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Nintendo soared 10%, the steepest climb since April, as the surprise success of its new Pokemon game helped offset worries around memory costs. Massive consumer demand—evidenced by physical copies selling out at major US retailers and Amazon raising prices to $80—proves immense pricing power and franchise strength. This will drive unexpected revenue beats and margin expansion, easily offsetting hardware supply chain concerns. Surprise blockbuster software sales and high pricing power make Nintendo a LONG. Rising memory costs could eventually compress hardware margins if software sales decelerate in future quarters.

"A quarter of Apple's iPhones are now made in India. Increased iPhone production in the country by about 53% last year to get around U.S. tariffs on Chinese exports." Apple's heavy reliance on Chinese manufacturing has historically been its largest geopolitical vulnerability. By successfully scaling production in India, Apple is actively de-risking its supply chain from US-China trade tensions while simultaneously positioning itself to capture market share in India's rapidly growing domestic economy. LONG AAPL as supply chain diversification improves operational resilience and removes a major geopolitical overhang from the stock. Potential quality control issues, labor disputes, or logistical bottlenecks as manufacturing scales rapidly in a new region.

"LiveNation is nearing a settlement... under the settlement plan, Ticketmaster would eliminate some exclusivity in ticketing contracts with concert venues." A settlement with regulators removes a massive antitrust overhang that has pressured the stock. However, giving up exclusivity contracts strikes at the core of Ticketmaster's economic moat. The market will need to weigh the relief of avoiding a forced breakup against the reality of lower future profit margins due to increased competition. WATCH. Wait for the final terms of the settlement to model the exact impact on future free cash flow before taking a position. The settlement falls apart and the DOJ pursues a full breakup of the company.

"If that [money] is spent in this runoff election, you're gonna lose a lot of money from a lot of other races... [the runoff] will be extremely expensive for the party." Trump is intervening to stop this. Local broadcasters (Nexstar, Tegna, Sinclair) rely heavily on political ad spend, particularly during contentious runoffs. If Trump successfully pressures a candidate to drop out, the projected "expensive" ad blitz for May/June in Texas will be cancelled immediately. Short-term revenue headwinds for broadcasters with significant Texas footprints (especially Nexstar, based in Irving, TX) as anticipated Q2 political ad revenue evaporates. The candidate ignores Trump and forces the runoff anyway, leading to maximum ad spend (which would flip this to a LONG).