Important to know the difference between herpes simplex (cold sores) and hsv-2, genital herpes. You can get hsv 2 from oral sex with somebody who has hsv 1 only when the sores are visible (simplifying here, exceptions seem to apply recently). Otherwise it’s really hard to get the Herpes everybody knows about (genital, 10-15% of population) from hsv1 (cold sores, about 2/3 of the population with the virus, many show no symptoms)

Some good meds for hsv 1 are available, mostly creams that make the sores go away quicker.

Good article: https://www.cdc.gov/std/herpes/stdfact-herpes-detailed.htm#:~:text=How%20common%20is%20genital%20herpes,States%20in%20a%20single%20year.&text=Nationwide%2C%2011.9%20%25%20of%20persons%20aged,%25%20when%20adjusted%20for%20age).

Maybe. 66% of the population have herpes simplex, but it doesn’t really show for most

So far, we don’t have battery packs that have the energy density, max output, fast charging, and longevity that would allow for anything in passenger flight. It just doesn’t exist. “Replacing batteries every few cycles” sounds horribly expensive. You would also have a range approved based on battery life. You need distance+circling+ going to other airport plus at one go around. It just isn’t going to happen with any battery tech we know of, and it’s unlikely for hydrogen planes with more than about 20 people for about 200 miles

This is not scheduled commercial operation with massive freight into major airports with requirements for holding and deviation and redundancies. Not comparable

The timelines are such BS. Even for freight for commercial flight, the certification takes a long time, and they do t have anything close to anything that would work commercially for 300 miles plus taxi plus circle plus deviation plus safety - and they can’t get around that requirement for anything “commercial”. Funny enough the infrastructure could be there if you do point to point and slowly build it out. If you deviate you are a bit screwed obviously - tankers here we come

As for 50 seats by 2027 - nope. For passenger, you need redundancy approved and certified in systems that dont exist yet - like fuel cells that can provide the needed power or even the electric motors. Also likely not possible with existing airframes- so forget that.

Correct. And some companies have so much cash they put some in longer term investments - for example, a non liquid bond. If you don’t plan to sell, that shows up in long term assets. Was the case when Apple has hundreds of billions for example

That’s not what I meant. Sorry. Obviously that would work - but in the end, it’s a market for labor. I am for minimum wage $25 plus inflation - but that wouldn’t change this as nobody at Apple makes that little (well, maybe some janitors, but not enough to change this picture). Companies will be profit/cash flow maximizing under the rules allowed. A cash machine like Apple will always generate more cash than they can reasonably invest in new businesses

Anything they plan to sell (rather than hold for the longer term). So think so. Point is that it’s liquid almost like cash and in financial analysis you always look at “cash and marketable securities”

This is also a fundamental misunderstanding of what buybacks do. Do you think dividends enrich investors undeservedly? Same thing.

This is however not how business works. I am pretty sure Apple Pay’s pretty well. As for r&d, they spent a shitload already. And you don’t want to start another series of conglomerates like we had in the 70s and 80s, when utilities owned malls and rental car companies. That’s not good for anybody. Lastly, you would also have to stop special dividends, which is not not going to happen. Basically buybacks are a good way to return to cash to shareholders to reinvest in other companies.

And what should they do with the money? They don’t have the management capacity to invest it. The alternative is dividends, which is way less tax optimization for investors (since you have to take it). Buybacks by themselves do not increase share price anyways.

The marketable securities should be added to the cash balance. It’s just a short term vehicle to park cash. So that 135.7 increased cash and marketable securities balance