Supitnan Pimpisarn/iStock via Getty Images Basic Investment Principle Investment opportunities are cyclical in both timing and magnitude. Larger gains are achieved after periods of extended declines. Since one does not know the extent of a decline or magnitude, it is wise to use a buying program. For instance, invest no more than 10% of buying reserves at any time. (This assumes you establish a bu...
Supitnan Pimpisarn/iStock via Getty Images Basic Investment Principle Investment opportunities are cyclical in both timing and magnitude. Larger gains are achieved after periods of extended declines. Since one does not know the extent of a decline or magnitude, it is wise to use a buying program. For instance, invest no more than 10% of buying reserves at any time. (This assumes you establish a buying reserve in rising markets.) Charlie Munger has taught us to buy good companies at fair prices rather than always look for “cheap” prices. Recently, my sister-in-law sent me a copy of a letter from my grandfather to my late brother sometime after he left the Marine Corps to begin his life in the investment business in the mid-1950s. My grandfather, who built his own brokerage firm for more than thirty years, cautioned my brother to always expect periodic recessions and less-frequent depressions. He also advised him to not invest against the US, as the country was rich in natural resources. (This is still good advice, but there are times when our government makes our currency risky for a period.) Where are We? Most investors, in defining where we are, do so by looking at where we have come from. The pundits wax poetic about recent data extrapolations, expecting the past to be repeated. My analytical training at the New York racetracks and as a US Marines Corp Officer was to always examine the current situation and expect some change. Today, many pundits and politicians see an improving picture. As a student of financial history, I am conscious that it has been some time since the last recession. Furthermore, it has been 97 years since the Wall Street crash and the 12-year depression. Few people recognize any similarity between that time and our current condition. Trading Alerts - Correction, Recession, or Depression? The following are a number of alerts from last week suggesting we are entering a period of more declines than increases: Morgan Stanley is planning to cut 3...
Thibault Renard/iStock via Getty Images A proposed merger of the space businesses of Airbus ( EADSF ) ( EADSY ), Leonardo ( FINMY ) ( FINMF ) and Thales ( THLEF ) ( THLLY ) is drawing opposition from smaller industry players who warn the deal could weaken competition in Europe’s satellite sector, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. The plan, announced last year and internally dubbed “Bromo,”...
Thibault Renard/iStock via Getty Images A proposed merger of the space businesses of Airbus ( EADSF ) ( EADSY ), Leonardo ( FINMY ) ( FINMF ) and Thales ( THLEF ) ( THLLY ) is drawing opposition from smaller industry players who warn the deal could weaken competition in Europe’s satellite sector, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. The plan, announced last year and internally dubbed “Bromo,” would combine the companies’ satellite and space systems activities into a business valued at about €6.5 billion ($7.6 billion). The partners say the tie-up would help Europe compete globally with major players such as SpaceX ( SPACE ). But rivals argue the consolidation could limit opportunities for smaller firms in European Union and European Space Agency programs. OHB SE Chief Executive Marco Fuchs said he is concerned the merger could reshape consortium partnerships that companies form to compete for institutional space contracts. Spain’s Indra Sistemas ( ISMAF ) ( ISMAY ), through its Indra Space unit, has also expressed opposition, the Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter. Supporters of the project say the goal is to build a stronger European competitor in a market dominated by large, vertically integrated players. Thales and Leonardo said the combined entity would target global opportunities while strengthening Europe’s industrial base and supply chain. The deal still faces regulatory scrutiny. Approval from the European Commission is required, with a decision unlikely before 2027. EU regulators have previously blocked large industrial mergers on antitrust grounds. The debate comes as Europe increases spending on defense, space and security programs, partly driven by the war in Ukraine and concerns about long-term strategic autonomy. Critics of the merger argue that consolidation could reduce competition just as demand for satellite systems in Europe is expanding. More on Airbus SE, SpaceX, etc. Thales S.A. 2025 Q4 - Results - Earnings Call Prese...
Oil prices have surged since the start of the conflict with Iran and American consumers are going to suffer the consequences at the gas pump, but the higher cost of energy won’t show up in the latest reading on U.S. inflation.
Oil prices have surged since the start of the conflict with Iran and American consumers are going to suffer the consequences at the gas pump, but the higher cost of energy won’t show up in the latest reading on U.S. inflation.
