Stifel Bits

Summary

• The combined earnings of the world's 10 highest-paid athletes reached $1.4 billion over the past 12 months.
• French tennis player Moise Kouame became the youngest man to win a French Open match since 1991 at age 17.
• Joey Danger Evermore became the youngest person ever to climb California's El Capitan rock formation at age 7.
• The movie Obsession earned 100 times its $750,000 budget after two weekends in theaters worldwide.
• The number of 18-year-olds in the U.S. is forecasted to decline by 14% over the next decade following a 2026 peak.
• Investors are shifting focus from major tech companies to semiconductor firms like Micron, Samsung, & SK Hynix due to AI infrastructure needs.
• High-bandwidth memory (HBM) has become a major bottleneck in AI infrastructure with supply spoken for well into next year.
• Prices for memory chips have surged as cloud companies race to lock in capacity.
• Carleton, Michigan, holds an annual "Tractor Day" tradition dating back to the 1980s where students arrive in tractors, ATVs, & golf carts.
• Recruiters increasingly expect candidates to demonstrate live AI skills such as building dashboards, cleaning data, & automating tasks during interviews.
• Over 6,000 people applied for a $12,000 European Ranch Ambassador position with Hidden Valley.
• Starbucks is removing its AI inventory tool after it confused milk varieties & struggled to track ingredients.
• Fanatics is launching a sports fan-focused credit card with American Express to earn rewards on jerseys, tickets, & collectibles.
• Google states the era of the "10 blue links" is ending as Search becomes more AI-powered & interactive.
• Lululemon is close to settling a boardroom dispute with founder Chip Wilson by adding his nominees to the board.