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Tony Zipparro breaks down CarMax's (KMX) earnings beat driven by 14% higher car sales and a 43-cent EPS surprise, but says the real story is the financing side. CarMax Auto Finance generates about 60% of profits from just 5% of revenue, with subprime lending growing from 10% to 22% of the business. He warns that rising rates and a weakening economy could squeeze lower-end borrowers, and is tak...

Energy and infrastructure bottlenecks are the key concern for Oracle (ORCL) and other companies building out AI data centers, says Mario Tufano. He believes small and mid-cap companies will fill in those missing links needed to ensure Oracle's growth picture stays intact. He highlights companies he believes are poised to benefit from the buildout, including Emcor (EME) and National Fuel Gas (N...

Anthropic's products, including Claude, have seen 17 times more corporate activity year-over-year and saw a spike in user retention, according to data from Omri Shtayer of Similarweb. He helps investors analyze his firm's data and ways retention data reaffirms to Omri that Claude is leading the AI software space. Revenue from Claude and how much enterprises use it are key question marks fo...

Megan Brantley of LikeFolio shows how Starlink leads consumer interest for SpaceX (SPCX) through the company's Google search growth. "This is the first time we're really seeing the company go mainstream," says Megan, who makes the case SpaceX's satellite business ramp shows a long-term story forming for the company. Turning to LikeFolio's data on SpaceX's other busine...

Mike Shorr sees trading opportunities forming across the AI space, from chips and software to quantum computing. He offers example options trades for IonQ (IONQ), Akamai (AKAM), and STMicroelectronics (STM). Rick Ducat offers his technical analysis in all three stocks to support Mike's insights. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every market day. Options in...

Morningstar's Jaime Katz says Carnival's (CCL) record Q3 results show cruising demand holding up despite broader discretionary spending concerns. She notes the value proposition versus landed vacations is becoming even more important as inflation pressures consumers, and highlights increased European capacity next year as a key theme to watch when Royal Caribbean (RCL) and Norwegian (NCLH)...

Brian Moody, auto expert at Capital One Auto Navigator, says hybrids have evolved from a bridge to EVs into a standalone destination as consumers seek fuel savings without paying $50,000 to $70,000 for a new car. He highlights Toyota controlling roughly half the U.S. hybrid market by sticking to its strategy, while Nissan's e-power series hybrid technology finally arrives in America as the com...

"The market is holding its breath for Micron (MU)," says Jeffrey Small, noting it and several macro indicators keeping investors on edge. One of those macro headwinds includes higher interest rates and tentative impacts to earnings growth. Jeffrey talks about stocks he sees weathering the volatility, pointing to Nvidia (NVDA) as a long-standing opportunity, along with power companies lik...

Scott Martin sees freight and logistics stocks like FedEx (FDX), UPS (UPS), C.H. Robinson (CHRW), and J.B. Hunt (JBHT) navigating rising diesel prices and a maturing economic cycle. He prefers UPS over FedEx on valuation but expects a decent holiday shopping season driven by higher income spenders. Tom White then outlines a neutral to bullish short put vertical options trade on FedEx. ======== Sch...

While streaming giants like Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) and Roku Inc. (ROKU) rallied strong in 2026, many became laggard throughout the year, with Netflix (NFLX) being the biggest example in the group. Marley Kayden discusses what brought the stock down over 40% over the last 12 months, and how an upgrade from Deutsche Bank offers renewed bullish expectations. Tim Biggam offers an example options...

There are opportunities in fixed income, says Charles Schwab's Cooper Howard, "though we wouldn't get ahead of the steamroller" as risks remain for the bond market. He explains how the Fed shaping its interest rate cycle isn't necessarily a sign for bond bulls to run. Cooper tells investors to watch PCE as the key data point to watch this week. Michelle Gibley talks about the...

Brad Warden sees the market wrestling with AI anxieties as Nvidia (NVDA) pushes back on slowdown talk and the Mag 7 face questions about high CapEx and lower returns. He says early signs of AI monetization are emerging through consumer apps like Meta Platforms' (META) Muse, and his Transformational Technologies ETF looks beyond semiconductors into healthcare and upcoming AI-native IPOs. ======...

