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The disrupters could get disrupted

Five trends point to the end of the fabulous ride enjoyed by Facebook, Amazon, Netflix and Google.

Published Tue, Oct 31, 2017 · 09:50 PM

    FOUR mega-cap tech companies are so powerful and high-performing that Wall Street has a collective name for them - the FANG stocks, namely Facebook, Amazon, Netflix and Google.

    These four firms alone have turbo-charged US stock market returns in recent years, reaching more than US$1.7 trillion in total market capitalisation.

    Just as the growth, earnings and cash generation of these Big-Tech names have soared, so have their impact on economies and consumers, who are wowed by the services, price transparency and convenience they provide.