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I want to share a fresh addition to my portfolio – I’ve opened a position in PepsiCo $PEP. The main motivation is simple: I wanted to make my portfolio a bit more defensive. So far it’s been driven mainly by tech, and a piece of a stable business was simply missing.

The recent quarterly results helped, too – in my view, they weren’t as bad as the market reaction…

Samsung $005930.KS shares rose more than 6% today following the announcement of a new robotics division.

Netflix lost the auction, and it's the best thing that's happened to it this year

In February, Netflix $NFLX walked away from the fight for Warner Bros. Discovery as the loser. Management refused to match the offer from Paramount Skydance $PSKY. Netflix shares jumped more than 10% in after-hours trading. Investors sensed back then what is only now being confirmed. And the…

Markets have their enemy back and in full force...

Oil is trading at monthly highs and the US–Iran conflict still offers no path to de-escalation. Brent is currently trading above $90 a barrel.

Behind this rise is another night of US strikes on Iranian targets, the eleventh in a row. According to US Central Command, the attacks targeted military operations centers, naval…

Supermicro surprised the market. Margins significantly above expectations and a record backlog of over $60 billion

Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ: $SMCI) released a preliminary update of its results for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2026. Although revenue is likely to end up at the lower end of the original guidance, investors were particularly pleased by the much higher…

✈️ Airbus $AIR.PA has had a string of great days. At the Farnborough Airshow, it secured a firm order for 100 aircraft from the A320neo family from SMBC Aviation Capital, one of the world's largest aircraft lessors. Specifically, it involves 65 A321neo and 35 A320neo units. The companies did not disclose the value of the contract, but in scope it is undoubtedly one of the most…

Comparing stocks $KO vs $PEP

Coca-Cola $KO has grown 18% this year and hit a new all-time high in June, currently trading around $82.

Pepsi $PEP is heading in the exact opposite direction. The stock hit a new 52-week low yesterday and is trading at a 5-year low—$135, a drop of 22% over the past five years.…

Trump strikes again, $NVO under threat

President Trump announced that from August 2028 the US will impose a 100% tariff on imported generic drugs, doubling to 200% a year later. Until then, a two-year transition period with zero rates applies.

Five days ago, pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly $LLY announced the acquisition of biotech company AtaiBeckley, which develops psychedelic treatments for patients with depression and other mental illnesses. Eli Lilly will pay $2.8 billion for the company, with the total transaction value potentially rising to $3.8 billion upon achievement of development and regulatory milestones.

Inflation has fallen. And that hasn't happened in over 6 years.

The last time was in April 2020, when the entire economy ground to a halt due to the pandemic. Now annual inflation has dropped from 4.2% to 3.5%.

The market's reaction was immediate. The probability of an interest rate hike, which the Fed openly threatened just a week ago, plunged from 40% to a mere 15%. The S&P…

⚔️ AMD goes after Nvidia’s crown.

Until now, a simple rule applied: if you were a major cloud provider (Microsoft, Google, Meta) wanting to build the most powerful data center for training artificial intelligence, you had to knock on Nvidia’s door. But that’s now changing.

Volkswagen wants to sell its controlling stake in Škoda in India. And after 25 years there, it still doesn't even have 3% of the market.

Škoda has been in India since 2001. Over a quarter of a century, the $VOW3.DE group has built factories there, developed its own platform for the local market, and in 2025 finally reached a record. And yet, it is now negotiating to hand over…

MSCI after the drop: Why I'm not selling and still see it as an attractive long-term opportunity $MSCI

Three years ago, 3M $MMM was a written-off company. Today, it reports record margins and raises guidance – results and annual outlook summary – stock up 6.5%

3M $MMM just released its second-quarter 2026 results moments ago. The stock is trading around $170 today (thanks to pre-market gains), roughly 2.3x higher than the 2023 trough. Management indicated today that the stock…