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Joanne Bianco’s top recommendations are in corporate bonds. She thinks fixed income should play a bigger part in investors’ portfolios and highlights her firm BondBloxx’s Fixed Income ETFs. She argues that bond ETFs are “easier” for investors and particularly likes BBB-rated corporate assets, or even CCC. She also talks tax strategy around fixed income. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering...

John Freeman says Broadcom's (AVGO) earnings was nothing short of "impressive." While he would like to see more details on the company's chips it plans to make for OpenAI, he says the earnings alone show momentum is not slowing for the A.I. giant. Ron Westfall adds that a growing accessible market for A.I. and growth prospects on the software end through VMware make it a "vi...

Reports say Boeing (BA) plans to replace the 3,200 workers on strike at its St. Louis plant. Marley Kayden notes that Boeing believes the strike itself will have little impact on its operation, though she adds the company "can't afford" any more setbacks. Dan Deming offers an example options trade for the planemaker stock. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor an...

David Swartz believes Lululemon (LULU) stands as a high-quality company despite Friday's steep sell-off. While new products have underwhelmed amid company turnover, David sees management noting investor concerns and will set the company up for a 2026 turnaround story. He considers the current stock price a "rare opportunity" to invest. Tom White offers example options trades for Lulu...

Docusign (DOCU) moved higher after posting and earnings beat and doubling down on A.I. advancements. ASML Holding (ASML) is reaching an "inflection point" according to UBS's latest upgrade. Costco (COST) net sales jumped 9% and gave a boost to the stock. Diane King Hall shares what's behind these stock movers Friday morning. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, ev...

The jobs report was “lighter than expected,” says Brandon Clark, meaning the Fed is “very likely” to cut rates this month, but probably only 25 basis points. He expects another cut before the end of the year as well. Brandon thinks investors should still be overweight large caps but start getting more exposure to small and mid caps. His “contrarian play” is healthcare, citing the AI tailwinds for...

Nvidia (NVDA) is down and AMD Inc. (AMD) is selling off as Broadcom (AVGO) builds up a strong rally on the back of its OpenAI deal. Kevin Green offers technical insight into the rotation in semiconductors and its impact on the A.I. trade. In treasuries, he shows the breakdown happening in 10-year yields after the latest jobs report came in weaker than expected. Kevin also turns to regional banks a...

Broadcom (AVGO) was initially lower after its earnings, until it announced a $10 billion chip order deal with OpenAI. As Alex Coffey explains, the custom chip developer will create semiconductors for the ChatGPT parent. Nvidia (NVDA) moved lower on the announcement. Alex makes the case that is shows, "what is good for one company may no longer be good for the other." He also turns to Tes...

Kevin Hincks dives into the August non-farm payrolls report which came in below estimates and revealed only 22k added jobs last month. Kevin says this now turns the focus to interest rates after it continues a trend of weak employment data this week including JOLTS and Jobless Claims. He adds the revisions to June and July painted slightly different pictures, but says what's weak for the U.S....

Elon Musk reportedly received a new pay package offering from Tesla (TSLA) that could be worth $1 TRILLION. Tom White discusses the technical patterns taking shape for the EV maker. He looks back to the 2018 levels (far below current prices) to demonstrate the longer-term upward move in shares, before turning to a 1-year chart that illustrates the big post-2024 election pullback in shares. Tom say...

RSM's Joe Brusuelas sits with Diane King Hall at the NYSE to react live to the August jobs data. He believes that digging down into the data that "bad news on Main Street is good news on Wall Street" as investors anticipate a rate cut from the Federal Reserve. He says his model doesn't show a cut, but he believes the Fed will deliver a cut in the September meeting. "People a...

Matt Malone joins Diane King Hall to discuss the state of private markets. He says "there's a ton of activity" in the private sphere, and that companies are taking longer to potentially go public. He says data is difficult to process and access in the private markets, but says A.I. is helping investors get a better look. He compares and contrasts the various offerings for investors i...

Boeing (BA) shares have "seen a strong uptrend" says Rachel Dashiell. She points to the technical upside move in the aerospace giant, but notes the recent trading range forming a tighter pattern between $220 and $240. Rachel zooms out on the 5-year timeframe to show the rebound from 2022-lows. "A lot of chop," she adds, with upward resistance above $260 and a potentially moving...

