The NFL is sniffing around for more TV money. Commissioner Roger Goodell just hinted negotiations could kick off in 2026.

Retail investors probably can’t blitz into team ownership (average franchise value: $7.65 billion). But you can take a close look at the potential players: Disney $DIS ( ▲ 0.05% ), Amazon $AMZN ( ▲ 0.95% ), Comcast $CMCSA ( ▲ 0.66% ), and Fox $FOX ( ▲ 1.03% ) are already in the huddle, with Netflix $NFLX ( ▲ 0.14% ) and YouTube $GOOGL ( ▲ 0.84% ) warming up on the sidelines.

As for who will win? In a league where the Carolina Panthers can shut out their opponents 30-0, nothing is certain.

Finally, read to the end for a statistical counterpoint to Powell’s latest remarks…

— Brooks & Cas

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Brookfield $BN ( ▲ 0.28% ) has entered the humanoid race.

The $1 trillion asset manager struck a deal with Figure AI, a $39 billion startup backed by some of Silicon Valley’s top investors, to co-develop what the two call the world’s largest humanoid robot training dataset.

Brookfield also invested directly in Figure’s latest $1 billion round. The partnership could help deploy autonomous humanoid robots across industries ranging from real estate to infrastructure.

Wall Street welcomed the move.

Morgan Stanley’s $MS ( ▲ 1.67% ) Michael Cyprys said the deal may boost productivity across several of the spun-off firms in Brookfield’s sprawling portfolio, which includes Brookfield Asset Management $BAM ( ▲ 0.64% ), Brookfield Infrastructure Partners $BIP ( ▲ 4.19% ), Brookfield Renewable $BEP ( ▲ 2.12% ), and Brookfield Business Partners $BBU ( ▲ 2.74% ).

Cyprys argued that humanoid robots could widen margins and lift distributions to investors. RBC $RY ( ▼ 0.03% ) analyst Bart Dziarski agreed, calling the agreement a potential unlock for Brookfield’s heavily discounted real estate assets, which span more than 100,000 residential units and 500 million square feet of office space.

Both firms reiterated Overweight ratings, with price targets of $76 and $83. The flagship Brookfield Corporation’s stock closed just under $70 today.

For Figure AI, the deal provides a critical testing ground across Brookfield’s portfolio.

Training humanoids to perceive and act within spaces designed for humans could accelerate commercialization. Brookfield may be poised to cement a role as an early mover among alternative managers in AI deployment.

With the global humanoid robot market projected to reach $5 trillion annually by 2050, analysts suggest peers could soon follow. But for now, Brookfield appears to be ahead of the curve.

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The R-squared heard round Wall Street.

At -0.01, the relationship between P/E multiples and one-year returns is basically nonexistent. The scatter plot looks more like spilled confetti than a crystal ball.

Thoughs, Mr. Powell?

Are you bullish or bearish on Check Point Software $CHKP ( ▲ 0.6% ) over the next 12 months?

▇▇▇▇▇▇ 🐂 Bullish

▇▇▇▇▇▇ 🐻 Bearish

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