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There’s a lot of talk now about bubbles – artificial intelligence, they call it. Men getting giddy over lines of code and promising the moon. But Alphabet isn’t building castles in the air. They’re tending the fields, improving the soil. They’ve taken this new technology, this AI, and woven it into the fabric of what they already do – helping folks find what they need, connecting them to information, and yes, showing them a few advertisements along the way. It’s a practical application, a strengthening of existing foundations, and that’s a rare thing to see.

Until recently, Rivian has been content to cater to a clientele with a surplus of funds. A sensible strategy, given the limited production capacity. One can hardly flood the market with what one hasn’t yet built. However, even the most ardent enthusiast must concede that the pool of individuals willing to spend a king’s ransom on a motorized conveyance is, by definition, finite. Thus, the introduction of the R2 – a vehicle intended for the masses, or at least a slightly larger segment of the population – is of paramount importance.

Born from the rather unceremonious splitting of XPO in 2021, GXO has embraced acquisitions with the enthusiasm of a magpie for shiny objects. Clipper Logistics and Wincanton have fallen into its fold, a testament to the belief that growth is best achieved by absorbing one’s rivals. A perfectly logical, if rather aggressive, philosophy.

It’s a pre-revenue entity, you understand. Years away from turning a proper profit. Risky? Terribly. But, and this is where it becomes mildly diverting, recent developments suggest the gamble might, just might, pay off. One always appreciates a bit of a long shot, don’t you think? It adds a certain…spice.

So, why the lingering skepticism? Well, it boils down to valuation, that most elusive of metrics. The price of Palantir stock seems to be based on the assumption that they’ve already solved all of humanity’s problems, and are now simply collecting the accolades (and profits). There’s precious little margin for error, and even less room for a simple, perfectly normal deceleration in growth. It’s a bit like pricing a vintage wine based on the expectation that it will improve with age, indefinitely. A risky proposition, to say the least.

Tesla’s stock price recently dropped, largely due to its financial results for the last three months of 2025 and the entire year. Although the company earned more revenue and profit than experts predicted, both were down compared to the previous year.

The company, true to its naming convention, delivered its earnings report early on Monday morning. The figures themselves were, by most accounts, acceptable – even exceeding the modest expectations of the assembled analysts. Yet, a shadow fell upon the proceedings, for with the announcement of these results came a retraction of the company’s previously stated guidance for the coming fiscal year. It is in such moments, when promises are broken and expectations dashed, that the true character of a business is revealed.