FAANGer danger: big tech takes a beating
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The Economist
4.3 • 5K Ratings
🗓️ 8 February 2022
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
For years, the big tech firms Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix and Google were seen as a collective good bet; investors will soon judge them each on their merits—or demerits. After Israel’s creation, Jews were shunned in the Arab world; that now seems to be changing, and quickly. And, on the frozen ground at Ukraine’s border, there will be mud.
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| 1:03.6 | Hello and welcome to the intelligence from The Economist. I'm your host, Jason Palmer. |
| 1:09.0 | Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world. |
| 1:17.5 | Ever since the creation of Israel and its displacement of Palestinians, Jews and Jewish heritage haven't been much embraced in the Arab world. |
| 1:26.8 | But our correspondent finds how much and how fast that seems to be changing. |
| 1:33.2 | And Russian tanks are perched on Ukraine's border, for the moment on hard frozen ground. |
| 1:39.2 | When that thaws, things will get messier and trickier. |
| 1:43.0 | We look into the tactical concern posed by rivers of mud. |
| 1:59.9 | But first... |
| 2:00.6 | If you're holding stocks in big tech firms, |
| 2:04.7 | 2022 has already been a real nail biter. |
| 2:08.1 | For so long, they seemed to be headed in only one direction, up. |
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