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Start from the trough Q2 2026 is the baseline: record revenue of $28.24bn and record deliveries of 480,126, but operating income down 57% to $398m, a 1.4% operating margin, negative free cash flow for the quarter, and $0.33 adjusted EPS against ~$0.53 expected. On a trailing basis Tesla now runs a 4.13% operating margin and a 3.67% profit margin, with $18.69bn of operating cash flow against $12.92bn of capex ($5.76bn of free cash flow) and a net cash position of $27.44bn.Read more

Aker owns a big slice of an AI infrastructure company that could go public, and that event could make Aker’s underlying assets look meaningfully more valuable. With fresh cash from a recent software sale, buybacks, and steady energy-backed payouts, the story hinges on whether that AI listing really unlocks value for shareholders.Read more

Couche-Tard is taking on its biggest deal yet by buying Poland’s Żabka Group with borrowed money, and it’s even promising not to fold the chain into its own network. At the same time, its dividend raises keep getting smaller even though the company seems to have plenty of room to pay more, raising questions about what’s really changing under the hood.Read more

ASML’s shares slide on fears that China may build its own chipmaking machines, but the near-term threat could be smaller than headlines suggest. The bigger question is whether that worry is enough to chip away at ASML’s long-run edge and leave investors paying up for growth that may not arrive on time.Read more

The UK government's 1.5 million homes pledge could be a tailwind for Taylor Wimpey, boosting its workload and potentially its stock price, provided it navigates cost pressures and the government delivers on planning reforms. The government’s "golden rules" mandate that greenbelt developments include 50% affordable housing, alongside infrastructure like schools and GP surgeries.Read more

I've read several of these narratives and most of them have me asking one simple question: Why are these guys overthinking this? From multi-stage "check systems" to fortune tellers reading the minds of retail investors, it's all too obvious they are as lost as the people reading their narratives.Read more

Meta leans on its huge collection of apps to throw off cash today while it pours money into new bets like AI-powered ads, business messaging on WhatsApp, and smart glasses. The big question is whether those growth engines can outpace legal and regulatory headaches and the risk that its hardware push takes longer to pay off.Read more

In any emerging sector, the highest probability investments are rarely the headline grabbing prospectors; they are the companies quietly manufacturing the picks and shovels. We are looking at Optimi Health (NASDAQ: OPTH).Read more

Vertiv (VRT) sits at the critical intersection of the AI ​​infrastructure boom, much like Vistra does for energy.If Vistra provides the fuel for the data centers, Vertiv provides the "plumbing" that keeps that fuel from overheating the machines. To understand how Vertiv really stands out from the crowd, you have to stop thinking of them as a "tech company" and start seeing them as a mission critical utility.Read more