<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[The Walletinvestor Newsletter: Earnings Breakdowns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Quarterly earnings reviews, key numbers, and investment takeaways.]]></description><link>https://www.thewalletinvestornewsletter.com/s/earnings-analysis</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!vGXg!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff4a43fbb-66d6-44b5-b452-938d0c32f358_455x455.png</url><title>The Walletinvestor Newsletter: Earnings 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Investors Are Paying Attention, May 20, 2026]]></description><link>https://www.thewalletinvestornewsletter.com/p/shopify-isnt-just-an-ecommerce-platform</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.thewalletinvestornewsletter.com/p/shopify-isnt-just-an-ecommerce-platform</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Attila]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 12:34:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!c42n!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa6455553-dda6-4805-957f-39298f98e434_1376x768.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!c42n!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa6455553-dda6-4805-957f-39298f98e434_1376x768.png" 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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[AMD’s AI Boom Looks Real ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Cost Of Competing Is Rising Fast. May 18, 2026]]></description><link>https://www.thewalletinvestornewsletter.com/p/amds-ai-boom-looks-real</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.thewalletinvestornewsletter.com/p/amds-ai-boom-looks-real</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Attila]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 10:51:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!7jVm!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F420b4fa1-a3e8-4746-8e74-a22e12b12864_1376x768.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!7jVm!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F420b4fa1-a3e8-4746-8e74-a22e12b12864_1376x768.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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Data Center growth exploded 57%. Free cash flow hit record levels. And perhaps most importantly, hyperscalers are now treating AMD like a serious AI infrastructure supplier, not just an NVIDIA alternative experiment anymore.</p><p>But beneath the excitement, another story is becoming harder to ignore:</p><p>AI growth is getting expensive.</p><p>Operating expenses surged 42% as AMD aggressively ramps spending across GPUs, software, packaging, and cloud infrastructure partnerships.</p><p>That&#8217;s the new reality of the AI arms race.</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Palantir’s AI Explosion Is Turning Heads on Wall Street ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Revenue is surging, margins are exploding higher, and enterprise AI demand is accelerating. 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class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!N0fI!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fadd45029-086c-4559-80eb-c2221fbea4bc_750x422.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!N0fI!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fadd45029-086c-4559-80eb-c2221fbea4bc_750x422.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!N0fI!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fadd45029-086c-4559-80eb-c2221fbea4bc_750x422.jpeg 848w, 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y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p><em>Research: Illustration</em></p><p><em>Date: April 24, 2026</em></p><p><strong>Estimated reading time: 6 minutes</strong></p><p>Tesla&#8217;s latest quarter showed something investors have been waiting for:</p><p>Revenue growth is accelerating again.</p><p>Gross margins improved.</p><p>Free cash flow stayed positive.</p><p>And the company continues pushing aggressively into AI, autonomy, and robotics.</p><p>But there&#8217;s a catch.</p><p>Operating profitab&#8230;</p>
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April 22, 2026]]></description><link>https://www.thewalletinvestornewsletter.com/p/netflixs-profit-explosion-has-wall</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.thewalletinvestornewsletter.com/p/netflixs-profit-explosion-has-wall</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Attila]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 09:30:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!zlkU!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F59e918d9-63aa-4f7d-9f59-2a8dda861439_1920x1080.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!zlkU!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F59e918d9-63aa-4f7d-9f59-2a8dda861439_1920x1080.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!zlkU!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F59e918d9-63aa-4f7d-9f59-2a8dda861439_1920x1080.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!zlkU!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F59e918d9-63aa-4f7d-9f59-2a8dda861439_1920x1080.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!zlkU!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F59e918d9-63aa-4f7d-9f59-2a8dda861439_1920x1080.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!zlkU!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F59e918d9-63aa-4f7d-9f59-2a8dda861439_1920x1080.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!zlkU!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F59e918d9-63aa-4f7d-9f59-2a8dda861439_1920x1080.jpeg" width="1456" height="819" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/59e918d9-63aa-4f7d-9f59-2a8dda861439_1920x1080.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:819,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Image&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="Image" title="Image" 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y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p><em>Research: Illustration</em></p><p><em>Date: April 20, 2026</em></p><p><strong>Estimated reading time: 5 minutes</strong></p><p>BlackRock just reminded Wall Street why it remains the king of global asset management.</p><p>Assets under management hit nearly $14 trillion.</p><p>ETF inflows stayed massive.</p><p>Margins remained elite.</p><p>And private markets are scaling rapidly.</p><p>But beneath the strong quarter, one reality remains imp&#8230;</p>
