Wednesday, October 21, 2026

Meta 3Q26 Business Update: Not Just an Ads Business?

Meta’s 3Q26 Family of Apps revenue rose 26% as Muse reached 10 million users, testing AI-agent shopping that Walmart permits while Amazon blocks.

META $1.6T

Speedwell Research Oct 21 10 clicks

Oct 21 BMBL $788M

Bumble is being taken private

Modern Value Investing 8 clicks

Oct 21 GLOO $274M

GLOO, part two

Guardian Research 4 clicks

From X

@HedgeyeRetail Aug 7

Brian McGough on X

Is anybody looking at $REAL NOLs? I bet $EBAY is. EBAY has failed in luxury authentication. It NEEDS REAL. They could use $2/share in realized NOLs with the stock trading at $3. Maybe they buy this when it's a $10 stock, but at $3 it's a slam dunk.

@HedgeyeRetail Aug 7

Brian McGough on X

$REAL CEO gets an A+ for executing on the model. But a D- for communicating on last night's call. The reality is that supply growth -- THE KEY to GMV/Cash Flow -- is ACCELERATING. Stock getting tagged today in a Quad4 tape on a sloppy guide. But this story 100% on track.

@HedgeyeRetail Aug 5

Brian McGough on X

Our call has been to be Short Retail, and Long 'boring' retailers -- things like $BBWI, $GIL, $VVV, $DRVN. Revenue inflecting positive on all three, stocks should grind higher through 2H, while the rest of retail melts down. https://t.co/4HTXOpOsaz

@HedgeyeRetail Aug 1 1 click

Brian McGough on X

Best Idea Short $FND should literally be down 20% on this print alone. Across the board guide-down and cutting unit growth AGAIN. Winners don't cut unit growth when times are tough, they LEAN-IN and accelerate investment. But in FND's case it's about cash preservation. Bulls are having major thesis drift here.

@HedgeyeRetail Jul 30

Brian McGough on X

Nice blowup today on Best Idea Short $ONEW. But this name should literally be down 40%+ on these horrible numbers. Stock has been a nice 50% gain short side. But Crime Dog wants more...

@HedgeyeRetail Jul 26

Brian McGough on X

And in other news, John Donahoe got paid $29MILLION for all that value he created last year as CEO of $NKE.

@catechwilliams Jul 12 1 click

catechwilliams on X

$CVGW USDA crackdown on Mexican avocado corruption significantly erroding import vols (region where $CVGW sources all product). S. America taking share at accelerating rate as customers (ie. $CMG, grocers) shift suppliers. $CVGW sales vol -13% MRQ. Current Q could be a disaster. https://t.co/KJgK8fXbM4

@catechwilliams Jul 12 1 click

catechwilliams on X

$PLUS Earnings on 8/5, expectations & stock disconnected from reality. Suppliers ($CSCO – 50% of product sales), competitors & customers all reporting sharp sales declines. Non-event PR today re a service they’ve been offering for 3 yrs is pumping stock; suggests mgmt is grasping

Netflix Q3 Earnings Update

Netflix Q3 earnings update revises the thesis and rating.

NFLX $511B

Rebound Capital Oct 21 20 clicks

Sagimet Biosciences: The U.S. Acne Trial Is A Replication Exercise, Not A Discovery Bet

Sagimet Biosciences' denifanstat enters a fully funded U.S. acne registration trial after Phase 3 results, with SGMT trading below cash and…

SGMT $741M

Equity Eagle Oct 21 3 clicks

CoreWeave: It’s Not Dying, Not Anytime Soon

CoreWeave is compared with Amazon's early public years, when investors expected bankruptcy amid losses and dependence on outside capital.

