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Unpacking Germany’s Historic U-Turn on Spending — ft. Carsten Brzeski

2025/3/27
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一位结合商业洞察和个人故事的畅销书作者、教授和企业家。
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Scott Galloway: 我认为苹果公司Apple TV+的10亿美元亏损是合理的战略投资,因为它可以提升苹果其他产品的销量,并作为一种营销手段。虽然亏损巨大,但对于苹果公司来说,这笔钱是可以承受的。 Ed Shustory: 我不同意,Apple TV+的订阅用户数量少,盈利模式堪忧,苹果公司可能面临股东压力而削减内容预算。 Scott Galloway: Endeavor私有化交易是高管利用公司资源进行财务操作,损害股东利益的行为,高管获得巨额报酬,而低层员工薪资却很低,这反映了美国公司管理中存在的薪酬差距问题。 Ed Shustory: 我同意,Endeavor私有化交易中,高管获得巨额报酬,而低层员工薪资却很低,这反映了美国公司管理中存在的薪酬差距问题。 Scott Galloway: 耐克公司股票跌至五年低点,这可能是由于关税、消费者信心下降以及品牌竞争加剧等因素造成的。品牌公司很难长期保持高利润率和品牌影响力,因为一旦产品普及,消费者就会转向其他品牌寻求差异化。 Ed Shustory: 耐克公司业绩指引下调,预计下一季度营收将大幅下降,这主要是由于关税和消费者信心下降等因素造成的。 Carsten Brzeski: 德国最近的选举结果显示,政治格局更加分散,极右翼和极左翼政党获得更多支持。德国经济停滞的原因既有周期性因素(疫情、俄乌战争、能源危机),也有结构性因素(投资不足、创新不足、竞争力下降)。德国人民普遍支持乌克兰,但同时也担心战争升级。德国过去一直避免债务,这与德国语言文化中对债务的负面认知有关,但现在德国可能正在转变其财政政策。德国政府做出了历史性的财政转向,将增加对基础设施和国防的投资,并放宽财政赤字限制。欧洲股市上涨可能与德国财政政策的转变以及投资者对美国经济的担忧有关,但仍需谨慎乐观。欧洲资本大量流入并非昙花一现,但能否成为长期趋势取决于欧洲能否实施结构性改革。德国和欧洲科技行业发展面临的主要障碍是监管和资本获取问题。特朗普政府即将实施的对欧洲的关税将对欧洲经济造成负面影响,但其具体影响程度难以预测。特朗普政府对欧洲实施的关税将对欧洲经济造成显著负面影响,尤其可能导致生产转移到美国。

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This chapter explores Apple's financial losses with Apple TV+, examining the strategic decisions behind their streaming service and its impact on the company's larger business model.
  • Apple TV+ is reportedly losing $1 billion annually.
  • Apple's streaming service is its only unprofitable subscription.
  • Apple hopes to use TV+ as a loss leader to enhance its brand value and drive hardware sales.

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Scott and Ed open the show by discussing Apple’s $1 billion annual loss on AppleTV+, Silver Lake’s move to take Endeavor private, and Nike’s latest earnings report. Then Carsten Brzeski, Global Head of Macro Research and Chief Eurozone Economist for ING, joins the show to break down Germany’s political and economic landscape. He unpacks the growing fragmentation among political parties and explains the country’s longstanding reluctance to take on debt. Carsten also breaks down the recent surge in capital allocations to the Eurozone and weighs in on whether this could mark the beginning of a sustained multi-year rally.

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