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Bruno M. founded ECMSource to make capital markets understandable for everyday investors. Coverage here is built from primary sources — SEC filings, Federal Reserve releases, and company disclosures — with automation handling the research legwork so it stays broad and current. Bruno sets the site's editorial standards; every number published traces back to a named source.

IPO Lock-Up Periods Explained: When Insider Selling Hits

October 30, 2026June 20, 2026 by Bruno M.
IPO Lock-Up Periods Explained: When Insider Selling Hits

How IPO lock-up periods work, why 180 days is standard, the SEC and FINRA rules behind them, and what tends to happen to the stock when they expire.

Categories Market Education, Stock Market Tags finra rule 5131, investing basics, ipo basics, ipo lockup, lockup expiration, sec rule 144

IPO Window Reopens: Kardigan Pops, Deep Fission Lags

September 12, 2026June 20, 2026 by Bruno M.
IPO Window Reopens: Kardigan Pops, Deep Fission Lags

Five IPOs priced and five new S-1s filed the week of June 15, 2026 — biotech soared, nuclear stumbled, and Brookfield queued a $650M data-center deal.

Categories Capital Markets Tags brookfield, capital markets, csquare ipo, deep fission ipo, IPO market, kardigan ipo, spac ipo

BFLY Pops 56% as Midjourney Builds Scanner on Its Chip

September 17, 2026June 20, 2026 by Bruno M.
BFLY Pops 56% as Midjourney Builds Scanner on Its Chip

Butterfly Network jumped 56% to $8.90 after Midjourney unveiled a full-body scanner using 40 ultrasound-on-chip modules under a $74M license deal.

Categories Artificial Intelligence, Stock Market, Technology Tags AI healthcare stocks, BFLY, Butterfly Network, Midjourney Medical, stock market, ultrasound on chip

13F Filings Explained: How to See What Hedge Funds Own

September 12, 2026June 20, 2026 by Bruno M.
13F Filings Explained: How to See What Hedge Funds Own

Big institutional managers must publish their US equity holdings 45 days after each quarter on Form 13F. Here is what is in it, what is not, and how to read it.

Categories Institutional Flows, Market Education Tags 13f filings, berkshire 13f, form 13f, hedge fund holdings, investing basics, sec filings

Fed Proposes Bank-Style ID Rules for Stablecoin Issuers

September 12, 2026June 20, 2026 by Bruno M.
Fed Proposes Bank-Style ID Rules for Stablecoin Issuers

Fed, FinCEN, OCC, FDIC and NCUA propose a bank-style customer ID rule for stablecoin issuers under the GENIUS Act — directly affecting T-bill demand.

Categories Crypto Tags capital markets, federal reserve, fincen, GENIUS Act, payment stablecoins, stablecoin regulation

Marvell Hits Record High on AI Switch and Trainium Buzz

October 27, 2026June 20, 2026 by Bruno M.
Marvell Hits Record High on AI Switch and Trainium Buzz

Marvell jumped 7% to a record $310 as a new 102.4 Tbps Teralynx switch, an Adobe-veteran CFO hire, and Amazon Trainium spillover stoked the rally.

Categories Artificial Intelligence, Technology Tags AI chips, amazon trainium, data center networking, marvell technology, mrvl stock, stock market

NPV vs IRR Explained: When They Disagree and Why

September 12, 2026June 20, 2026 by Bruno M.
NPV vs IRR Explained: When They Disagree and Why

NPV adds dollar value at your cost of capital. IRR is the rate that zeros it out. When they disagree on scale or timing, NPV wins. Here is why.

Categories Market Education Tags capital budgeting, corporate finance, internal rate of return, investing basics, net present value, npv vs irr

EQT to Take Intertek Private in £9.4B UK Buyout

October 27, 2026June 19, 2026 by Bruno M.
EQT to Take Intertek Private in £9.4B UK Buyout

EQT’s recommended £58-a-share cash offer for Intertek values the FTSE 100 testing group at about £9.4B in equity, one of the UK’s biggest 2026 take-privates.

Categories Europe Tags capital markets, eqt private equity, ftse 100, intertek takeover, private equity m&a, uk take-private

Bloom Energy Jumps 15% as AI Power Trade Heats Up

October 28, 2026June 19, 2026 by Bruno M.
Bloom Energy Jumps 15% as AI Power Trade Heats Up

Bloom Energy (BE) surged 15.4% on June 18, 2026, extending a 12-month run near 1,430% as Wall Street prices in the AI data-center power crunch.

Categories Artificial Intelligence, Energy & Commodities Tags AI data center power, BE stock, bloom energy, data center electricity demand, fuel cells, stock market

The Yield Curve Explained: Shape, Inversion, and What It Signals

October 28, 2026June 19, 2026 by Bruno M.
The Yield Curve Explained: Shape, Inversion, and What It Signals

What the Treasury yield curve is, why its shape matters, how inversions have historically preceded U.S. recessions, and how to read it.

Categories Inflation, Market Education Tags federal reserve, investing basics, recession indicator, treasury yields, yield curve, yield curve inversion
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