--- title: "The Misfit Toys of the Market: Who is Making Money, and Who is Pretending?" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/294181331.md" description: "From infrastructure giants to bottom-feeders, this algorithmic \"miscellaneous\" bucket perfectly encapsulates the fractured reality of the 2026 US market. We have cash-printing machines alongside absurd pivots to Bitcoin and reverse splits." datetime: "2026-07-29T09:19:01.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/294181331.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/294181331.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/294181331.md) --- # The Misfit Toys of the Market: Who is Making Money, and Who is Pretending? I've seen trading algorithms dump unrelated tickers into a "Miscellaneous" bucket countless times. Usually, it just means the machine gave up. But when you look closely at these 10 stocks bundled together in 2026, you get a perfect, darkly comedic snapshot of the fractured reality of Wall Street. On one side, cash-printing adults; on the other, an absurd survival royale. This is stupid and here's why. The adults in the room are busy making actual money. **Williams Companies (WMB.US)** has been rallying recently, having just pulled in a massive USD 5.34 billion investment led by Blackstone for its power joint venture. Their Q1 adjusted EBITDA hit a record USD 2.25 billion. That is what real infrastructure looks like. Similarly, **Ares Capital (ARCC.US)** just upsized its credit facility to USD 5.5 billion. While Silicon Valley incinerates cash on AI fantasies, Ares is sitting on a USD 29.5 billion portfolio that actually prints cash. Speaking of AI, **Thomson Reuters (TRI.US)** is one of the few legacy players not pretending to sleep. Steve Hasker isn't wasting time having LLMs write poetry; he's shoving CoCounsel into boring legal and tax software, pushing Q1 adjusted EBITDA up 13% to USD 243 million. The stock is outperforming because they figured out actual monetization. Some take the exit, others build monuments. **SkyWater Technology (SKYT.US)** posted a record USD 442 million in FY2025 revenue and wisely decided to let IonQ acquire them for USD 35 per share in a deal closing this July. A graceful exit. Meanwhile, **Manchester United (MANU.US)** has been trading sideways recently. Despite a Q3 revenue bump of 18.1% to GBP 189.5 million, management is distracted by securing land for a 100,000-seat stadium. Why aren't you moving faster to just win some football games first, Jim? Then we have the buzzword bingo champions. **Xiao-I (AIXI.US)** barely managed to regain Nasdaq compliance and is now busy fighting a patent war with Tim Cook's Apple. Good luck with that. **NewGenIvf (NIVF.US)**, an IVF clinic expanding in the UAE, decided it was a great idea to drop USD 7.5 million to up its stake in an AI startup. It's like pouring diesel into your morning coffee. The bottom-feeders here are an insult to public markets. **Meiwu Technology (WNW.US)** pivoted from food to skincare, sold a dormant SMS subsidiary for USD 100—yes, one hundred bucks—and then announced it's putting 50% of its raised capital into Bitcoin. How ridiculous is this? It's like watching a desperate gambler double down. **Elong Power (ELPW.US)** is equally embarrassing, relying on a 1-for-80 reverse split just to stay listed while scraping by on USD 6 million public offerings. Finally, a salute to **MV Oil Trust (MVO.US)**. The trust's net profits interest terminated in June, it dissolved, and management honestly told investors the unit price will plunge to zero before delisting. In a market full of vaporware, this kind of "we are completely dead" transparency is incredibly refreshing. Public markets were never meant to be a charity for failing business models. The fact that these 10 companies are grouped together proves a harsh truth: the competent are raising billions, while the incompetent are surviving on Bitcoin pivots and reverse splits. Do yourself a favor and stick with the adults. _This article does not constitute investment advice._ ### Related Stocks - [SKYT.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SKYT.US.md) - [ARCC.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/ARCC.US.md) - [TRI.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/TRI.US.md) - [WNW.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/WNW.US.md) - [AIXI.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/AIXI.US.md) - [MANU.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/MANU.US.md) - [NIVF.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NIVF.US.md) - [ELPW.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/ELPW.US.md) - [MVO.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/MVO.US.md) - [WMB.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/WMB.US.md) ## Related News & Research - [Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA Purchases Shares of 4,695,435 Williams Companies, Inc. (The) $WMB](https://longbridge.com/en/news/295998734.md) - [Parr Mcknight Wealth Management Group LLC Buys 35,119 Shares of Williams Companies, Inc. 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