In Brief OpenAI co-founder Mira Murati’s two-year-old AI research lab has signed a sizable deal with semiconductor giant Nvidia. Murati’s Thinking Machines Lab announced it entered into a multi-year strategic partnership with AI semiconductor giant Nvidia on Tuesday. The size of the deal was not disclosed and includes the AI research lab deploying at least one gigawatt of Nvidia’s Vera Rubin syste...
In Brief OpenAI co-founder Mira Murati’s two-year-old AI research lab has signed a sizable deal with semiconductor giant Nvidia. Murati’s Thinking Machines Lab announced it entered into a multi-year strategic partnership with AI semiconductor giant Nvidia on Tuesday. The size of the deal was not disclosed and includes the AI research lab deploying at least one gigawatt of Nvidia’s Vera Rubin systems, which was released earlier this year, starting in 2027. Nvidia is also making a strategic investment in Thinking Machines Lab, which has raised more than $2 billion since its February 2025 founding from investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Accel, and Nvidia, among others, including rival chipmaker AMD’s venture arm. The seed-stage company is valued at more than $12 billion and is working to build AI models that create reproducible results. The company has not released any products. TechCrunch reached out to Thinking Machines Lab and Nvidia for more information regarding the specifics surrounding the deal terms and investment. Thinking Machines Lab declined to comment beyond the release. The partnership also includes a commitment to develop training and serving systems for Nvidia architecture, according to an Nvidia press release. “Nvidia’s technology is the foundation on which the entire field is built,” Murati said in the deal’s blog post. “This partnership accelerates our capacity to build AI that people can shape and make their own, as it shapes human potential in turn.” Thinking Machines Lab has seen a number of recent high-profile exits in its young history. The company’s co-founder, Andrew Tulloch, left the startup for a role at Meta in October. Earlier this year, three additional co-founders, Barret Zoph, Luke Metz, and Sam Schoenholz, left to return to OpenAI. This deal comes as AI companies remain hungry for any compute that they can get. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang predicted that companies could spend $3 trillion to $4 trillion on AI infrastructure by the end ...
OpenAI co-founder Mira Murati’s two-year-old AI research lab has signed a sizable deal with semiconductor giant Nvidia. Murati’s Thinking Machines Lab announced it entered into a multi-year strategic partnership with AI semiconductor giant Nvidia on Tuesday. The size of the deal was not disclosed and includes the AI research lab deploying at least one gigawatt of Nvidia’s Vera Rubin systems, which...
OpenAI co-founder Mira Murati’s two-year-old AI research lab has signed a sizable deal with semiconductor giant Nvidia. Murati’s Thinking Machines Lab announced it entered into a multi-year strategic partnership with AI semiconductor giant Nvidia on Tuesday. The size of the deal was not disclosed and includes the AI research lab deploying at least one gigawatt of Nvidia’s Vera Rubin systems, which was released earlier this year, starting in 2027. Nvidia is also making a strategic investment in Thinking Machines Lab, which has raised more than $2 billion since its February 2025 founding from investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Accel, and Nvidia, among others, including rival chipmaker AMD’s venture arm. The seed-stage company is valued at more than $12 billion and is working to build AI models that create reproducible results. The company has not released any products. TechCrunch reached out to Thinking Machines Lab and Nvidia for more information regarding the specifics surrounding the deal terms and investment. Thinking Machines Lab declined to comment beyond the release. The partnership also includes a commitment to develop training and serving systems for Nvidia architecture, according to an Nvidia press release. “Nvidia’s technology is the foundation on which the entire field is built,” Murati said in the deal’s blog post. “This partnership accelerates our capacity to build AI that people can shape and make their own, as it shapes human potential in turn.” Thinking Machines Lab has seen a number of recent high-profile exits in its young history. The company’s co-founder, Andrew Tulloch, left the startup for a role at Meta in October. Earlier this year, three additional co-founders, Barret Zoph, Luke Metz, and Sam Schoenholz, left to return to OpenAI. This deal comes as AI companies remain hungry for any compute that they can get. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang predicted that companies could spend $3 trillion to $4 trillion on AI infrastructure by the end of the de...
The UK added some natural gas into its storage sites in recent days, as a price surge triggered by the Middle East conflict attracted imports. Reserves have increased more than 20% since the war began and now cover almost three days of current demand, up from roughly two days a week ago, according to data from grid operator National Gas Transmission Plc . Demand is seasonally low, helping stretch ...
