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String lighting is useful for more than just the Christmas tree or front yard. They add cozy lighting to the patio when the sun starts to go down earlier, brighten up the balcony for relaxing with friends, and add festive decoration as we move into the colder seasons. String lights are great because they’re easy to move around and use for multiple different purposes, making them an easy and versatile option. 

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Bulbs: It features 100 warm white bulbs that can easily be changed out if needed. 

Extendable: You can connect up to five sets of lights.

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When Nancy Pelosi made her first-ever bet on Bloom Energy (BE) back in August, buying shares and call options in a company most Americans have never heard of, I covered it as a signal worth paying attention to.If you don’t know what Bloom Energy does, it designs, manufactures, and sells on-site power generation systems using proprietary solid oxide fuel cell technology. The former 52nd Speaker of the House typically invests in themes she believes are inevitable.

The theme here is that the world needs more power than the grid can deliver, and it needs it faster than utilities can build. And it needs clean energy.

Bloom Energy (BE) is up 232% year-to-date and 228% over the past year, according to Yahoo Finance. The three-year return stands at 2,272%. 

On Sept. 29, 2026, Bloom Energy CEO K.R. Sridhar rang the New York Stock Exchange opening bell, celebrating both the company’s 25th anniversary and its recent S&P 500 inclusion, the NYSE reported.

After that, Morgan Stanley hosted a management meeting in New York this week, according to a note shared with me at TheStreet. And the takeaway? The opportunities investors are most excited about are not even the full story.

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What most Bloom Energy investors are missing

Morgan Stanley mentioned three underappreciated products. The data center demand narrative is what most investors know. 

Bloom’s second quarter earnings report confirmed that every major U.S. hyperscaler has validated Bloom’s fuel cells for AI infrastructure.

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Full-year 2026 guidance is above $4 billion with 100% year-over-year growth at the midpoint. That part of the story is priced in, at least partially.

Morgan Stanley’s note points to three product opportunities it believes investors are underestimating, each extending Bloom’s value proposition well beyond its current power-generation business.

Bloom’s three underappreciated products

The first is carbon capture. Bloom’s fuel cells generate a highly concentrated CO2 byproduct as a direct output. That’s not a diffuse emission that requires expensive separation equipment to capture.

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This concentrated stream can be sequestered directly, creating what Morgan Stanley describes as a “net zero solution.” We have seen community opposition to large data centers grow, and regulators increase their scrutiny of emissions. 

BE’s ability to combine on-site power with on-site carbon capture could become a decisive competitive advantage. Morgan Stanley notes that Tallgrass, which is developing a Wyoming data center using Bloom fuel cells, already operates carbon capture facilities and infrastructure.

The second is 800V DC architecture. Next-generation data centers are moving toward 800V direct current power distribution, which reduces losses and increases efficiency throughout the facility.

Bloom’s fuel cells produce 800V DC. That means they eliminate the need for solid-state transformers, batteries, and conversion equipment that other power solutions require.

Bloom management quantified non-compute capital expenditure savings at $3.7 billion per gigawatt, with total savings, including operating costs, at $5.5 billion per gigawatt. 

For a customer building a 1-gigawatt data center, imagine that choosing Bloom over grid power means a $5.5 billion cost reduction.

The third is combined heat and power. Bloom’s fuel cells operate at temperatures above 800 degrees Celsius, generating waste heat between 300 and 350 degrees. That excess heat can power absorption chillers for data center cooling or generate steam for industrial processes.If you’re an industrial reshoring customer building a new factory, you’re definitely looking at both power and steam costs. Bloom can address both with a single system.

Bloom’s fuel cells operate at temperatures above 800 degrees Celsius, generating waste heat between 300 and 350 degrees.Justin Sullivan / Getty Images

Bloom’s demand picture beyond AI and why the growth is secular

The Morgan Stanley note reinforced what CEO Sridhar said at the NYSE. The AI data center story is the headline, but the actual demand tailwind runs much deeper.

Non-data center customers are increasingly struggling to secure timely grid connections, according to the note.

Grid interconnection queues in the United States now stretch years in many regions. Any large industrial customer, whether a factory, a hospital, a university, or a logistics hub, that cannot wait for grid capacity has the same problem Bloom was built to solve.

International traction is also expanding. Japan is now a new market alongside Taiwan, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. 

Manufacturing capacity is scaling from 1 gigawatt (GW) to a target of 5 gigawatts annually. Bloom is also on pace to exit 2026 with more than 2 GW of run-rate capacity, according to the note.

