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Workday (WDAY) beat on earnings over its last four quarters. Can it do it for a fifth consecutive time after the bell Thursday? Sam Vadas notes the company's efforts to integrate A.I. into its platform but makes the case it needs to show more of a competitive moat for the stock to run higher. She points out the cloud sector's underperformance compared to tech peers as a reason for concern...

Steven Dickens says Zoom (ZM) needs to capitalize more on A.I. if the stock is to get anywhere near its pandemic highs. He adds that if Zoom builds a platform similar to Microsoft's (MSFT) Teams or Alphabet's (GOOGL) Google suite, it can become an outperformer in the agentic A.I. space. Steven later turns to Oracle (ORCL), which he is "absolutely bullish" on due to its growth pos...

A.I. hopes shined bright in a pair of upgrades to start Thursday's session. H.C. Wainwright upgraded CoreWeave (CRWV) to buy from hold and has a price target that's nearly double the stock's current price, while Morgan Stanley upgraded HP Enterprise (HPE). One of the steepest down arrows came from Coty Inc. (COTY), hitting 4-year lows when investors saw blemishes in the beauty brand&#3...

All sectors in the SPX started Thursday's trading session in red after Walmart's (WMT) earnings created some concerns in the market. He also turns to volatility and how investors are beginning to show signs of mid-term fear. On tech, Kevin turns to technicals showing the industry's fall and potential rebound as it nears a key resistance level. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowerin...

Charles Schwab's Liz Ann Sonders says the "wattage turned up" on retailers and tariffs. She notes Thursday's Walmart's (WMT) earnings and Home Depot's (HD) report earlier in the week to explain the divergence on tariff impact and the added focus investors are placing on the industry. On A.I., Liz Ann adds that we're still early on in the tech's development. She sa...

Walmart (WMT) was under pressure after its earnings Thursday when it showed a rare earnings miss. However, as Jenny Horne notes, the company raised its full-year outlook. She talks about Walmart's extensive report and the signal it issues for the retail space and markets as a whole. On the A.I. front, Jenny explains Meta Platforms' (META) hiring freeze after it shelled out millions of doll...

The European Union is inching toward a trade deal with the United States with a 15% price tag on tariffs. Kevin Hincks talks about the bright spot it offers in the one of the most intensive ongoing discussions. Meanwhile, China is pinning pressure on Nvidia (NVDA) on reports that it is restricting sales of its H20 A.I. chip. Kevin later turns to Jackson Hole as the symposium starts to get underway...

Palantir (PLTR) is at a potential "tipping point" on the charts, says Rick Ducat. Shares of PLTR have dipped for 6 straight sessions, to which Wedbush analyst Dan Ives has stated it remains one of his favorite tech names to own. Rick points to recent areas of support as shares slide lower. Later, Tom White composes a neutral to bullish example options trade for PLTR. ======== Schwab Netw...

Nic Puckrin hops on Morning Movers to walk through the "many factors" driving Bitcoin (/BTC) price action. He says uncertainty on the macro side ahead of Jerome Powell's speech in Jackson Hole have weighed on crypto investors. In terms of Ethereum (/ETH), Nic says treasury companies looking to add the crypto asset - taking a cue from Strategy's (MSTR) Bitcoin treasury framework -...

Matt Tuttle says we're in a thematic market, pointing to A.I. and agentic A.I. as the leading area for tech stocks. For Workday (WDAY), he believes the company needs a "Nvidia 2023 type of announcement" that could catalyze investor interest. Matt discusses the significance of agentic A.I. to the company's outlook. In terms of the cloud space, he likes Microsoft (MSFT) and Oracle...

"Let the price action dictate where we go from here," says Kevin Green. With this week's selling pressures in tech stocks ahead of Friday's Jackson Hole speech from Fed Chair Jerome Powell, KG examines the S&P 500 (SPX) performance and current technical levels to keep an eye on. On a sector basis, he's keeping an eye on financials and specifically consolidation patterns f...

Nvidia (NVDA) shares have fallen this week, but one analyst has hiked its price target on the chipmaker ahead of next week's earnings. UBS lifted its target to $205 from $175 while reiterating a buy rating on shares. Kevin Horner examines the recent technical range in Nvidia's stock, highlighting levels at $168 and $184 as areas of support and resistance respectively. Zooming out to a 2-ye...