The UK added some natural gas into its storage sites in recent days, as a price surge triggered by the Middle East conflict attracted imports. Reserves have increased more than 20% since the war began and now cover almost three days of current demand, up from roughly two days a week ago, according to data from grid operator National Gas Transmission Plc . Demand is seasonally low, helping stretch limited reserves. Britain’s gas prices surged last week — tracking and even exceeding the European benchmark — as the conflict upended energy markets. The spike underscores the UK’s exposure to geopolitical shocks and global price swings. But higher prices also pulled in additional pipeline flows from Norway and halted exports of surplus gas to the continent. The UK government has been widely criticized in the past over its decision to rely heavily on daily supplies of liquefied natural gas from across the globe, as well as pipeline flows from Norway, rather than expanding storage. The UK relies on gas for around a third of total energy needs, and the nation imports more than half of that supply. Britain lags behind its peers in the European Union in the ability to stockpile gas underground for prolonged supply disruptions. At the weekend, the government came under fire in national newspapers over the lack of gas reserves. Reports of potential shortages in the UK “are categorically untrue and lead to dangerous scaremongering,” Minister for Energy Michael Shanks said earlier this week , adding that the country has “diverse and strong energy mix.” National Gas said the system is operating “exactly as expected for this time of year.” Some LNG tankers have diverted away from Europe to Asia since last week, but the UK hasn’t been affected yet. A crucial question for traders is how long the Middle East conflict will last, and if fuel competition will intensify. Still, the outcome could be very painful for UK consumers if the war drags on. The country has its own domestic producti...
Image source: The Motley Fool. Tuesday, March 10, 2026 at 10 a.m. ET CALL PARTICIPANTS Chairman and Chief Executive Officer — Thomas Priore Chief Financial Officer — Timothy O’Leary Managing Director, Investor Relations — Meghna Mehra Need a quote from a Motley Fool analyst? Email [email protected] TAKEAWAYS Net Revenue Growth -- 8% growth in annual net revenue, with aggregate transaction volume r...
Image source: The Motley Fool. Tuesday, March 10, 2026 at 10 a.m. ET CALL PARTICIPANTS Chairman and Chief Executive Officer — Thomas Priore Chief Financial Officer — Timothy O’Leary Managing Director, Investor Relations — Meghna Mehra Need a quote from a Motley Fool analyst? Email [email protected] TAKEAWAYS Net Revenue Growth -- 8% growth in annual net revenue, with aggregate transaction volume reaching $150 billion, an increase of $20 billion. -- 8% growth in annual net revenue, with aggregate transaction volume reaching $150 billion, an increase of $20 billion. Adjusted EBITDA -- Full-year adjusted EBITDA increased by 10% to $225.2 million; Q4 adjusted EBITDA improved 16% to $60.1 million. -- Full-year adjusted EBITDA increased by 10% to $225.2 million; Q4 adjusted EBITDA improved 16% to $60.1 million. Adjusted EPS -- Adjusted EPS rose by $0.52, or 102%, to $1.03 for fiscal 2025. -- Adjusted EPS rose by $0.52, or 102%, to $1.03 for fiscal 2025. Customer Accounts -- Active customer accounts on the platform increased to 1,800,000 from 1,200,000 the previous year. -- Active customer accounts on the platform increased to 1,800,000 from 1,200,000 the previous year. 2026 Guidance -- Management projects 6%-9% top-line revenue growth to $1.0 billion-$1.04 billion and adjusted EBITDA between $230 million and $245 million. -- Management projects 6%-9% top-line revenue growth to $1.0 billion-$1.04 billion and adjusted EBITDA between $230 million and $245 million. Q4 Revenue -- Quarterly revenue was $247.1 million, up 9%, with organic revenue growth of 6.8% cited by the CFO. -- Quarterly revenue was $247.1 million, up 9%, with organic revenue growth of 6.8% cited by the CFO. Segment Performance -- Q4 Payables revenue grew 12.7%; Treasury Solutions revenue grew 17.8%; Merchant Solutions revenue up 6.2% with 3% organic growth and a further 3.2% from acquisitions. -- Q4 Payables revenue grew 12.7%; Treasury Solutions revenue grew 17.8%; Merchant Solutions revenue up 6.2% with 3...