Bloom’s business case that funds all of this

I talked about Bloom’s numbers in my previous coverage. Bloom’s recent Q2 2026 results showed revenue of $1.065 billion, up 165.5% year over year. In fact, it was the first time in history Bloom crossed $1 billion in a quarter. 

Full-year guidance was raised to $3.9-$4.2 billion. The company that was a niche clean energy story two years ago is now projecting to more than double its revenue in a single year. Interesting.

So, the investor meeting takeaways are that the market is still focused on the headline data center opportunity and has not yet fully priced the carbon capture moat, the 800V architecture advantage, or the industrial combined heat and power market. 

At 235% year-to-date, I know Bloom has already rewarded patient investors. But the note also suggests a thesis for why more patience may be warranted.

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The beer industry has faced a downturn over the last four years that has resulted in major, historic beer brands closing down breweries and hundreds of smaller craft brewers shutting down operations and going out of business.

The grandaddy of all craft brewers, Anchor Brewing, which was established in 1869, ceased national sales in June 2023, a month before filing Chapter 11 in July 2023 and closing down its brewery. The beer brand was acquired a year later but has not reopened.

And now, iconic Irish beer brand Guinness announced on social media that it will close its Open Gate Brewery in Halethorpe, Md., on Nov. 1, 2026, after operating the facility since 2018.

Guinness Open Gate Brewery in Halethorpe, Md., will close its doors for the final time on Nov. 1, 2026.Shutterstock

Guinness U.S. brewery permanently closes

“After more than eight years in Baltimore, the Guinness Open Gate Brewery will serve its final pint on Sunday, November 1st, 2026,” the brewery said on its Instagram page.

“Since opening in 2018, we’ve welcomed more than two million visitors and shared Guinness brewing, innovation, and hospitality with the Baltimore community,” the post said.

The closing of the Baltimore County Guinness brewery will come about three months after parent company Diageo’s CEO Dave Lewis on Aug. 6 announced a turnaround plan that calls for an undetermined number of employee layoffs, a $1 billion investment in the Guinness brand, and a doubling of the capacity of the beer brand by 2031, according to The Guardian.

“We have made the difficult decision to close the Guinness Open Gate Brewery in Baltimore,” Diageo said in an Oct. 1 statement. “This decision follows a careful review of our operations and long-term business priorities.”

Brewery closing affects 174 jobs

Aramark Campus LLC, Diageo’s hospitality partner at the brewery, filed a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification notice on Oct. 1 on behalf of 174 employees at the Halethorpe facility with a layoff date of Nov. 1, 2026.

Diageo had not indicated, as of Oct. 4, if any of its employees’ jobs will be affected by the closing.

“Our immediate focus is supporting affected colleagues through this transition,” Diageo said in a statement. “We are committed to treating our team members with respect and providing resources and assistance to help them navigate the change.”

Diageo donates $250,000 to community

The closing of the Guinness Open Gate Brewery prompted Diageo to donate $250,000 to support Baltimore-area community organizations, according to WBAL radio.

“We are deeply grateful to the Baltimore community, which welcomed us and helped make the brewery a destination for residents and visitors alike,” Diageo said in a statement.

“To recognize that partnership and help support the community’s future, we are establishing a $250,000 community fund that will support local organizations and initiatives focused on strengthening economic opportunity, and the local hospitality industry,” Diageo said.

Chicago Guinness brewery continues

The Dublin, Ireland-based brewer, which was established in 1759, will continue to operate its Guinness Open Gate Brewery in Chicago’s West Loop, which opened in September 2023.

“This was not a decision we made lightly,” Diageo said in a statement. “We are proud of what was built in Baltimore, thankful for everyone who contributed to its success, and committed to supporting our employees and community as we move forward.”

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October 2026 began with three year-end deadlines still open, each with its own timeline and consequences for delaying.

The remaining weeks of 2026 offer a window to adjust 401(k) contributions, evaluate a Roth conversion by December 31, and review Medicare coverage before the December 7 enrollment deadline.

All three have a tax or coverage outcome that locks in permanently once the calendar year turns.

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401(k) catch-up contributions erode with every uncorrected paycheck

The standard employee deferral cap for 2026 is $24,500, and workers 50 and older can add an extra $8,000 for a combined ceiling of $32,500. Workers aged 60 to 63 qualify for a larger catch-up of $11,250, lifting their total limit to $35,750, Mercer Advisors noted in its September 2026 analysis.

