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Earnings · Sep 14, 2026
Kroger's New CEO Has Been in the Job 200 Days and Already Sees More Opportunity Than Expected

0.2% identical sales growth against 265 bps of pharmacy, cyclospora, and egg headwinds. But EPS up 5%, ecommerce up 20%, retail media best since 2021. CEO Foran maintained profit guidance and said the opportunity is bigger than he thought when he started.

6 min read
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Earnings · Sep 14, 2026
Copart Acquired ACV Auctions and Now Controls Both Ends of the Wholesale Car Market

$1.2B Q4 revenue, ACV Auctions acquisition for $10B GMV platform, record 23.3% total loss frequency, $5.7B liquidity. The two businesses cover complementary segments — salvage and dealer wholesale — without competing for the same cars.

7 min read
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Earnings · Sep 14, 2026
Zumiez (ZUMZ) Stock Fell 17% on Earnings. Footwear Is 70% of the Problem.

$209M Q2 revenue down 2.5%, comps -2.1%, Q3 guided -5.5% to -7%, EPS $0.00-$0.10 vs $0.55 last year. Lifestyle athletic footwear accounted for 70% of the US sales decline. Comparison math gets easier in Q4. Cash $97M, zero debt.

5 min read
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Earnings · Sep 11, 2026
Skillsoft's AI Platform Bookings Are Growing, But the Debt Wall Is the Real Story

$98.2M revenue, EBITDA up 7% to $33.4M, guidance cut again. But $575M in gross debt, a special board committee on capital structure, and AI cannibalizing the coding business are the variables that determine Skillsoft's trajectory more than any product metric.

6 min read
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Insider Trading · Sep 11, 2026
GameStop's CEO Just Bought $20.4M of Stock. Three Directors Bought the Same Week.

Ryan Cohen bought 1,000,000 shares at $20.38 on September 10. Three directors bought in the same three-day window. GME holds $4.6B in cash, has a Bitcoin treasury strategy, and trades at $20. The coordinated cluster signal explained.

6 min read
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Congressional Trading · Sep 11, 2026
Nancy Pelosi's Household Bet $3M to $12M on Bloom Energy After the Nvidia Playbook Worked

Paul Pelosi bought 15,000 BE shares plus 200 call options on July 24-28, disclosed August 21. Bloom had just reported 165% revenue growth and its first billion-dollar quarter. The position is up 66% since purchase. The trade structure replicates the profitable Nvidia options playbook.

6 min read
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