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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?

Plus, we discuss why hyperscalers are moving in opposite directions, why Tesla may leave China, and the stocks on our radar.

Travis Hoium, Lou Whiteman, and Jason Moser discuss:

- Situational Awareness

- Leverage Gone Wrong

- Hyperscaler Divergence

- Would You Rather?

- Tesla in China

- Stocks On Our Radar

Companies discussed: Tesla (TSLA), GM (GM), Eli Lilly (LLY), Novo Nordisk (NVO), JPMorgan (JPM) SoFi (SOFI), SpaceX (SPCX), Costco (COST), Target (TGT), L3Harris (LHX), Keysight (KEYS).

Host: Travis Hoium

Guests: Lou Whiteman, Jason Moser

Engineer: Dan Boyd

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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 Tyler break down why investors loved Microsoft’s earnings while hating Meta’s, and whether Microsoft is the best Mag7 stock right now. Plus, an earnings lightning round and whether single stock or basket is the best approach.

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Tyler Crowe, Matt Frankel, and Lou Whiteman discuss:

- Meta and Microsoft’s earnings reports.

- The best MAg 7 stock to buy now

-Hidden Gems earning highlights

-Maibag: Buy single stocks or bet on several companies in the same industry?

Companies discussed: META, MSFT, GOOG, NVDA, MA, V, EME, GRMN, LHX, HD, LOW, AMD, CAT, DE.

Host: Tyler Crowe

Guests: Matt Frankel, Lou Whiteman

Engineer: Dan Boyd

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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. Where there are more questions is in the AI trade, which continues to falter, despite some great numbers from Bloom Energy.

Travis Hoium, Lou Whiteman, and Rachel Warren discuss:

- SoFi’s Results

- Is SoFi Just a Bank?

- Visa’s Strong Growth

- P&G Is Fine?

- Bloom Energy Growth

- The AI Trade

Companies discussed: SoFi (SOFI), Procter & Gamble (PG), Visa (V), Bloom Energy BE).

Host: Travis Hoium

Guests: Lou Whiteman, Rachel Warren

Engineer: Dan Boyd

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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 PayPal's recent earnings and how that changes the dynamic of this acquisition drama. Plus, does Boeing finally have its act together, and why EV adoption is still so slow.

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Tyler Crowe, Matt Frankel, and Lou Whiteman discuss:

- PayPal Earnings and Stripe acquisition

- Boeing’s earnings (without Air Force One)

- The investment opportunities as a Boeing supplier

- Mailbag: Why not more EV adoption? Why no LCID love?

Companies discussed: PYPL, BA, LMT, GD, EADSY, TDG, MOGA, GE, HWM, LCID, GM, TSLA

Host: Tyler Crowe

Guests: Matt Frankel, Lou Whiteman

Engineer: Dan Boyd

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Memory has been hot in 2026 and that was no different today. China’s CXMT went public and gained nearly 500% on its opening day. We discuss the IPO along with NVIDIA potentially guaranteeing hundreds of billions of investments made to supply OpenAI.

Travis Hoium, Lou Whiteman, and Tyler Crowe discuss:

- NVIDIA’s OpenAI Guarantee

- More NVIDIA Investments

- A Hot IPO

- Memory Gets More Crowded

- Merger Mania?

- Case for Smaller Acquisitions

Companies discussed: NVIDIA (NVDA), United (UAL), Delta (DAL), Norfolk Southern (NSC), Union Pacific (UNP).

Host: Travis Hoium

Guests: Lou Whiteman, Tyler Crowe

Engineer: Dan Boyd

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