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"New all-time highs for tech are on the horizon," says Wedbush's Dan Ives. He believes the next leg of A.I. is coming as it transitions from hardware to software. Autonomous driving is another industry Dan expects to boom with Tesla (TSLA) in the driver's seat. He sees the Big Tech giant reaching a $2 trillion market cap with its robotaxi and robotics divisions driving growth. Da...

Scott Mushkin highlights trends in discount retailers. He thinks the Dollar General (DG) earnings report tomorrow will be “fine,” but he is concerned about its outlook. He cites everything from competitors like Walmart (WMT) and Amazon (AMZN) to RFK Jr.’s MAHA push as worries into 2026. On the other hand, he is “intrigued” by Dollar Tree (DLTR), although it sells a lot of merchandise from China. S...

Dollar General (DG), Dollar Tree (DLTR), and Five Below (FIVE) all report earnings this week. LikeFolio's Landon Swan shows his company's data highlighting the winners and losers in the discount store space. However, as Landon explains, the "trade down" mentality for American shoppers isn't going away anytime soon. He also turns to Walmart (WMT) and offers his long-term bull...

Mark Vitner and Susan Spence discuss May ISM Manufacturing PMI missing expectations. “It’s the lowest level we’ve seen since the financial crisis,” says Mark, but sees some resilience in manufacturing. “The uncertainty around the tariff whiplash is not good for business,” emphasizes Susan, and it would take months to turn around even if trade issues were resolved tomorrow. “The inventories for cus...

Phil Streible explains what’s driving crude oil’s rise as the price rises above $60/barrel. He says the OPEC+ production hike is smaller than expected, but “the question is” how many more hikes are ahead. Wildfires in Canada are limiting production there, and Russia was hit by a major Ukrainian offensive over the weekend. He sees “massive resistance” between $63-$65 dollars. He also looks at gold...

Scott Bauer with Prosper Trading Academy expects to see a "cautious market" as macro uncertainty lingers but sees options opportunities for investors. He favors Salesforce's (CRM) current price and upside potential, sees a "very bearish" trade in e.l.f. Beauty's (ELF), and expects long-term bullish potential in Alphabet (GOOGL). Rick Ducat gives investors in-depth techn...

Dean T. Smith looks at import data, saying tariffs have “really started to affect things on the ground,” and, “things are going to get worse before they get better.” Uncertainty is weighing on the market, he argues, and it’s making bonds looks like risky assets. He thinks rates could go “quite a bit higher” from here. He adds that it’s “entirely possible” we don’t see any rate cuts this year. ====...

Dena Jalbert gives the outlook for M&A. She says lenders are having difficulty quantifying growth, making them more hesitant to support deals and leaving cash on the sidelines. Roughly $1.2 trillion has been raised in the private markets that’s looking to be deployed, she adds. “There’s usually a 50% leverage,” she notes, and that money has to be “deployed in a specific amount of time.” She th...

"You cannot not believe in science," says Tsvetta Kaleynska. She sees biotech companies outperforming in 2025 despite a slow start to the year. Tsvetta argues investors need to understand that many companies don't just produce medicine, but also medical supplies, which contributes to profits. She sees Abivax (ABVX) as an international outperformer and expects Eli Lilly (LLY) to make...

BofA became the latest analyst to increase its price target on Amazon (AMZN) to $248 from $230 with optimism Amazon's robotics and A.I. can increase warehouse efficiency. Marley Kayden talks about BofA's hike and how the Mag 7 giant's A.I. advancements can expand runways for other companies. Prosper TradingAcademy's Charles Moon offers an example options trade for Amazon and talks...

Several steel and aluminum companies like Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. (CLF) and Nucor (NUE) saw double-digit rallies after President Trump announced he will increase steel tariffs to 50%. Diane King Hall goes deeper into the developments. Boeing (BA) pushed higher after BofA upgraded the stock and gave the company a Street-high price target. Diane also turns to Truist's mixed view on fintech compani...

Jim Bianco doesn't see tariff headlines swinging markets like they did in months prior. However, if 10-year treasury rates tick higher, Jim warns investors to brace for a "capped" stock market due to valuations. On interest rates, he says "everyone wants a rate cut badly," but a lack of weakness in inflation and employment only creates the argument for a rate hike. ========...

