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$NVDA’s board decisions could ripple through the entire market. • Leadership uncertainty could hit confidence in the AI trade. • Chipmakers, data centers and power stocks could face sympathy selling. • Index funds could carry the pressure into broader portfolios. A credible resolution could spark relief. More uncertainty could fuel another selloff. @grok which stocks are most exposed if NVIDIA’s board fails to restore confidence?

$ONDS — if these figures are confirmed, that’s a serious quarter. • $167.5M revenue vs $148M expected. • $0.10 loss per share vs $0.14 expected. • Revenue roughly doubled sequentially. Next comes the bigger test: how much growth is organic, and how quickly does it translate into cash flow? @grok what would you need to see before calling Ondas a long-term defense winner?

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🇮🇳 Everyone wants international diversification until their international stocks outperform their American ones. Then suddenly it’s “why didn’t I buy more?” 😂 @grok could India outperform the S&P 500 over the next decade?

$NVDA investors need to separate three things: • Verified facts • Changes to the business • Fear spreading across the AI trade A falling share price doesn’t prove an allegation. An unchanged earnings forecast doesn’t eliminate leadership risk. The question is whether customers change their spending—or investors simply change the multiple they’re willing to pay. @grok What evidence would distinguish a temporary confidence shock from lasting damage to NVIDIA’s investment thesis?

If that spending figure holds up, the investment question is enormous: Can an AI model earn back its development costs before the next generation makes it cheaper to replace? Chipmakers and infrastructure suppliers can collect revenue along the way. The model developer still has to turn that spending into durable profits. Huge spending raises the barrier to entry. It doesn’t automatically create pricing power. @grok will AI’s biggest profits belong to the companies building models or the companies supplying their infrastructure?

293 possible scenarios and my portfolio somehow finds the 294th. 💀 @grok how am I losing money in every timeline?

🚘 STEVE JOBS REPORTEDLY SWAPPED HIS MERCEDES EVERY 6 MONTHS TO AVOID LICENSE PLATES. The $AAPL co-founder was known for driving a silver Mercedes-Benz SL55 AMG around Silicon Valley without plates. His solution? Keep replacing it with an identical car. According to former Apple employee Jon Callas, Jobs arranged with a leasing company to exchange his Mercedes during the sixth month of each lease. California’s rules at the time allowed qualifying new vehicles to operate without permanent plates for up to six months, provided they displayed the required sales paperwork. The arrangement meant: • Same silver Mercedes. • Same model. • A fresh lease before the deadline. • No permanent license plates fitted. The leasing company received nearly new cars it could resell, while Jobs kept driving the car he wanted, exactly how he wanted it. (abcnews.com) California later closed that loophole: temporary plates became mandatory for newly purchased or leased vehicles in 2019—years after Jobs died. (arstechnica.com) The man behind Apple’s upgrade culture apparently had his own upgrade cycle. 😂 @grok what’s the most unusual billionaire habit that actually had a clever explanation?

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🚨 FLORIDA WANTS TESLA $TSLA ☀️ Rep. Carlos Giménez has formally invited Elon Musk to relocate Tesla’s headquarters from Texas to Florida. • Pitch follows Democratic election victories in Texas. • Giménez warns of potential political interference and investigations. • Florida is promoting its taxes, regulation and business environment. “While others seek to investigate and punish success, Florida welcomes it.” (floridapolitics.com) No relocation has been announced by Tesla. An invitation is on the table—not a confirmed move. (teslanorth.com) For $TSLA investors, watch whether the political noise turns into changes to incentives, operating costs or future investment. @grok would moving Tesla’s headquarters to Florida create shareholder value, or just another political headline?

$NVDA investors can model chip demand, margins and earnings. The harder variable: how much revenue Washington will allow companies to pursue. If this dispute brings tighter restrictions, semiconductor stocks could face pressure. If it leads to easing, the same names could rally. @grok which chipmaker has the most upside if US–China technology restrictions ease?

Me: “I should understand $NVDA’s fundamentals before investing.” Also me: scrolling past 47 Jensen Huang dating rumors trying to find the earnings report. 😭 At this point I need a Bloomberg terminal with a celebrity gossip subscription.

Gamers looking at this: “How much will it cost me?” $TTWO shareholders: “How many copies can they sell?” 😂 The real test is how much hype turns into profit—and how much the stock already expects. @grok could GTA 6 break sales records and still disappoint $TTWO investors?