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April 17, 2026]]></description><link>https://www.thewalletinvestornewsletter.com/p/tsmcs-ai-boom-is-exploding-but-investors</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.thewalletinvestornewsletter.com/p/tsmcs-ai-boom-is-exploding-but-investors</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Attila]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 09:21:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!C6VS!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8f4f6dda-7232-492c-a3f0-45459ec4d496_4000x2667.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!C6VS!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8f4f6dda-7232-492c-a3f0-45459ec4d496_4000x2667.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div 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April 15, 2026]]></description><link>https://www.thewalletinvestornewsletter.com/p/jpmorgan-is-printing-billions-again</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.thewalletinvestornewsletter.com/p/jpmorgan-is-printing-billions-again</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Attila]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 09:15:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2r5p!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Feef136c9-6c28-4ba0-82be-ecc1d435fe06_1441x810.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2r5p!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Feef136c9-6c28-4ba0-82be-ecc1d435fe06_1441x810.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div 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stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p><em>Research: Illustration</em></p><p><em>Date: April 14, 2026</em></p><p><strong>Estimated reading time: 5 minutes</strong></p><p>Goldman Sachs just delivered another powerhouse quarter.</p><p>Trading desks exploded higher.</p><p>Investment banking rebounded.</p><p>Profits surged.</p><p>Return on equity approached 20%.</p><p>But beneath the strong headline numbers, one issue remains impossible to ignore:</p><blockquote><p>Goldman&#8217;s earnings are still deeply ti&#8230;</p></blockquote>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Adobe’s AI Explosion Isn’t Boosting Growth Fast Enough, And Investors Are Starting To Notice]]></title><description><![CDATA[Adobe is dominating creative software and AI adoption is surging&#8230; but revenue growth still looks surprisingly slow. April 09, 2026]]></description><link>https://www.thewalletinvestornewsletter.com/p/adobes-ai-explosion-isnt-boosting</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.thewalletinvestornewsletter.com/p/adobes-ai-explosion-isnt-boosting</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Attila]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 09:05:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ECfj!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc29d885a-5a49-491e-bcf9-bb755c7dae99_750x400.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ECfj!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc29d885a-5a49-491e-bcf9-bb755c7dae99_750x400.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ECfj!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc29d885a-5a49-491e-bcf9-bb755c7dae99_750x400.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ECfj!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc29d885a-5a49-491e-bcf9-bb755c7dae99_750x400.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ECfj!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc29d885a-5a49-491e-bcf9-bb755c7dae99_750x400.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ECfj!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc29d885a-5a49-491e-bcf9-bb755c7dae99_750x400.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img 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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meta Is Printing Ad Money, But AI Spending Is Starting to Raise Eyebrows]]></title><description><![CDATA[Explosive ad growth powers profits, but rising costs and one-time gains complicate the story. Date: May 05, 2026]]></description><link>https://www.thewalletinvestornewsletter.com/p/meta-is-printing-ad-money-but-ai</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.thewalletinvestornewsletter.com/p/meta-is-printing-ad-money-but-ai</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Attila]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 08:26:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!DfoM!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff5bdbe95-c242-4b68-8e75-7656d1d0f9a8_2048x1325.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!DfoM!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff5bdbe95-c242-4b68-8e75-7656d1d0f9a8_2048x1325.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div 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May 04, 2026]]></description><link>https://www.thewalletinvestornewsletter.com/p/microsoft-is-crushing-the-cloud-but</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.thewalletinvestornewsletter.com/p/microsoft-is-crushing-the-cloud-but</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Attila]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 12:32:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!A0SG!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd455fcd6-4a1b-423e-9695-5b3a7628d5aa_800x532.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!A0SG!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd455fcd6-4a1b-423e-9695-5b3a7628d5aa_800x532.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div 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Revenue growth accelerated, margins expanded, and core businesses continued to perform well. Both Search and Cloud contributed meaningfully, while profitability improved across the board.</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.thewalletinvestornewsletter.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading The Walletinvestor Newsletter! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and supp&#8230;</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div>
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Earnings stabilized, and revenue held up despite a still uncertain credit environment. The company continues to benefit from its scale in auto lending and a large, low-cost deposit base.</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.thewalletinvestornewsletter.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading Attila's Substack! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and suppo&#8230;</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div>
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