With assurances that the war in Iran will be a short-lived “excursion,” oil prices yesterday pulled back from their highest levels in almost 20 years — the first drop in oil prices since the U.S. and Israel initiated their attacks on Iran a week and a half ago. This helped moved markets forward to start the new trading week: +0.50% on the blue-chip Dow, +1.38% on the S&P 500 and +0.38% on the tech...
With assurances that the war in Iran will be a short-lived “excursion,” oil prices yesterday pulled back from their highest levels in almost 20 years — the first drop in oil prices since the U.S. and Israel initiated their attacks on Iran a week and a half ago. This helped moved markets forward to start the new trading week: +0.50% on the blue-chip Dow, +1.38% on the S&P 500 and +0.38% on the tech-heavy Nasdaq. We began early-morning trading in decent shape today, as well, but this has turned back down into the red at this hour: -0.32% on the Dow, -0.28% on the S&P 500, -0.15% on the Nasdaq and -0.64% on the small-cap Russell 2000. Oil prices are also higher than where they were in the early trading hours, but still -4% on the WTI and -5% on Brent crude — to $90.75 per barrel (/bbl) and $93.64/bbl, respectively. Early Monday, we saw these oil prices elevated as high as $119/bbl, which was beyond the heights we saw in the months following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine four years ago. We’d have to go back to the first half of 2008, when we saw oil prices up as high as $147/bbl, prior to the financial collapse in the second half of that year. Retail Numbers Healthy for February… The National Retail Federation (NRF), the world’s largest retail trade association, released its monthly numbers in this morning’s NRF Retail Monitor for February. On both headline and core (which subtracts restaurant checks, autos and gasoline from their tally), we saw growth of +0.3%, 10 basis points (bps) higher month over month. Year over year, +6.2% on headline and +5.9% on core followed the +5.7% and +5.5%, respectively from the January NRF report. This was led by Digital Products +1.0% last month, followed by Clothing & Accessories +0.7% and Health/Personal Care +0.5%. Only Home Furnishings came in negative for February: -0.3%. …but Optimism Dips Early this morning, the NFIB Small-Business Optimism Index came up slightly short of estimates for February: 98.8 versus 99.5 expected, and lowe...
Key Points The Palantir Artificial Intelligence Platform has been a game-changer for the company over the last few years. Accelerating growth across both the private and public sectors should fuel meaningful growth into the next decade. Palantir could become a $1 trillion company if it achieves management's long-term growth ambitions. 10 stocks we like better than Palantir Technologies › Over the ...
Key Points The Palantir Artificial Intelligence Platform has been a game-changer for the company over the last few years. Accelerating growth across both the private and public sectors should fuel meaningful growth into the next decade. Palantir could become a $1 trillion company if it achieves management's long-term growth ambitions. 10 stocks we like better than Palantir Technologies › Over the last few years, Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ: PLTR) has evolved from a data analytics provider heavily utilized by the Department of Defense into one of the premier artificial intelligence (AI) operating systems purpose-built for the modern enterprise. Last summer, CEO Alex Karp laid out a vision for the company that would see it 10x its revenue while simultaneously reducing its headcount. While this goal may seem like a moonshot, the accelerating deployments of Palantir's Artificial Intelligence Platform (AIP) underscore the software's value to clients across various industries. Will AI create the world's first trillionaire? Our team just released a report on the one little-known company, called an "Indispensable Monopoly" providing the critical technology Nvidia and Intel both need. Continue » If Palantir can achieve Karp's vision, I think it could grow to a $1 trillion valuation within the next five years. Palantir logo on a dark backdrop. Image source: Getty Images. Palantir AIP is a prolific enterprise software tool For much of its history, the largest share of Palantir's growth was driven by deals with the Pentagon and U.S. intelligence agencies. That dynamic continued to bolster the company's top line in 2025. Last year, Palantir won a 10-year deal with the U.S. Army worth up to $10 billion as well as a $795 million expansion of its deal with the U.S. military for its Maven Smart System. While the fact that the company is still tightening its relationship with the U.S. government is encouraging, Palantir's most lucrative potential lies in its ability to improve corp...
Last November, Bank of America analysts issued a stark warning: hyperscaler borrowing for AI data centers was exploding. Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META), Oracle (NASDAQ:ORCL), and others issued bonds and loans at double the pace of the prior decade. Companies that once self-funded massive expansions through overflowing cash reserves have now tapped those resources dry and must ... AI’s Coming Trillio...
