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War, Oil, and the Fragile Bull: What the Iran Strikes Mean for Your Portfolio

Dark Stone Capital | March 2, 2026

The world changed this weekend.

On Saturday, the United States and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iran — Operation Epic Fury — killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and triggering a cascade of retaliatory attacks across the Middle East. Iran struck back at U.S. military installations in Qatar, Kuwait, the UAE, Bahrain, Jordan, Iraq, and Syria. At least three tankers in the Gulf have been damaged. Maersk has suspended all vessel crossings through the Strait of Hormuz. Dubai International Airport has canceled 70% of its flights.

As of Sunday evening, gold is trading above $5,

NVIDIA

The AI Infrastructure Play: Why NVIDIA's Moat Is Wider Than You Think

Dark Stone Capital | February 2026

There's a popular narrative circulating right now that NVIDIA's dominance is about to crack. Google has its TPUs. Amazon has Trainium. Meta is reportedly shopping for alternatives. Custom silicon is the future, the bears say, and NVIDIA's 75% gross margins are living on borrowed time.

They're wrong — or at least, they're early by several years. And in markets, early is the same as wrong.

Here's the case for why NVIDIA's competitive position is more durable than the consensus appreciates, why the margin structure is defensible through 2027, and why the data center buildout cycle is

Tesla

The Tesla Roadster: Nine Years in the Making and What It Means for TSLA

Dark Stone Capital | February 6, 2026

Nearly nine years after Elon Musk drove a prototype out of the back of a Semi trailer to the sound of Beastie Boys' "Sabotage," the Tesla Roadster is finally approaching its moment of truth. With a production reveal scheduled for April 1, 2026, and TSLA trading around $400 after an 11% slide to start the year, the question on every investor's mind is simple: does this car actually matter for the stock?

The short answer is yes — but not in the way most people think.

What We Know

Tesla has confirmed the next-generation Roadster

Tesla

The $3 Trillion Power Play: How Elon Musk Could Merge Tesla, SpaceX, and xAI Into the Most Valuable Company in Human History

And why Tesla shareholders should be paying very close attention to the fine print.

January 30, 2026

Something massive is brewing in Elon Musk's empire.

Over the past 48 hours, reports from Bloomberg, Reuters, and multiple sources have confirmed what many suspected: Musk is actively exploring merging SpaceX with Tesla, xAI, or possibly all three into a single mega-entity. Corporate filings in Nevada show two new "merger sub" entities were created on January 21st, with SpaceX's CFO listed as an officer.

This isn't speculation anymore. This is happening.

But here's what most coverage is missing: this deal isn't primarily

SpaceX

SpaceX-xAI Merger Analysis: IPO Implications & Strategic Rationale

Research Date: January 29, 2026

Executive Summary

Elon Musk's SpaceX and xAI are in active merger discussions ahead of SpaceX's planned blockbuster IPO, according to a Reuters exclusive report today. The combined entity would bring rockets, Starlink satellites, the X social media platform, and the Grok AI chatbot under one roof—creating what could become the most valuable publicly-traded company on Earth.

Key Numbers at a Glance:

Entity	Current Valuation	Revenue (Est. 2026)
SpaceX	$800B (Dec 2025 insider sale)	$22-24B
xAI	$230B (Nov 2025)	~$1B (heavily subsidized)
Combined (Standalone IPO)	$1-1.5T expected	$23-25B+

Part 1: The Merger Structure

What

Tesla

Tesla's Pivot to Physical AI: A Strategic Analysis of Q4 2025 and What It Means for Investors

Tesla just released its Q4 and Full Year 2025 earnings report, and buried beneath the headline numbers is one of the most significant strategic pivots in the company's history. While investors fixate on the first-ever annual revenue decline (-3% to $94.8B) and the 61% plunge in quarterly net income, the real story is Tesla's deliberate transformation from an automaker into what CEO Elon Musk calls a "physical AI company."

Let's break down what this means—and do the math on whether Tesla can actually deliver on its most audacious promise yet.

The Numbers at a Glance

Metric	Q4 2025

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What We Know

Executive Summary

Part 1: The Merger Structure

What

The Numbers at a Glance

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