Javier Prada
๐Ÿ“ข ๐–๐ž๐ž๐ค๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐…๐ข๐ง๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž & ๐“๐ž๐œ๐ก ๐’๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ A week full of news! Hereโ€™s a recap of the ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐ฏ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ: โ”€โ”€โ”€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐“๐ž๐œ๐ก ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐ง๐ข๐ž๐ฌ 1๏ธโƒฃ $SPCX (Space Exploration Technologies Corp) โ–ช๏ธ Largest IPO in history, priced at $135/share, aiming to raise $75B. โ–ช๏ธ Demand was heavily oversubscribed, with indications pointing to an opening price near $174/share (+30% vs IPO price). โ–ช๏ธ The company debuted at a very demanding valuation, reportedly above 100x sales, reflecting expectations for future growth opportunities. 2๏ธโƒฃ $NVDA (NVIDIA Corporation) โ–ช๏ธ Signed a multi-year agreement with SK Hynix to co-develop next-generation memory for Vera Rubin chips, Vera CPUs, RTX Spark PCs, and Jetson Thor robotics platforms. โ–ช๏ธ Announced a partnership with LG to co-develop mechanical systems and motors for humanoid robots. โ–ช๏ธ Continues expanding its vision of โ€œPhysical AIโ€, bringing AI into real-world environments beyond screens. 3๏ธโƒฃ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ฅ (INTC) โ–ช๏ธ Google reportedly placed an order exceeding 3 million TPUs to be manufactured by Intel Foundry for 2028. โ–ช๏ธ According to estimates, this could represent roughly half of Intelโ€™s expected production capacity during 2027-2028. โ–ช๏ธ Nvidia is also evaluating Intelโ€™s 18A manufacturing process for future multi-chip designs. โ–ช๏ธ These developments further validate Intel Foundry's competitiveness. 4๏ธโƒฃ $GOOG (Alphabet) โ–ช๏ธ Cut the price of its AI Ultra plan from $249/month to $99/month. โ–ช๏ธ Reduced pricing across the Gemini subscription lineup, intensifying the AI pricing war. โ–ช๏ธ Waymo launched Waymo Premiere, a $30/month subscription tier offering priority access and additional ride benefits. 5๏ธโƒฃ $AMZN (Amazon.com Inc) โ–ช๏ธ Officially expanded Amazon Freight to all sellers, allowing Amazon to provide logistics services beyond its own marketplace ecosystem. โ–ช๏ธ The initiative puts Amazon in more direct competition with UPS, FedEx, and DHL. โ–ช๏ธ Introduced Graviton 5, a 192-core ARM processor built on TSMCโ€™s 3nm process. โ–ช๏ธ The chip is designed for agentic AI workloads. โ–ช๏ธ Meta has reportedly committed to using tens of millions of Graviton 5 cores. โ–ช๏ธ The Graviton business is now generating over $20B in annualized revenue, growing at triple-digit rates. 6๏ธโƒฃ ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž (AAPL) โ–ช๏ธ Unveiled the largest Siri transformation in its history. โ–ช๏ธ Siri AI is being rebuilt on a new architecture using Apple Foundation Models and will leverage Gemini technology. โ–ช๏ธ Also introduced iOS 27, macOS 27, and the new Liquid Glass design language. 7๏ธโƒฃ ๐Ž๐ซ๐š๐œ๐ฅ๐ž (ORCL) โ–ช๏ธ Reported quarterly results with 21% revenue growth and 24% adjusted EPS growth, both above expectations. โ–ช๏ธ Guidance was strong. โ–ช๏ธ Backlog surged 363% year-over-year to approximately $638B. โ–ช๏ธ Investors remain concerned about negative free cash flow and margin pressure caused by aggressive data center investments. 9๏ธโƒฃ ๐€๐๐จ๐›๐ž (ADBE) โ–ช๏ธ Beat revenue and EPS expectations. โ–ช๏ธ Revenue grew 13% year-over-year. โ–ช๏ธ Raised full-year revenue and earnings guidance. โ–ช๏ธ Despite strong results, shares weakened after the announcement that the CFO will depart, following the earlier departure of the CEO. โ–ช๏ธ Leadership turnover remains a key investor concern. โ”€โ”€โ”€ ๐ŸŒ ๐Ž๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐ง๐ข๐ž๐ฌ 1๏ธโƒฃ $SPCX โ–ช๏ธ Largest IPO in history, priced at $135/share, aiming to raise $75B. โ–ช๏ธ Demand was heavily oversubscribed, with indications pointing to an opening price near $174/share (+30% vs IPO price). โ–ช๏ธ The company debuted at a very demanding valuation, reportedly above 100x sales, reflecting expectations for future growth opportunities. 2๏ธโƒฃ๐”๐›๐ž๐ซ (UBER) โ–ช๏ธ Opened a waiting list for its robotaxi service in London. โ–ช๏ธ Commercial launch is expected by late 2026 or early 2027. โ–ช๏ธ London could become the first major European city with autonomous transportation at scale. โ–ช๏ธ Uber has already committed more than $10B to robotaxi initiatives. 3๏ธโƒฃ๐•๐ข๐ฌ๐š (V) โ–ช๏ธ Partnered with OpenAI to integrate payments directly into ChatGPT. โ–ช๏ธ Through Visa Intelligent Commerce, AI agents will be able to authenticate payments, compare prices, and complete purchases on behalf of users. โ–ช๏ธ This highlights the growing role of AI agents as commercial intermediaries. 4๏ธโƒฃ ๐‹๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐’๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ โ–ช๏ธ ๐‹๐•๐Œ๐‡, ๐‡๐ž๐ซ๐ฆ๐žฬ€๐ฌ, and ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ซ๐ฒ rallied strongly on Friday. โ–ช๏ธ The move was driven by growing expectations of a potential peace agreement between the United States and Iran. โ”€โ”€โ”€ ๐Ÿ“Œ ๐Š๐ž๐ฒ ๐‡๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐–๐ž๐ž๐ค โœ… $SPCX completed the largest IPO ever. โœ… $NVDA expanded aggressively into memory and humanoid robotics. โœ… $GOOG triggered a major AI price war. โœ…$AMZN continued monetizing its logistics and AI infrastructure businesses. โœ… Visa and OpenAI moved AI agents closer to becoming transactional platforms. โœ… Apple unveiled the biggest Siri overhaul in its history. โœ… Oracle delivered strong growth but faced concerns over cash flow and margins. โœ… Adobe beat expectations, but executive departures overshadowed results.
Not investment advice. The author may have financial interests in the mentioned instruments.
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