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We reiterate our BUY rating with LGN holding pre-1Q levels despite stronger fundamentals. Our checks with co-vendors and CEO-validated reads from competitor Sterling (STRL, not rated) emphasize strong 2H bookings rate-of-change even as former owner…

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What you Need to Know. This morning Sunrun, Renew Home and Tesla announced a framework to deliver “more than 16 GW” of flexible capacity to hyperscalers and utilities. The number is engineered for a press…

LME Metal Prices Mostly Higher vs. Previous Close: Yesterday, Copper -0.70% to $6.15/lb; aluminum +0.43% to $1.61/lb; nickel -2.05% to $8.98/lb; zinc -0.68% to $1.65/lb; lead -0.66% to $1.09/lb; gold +0.86% to $4,191/oz; silver +0.45%…

STLD “misses” and NUE “beats” — but strip the one-offs and both print light; the read-through for Cleveland-Cliffs (“CLF”) and for 2H HRC is more nuanced than the headlines, with the import data the swing…

We are upgrading Vertiv to HOLD – CoolIt’s recent breakthrough with a 15kW cold plate extends the viability of Vertiv’s single-phase DC cooling offering well into the 2030’s even as we reevaluate our thesis after…

The Bernanke–Powell asset-price backstop is (seemingly) being dismantled in real time. The regime has changed — so the market may be forced to price the end of the put. Our Take WHAT HAPPENED: At his…

What Is the Channel Seeing Three Weeks Ahead of the July 4 Safe-Harbor Deadline? Below, we provide a Q&A we had today with Krannich — one of the largest global distributors of solar products, with…

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Our cooling vendor checks emphasize that CoolIt’s recent announcement of a 15kW cold plate assures years of viability for single-phase D2C liquid cooling vs. refrigerant driven two-phase. We examine reads across our coverage at Vertiv…

Investment Conclusion With roughly three weeks of the quarter still to run, our model points to 2Q26E global deliveries of 426,017 units — up 19.0% sequentially from 1Q26’s 358,023 and up 10.9% against the 384,122…

The Thesis, in One Breath Wood Mackenzie and SEIA forecast U.S. residential solar installations fall -21% y/y in 2026 (link). Therefore, when incorporating the consensus forecast that installs rise +5% y/y in 2Q26 — demand…

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Executive Summary We are upgrading Cleveland-Cliffs (“CLF”) to HOLD from SELL and raising our 12-month price target to $15.01 (from $9.03 prior). The upgrade reflects a material change in the evidence since our May 5,…

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