Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Matt Murphy and Michael Hurlston Fireside Chat: Irrational Recap

Marvell and Lumentum’s merger targets uVCSEL scale-in optics, combining Marvell’s DSP and analog IP with Lumentum’s laser manufacturing for…

Marvell And Lumentum Merger Doesn't Make Any Sense To Me

Marvell’s all-stock Lumentum deal exposes LITE holders to MRVL volatility while paying peak-cycle AI multiples, with US and China antitrust…

MRVL $150BLITE $62B

SA Dustin Quasney 43h ago 2 clicks

Microsoft FY 1Q’27: My Confusion vs. the Market’s Certainty

Microsoft’s Azure grew 48%, but OpenAI compute may have supplied 45% of its growth, leaving Azure excluding OpenAI up roughly 31%.

Enterprise Products Partners Pulled 2027 Into 2026 - Energy Transfer Didn't

Enterprise Products Partners has pulled growth spending into 2026, while Energy Transfer’s contracted projects offer clearer EBITDA growth…

EPD $82BET $70B

SA The Alpha Analyst 45h ago 3 clicks

Monte Investments Market Brief Vol. CXXXIV

Intel maintained after its post-earnings sell-off, with AI inference CPU demand and foundry customer announcements expected to drive a…

Marvellous Value Destruction

Marvell’s proposed Lumentum deal risks alienating Cloudlight customers and losing engineering talent, despite limited optical integration…

Ignore The Noise And Buy Western Digital

Western Digital's Q1 2027 revenue rose 55% to $4.38 billion as hyperscaler demand lifted non-GAAP EPS 161% to $4.64.

WDC $137B

SA The Curious Analyst Nov 3 1 click

Stellar results lift shares of AMD, Arista

AMD and Arista beat consensus on quarterly results and outlook, lifting shares and easing AI-growth concerns.

Marvell for Lumentum: a new JDS-Uniphase?

Marvell Technology and Lumentum fell sharply after announcing a historic merger, reviving comparisons with JDS-Uniphase.

Apple and Palantir are powerful businesses, maybe not great returns from here

Apple and Palantir reported very strong earnings, but their stocks may deliver weak returns from current levels.

October 2026 Random Ramblings

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

An Interview with Nvidia’s Ian Buck on Why GPUs Keep Winning

Nvidia’s Ian Buck says CUDA’s software ecosystem, GPU flexibility and annual Vera Rubin upgrades lower token costs as agentic AI pushes…

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.

RTX Q3 Preview: Two Growth Engines Make This Aerospace And Defense Leader A 'Buy'

RTX’s $289 billion backlog, including $119 billion in defense, supports growth from defense contracts and commercial aerospace aftermarket…

RTX $274B

SA Blake Winiecki Oct 14 5 clicks

Coherent | Management Call

The Tesla Story Is Falling Apart, And A Flying Roadster Won't Save It

Tesla’s Q2 revenue rose 26%, but operating margin fell to 1.4% and free cash flow was negative $1.1 billion as valuation reached 215x…

TSLA $1.5T

SA Julia Ostian Oct 14 7 clicks

My 2028 numbers

ASML’s €11.7 billion quarter benefited from €3.3 billion in installed-base sales and operating leverage, while the MATCH Act threatens…

Visa: Unpacking The 7 Powers And Forward Valuation Ahead Of Q4 Earnings

Visa’s network economics support long-term compounding, but a 1.7–1.8 forward PEG and risks to high-margin payment revenues limit near-term…

V $786B

SA C Jessen Oct 14 36 clicks

Deep Dive: Applied Materials ($AMAT)

Applied Materials leads wafer-fab deposition and ranks third in etch, positioning it for tougher 3D chip manufacturing as investors weigh a…