Stripe’s “Singularity” and the Divergence from Adyen
Stripe’s net revenue rose 41% in 1H 2026 versus Adyen’s 21% FX-adjusted growth, fueled by AI-native startups and acquisitions including OpenRouter and Metronome.
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@JakeNapppoa4 i don’t look at price but currently long $BE
Chris Camillo on X
Whether it’s AI demand or player sentiment heading into the GTA VI release, you’ll never get to ground truth by lazily relying on what algorithms surface: copy/paste headlines and viral investor takes often driven by confirmation bias. Go to the source. Small accounts. Real people who actually consume the product, not those clouded by the trade. $TTWO
BDC on X
$SOXX could go down 20% from here and still be up over 30% YTD
Raging Capital Ventures on X
@TheValueist No, the best capital allocation for both $MU and $SNDK would be to either dividend back cash or sit on the cash until the cycle turns down. Buying back stock at around the peak of the cycle and at (give or take) 20x the value of their invested capital base is not smart.
Connor Haley on X
@tomicki @Biohazard3737 What’s your $CRL thesis?
Ian Bezek on X
@davey_juice What did we learn from the all-in $pdd guy crashing out? Not much, apparently.
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@Ross__Hendricks @DratchCap @WarrenPies Equity is abundant even while absolute debt issuance skyrockets. I would think prudent capital allocators would tap the former… (see $GOOG, $ORCL as of late)
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TGTX 2026-08-22 TG Therapeutics: Briumvi's Growth Attracts Buyout Rumors
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$ELAL: El Al is a wartime monopoly at 2x EBITDA. Is that a trap? | ASB Partners
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BAC 2026-08-20 Bank of America Preferreds: Better Propositions Available Than Series GG
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CCC Is in the Middle of the Wreckage
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TEM 2026-08-20 Tempus AI Just Had Their Entire Strategy Validated By Moderna's Vaccine Advance
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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…
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Jumia’s January 2028 $7/$15 call spread risks $1.15 for up to $6.85 if cost cuts and marketplace growth deliver adjusted EBITDA and…
Shitcos, Griftcos, and alignment versus enrichment at $IREN
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$NU: is Nubank Capital One in 1994 or Capital One in 2006? | Vanshap Capital
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$50M Cash, No Debt, 0.74x Book: A Deep-Value Machine Tool Setup
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U-Haul Bought at the Top
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[scuttlebits] CPRT, ADBE, FIG, NVDA, QCOM, FDS, Memory chips
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Corporate dark arts: the strangest 8-K I've ever seen $DMRC
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$VEON: a busted EM telecom hiding a 4x? | Samit Umatiya, UIG Funds
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[ZTS] Zoetis could use a booster shot
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Under The Hood, Wingstop Inc. ($WING)
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