Anthropic IPO Nears, Meta Raises $97.5B & Celestica’s AI Boom Accelerates

In this episode of The Canadian Investor Podcast, Simon and Dan start with the Bank of Canada’s latest 25-basis-point rate hike and discuss why sticky inflation, energy costs and a weaker Canadian dollar could be complicating the outlook for rates.  They then turn to the Anthropic S-1, where reven…

NeoClouds & the Debt Problem Behind the AI Boom

In this episode of The Canadian Investor Podcast, Simon and Dan take a deep dive into NeoClouds and the increasingly important role debt plays in the AI infrastructure boom. They explain how companies like CoreWeave finance massive GPU purchases, why its unsecured bonds are now trading at distress…

SpaceX Growth Explodes, Netflix’s Slowdown & BlackRock’s Big Warning

In this episode of The Canadian Investor Podcast, Simon and Dan kick off earnings season with SpaceX, where revenue surged 161% as AI and Starlink growth accelerated. But the enormous growth comes with equally enormous spending, including nearly $10 billion of negative free cash flow and plans for …

Where We’re Finding Value in an AI-Obsessed Market — With Braden Dennis

Braden Dennis returns to The Canadian Investor as Simon and Dan look beyond the handful of mega-cap stocks driving much of today’s market and ask a simple question: where can investors still find value? With more than 100 S&P 500 companies sitting in corrections despite strong headline index return…

Is the Economy Starting to Crack? Inflation, Housing & Consumer Stress

In this episode of The Canadian Macro Investor, Simon and Dan dig into growing stress beneath the AI infrastructure boom. CoreWeave’s debt is now trading at distressed yields as its borrowing costs surge, raising questions about how long heavily leveraged AI infrastructure companies can continue fi…

ASML Can’t Keep Up With Demand While CoreWeave Starts to Crack

In this episode of The Canadian Investor Podcast, Simon and Dan break down growing stress at CoreWeave as its unsecured bond yields surge to roughly 15%. They discuss why the company’s enormous debt load, reliance on new financing and potential shareholder dilution are becoming increasingly difficu…

AI Is Creating Opportunities in Engineering Stocks & Why McDonald’s Is Spending Billions to Reignite Growth

In this episode of The Canadian Investor Podcast, Simon and Dan look at the sharp selloff in engineering firms like WSP Global, Stantec and AtkinsRéalis. Despite record backlogs, improving margins and solid earnings growth, valuations have collapsed as investors worry AI could disrupt the tradition…

Could U.S. Elections Slow the AI Data Centre Buildout? + Millennial Moron on Housing & Population Growth

In this episode of the Canadian Macro Show, Simon and Dan break down another surge in bond yields and what higher borrowing costs could mean for mortgages, housing, construction and the broader economy. They also discuss the growing political backlash against AI data centres as communities push bac…

Big Canadian Deals, Micron’s AI Boom & Nike Continues to Struggle

In this episode of The Canadian Investor Podcast, Simon and Dan break down a busy week of Canadian dealmaking, including the kmassive Emera–Canadian Utilities merger, Cenovus buying Athabasca Oil, and another major acquisition involving the Weston family.  They also revisit Cobre Panama, where the…

Lessons From 4 Market Leaders That Destroyed Their Moats

What causes a dominant company to lose an advantage that once looked almost impossible to disrupt? In this episode of The Canadian Investor Podcast, Simon and Dan look at four companies that were once leaders in their industries but made strategic decisions that helped erode their competitive adva…