A Busted Businesses or a Cyclical Bottom?
Two U.S. protein-snacking companies lost $6 billion in market value as impairments, inventory growth and margin pressure test whether the category has reached a cyclical bottom.
Wednesday, September 2, 2026
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CEO of $PANW https://t.co/GtFSdnj25W
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Large cap software comps rerating higher OAI / codex accelerating Jensen saying he’s funding the labs next yr $orcl 🚀
JabroniCoin.USD on X
How many times will Peltz rug $WEN with totally not-fake bids? https://t.co/7YmTsnbaZy
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@Waksman84 $bwxt was chosen here not OKLO yet ppl are bidding oklo that burns 200M a yr on 1m revenue over proftabke compounded bwxt trading at 52 wl doing 3.5 billion in revs lol
Broken Moats on X
$CRM geez the bar must of been very low...raised guidance by .02% for the year organic. And Operating income ex the non strategic investment gain actually declined yoy. Slack is going well, and has been recently but what about the rest of the company? Still with slack momentum still at 14% rpo
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$OKTA $CRWD the two most expensive cyber sec names getting rewarded for good earnings bodes very well for the next leg in the sector
JabroniCoin.USD on X
YMTC is another top customer of $ACMR ACM Research seems to be the most clear direct US-listed beneficiary of the inevitable Chinese memory wave https://t.co/zrRv9YQSXQ
Investor Letters
All letters- Palm Harbour Capital July 2026 064850 $131M082920 $890M
- Protean Funds July 2026 DVYSR $103MEVGGF $17B
- Royce Investment Partners year-to-date period ended 6/30/26 BLBD $2BMMS $3B
- Protean Funds June 2026 CINT $223MIDDWF $9.6B
- Alluvial Capital Management Second Quarter 2026 ZEG $5BDGXX $372M
- Hayden Capital Q2 2026 AMZN $2.8TGOOGL $4.1T
- Intrepid Capital 2Q26 GOOGL $4.1T
- Polaris Capital Management Second Quarter 2026 ENI $83BHDIH
$LMB: Limbach missed the data center boom. Is that the opportunity? | 1 Main Capital
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The Bid Shading Threat to Amazon Advertising
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CLF 2026-09-01 Cleveland-Cliffs: 2027 Could Be A Very Big Year
The Bullionaire 2 clicks
[WAY – Waystar] Healthcare is a very complicated invoice
Waystar sells revenue-cycle software for a US claims process where roughly 18% of submitted claims are initially denied and healthcare…
GENI 2026-08-31 Here's Why You Should Buy Genius Sports Despite Rising Leverage
Mayank Marwah 3 clicks
Veeva 2Q’26: “SaaSpocalypse” Cancelled
Veeva beat its $905 million revenue guide with $928 million, up 17.6%, while subscription growth accelerated and GAAP EBIT margin reached…
Microsoft ($MSFT) - Deep Dive
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Making sense of Sandisk’s long-term financial model
Sandisk’s FY28-FY30 model relies on long-term NAND agreements holding near-80% gross-margin floors despite pricing 26-28% below current…
CMCSA 2026-08-28 After A Decade Of Underperformance, Comcast Is Finally Ready To Rebound
Max Greve 3 clicks
Late August 2026 Random Ramblings
Higher rates could compress equity multiples and raise AI data center lease costs, while UWMC and Cogent raise questions about CEO-driven…
Meta Buys Away its Distraction at Minimal Cost
Meta’s $18 billion teen-addiction settlement makes $5.3 billion contingent on YouTube and TikTok adopting matching restrictions, while…
MU 2026-08-28 SK Hynix: Higher Revenue Than Micron, Cheaper Than Micron (Initiating Buy)
Prakhar Agarwal, CFA 6 clicks
The Verra Sneerer (NASDAQ:VRRM)
Verra Mobility renewed Hertz tolling management for five years. AutoKinex lets rental customers buy tolling, fuel and protection products…
Nvidia Climbing the Wall of Worries
Nvidia guided FY2028 revenue toward $700 billion, roughly 70% growth, while supply constraints and neocloud demand face concerns over…
BHVN 2026-08-27 Biohaven: Sale Of Opakalim Rights To SK Biopharmaceuticals Makes Sense On Many Levels
Edmund Ingham 5 clicks
Domo (Arigato), for this potential multi-bagger options trade
Domo’s $400 million sale to Progress would leave a cash-rich public shell with $900 million of NOLs; January 2028 $5 calls cost 22 cents.
MT 2026-08-27 ArcelorMittal: Regionalization Is Creating A Structurally Better Steel Company
Capital Connoisseur 3 clicks
Nvidia’s Long-Term Margin Question
Nvidia faces questions over the durability of its long-term profit margins ahead of earnings.
[scuttleslops] AI Data Center Economics, ADI, INTU, IDXX
AWS AI campuses cost $40–$45 billion per gigawatt, with Trainium 3 expected to lift compute per megawatt and improve infrastructure returns.
BREAKING: Modine's Anchor Multi-Billion-Dollar Customers Are Google and Amazon
Modine's undisclosed customer on a more than $4 billion agreement is Google, with potential data-center demand from AWS, Crusoe and others.
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