Contributions flow only through payroll, and a deferral change takes one full pay cycle to process. Every paycheck at the old rate forces the remaining checks to absorb a larger share of the gap.

Vic Conrad, financial adviser and founder of Pinnacle Financial Strategies, told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that catch-ups for high earners must be designated as Roth contributions, leading to a direct tax hit for those high earners.

People who fall in that category need to financially be prepared for a larger tax bill. Simply put, all else being equal, you’ll have more taxable income as a result of the change,

Workers 50 and older whose Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) wages exceeded $150,000 in 2025 face a SECURE 2.0 mandate: all catch-up contributions must now route into a Roth 401(k). 

The rule took effect January 1, 2026, Mercer Advisors reported, and workers below that threshold can still choose a pre-tax 401(k) or Roth.

SECURE 2.0 strips catch-up access from plans without a Roth option

The Roth catch-up provision for high earners has caught many workers off guard in their employer-sponsored retirement plans.

A high earner whose employer does not offer a designated Roth account loses the 2026 catch-up opportunity, according to Mercer Advisors.

Some employers have not yet amended their plans to include a Roth contribution feature, which leaves affected employees with no workaround. 

Workers in their peak earning years who assumed they could max out pretax catch-ups may discover that their plan’s current structure blocks them.

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The 2025 Form W-2 shows eligibility in Box 3, which reports the Social Security wages the IRS allows employers to use when applying the Roth catch-up mandate.

Mercer Advisors recommended logging into the plan portal this week to confirm year-to-date deferrals and verify whether catch-up dollars are routing to the correct account.

SECURE 2.0 could leave high earners unable to make catch-up contributions if their employer’s retirement plan lacks a Roth option.AzmanL / Getty Images

Roth conversions face a hard December 31 cutoff

A Roth conversion moves pre-tax retirement assets into a Roth account, and the converted amount counts as ordinary taxable income for the year of transfer. 

The conversion deadline for the 2026 tax year is December 31, with no extension available and no grace period from the IRS, Mercer Advisors confirmed.

With three-quarters of this year’s income data now on the books, most workers can project full-year income with enough accuracy to size the conversion this month. 

The 2026 standard deduction shelters $32,200 for married couples filing jointly and $16,100 for single filers, which offers a starting point for gauging bracket headroom, the IRS Revenue Procedure 2025-32 showed.

Medicare exposure adds a second reason to run the numbers early. 

A 2026 conversion affects your modified adjusted gross income (MAGI), which determines your 2028 Medicare premiums under the two-year lookback rule, Mercer Advisors noted.

Waiting until mid-December leaves almost no room to scale back when a late capital gain or year-end distribution arrives, Mercer Advisors cautioned.

Medicare open enrollment closes on a fixed December 7 deadline

Medicare’s annual enrollment period opens October 15 and closes December 7, 2026, giving beneficiaries a fixed 54-day window to compare plans for 2027, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

The CMS projected that the weighted-average monthly Medicare Advantage premium will drop 16.5%, from $14.37 in 2026 to $12 in 2027.

Insurers must have sent enrollees an Annual Notice of Change (ANOC) by September 30, 2026, outlining 2027 premium, benefit, and formulary changes, the CMS ANOC submission requirements showed.

Kiplinger advised reviewing the ANOC before comparing plans on Medicare.gov, because coverage that worked in 2026 may cost more, or less, next year.

Which year-end window near-retirees should tackle first

Workers still on payroll should treat the 401(k) deferral correction as the most time-sensitive of the three deadlines, Mercer Advisors recommended in its year-end guidance. 

It is the only window that narrows with each uncorrected pay cycle, and a Roth conversion can still be sized accurately in November 2026.

For near-retirees already off payroll, Mercer Advisors moved the Roth conversion to the top of the list, since its December 31, 2026, cutoff is the hardest of the three. 

Because Medicare uses your 2026 income to set Part B and Part D premiums for 2028, a Roth conversion made this year could affect those costs.

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People rarely think about who owns and operates the hotel they’re staying in.

In most cases, if I’m in a Marriott or a Hilton, I just assume that the brand on the marquee is the company running the property. In reality, that’s often not the case and many hotel brands are franchised, with some run by large groups and others family-owned.

That means that, while the brand might be perfectly healthy, the franchise operator might be facing financial distress.

