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Wednesday, August 19, 2026

NCLH or her grandma Saga?

Norwegian Cruise Line’s $15 billion debt and 2026-27 capex delay deleveraging, despite fuel-efficient new ships and stronger projected 2028 profit.

The Oak Bloke Aug 19

Airbnb Model Update (2026)

MBI Deep Dives Aug 19

Jumia

Triple S Special Situations Investing Aug 18

From X

@mavix_leon Apr 9

mavix on X

Evolution seeks to add Playtech to its US defamation lawsuit, alleging a campaign to suppress North American competition and accusing Playtech of trade libel, fraud and racketeering.

@ChrisCamillo Aug 14

Chris Camillo on X

@tinderboxman No. I added another 20% of the account in $AMZN weekly options, on top of the 50% already in $AMZN equity which was 1x levered. Been applying this leverage strategy for 18 years.

@LaughingH20Cap Apr 22

Laughing Water Capital on X

NextNav ($NN) does not seek 907 to 918 MHz, despite RFID’s strongest signal at 915 MHz and narrower RFID allocations in Europe and China.

@LaughingH20Cap Apr 22

Laughing Water Capital on X

NextNav calls for interference testing in the 902-928 MHz band and questions RFID’s use of the spectrum. An NPRM could require real-world tests.

@LaughingH20Cap Apr 17

Laughing Water Capital on X

$NN https://t.co/rn1GCqqeWI

@LaughingH20Cap Apr 14

Laughing Water Capital on X

AST SpaceMobile faces questions over SpaceX and Amazon’s distribution, capital advantages and pricing in a three-player satellite communications market.

@LaughingH20Cap Apr 14

Laughing Water Capital on X

$AVNS https://t.co/EbJi0nn0Vj

@LaughingH20Cap Feb 10

Laughing Water Capital on X

@cfrischer1 validation of what $NN CFO Tim Gray said at Seaport a few weeks back: https://t.co/OT4MFWbPxQ

Investor Letters

Shitcos, Griftcos, and alignment versus enrichment at $IREN

IREN awarded each co-CEO roughly 9 million RSUs, about 2.5% of shares and $400 million, in exchange for no further equity grants until…

Yet Another Value Blog Aug 18

$NU: is Nubank Capital One in 1994 or Capital One in 2006? | Vanshap Capital

Nubank's 140 million customers, 20% efficiency ratio and 30% ROE frame whether its high-teens P/E reflects a scalable fintech or a maturing…

Yet Another Value Podcast Aug 17

Why DoorDash’s Autonomous Strategy Beats Uber’s Hodgepodge

DoorDash’s integrated autonomous-delivery strategy contrasts with Uber’s 2026 divestment of Serve Robotics, its former delivery-robot…

DASH $99BSERV $405M

MBI Deep Dives Aug 17

Stock Trade Compilation Diez

E.W. Scripps, Team Internet, Monro, doValue and Inter & Co feature as special-situation trades involving mergers, asset sales, leverage and…

SSP $305MMNRO $436M

Triple S Special Situations Investing Aug 17

The $1.5 Trillion of Hidden Debt Fueling the AI Boom | Robin Wigglesworth of FT Alphaville

Hyperscalers’ off-balance-sheet lease and purchase obligations rose from roughly $1 trillion to $1.5 trillion, turning the AI buildout into…

GOOGL $4.2TMETA $1.4T

The Monetary Matters Network Aug 16

Will Hubspot go the way of the Dodo?

HubSpot trades near its 2020 share price despite quadrupled revenue and $750 million in free cash flow, with Breeze AI upside weighed…

The Oak Bloke Aug 16

AI’s Achilles’ Heel: Why Everything Hinges on Anthropic & OpenAI | The Weekly Wrap

Steve Eisman argues the AI boom hinges on Anthropic and OpenAI’s importance to hyperscalers, while weighing software, CoreWeave and Cisco…

MSFT $3.6TAMZN $2.8T

Steve Eisman Aug 14

$DNOW: the boring distributor that could double on 2029 numbers | Firebird Management

DNOW’s MRC Global merger targets $75 million of synergies, with a 2029 bull case of $30 to $32 per share driven by cash flow and rerating.

Yet Another Value Podcast Aug 14

The AI Compute Squeeze

CoreWeave and Nebius cite AI compute shortages and higher-priced GPU renewals, but older-chip utilization and depreciation vary across…

CRWV $49BNBIS $61B

MBI Deep Dives Aug 14

Are Department Stores Finally Shortable?

Macy’s and Kohl’s face renewed short cases as their recent reratings ignore fading store-refresh gains, credit-card earnings exposure and…

M $6.1BKSS $2B

Bristlemoon Capital Aug 13

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The Impact of Autonomous Vehicles on Copart, A Timeline-Based Assessment - ($CPRT)

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Permian Basin Q2 Update – Power, Water, Solid Waste, and Data Centers

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Entravision Q2 Notes

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$UWMC lost $600m hedging a deal they'd already lost

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