Friday, October 16, 2026

Brookfield Asset Management: What If The AI Boom Backfires?

Brookfield Asset Management's fee revenue rose 16.2% and distributable earnings 15.8%, but its 18% five-year target relies on AI-led growth…

BAM $72B

SA Daniel Schönberger Oct 15 3 clicks

Constellation: Stars Aligning?

Constellation Brands trades near $127 at roughly 11x next-twelve-month EV/EBIT, with recent business results offsetting concerns over…

October 2026 Random Ramblings

October 2026 market commentary covers SOLS’s cancelled merger, a hypothetical Starbucks-Chipotle deal, Russell 2000 weakness and AI…

Everyone wants to defend CoreWeave but who really knows

CoreWeave faces fresh skepticism as another AI trade selloff collides with bullish defenses of the company.

A Conversation With Ari Emanuel About Entertainment and AI

Ari Emanuel discusses AI’s impact on Hollywood, live events, social networks and the future of advertising.

Coherent | Management Call

First Tracks Biotherapeutics: Teva Validated The Pathway, ANB033 May Own The Receptor

First Tracks Biotherapeutics’ ANB033 posted stronger Phase 1b celiac efficacy than Teva’s IL-15 inhibitor, with $168 million funding…

TEVA $48B

SA Equity Eagle Oct 14 8 clicks

Research Roundup Vol. LVI

Howmet Aerospace is framed as a beneficiary of turbine and aircraft-engine demand, while J.B.

Lennar: The Misstep Is Temporary, the Operating Machine Is Not

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, Part One: The Story

Lennar grew from a Miami builder into one of America’s two largest homebuilders, controlling land largely through options and land banks…

ILMN: Activism! Part Deux

Illumina appointed activist Keith Meister to its board as an SEC investigation into the Grail acquisition raises questions over 122.5…

[P] ILMN: Activist In, Chairman Out

Illumina adds activist Keith Meister to its board as Chairman Stephan Macmillan resigns.

[P] HSY: Re-Molding Hershey

Hershey’s recent company filings are reassessed as the confectioner reshapes its business.

AngelAlign - Chinese clear aligners (6699 HK)

AngelAlign holds 3% of global clear aligners and sells about HK$10,000 below Invisalign in Hong Kong, alongside speculation that MBK could…

MNST Trading Below $53 Offers Nearly Risk-Free Return

Monster Beverage’s modified Dutch auction lets odd-lot holders buy 99 MNST shares below $53 and tender them at $53 to $60.

Some Thoughts on Roaring Kitty

Roaring Kitty’s GameStop resurgence revisits GME shareholder activism and the meme-stock trading episode, with references to Bed Bath &…

Highlights from Darden Restaurants' Q2 '23 Conference Call

Darden Restaurants posted 2.8% same-store sales growth as Olive Garden and LongHorn outperformed a softer casual-dining market, while…

Summary of Q3 Public Restaurant Conference Calls

Public restaurant chains report easing commodity inflation, 3-5% labor inflation and 3-10% unit growth, while digital, delivery and…

Does anyone remember when Alnylam went up 50 percent in a day on a phase three result

Alnylam’s 2022 50% phase-three gain faces FDA advisory-panel scrutiny over its amyloidosis drug’s label extension.

Value Roundup

Talen’s post-bankruptcy nuclear assets, FREIT’s $22 Kushner bid and Calithera’s failed liquidation vote illustrate unusual small-cap…