In the case of Phoenix American Hospitality, LLC, American Hospitality Properties REIT, Inc., American Hospitality Properties REIT II Inc., and various affiliated companies, a complicated series of events, including an SEC investigation and enforcement action, now surround a series of Chapter 11 bankruptcy filings in Texas, which are published on PacerMonitor.

What is Phoenix American?

The American Hospitality Properties REITs own a number of hotel properties under the Hilton and Marriott brands. The company focuses on, but is not limited to, what it calls “Premium Select Business” hotels.

In a PDF aimed at investors, the company shared that it likes these properties because they can price rooms higher based on demand.

“Unlike apartments, offices, or warehouses, hotel properties have no long-term leases. Rooms rent out by the day, meaning the hotel sector can quickly and easily adjust pricing up or down daily, or even hourly, based on demand and other factors,” it shared.

The PDF also shared another reason the American Hospitality REITs used to sell investors on the fund.

“As experienced operators, we embrace the small staff required compared to resorts or other full-service hotels, we pay them a little better, reducing turnover and increasingcustomer satisfaction,” the company shared.

American Hospitality fired Phoenix American

Phoenix American Hospitality, LLC (PAH) was the external manager for both American Hospitality Properties REIT, Inc. and American Hospitality Properties REIT II, Inc. (AHP). The REITs entered into management arrangements with Phoenix under which Phoenix provided management and administrative services.

Phoenix was responsible for much of the REITs’ management infrastructure, while the REITs themselves owned the real-estate investments. In other words, you can think of the structure as AHP REITs = investment/ownership entities; Phoenix = external management company.

It’s a fairly common structure, but investors who owned shares of the real estate investment trusts (REITs) did not have an interest in Phoenix American Hospitality.

in May 2026, when both REITs terminated their management agreements with Phoenix and moved to new, internal, management arrangements. AHP REIT appointed Joseph Reardon as president, while AHP REIT II entered into a services agreement with AHP, according to an SEC filing.

“There is real opportunity in today’s hospitality market for a focused, well-run company. My role is to help put AHP on firm operational and financial footing so that it is ready to act when the right opportunities arise,” Reardon said in a press release.

American Hospitality Properties invests primarily in hotels that cater to business travelers. Hilton Hotels

Phoenix American settled with the SEC

The SEC announced a settled enforcement action against Dallas-based Phoenix American Hospitality, LLC (PAH) and its president, William Lee “Perch” Nelson. The case centers on an alleged $86 million hotel-focused investment offering that pulled in capital from more than 2,000 retail investors under Regulation A, according to a document from the SEC.

Sonn Law Group explained the basis of case.

“For real estate investors, the pitch was a familiar one: a tangible portfolio of commercial hospitality assets yielding predictable, double-digit income. According to federal regulators, however, the underlying reality was built on severe misrepresentations,” the law firm shared.

The SEC’s complaint was filed on June 4, 2026, in the Northern District of Texas, and final judgments were ordered on June 5, 2026. Investors can review the official regulatory findings here.

Here are some of the charges made by the SEC:

The SEC’s complaint, filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, alleged that PAH and Nelson raised approximately $86 million from more than 2,000 retail investors in the two funds from March 2022 through July 2024.

According to the complaint, PAH, through Nelson, claimed that one fund owned as many as 11 hotels, while, in reality, the fund owned only a preferred equity interest in a single hotel until January 2024, when it acquired interests in other hotels.

As further alleged, PAH, through Nelson, made untrue statements that both funds made regular profit distributions of up to 12% per year to investors, when, in reality, neither of the funds was profitable, and distributions were primarily funded by returns of investor capital.

“Without admitting the allegations in the SEC’s complaint, PAH and Nelson each consented to the entry of a final judgment, subject to court approval, in which each agreed to be permanently enjoined from violating the antifraud provisions of Section 17(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 thereunder,” according to the SEC release.

The final judgments, if approved by the court, also would order PAH to pay a $591,127 civil penalty and Nelson to pay a $118,225 civil penalty, as well as impose a five-year officer and director bar on Nelson.

The AHP REITs were connected to the SEC investigation through their former manager, Phoenix American Hospitality.

In July 2024, American Hospitality Properties REIT II disclosed that Phoenix had received an SEC subpoena seeking information about Phoenix and related entities, including the REIT. American Hospitality Properties itself was not named as a defendant in the SEC enforcement action.

What does AHP own?