You've likely seen a Labubu at some point scrolling through social media, and all that attention drew investors to parent company Pop Mart (PMRTY). Lee Munson says that while "no fad is sustainable," the craze's international attention has brought in a notable amount of revenue for the company. However, Lee says a lot of that revenue came from "blind box" gambling. He g...

With the software and retail industries drawing investor interest this week, Jenny Horne talks about three companies getting new analyst coverage Wednesday. She notes Snowflake's (SNOW) pullback ahead of next week's earnings, Abercrombie & Fitch's (ANF) "very different" 2025 compared to previous outperformance, and Oklo Inc.'s (OKLO) scaling headwinds despite penning a recent contract with the...

Bitcoin (/BTC) hit all-time highs earlier this month, but has been floundering a bit since. Jenny Horne and Adam Lynch take a look at the crypto charts for Ethereum (/ETH), Coinbase (COIN), Strategy (MSTR) and more. Plus, they duo dive into developments out of Jackson Hole, where one Fed governor has some potentially bullish commentary for crypto adoption. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empoweri...

Hertz (HTZ) rallied 6% after announcing it will sell used cars through Amazon (AMZN). Why is the company accelerating its footprint in the industry now, and how will it help both companies? Karl Brauer pumps the gas and explains why he sees the deal as symbiotic for Hertz and Amazon's growth as the used car space faces headwinds. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and t...

Retailers delivered a mixed bag of earnings today, with TJX Companies (TJX) hitting a record high while Target (TGT) tumbled to 2-month lows and announced a change at the top. Brian Gildenberg breaks down the results. Gildenberg says TJX's off-price model has helped it navigate tariff-related headwinds, and expects the retailer to continue capitalizing on industry uncertainty. Meanwhile, Targe...

Markets were deep in the red early in Wednesday's session thanks to steep selling action in tech, though a sharp rebound bounced stocks off the lows. The day's round of retail earnings in Target (TGT), TJX Companies (TJX), and Lowe's (LOW) also presented a mixed picture for investors in the space. Sam Vadas takes investors through the biggest movers of the session. ======== Schwab Netw...

Charles Schwab's Kevin Gordon calls the markets' recent price action a rotational trade over a correctional one. He explains that a lot of money moving out of tech stocks Wednesday shifted over to industries that haven't experienced as significant upside action. Ahead of the FOMC's September meeting, Kevin believes the institution is setting the ground for a steadier rate cut, as l...

Dan Deming looks at the commodities market as equities extend Tuesday losses. He examines gold and crude oil, the latter of which had a “bigger draw than anticipated,” concerning the energy market. He thinks crude can continue to move to “new lows” unless there is a “significant shift in economy activity.” He also breaks down what’s happening in the CBOE Market Volatility Index (VIX). ======== Sch...

A volatile day ignited by a sell-off in technology and communication stocks reversed course and ended with dips once again being mostly bought. Kevin Green gives investors a glimpse into the technical trends of the session to show why today's trading action is a "huge win" for bulls. He later turns to another bullish trend: SPX stocks trading above their 50-day SMA, which appears to...

Another cryptocurrency exchange seeks to join the public markets. Gemini filed for an IPO a few days ago and will be the third company of its kind to debut over the past few months if it's approved. Samuel Kerr says the company and others like it have gained traction as investors seek to rotate out of Big Tech and into other A.I. and cryptocurrency "winners." However, Samuel undersco...

Philip Straehl thinks the next wave of growth is “uncertain” as generative AI takes the wheel. While he is bullish on AI, he argues heavy AI capex spending has hidden costs. He compares it to other historical periods where industries spend heavily on a new technology and then have difficulties monetizing it. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every market day. S...

Likefolio’s Andy Swan previews Walmart (WMT) earnings and consumer sentiment around the company. He highlights their logistics and delivery prowess and expects “very good numbers” for the quarter. However, guidance will be key to the market’s reaction, he thinks. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every market day. Subscribe to the Market Minute newsletter - htt...

Dustin Reid and Andrew Wells weigh the FOMC July minutes. Dustin calls them “a little stale” because of the major shift in sentiment from the jobs data. He says that if “they had the data already” they probably would have cut rates in July and is “pretty constructive” on a cut in September. Andrew lists the criteria he thinks the Fed will be using to make their rate decision but says predicting th...