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Meta plans price hike for its virtual reality devices, internal memo shows
Business Insider· 2025-12-10 21:29
核心观点 - Meta计划提高其虚拟现实设备的价格 以建立更健康的业务模式 确保长期可持续性 同时将放缓新硬件的发布节奏[1][2] 业务模式与定价策略 - 公司必须进行业务模式转型 具体措施包括提高设备价格 将新成本(如关税)计入定价 以及延长已上市设备的更换周期[1] - 未来设备价格将更加高端 旨在建立更健康的业务基础 摆脱对单一设备成败的生存焦虑[2] - 旗舰VR头显Meta Quest 3零售价为499.99美元 入门级型号零售价为299.99美元[3] 产品路线图与发布节奏 - 公司计划未来以更慢的节奏发布新硬件[2] - 代号为“Phoenix”的新混合现实眼镜的发布时间已从2026年下半年推迟至2027年上半年[3] - 关于价格调整的内部备忘录未提及混合现实眼镜[4] 战略重点与资源分配 - 近期与CEO和CTO举行的Reality Labs战略会议确定了三大主题:建立长期可持续的VR业务 打造“世界级”软件体验 以及加速移动端进展[4] - 管理层重申对VR的长期承诺 并强调需调整商业模式和路线图以实现这一目标[6] - 公司正努力超越行业自然增长率 这意味着并行运行多个项目 并承担关税、内容补贴、市场进入和设备的成本[6] - 有报道称Meta计划对负责硬件的Reality Labs部门进行高达30%的预算削减[5]
Fed meeting updates: Federal Reserve to decide on interest rate cut at final 2025 meeting
Business Insider· 2025-12-10 18:55
Business Insider has heard from frustrated job seekers at all levels of the career ladder, particularly those feeling pushed out of white collar roles. This past summer, the number of Americans looking for work eclipsed the number of vacancies, though the unemployment rate itself is still relatively low.Powell has said the Fed's cautious strategy this year stems from uncertainty over President Donald Trump's fast-changing tariff policies and stubborn inflation rates. The job market, meanwhile, has had a roc ...
AT&T CEO says he made a mistake in how he went about fixing company culture — but the viral memo wasn't it
Business Insider· 2025-12-10 08:57
公司文化转型与领导层反思 - 公司CEO承认在推动必要的“文化演进”方面行动过慢 本应将其置于最优先位置并强制采取具体行动而非作为多项重点工作之一 [2] - 一份内部备忘录旨在为公司文化转型提供框架 并“为想要领导的领导者提供他们执行该框架所需的一切掩护” 该备忘录不应被过度解读 仅是系列步骤之一 [3] - 备忘录概述了CEO关于转向“更基于市场的文化”的观点 旨在消除领导者进行管理的借口 [1][3] 员工政策与职场要求 - 公司已实施每周5天的全员返岗指令 [4] - 备忘录向员工明确表示 他们需要适应公司文化的变化 否则可以选择离开 [4] - CEO在备忘录中指出 公司运营的是动态的、面向客户的业务 如果业务要求与个人意愿不符 员工有权寻找更合适的职业机会 [5] 人工智能技能与员工发展 - 公司正在推动员工采用人工智能 为此提供了教程和其他教育工具供员工提升技能 [5] - CEO关注哪些员工正在使用这些AI工具进行学习 并希望了解他们正在何处及如何构建自己的技能组合 [5][6] - 将AI技能视为员工接下来必须掌握的下一组关键技能 [6]
David Ellison says he knows why the Warner Bros. Discovery board can't accept his most recent offer
Business Insider· 2025-12-10 06:43
Paramount CEO David Ellison says he knows the Warner Bros. Discovery board can't accept his latest offer of $30 per share for the company. Why?"If they accept the offer exactly as it is today, right, then they're admitting breach of fiduciary duty, so I don't think they can just take that," Ellison was overheard saying at the UBS media event on Tuesday, Business Insider has exclusively learned. On Friday, WBD announced it had accepted Netflix's offer of $27.75 per share for WBD's studio and streaming asse ...
