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HBM4: SK Hyinx vs Micron. SK Hyinx has the inside track. Ask a chatbot to compare HBM4, SK Hyinx vs Micron.
Earnings today:
From X: links may not be provided. Easy to find by going to x and searching ticker symbol mu.This chart blows me away:
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Briefly:
- I am inappropriately exuberant about the Bakken and I am often well out front of my headlights. I am often appropriately accused of hyperbole when it comes to the Bakken.
- I am inappropriately exuberant about the US economy and the US market.
- I am also inappropriately exuberant about all things Apple.
- See disclaimer. This is not an investment site.
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- If anything on any of my posts is important to you, go to the source. If/when I find typographical / content errors, I will correct them.
- Reminder: I am inappropriately exuberant about the Bakken, US economy, and the US market.
- I am also inappropriately exuberant about all things Apple.
- And now, Nvidia, also. I am also inappropriately exuberant about all things Nvidia. Nvidia is a metonym for AI and/or the sixth industrial revolution.
- I've now added Broadcom to the disclaimer. I am also inappropriately exuberant about all things Broadcom.
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Futurum AI Fifteen
From Linked In: posted two months ago (summer, 2025)
Futurum Equities, part of The Futurum Group compiled a list of 15 non-Magnificent 7 companies reckoned to play a significant role in the AI rollout.
This list is called the Futurum AI Fifteen, and categorized into three layers: Control, Operating, and Expansion.
These layers represent different roles in the AI economy, from foundational hardware to platforms and emerging applications.
Here they are:
- Control Layer:
- Companies providing the physical infrastructure for AI, such as semiconductors, networking, memory, and chip fabrication:
- AMD ($AMD)
- ARM ($ARM)
- TSMC ($TSM)
- Broadcom ($AVGO)
- ASML ($ASML)
- Qualcomm ($QCOM)
- Micron ($MU)
- Cisco ($CSCO)
- Operating Layer:
- Companies focused on AI platforms, applications, and security, enabling AI deployment and monetization:
- Palantir ($PLTR)
- ServiceNow ($NOW)
- Oracle ($ORCL)
- Snowflake ($SNOW)
- IBM ($IBM)
- CrowdStrike ($CRWD)
- Palo Alto Networks ($PANW)
- Cloudflare ($NET)
- Salesforce ($CRM)
- Expansion Layer:
- Companies in adjacent or emerging AI-related fields with high-growth potential, such as specialized databases or energy solutions for AI:
- Oklo ($OKLO)
- MongoDB ($MDB)
- Astera Labs ($ALAB)
- Adobe ($ADBE)
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