October 2026 Random Ramblings
October 2026 market commentary covers SOLS’s cancelled merger, a hypothetical Starbucks-Chipotle deal, Russell 2000 weakness and AI premiums for Oura and home builders.
October 2026 market commentary covers SOLS’s cancelled merger, a hypothetical Starbucks-Chipotle deal, Russell 2000 weakness and AI premiums for Oura and home builders.
Is Tiktok Shop slowing? J&T Express just reported SE Asia parcel volumes, and are flat for the year at ~31M per day for the last few qtrs. They're guiding to 50-55% full year growth, implying Q4 holiday season only ramps to 33-37M parcels. Evidence Shopee's VIP & logistics investments are working? $SE $1519.HK
I’m sure that $CRWV is money good on funding its gazillions of chip purchase orders, as long as someone funds $CRWV…🤭🤭 https://t.co/TOnS6iGurC
@Asymmetric_Val Without taking a look at $COF 100%
First Tracks Biotherapeutics’ ANB033 posted stronger Phase 1b celiac efficacy than Teva’s IL-15 inhibitor, with $168 million funding…
Howmet Aerospace is framed as a beneficiary of turbine and aircraft-engine demand, while J.B.
Palantir is cut to Hold after a 35% multiple-driven rally, while C3.ai is rated Sell on stalled revenue, expensive valuation and weak…
Lennar cut build times to 116 days and adopted an asset-light land model, while gross margin fell to 15.8% from 27.5% as land costs rose.
Lennar grew from a Miami builder into one of America’s two largest homebuilders, controlling land largely through options and land banks…
Lennar’s second audio program examines the homebuilder’s business for professional investors and housing analysts.
Eaton’s backlog, data-center, grid and aerospace demand, plus a 450–500 bp H2 2026 Electrical Americas margin recovery, support the growth…
Asian insider buying rose 19% to US$2.4 billion across 930 September transactions, led by Grab CEO Anthony Tan’s US$30 million purchase…
ASML’s strong quarterly results failed to prevent a selloff, as AI investors focused on scarcity fears facing chip-equipment makers…
Corning’s NVIDIA-backed 10x fiber expansion, enterprise connector demand and carrier capacity plans frame its optical communications…
Diageo and Campari remain preferred as spirits sales face destocking, elevated inventories and weak guidance, while Campari increases…
Texas Instruments faces a permanent lagging-edge chip glut as Chinese capacity floods auto and industrial markets, weakening pricing and…
Crane Co. sells sole-source aerospace and process-control components, with 40% aftermarket revenue and margin expansion following its 2023…
UnitedHealth Group's governance disclosures are assessed for investment signals.
Costco’s 14% maximum markup and membership model recycle scale savings into consumer surplus, supporting loyalty, low competitive appeal…
ASML, LVMH, Mercado Libre and CSL are presented as global compounders with durable barriers, strong brands or integrated platforms, and…
API Group targets $10.4 billion of 2028 revenue and 16% EBITDA margins as recurring compliance inspections expand, supporting a $50-plus…
Veeva serves 1,500 life-sciences customers with cloud software and targets AI-driven industry efficiency gains as new commercial and R&D…
Dev Kantesaria favors concentrated, long-term holdings in predictable organic growers, citing FICO’s royalty pricing power and selling…
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