Value at Risk Explained: How Banks Measure Tail Risk
Value at Risk turns a portfolio’s potential loss into one number. Here is how the three methods work, why VaR misses the tail, and what regulators use instead.
First Brands Liquidation Cleared: A $2.3B Private Credit Hit
A Houston judge cleared First Brands’ liquidation on June 12, 2026, after $2.3 billion vanished. Here is what the failure exposes about private credit.
Micron Q3 Preview: A 244% YTD Run Meets June 24 Earnings
Micron prints fiscal Q3 on June 24 after a 244% YTD run to a $1.1T market cap. Here’s what the HBM, DRAM, and margin commentary needs to show.
Cash Conversion Cycle Explained: DSO, DIO, DPO
The cash conversion cycle measures how many days a company’s cash is tied up in operations. Here is the formula, a worked example, and why negative CCC is the holy grail of working capital.
Dana, Eaton Strike $5.1B Mobility Deal in Reverse Morris Trust
Eaton spins Mobility into Dana in a $5.1B Reverse Morris Trust — $1.1B cash, 50.1%/49.9% split, Q1 2027 close. What the structure does.
Airline Stocks Rally as Iran Peace Hopes Push Oil Lower
AAL, UAL, DAL, and LUV ripped higher as WTI fell ~10% in a week on US-Iran peace hopes. Here’s the fuel-cost math and what to watch next.
Maximum Drawdown Explained: The Real Risk No Average Captures
Maximum drawdown is the worst peak-to-trough loss a portfolio has taken – the single number that captures the pain volatility hides.
NYC Pension Funds Rebid $127B Passive Equity Mandate
NYC Comptroller Mark Levine just opened the city’s $127B public equity passive indexing mandate to a competitive RFP. Bids close July 15.
DRAM Prices Climb as AI Triggers a Memory Supercycle
Morgan Stanley calls it a structural shortage. DRAM, NAND and HBM contract prices are climbing as AI servers reroute the world’s memory output.
DuPont Analysis Explained: 3-Step and 5-Step ROE
DuPont analysis splits return on equity into margin, asset turnover, and leverage so you can see whether a high ROE comes from operating skill, capital efficiency, or just borrowing.