While there has clearly been
a shakeout of some of the large companies in the US and EU that had expanded during the initial FiT led boom, that's just the growing pains of a new, still - developing market.
Things within the industry may change as a result —
a shakeout of weaker players, perhaps, and a renewed focus on the most profitable customers — but overall the credit card industry remains a major player in the U.S. economy.
However, there seems a pretty good potential of
a shakeout of recent trends as we move into 2018.
At the same time, the bloom came off of clean - tech, generally, with the notorious bankruptcy of Solyndra, a manufacturer of solar energy modules, and a broader
shakeout of solar panel producers caused by plummeting prices and competition from China.
Not exact matches
But with the major
shakeout in retail
of 2017 out
of the way, survivors will have to show customers and Wall Street that they can do more than just survive and bounce from one retail crisis to another.
The biggest casualty
of that
shakeout has unquestionably been Canada's BlackBerry, which has seen its once - commanding position atop the smartphone pile dwindle to less than one per cent global market share.
Over the past two or three years a bloody
shakeout has occurred, with many solar manufacturers going bankrupt, including some in the U.S. (like Solyndra, which received $ 535 million in Department
of Energy loan guarantees).
As part
of the
shakeout, Thorsten Heins was forced to leave his post as CEO.
After three
shakeouts below the 50 - day moving average (on 3/22, 4/5, and 4/15), $ THD has reclaimed the 50 - day MA and is poised to break out above the short - term downtrend line
of the consolidation.
With the exception
of a brief «
shakeout»
of just two days (a common and acceptable occurrence), notice that $ FDN has been holding above its rising 10 - day MA ever since breaking out in early July.
The «undercut»
of the 20 - day exponential moving average that occurred on the morning
of March 31 was followed by a breakout above the high
of the recent range (from
shakeout to breakout in a few hours).
This «
shakeout» enabled the ETF to clear back near its high
of the week.
Historically, smaller venture capital funds have outperformed, and the survivors
of the current
shakeout are likely to outperform by an even wider margin in the coming decade due to reduced competition.
Hedge fund management company Fortress Investment Group has inked a deal to exit its Convex Asia strategy as the alternative investment industry braces for what could one
of the largest
shakeouts since the financial crisis.
The breakout after the
shakeout prompted us to re-enter the shares we previously stopped out
of the following day.
As
of now, we view the recent
shakeout action as a buying opportunity (with stops placed beneath that week's lows).
Mosquet expects that next generation to start in 2014 or 2015, with contracts getting signed as early as late 2012; he predicts a «
shakeout»
of companies that have neither large contracts nor new technology.
«There's going to be a
shakeout, as to which technologies are truly ready,» says Jeff Chamberlain, executive director
of the Joint Center for Energy Storage Research based at Argonne National Laboratory.
The search will be conducted with a recently retooled, extremely sensitive detector that is currently in a testing and
shakeout phase at the University
of Washington's Center for Experimental Nuclear Physics and Astrophysics.
A
shakeout is a very easy jog that's 10 to 20 minutes the evening before or morning
of the race.
The results in this round do not count and are simply part
of the system
shakeout, but just the advent
of the tests in New Jersey was not without controversy.
The recent
shakeout and numerous defaults in the US shale energy industry offer another vivid example
of the performance differences between the fundamental - weighting and cap - weighting approaches in high yield.
A
shakeout in the satellite scene could redefine the very nature
of what South Florida considers» Art Basel,» which now serves as an umbrella term for the string
of fairs, gallery shows, parties and exhibits throughout Miami and Miami Beach that sprang up around the official event.
A modeled larger ARkStorm («Atmospheric River 1000 [year] Storm»), or one
of seven larger 270 year megafloods, would likely cause California 350 % or more
of the damage
of a 7.8 magnitude San Andreas fault
ShakeOut earthquake scenario!
That «Atmospheric River 1000 Storm» (ARkStorm)-- could cause more than 300 %
of the damage from a 7.8 magnitude San Andreas fault
ShakeOut earthquake scenario (Perry, S., et al. 2008).
ArkStorm 1000 year study: The United States Geological Service with California's Dept. Water Resources, modeled a 25 day ARkStorm — the «Atmospheric River 1000 ″ [year] Storm», likely to cause ≥ 350 % damage
of a 7.8 magnitude San Andreas fault
ShakeOut earthquake (Porter et al. 2011).
And despite concerns about Greek debt, the health
of European banks, and a potential
shakeout in private equity, some firms still expect M&A activity to increase this year.
Bootcamps became insanely popular in the mid 2010s, but there's been a big
shakeout since then — and NexGenT hopes to take the fundamentals
of getting an engineer production ready, but with a different approach.
They engage in «test pumps» and «
shakeouts» to get rid
of the larger ICO investors so they can push the price up on a thin order book by 10x, 20x, or 30x before distributing and pulling support.
Here are the reasons listed in the article: Regulation could have the biggest impact South Korea Japan China U.S. regulation There is no «value» to it Volatility can create nervousness A
shakeout is coming ICOs (Initial Coin Offerings) Hacking theft
of CCs FOMO or Fear
of missing out Bitcoin mining scams Becomes too associated with criminals and rogue states Third parties changing their minds Bitcoin & Blockchain...
Porter was one
of several authors
of the seismic report, The
ShakeOut Scenario, a project for the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Still, a lot
of shakeout has yet to happen in the fashion world.
«There's room for a lot
of shakeout,» said Moody's Investors Service analyst Charlie O'Shea.
There will probably be something that comes out that hasn't been thought
of yet, and there may be some sort
of shakeout where certain social media sites won't last, but social media will be a permanent part
of life and business.»
In other words, the Montgomery Ward and Bradlees bankruptcies may simply be the first casualties
of an industry - wide
shakeout.
There has been a complete
shakeout in the banking and mortgage industries, and everything is getting down to a very sustained level
of activity that everyone can participate in.
So with the freewheeling days
of 2006 and 2007 unlikely to reemerge, the industry is likely to face a continued
shakeout.
The magnitude
of the final
shakeout won't be known for some time and the fear left behind will linger for a long time to come.