Cracker Barrel stock drops after hours as chain reports losses from 'unique and ongoing headwinds'
Business Insider· 2025-12-10 05:30
Cracker Barrel released its Q1 results on Tuesday, reporting losses that sent its share price tumbling more than 10% in after-hours trading. The beleaguered Southern restaurant chain reported a 5.7% drop in revenue compared to the prior year's first quarter, and a 4.7% decrease in comparable restaurant sales. It also reported a net income loss of $24.6 million."First quarter results were below our expectations amid unique and ongoing headwinds," Cracker Barrel president and chief executive Julie Masino sai ...
Accenture struck a deal with Anthropic, 8 days after saying it would partner with OpenAI
Business Insider· 2025-12-10 01:02
Accenture has announced an expansion of its partnership with Anthropic, its second deal with a leading AI developer in the past eight days. The deal includes a suite of new solutions and offerings that will help Accenture's clients "accelerate the shift from experimenting with AI to using it as a catalyst for reinvention across the enterprise," said Julie Sweet, Accenture's CEO.The two companies said they would form the "Accenture Anthropic Business Group," which will train around 30,000 employees in deliv ...
Berkshire Hathaway is seeing its biggest shake-up in decades. Warren Buffett watchers say it's just the start.
Business Insider· 2025-12-09 23:34
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway announced its biggest management shake-up in decades on Monday, including a surprise exit, a retirement, and a new position. Close followers welcomed the moves, but two warned they could mark the start of a wider exodus as the legendary investor enters his final weeks as CEO after six decades in charge.Greg Abel, the head of Berkshire's non-insurance operations, is poised to take the reins from Buffett on January 1. Carolyn Dewar, a senior partner at McKinsey and coauth ...
BofA: Investors Should Load up on Stocks in This Area of the Market
Business Insider· 2025-12-09 18:15
Tech stocks have driven a disproportionate share of the market's gains in recent years. Now, it's time for them to share the limelight, says Joe Quinlan, the chief market strategist at Bank of America. "There's plenty of places to put money to work better other than, say, Mag 7," he said, referencing the largest stocks in the S&P 500 by market capitalization.Specifically, cyclical stocks should start to look attractive next year, Quinlan said, calling the theme his highest-conviction investing idea right n ...