AHP does not list the properties it owns, or has an interest in, on its website. The PDF referenced above shows a long list of properties, but the document predates the SEC filing.

An SEC filing from 2024 shows the company having an interest in the following properties:

TownePlace Suites, Springdale, Arkansas: 92 rooms

Aloft Rogers, Rogers, Arkansas: 124 rooms

Fairfield Inn & Suites, Jonesboro, Arkansas: 83 rooms

Courtyard Baton Rouge, Louisiana: 121 rooms

Residence Inn Baton Rouge, Louisiana: 108 rooms

TownePlace Suites, Harahan, Louisiana: 124 rooms

Hampton Inn & Suites, Fort Myers, Florida: 120 rooms

Those are not necessarily the only properties owned or operated by the company.

The companies’ current filings do not establish whether investors will receive additional distributions as the bankruptcy cases proceed. The July 2024 SEC filing explicitly says the company temporarily paused both distributions and solicitation of additional investments.

AHP faces a new lawsuit

Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC, a self-described investor-rights law firm, has filed a class action lawsuit against Phoenix American Hospitality, LLC, American Hospitality Properties REIT, Inc., American Hospitality Properties REIT II, Inc., and William Lee Nelson.

“This lawsuit seeks to recover damages against Defendants for alleged violations of the federal securities laws on behalf of all persons and entities that purchased or otherwise acquired securities in American Hospitality Properties REIT, Inc., and/or American Hospitality REIT II, Inc., between March 1, 2022 and July 31, 2024, both dates inclusive (the “Class Period”), the law firm shared on its website.

The complaint alleges that the defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that:

Phoenix’s public statements concerning its business and operations were materially false and/or misleading; and

Subsequent SEC filings and disclosures revealed the truth concerning Phoenix’s operations and the falsity of Defendants’ prior statements.

None of the named companies have commented on the lawsuit or how it relates to the Chapter 11 bankruptcy filings.

These are the companies which have filed for Chapter 11 protection

American Hospitality Properties REIT, Inc.: Case #26-80071

American Hospitality Properties REIT II, Inc.: Case #26-80072

AHP Master Lease, LLC: Case #26-80073

AHP REIT Port B LLC: Case #26-80074

AHP RI Cape Canaveral, LLC: Case #26-80075

AHP LP7 Bentonville, LLC: Case #26-80076

AHP LP7 CY Baton Rouge, LLC: Case #26-80077

AHP LP7 Fayetteville, LLC Case #26-80078

AHP LP7 FT Meyers, LLC: Case #26-80079

AHP LP7 Jonesboro, LLC: Case #26-80080

Lakemore-Phoenix Investment Platform B, LLC: Case #26-80081

AHP LP7 Metairie, LLC: Case #26-80082

PAH Charlotte Hospitality JV, LLC Case #26-80083

PAH Charlotte JV, LLC: Case #26-80084

PAH Charlotte LLC: Case #26-80085

AHP LP7 RI Baton Rouge, LLC: Case #26-80086

While the PAH abbreviation appears on some of the companies that have filed, it does not appear that Phoenix American Hospitality has itself filed for bankruptcy protection.

A quick look at how REITs work

What is a REIT? A company that owns and typically operates income-producing real estate, including hotels.

How do investors make money? REITs can distribute income generated by their real-estate holdings to investors.

Can investors lose money? Yes. Non-traded REITs can be particularly illiquid and carry additional risks.Source: Investor.gov

AHP and PAH Chapter 11 bankruptcy facts

American Hospitality Properties REIT, Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Oct. 4, 2026, in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas. The case number is 26-80071, according to filings on the Daily Dac.

American Hospitality Properties REIT II, Inc. also filed Chapter 11 on Oct. 4, 2026. The filing is case No. 26-80072 in the Northern District of Texas, the same source shared.

Several related American Hospitality Properties entities also filed Chapter 11 on Oct. 4. The filings include AHP Master Lease LLC, AHP REIT Port B LLC, AHP RI Cape Canaveral LLC and several AHP LP7 entities, according to the shared documents.

The bankruptcy filings come just days after a securities class-action lawsuit was filed against Phoenix American Hospitality, American Hospitality Properties REIT, American Hospitality Properties REIT II and William Lee Nelson. The lawsuit covers investors who purchased the REITs’ securities between March 1, 2022, and July 31, 2024, and alleges violations of federal securities laws. The allegations have not been adjudicated, according to Journal of Business News.

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