality Inspection SaaS also serves as the basis for further upgrading of the client’s customer service.

    Intelligent Quality Inspection

    The company has persisted in promoting the implementation of intelligent quality inspection across a myriad of market sectors over the past few years, serving to facilitate the expansion of the scope of application of intelligent quality inspection. Since its inception, Intelligent Quality Inspection has catered to financial, e-commerce, retail, and other industries. The standardized intelligent SaaS product will give clients the ability to better track the engagement between the company and its end customers.

    Scope of IFBD’s Solution

    With a range of applicability in so many sectors, the solution is essential for the financial industry on account of its very high compliance and service requirements for customer and sales centers. The company’s success in serving its Fintech client with Intelligent Quality Inspection will serve as the track record that will bolster IFBD’s foray into the financial industry.

    Advantages of IQI

    The partnering Fintech company prioritizes customer service, while constantly seeking to elevate the quality of management and customer service it offers. This is facilitated by various methods, including, but not limited to, quality inspection and training. The adoption of the Intelligent Quality Inspection system has seen the advancement from manual inspections by random sampling to automatic inspection with 100% coverage. This results in the obsolescence of quality inspectors with the achievement of 100% inspections serving to comprehensively improve management efficiency. With such complete coverage, the company negates the risk of product or service defects slipping through the cracks of selective, random inspections.

    Future Outlook for IFBD

    Armed with the successful implementation of its leading SaaS product, IFBD is poised to capitalize on the expanded scope of opportunities it finds at its disposal as a result of its partnership. Investors are hopeful that the success of this collaboration will pave the way for the company to expand its network of clients, ushering in significant and sustained increases in shareholder value over the long term.

  • SCWorx Corp. (WORX) Stock Skyrockets as Meme Stock Phenomenon Continues to Run Rampant

    SCWorx Corp. (WORX) stock prices skyrocketed by 59.28% as of the market closing on July 12th, 2021, bringing the price per share up to USD$2.66. Subsequent premarket fluctuations have seen the stock rise by a massive 58.27%, bringing it up to USD$4.21.

    Regaining Nasdaq Compliance

    June 1st 2021 saw the company announce that it had regained Nasdaq compliance in regard to their continued listing requirements for periodic reporting. This was a result of WORX’s filing of a Form 10-K for the year ended December 31st 2021. Furthermore, a letter from Nasdaq, dated May 27th, 2021, consolidated the regaining of compliance with the annual meeting requirement, on the basis of the company having completed its Special Meeting as a substitution for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders. As such, the company has addressed its deficiencies and continues to be traded on Nasdaq under the WORD ticker.

    Change in Leadership

    The company also concurrently announced the promotion of WORX’s President and COO, Tim Hannibal, to the role of Chief Executive Officer. Having joined the company in the latter half of 2016, Mr. Hannibal brings a wealth of expertise from his tenure as Founder, President and CEO of VaultLogix, a Software-as-a-Service company, for 13 years.

    Contextualizing WORX’s Gains

    While promising, these developments do not adequately explain the recent surge in WORX’s stock price. Rather, in the absence of any significant developments or changes in fundamentals, WORX seems to be the latest target of the meme stock phenomenon that has been spreading like wildfire across the stock markets. The absence of underlying reasons to rationally invest in the company goes as far as to see companies with obvious reasons to not invest in being pumped and inflated.

    Meme Stock Phenomenon

    A high short interest seems to be a common denominator among the stocks being targeted by the meme stock movement, signaling institutional investors’ confidence in the company’s stock price falling. Accordingly, retail investors coordinate a short squeeze, seeking to capitalize on the confidence of the institutional investors. As a result, some of the biggest names in finance have seen losses in the billions, with some going as far as to declare bankruptcy. Given the largely baseless driving forces behind the movement, these gains in stock prices are rife with inherent volatility and risk.

    Future Outlook for WORX

    Nevertheless, armed with the fortuitous surge in equity value, WORX is poised to capitalize on the opportunities afforded to it from the expanded scope of exposure it has received. Current and potential investors are hopeful that management will be able to leverage the resources at their disposal to facilitate more organic growth over the long term.

  • XPeng Inc. (XPEV) Stock’s Downward Trend Persists as Chinese Regulations and Oversight Continue to Increase

    XPeng Inc. (XPEV) Stock’s Downward Trend Persists as Chinese Regulations and Oversight Continue to Increase

    XPeng Inc. (XPEV) stock prices were down by 5.86% on July 7th, 2021, bringing the price per share down to USD$41.47 at the end of the trading day. Subsequent premarket fluctuations have seen the stock fall another 6.27%, bringing it down to USD$38.87.

