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If you are overly elated by big advances, you should probably take some profits, too.
From Barron's
“We had seen the previous guidance as overly conservative and expected an increase,” Bernstein analysts write in a research note, calling the new outlook “more ambitious” and likely to drive upgrades to consensus estimates.
Still, he thinks “the market has overly discounted any chance of Credo’s success” in creating more revenue opportunities beyond its AECs, he said.
From MarketWatch
Orlando, Fla.-based Red Lobster filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in May 2024 after years of declining traffic and an overly generous all-you-can-eat shrimp deal that piled up steep losses.
John Fingleton, who wrote the report, singled out Hinkley Point's elaborate fish protection measures as a case study of "overly cautious regulation".
From BBC
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