Palantir Makes its Case Against Frontier AI
Shares of Palantir had an stellar day after reporting even more stellar earnings results. Many of the questions about getting commercial customers into its ecosystem appear to have been answered, and ...
4 Aug 22min
Are Mega-Mergers Back?
Mergers could be back in 2026 as companies try to get deals done while regulators allow them. But are buyouts always a good idea? We discuss a potential deal in pharma today, plus we go over the lates...
3 Aug 18min
Part 2: Your Index Fund Is a Bet on AI — Whether You Know It or Not
Bethany McLean, veteran investigative journalist and co-author of The Smartest Guys in the Room, saw the end of Enron coming, and is now watching the AI trade very carefully. She has questions the mar...
2 Aug 25min
Insurance-palooza! All You Need to Know to Protect Your Income and Wealth
It’s the first Saturday of the month, which means it’s time for the next installment of our 2026 Financial Planning Challenge. We’ve spent most of this year discussing how to accumulate and manage wea...
1 Aug 27min
When Leverage Goes Wrong on Wall Street
The week was dominated by hedge fund Situational Awareness being forced to sell its equity holdings, leading to both a drop and a pop in AI-related stocks. What went wrong and what can we learn? Pl...
31 Jul 41min
Microsoft Shows the Mag7 What AI Investment Looks Like
Investors are taking a more scrutinous approach to all of the capital spending the Mag7 stocks are throwing at AI data centers. The one standout this quarter (so far) is Microsoft. Matt, Lou, and Tyle...
30 Jul 21min
The Consumer Is All Right!
Earnings season has shown us that consumers are still spending and paying their bills, as indicated by SoFi and Visa’s results. That should give investors some confidence as more companies report. Whe...
29 Jul 20min
Paypal to Stripe: You’re Going to Have to Do Better Than That
Even though PayPal CEO Enrique Lores never directly addressed the recent buyout offer in its earnings report, the message was pretty clear: Stripe’s offer is too low. Matt, Lou, and Tyler digest PayPa...
28 Jul 25min