Last November, Bank of America analysts issued a stark warning: hyperscaler borrowing for AI data centers was exploding. Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META), Oracle (NASDAQ:ORCL), and others issued bonds and loans at double the pace of the prior decade. Companies that once self-funded massive expansions through overflowing cash reserves have now tapped those resources dry and must ... AI’s Coming Trillion-Dollar Hangover: Amazon Leads Hyperscalers Back to the Debt Well
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tum3123/iStock via Getty Images Highlights The fund's benchmark—the MSCI Emerging Markets Index—gained ground in the fourth quarter. The fund, while positive in absolute terms, underperformed the benchmark. Positioning in Singapore and Taiwan detracted. We maintain a positive view on AI- and semiconductor-related opportunities, especially in North Asia, that are well positioned to benefit from sec...
tum3123/iStock via Getty Images Highlights The fund's benchmark—the MSCI Emerging Markets Index—gained ground in the fourth quarter. The fund, while positive in absolute terms, underperformed the benchmark. Positioning in Singapore and Taiwan detracted. We maintain a positive view on AI- and semiconductor-related opportunities, especially in North Asia, that are well positioned to benefit from secular growth in data centers and generative AI workloads. We have also selectively deployed capital in Mexico and Indonesia, where macro conditions appear to be bottoming after post-election slowdowns. Across all markets, we maintain a bottom-up approach grounded in rigorous fundamental research, a disciplined valuation framework, and a focus on quality growth businesses with sustainable competitive advantages. Market review and outlook The solid gain for emerging-market equities added to their strong showing over the first nine months of the year. The asset class outpaced the developed markets in 2025, and it recorded its best return in a calendar year since 2017. A continued backdrop of falling interest rates and positive global growth proved highly supportive for the category. We believe the outlook for the emerging markets remains constructive entering 2026. A weaker U.S. dollar and the U.S. Federal Reserve's interest rate cuts provide room for emerging-market central banks to ease further, supporting liquidity and economic growth. This environment historically favors quality growth franchises, particularly those with strong balance sheets and pricing power. With valuations that are still attractive relative to the developed markets, emerging-market equities appear well-positioned to deliver compelling returns. China remains a complex story. Macro headwinds such as property sector weakness, industrial overcapacity, and uneven domestic consumption trends remain in place, but selective opportunities are emerging, in our view. We see value in internet platforms with improvi...
TLDR Amazon is targeting $37 billion to $42 billion in one of the largest corporate bond sales on record. The offering spans dollar and euro markets, with up to 11 tranches in the U.S. and up to 8 tranches in Europe. U.S. maturities range from 2 to 50 years; euro maturities run from 2 to 38 years. Proceeds are earmarked for AI infrastructure investment. Amazon last tapped the bond market in Novemb...
TLDR Amazon is targeting $37 billion to $42 billion in one of the largest corporate bond sales on record. The offering spans dollar and euro markets, with up to 11 tranches in the U.S. and up to 8 tranches in Europe. U.S. maturities range from 2 to 50 years; euro maturities run from 2 to 38 years. Proceeds are earmarked for AI infrastructure investment. Amazon last tapped the bond market in November 2024, raising $15 billion in its first U.S. bond sale in three years. 💥 Find the Next KnockoutStock! Get live prices, charts, and KO Scores from KnockoutStocks.com , the data-driven platform ranking every stock by quality and breakout potential. Amazon is going big. The company has launched one of the largest corporate bond offerings ever recorded, targeting between $37 billion and $42 billion across U.S. and European debt markets to fund its artificial intelligence infrastructure push. AMAZON $AMZN TARGETS $25B-$30B IN DOLLAR BONDS, E10B IN EURO OFFERING — Wall St Engine (@wallstengine) March 10, 2026 The fundraising is split across two markets. In the U.S., Amazon is marketing high-grade bonds in as many as 11 tranches, targeting $25 billion to $30 billion, with maturities ranging from 2 to 50 years. Separately, it is targeting up to €10 billion through a potential eight-part euro bond offering, with maturities spanning 2 to 38 years. Amazon.com, Inc., AMZN An eight-tranche euro bond deal would be unprecedented in the European market. Amazon has not previously issued bonds denominated in euros, making this a debut offering in that market. The longest tranche on offer is a note maturing in 2076. Initial price discussions have that portion set at roughly 1.55 percentage points above Treasuries. Amazon filed details of the U.S. portion with the SEC. The company has not commented publicly on the offering. Part of a Larger Trend Amazon’s deal fits into a wider pattern of hyperscalers tapping debt markets to fund their AI ambitions. These are big, capital-intensive bets, and...
