Iran Just Set a 2029 Clock. MPC Is the Trade.
An Iranian adviser signaled the Hormuz standoff may last into 2029. Marathon Petroleum just posted $17.73 in adjusted EPS. The two facts belong together.
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The Floor Under $4,400 Gold Is Not Iran
Central banks bought a Q2 record 289 tonnes as prices fell. That structural bid is what matters now.
Terafab Is Not a Building. It Is a Supply Chain Argument.
SpaceX and Tesla committed $16.8 billion to phase one of a 100-million-square-foot chip megafactory in Grimes County, Texas. The $119 billion ceiling gets the headlines. The execution gap is where the real trade lives.
SMCI’s Margin Doubled. That’s the Number That Matters.
A revenue miss still sent SMCI up about 10%. Gross margin rising to about 17% is rewriting the investment case.
Nvidia Just Turned GPUs Into Collateral
A $500 billion financing consortium reframes AI compute as infrastructure debt. The real debate is whether chips can hold their value long enough to repay it.
$963B in Interest. The Japan Risk Nobody Is Pricing.
The CBO’s August update just raised the debt-service alarm. The 30-year auction Thursday is where the real stress test begins.
The $78-Per-Share Spread Nobody Disclosed
The Adit Ventures case is a warning for pre-IPO funds promising access to SpaceX, Klarna, and the next blockbuster listing.
The ROIC Question Is Finally Getting Answered
JPMorgan’s latest target raise is about backlogs converting into recognized revenue.
Abel Is Spending. Burry Is Not Impressed.
The real question isn’t whether Berkshire’s new CEO is deploying capital. It’s whether he’s deploying it well enough, at the right price, in the right market.
When the VIX Rises With Stocks, Pay Attention
The options market is flashing a signal it almost never sends. Here is what it means for bargain hunters right now.