He offloaded the lot in 2023, at a paltry $35.59. Not a disaster, mind you, but not exactly a shower of gold coins either. But what if, just what if, he’d held on a little longer? Ah, that’s where the story gets interesting, like a particularly juicy worm.
The usual suspects were circling – higher energy prices, interest rates… the standard doom-and-gloom chorus. But this wasn’t just market jitters. No, this was something… deeper. Something involving margins, data centers, and the creeping realization that the AI gold rush might be paved with… well, let’s just say questionable accounting. They dropped their earnings report last night, and it was like throwing a lit flare into a gasoline-soaked room.
Regulatory filings indicate HG Vora Capital Management eliminated its position in Clarivate during the most recent quarter, resulting in a net portfolio change of $42.61 million. This action, while not necessarily indicative of insurmountable challenges, necessitates a reassessment of the investment thesis and underlying fundamentals.
Indeed, the matter has even penetrated the consciousness of former presidents, who felt compelled to address the looming crisis. The implication, subtly conveyed, was that these technological behemoths might consider generating their own power, lest the populace, quite understandably, object to a further escalation in costs. A charmingly direct solution, if one overlooks the logistical complications.
They did this in the last quarter of the year, 2025. It meant Caesars was no longer a part of Nut Tree’s little portfolio. Zero percent. A clean break. Sometimes, you just have to walk away, you know? It’s like a bad marriage, only with stocks.
The slowing of revenue expansion – from a reported 28% in the previous cycle to a projected 16.5% – has weighed upon the stock, naturally. But a more insidious force is at play: a collective turning of sentiment away from those enterprises that provide software as a service. The iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF (IGV +2.20%) has itself experienced a decline of over 24% in the early months of this year, fueled by a fear – a rather modern anxiety – that these tools will be rendered obsolete by the advent of artificial intelligence. A curious paradox: the tools of progress inspiring a dread of their own superfluity.
The fourth-quarter and full-year figures, released this morning, were met with a sell-off. Shares fell as much as 14.3%, settling by 2:08 p.m. ET at a loss of 6.95%. It is a reminder that markets are ultimately governed by expectations, not merely by performance.
Applied Digital, a developer of data centers catering to the AI industry, has experienced a rapid ascent. This growth, however, is built on foundations that, upon closer inspection, appear rather precarious. The company’s debt has ballooned, increasing from a manageable $44 million to an alarming $2.6 billion in just over a year. This is not the mark of a company expanding from strength, but one chasing expansion with borrowed capital.
A sum of no small consequence – three and a half million shares – was cast aside, representing a diminution of ninety-four and a half million dollars in value. One might ponder, dear reader, if this was a prudent retreat from a failing venture, or merely a shifting of allegiances to more promising diversions? The fund, it appears, once held a considerable portion – nearly twelve and eight tenths of a percent – of its entire wealth within the walls of Caesars’ empire. Now, that space is left vacant, a stage emptied of a principal player.
Last year, the company unveiled Blackwell and Rubin, names that resonate with a certain austere poetry, like the titles of forgotten symphonies. They spoke of quantum realms, of a Boston laboratory dedicated to unraveling the universe’s deepest secrets. It felt, for a moment, as if the pursuit of knowledge had found a new, and decidedly profitable, home.