two topics:
1. Bob Reiner & wife...could have been just psychosis, not immediately drug-related. Although relatively rare, mental illness could cause something like this.
2. iRobot banckrupcy. An innovative company, but at first, margins were decayed due to a cheaper product competition, which may or may not had "lifted" the trade scerets. After margins started to decline, they pursued a merger with amazon and European regulators annulled the merger, thereby condemning the company. Nicely done /s
This is important because EXACTLy the same will happen with humanoid robotics.
Without the tariff moat, east Asia manufacturers will ALWAYS be able to produce cheaper as long as manual labor is involved.
What do we think supports TSLA for now-of course, very high tariffs on Asian EVs. Without those tariffs, tesla might have been bankrupt as well.
Conclusions:
1. A world cannot exist in a free trade status as long as there are cost and regulatory gradients are present.
2. US regulators should block every single merger attempted by EU companies with US based companies from this point on 'cause we see the results of EU meddling and need to reciprocate.
EU seems to want an economic war and with this admin, they might get it, which would probably cause a depression and, eventually something worse.