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Spotify will cut 17% of jobs to improve profitability
'Economic growth has slowed dramatically and capital has become more expensive'
December 04, 2023
Tech
Spotify will cut about 6% of jobs in latest tech layoffs
The music streaming giant has about 9,800 employees, according to its third-quarter earnings report.
January 23, 2023
Broker's Calls
Broker's Digest: Spotify, NetLink NBN Trust, TDCX, iX Biopharma, StarHub
See what the analysts have to say this week.
October 06, 2022
Broker's Calls
PhillipCapital kicks start tunes on Spotify as pricing power drives growth
Music is making Spotify's profits grow.
October 05, 2022
Feature
A look at Spotify’s role amid the recent Joe Rogan controversy
The recent Joe Rogan controversy re-examines the role of streaming company Spotify as it pushes content and podcasts.
February 24, 2022
Tech
Peloton and the end of the connected fitness ride
As it turned out, shunning the bike, and the stock, was a great decision.
February 17, 2022
Tech
Spotify's podcasting woes are about to get worse
Music streamer Spotify faces an existential crisis as it defends podcaster Joe Rogan
February 09, 2022
Tech
Indonesia imposes 10% VAT on tech firms
This follows changing patterns of state finances from Covid-19, which has hit state coffers.
July 09, 2020
Tong's Portfolio
A layman's guide to investing in tech companies
SINGAPORE (Oct 14): Investors on Wall Street are clearly losing appetite for overhyped loss-making technology companies with uncertain business models and unclear paths to profitability. The disaster surrounding WeWork’s planned and now-aborted IPO is t
October 11, 2019
Investing strategies
Tech companies, network effect, universal apps: Where the future and the past are different, yet similar
SINGAPORE (Apr 29): A significant portion of the value we have seen created in technology has been credited to the network effect (or positive feedback loop) associated with digital platforms. Think Facebook, Apple, Amazon.com, Google (owned by Alphabet),
April 29, 2019