There is 0% chance this deal gets approved during a trade war. SB knows this and straight up lied during the earnings call when he said he expects the merger to close in Q3/Q4.
They've known this since Liberation Day.
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Done and Dead
I don't like apples
The deal is dead eh? How you like them apples?
Don’t forget rolling the dice in Vegas too… what was the Profit/Loss on that …??
NO IT'S NOT!!!
nope
Sooo,
When it happens…
SB is in too deep, and he has nowhere to go but doubling down on what he thinks he is doing.
The company is losing money, then goes into debt to buy Lexmark. This is the sign of a man who is either lost in his own delusion or knows he is in over his head but has to keep going, because if he admits failure the entire company tanks earlier than it will when this Lexmark deal either fails or doesn't happen.
Spending money on the CEO trip, sponsoring F1 and hockey team. Purchasing an entire company with debt while trying to figure out a way to stop the money bleed at the company that already exists. Constant emails about "when the Lexmark acquisition goes through" when it hardly has the votes. This is misleading investors and I don't know if they already know he can't pull this off and are just getting their money or they are really fooled by this. How did they approve their corporate bonuses?
On paper this looks like the work of a madman.
I fear that he will keep pushing deeper into this, losing the entire company. The guy is in way over his head, knows it but can't look like a fool now and back out. This is going to be interesting to see how fast this goes off the rails.
Stop pretending?
Anyone with a brain stem could see what’s happening and where this is going.
Absolutely nowhere. Fast.l
Yes we are pretending… sure…
Q5?
Yes it is !!!!!
Would the US be able to acquire the manufacturing processes, tools, machinery, technology and knowhow from Lexmark-- in whole, transport to US, and competitively produce products? Probably not, since they have not shown an interest in actually manufacturing products. In this industry, nothing is getting produced in the US and all manufacturers are going to eat the price increases or pass along as the market dictates. I think the smart ones are going to eat the loss, gain a little share, and square up when the playing field levels in 6 -9 months. The rising cost of print only means digital adoption gets deeper, and hard copy is only purchased when absolutely required.
Maybe someday. Not now, not during a trade war. Not 2025.
If people really believed it was happening, the price would reflect that. The price is in the toilet, where it belongs...
100% it will go through. Stop pretending you’re the news scoop guy.