    EXPV Hong Kong Debut

    July 7th, 2021 saw the company fall flat in its trading debut in Hong Kong, having been the first Chinese EV maker to finish a “homecoming” share sale. The share sale saw the company raise an impressive USD$1.8 billion. The shares opened at USD$21.62 and fluctuated throughout the session before ending the trading day at USD$21.24, the same as their offer price. The company went public in the U.S in August 2021 and its New York-listed shares have nearly tripled from their IPO price.

    Increasing Chinese Oversight

    The company’s Hong Kong debut followed increases in Chinese regulations as the country cracks down on the technology industry, dealing a massive blow to both global investors and local companies hoping to be listed abroad. July 6th, 2021 saw the Chinese State Council vow to further increase oversight of data security and overseas listings.

    Future of EV Space in China

    With the Chinese regulatory probe into Didi Chuxing recently, the electric vehicle manufacturing space is concerned about the future of the gathering and analytics of vehicle operating data, which was expected to be the next big source of companies’ profits. Stricter government oversight has also resulted in the scaring off of global investors. Shares of Chinese EV manufacturers that are listed in the U.S. have rallied since their lows in mid-May 2021, based on promising demand growth. XPEV is the first of a total of three U.S-listed Chinese EV makers to launch a homecoming sale. Nio and Li Auto are planning to follow suit with listings in Hong Kong.

    Promising Developments

    Despite the company not having yet turned a profit, revenue has been increasing. With the company forecasting profitability by late 2023 or early 2024, revenues have reached USD$455 million in the first quarter of 2021. Deliveries for June 2021 were up a staggering 617% as compared to numbers from the same month of the prior year.

    Future Outlook for EXPV

    As the company expands its investor base closer to home, it is keen for its consumers to also be its stockholders. XPEV is poised to ride the wave of increased Chinese regulations, with strategies to come out stronger than ever. Investors are hopeful that the company will not be hit too hard by the increasing oversight and that this will not affect its listings abroad.

  • Infobird Co., Ltd. (IFBD) Stock Skyrockets as it Expands Network of Strategic Partnerships

    Infobird Co., Ltd. (IFBD) Stock Skyrockets as it Expands Network of Strategic Partnerships

    Infobird Co., Ltd. (IFBD) stock prices were up by a massive 42.13% some time after market trading commenced on June 29th, 2021, bringing the price up to USD$5.51 earlier on in the trading day.

    About IFBD

    Founded in 2001, IFBD has its headquarters in Beijing with a strong foothold in the Chinese market where it is a well-known SaaS provider of artificial intelligence enabled customer engagement solutions. Having started with call centers, the company is now a leading tech solutions provider for customized, customer engagement management. This is done through its cloud-based services, including, but not limited to, Saad, as well as business process outsourcing services.

    Collaboration with SaSa

    The company announced recently that it had collaborated with SaSa Cosmetics to facilitate the provision of various services. This move will serve to support the company’s marketing and customer service areas. The collaborative partner SaSa has extensive reach in the Asian markets as a large beauty retail chain with more than 300 brick and mortar locations that offer almost 1,000 brands.

    Partnership with Zu Li Jian

    IFBD also announced that it had entered into an agreement with Zu Li Jian, a leading shoe company that addresses a demographic of 260 million elderly and geriatric people of China. The agreement will facilitate the provision of digital costumer engagement solution, as well as to foster customer service improvements for the collaborative partner.

    IFBD IPO

    April 26th, 2021 saw the company announce the closing of its IPO, wherein IFBD put up 6.25 million shares of its common stock for sale. The offering generated gross proceeds in the amount of USD$25 million, before the deduction of expenses related to the offering. The IPO also included a 45-day option for underwriters to purchase up to an additional 937,500 additional shares in the case of over-allotments. These shares would be price at the IPO price, less underwriting discounts and commissions.

    Green Initiative

    May 20th, 2021 saw the company announce having reached an ecological cooperation agreement with China Electronic System Technology. As per the agreement, both companies will conduct comprehensive and in-depth cooperation in the areas of modern digital cities and credit creation in the interest of jointly facilitate the accelerated development of China’s digital economy.

