“A lot of guys watch Bruce Lee movies. Doesn’t mean they can do karate.” – Bobby Axelrod (Showtime series Billions) If I were pitching this stock as a short 9 years ago, here’s what I would have said: Align’s main product, an expensive orthodontic appliance called Invisalign, is a joke. Rendered in plastic, easily replicable, […]
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[ADYEN] Adyen N.V.
some thoughts on Adyen
September 20, 2023
Before exploring the competitive concerns that have sent shares cratering nearly 60%, it’s worth reflecting [...]
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Class 1 freight rails: part 3 – Hunter Harrison, PSR, and investment implications
September 7, 2023
No analysis of the North American railroad industry would be complete without a discussion of [...]
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Class 1 freight rails: part 2 – freight types, route structures, and growth
September 7, 2023
Part 1 of this series offers a historical survey of how today’s Class 1 rails [...]
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Class 1 freight rails: part 1 – historical overview
August 15, 2023
In the gaseous hot ball of 19th century US rail activity roils the primordial elements [...]
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[DNB] Dun & Bradstreet
July 25, 2023
If all you knew about Dun & Bradstreet was that it sold mission critical data [...]
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