TOPLEY’S TOP 10 May 01, 2026

1. History of Big April Returns

Ryan Detrick


2. Earnings Per Share Growth AI Related Stocks vs. Non-AI Related

The Irrelevant Investor


3. AI Marketing Projected to Grow 25% CAGR

The Kobeissi Letter


4. Nasdaq Historical Day Wed…First Time in 28 Years

Jason Goepfert


5. Tesla Ownership Breakdown….Retail Investors Equal to Institutional


6. Military Long-Shot Polymarket Bets High % Winners

Dave Jones Jones Trading More than half of “long-shot” bets on military action made on Polymarket are successful, according to a new report that suggests prediction markets could pose a bigger threat than previously recognized to the security of sensitive information.  FT reports that long-shot bets — defined as wagers of $2,500 or more at odds of 35% or less — on the platform had an average win rate of around 52% in markets on military and defense actions.   That compares with a win rate of 25% across all politics-focused markets and just 14 per cent for all markets on the platform as a whole


7. Manhattan Office Leases 10-Year Highs

Why AI Startup Offices in NYC Are Flashy but Mostly Empty

AI firms are rushing to grab Manhattan’s most coveted office space, but desks outnumber employees. Some grow into them; others just want room to think.  Isabelle Bousquette

WSJ Cash-rich AI startups are fueling a new boom in Manhattan’s commercial real-estate market. In 2025, artificial-intelligence companies signed leases for more than 845,000 square feet, according to real-estate-services firm JLL. This year, they are leasing at nearly double that rate, securing more than 414,000 square feet in the first quarter. 

https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/commercial/why-ai-startup-offices-in-nyc-are-flashy-but-mostly-empty-6882ed3d


8. NY Pied-à-Terre Tax Needs Significant Rates to Earn $500 Million

By Laura Nahmias

Bloomberg


9. Trump Approval Rating

Reuters


10. America’s Best Non-Ivy Universities

Visual Capitalist