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Xpeng goes vroom | Zoom’s customers have left the meeting | [TOGETHER WITH]( Hi {NAME}, here's what you need to know for November 24th in 3:13 minutes. 💰 What’s better than earning money from crypto? Earning money from crypto without having to do anything, obviously. So join us for [How To Earn A Passive Income Through Crypto]( on Wednesday, and find out how to sit back, relax, and let the crypto cash come to you. [Sign up to our Discord for free here]( Today's big stories - Chinese EV-maker Xpeng reported a mixed set of results - Buffett, Soros, and Dalio’s hedge funds all revealed where they were investing last quarter, and there are some exciting opportunities here – [Read Now]( - Zoom reported better-than-expected earnings, but investors still aren’t convinced Research And EVelopment [Research And EVelopment] What’s Going On Here? Xpeng [reported]( a mixed set of results on Tuesday, but the Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker has a crack team of engineers working round the clock to nail it next time. What Does This Mean? Xpeng delivered more than 25,000 cars last quarter – a record high and nearly three times as many as the same time in 2020. That drove revenue up by a much better-than-expected 187% compared to the same time last year. But it had plenty of outgoings too: the company’s been spending big on developing new cars, as well as on self-driving tech that’ll allow it to build robotaxis down the line. So it follows that the company’s research and development costs were twice what they were in the third quarter of last year, and that the company made a bigger-than-expected loss. Still, the company sees that as a necessary bump on the road to glory: Xpeng said it’s expecting to break delivery records this quarter too. Why Should I Care? The bigger picture: This is a big pond. China’s the biggest EV market in the world, and it’s growing at a rate of knots: EV sales in the country are on track to hit 3 million by the end of the year – more than double last year’s total. And while there is a lot of competition from the likes of Tesla, NIO, and Li Auto, the market’s so big that Xpeng shouldn’t have any problem growing its sales for the foreseeable future. Zooming out: Feel the power. It’s not just the carmakers having all the fun: CATL – the world’s biggest manufacturer of EV batteries – became China’s second-biggest domestically listed company by market value earlier this week, having seen its share price more than double over the last year. And that might just be the start: the US government’s next spending [proposal]( includes tax incentives for EV buyers, and it could boost demand for CATL’s batteries even more. You might also like: [Forget Tesla or Xpeng. There might be an even better way to play the EV boom right now.]( Copy to share story: [( 🙋 [Ask a question](mailto:questions@finimize.com?body=Ask us a question: Where are you writing from? Let us know and we'll mention it when we reply.&noapp=true&subject=Research And EVelopment&utm_campaign=daily-global-24-11-2021&utm_source=email) Analyst Take We Know What Buffett, Soros, And Dalio Did Last Quarter [We Know What Buffett, Soros, And Dalio Did Last Quarter]( [Photo of Carl Hazeley] Carl Hazeley, Analyst What’s Going On Here? You can relax: the heads of three of [America’s biggest hedge funds]( didn’t get up to anything frightening last quarter. What they did do was shift around their companies’ holdings, placing new emphasis on certain [stocks](, [exchange-traded funds](, and even the odd [commodity](. But they do have some blood on their hands: they [killed off]( a couple of investments. George Soros’s firm, for example, [sold its entire holdings]( of electric vehicle battery startup Quantumscape – a noteworthy move at a time when everyone else is betting big on EVs. So that’s today’s Insight: [what Buffett, Soros, and Dalio’s hedge funds invested in last quarter](, and why they abandoned what they abandoned. [Read or listen to the Insight here]( SPONSORED BY CABITAL The crypto platform head and shoulders above the rest There are some things you expect from a [crypto platform](, like high yields and robust security. [Cabital]( has those things in spades, and it’s done you one better: lower risk. See, most platforms mandate you to stake their native token – you know, their own brand of cryptocurrency. But they’re also volatile, with some down 25% from their all-time highs. Capital doesn’t need that to promise you [12% interest a year on crypto](. No siree: those returns come from highly strategic investments that are safe, secure, and compliant. The icing on the cake? You’ll [get a $20 bonus]( just by creating an account. Sign up with Cabital today, and [boost your interest on your crypto investments](. [Get Your $20 Bonus]( Connect with Cabital on [Telegram](. Logout And About [Logout And About] What’s Going On Here? Zoom [reported]( better-than-expected quarterly results late on Monday, so let’s just hope no one quits while the teleconferencing company is ahead… What Does This Mean? Zoom always knew lockdowns weren’t going to last forever, which is precisely why the company’s been looking for ways to make sure its business keeps growing no matter what. One of its priorities has been to raise the profile of its hybrid product: a conference room setup that’ll connect those in meeting rooms to those in their living rooms. The other has been to double down on big business customers, which has been proving particularly fruitful: the number of customers spending more than $100,000 a year with Zoom nearly doubled last quarter from the same time the year before. Smart moves, both: they helped lift the company’s revenue by a better-than-expected 35% versus the same time a year ago. Why Should I Care? For markets: Investors are shooting their own foot. Investors clearly have their doubts about Zoom’s long-term future, having sent its stock down more than 30% since July. But the irony is that they’re the ones making it more difficult for Zoom to limit the very drop-off in growth they’re worried about. Take the Five9 saga: Zoom [announced]( plans to buy the customer support software provider in July using its shares as payment, in an effort to diversify its business offerings and shore up its growth. But with investors continuing to send Zoom’s share price south over the next couple of months, Five9 ended up [calling]( the whole thing off. Zooming out: Out of the frying pan. Then again, maybe we’re not quite done with Zoom calls just yet: Austria just [imposed]( its fourth national lockdown this week on the back of rising coronavirus infections, and Germany’s reportedly [thinking]( about doing the same ([tweet this](). That might be why the company’s revenue outlook for this quarter came in better than expected, then… You might also like: [Is Zoom’s stock going cheap right now?]( Copy to share story: [( 🙋 [Ask a question](mailto:questions@finimize.com?body=Ask us a question: Where are you writing from? 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