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Palantir's (PLTR) near-400% year-over-year gains reaccelerated Thursday after it announced a $2 billion investment into the UK through 2030. Rick Ducat shows how extensive Palantir's rally has carried the stock compared to its software peers and the broad technology sector through his technical analysis. When it comes to the options, Rick shows that bulls are appearing to hold their ground...

Ali Kashani returns to Market on Close to talk about how Serve Robotics (SERV) will use its acquisitions of Voysys and Vayu to improve its robots. The combined technology will utilize A.I. and apply data to the company's robots. Ali also talks about how the company will apply all of this to top and bottom line growth. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every...

Jordan Rizzuto explains what a short-term yield curve inversion is telling us about “neutral policy rate” for the Fed. He compares the reactions in the bond and stock markets after the Fed’s 25-basis-point rate cut Wednesday. As far as the path forward, he thinks we’re still in more “wait and see mode” than the Fed wants to project. In stocks, “animal spirits appear strong,” Jordan says, and compa...

David Ellison covers the financial sector as it hits new all-time highs today. He’s excited to finally see the industry participating in the bull market and talks about the factors supporting it, including deregulation. “If these stocks are really going to work…you really need new products, you need innovation, and you need growth.” A way forward he sees: crypto. ======== Schwab Network ======== E...

Aleks Spencer calls the Fed meeting yesterday about “risk management.” He contrasts the ‘70s and ‘80s when inflation jumped to what’s happening now, seeing different economic stories and different consumer stories. He expects another rate cut next meeting, with possibly another to follow. Aleks discusses why the Fed aims for a 2% inflation rate and opines on whether that standard is outdated. ====...

Jeff McClean says A.I. valuations have ballooned to the point where the value in many have been lost. He points attention to names beyond key A.I. players as financial opportunities. Jeff says many can be found in the broad small caps sector, arguing that the recent rate cut and other tentative cuts in 2025 heavily benefit Russell 2000 names. He adds that Novo Nordisk (NVO) will regain momentum wi...

William Antonelli believes that American ownership of TikTok won't lead to substantial change in the app or its content. He makes the case that an Oracle (ORCL) or likeminded ownership will still have ByteDance connections that can't be removed. William later notes Meta Platforms' (META) Connect event where it showed off its new smart glasses. He doesn't see the tech being a huge m...

Quantum stocks rallied across the market after Rigetti Computing (RGTI) got a $5.8 million contract from the U.S. Air Force. George Tsilis says it's hard to fight the momentum but warns of Rigetti's multi-billion market cap as it continues to build its balance sheet. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every market day. Subscribe to the Market Minute news...

Spotify (SPOT) has more than doubled its stock price over the last year, and LikeFolio's Landon Swan says the music streamer still has room to run. While valuations are stretched, Landon says the price is justified due to its music streaming dominance through rapid audience growth. He adds that LikeFolio has Spotify as a "top ten holding" and sees a path similar to Netflix's (NFL...

Christian Greiner and Phil Kafarakis dissect Darden Restaurants (DRI) earnings. Phil says they have an “incredible portfolio brand” and are “hitting sales goals,” though they missed Street forecasts. He says they have the “secret sauce” by owning some of their properties and “they’re doing a great job with innovation” on menu, citing them as a potential long-term play. Christian notes slimming mar...

As markets trade higher on the Fed's interest rate cut, Dan Deming offers insight into three stocks he believes investors may be missing among all of Thursday's trading action. He notes Valero Energy (VLO) continuing bullish momentum after hitting 52-week highs, Workday's (WDAY) breakout potential, and how the "trend continues to be your friend" in Casey's (CASY). Dan als...

Jim Worden believes markets are trading positively Thursday after digesting "cautious" commentary from Fed chair Jerome Powell. He sees equity momentum continuing and expects one or two more cuts for 2025. When it comes to commodities, Jim isn't as bullish on gold as other investors due to it being "a little overbought." He's also being "thoughtful" on interna...

