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“This isn’t the dot-com bubble, where there are fantastical revenue assumptions underpinning this. There’s real demand.”

“Much of the market’s optimism hinges on the assumption that policymakers will maintain some level of support,” she added.

Fiserv CEO Mike Lyons, who succeeded Bisignano, said in a call with analysts last week that as the company reviewed its business, many of the assumptions and projections set by prior leaders were too rosy.

LeMay’s view of the Cold War was driven by the assumption that the Soviet Union and the United States were on a collision course.

“Based on the guidance, maintaining high 20%’s growth seems like a reasonable assumption through year end,” the firm wrote.