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Amazon (AMZN) closed as one of the best performers in the S&P 500 (SPX). Intel (INTC) shares rallied after JPMorgan upgraded the stock to neutral from underweight. Similarly, the AI chipmaking space snapped a historic losing streak on Wall Street. Marley Kayden takes investors through Monday's top stories. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every market...

The NYSE is selectively extending options trading hours in the middle of a volatile time period for options traders. Meanwhile, China's economy shows signs of strength in the face of crude oil's continuing rally. Marley Kayden and Sam Vadas turn to their final takeaways of Monday's session. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every market day. Subscri...

Chris Wang highlights three stock picks outside pure-play AI: Airbnb (ABNB), Costco (COST) and Grocery Outlet (GO). He sees Airbnb as relatively insulated from AI-agent disruption while it expands hotel inventory, Costco benefiting from younger members and surging digital demand, and Grocery Outlet improving traffic and sales trends by returning to its extreme-value roots. ======== Schwab Network...

Michael Saylor, executive chairman of Strategy (MSTR), returns to Market Overtime to discuss Bitcoin's move higher after an early 2026 drop, Strategy's plans for daily STRC dividends, and the company's tokenization plans. Saylor also discusses Strategy's Bitcoin holdings, his disdain for the Clarity Act, what inflation means for crypto, and how AI will impact Bitcoin. ======== Schw...

BlackRock's Kristy Akullian remains constructive on equities despite narrowing market breadth, pointing to broad earnings growth and continued investor demand for AI and semiconductor exposure. She highlights record ETF flows, growing interest in targeted sector investments, muni bonds like MUB and short-duration fixed income. She also favors emerging markets, including Korea and Taiwan, as a...

Zach Hill remains cautious near term amid earnings, geopolitical uncertainty and the midterms, but says AI CapEx remains the market’s most important driver and he would buy further weakness. He favors AI infrastructure, metals and mining, materials and industrials, while using bonds, TIPS, natural resources and international diversification to hedge inflation and a potentially weaker dollar. =====...

Charles Schwab's Rachel Dashiell analyzes the S&P 500’s (SPX) rebound, warning that low volume and volatility could put key support levels back in play. She sees a bullish breakout in Mastercard (MA), with $600 as an important support level, while BlackRock (BLK) is building an inverse head-and-shoulders pattern after earnings. She says strengthening momentum and volatility could set up fu...

Global X ETFs' Pedro Palandrani discusses booming ETF demand and how investors are seeking targeted exposure to the next wave of AI investment. He highlights opportunities in MLCC electronic components tied to AI infrastructure, large language model companies through the LLMA ETF, and small modular nuclear reactors as a potential power source for data centers. Palandrani also expects ETF innov...

"There's no way to interpret the prints other than 'we have an inflation problem,'" says Jeff Klingelhofer. He says the Fed needs to address the "demand-side shock" and be willing to have the economy to reach its 2% inflation goal. Jeff also expects a tentative consumer pullback if Treasury yields stay elevated. David Busch adds that softening labor market poses add...

LikeFolio's Andy Swan sees improving sentiment around General Motors (GM), led by stronger SUV and truck demand as EV interest fades. He says GM’s focus on its core vehicles is resonating despite high prices and gas costs, while hybrids offer another opportunity and pure EV buyers continue to favor Tesla (TSLA). LikeFolio gives GM a moderately bullish +33 earnings score, with optimism for 2027 des...

Ahead of IBM Corp. (IBM) earnings Tuesday, Kim Forrest expects the legacy tech firm to face a tough road due to difficulties around large-scale tech deployments. She adds that the field of quantum computing, which IBM has plenty of exposure to, is greatly misunderstood. She says IBM is ahead of the curve in the space but still faces a years-long quantum buildout. IBM's acquisition of Confluenc...

Max Weinbach turns the pages to the next chapter for Apple (AAPL) and whether its new tech cycle will usher in a true super cycle for the iPhone developer. One way he sees Apple making this push is through its HomeView smart tech that gives it a wider reach in other industries. When it comes to the iPhone Duo, Max expects the Big Tech giant to sell every available unit as the company readies to la...

Tesla (TSLA) reports earnings after Wednesday's closing bell as excitement around the Mag 7 giant's Roadster demo lingers. Karl Brauer believes the vehicle's reveal was stunning but has questions around logistics, pricing, and profit potential for the flying car. Steve Westley believes the Roadster is Elon Musk's way of "capturing the imagination" of customers and investo...

