Why Dario Amodei and Sam Altman Are Faking the AI Doomsday Crisis | The Weekly Wrap
Steve Eisman argues AI extinction warnings from Dario Amodei and Sam Altman seek regulation that creates pricing moats.
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$MCD traded at 15x PE in 2012, when just 81% of stores were franchised. Today 95% are franchised, the balance sheet is twice as levered and they have already raised prices far faster than competitors. Is this a table pounding idea at 19x NTM pe? https://t.co/whFq0xVa5y
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@TopCornerInvest Thanks. It wasn't based on the quarter. There's more to go here. $MUSA $CASY
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$FICO could have just kept quiet and slowly raised prices. Instead they jacked it up 17x over 5 years and lost their 30 year monopoly. 'Anyone that has a monopoly will pretend that they're in incredible competition.' - Peter Thiel https://t.co/fCCphiaSox
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The Pipeline: Blue Ridge $BRBS worked to shore up its business between two sale offers | S&P Global Market Intelligence https://t.co/nfapDdBkkI
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@ValueInvestShow fashion cyclicality has destroyed many value investors! revenue is quickly decelerating and ebit margins are double a decade ago! not a single insider purchase in this 63% drawdown $DECK
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National Beverage $FIZZ fiscal 2026 annual report (out today): "...It is the willingness to confront uncertainty, again and again, that reveals character, creates opportunity and ultimately defines and endures".
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$FSLR initiated at $260 (9/8/26) https://t.co/kyadOqiPsJ
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Diamond Estates: Research Note
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Progyny: Best-In-Class And Likely To Exceed Analyst Estimates In 2027
Progyny's Q2 revenue rose 11% excluding Amazon, with margin expansion and nearly 100% EPS growth guidance for 2026 supporting…
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Jackson Financial administers $287 billion in retirement accounts while a report says its captive, hedge-loss installment plan and…
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Viridian Therapeutics: Two Products, One Commercial Buildout
Viridian Therapeutics is building a shared commercial platform for Lumvoa and investigational elegrobart in thyroid eye disease, with…
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Vizsla Silver (VZLA)
Vizsla Silver's Panuco project in Sinaloa remains shut after nine workers were found dead, delaying construction of a fully funded 17.4 Moz…
DiamondRock Hospitality Company: Still A Buy, Though Not As Cheap
DiamondRock Hospitality raised 2026 guidance after Q2 RevPAR rose 7%, AFFO climbed 25.7% to $0.44 a share, and net debt to EBITDA reached…
Philip Wang 
Figure Technology (FIGR): The "Hypoport of America" Growing 100% With 55% EBITDA Margins – and Priced Like the Story Is Broken
Figure Technology's HELOC platform grew Q2 2026 revenue 113% with a 54.6% adjusted EBITDA margin, while shares trade 57% below January's…
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Enerflex, a $3 billion natural gas infrastructure and equipment company, blends contracted energy-services cash flows with equipment…
Copart 4Q26 Business Update: Thesis Shift?
Copart’s 4Q26 revenue grew 2.4% as U.S. insurance volumes fell 7.5%, while a customer loss and higher yard costs pressured profits despite…
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