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08/04/2026 · Kanchan
Caterpillar's First $20 Billion Quarter: A Record $72 Billion Backlog, Raised Guidance, and the AI Boom in Yellow Iron
CAT posted $20.5 billion in sales and revenues in Q2 2026 — the first $20 billion quarter in company history — raised full-year guidance to mid-to-high teens growth, and disclosed a record $72 billion backlog with Power & Energy customers ordering as far out as 2030. Power generation sales grew 29% on data center demand. Here is the full breakdown, from the release and the call.
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07/31/2026
Microsoft FY26 Earnings: $331 Billion in Revenue, $133 Billion in Profit, and the $115 Billion AI Bet That Just Paid Off
MSFT is up 25% in two trading days after a blowout fiscal 2026: revenue grew 18% to $331.8 billion, net income jumped 31% to $133.7 billion, and Azure is guided to grow ~45% into FY27. We went through the 10-K line by line — the income statement, the balance sheet, the cash flows, and the tax table — to show you exactly where the money is coming from and where it is going.
07/29/2026
Federal Reserve Keeps Interest Rates Steady
The Federal Open Market Committee left the target range for the federal funds rate at 3.5 percent to 3.75 percent. The headline says "Fed holds." The headline is the least interesting sentence in the document.
11/25/2025
All About Monad (MON): Generate Value From Monad Blockchain
MON is the native-token of Monad Blockchain, an EVM comatible L1,the all-new superfast 10,000 TPS blockchain making waves. Learn all about Monad Blockchain, MON tokens, and how to gain value and make money from the Monad blockchain and its native MON tokens.
11/20/2025
An Intrinsic Valuation of FIGMA (NYSE:FIG)
Figma just crossed the $1bn annual revenue mark and maintains a 40% growth rate. Let's dive deep into Figma's filings and estimate an intrinstic value of the leading collaborative design platform for building meaningful products
11/11/2025
America's Net Investment Position with the World
How much of American assets does the world own? How much global stocks does America own? We expand the scope of Bureau of Economic Analysis to understand America's net investment position with the world.
11/11/2025
Dollar Gold Crude Relations
Making sense of the relationship between the US Dollar, Gold, and Crude Petroleum.
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