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Thiel Macro LLC, a Peter Thiel-linked fund, rebuilt its disclosed U.S. equity portfolio to over $400 million in Q2 2026 after reporting no 13F holdings in prior quarters, according to SEC filings. It concentrated about 72% in power and energy names and held about $118 million in Amazon. New positions included AEP, CMS Energy, DTE, FirstEnergy, Vistra, and X-Energy.
AP reports July US retail sales fell 0.6% after a revised 0.2% gain in June, citing Commerce Department data. Wall Street slipped from records on the weak data. Reddit will join the S&P 500 next week after strong Q2 results. Maryland’s tax court voided Maryland’s digital ad tax, ordering refunds to Apple, Google and Peacock. Other items include a Liverpool minority stake deal and a Forbes editor departure.
Goldman Sachs data cited by The Kobeissi Letter says the top 10 US stocks accounted for 16.4% of total notional dollar trading volume so far in 2026. Nvidia led at 3.0%, followed by Micron (2.8%), Tesla (2.1%), and SanDisk (1.5%). Liquidity was uneven, with SanDisk’s spread at 12.4 bps versus 5.9 bps for the S&P 500 average.
Over the past 7 days, alphai's AI scored 222 news stories mentioning AMZN (AMAZON COM INC). Coverage has skewed bullish: 63 bullish, 108 neutral, and 51 bearish.
Recent AMZN coverage spans financial news, market movers and regulation.
In the last 30 days, AMZN insiders filed 2 SEC Form 4 transactions — no purchases and 2 sales ($346.7M). The most active reporter was Herrington Douglas J, CEO Worldwide Amazon Stores, with 1 filing. 100% of those filings were made under pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plans.
The article is a 13F-driven read-through on Amazon’s nuclear/data-center strategy, not a new operational disclosure.
This is a private sports-ownership transaction by the founder’s consortium, not an operating deal for Amazon, so direct financial impact to AMZN is likely indirect and limited.
AMZN may be less spread-fragile than several peers, though depth concerns are mentioned for some other names.
The change reduces customers ability to aggregate claims, potentially lowering litigation risk and shifting dispute resolution economics for Amazon.
Incremental accumulation by a high-profile AI-focused manager can support near-term sentiment, but it is not a fundamental catalyst by itself.
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Thiel Macro LLC, a Peter Thiel-linked fund, rebuilt its disclosed U.S. equity portfolio to over $400 million in Q2 2026 after reporting no 13F holdings in prior quarters, according to SEC filings. It concentrated about 72% in power and energy names and held about $118 million in Amazon. New positions included AEP, CMS Energy, DTE, FirstEnergy, Vistra, and X-Energy.
6 min readAP reports July US retail sales fell 0.6% after a revised 0.2% gain in June, citing Commerce Department data. Wall Street slipped from records on the weak data. Reddit will join the S&P 500 next week after strong Q2 results. Maryland’s tax court voided Maryland’s digital ad tax, ordering refunds to Apple, Google and Peacock. Other items include a Liverpool minority stake deal and a Forbes editor departure.
6 min readGoldman Sachs data cited by The Kobeissi Letter says the top 10 US stocks accounted for 16.4% of total notional dollar trading volume so far in 2026. Nvidia led at 3.0%, followed by Micron (2.8%), Tesla (2.1%), and SanDisk (1.5%). Liquidity was uneven, with SanDisk’s spread at 12.4 bps versus 5.9 bps for the S&P 500 average.
6 min readAmazon reinstated binding arbitration for U.S. customers and barred class-action lawsuits, effective immediately, according to Reuters and an Amazon email. Amazon said customers accept by continuing to use its services. It previously removed arbitration after many individual cases. The change limits customers’ court options.
4 min readAppaloosa Management, led by David Tepper, increased its Amazon stake by over 15% to nearly $1.2B in Q2, and expanded positions in Meta (+~55% to ~$380M), Alphabet (+~7% to ~$661M), and Apple (new position >$241M), per regulatory filings. It cut Micron by >41% to ~$1.125B and exited SanDisk (> $400M).
5 min readThe article says Amazon Games will stop publishing Throne and Liberty by end-2026, with FirstSpark Games and NCSoft taking over, and will exit Lost Ark in early 2027, with Smilegate becoming publisher. It also says Netflix will close Night School Studio and Moonloot as it scales back Netflix Games. The games continue for players, with progress retained.
6 min readA report citing regulatory filings and Satori Insights analysis says Alphabet and Amazon’s recent profits were heavily boosted by unrealized investment gains tied to AI holdings. Alphabet’s net quarterly income was over 70% from investments, including SpaceX. Amazon’s gains were about 65% of net income, mainly from Anthropic. The Magnificent 7’s Q2 net profit totaled $315.6B, with $134.6B from investment gains.
6 min readCBS News reports that CBP tariff refunds for IEEPA tariffs are flowing to businesses, and some carriers and retailers plan to pass relief to consumers. CBP refunds go to the importer of record. UPS expects $5B refunds, FedEx $800M, and DHL will return funds automatically. Amazon says it will refund only traceable cases; lawsuits against retailers are ongoing.
6 min readTiger Global Management, per its SEC 13F for Q2 2026, reported $23.98B in U.S. stocks across 46 holdings as of June 30. The fund trimmed top positions including Alphabet, Broadcom, Nvidia, and TSMC, and fully exited AppLovin and Zillow. It added new AI-chip bets in Cerebras (~$660M) and AMD (~$392M), increased Intel (~$365M), and initiated Seagate (~$275M) and Visa (~$274M).
4 min readThe article uses a Cisco Systems chart to argue the stock was rerated on AI data center demand for networking equipment. It says Cisco’s earnings and revenue beat consensus and guidance, but gross margin fell to 66.3% from 68.4%. It also cites Applied Materials earnings ahead, PPI/jobless claims, and early money flows in Mag 7 and ETFs.
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