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TSMC: Exiting 6" manufacturing and consolidating 8" linesView: This statement from TSMC in our view both 1) highlights the difficult economics of mature manufacturing in areas where China is more effectively competing with Western supply while at the same time 2) potentially creates some opportunit

Meta Platforms (META, Buy, $775 target) First AI capex financing deta...

Last week, Bloomberg reported that META has selected PIMCO and Blue Owl Capital to lead a debt and equity financing to fund its data center expansion in Louisiana. In the report we review:

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Trump, Lip-Bu Tan: Calls Lip-Bu Tan rise to success "amazing story"; soap opera continuesView: President Trump said he met with Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan on Monday, days after seeking his resignation, praising Tan and characterizing the meeting "a very interesting one". While an amicable resolution and

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Finally, we would note, conceptually, we view this decision by the US government to levy a charge for certain foreign companies to procure US technology as worrisome, given it opens the door for the US to selectively tax a variety of companies/products that enjoy technology leadership positions. Bl

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While the latest update from the Trump administration now points to 50% total tariffs (up from 25% initially), we still expect negotiations between the two countries will continue to unfold over the coming days and weeks, and we would not exclude the possibility a trade deal (containing lower tarif

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Meta 2Q25: Replatforming overdrive.

Meta reported 2Q25. Please click the link for our updated perspective on capex and technology infrastructure.

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FMS: August 5th-7th in San JoseView: The Future of Memory and Storage Conference (formerly the Flash Memory Summit) takes place in Santa Clara Aug 5th - 7th. We will be hosting in person investor meetings (centered around a full day of meetings on the 6th) both at FMS and at company HQs close to th

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With a healthy debate going on regarding forward supply/demand fundamentals for memory (and with Samsung's commentary unlikely to shift opinions on this front in our view), we believe investor focus likely gravitates towards Samsung's pessimistic comments on downward pressure on HBM pricing. And wh

Meta Platforms (META, Buy, $775 target) Under the hood ad improvement...

In this first take following tonight’s results, we focus on: 1. With ad revenue growth holding ~20%, more investment in core AI vision makes sense 2. Under the hood ad improvements still under appreciated by the Street 3. Capex spending growing to ~$100B in 2026 4. Superintelligence Labs and the operating expense outlook

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Watershed Moment for AI Revolution; "Mic Drop Results" By Nadella & Zu...

AI Works Here; OP, $920 PT

Figure 1. 2Q25 ResultsSource: Company reports, Wedbush estimates, FactSet consensusNote: 2Q revenue guide in the range of $42.5-$45.5B.Meta delivered strong 2Q results. Revenue in the quarter reached $47.5B (+21.6% Y/Y), ahead of consensus of $44.8B (+14.7% Y/Y) by ~6%. Revenue was modestly above t

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FMS: August 5th-7th in San JoseView: The Future of Memory and Storage Conference (formerly the Flash Memory Summit) takes place in Santa Clara Aug 5th - 7th. We will be hosting in person investor meetings (centered around a full day of meetings on the 6th) both at FMS and at company HQs close to th

Strong Week of Earnings Ahead For Mag 7; AI Revolution Hits Next Gear ...

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FMS: August 5th-7th in San JoseView: The Future of Memory and Storage Conference (formerly the Flash Memory Summit) takes place in Santa Clara Aug 5th - 7th. We will be hosting in person investor meetings (centered around a full day of meetings on the 6th) both at FMS and at company HQs close to th

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US-EU, Semis: US-EU trade deal with 15% tariffs; US semis tariffs coming in 2 weeks?View: The Trump administration announced on Sunday that the US has reached a trade framework agreement with the EU, imposing a 15% import tariff on most goods. The new tariff is half the previously touted rate of 30

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FMS: August 5th-7th in San JoseView: The Future of Memory and Storage Conference (formerly the Flash Memory Summit) takes place in Santa Clara Aug 5th - 7th. We will be hosting in person investor meetings (centered around a full day of meetings on the 6th) both at FMS and at company HQs close to th