Stocks are near new highs as investors await the August jobs report. With the S&P 500 (SPX) sitting above 6500, Kevin Green says a strong print could trigger more buying but a miss could lead to a volatile reaction. Adding uncertainty to the mix: BLS reporting technical issues with its data retrieval tools. Later, KG looks at Broadcom (AVGO) after earnings and what it means for the overall sem...

All indices closed in the green for the first time this week. Amazon (AMZN) led a lot of the strength after it reached a deal with JetBlue (JBLU) for the airline to use Project Kuiper starting in 2027. HP Enterprise (HPE) gained but not at its strong session despite posting record 2Q revenue. After hours, Broadcom (AVGO) posted a beat across all metrics and showed strong guidance. Marley Kayden ta...

Lululemon (LULU) shares tumbled post-earnings despite a strong showing from international sales. John Harmon attributes the decline to weakness in the U.S., where the athletic apparel retailer's seasonal color sales underperformed. Harmon notes that while tariffs may have contributed to the earnings miss, they're not the primary driver of LulU's issues. As Lululemon prepares to report...

Trading for Broadcom (AVGO) was volatile after hours following beats across the board and impressive guidance. George Tsilis says the biggest culprit behind the lackluster upside response in shares was due to valuation. He and Marley Kayden dive deeper into the report to explain what the report means for the A.I. trade ahead. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, e...

We're less than two weeks before the Fed's September meeting and we still don't know who will fill the currently empty seat. Charles Schwab's Mike Townsend believes Stephen Miran has the best shot at the short-term position, though it creates "odd dynamics" surrounding the interest rate conversation. Additionally, Mike talks about how the clash between Lisa Cook and Presi...

Sofia Massie, CEO of LionShares, brings the case for their debut actively managed ETF, TOT. It tracks the broad market but “reduces tax drag” by aiming to pay “no dividends.” Sofia discusses the founding story and the fund’s top holdings, which are all ETFs themselves. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every market day. Subscribe to the Market Minute newsletter...

Higher lows and higher highs in the SPX reinforced bullish momentum for the index. That, paired with strong market breadth, makes it harder for bears for knock the market down, according to Kevin Green. He takes a closer look at the SPX put-to-call ratio and the one-standard deviation move that shows "extreme" momentum heading into Friday's nonfarm payrolls print. ======== Schwab Net...

Barry Knapp gives his takeaways from today’s services data. He doesn’t think inflation is a “big risk” here, arguing that monetary policy and government spending are now headwinds for it. He thinks the BLS unemployment rate should be higher because he doesn’t think it counts immigrant labor or small businesses correctly. Barry calls for a potential 50 basis point rate cut and lays out the conditio...

Dr. David Stubbs talks about companies that can use AI to drive margins, like JPMorgan (JPM), as the next level of the AI boom. He discusses the supply/demand levels of computing power, which he thinks will remain unbalanced for at least the next 18 months, and what happens when it stabilizes. He thinks AI is best played in private markets using “derivative” companies down the supply chains. He al...

Steven Dickens says this earnings season for HP Enterprise (HPE), paired with its acquisition of Juniper Networks, created a "career defining" moment for the company's CEO. He also discusses how the company is getting a boost from Nvidia (NVDA). David Nicholson adds that HP Enterprise can serve as an ROI play for businesses looking to advance their A.I. opportunities. He believes HPE...

Tim Urbanowicz joins the show to explain his firm’s “dual direction” ETF, DDFS. It purports to capture up to 9.3% of the S&P 500 ETF’s upside, with an inverse cap of 15% on the downside. He said it aims to provide returns during the “95%” of market situations, and is for investors who think there will be a move either way in the market. Tim also explains the Nasdaq-100 Managed Floor ETF (QFLR)...

Tensor CEO, Hugo Fozzati, joins Sam Vadas at the Wall Street NYSE set to talk about his company's new autonomous robocar. While there's no price tag on the vehicle yet, Hugo says it will be available for anyone to buy in the second half of 2026. He considers private ownership of robocars "very important for society." Hugo explains why private ownership is so critical compared to...