Consumer confidence hit lows not seen since the COVID-19 era, says Kevin Green when looking at the September report's huge downturn. He explains how a widening K-shaped economy adds to the pressures on the lower end of income brackets. Also hitting the wire: JOLTS, which also saw a downtick between August and September. KG then touches on reports of the Anthropic IPO prospectus, which warns of...

David Kudla, CEO at Mainstay Capital Management, says stellar earnings growth is keeping stocks near highs despite rising bond yields. He sees 6% on the ten-year Treasury as a real possibility and prefers commodities over bonds, highlighting the Harbor Commodity ETF, VanEck commodities fund, AI plays like ISE, CHAT, and WAR, and emerging market ETFs EMQ and FRDM with AI exposure through Taiwan and...

Carnival (CCL) shares cruised on an earnings beat and strong guidance, says George Tsilis, who points to the company's yields as the cruise line's strongest metric. CarMax (KMX) sacrificed some margin power to boost earnings, an effort that investors rewarded with a rally. George then notes moves among analysts after Deutsche Bank upgraded Netflix (NFLX). ======== Schwab Network ======== E...

Crude oil's dip toward $90, paired with a slight downtick in Treasury yields, are the formula behind some bullish momentum into Tuesday's trading day, says Kevin Hincks. That said, mind a slew of inflation and jobs data hitting the back half of the week, along with Micron (MU) earnings Wednesday. He discusses the data investors got this morning with the Case-Shiller and FHFA home price ind...

Mike Sanders sees attractive entry points with ten-year Treasury yields at 5% and high quality bank bonds over 6%. He urges investors to lock in yields for five to ten years despite a higher for longer environment driven by energy inflation, fiscal deficits, and AI CapEx. Sanders stresses being a bond picker rather than buying everything, since tight spreads mean solid yields can be found without...

Deutsche Bank upgraded Netflix (NFLX) to buy from hold as it sees improving user engagement for the streaming giant. The stock is currently trading near its 52-week low following a more than 40% decline in shares year-over-year. Rick Ducat takes investors through his technical analysis of the stock chart to show where bulls can reclaim the edge in momentum. He then turns to an example options trad...

Carley Garner says investors are not hearing about a lot of the headlines pointing to crude oil weakness due to all the news around the U.S.-Iran war and Strait of Hormuz. She discusses how developments in Venezuela and OPEC will push back crude oil's recent climb in markets. Carley also talks about the seasonality of oil and how the recent rally is the third over the last twenty years showing...

"This is not 2022," says Eric Diton when discussing the Fed's interest rate hike, saying, "a lot of this is being driven by the Iran war." Should this latest hike be the first of several, Eric doesn't see a situation where it goes to the extend it did years ago. He adds that equities will remain resilient due to the AI trade's continuing strength, though he does sha...

Kroger (KR) shares have been stuck under what Ben Watson of Charles Schwab highlights as a new area of resistance. Is the stock a bargain at current prices? Ben discusses various technical indicators in his analysis of Kroger's chart to explain what's needed for a bullish resurgence. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every market day. Subscribe to the M...

While the S&P 500 (SPX) and Nasdaq-100 (NDX) are near record highs, Kevin Green says the rally which drove indexes to new milestones is heavily concentrated. He points out that the Equal Weight S&P 500 is on a significant downtrend, a sign that makes general weakness or rotation likely. Crude oil and yields pulling back offer some relief for stocks. KG, however, points to diesel prices as...

Nvidia (NVDA) upping its share buyback plan, paired with the announcement of a new open agent safety platform, gave a boost to shares. The launch of SpaceX's (SPCX) Starship into orbit wasn't enough to excite investors, though the price action wasn't as stark as that in Boeing (BA). MongoDB (MDB) shares plunged after its CEO announced he was leaving for Meta Platforms (META). Marley Ka...

Geopolitical volatility continues to trickle into economic expectations as heightened crude oil prices keep Treasury yields at historic levels. In global headlines, China is reportedly considering buying AI chips from Nvidia (NVDA). Marley Kayden and Sam Vadas discuss their top takeaways from the first trading session of a new week. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and tr...

JoAnne Bianco sees opportunities in corporate bonds, private credit, shorter duration, and emerging markets as elevated Treasury yields create attractive entry points. She argues income should drive fixed income returns rather than trying to forecast rates, with the ten-year Treasury at 19-year highs punishing longer duration holdings. Bianco also highlights strong bond ETF inflows surpassing $460...