Ciena & Fabrinet: The Road Ahead for Optics
Ciena and Fabrinet benefit as AI clusters require high-speed optics within and between data centers, through networking systems and contract manufacturing respectively.
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@rubicon59 Problem is $APP is in the "this might be a total scam" bucket. If it's not, yeah it's cheap. I'm not so sure. Could be wrong, but it never smelled right to me.
Lee Roach on X
You guys are sleeping on $GME https://t.co/i9EzDPRTz1
Barbarian Capital on X
GoDaddy receives takeover offer from maker of Norton antivirus software $GDDY https://t.co/mVxICV9LMa
Barbarian Capital on X
Darden Restaurants Posts Sales Gains but Profit Slips on Higher Expenses $DRI https://t.co/gf0C60Y1T6
Barbarian Capital on X
Anthropic to Pay Akamai Technologies $11.6 Billion Over Seven Years for Cloud Services $AKAM https://t.co/6XA7oSbTvM
A Capital on X
@AncientSion Rates bro, rates. The irony is that $FSLR gets lumped into the generic “rates up = solar down” trade, even though $FSLR itself is not a levered solar-project owner/developer...
Cluseau Investments on X
The guy buying 500 $AKAM Friday 120 calls for 17 cents into the close should go to prison https://t.co/ByQ7FOuGH3
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All letters- Janus Henderson Investors July 2026 NXT $12BTKOMY $98B
- Asset Value Investors Ltd July 2026 UNVGY $26B
- PenderFund Capital Management Ltd. July 2026 GNRC $12B
- Lindsell Train Limited July LDNXF $52BSGGEF $12B
- Protean Funds July 2026 EVGGF $15B
- Broyhill Asset Management second quarter FCNCA $23BIQV $43B
- Artisan Partners Q2 2026 ALAB $62BAS $16B
- Royce Investment Partners Year-to-Date Through 6/30/26 AMKR $13BFLEX $41B
Analog Semiconductor Smorgasbord, Feat. TXN, ON, VSH
Texas Instruments, ON Semiconductor and Vishay are rated Accumulate on rising robotics demand for analog, power and discrete chips after a…
Reddit's Valuation Is A Compelling Opportunity: Upgrading To Strong Buy
Reddit’s subreddit-driven communities support targeted advertising, and its 0.3 PEG ratio makes RDDT undervalued, according to the upgrade…
Fountainhead 4 clicks
Credo Technology: New Position in My Private Portfolio
Credo Technology was added at $170.54 after a 40% selloff, backed by its high-speed AECs and optical connectivity for AI data centers.
Copart's Return To Growth Starts Now: Adair's $1.9B Bet On ACV Auctions
Copart’s $1.9 billion ACV Auctions acquisition targets renewed growth, with EPS accretion expected by fiscal 2028 as insurance…
Robert J. Lake 2 clicks
GameStop Is Extreme Deep Value
GameStop's collectibles mix rose to 45% of sales as gross margin reached 44%, supporting a deep-value case built on cash and store…
Tempus AI: Data And Applications Will Unlock More Upside
Tempus AI’s Q2 oncology testing volumes rose 31%, while data and applications revenue grew 28% as its clinical data flywheel expands.
Bay Area Ideas 2 clicks
A2Gold: Research Note
A2Gold’s first Taylor drill holes returned 20.96 g/t AuEq over 1.5m and 209.4 g/t silver over 10.7m, alongside 141.10 g/t gold at…
[Emergency Lunch-Hour Market Memo] Coherent admits their CPO/NPO Laser is garbage + Cerebras delusional bonus roast
Coherent’s CPO/NPO laser misses 1 MHz effective-linewidth requirements, Irrational Analysis argues.
[CoStar] Homes are different
CoStar spent more than $1 billion building Homes.com to challenge Zillow, betting seller-agent leads, proprietary listing content and…
“Going Through Some Pain”
Dick’s Sporting Goods’ $2.4 billion Foot Locker acquisition nearly quadruples its store count and adds international exposure, risking a…
QXO · long QXO, Inc.
QXO, led by Brad Jacobs, is consolidating North America’s fragmented building-products distribution industry after rapidly building scale…
Winning Cultures, Brutal Truths
Norges Bank’s Winning Cultures conference drew lessons from Ken Griffin, Michael O’Leary and Jamie Dimon on rapid decisions, cost…
Quick Value #313 - Magnum Ice Cream (MICC)
Magnum Ice Cream (MICC), spun off from Unilever, trades at 13x NTM earnings and 8x EBITDA as its 3 million-freezer fleet supports a 2-3…
$SN: The Sneaky Compounder With 40% Upside (No Paywall)
SharkNinja, spun off from Hong Kong-listed JS Global Lifestyle and listed at $42.31 in July 2023, is pitched as a 40% upside compounder.
Under The Hood: Ulta Beauty, Inc. ($ULTA)
Ulta Beauty’s 46 million-member loyalty model drove strong historical cash flow, but earnings have stalled since fiscal 2022 as SG&A rose;…
Under The Hood, HCA Healthcare - $HCA
HCA Healthcare generated $75.6 billion of 2025 revenue and an 18.9% ROIC, pairing hospital-market scale with expanding margins and lower…
An Open Letter to the TPL Board
Texas Pacific Land shareholders urge two board additions, data-center expertise, and capital spending beyond mineral royalties toward…
Software Continued
Microsoft, SAP, Oracle, Adobe and Intuit generate 90.2% of listed IT software net income, though AI has compressed Adobe and Intuit…
The $FTAI Report Cost Me a Fortune. The $APP Report Taught Me a Lesson
A custom AI agent monitors Muddy Waters reports, calls investors with target tickers, and pairs fast alerts with filing-based checks of…
Our Q1 2026 Letter & Look Ahead: Oil, Iran, OXY & PTON
Open Square Capital’s Q1 2026 letter discusses the oil market, Iran, Occidental Petroleum and Peloton.
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