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5 Aug 2025

$PLTR absolutely destroyed their Q2 earnings

Palantir topped Wall Street’s estimates Monday, surpassing $1 billion in quarterly revenue for the first time, and hiking its full-year guidance. Shares rallied more than 5%. • Sales $1.0B vs Est. $939M • EPS $0.16 vs Est. $0.13 • US Commercial: $306M -- up 93% YoY • Customer count up 43% YoY Q3 Outlook • Sales $936M vs Est. $899M • Operating Profit $495M vs Est. $417M FY25 Outlook • Sales $4.14B vs Est. $3.90B • Operating Profit $1.92B vs Est. $1.72B Source: Shay Boloor @StockSavvyShay, CNBC

4 Aug 2025

It is all about tech...

US technology and tech-related stocks now account for ~55% of the US stock market, the highest share EVER. It has exceeded the 2000 Dot-Com Bubble levels by ~5 percentage points. By comparison, defensive stocks now reflect ~18% of the market. Source: Global Markets Investor

11 Jul 2025

Technological Disruption

Source: BofA

1 Jul 2025

Robinhood launches layer-2 blockchain for stock trading in Europe

Robinhood is offering tokenized US stocks and ETFs on the Arbitrum blockchain to users in Europe. Robinhood’s push into real-world assets (RWAs) is gaining momentum, with the digital brokerage launching a tokenization-focused layer-2 blockchain and introducing stock token trading for users in the European Union. Built on Arbitrum, the new layer-2 network will enable the issuance of over 200 US stock and exchange-traded fund (ETF) tokens, giving European investors access to US assets, Robinhood announced on Monday. Robinhood’s stock tokens will have zero commissions and be available for trading 24 hours a day, five days a week.

27 Jun 2025

Party like it's 2021?

Goldman Non-Profitable hashtag#Tech Index has gained 50% since the April low. Source: Bloomberg, Goldman Sachs

26 Jun 2025

Remember IBM?

Over the past 5 years, it has outperformed: • Microsoft • Apple • Google Source: Brew markets

17 Jun 2025

Tech Stocks relative to M2 Money Supply Dot Com Bubble vs. Now

source : barchart

16 Jun 2025

From checkout lanes to blockchain?

Walmart, Amazon, and Expedia exploring stablecoins? Major retailers are looking into issuing or using stablecoins to streamline payments, cut fees, and accelerate settlement—especially across borders according to the WSJ. Their next move may hinge on the Genius Act, a bill aiming to create a clear U.S. regulatory framework for stablecoins. Source : wsj

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