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Vertex has ventured beyond its established dominion over cystic fibrosis, branching into the treatment of blood disorders with a precision akin to a skilled cartographer charting unknown territories, and offering solace for chronic pain. These are not fleeting remedies, subject to the whims of consumer desire, but necessities – anchors in a storm. This, I believe, is the essence of a lasting investment – a company that offers not just profit, but sustenance.

Seth Klarman, a name whispered with a certain reverence among those who still believe in the virtues of ‘value,’ recently disclosed his firm’s holdings. He is not a man given to pronouncements or spectacle, a quality that, in this age, feels almost… archaic. His Baupost Group, a repository of nearly $5.3 billion, has navigated the market’s capricious moods for decades. The latest filings reveal a familiar pattern: a tightening of holdings in some areas, a quiet retreat from others. It is a dance as old as the market itself, driven not by optimism, but by a sober assessment of probabilities.

The Trade Desk does adtech, which means they help people shove commercials in your face more efficiently. They claim to use AI to evaluate ad impressions. AI! As if that makes it any better. It’s still an ad. They don’t own any media, which is…fine, I suppose. It means they’re not biased towards their own stuff. Unlike Google or Amazon, who clearly want you to watch their videos or buy their…everything. It’s the principle of the thing. But then they’re bragging about publishers sharing data with them? That feels…wrong. Like they’re trading information. And then they call it the “open internet”? What does that even mean? It’s just the internet. It’s all just…layers of obfuscation.

Now, consider the tariffs. Ah, tariffs! Those delightful little taxes on everything that crosses a border, conceived in the minds of those who believe they can legislate prosperity. President Trump assures us these tariffs are a painless transfer of wealth from foreigners to Americans. A feat of economic alchemy, if ever there was one. The reality, however, is less shimmering gold and more tarnished copper.

The consensus, as meticulously documented by S&P Global, projects a revenue of $65.6 billion. A substantial figure, certainly. The anticipated earnings per share, $1.52. These numbers, of course, are not mere calculations, but pronouncements from an oracle, demanding to be fulfilled. Nvidia, predictably, will likely exceed these projections. It has become adept at navigating the labyrinth of expectations, delivering results that merely confirm what was already known. A flawless execution of a predetermined script.

We’ve identified five such entities – Amazon, Netflix, Shopify, Spotify, and MercadoLibre – that, while hardly unknown, continue to demonstrate a peculiar resilience. They’re not necessarily better than their predecessors, merely…more persistent. Like particularly stubborn weeds in the garden of capitalism. And while past performance is no guarantee of future results (a disclaimer favoured by those who sell things, and lawyers), these five appear to have laid down roots that run surprisingly deep.

Capital flows like a river towards these data cathedrals, these monuments to the digital age. Billions are pledged, spent, devoured in the insatiable quest for processing power. The giants – Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, Microsoft – they toss fortunes around as if it were grain to the pigeons. And what does it buy? Not progress, not necessarily. But a temporary advantage, a gilded cage built on the backs of strained supply chains and the anxieties of ordinary men and women.

He’d been nibbling at the stock for six months, apparently. A most peculiar habit for a man who’d spent the previous three years divesting, wouldn’t you agree? One suspects a touch of boredom may have been involved. Or perhaps a quiet rebellion against the earnest pronouncements of his successors. Whatever the reason, the numbers are as follows: