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Reddit lost 29% of its value in a day. Google stopped sending it traffic, and the whole internet has the same problem
Revenue rose 53%, profits 70, and yet it was the worst day in the company’s history. Reddit paid the price for Google answering queries itself and sending almost nobody to websites anymore. Industry-wide figures show this isn’t just one company’s problem.
Half of America eats lunch at these chains, yet they’re down as much as 40%. Is this the end for McDonald’s and its peers?
McDonald's, Starbucks, Chipotle, and CAVA rely on the same customer. But the one with the thinnest wallet has left the cheapest brand and is showing up at pricier ones. The market is valuing all four as if the opposite were true.
BLACK Alphabet disappoints, stock falls 12% | Weekend Intelligence #36
October closed in a different mood than it began. The technologies that had been driving markets higher all year got an unpleasant reminder after Alphabet and Intel reported earnings: even decent revenue can fall short when expectations are running ahead. The Fed left rates unchanged, but for the…
The World’s Cheapest Markets? 4 ETFs for Asia
While investors today pay roughly 19 times expected earnings for U.S. stocks, there are exchanges in Asia where the same earnings cost less than half as much. But a low multiple alone does not mean a good deal. Some discounts reflect the peak of the semiconductor cycle, while others stem from the…
SoFi Stock Is 46% Below Its High. Is It Cheap, or Does It Just Look Cheap?
Revenue is up 44%, profit 73%, and management has promised a figure for 2027 for the first time. Yet the stock is nearly half its annual high and down from n
A Slightly Spoiled Soup. Why Did the Famous Company Have to Cut Its Dividend After a 67% Plunge?
Campbell's stock is near its lows after a year of declines, and screeners show a 6.8% yield. But in September, management cut the dividend for the first time since 2001, even though it had the cash to pay it. What will be left of that figure for someone buying today?
Margins Above 70%? These 3 Companies Have Exceptionally Profitable Businesses
Three American technology companies keep 80 to 89 cents of every dollar of revenue after direct costs. But each arrived at an equally high gross margin by a different route, and artificial intelligence is pushing their cost structures in opposite directions. For investors, what matters is how much…
BLACK Behind Closed Doors, the Price of Money for Your European Stocks Is Being Decided
Lagarde is leaving the ECB nine months early, and markets celebrated with a rally. Interest rates are almost a done deal. The new ECB chief will decide something else—and France is trading support for the job for a different seat.
Record margins, AWS’s fastest growth in 5 years, stock down 6%
Over the past 2 days, all 3 big companies reported earnings: Microsoft $MSFT rose after its results, Alphabet $GOOG lost over 12%, and Amazon plunged as much as 10% right after the market close before recovering some of its losses. Yet it reported the most profitable quarter in its history. To…
GOOGLE - Complete Company Analysis After Earnings
This is going to be long, so grab a coffee or use AI to summarize it, but I’ll explain my view on Google after its Q3 2026 results (28. 10.) and today’s stock drop.
Three AI Boom Stocks Have Fallen as Much as 36%. Which One Deserves the Drop?
Google and Amazon’s nuclear power supplier, Uber’s most profitable year ever, and a gaming engine with a record quarter. All three are reporting their best numbers ever, yet the market is selling them off. Each for a different reason, and only one of those reasons makes sense.
Is This Europe’s Most Overlooked Dividend Stock?
It has raised its dividend for thirty years straight, has low debt, and pays 5.9% a year. Yet it’s valued like a bank in trouble. And the founders have just decided to give up control. Is this a reward for patience, or a trap?
These Healthcare Stocks Have Risen More Than 10% Over the Past Month
After a long period of underperformance, the healthcare sector is back on investors’ radar. While the broader U.S. market was virtually flat over the past month, several large healthcare stocks posted double-digit gains. Their rise was not driven by one shared trend, but by a combination of better…
Why Is the Market Overlooking Qualcomm’s Entry into the Defense Business?
Qualcomm is 30% below its peak because it’s losing Apple. The military laptop it unveiled with Anduril was almost ignored by the market. Yet it shows exactly which customer is leaving and which is arriving—and what that will do to the share price.
4 ETFs Tracking Undervalued Small U.S. Companies
The four best-known U.S. small-cap value ETFs have almost identical names, but each buys a different portfolio. They differ in how they define a small company, their emphasis on profitability, and their costs, which range from 0.05% to 0.27% per year. Over the past five years, the gap between the…
BLACK Cheap Money in Europe Is Over. These Stocks Will Feel It Before Earnings Are Out
The ECB has raised rates only twice, and yet eurozone banks are turning off the credit tap at the fastest pace in fifteen years. Which companies in your portfolio will be hit first, who will benefit instead, and where will it show up in earnings before the market prices it in?
Google has a problem: shares plunge 10%
$GOOG shares are plunging dramatically! Down 10% right after earnings. Google posted its best cloud results ever, yet its stock is plunging 10%—a case of AI killing Google’s business from within.
Three defense stocks have fallen as much as 48%. Peace threatens only one of them
Rheinmetall, Hensoldt, and GE Aerospace all carry the same label, and all three are falling. But Ukraine talks realistically affect the profits of only one of them. The market is punishing the other two for something entirely different.
An Uncopyable Business. These 4 Stocks Are Crushing the Market Thanks to Their Competitive Advantage
A competitive advantage that cannot be bought or quickly built is one of a company’s most valuable attributes. It shows up in pricing power, high margins, and stable cash generation even in tougher years. But even the strongest moat does not guarantee a good stock return if investors pay too much…
It has raised its dividend every year since 1967. Why is the market dumping it now?
The only real estate fund in the world with Dividend King status has raised its payout for the 59th consecutive time this year. Yet the stock is down 14% from its peak, and government bond yields not seen in a quarter-century are scaring off buyers. What are you paying that premium for?