Shares of Amazon (AMZN) are relatively flat ahead of Monday's open. The analysts at BofA raised the stock's price target to $248 from $230, keeping a Buy rating on its shares. For the technical perspective on AMZN's chart, Rick Ducat points to short-term relative performance among its simple-moving averages as something for traders to watch. Then, Rick provides an example options trade...

Ken Leon says CFRA is still overweight the Financials sector, but his firm has downgraded JPMorgan Chase (JPM) and Bank of America (BAC) saying it was time to move to the sidelines on these individual stocks. Ken says near-term potential upside is limited for both big banks, and doesn't "see the needle moving" in a "muted quarter coming up." CFRA cut both stocks to a Hold f...

Jonathan Corpina joins Diane King Hall at the NYSE desk to discuss the state of China & U.S. trade talks. He says the latest headlines show "how fragile" the markets are, adding that "you gotta be very careful" if you're trading these headlines. Jonathan points to May's jobs report as something to watch but doesn't necessarily think it will move the market as he...

Shake Shack (SHAK) shares are approaching key resistance levels after a 75% rally in the last 54 days. With the fast-casual restaurant stock outperforming the consumer discretionary sector, Rachel Dashiell highlights near-term support levels around $118 and $105-$110. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every market day. Subscribe to the Market Minute newsletter...

A flare-up in U.S. and China trade tensions has futures under pressure. Jenny Horne kicks off the trading week with a look at the weekend's developments and latest uncertainty hitting the markets. Later, she examines the 50% tariff hike on steel imports which has companies like Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) on the move. Meanwhile, Boeing (BA) gets an upgrade at BofA with a $260 price target. ========...

Steel stocks are on the move after new tariff hikes are set to take place. Amazon (AMZN) gets a price target hike at BofA. And, Boeing (BA) gets a small lift after an upgrade. Diane King Hall has the latest. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every market day. Subscribe to the Market Minute newsletter - https://schwabnetwork.com/subscribe Download the iOS app -...

While Amazon (AMZN) is known primarily as the ecommerce giant, it also plays a critical role in the tech space. George Tsilis goes deep on the technical analysis for Amazon, including its AWS cloud division, and potential headwinds it faces in a tariff-fueled environment. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every market day. Subscribe to the Market Minute newslet...

The holiday-shortened week ended with all four indices closing high, led by a 2% in the NDX. Trading sessions faced volatility in the form of tariff headlines, leaving investors with more questions around trade deals. Nvidia (NVDA) led earnings headlines with its mixed report, while Salesforce (CRM) traded lower despite posting stronger-than-expected numbers. Alex Coffey carries investors through...

Nvidia (NVDA) shares rose, then fell, after the company posted earnings that beat expectations, but included an $8 billion adjustment due to export uncertainty with China. Despite this Olivier Blanchard remains bullish on Nvidia's A.I.-driven growth prospects. He notes that the company's dominant share of the data center GPU market, combined with a strong comeback in its gaming segment, po...

Cybersecurity stocks are on fire, and Zscaler (ZS) is leading the charge, rallying to multi-year highs after its latest earnings report. Morningstar's Ahmed Khan breaks down the quarter and the space, citing strong execution and a favorable industry backdrop as key drivers. He also shares his take on CrowdStrike (CRWD) ahead of its earnings report and why he sees more downside risk than upside...

Charles Schwab's Kathy Jones sees the latest rounds of bond auctions as "good news" for markets as investors learn to navigate the recent rounds of volatility. As for next week, she urges investors to watch for any and all data surrounding employment. Kathy says she wouldn't be surprised to see some negative prints. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and t...

Phil Streible sees Bitcoin (/BTC) settling into a new trading range between $98,000 and $112,000, after a failed breakout above $110,000 resistance. In traditional metals, gold (/GC) has been range-bound and crude oil (/CL) remains stuck in a narrow range, but Streible expects a potential sell-off ahead of the OPEC meeting, followed by a possible recovery if production increases fall short of expe...

What initially began as a down day, with lows dragging the SPX down more than 1%, ended with the index about unchanged. Kevin Green turns to the options flow which shows aggressive call buying heading into the weekend. On the other end, Kevin talks about how a fade could just as easily reverse action. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every market day. Subscrib...