    Future Outlook for IBFD

    Armed with a variety of recent strategic partnerships, IFBD is poised to continue its trajectory of success. The company is keen to usher in further growth as it continues to push for increased market penetration. Current and potential investors are hopeful that management will continue to leverage the resources at their disposal to facilitate significant and sustained increases in shareholder value.

  • Alfi, Inc. (ALF) Stock Continues to Skyrocket as Latest Target of Meme Stock Phenomenon

    Alfi, Inc. (ALF) stock prices were up by a massive 50.11% shortly after market trading commenced on June 25th, 2021, bringing the price per share up to USD$19.29 early on in the trading day.

    Share Repurchase Program

    June 23rd, 2021 saw the SaaS platform company announce that its Board of Directors had given the green light for the company to go ahead with a share repurchase program, which would see the repurchasing of up to USD$2 million of its common stock. The company cited the exercising of outstanding warrants, associated with its recent IPO, having benefited its balance sheet as a major factor in the decision to implement the repurchasing program.

    Recent Skyrocketing

    While potentially favorable for investors, these developments do not, however, explain the recent activity seen by ALF’s stock prices. June 22nd, 2021 saw the shares close while up 108.8%. Rather, ALF seems to be the latest target for the meme stock phenomenon that has dominated the stock markets in recent weeks. The company’s market cap has skyrocketed to USD$201 million, up from the USD$15.5 million valuation from earlier in May of 2021. June 22nd, 2021 saw the stock touch a high of USD$16.45 million, after having been traded at a monumental volume of 211 million shares. On that day, ALF was the third most actively traded stock on the U.S exchanges.

    Agreement with All-Niter

    June 15th, 2021 had seen another such massive surge in share price, of 104.4%, but this was in the wake of the announcement of ALF’s agreement with All-Niter. As per the agreement, the partner would be responsible for the shipment and installment of the first 10,000 digital Alfi tablets to be distributed on a global scale to drivers for Uber and Lyft.

    Meme Stock Phenomenon

    Driven by users of the popular social media platform, Reddit, investors coordinate to invest heavily in companies that exhibit a high short interest. As the price is inflated, the Reddit-driven investors cash out on their investments, while hedge funds and other corporate investors scramble to mitigate their losses as a result of the short squeezes. With a trend of picking underdog companies, sometimes on the brink of collapse, these readers confound more seasoned investors with the absence of a valid reason to invest in the companies they do. Lacking major recent developments or changes in fundamentals to justify the skyrocketing prices, this phenomenon has made for a very volatile market as of late.

    Future Outlook for ALF

    Armed with the influx of capital from the skyrocketing of equity value, ALF is poised to capitalize on the opportunities afforded to it. Current and potential investors are hopeful that management will continue to leverage the resources at their disposal to facilitate significant and sustained increases in shareholder value.

  • IBM Announces Plan To Split Off Managed Infrastructure Services Unit Into New Public Company

    IBM Announces Plan To Split Off Managed Infrastructure Services Unit Into New Public Company

    International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE: IBM) shared traded up 12.55% in the pre-market trading session of Thursday after the company announced that it has decided to split off its Managed Infrastructure Services unit of its Global Technology Services division into a new public company. The decision has been taken to focus more on a hybrid cloud growth strategy to provide the best experience to its customers.

    The cloud-focused computer group has disclosed that the separation of an infrastructure unit is expected to complete by the end of 2021. This separation is a tax-free split off to the shareholders of IBM. CEO Arvind Krishna said that now is the right time of separation so that the two market leaders will be able to focus on what they do best.

    He said that the International Business Machines Corporation will focus on Artificial intelligence capabilities and open hybrid cloud platforms while the NewCo will be able to design, run and modernize the infrastructure of the world’s most important organizations. After the separation both the companies will be able to focus on their respective businesses and will be able to improve their growth by capturing new opportunities and be able to create value for clients and shareholders.

    International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE: IBM) shares traded up 11.69% at $138.52 during the pre-market trading session on Thursday. It has gained +2.10 at $124.07 on the trading session of Wednesday. This company stock fluctuated between the 52-weeks low range of $90.56 and a high range of $158.75. IBM has moved up 37.00% from its 52-weeks low and moved down -21.85% from its 52-weeks high. This company has a total market capitalization of $110.97 billion at the time of writing.

    International Business Machines Corporation also disclosed that it is projected third-quarter revenue of $17.6 billion and an adjusted profit per share of $2.58. IBM will speed up clients’ digital transformation journeys, and NewCo will speed up clients’ infrastructure modernization efforts.