CrowdStrike Beats and Raises — Why CRWD Still Dropped 9%
CRWD beat Q1 FY27, raised full-year guidance, and announced a 4-for-1 split. A $1.35B billings print missed — and the stock fell 9% after hours.
Month: June 2026
Yield Curve Explained: What Inversion Really Means
What the yield curve is, why inversion has preceded every US recession since 1970, and how to read the current US Treasury curve as of June 1, 2026.
Alphabet’s $80B AI Raise: Largest Stock Sale on Record
Alphabet’s $80B equity raise—$15B common, $15B convertible preferred, $10B from Berkshire, $40B ATM—is the biggest stock sale ever, all to feed AI.
Broadcom Reports Tonight: $2.3T AVGO and the AI XPU Print
Broadcom prints Q2 FY26 at 5 PM ET. AVGO is at all-time highs, options price a big move, and the AI accelerator number is the only one that matters.
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) Explained
ROIC measures profit per dollar of capital invested. When ROIC beats WACC, the firm creates value. Here is the formula, math, and where it misleads.
Berkshire’s $6.8B Taylor Morrison Buy: Abel Era Begins
Berkshire Hathaway is buying Taylor Morrison for $72.50/share ($6.8B equity, $8.5B EV) at a 24% premium — Greg Abel’s first big deal as CEO.
Micron’s $1 Trillion Moment: HBM and the AI Memory Reset
Micron crossed $1 trillion in market cap on June 1, 2026 after a 6.6% pop to $1,035, a 263% YTD gain driven by AI-memory demand.
Contango Explained: Why Commodity ETFs Lose to Spot Prices
Contango is the upward-sloping futures curve that quietly drains commodity ETF returns. Here is the math, the cause, and how to spot it.
Veris Residential Goes Private in $3.5B Affinius Deal
Affinius Capital and Vista Hill Partners completed a $3.5B all-cash take-private of Veris Residential on May 27, paying $19/share — a 23.2% premium.
Marvell’s $177B AI Bet: Q1 Beat, 102.4 Tbps Switch, NVLink
Marvell is up 138% YTD on a Q1 FY27 beat, the industry’s first 102.4 Tbps AI switch, and a widening Nvidia NVLink Fusion partnership.