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FIGS Doubles Down on Healthcare Chic: Record Q4, Healthier Margins, and a Raymond James Runway -( $FIGS )

by John F. Heerdink, Jr. February 26, 2026 313Views 0Likes

FIGS just put up the kind of quarter that makes even seasoned healthcare investors sit up a little straighter in their ergonomic chairs. The direct‑to‑consumer scrubs innovator grew fourth‑quarter 2025 net revenues 33% year over year to a record 201.9 million dollars,…

How InterGroup’s Hilton Cash Flows and Opendoor’s AI Engine Are Shaping San Francisco’s Real Estate ‘Land Rush’ -( $INTG $OPEN )

by John F. Heerdink, Jr. February 24, 2026 238Views 0Likes

InterGroup’s (INTG) latest results tell a tale of steady, brick‑and‑mortar progress—while San Francisco’s Opendoor Technologies (OPEN) adds a tech‑enabled twist to the real‑estate recovery narrative. InterGroup Steps Back Into the Earnings Spotlight The InterGroup Corporation (NASDAQ: INTG) reported a swing…

Opendoor’s Q4 “Open House”: When Version 2.0 Actually Shows Up -( $OPEN $SPY )

by John F. Heerdink, Jr. February 24, 2026 192Views 0Likes

In a market that has spent three years asking whether iBuying is a feature or a business, Opendoor’s (OPEN) latest “Open House” suggests Opendoor 2.0 may finally be moving in. The company’s Q4 2025 results delivered faster growth in home acquisitions, improving…

Healthcare’s Favorite Scrub Maker Is Quietly Stitching a Bigger Future for FIGS

by John F. Heerdink, Jr. February 20, 2026 166Views 0Likes

FIGS, Inc. (NYSE: FIGS) has built a rare position in retail: a founder-led, direct-to-consumer brand that is simultaneously fashion-forward and mission-driven, with a loyal base of healthcare professionals who treat their scrubs almost like a uniformed fan club. The company designs technically…

Carvana’s Earnings Hit a Speed Bump: Record Sales, Market Throws On the Parking Brake -( $CVNA $SPY )

by John F. Heerdink, Jr. February 19, 2026 168Views 0Likes

Carvana’s (CVNA) latest earnings report delivered record sales and solid profits, but Wall Street still sent the stock to the repair bay for a valuation realignment. Headline: Carvana’s Record Quarter Meets Wall Street’s Moodiness Carvana closed 2025 with a quarter that many…

The Big Mac Meets the Skinny Pill: How McDonald’s and Eli Lilly Are Sharing the Same Consumer -( $LLY $MCD )

by John F. Heerdink, Jr. February 12, 2026 323Views 0Likes

McDonald’s (MCD) has handled low-carb fads, kale revolutions, and the brief reign of cauliflower rice, but its newest rival comes with a prescription label and a co-pay. GLP-1 weight-loss medicines—from injectables like Eli Lilly’s (LLY) Mounjaro and Zepbound to the next wave…

U.S. Stocks Propel Forward On Monday – February 9, 2026 -( $AVGO $DV $FLYX $META $NOK $NVDA $OKLO $OPEN $ORCL $PLTR $RIO $TSLA $TSM Rise!)

by John F. Heerdink, Jr. February 10, 2026 5386Views 0Likes

US stocks extended last week’s relief rally on Monday, with megacap tech doing most of the heavy lifting while value names tried to remember what outperformance felt like. Investors spent the session toggling between AI euphoria, tariff anxiety and a yield curve…

Dow Breaks 50,000 as Wall Street Limps, Then Leaps Into the Weekend – February 6, 2026 -( $DIA $EPRX $FLYX $LLY $MCD $MANE $MODD $NOK $RIO Rise!)

by John F. Heerdink, Jr. February 6, 2026 5323Views 0Likes

Wall Street closed the week ending Feb. 6, 2026 looking a bit like a trader after a rough options expiry: bruised, but suddenly energetic once the bell rang on Friday. The Dow finally cracked the 50,000 mark in a more-than-1,000‑point sprint, while…

Stock Market Trades Like a Slightly Over-Caffeinated & Negative Economist – February 5, 2026 -( $MODD $PAHC $VIX Rise!)

by John F. Heerdink, Jr. February 6, 2026 5222Views 0Likes

US stocks spent Thursday behaving like a slightly over-caffeinated, negative economist: plenty of motion & an overall negative conviction, as investors digested another wave of tech volatility, macro cross-currents, and a busy new-issue calendar heading into Friday’s jobs data. As evidence the…

Gold & Silver Glittered, AI Wobbled, & Eli Lilly Powered Double Digits – February 4, 2026 -( $DV $GLD $GOVX $INTG $LLY $MCD $NOK $RIO $SLV Rise!)

by John F. Heerdink, Jr. February 5, 2026 5199Views 0Likes

In a fitting summary for the day, hard assets glittered, AI narratives wobbled, and Eli Lilly proved that in 2026, the market’s favorite growth story is just as likely to come from the medicine cabinet as from the data center. Broadly on…

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