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Dan Deming joins today's Big 3 and turns to three stocks that he believes investors should keep on their radar as the market "broadens." He talks about the potential for Broadcom (AVGO) to continue its rally after its tremendous run higher, Eli Lilly's (LLY) role in the "vanity trade," and Uber Technologies (UBER) finding its "niche" as autonomous driving evol...

Likefolio’s Landon Swan sees the strength of Carvana’s (CVNA) uptrend beginning to wane. He compares their web visits vs their stock price and says they are doing “really well,” but wonders if market expectations are becoming too high after a strong run up over the last few years. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every market day. Subscribe to the Market Minut...

Tony Drake breaks down the tax implications of the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ as a slowing economy puts the Fed on a “razor’s edge.” We “haven’t had a fundamental shift in spending in Washington,” he adds, “We really have to figure out what to do about this debt…short of raising taxes.” He advises retiree investors not to chase the rallies too far and “balance between growth and stability.” He likes...

Wedbush's Dan Ives raised his price target on Palantir (PLTR) as the stock continues to offer upside for investors. Citizens JMP boosted its price target on Amazon (AMZN), citing notable growth potential through AWS cloud. Meta Platforms (META) got its own price target bump from BofA, with the firm seeing promise in the company's A.I. projects and partnerships. Jenny Horne takes investors...

H.C. Wainwright gave a double downgrade to Coinbase (COIN) over its ballooning valuation from a staggering run higher. However, as Sam Vadas notes, the firm sees Coinbase being a "best in breed" for crypto exchanges. She talks about how improved regulation and greater adoption of crypto is bullish for Coinbase long-term despite today's downgrade. Joe Tigay turns to an example options...

Disclaimer: Bitcoin rose to a new all-time high shortly after filming! Jenny Horne and Adam Lynch tackle the technicals on Bitcoin's chart before turning their attention to Strategy's (MSTR) latest headline: Not buying Bitcoin! (at least for a week...) Then, Adam provides context to the crypto bills being debated in Congress next week including the CLARITY Act. VIRTUAL CURRENCY-RELATED INV...

“This is the beginning of a brand-new category” in ETFs, Matt Kaufman says of the Calamos Autocallable Income ETF (CAIE). He explains what an ‘autocall’ is and how the fund functions. He also looks at some of Calamos’ crypto ETF offerings and talks about why investors might be interested in them. He is bullish on equity markets, but emphasizes a risk-management approach. ======== Schwab Network ==...

Broadcom (AVGO) hit a new all-time high off a series of previous highs over the past few sessions. Steven Dickens attributes the business's success to its "two-sided" approach through the semiconductor and enterprise software spaces. He adds that its VMware acquisition will continue to pay off long-term as it ramps up partnerships with hyperscalers like Alphabet (GOOGL). Tom White tu...

An acquisition from overseas. Ferrero put in a $3.1 billion bid to buy Kellogg (KLG), which sent shares of the well-known breakfast brand soaring more than 30%. On the A.I. front, HSBC upgraded AMD Inc. (AMD) to buy from hold as the tech picture clears. Piper Sandler also upgraded Oracle (ORCL) as the stock trades near its all-time high. Diane King Hall dives into the biggest market movers of the...

Alex Coffey tells investors that earnings will be critical for the quarter in measuring market strength, especially as stocks hover near all-time highs. Something else to note: seasonality, as Alex explains that we're currently in the strongest trading week historically in the SPX. He offers a look at SPX technicals as the trading session begins. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering eve...

Delta Airlines (DAL) rallied more than 10% after posting strong earnings that showed little turbulence from tariffs. Jenny Horne credits the company's higher-income customer base adding support to its earnings takeoff. On the A.I. front, TSMC (TSM) muscled a win after posting a 27% revenue increase in June. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every market day...

Jobless claims came in lower than Wall Street projected, which Kevin Hincks says upholds the Fed keeping interest rate cuts off the table for July. He offers insight into what it means for the rate cut cycle later in 2025. On the international picture, President Trump said he would raise tariffs on Brazil to 50%. Kevin notes that both Brazil and Japan raise concerns for the trade deal outlook. ===...