CRWV $34B

Capitalist Letters Oct 21 42 clicks

Berkshire Put Bending Spoons On My Radar

Bending Spoons has spent about $10 billion on software acquisitions, including pending Miro, while Q2 organic growth was 3% and all…

BSP $29B

Jack Bowman Oct 21 10 clicks

Eli Lilly And Co. (LLY)

Eli Lilly's Mounjaro and Zepbound drove 2025 revenue to $65.2 billion as the drugmaker expands AI partnerships with Nvidia, Isomorphic…

LLY $1.3T

SixSigmaCapital: Navigating the Financial Markets Oct 21 25 clicks

Gladstone Investment: High Dividend Increases And NAV Gains, But Very Risky

Gladstone Investment's 50% equity portfolio drove NAV and dividend gains, but five holdings make up 44.5% of fair value and heighten Level…

GAIN $603M

Stephen Nemo Oct 21 4 clicks

Why I sold OB pick for 26 SVM

Silvercorp’s falling Ying grades, prolonged GC suspension, El Domo execution risk and Chaarat funding needs weaken its valuation despite…

SVM $1.8B

The Oak Bloke Oct 21 27 clicks

Use of AI is boosting Snowflake’s revenue while mortal companies may take longer

Snowflake says internal AI use is lifting revenue and profit, while customers show early implementation success.

SNOW $120B

The Technology Letter Oct 20 11 clicks

Netflix Earnings, Business or Franchise, Disney’s Deal

Netflix’s earnings raise questions about whether its growth profile still merits a franchise valuation, alongside discussion of Disney’s…

NFLX $511BDIS $188B

Stratechery by Ben Thompson – On the business, strategy, and impact of technology. Oct 20 9 clicks

Vicor Update, Part Three

Vicor’s $66.6 million in AI power-delivery royalties generated about $50 million of operating profit, eclipsing its module business as…

VICR $9.6B

CV's Substack Oct 20 28 clicks

Carecloud News

CareCloud may attract a private-equity buyer after its Q3 call, with acquiring enough shares the main obstacle to a take-private deal.

CCLD $75M

Calvin Blissett Oct 20 11 clicks

From Fat to Follicles - Is Hair Loss the Next Blockbuster?

Novo Nordisk has only floated hair loss, while Veradermics’ Phase 3 oral minoxidil data lead a field of licensing and takeover candidates.

NVO $176BMANE $6B

Cestrian Capital Research Oct 20 41 clicks

Is Microsoft Over-Earning on OpenAI?

Microsoft booked $24.1 billion from OpenAI in FY2026, nearly a quarter of Azure revenue, raising questions over finite, high-margin…

MSFT $3.9T

MBI Deep Dives Oct 20 22 clicks

RTX Corporation (NYSE: RTX) Q3 FY12/26 Earnings Update - Accumulate, Record $340bn Backlog, Zones And Stop Inside

RTX reported 11% sales growth to $25.0 billion, raised 2026 guidance and reached a record $340 billion backlog, while free cash flow fell…

RTX $263B

Cestrian Capital Research Oct 20 9 clicks

Heico Corporation

HEICO sells FAA-approved aircraft replacement parts at 30% to 50% discounts to OEMs, gaining customers as restrictive aftermarket contracts…

HEI $46B

D Invests Oct 20 13 clicks

Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) Q3 FY12/26 Earnings Update - Accumulate, Record Backlog, Zones And Stop Inside

Northrop Grumman posted 7% Q3 sales growth to $11.1 billion, lifted profit guidance and reached a record $109.6 billion backlog, led by…

NOC $79B

Cestrian Capital Research Oct 20 4 clicks

Disney: Century-Old Franchises at 14x Forward Earnings

Disney trades at 14x FY27 consensus EPS of $7.50 as parks, merchandise and streaming rebuild its franchise flywheel.

DIS $188B

Latticework by MOI Global Oct 20 10 clicks

[scuttleslops] AMZN, MTCH, SPOT, Open vs. closed models

Amazon’s fulfillment network and customer-review base limit autonomous AI shopping agents, whose referrals generate under 0.5% of major…

AMZN $2.6T

scuttleblurb Oct 20 11 clicks

Taiwan Semiconductor: The Margin Peak That Isn't

TSMC says 2nm ramp costs and overseas fabs are temporarily pressuring gross margin as AI demand keeps semiconductor supply tight.

TSM $2.1T

Gil Rotstein Oct 20 10 clicks

Monte Investments Market Brief Vol. CXXXII

CoreWeave and neocloud peers face financing pressure, but sold-out GPU capacity and rising H100 and B200 rental rates support continued AI…

CRWV $34BMYRG $4.3B

Monte Independent Investment Research Oct 20 8 clicks

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