I. Every few years, this graphic from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), reproduced by Matthew Ball, makes the rounds: It shows how a 15-year decline in recorded music revenue, precipitated by the cannibalistic effect of free downloads, is being reversed by the rise of subscription fees from digital streaming providers (DSPs). As I […]
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[BAH] Booz Allen
Booz Allen and the business of defense – part 1
December 1, 2025
MBI and I recorded an episode of Never Sell recently (Serial Acquirer ROIC, Fiserv Debacle and Management Credibility, [...]
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[scuttlebits] Trex is getting cheap
November 21, 2025
TREX is down nearly 60% since I first profiled the company last August. You’d think [...]
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[scuttlebit] yet another Shift4 take
November 13, 2025
MBI and I recorded an episode of Never Sell recently (The Big Tech Capex Debate, Amazon Retail, Align’s [...]
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[scuttlebit] Fiserv’s October Massacre
November 7, 2025
What are scuttlebits? On the heels of my Global Payments post, another boomer payments stock [...]
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[JHX] Will James Hardie’s big acquisition pay off?
October 29, 2025
In last summer’s building materials series, I explained how branded manufacturers, like James Hardie in [...]
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