Meta: 2Q26 Business Update
Meta's 2Q26 revenue rose 27%, but capex, depreciation and nascent cloud and AI ambitions raise margin and return risks as it maximizes…
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Amazon 2Q'26: AWS Gets the Love
Amazon’s AWS grew 37% to a $169 billion run rate in 2Q’26, while North America retail margins fell excluding a $600 million tariff refund.
Cematrix Corp ($CEMX.TO) FINS Review
Cematrix posted record Q2 revenue of $18.7 million, up 76%, and $3.5 million of net income, while backlog fell 9% from year-end.
[OTCM] Listings for the rest of us
OTC Markets gives smaller, distressed, and lightly disclosed companies a trading venue outside NYSE and Nasdaq, with lower listing barriers…
mavix on X
July 2026 portfolio update lists position sizes, earnings on EVO, BRM.V and ALENO.PA, and recent news on LEAT, CIRC.MI, SLYG and 4058.
Thursday, July 30 12 stories
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Apple trades at 35 times earnings despite Services deceleration and slowing China revenue, with harder comparisons ahead and near-doubled market capitalization raising ownership risk.
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A few mins to go, but this has been by far Andy Jassy's best call ever as CEO. Well done sir. $AMZN
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$AMZN op margin of 13.7% is its highest quarterly margin ever by a pretty wide margin. ROIC showing itself.
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In July the bubble moved over into $AAPL where it was hanging out during the semis blood bath. $AAPL with a so/so print is constructive since that there the bubble has been parked.
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$AMZN incremental AWS margins are 57% and operating cash flow grew +40% against a much harder comp. These types of numbers show that ROIC is there on the capex.
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Archegos’ March 2021 collapse exposed enormous equity-swap exposures and alleged float cornering, raising questions about prime-broker limits, short squeezes and passive-index buying.
Mike on X
Fulcrum Therapeutics, $FULC, trades below net cash as Tang increases his stake and insiders with capital-return records hold large positions. Its shell value could draw reverse-merger interest.
Meta 2Q'26: Not Amazing, Not Bad, and Still Compelling
Meta’s Q2 2026 revenue beat was offset by one-off costs and softer guidance, while generative ad ranking lifted conversions and Family of…
This Stock Just Got Cheaper on Better Numbers
A debt-free American manufacturer now trades at roughly 7x annualized Q2 EBITDA, with $7.35 per share in net cash and a tender floor 18.5%…
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$LRCX is $RELL biggest customer and has a record up day today, on the back of strong earnings from Richardson. https://t.co/Jowt0qmxXX
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I know I was poking some fun at $META last night but I think its a buy here in all seriousness. Not advice. But lots of ways to win in the end. Not advice, do own DD etc. I could be wrong.
[scuttleslops] ODFL, AMD, INTC, CDNS, URI, VRSK, KNSL, WSO
Old Dominion Freight Line grew Q2 revenue 10.4% and EPS 32.3% as pricing offset lower tonnage, while excess network capacity sets up…
Wednesday, July 29 7 stories
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Meta’s platform engagement and product pipeline remain strong despite higher capital intensity, framing recent weakness as a buying opportunity.
Timyan Bank Alert on X
Activist investor prods Washington bank to sell $CSHX https://t.co/XjIjYSAw1Y via @bankingdive
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OpenAI’s CFO Sarah Friar also on a media tour spreading the good cheer… bullish $ORCL https://t.co/oymK8c7nVc
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Sam Altman said OpenAI’s revenue ramp is strengthening and its compute commitments may have been too conservative, a positive signal for OpenAI and Oracle.
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$MSFT is showing us how to have your AI cake and eat it too. Zuck should take notes