REX Financial’s Bill Birmingham explains why peptides offer opportunities beyond GLP-1 weight-loss drugs, with potential across chronic diseases and significant room for growth. He breaks down the PEP ETF’s exposure to Eli Lilly (LLY), Novo (NVO) and emerging peptide companies like Viking Therapeutics (VKTX), Protagonist Therapeutics (PTGX) and Ascendis Pharma (ASND). Birmingham also distinguishes...

Scott Bauer of Prosper Trading Academy is cautious around the dip-buying activity occurring in AI stocks Monday morning, though he points out trading opportunities in tech and beyond. He sees a likely technical bounce in the cards for Vertiv (VRT), believes CME Group (CME) maintains a strong outlook into earnings, and anticipates a strong risk/reward scenario for Super Micro (SMCI). Scott offers e...

Glen Smith says strong earnings and historical midterm trends support a positive market outlook, but high expectations make forward guidance increasingly important. He favors healthcare and financials, including JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) and UnitedHealth (UNH), and remains bullish on AI names Nvidia (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Lam Research (LRCX), HPE (HPE) and Micron (MU) whi...

Gabelli Funds portfolio manager Tony Bancroft previews GE Aerospace (GE) earnings, expecting continued commercial travel and services growth despite higher oil prices and Middle East uncertainty, alongside support from defense spending. He highlights GE’s strong cash flow, $200 billion-plus backlog, LEAP engine demand and potential acquisitions aimed at easing supply-chain bottlenecks. Bancroft re...

Morgan Stanley has named Amazon (AMZN) a top pick and set a price target about 35% higher from where the stock currently trades. Marley Kayden discusses the growth prospects the firm sees in the Mag 7 giant, from the company's AWS runway to its path in becoming a "key agentic enabler and winner." Prosper Trading Academy's Charles Moon offers an example options trade for Amazon. =...

Has the bar for earnings reset given all the geopolitical and AI volatility? Liz Ann Sonders of Charles Schwab believes the CoreWeave (CRWV) debt concerns played a role in lowering the bar. However, hyperscalers confirming and raising CapEx is what Liz Ann sees being the clearest sign that AI growth isn't slowing. Michelle Gibley addresses the "unsustainable" government spending conc...

Peter Tchir sees a flashing "yellow alert" for Treasury yields and credit risks as rising interest rates and geopolitical risks rise. He discusses how key ETFs tied to both are on the precipice of getting worse, something Peter believes will hit equities. He's also nervous of China's ability to "dump cheap compute" into markets, which looks appealing to companies strugg...

The AI trade wavered soon after Monday's opening bell, seen in CoreWeave (CRWV) pulling back to the flat line following strong premarket price action. Kevin Green discusses the standout tech movers he's watching, along with the added macro pressures from crude oil volatility. The NAHB housing market index plunged to its lowest level since June 2012, something KG says reflects the "alm...

Jay Hatfield says the tech selloff was largely a rotation and believes strengthening earnings can push the S&P 500 (SPX) toward his 8,000 target. He discusses risks from Fed policy and France potentially leaving the eurozone, while highlighting opportunities in Marvell (MRVL), Amazon (AMZN), Alphabet (GOOGL), Bank of America (BAC) and KKR (KKR). Hatfield names Marvell as his top tech pick and...

Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) is back in black as seen in the latest earnings print. Datadog (DDOG) gets an upgrade from Bernstein on expectations of faster growth. Morgan Stanley boosted its price target for Amazon (AMZN) and named the stock a top stock pick. Diane King Hall turns to the top market movers at the start of Monday's trading session. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every inv...

Steven E. Orr discusses why he’s buying the dip after taking profits ahead of the tech selloff, including adding SpaceX (SPCX) and D-Wave Quantum (QBTS). He sees cybersecurity as a major opportunity as AI creates new security threats, highlighting Cloudflare (NET), Zscaler (ZS), Palo Alto Networks (PANW), and Akamai (AKAM). He’s also watching Tesla (TSLA) and Meta Platforms (META) earnings while c...

AI is rebounding and crude oil is cooling after the former sold off and the latter rose last week. Kevin Hincks discusses the key movers on his radar to start the trading week as investors brace for several Big Tech earnings. Among the names on the docket: Tesla (TSLA), SpaceX (SPCX), Meta Platforms (META), and Netflix (NFLX). Keep on eye on the housing market as well, with Kevin pointing to key d...