Key Points Small caps are having a strong rebound this year thanks to improving earnings, attractive value, and lower rates. Given how long they've underperformed large caps, small caps could be setting up for an extended run. The iShares Core S&P Small Cap ETF adds a quality screen to its small-cap coverage, giving it an advantage over other similar ETFs. 10 stocks we like better than iShares Cor...
Key Points Small caps are having a strong rebound this year thanks to improving earnings, attractive value, and lower rates. Given how long they've underperformed large caps, small caps could be setting up for an extended run. The iShares Core S&P Small Cap ETF adds a quality screen to its small-cap coverage, giving it an advantage over other similar ETFs. 10 stocks we like better than iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF › After years of lagging the S&P 500, small caps are finally having a moment again. While large caps are still mostly flat on the year, the iShares Core S&P Small Cap ETF (NYSEMKT: IJR) is up more than 7% year to date (as of March 3, 2026). The artificial intelligence (AI) narrative has played a big part in this. The market has begun looking at things through the lens of how industries will be disrupted by AI, not how profitable it can make the big tech companies. That has led to a major rotation away from tech and into more undervalued areas of the economy. Small caps fall into that group. Will AI create the world's first trillionaire? Our team just released a report on the one little-known company, called an "Indispensable Monopoly" providing the critical technology Nvidia and Intel both need. Continue » Given how long they've underperformed large caps, small caps could finally be in line for an extended stretch of leadership. Here's the investment case. Small-cap corporate earnings begin to rebound Earnings growth is a big driver of long-term stock performance. That hasn't been a problem lately for megacap tech, but it has been for small caps. Earnings were slipping over the past few years, but that trend appears to be reversing now. In the latter part of 2025, small-cap earnings rebounded by 27%, finally providing the fundamental rebound that could support stock price gains. With positive earnings growth and much more attractive valuations to begin with, the foundation is set for a small-cap comeback. A strong value play Part of the reason that large...
Key Points The Palantir Artificial Intelligence Platform has been a game-changer for the company over the last few years. Accelerating growth across both the private and public sectors should fuel meaningful growth into the next decade. Palantir could become a $1 trillion company if it achieves management's long-term growth ambitions. 10 stocks we like better than Palantir Technologies › Over the ...
Key Points The Palantir Artificial Intelligence Platform has been a game-changer for the company over the last few years. Accelerating growth across both the private and public sectors should fuel meaningful growth into the next decade. Palantir could become a $1 trillion company if it achieves management's long-term growth ambitions. 10 stocks we like better than Palantir Technologies › Over the last few years, Palantir Technologies(NASDAQ: PLTR) has evolved from a data analytics provider heavily utilized by the Department of Defense into one of the premier artificial intelligence (AI) operating systems purpose-built for the modern enterprise. Last summer, CEO Alex Karp laid out a vision for the company that would see it 10x its revenue while simultaneously reducing its headcount. While this goal may seem like a moonshot, the accelerating deployments of Palantir's Artificial Intelligence Platform (AIP) underscore the software's value to clients across various industries. Will AI create the world's first trillionaire? Our team just released a report on the one little-known company, called an "Indispensable Monopoly" providing the critical technology Nvidia and Intel both need. Continue » If Palantir can achieve Karp's vision, I think it could grow to a $1 trillion valuation within the next five years. Palantir AIP is a prolific enterprise software tool For much of its history, the largest share of Palantir's growth was driven by deals with the Pentagon and U.S. intelligence agencies. That dynamic continued to bolster the company's top line in 2025. Last year, Palantir won a 10-year deal with the U.S. Army worth up to $10 billion as well as a $795 million expansion of its deal with the U.S. military for its Maven Smart System. While the fact that the company is still tightening its relationship with the U.S. government is encouraging, Palantir's most lucrative potential lies in its ability to improve corporate workflows. In 2025, the company's U.S. commercial segment...