Key quote: “As such, we remain bullish on AMZN at least in part because the company’s gross profit is expected to grow ~400bps faster than revenue for AMZN over the next 3 years.”

Why Investors Are Calling ASDN the AMZN of the Sky!

Amazon shares are up 0.9% pre-market to $1,686.

Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) alleges in a San Diego federal court that Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) violated three of its patents and asks for tens of millions of dollars in damages.

Qualcomm has filed a series of patent actions against Apple around the world that will conclude before the antitrust trial starting in April, which will hear Apple’s challenge to QCOM’s business model.

Have you seen the article Forbes wrote about the ASDN Flying Passenger Drone and its technology?

U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw will open an eight-day trial today deciding whether Apple violated Qualcomm’s patents with its iPhones that contain Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) chips.

Qualcomm shares are up 0.8% pre-market to $54.65.

Apple shares are up 0.5% to $175.88.

Tesla doesn’t have any events scheduled for tomorrow on its investor relations site.

Adding to the intrigue (or confusion), Elon Musk has changed his Twitter handle to Elon Tusk and is rocking an elephant emoji.

Why Investors Are Calling ASDN the TSLA of the Sky!

Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) is scaling back its Seattle expansion by looking to sublet 30 floors of office space it leased, according to GeekWire.

An Amazon spokesperson confirms the plans, but notes that the company has “more than 9,000 open roles in Seattle and will continue to evaluate future growth.”

Why AMZN is Overvalued and Why ASDN Could Outperform AMZN in 2019

Last year, Amazon laid off hundreds of area employees and fought against local regulations in its hometown.

The Seattle pullback follows the cancellation of the NYC HQ2 location after local protests.

Think about this, the secondary market represents nearly 3% of the overall GDP in the US…3%! Even with all of the war activity abroad, Military expenditure as a percentage of GDP in 2013 was under 4% so when you think about how much of the economy hinges on secondary markets alone, the potential for entry is massive and an investment in an early stage company could prove to be an incredible payoff in the end.

Many Fortune 500 companies like GE (NYSE:GE), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) and eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) are taking full advantage of what some used to call a mistake. Even stores like Sears (NASDAQ:SHLD) and Macy’s (NYSE:M) look to create revenue from items that were once discarded or simply liquidated, at extremely low prices. According to a quote by Dan Eisenhuth, executive vice president for asset recovery at GENCO Distribution System, “Retailers used to liquidate to Compensate for ‘screw-ups.’ Today they do it to stay fresh.”

Take a look at an undervalued company like Progressive Green Solutions, Inc. (OTCBb:PGSC).  This company is deep into reverse logistics and boasts some strong numbers on its balance sheet and income statement especially for being a Pinksheet company, also considered a penny stock. More importantly, the company has already begun streamlining operations.  First its decrease in COGS was directly related to the adoption of the capitalization of direct labor and packaging costs.  Second, the company realized an increase in gross revenue attributed to greater availability of inventory for sale and an addition to the sales team late in June 2014.  Finally, Progressive saw in increase in gross margin due mostly to a new supply chain of air conditioners (out of all potential products that could bump up numbers).  It will be interesting to see how this next quarter unfolds especially as this reverse logistics company continues to grow.

There’s no doubt that the US secondary markets offer incredible opportunities for industries as a whole to benefit from decreased waste and increased opportunity for additional revenue.  Where businesses once used unsold or returned items on their liabilities section of the balance sheet, they can now turn a profit and increase the bottom line on the income statement.  It’s been said that with any growth industry, the early adapters see the biggest reward.