Shocking stat of the day:
Nvidia, $NVDA, Micron, $MU, Broadcom, $AVGO, and Applied Materials, $AMAT, are now expected to generate a record $430 billion in combined free cash flow (FCF) over the next 12 months.
That would be more than TRIPLE the FCF they generated just 2 years ago.
At the same time, the combined FCF of Amazon, $AMZN, Alphabet, $GOOGL, Meta, $META, Microsoft, $MSFT, and Oracle, $ORCL, is projected to turn negative for the first time on record.
That would mark a massive reversal from the +$260 billion peak reported by these companies in 2024.
This comes as AI-related CapEx by these 5 companies is estimated to surge to ~$1.8 trillion in 2026 and 2027 combined.
Chipmakers are becoming cash machines, while AI giants are burning record amounts of capital.
¨The number that actually decides whether you build wealth or slowly lose it is debasement: the rate at which the money itself is being devalued. That number is not 2 or 3%. It runs closer to 8% a year.
Scarcity today. Abundance tomorrow?
Our latest BlackRock 2026 Midyear Global Outlook argues we're in a world shaped by supply.
AI raises the prospect of a lasting growth breakthrough, but the path to abundance may first run through scarcity: https://t.co/xxIlO4G4lX
No, Banxico no le va a comprar deuda directamente al gobierno.
No, Banxico no va a a imprimir dinero para meterlo indiscriminadamente a la economía.
No, Banxico no va a hacer QE.
Nada de eso va a pasar con la “ley” que pasaron hace unas semanas.
El motivo de esas nuevas reglas es para darle estabilidad al mercado de reportos y liquidez en el mercado mexicano. Era un mecanismo que faltaba (la mayoría de los bancos centrales lo tienen) y que ayudará a que las tasas de mercado de corto plazo se mantengan cercanas a la tasa objetivo del Banco.
No busquen generar pánico donde no lo hay. Hay cosas más importantes, e interesantes, que analizar.
Once overlooked, the cars from the 1980s are having a moment — but does it make financial sense to buy one?
James Max weighs his options: https://t.co/fB8KD6zLv7
Power is the next bottleneck when it comes to AI
$VST — Runs power plants that sell electricity directly to the grid. More AI demand = more revenue, no middleman.
$GEV — Makes gas turbines and grid equipment. Builds the hardware that keeps electricity flowing when demand spikes.
$SMR — Developing small nuclear reactors that can be built faster and cheaper than traditional plants. Clean baseload power.
$CCJ — Mines uranium. Every nuclear plant needs fuel. More nuclear = more CCJ.
$VRT — Keeps data centers cool and powered efficiently. The gear inside the building that stops AI servers from melting.
$IREN — Buys cheap power and runs data centers on it. Profits from the gap between electricity cost and compute revenue.
Lean este libro de Strangers.
Hombres, para entender que los tiempos son diferentes y han tenido ventajas injustas. Mujeres, para entender nuestro lugar y la responsabilidad por nuestro futuro.
Los dos tenemos que mejorar.
AI is reshaping how institutional investors work:
~52% of institutional investors now primarily use AI for research, according to a Barclays survey of 410 fixed-income investors.
This is followed by hedge funds, at ~44%, which primarily use AI to process and analyze large volumes of market data.
By comparison, ~27% of hedge funds use AI for modelling and risk analysis, versus ~22% of long-only managers and ~17% of asset owners.
Operations, compliance and reporting, and investment decisions each account for just 10% to 15% across these groups.
AI is changing how investment decisions are made.
BREAKING: Microsoft, $MSFT, announces price hikes for Xbox devices due to memory chip costs just hours after Apple hiked prices on MacBooks and iPads.
Among the price increases:
1. Xbox Series S 1TB increased +$150 to $599
2. Xbox Series X 1TB increased +$150 to $799
3. Xbox Series S 512GB increased +$100 to $499
4. Xbox Series X 1TB Digital increased +$150 to $749
AI-induced price hikes have begun.
BREAKING: Apple, $AAPL, has raised the prices of its Macs and iPads due to soaring chip costs.
Among the price increases:
1. MacBook Air increased +$200 to $1,299
2. Base MacBook Pro increased +$300 to $1,999
3. Base MacBook Neo increased +$100 to $699
4. iPad Air increased +$150 to $749
5. iPad Pro increased +$200 to $1,199
Tim Cook said soaring chip costs made the price hike "unavoidable."