Market Trends & Investment Opportunities - The market shows a sense that many stocks have gotten ahead of themselves after a strong rally [1] - Profit-taking is impacting stock prices, even when companies report terrific quarters [3] - Data center stocks are expected to rebound, while real economy stocks are seen as having low bars for rallying [19] - Speculative stocks are facing challenges due to companies raising money and insiders selling shares [17][18] - Intuitive Surgical rallied nearly 14% due to strong double-digit co-procedure growth, driven by after-hours use, indicating greater leverage of fixed costs [14] Company Performance & Financials - GE Vernova showed excellent order growth, integral to feeding data centers' extreme electricity needs [6] - Thermofisher Scientific reported a better-than-expected quarter with accelerating organic revenue growth of 5% in Q3 [29][33] - Vertiv reported strong organic orders, up 60% year-over-year, with backlog up 30% year-on-year to $95 billion [12][80] - Netflix's Q3 revenue was up 172% year-over-year, but operating income was slightly light due to a $619 million Brazilian tax dispute [52] - Thermofisher Scientific China revenue is about 7% of the company's revenue, with strength in pharma and biotech [42] Strategy & Future Outlook - Thermofisher Scientific is collaborating with OpenAI to improve the drug development process [31][36] - Thermofisher Scientific is investing $15 billion in US manufacturing, primarily for pharmaceuticals, benefiting from reshoring trends [44] - Vertiv's acquisition of Great Lakes strengthens its portfolio in the white space of data centers [84] - Netflix's advertising business is growing rapidly, with potential for further price increases [68]
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