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Intuit FY2026 Earnings Review

Intuit beat FY2026 estimates despite a $293 million restructuring charge, as management lowered growth ambitions and expanded Mailchimp and…

Adobe Inc.

Adobe’s valuation fell from 70x earnings in 2020 to 11x as generative AI challenges its creative-software franchise; product standards,…

Intuit deep dive

Intuit’s QuickBooks, TurboTax and SMB ecosystem face AI-native challengers, tax-filing disruption and pressure on payroll and payments…

TSMC Investment Case Update

TSMC targets 25% revenue CAGR through 2029 as AI demand sustains 5-nanometer sales and expands leading-edge foundry share.

Software Continued

Microsoft, SAP, Oracle, Adobe and Intuit generate 90.2% of listed IT software net income, though AI has compressed Adobe and Intuit…

Microsoft Corporation

Microsoft's investment case turns on whether Azure, Copilot and enterprise workflow control can sustain software margins as AI raises…

Microsoft Corporation

Microsoft research will assess Azure, Copilot, the OpenAI partnership, enterprise software competition and AI data centre economics.

FactSet’s Take-Private Rumours

FactSet has drawn take-private interest from Thoma Bravo and Hellman & Friedman, with its recurring subscription revenue, 90% client…

Visa Inc update

Visa and Mastercard meet a 15% five-year IRR target at 25x and 26x 2026 earnings, while American Express needs more margin for…