Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR) has been one of the most talked-about AI stocks of the past three years, delivering a 524% gain over five years. Palantir has already given back more than 10% year-to-date, sitting some 28% below its 52-week high near $207. The stock trades at a trailing P/E of 232x earnings and a ... Forget Palantir: This Beaten-Down “Fed” AI Stock Has More Upside Potentia...
Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR) has been one of the most talked-about AI stocks of the past three years, delivering a 524% gain over five years. Palantir has already given back more than 10% year-to-date, sitting some 28% below its 52-week high near $207. The stock trades at a trailing P/E of 232x earnings and a ... Forget Palantir: This Beaten-Down “Fed” AI Stock Has More Upside Potential
Yagi Studio Wall Street banks are lending €750M ($867M) to finance the ~ €1.5B merger of Asian food company Eat Happy and the European division of sushi supplier Hana Group SAS, according to a media report on Monday. The deal includes a €650M term loan and a €100M revolving credit facility from Deutsche Bank ( DB ), RBC Capital Markets ( RY ), and UniCredit ( UNCFF )( UNCRY ), Bloomberg reported, ...
Yagi Studio Wall Street banks are lending €750M ($867M) to finance the ~ €1.5B merger of Asian food company Eat Happy and the European division of sushi supplier Hana Group SAS, according to a media report on Monday. The deal includes a €650M term loan and a €100M revolving credit facility from Deutsche Bank ( DB ), RBC Capital Markets ( RY ), and UniCredit ( UNCFF )( UNCRY ), Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter. The banks can either sell the debt to investors as leveraged loans or as high-yield bonds, depending on market conditions, the people said. One Rock Capital Partners, a middle-market private equity firm based in New York, will make a strategic investment in the combination that will form a platform for fresh Asian convenience food in Europe, it said in a statement when the deal was announced on April 1. The transaction follows other notable M&A-related financings, such as a $20B financing for the buyout of Electronic Arts ( EA ) and a $7.2B offering for bubble-wrap producer Sealed Air ( SEE ). More on Deutsche Bank, Royal Bank of Canada, etc. Royal Bank of Canada (RY:CA) Presents at 24th Annual Financial Services Conference Transcript UniCredit S.p.A. (UNCRY) Presents at European Financials Conference 2026 Transcript Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft (DB) Presents at European Financials Conference 2026 Transcript ECB to start new round of checks on banks' private credit holdings - report EU expected to postpone boost in bank capital requirements - report
Claims explosives found near pipeline come before election in which PM Viktor Orbán is trailing in most polls Hungary has placed the gas pipeline that straddles the Serbian border under military protection, its prime minister, Viktor Orbán, has said, as accusations of a false-flag operation continued to swirl before a crunch election at the weekend and an official visit on Tuesday from the US vice...
Claims explosives found near pipeline come before election in which PM Viktor Orbán is trailing in most polls Hungary has placed the gas pipeline that straddles the Serbian border under military protection, its prime minister, Viktor Orbán, has said, as accusations of a false-flag operation continued to swirl before a crunch election at the weekend and an official visit on Tuesday from the US vice-president, JD Vance. Orbán travelled to Hungary’s southern border with Serbia on Monday, one day after Serbia said it had found “explosives of devastating power” near a pipeline that carries Russian natural gas to Hungary and beyond. Continue reading...
Douglas Rissing/iStock Unreleased via Getty Images Back in early March , I stated that, in the airline sector, "I would be much more comfortable holding United Airlines ( UAL ), Delta Air Lines, Inc. ( DAL ), and International Consolidated Airlines ( ICAGY ) [...] than American Airlines ( AAL ), Southwest Airlines ( LUV ), and even US Global Jets ( JETS ) itself." While I have written about nearly...
Douglas Rissing/iStock Unreleased via Getty Images Back in early March , I stated that, in the airline sector, "I would be much more comfortable holding United Airlines ( UAL ), Delta Air Lines, Inc. ( DAL ), and International Consolidated Airlines ( ICAGY ) [...] than American Airlines ( AAL ), Southwest Airlines ( LUV ), and even US Global Jets ( JETS ) itself." While I have written about nearly all the tickers listed here, I skipped a discussion on Delta, which is what I will do today. The Atlanta-based airline is one of my favorite companies and stocks to own in this volatile and cyclical sector, as it fits the mold of my current industry-wide thesis: quality will likely outperform more speculative, leveraged (operational and financial) plays—possibly in the short- to medium-term, but even more likely over the long haul. Thesis, Risks, And The Track Record As I explained before, the airline space seemed to be in a decent place as of early March. While I am fairly confident that we are not currently living through the early stages of cyclical economic expansion, which would be a positive for the sector at large and for more speculative plays specifically, we are (or at least were, prior to the Middle East crisis and the federal budget-driven disruptions to TSA and airport operations) in fairly stable "cruising altitude", economically speaking. Airline stock prices are naturally quite sensitive to, among a few other important factors, future revenue growth. And per my previous analysis : Airline revenues are somewhat reliably predicted by a few leading indicators of economic activity, in the following order of importance: jobless claims (a reflection of the strength in the US job market), consumer expectations of future business conditions (a barometer of travelers' confidence in what lies ahead for the economy), and building permits (likely more of a broad gauge of economic strength rather than something travel-specific) . The chart below depicts how these econom...
