The Weekly Brief (As of March 12)
- Live Nation (LYV)’s share price rallied as the company settled its antitrust lawsuit with the Department of Justice (DOJ).
- Cruise line stocks such as Carnival Corporation (CCL) and Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) took a hit as oil prices surged due to escalations in the Iran war.
- Goeasy (GSY)’s share price tanked after the company provided an operational update in which it withdrew its previously issued Q4-2025 outlook due to rising credit losses, and at the same time suspended its dividend.
- Amazon (AMZN) is planning to raise at least $37 billion through a bond sale, marking one of the largest corporate bond offerings ever, as the company funds its capital spending on AI infrastructure buildout.
- Oracle (ORCL) reported strong numbers for its third-quarter earnings. EPS came in at $1.79 on revenue of $17.19 billion, beating analyst expectations of $1.70 EPS on revenue of $16.19 billion, while the company also raised its 2027 revenue guidance to $90 billion.
- Nvidia (NVDA) announced a $2 billion investment in Nebius (NBIS) to build a 5GW AI cloud by 2030.
*Analysts of 5i Research responsible for this report have a financial or other interest in AMZN, NVDA. The i2i Fund has a financial or other interest in NBIS. Clients of i2i Capital Managements Private Investment Counsel service (i2i PIC) may hold a financial interest in any companies discussed and the views of i2i PIC may differ from the views of 5i Research.
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