Was I the target of a fraud attempt? You tell me. I received a call during dinner this evening from a number that showed up on my caller ID as being from Morgan Stanley. The person on the line told me he was calling about a check I had entered into the online banking system … Read more
I’m still in Antigua, Guatemala where the weather is beautiful and I was woken up at 1am by the second earthquake in two weeks here. If one of you has upset a volcano, please apologize. The Federal Reserve kept the fed funds rate unchanged. Many expressed concern regarding the three dissenters who wanted a 25bp … Read more
This week, The Epoch Times reported that DeepSeek paused a fundraising round due to comments made by its Founder, Liang Wenfeng, at a conference. These comments focused on the superiority of “noncompliant cards” and DeepSeek’s ability to obtain them. While Nvidia wasn’t named, it’s clear he was commenting on his ability to access Nvidia GPUs … Read more
The Federal Reserve concluded its July meeting and elected to keep the fed funds rate unchanged. Wall Street had a meaningful probability on a small rate hike (around 33%). While I understood the logic, and would have voted to hike had I been in the room, I was on record saying I thought they’d hold. … Read more
As a reminder, DKI owned scPharma because we were positive on its product Furoscix as well as the likely approval of its autoinjector. We thought the company would be acquired. It was purchased last year by MannKind for cash and a contingent value right (CVR). For more details on the CVR, check out the post … Read more
Intel crushes estimates and raises guidance. Results in the 18A plant are ahead of expectations. They increase the cap-x budget to meet profitable demand. Yet the stock fall. We explain. In recent weeks, we’ve taken on the issue of personal ownership of purchased goods. President Trump is addressing the right to repair issue in favor … Read more
Intel announced fantastic 2Q results after the close today. Revenue of $16.1B was up 25% and crushed analyst estimates of $14.5B. Prior guidance had been for $13.8B – $14.8B. Adjusted EPS of $.42 was also far above analyst estimates of $.22. Prior guidance had been for $.20. Gross margin of 40.4% was above last year’s … Read more