Get a jump start on the US trading day with Matt Miller and Dani Burger on "Bloomberg Open Interest." Iran rejects a proposed ceasefire as President Trump ramps up threats. Meanwhile, JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon warns the U.S. must “get stronger” to maintain its economic and military edge. Leslie Vinjamuri joins us to explain why a ceasefire remains unlikely, pointing to Iran’s leverage, rising regiona...
Get a jump start on the US trading day with Matt Miller and Dani Burger on "Bloomberg Open Interest." Iran rejects a proposed ceasefire as President Trump ramps up threats. Meanwhile, JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon warns the U.S. must “get stronger” to maintain its economic and military edge. Leslie Vinjamuri joins us to explain why a ceasefire remains unlikely, pointing to Iran’s leverage, rising regional risks, and a lack of clear US strategy. And Clear CEO Caryn Seidman-Becker breaks down how TSA delays and government inefficiencies are fueling demand for faster travel. (Source: Bloomberg)
mesh cube/iStock via Getty Images Setting the Stage Micron Technology has reported results that are among the most impressive earnings in the market so far. On March 18, 2026, the company reported Q2 FY2026 results that exceeded expectations. Revenue of $23.86 billion surged 196% year-over-year. Earnings per share of $12.20 came in 33.21% above the $9.16 consensus estimate. In Q3, management is gu...
mesh cube/iStock via Getty Images Setting the Stage Micron Technology has reported results that are among the most impressive earnings in the market so far. On March 18, 2026, the company reported Q2 FY2026 results that exceeded expectations. Revenue of $23.86 billion surged 196% year-over-year. Earnings per share of $12.20 came in 33.21% above the $9.16 consensus estimate. In Q3, management is guiding for $33.5 billion in revenue, which, if achieved, will represent more revenue in a single quarter than Micron made every year in the company's history through FY2024. MU's performance gain is beyond a normal cyclical bounce. The AI computing revolution has significantly altered how memory chips are bought, priced, and valued. Micron is the only U.S.-based company that makes High-Bandwidth Memory (HBM) and that puts it at the center of one of the largest infrastructure build-outs in tech history. The bull case is compelling. So are the risks. I break down the analysis below. Q2 FY2026: A Remarkable Quarter Micron This was an exceptional quarter, as the CEO, Sanjay Mehrotra, pointed out on the earnings call that the revenue Micron expects in the single quarter Q3 could exceed Micron’s total annual revenue for every year through financial year 2024. The Cloud Memory Business Unit almost doubled its revenue to $5.28 billion, with gross margins of 66%, above the company average, pushing overall company gross margins significantly higher to 75%, an 18% sequential growth. Additionally, net income grew by more than 770% YoY, confirming that this was an exceptional performance. While this is attractive and convincing, I will dive deeper into the company’s macro and micro environments to assess if this is a worthy investment. The HBM Thesis: Why This Is a Game Changer High-Bandwidth Memory is a type of memory chip built for AI workloads. It’s not just a type of product but rather it represents a whole shift in the platform. One NVIDIA B200 AI chip is equipped with 192 GB of HBM...
Anzz Media/iStock Editorial via Getty Images I would like to start off by saying that I don't care about what happens to Alphabet Inc.'s ( GOOGL ), aka Google's, share price in the near term or even the medium term. The tech giant's underlying business is one of the strongest in the world, and it has demonstrated that it can innovate in order to stay competitive. Indeed, many thought that Google w...
Anzz Media/iStock Editorial via Getty Images I would like to start off by saying that I don't care about what happens to Alphabet Inc.'s ( GOOGL ), aka Google's, share price in the near term or even the medium term. The tech giant's underlying business is one of the strongest in the world, and it has demonstrated that it can innovate in order to stay competitive. Indeed, many thought that Google was finished when OpenAI's ( OPENAI ) ChatGPT was first rolled out because of how much better its responses were than those of Google's search engine. However, Alphabet countered with Gemini, which has actually become a legitimate competitor in the AI industry. In addition, Alphabet has a massive ecosystem of products, such as Google Search, Google Cloud, YouTube, Android, and Waymo, that can be used to monetize its AI products. As a result, I have a long-term buy rating on Google. Alphabet Has Many Growth Drivers Alphabet as a whole is actually quite a diversified business, thanks to its investments in side projects that have paid off. In fact, Google Cloud started off as a side business, but now generates an annual run rate of over $70 billion with a massive backlog of $240 billion . This was largely thanks to the demand for AI products, as companies are now transitioning from experimenting with AI to actually using it in their day-to-day operations . For example, Rivian ( RIVN ) uses Gemini to help its employees increase their productivity, while Kinaxis ( KXS:CA ) uses it to provide supply-chain management products that can analyze scenarios, such as a disruption, and recommend how to optimally handle them. This is important because companies are willing to continue spending money on AI when they provide tangible results rather than being simply used for pilot projects. Therefore, Google Cloud is well positioned to capture more recurring revenue as AI workloads continue to grow. Separately, YouTube has itself become a very strong global business that now generates over $...