What to expect from the last Fed meeting of 2025 — and what a rate cut could mean for your wallet
Business Insider· 2025-12-09 17:03
美联储2025年末利率决议 - 美联储将于周三决定是继续降息还是暂停宽松货币政策 这一决定将为新年利率走向定调 并对消费者价格、就业市场和企业界产生涟漪效应 [1] - 根据CME FedWatch数据 市场预测美联储有约90%的概率进行25个基点的降息 [1] 决议面临的数据挑战与不确定性 - 决议前美国经历了创纪录的政府停摆 扰乱了联邦雇员的就业稳定以及失业率和通胀等数据发布 即使政府重新开放 劳工统计局等机构仍延迟或取消了报告 导致美联储决策者无法掌握美国经济健康状况的全貌 [2] - 劳工统计局在停摆期间未收集新数据 因此无法发布10月消费者价格指数报告和10月失业率 同时11月就业报告和通胀数据也无法在12月会议前及时发布 [3] - 经济学家认为 模糊的经济图景可能意味着美联储将依赖最后时刻的数据报告来做决定 例如12月9日发布的职位空缺和劳动力流动调查报告以及12月10日发布的就业成本指数 [4] 劳动力市场与通胀现状 - 延迟至11月20日发布的9月就业报告显示 美国当月新增就业岗位超出预期 失业率在劳动力参与率上升的背景下有所增加 [5] - 经济学家指出 这并不意味着就业市场正在复苏 或美联储对劳动力市场的担忧会立即消退 并称在剔除疫情影响后 当前是自2010年以来最糟糕的开局之一 [5][6] - 美联储主席杰罗姆·鲍威尔在最近一次FOMC新闻发布会上表示 在9月和10月会议期间 劳动力市场状况“变化不大” [6] - 有经济学家认为 美国通胀在今年降温方面进展不大 [7] 美联储内部政策分歧与未来展望 - 美联储今年迄今一直保持限制性货币政策 直到9月才保持利率稳定 但并非所有美联储领导人都同意这一做法 近期会议纪要显示 一些FOMC成员倾向于更大幅度、更持续的降息 [8] - 货币政策可能在2026年发生变化 因为鲍威尔的任期将于5月结束 一直公开倡导降息的总统唐纳德·特朗普可能会在1月提名新的美联储主席 [8] - 有经济学家预计美联储会再次降息 但如果委员会成员决定暂停一段时间以观察经济演变 也不会感到意外 她预计在再次降息以帮助就业市场后 将进入一个观望期 [7] - 经济学家表示 如果经济一切顺利 美联储可能不会采取太多行动 因为他们现在已采取措施防范最坏结果 通胀回落需要时间 [7] 利率变化对消费者与企业的影响 - 连续第三次降息将有助于降低大宗购物的成本 三十年期固定抵押贷款、两年期汽车贷款和信用卡利率往往与联邦基金利率同步波动 [9] - 尽管通胀仍高于美联储2%的目标 但预期利率下降 抵押贷款利率在近几个月已大幅降温 [9] - 25个基点的降息可能意味着使用高收益储蓄账户或存款证的储蓄者投资回报降低 但偿还信用卡将变得更便宜 较低的利率也将使美国人更容易获得房屋净值信贷额度和小企业贷款 [10] - 持续的降息将通过使企业更容易借贷和投资来提振就业市场 这将为公司腾出更多资金用于雇佣和支付员工薪酬 从而可能带来更高的消费者支出 这些都是健康经济所需的因素 [12] 降息对就业市场情绪的潜在影响 - 如果有降息 对于在疲软劳动力市场中求职的人来说可能是一个积极信号 求职者如果听到美联储正在对不利的劳动力市场做出反应 他们会感觉良好 并可能感到缓解即将到来 [11] 美联储的决策基调 - 鲍威尔表示 美联储将谨慎平衡就业目标和抑制通胀 本周利率可能会变动 但“并非定局 远非如此” 政策“没有预设路线” [12]
'Big Short' investor Michael Burry warned early about subprime excess — now he's betting on Fannie and Freddie IPOs
Business Insider· 2025-12-09 14:27
迈克尔·伯里对房利美和房地美的投资观点 - 投资者迈克尔·伯里目前持有房利美和房地美“相当规模”的普通股头寸 并认为等待已久的公司重新上市计划可能最终临近 [1] - 伯里预计 一旦两家公司通过首次公开募股摆脱资本限制 其增长将自然加速 [1] 房利美和房地美的历史与现状 - 在金融危机期间 两家公司因购买大量高风险贷款而助长了房地产泡沫 最终于2008年被置于政府监护之下 并得到纳税人大量支持 [2] - 截至2025年 房利美和房地美自2021年以来已重建了数百亿美元的资本 并且仍然是美国抵押贷款市场的重要支柱 拥有62%的未偿住房贷款 [3] - 目前特朗普政府已表示有兴趣将两家公司从监护中释放 伯里认为其首次公开募股可能临近 但仍面临监管和政策障碍的“最后一段陡峭、曲折且崎岖的攀登” [3] 市场反应与伯里近况 - 在柜台交易的房利美和房地美股票周一分别上涨2%和2.4% [4] - 伯里在发布此观点前一个月 已终止其Scion Asset Management在美国证券交易委员会的注册 并向外部投资者关闭了对冲基金 [4] - 此后他推出了名为“Cassandra Unchained”的Substack订阅服务 目前拥有超过146,000名订阅者 旨在分享其股票、市场和泡沫的分析与预测 [5]