What I’ve Been Up To
Cogent Communications and AI data-center bottlenecks feature in a newsletter update on recruiting, financial media and conference takeaways.
Wednesday, October 7, 2026
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General Mills Profit, Sales Slip as Turnaround Continues $GIS https://t.co/hCadtnVNZ8
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Cracker Barrel Targets Sales Growth as New CEO Keeps Strategy Intact $CBRL https://t.co/kyqbCDcQSK
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Grail’s Multi-Cancer Blood Test Gets FDA Committee Vote for Premarket Approval $GRAL https://t.co/bdcNEQtgT5
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Activist Starboard Urges Construction Company to Explore Sale $KNF https://t.co/SaDmClimTV
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Barry Diller Withdraws Bid for MGM Resorts $MGM https://t.co/2iXlXJ49gY
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$CROX is the footwear for historic moments https://t.co/BWIcDcD92J
junkbondinvestor on X
Update on Loparex, the loan Blue Owl marked from 88 to 5 cents in just 8 months. The restructuring is now set. $OWL's entire ~$160mm 2L gets wiped out for a small piece of equity. Monarch and General Atlantic take control after buying the 1L at distressed prices earlier this year. Looks like the 5 cent mark in June was close to right. The question was always why it was 88 six months earlier...
BDC on X
Security was a breeze at Sofi thanks to $evlv https://t.co/J0TVDC7F8Q
Investor Letters
All letters- Hood River Capital Management Q3 2026 EOPSF $1.8BEQR $1.4B
- Mar Vista Investment Partners third quarter 2026 MTD $31BSARO $6.7B
- Kingdom Capital Advisors Q3 2026 EVC $598MMAGN $402M
- Vltava Fund 3/2026 ATDRF $3.7BJFBHF $1.6B
- Cedar Grove Capital Management Q3 2026 EVLV $852MABVX $7.6B
- Protean Funds September 2026 DSV $42BNTOIF $28B
- Quercus Fund 2026 (Jan-Aug) FCODF $4.7B
- Asset Value Investors Ltd August 2026 MSLOF $15B
L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) Upgraded Rating: Accumulate
L3Harris upgraded to Accumulate after a 38% stock decline, backed by 8% Q2 revenue growth, a $42 billion backlog and planned Missile…
Cerebras: OpenAI's Nvidia Move Doesn't Break The 750 MW Deal
Cerebras retains its 750 MW commitment despite OpenAI's Nvidia move, but TSMC supply, owned capacity and gross-margin recovery remain the…
Deep Value Investing 
💥New Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Filing - And Go Concepts, LLC (Salad and Go)💥
Salad and Go filed Chapter 11 after its Texas and Oklahoma expansion failed, seeking to sell 65 leases to Dutch Bros for $105 million as 7…
West Pharma: Still A Buy, But Expectations Are Rising
West Pharmaceutical Services’ GLP-1 demand, HVP upgrades and Annex 1 conversions support double-digit growth, but its premium valuation…
Petri Dish Reports 
Research Roundup Vol. LV
OpenAI’s enterprise privacy push and Synopsys’s Factory 2 royalty model anchor a technology roundup, alongside oil above $100 and Bitcoin’s…
Adobe (NASDAQ: ADBE) Stock Rating: Accumulate After Q3 FY11/26 Earnings
Adobe rates Accumulate at $189-$266 after Q3 FY26 revenue grew 12.9%, while management guided slower growth and RPO growth decelerated.
New Position (ONON): Game is On
On Holding (ONON) is gaining sportswear share, expanding store space and launching soccer with Kylian Mbappé as investors debate U.S.
Rollins (ROL), Verisure (VSURE), and the cost of standing still (Part 1)
Rollins’ recurring pest-control base requires ongoing spending to replace departing customers, a concern tied to its nearly 50%…
Deep Dive: Intuit ($INTU)
Intuit’s $21.4 billion software franchise faces AI-driven pricing pressure in tax and accounting, even as QuickBooks and TurboTax retain…
Capitol Federal Financial: Margin Expansion Supports The Bull Case
Capitol Federal Financial's 2.31% net interest margin and $23.6 million Q3 profit support its shift toward higher-yield commercial lending,…
Growth Stock Hunter 
VEEV · long Veeva Systems INC
Veeva Systems is a vertical software company valued as if its best growth years are behind it.
Monte Investments Market Brief Vol. CXXX
Golar LNG’s fourth FLNG vessel targets 3.5MTPA capacity and a 2029 delivery, supporting projected adjusted EBITDA above $1 billion in…
Group 1 Automotive (GPI): The CEO Takes a Driving Test
Group 1 Automotive CEO Daryl Kenningham’s Toyota ties, capital-allocation decisions, compensation and stock sales face scrutiny after the…
Dynatrace, Inc. (NYSE: DT) Stock Rating: DISTRIBUTE To Bank Rangebound Gains.
Dynatrace is rated Distribute after a 90% rally to $60.21 nears $62 resistance, while revenue and RPO growth decelerate ahead of November…
Why Nebius Is Getting The Better End Of The Deal From Palantir
Nebius gains preferred sovereign infrastructure status for Palantir’s enterprise AI stack, using its customer base to accelerate modular…
Petri Dish Reports 3 clicks
Selling Cenovus: Up 78% in 10 Months
Cenovus Energy, up 78% in 10 months, is sold after agreeing to buy Athabasca Oil for $5.7 billion at a rich valuation.
Canterra Minerals: Research Note
Canterra Minerals increased Lundberg indicated tonnage 55% to 26.1Mt, with 226.2Kt of contained copper equivalent, supporting a Buchans…
Kenorland Minerals: Research Flash
Franco-Nevada bought 10.0 million Kenorland shares, a 12.4% stake, for C$22.2 million in a secondary transaction that issued no new shares.
The Final Countdown: An Update on GFL’s Sale
GFL Environmental’s take-private bids reportedly fall within $50 to $55, with a top-of-range offer likely needed to secure shareholder…
Solid Power Still Has Promise
Solid Power reported a $0.11 Q2 loss and $419.3 million of cash, with its electrolyte pilot line and BMW and SK On validation central to…
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