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How to read shareholder votes: denominators, outcomes and implementation
A practical proxy-vote worksheet: separate board recommendations from results, check the approval denominator and verify whether a proposal was implemented.
Read article ↗news · 2026-10-02Palantir adds AIP Analyst defaults: what to test before calling it adoption
Palantir’s October update adds shared AIP Analyst settings. Separate defaults, permissions and compute usage before drawing conclusions about enterprise adoption.
Read article ↗deep_dive · 2026-10-01NVIDIA’s supply commitments: separate the fiscal horizon from current inventory
A deep dive into NVIDIA’s fiscal 2027 filings: compare commitment timing, contractual flexibility and inventory composition before drawing a demand or cash-flow conclusion.
Read article ↗news · 2026-10-01Digi’s proposed sensor acquisition: follow the financing and recurring-revenue evidence
Digi plans a $130 million cash acquisition of Disruptive Technologies. Separate the announced terms, dated balance-sheet figures and operating evidence still needed.
Read article ↗news · 2026-10-01Accenture Q4: revenue beats the prior guide, but margin comparisons need two baselines
Compare Accenture’s October 1 results with its June guidance and prior-year reconciliation. Separate the revenue surprise from the effect of last year’s optimization costs.
Read article ↗news · 2026-10-01Corteva completes Vylor spin-off: reset the business and share-price comparisons
The seed-business separation is complete. Follow the distribution terms, the new crop-protection perimeter and the evidence needed to assess standalone performance.
Read article ↗macro · 2026-10-01Bowman on Treasury dealers: distinguish capacity, positions and participation
Read the October 1 eSLR assessment alongside the March bank survey. A practical framework for separating balance-sheet headroom, Treasury holdings and market liquidity.
Read article ↗macro · 2026-10-01Jefferson sees upside inflation risks: separate the outlook from the next Fed decision
Jefferson’s October 1 speech combines a resilient economic outlook with inflation concerns. Compare his assessment with the September FOMC decision and dated labor-market evidence.
Read article ↗commodities · 2026-10-01US coal exports rose in Q2 while domestic consumption fell
EIA’s second-quarter coal reports show stronger exports alongside weaker domestic use and higher inventories. Follow the separate flows before drawing a company-level conclusion.
Read article ↗news · 2026-10-01AMD’s space-grade Versal samples: separate engineering access from flight qualification
AMD is sampling an enhanced space-grade XQRVC1902 package. Track the qualification schedule, exact device documentation and customer evidence before inferring commercial scale.
Read article ↗academy · 2026-10-01Before trusting an AI economic-data answer, reconstruct its evidence
A practical acceptance test for AI-assisted macro research: trace the original producer, check the series and units, preserve the data vintage, and reproduce the calculation.
Read article ↗commodities · 2026-10-01Natural gas storage rose: the national cushion and regional shortfall can coexist
EIA’s October 1 release shows a weekly build and a national surplus to the five-year average. Regional and year-ago comparisons tell a different part of the story.
Read article ↗macro · 2026-10-01September manufacturing PMI: a steady headline with different signals underneath
The September ISM manufacturing index remained above 50. Separate the survey’s direction, its component movements and the evidence needed for a company-level conclusion.
Read article ↗commodities · 2026-10-01Record propane exports: separate the national flow from terminal economics
EIA reports record first-half propane exports. Follow the evidence from national volumes to dated terminal milestones and shipping constraints before inferring company benefits.
Read article ↗macro · 2026-10-01US jobless claims: the same headline number, a revised comparison
Initial claims were 197,000 for September 26. Read the revised prior week and the separate continuing-claims period before drawing a labor-market conclusion.
Read article ↗news · 2026-10-01Acuity Q4: separate tariff refunds from segment profit trends
Acuity’s earnings require two checks: reconcile tariff refunds and compare lighting with intelligent spaces before extrapolating profit growth.
Read article ↗news · 2026-10-01AMD Ross: from embedded development tools to adoption evidence
AMD Ross is available, but the commercial test comes later: verify useful workflows, repeat adoption and the separate link to hardware revenue.
Read article ↗academy · 2026-10-01Audit opinions and control weaknesses: separate the finding from the fix
A practical worksheet for reading audit opinions, internal-control weaknesses and remediation updates without confusing a plan with evidence of effectiveness.
Read article ↗news · 2026-09-30Micron’s fiscal Q4 revenue exceeded its prior guide: choose the right comparison
Compare Micron’s September 30 results with its June revenue guidance, prior-quarter results and original year-earlier disclosure while keeping forecasts separate from realized performance.
Read article ↗macro · 2026-09-30August’s metro jobs report: separate unemployment rates from payroll growth
Read August 2026 metropolitan labor data without confusing people with payroll jobs, geographic breadth with national growth, or statistical stability with zero change.
Read article ↗news · 2026-09-30Conagra’s EPS rose while volume fell: three earnings signals to separate
Conagra’s fiscal Q1 2027 results show why EPS, operating performance and cash flow need separate checks before drawing a conclusion about a recovery.
Read article ↗deep_dive · 2026-09-30AMD’s growth and cash conversion: a Q2 2026 financial deep dive
Read AMD’s revenue growth alongside receivables, inventories and supplier payments. A period-by-period cash-flow review identifies what the next financial update needs to clarify.
Read article ↗news · 2026-09-30Synopsys and Amazon: what a license-plus-royalty chip agreement changes
The $1B-plus, multi-year agreement expands application-optimized silicon IP. Understand the volume sensitivity, separate cloud collaboration from revenue, and track the missing terms.
Read article ↗news · 2026-09-30HPE’s $1.2 billion Vultr order: follow the path from racks to revenue
HPE’s first Helios order establishes a commercial milestone. Separate the announced system value from delivery, chip revenue and the economics of deployed AI capacity.
Read article ↗macro · 2026-09-30The Fed changes bank stress tests: distinguish smoother buffers from lower capital
The September 30 package changes stress-test transparency and buffer calculations. Track the 2027–2029 timeline, averaging mechanics and the debate over risk capture.
Read article ↗commodities · 2026-09-30EV electricity use is still rising: separate vehicle sales from fleet demand
EIA estimates show slower growth in electric-vehicle electricity use. Read the fleet, time period and utility accounting before drawing company conclusions.
Read article ↗news · 2026-09-30Vera Rubin reaches CoreWeave production: what the Cognition benchmark establishes
CoreWeave reports limited Vera Rubin availability and a Cognition production workload. Keep throughput test conditions separate from wider adoption and revenue.
Read article ↗commodities · 2026-09-30Crude stocks rose while fuel inventories fell in the latest EIA report
The September 30 EIA release shows a crude build alongside gasoline and distillate draws. Read the stock, flow and demand measures separately.
Read article ↗macro · 2026-09-30August real spending rose 0.6% while real disposable income was flat
BEA’s August report pairs stronger real consumption with flat real disposable income and rising prices. Read the monthly and yearly inflation measures separately, using the revised July comparison.
Read article ↗macro · 2026-09-30US Q2 GDP revised to 2.2%: stronger evidence, but not a quarterly acceleration
BEA raised second-quarter growth and revised the first quarter too. Separate the revision from the growth trend, then check private domestic demand and the limits of the data-center signal.
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