“The pain trade is still to the upside,” and Liz Ann Sonders thinks momentum in the market has shifted as major indices reach for all-time highs. Her overarching concern is “complacency,” which creates vulnerability to a market drop. She sees “cyclical leadership” in the equity market, pointing to the strong performance of the industrials sector this year. For 2Q earnings, she thinks the bar is se...

Following news of AMD Inc. (AMD) getting an upgrade from the analyst at HSBC, Rick Ducat pulls up the chart to get a glimpse at the chipmaker's rebound taking place. Shares of AMD are up 80% from its 52-week lows. Later, Tom White compiles an example options trade using a bullish call vertical strategy. Tom's example trade features a 140/150 call vertical with the August 1st weekly expirat...

Mabrouk Chetouane joins Morning Movers to dissect the developments in Donald Trump's ongoing tariff negotiations. He differentiates the potential political and economic fallout from the global trade uncertainty. Mabrouk points to the critical partnership with Brazil's economy and cautions against the South American nation's increasing relations with China. He says the reaction by tarif...

Angelo Zino points to Broadcom's (AVGO) A.I. revenue and its software business which he calls a "monster free cash flow generator." Angelo highlights the company's broad swath of clients that utilize Broadcom's technology and walks through his firm's buy rating with a $290 price target. He does caution that shares may have gotten ahead of themselves and points to the copp...

Piper Sandler upgraded Oracle (ORCL) to an overweight rating, and shares are up 40% so far in 2025. Kevin Horner takes a look at the ascending triangle forming in the chart's recent breakout. He later zooms in on the past month, showing further upside trends across multiple moving average studies. Kevin uses the 16 & 32-day exponential moving average studies to show what some trend traders...

Sam Vadas and Diane King Hall kickstart Thursday's trading day with a recap of the latest tariff actions taken by the Trump administration. With tariff hikes revealed via Truth Social letters, 21 countries have now been targeted with 20%-40% rates and Sam posits the thought: Could hikes on countries like Brazil push it closer to China for trade? Later, she examines yesterday's significant...

Erin Sykes says that it’s a buyer’s market right now for housing, and people on the sidelines are getting ready to purchase in the coming months. She looks at down payment amounts and which areas are seeing the strongest demand. She thinks home prices will remain “somewhat stable” and doesn’t expect a crisis. Erin also expects mortgage rates to stay in the 6%-7% for the rest of the year. “It’s sti...

Boosted tariffs on select countries didn't stop markets from rallying, which led the NDX to hit another new all-time high. Nvidia (NVDA) also reached a new milestone: $4 trillion in market cap, the first company to ever reach the number. Microsoft (MSFT) climbed to a new high off an upgrade from Oppenheimer. Merck (MRK) and Verona Pharma (VRNA) rallied after Merck shared plans to buy Verona fo...

Nvidia (NVDA) hit $4 trillion in market cap, the first company to ever do so. Kim Forrest says the drive higher was not for fundamental reasons and made the stock "richly valued." She still believes it will remain the leader "for the foreseeable future." Kim also notes how LLM codes are becoming archaic in some ways, arguing builders need to update them sooner rather than later...

Penguin Solutions (PENG) posted earnings that impressed investors, as the stock rallied more than 10% on the session. Memory growth showed their biggest strength, which Charles Schwab's Ben Watson argues flips the page to a "turnaround story" for Penguin. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every market day. Subscribe to the Market Minute newsletter...

David Kudla looks ahead to 2Q earnings season, with a consensus estimate of 5% growth. He thinks fiscal stimulus in the tax bill and the Fed cutting rates in the back half of the year will boost markets, propelling them to new all-time highs. He also gives his estimates for U.S. GDP this year, anticipating a good overall growth rate. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and t...

Liz Ann Sonders with Charles Schwab takes a closer look at today's FOMC meeting minutes from the June congregation. She notes dispersion between Fed heads on how many interest rate cuts the U.S. should have. Liz Ann also talks about the diversion she's seeing in sector leadership on Wall Street. Michelle Gibley later talks about the "tariff can kicked down the road." While the U....

Dan Deming says the FOMC minutes show inflation has not behaved how the Fed expected over the last few months. “It doesn’t appear they’re going to be in any hurry” to cut rates. While we have seen layoffs, Dan thinks the labor market is still strong. Turning to copper after President Trump threatened a 50% tariff on the metal, he notes that would threaten U.S. supply and explains what other ramifi...