Moody’s: Fasten Your Seat Belts, But Not for AI
Moody’s ratings business faces potential deceleration, while AI-related debt issuance and anti-data-center politics pose less risk than investors fear.
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@RockwoodNotes @loneelmcapital Love the equity yield curve mental model, grows more and more relevant daily. Your $OMC thesis is they are insulated from AI because they have become akin to a warehouse of ad data? Dispensing it and holding it and tracking it for a fee. Thoroughly enjoy your content
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Why I like Toast $TOST 🍞 - Mr.Bread
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3/n $HOOD CEO @vladtenev on @NoPriorsPod This is the most innovative brokerage by far; expanding ownership (incl via tokenization); also math/math models, origin story
Colin King on X
What an interesting question... is there a repeatable "tough industry" playbook which creates value over time? $DDS is a share cannibal with an ugly looking revenue picture (no growth from 1998-2026 / declining)
Lee Roach on X
Just got a Pokemon rip offer in the Dunkin Donuts app. $GME is a sleeping giant.
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All letters- Spheria — Global Smaller Companies Fund month ended 31 October 2026 SN $31B
- Rathbones October 2026 SBGSF $143BSIEGY $237B
- FCL Capital October 2026 ANPDF $28BBKNG $122B
- Protean Funds October 2026 LFABF $13BNSIS-B $30B
- Akre Capital Management, LLC Third Quarter 2026 BN $96BCNSWF $53B
- JB Global Capital Q3 2026 BABA $262BPYPL $49B
- Chautauqua Capital Management Q3 2026 AAIGF $103BADYEY $32B
- Impax Asset Management third quarter of 2026 AMAT $260BIT $13B
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Applied Materials: A Consequential Earnings Preview For The Whole Market (Rating Upgrade)
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AMD’s data-center revenue rose 97%, while MercadoLibre, TIC Solutions, XPEL and Zoetis also report quarterly results.
Marvell Technology: Against Sentiment Again - Rerating From Sell To Buy
Marvell Technology’s Google custom-silicon win and upgraded long-term guidance lift its fair value to $187.35 standalone, or $199.48…
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Steve Eisman links a Democratic midterm sweep and CoreWeave concerns to an AI narrative shift as the S&P 500 fell 4.4% and Nasdaq 5.5%.
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Ovintiv’s C$1.26 billion purchase of Logan Energy at roughly 2x proved reserve value points to further consolidation among Canadian oil…
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Datadog (NASDAQ: DDOG) Stock Rating: Stop After Q3 FY12/26 Earnings
Datadog beat Q3 revenue guidance by $52 million, but guided Q4 revenue flat as its largest AI-native customer reduced usage after renewing.
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Palantir Is Not C3.Ai, But C3.Ai Wrote Its Watch List - Downgrade Palantir To Hold, Sell C3.Ai
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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…
Lennar, Part Two: The Deep Dive
Lennar’s second audio program examines the homebuilder’s business for professional investors and housing analysts.
Eaton: Strong Backlog And Margin Recovery Support The Buy Case
Eaton’s backlog, data-center, grid and aerospace demand, plus a 450–500 bp H2 2026 Electrical Americas margin recovery, support the growth…
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Insider activity September 2026
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…
WDC · long Western Digital CORP
Western Digital, a hard-disk manufacturer, is pitched as a long after significant share-price moves deter investors.
Scarcity is the boogey man for ASML, Applied Materials
ASML’s strong quarterly results failed to prevent a selloff, as AI investors focused on scarcity fears facing chip-equipment makers…
Expert Call | Corning
Corning’s NVIDIA-backed 10x fiber expansion, enterprise connector demand and carrier capacity plans frame its optical communications…
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