The $1.5 Trillion of Hidden Debt Fueling the AI Boom | Robin Wigglesworth of FT Alphaville
Hyperscalers’ off-balance-sheet lease and purchase obligations rose from roughly $1 trillion to $1.5 trillion, turning the AI buildout into…
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catechwilliams on X
@SILVERGOLDBTC28 @GalianoTiramani @Xectron You guys will probably be eating at Golden Corral when $BXBL is below $5 in a few weeks.
catechwilliams on X
$ANDG. Resurrected Arthur Andersen of Enron fame. Provides small business valuation and tax services—being disintermediated by AI, highly competitive. Ironically reported a material weakness in internal controls. Aggressive growth and valuation. Multiple other red flags.
Ian Bezek on X
@lasse108 @ReturnsJourney $intr
Ian Bezek on X
Bancolombia $CIB tags $100 today. Congrats to the Colombia bulls, market is heating up now. https://t.co/IQTMPVvWXf
Ian Bezek on X
@MoodyWriter13 Agreed, good quarter, excellent longer-term trajectory. Very happy to have a chunky position here. $INTR
Ian Bezek on X
Brazilian election. Who wins, and what's your view on $EWZ?
Ian Bezek on X
@AurelionRsch There's 2x $MEXX and 2x $BRZU, but there hasn't been enough underlying volatility to cause them to blow up like semis or Korea.
Ian Bezek on X
@InvestsCletus That's probably part of it. Day like today $CIB up $AVAL down would play toward that idea.
Ian Bezek on X
Nice and steady bull advance in Colombia $COLO ahead of the new government taking office next month. https://t.co/U3KyV8SBrD
Ian Bezek on X
@zeroxkyle This (Indonesia $EIDO) is what an actual crisis looks like... not speculative froth getting washed out of a boom. https://t.co/ncNciDY8LS
Ian Bezek on X
Citigroup $C ... is it a credit card issuer or an investment bank/broker? I think the market's making the wrong call here, but I could be mistaken. https://t.co/SlQxPnmuGc
Tim Eriksen on X
@dirtcheapstocks $BRK traded between $40 and $49 in Q4 1974. Book was $90 per share. https://t.co/rOzWLipg1U
Tim Eriksen on X
Excellent quarter for Skyline Bankshares $SLBK. GAAP EPS $0.89. Cash EPS of $0.91. Trades at 7x earnings. https://t.co/7d5KOoG3Og
Tim Eriksen on X
@TreyHenninger $THVB is similar to TRUX. I was taught to be skeptical of the SBA loan sellers. There are a few banks that have maintained decent mortgage origination income.
Tim Eriksen on X
Cedar Creek Partners Q2 letter released. 12.6% in 1H26 net of fees and expenses. $SODI $EXCE $HRBR $PHIG $ENDI $QUCT $STLE $SLBK $RVRF https://t.co/d794sYsHAT
marginofdanger on X
@blondesnmoney $OPBK solid
Tim Eriksen on X
@ValueHunter7 @youngermunger7 @dirtcheapstocks $MFBP
marginofdanger on X
FMBL adjourned votes to lower proposal thresholds to 60% after falling 2.5% to 3% short, with management expecting approval when the meeting resumes in late August.
Tim Eriksen on X
$STLE Steele Bancorp posted another strong quarter. Reported earnings are $0.20 below cash earnings due to intangible amortization. At a $7 annual cash EPS run rate. Trading at just over 6x cash earnings. 3.5% dividend yield. https://t.co/uY7m0VofSe
marginofdanger on X
Is anyone looking at these busted digital treasury companies? A quick glance suggests a bunch of them are trading at 50%+ discounts to NAV with otherwise clean balance sheets. Will they all merge in stock for stock deals? Or convert into ETFs? $BRR $XXI $BMNR
Tim Eriksen on X
@thewritser @CapitalShipyard At first glance that is the worst structured rights offering I have seen in quite awhile. Great for the group backstopping it. $MCDIF
marginofdanger on X
Pershing Square analyst ownership of a $1 billion stake in $PS is cited as evidence of SPAC overvaluation and Bill Ackman’s poor capital-allocation judgment.
marginofdanger on X
@BillAckman Literally every asset that’s managed by you including $HHH $PSHZF and now $PSUS has always traded at a discount. Why would this one be any different?
