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Month: August 2026

Okta Q2: cRPO +14%, FY27 Guide Raised, Stock +29%

August 28, 2026 by Bruno

Okta Q2 FY27: revenue $805M (+11%), cRPO $2.585B (+14%), FCF $227M (+40%). FY27 guide lifted to $3.216-3.226B. OKTA +28.6% to $172.91.

Categories Artificial Intelligence, Earnings Tags ai agents, cloud software, cybersecurity stocks, identity management, okta earnings, okta stock, stock market Leave a comment

How Treasury Auctions Work: Bid-to-Cover, Direct, Indirect

August 27, 2026 by Bruno

US Treasury auctions explained: single-price format, primary dealers, direct and indirect bidders, when-issued trading, bid-to-cover, and the tail.

Categories Market Education Tags bid to cover, investing basics, primary dealers, treasury auction, treasury bonds, when issued trading Leave a comment

Anthropic’s $2T IPO Math: $65B Run-Rate, $30T Pitch

August 27, 2026 by Bruno

Anthropic is reportedly telling investors its market opportunity is the size of the US economy. Here’s what the $2T IPO math looks like.

Categories Artificial Intelligence Tags AI stocks, anthropic ipo, capital markets, dario amodei, largest ipo Leave a comment

Salesforce Q2: cRPO +14%, Guide Raised $200M, Stock +10%

August 27, 2026 by Bruno

Salesforce Q2 FY27 delivered $11.3B revenue, cRPO up 14% Y/Y, and Agentforce ARR past $1.5B. Full-year guide raised $200M. CRM +10% pre-market.

Categories Artificial Intelligence, Earnings Tags agentforce, cloud software, crm stock, enterprise ai, salesforce earnings, stock market Leave a comment

PCE vs CPI: Which Inflation Number the Fed Actually Watches

August 27, 2026 by Bruno

The Fed targets PCE, not CPI. Here is what each measures, why they diverge, and what the July 2026 readings tell you before Jackson Hole.

Categories Inflation, Market Education Tags core pce inflation, federal reserve inflation target, inflation explained, investing basics, jackson hole 2026, pce vs cpi Leave a comment

US IPO Market 2026: $145.8B Raised, 6x Last Year

August 27, 2026 by Bruno

US IPOs have raised $145.8B YTD 2026 — a 542% jump from 2025 — with SpaceX, SK hynix and Cerebras driving mega-deal proceeds despite 25% fewer listings.

Categories Market Trend Tags capital markets, cerebras ipo, ipo market 2026, renaissance capital, sk hynix ipo, spacex ipo Leave a comment

Nvidia Q2 FY27: $96.2B Beat, Guides Q3 to $108B ±2%

August 27, 2026 by Bruno

Nvidia posted $96.2B in Q2 FY27 revenue — a $5B beat on its own guide — with data center at $89B, EPS at $2.46 and Q3 set at $108B.

Categories Artificial Intelligence, Earnings, Technology Tags AI chips, data center revenue, NVDA, nvidia earnings, stock market Leave a comment

EBITDA Explained: What It Measures and Where It Lies

August 26, 2026 by Bruno

EBITDA strips out interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization. What it captures, where Adjusted EBITDA misleads, and how to read it.

Categories Earnings, Market Education Tags adjusted ebitda, ebitda, financial statements, investing basics, non-GAAP earnings Leave a comment

Dangote Refinery’s $2.5B Placement Sets Up October IPO

August 26, 2026 by Bruno

AFC-led $2.5B placement closed 3.7x oversubscribed. Dangote lines up an October NGX IPO with a $1B underwriting backstop — Africa’s largest ever.

Categories Uncategorized Tags africa finance corporation, africa ipo, capital markets, dangote refinery, nigerian stock exchange, private placement Leave a comment

Intuit -9%: FY27 Guide Slows, Mailchimp Split Out

August 26, 2026 by Bruno

Intuit beat Q4 with revenue up 14% to $4.4B, but FY27 guidance of 9-10% growth, a 2-3% TurboTax outlook, and a Mailchimp segment carve-out sank INTU.

Categories Earnings Tags credit karma, intu stock, intuit earnings, mailchimp, stock market, turbotax Leave a comment
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