RBC Capital upgraded Nike (NKE), citing a "steeper revenue recovery" with the upcoming World Cup serving as a catalyst. Other firms like Barclays and Citigroup recently upped their price targets on the stock. Marley Kayden gives investors a running start on everything they need to know about the recent analyst updates. Joe Tigay turns to options and offers an example trade for investors....

Don Nesbitt sees FedEx (FDX) posting a "mediocre" performance for the quarter but adds its report will come down to guidance. That said, Don expects FedEx to be "well-positioned" once tariff headwinds fully pass. Tom White offers bullish and bearish example options trades for the shipping giant. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every market...

Michael Shaoul thinks the next two months will be more difficult for the Fed to decide the path forward. He discusses the highly-expected rate cut yesterday and the market’s reaction to Powell’s comments. He doesn’t feel we have any “new information” and thinks the market will probably end higher even if there’s a “wobble” in the last quarter. He adds that under current conditions, it’s “really, r...

Kevin Green analyzes the avalanche of economic data that hit markets today after the FOMC cut interest rates by 25bps. He also talks about the Bank of England's decision to keep its rates the same and explains why some consider it unusual. Kevin later offers his technical take on the SPX as the index makes new highs. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every...

Charles Schwab's Collin Martin sees the Fed continuing to cut rates as long as weakness to the labor market persists. However, he doesn't see the Fed agreeing on how much they should cut moving forward. Collin talks about the tightrope Fed governors need to navigate in the months ahead when it comes to labor and inflation. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trad...

Kevin Green kicks off the trading day with a look at the equity markets following the FOMC decision to cut rates by 25bps. He looks at the overnight reaction and provides his takeaways behind traders' bullish move. KG turns his attention to the next FOMC meeting in October and gauges investor expectations for another cut. Later, he reacts to the huge semiconductor news as Nvidia (NVDA) plans t...

Diane King Hall takes a closer look behind Nvidia's (NVDA) investment into Intel (INTC) and how the two companies will combine their tech. She later talks about Reddit's (RDDT) leap to an all-time high as it seeks to re-negotiate its content-sharing agreement with Alphabet (GOOGL). In the crypto space, Bullish (BLSH) posted a surprising earnings win in its first report since the August IPO...

Mark McCaffrey, CFO of GoDaddy (GDDY), discusses their latest AI tools for microbusinesses after introducing their first in 2023. He calls entrepreneurs “resilient” over business cycles even as tariffs hit companies of all sizes. He discusses how they’ve moved from their original “one-stop-shop” AI tool to what else they can offer business clients. He looks at GoDaddy data showing higher traffic a...

Intel (INTC) rallied to 14-month highs Thursday morning after Nvidia (NVDA) said it would invest $5 billion into the chipmaker. Jenny Horne says it's a clear sign of the Trump administration's focus on building A.I. tech within U.S. borders. TSMC (TSM) sold off following the announcement. Jenny later touches on the cybersecurity space in CrowdStrike (CRWD) after it acquired Pangea and expa...

Good signs for the economy Thursday morning as Kevin Hincks highlights what he considers "solid" initial and continuing jobless claims. It added to an already-optimistic futures market that showed green arrows ahead of the open. Regional data continued to shine through the Philly Fed's much higher-than-expected print. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and tra...

FedEx (FDX) shares have been "compressing sideways" ahead of its earnings, says Rick Ducat. He points to previous levels of upside resistance around $240 and $245 for the shipping and packaging company. Shares of FDX are down more than 20% Y/Y. Later, Tom White illustrates an example options trade that "needs a move." He explains why a double calendar strategy captures any move...

David Busch visits the NYSE set to provide his take on the Federal Reserve's latest policy decision and direction. He wasn't surprised by the outliers from the central bank calling for more than 50bps for the rest of 2025. Later, David discusses the impacts of tariffs and his "inflation volatility" expectations for the year ahead. Another factor playing into his outlook: a trade...

Dan Ahrens joins Diane King Hall to discus the latest earnings results from Olive Garden's parent company Darden Restaurants (DRI). He says they're "generally good results" but shares are down following the slight top-and-bottom line miss. Despite the downward move, Dan points to the company's raised outlook as another "impressive" part of its report and stresses th...