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"We got a little bit of everything" from Fed officials Friday morning, says @CharlesSchwab's Collin Martin. He talks about the "mixed" comments of Austin Goolsbee who dissented against a December rate cut but offered a dovish view for 2026. Other Fed governors sprinkled in their own hawkish and dovish comments. As for next Tuesday's expected jobs report, Collin tells in...

Pies are the big word when it comes to Costco's (COST) latest earnings, where the company posted an earnings beat and strong Black Friday sales. Diane King Hall talks about what the report means for all parts of the retail trade. RH (RH) shares pushed a strong rally even after EPS missed Wall Street's estimates. Diane then turns to the financial space after JPMorgan upgraded Citigroup (C)....

“It’s a confounding time” for the economy, says Tony Blagrove, and sees a “lot of anxiety” around hyperscalers – though he adds the latter is “par for the course.” History “has not been kind” to major tech rollouts over the past few centuries, he argues. However, “the hype train can keep rolling” in the short term and he thinks the SPX could even hit 8,000. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empower...

While tech has taken it on the chin, continuing this week in Broadcom's (AVGO) and Oracle's (ORCL) earnings, Kevin Hincks says market strength remains intact. Why? He tells investors to watch names outside of the Mag 7 as money rotates out of Big Tech and into unsung stocks and sectors. Kevin argues the equal weight trade can continue for the rest of the year. He later touches on President...

Darius Dale calls Wednesday a “historic sea change” in U.S. economic policy as the Fed is forced to begin acquiring debt to top up bank reserves. While the Fed only plans to do this for a few months, he thinks they will be forced to continue forever – and calls this quantitative easing, no matter what the Fed says. Darius warns that at the end of the AI trade, there will be a secular bear market,...

Financial stocks experienced a strong 2025 but Rick Ducat notes Citigroup (C) as the strongest performer. He measures the stock's rally to peers like JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Goldman Sachs (GS), and Wells Fargo (WFC) to show where Citi stands. Rick's technical analysis shows how Citi's sharp rally can waver. He later turns to the options front and explains how traders are pricing in futur...

The jobs market is seeing contraction in the ADP and jobless claims numbers, and Chris Maxey makes the case that it adds to the labor weakness picture. Consumer health remains intact through metrics like retail sales but home price increases add pressure in a "K-shaped" economy. Chris points to lower interest rates as something that will help Americans moving forward. ======== Schwab Net...

Coinbase (COIN) has experienced a big drop from all-time highs, though Charles Schwab's Brett Crowther thinks consolidation offers an "inflection point" for the stock. That said, bearish momentum in Coinbase and the overall crypto space may open a trap door for the stock. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every market day. Subscribe to the Market...

"Money in the market is staying in this market," says Kevin Green, explaining why he wasn't surprised to see Thursday's red day turn green. For Friday, he will continue to watch for a rotation out of tech and into once-overlooked sectors. KG turns to the earnings from in Broadcom (AVGO) as shares slide on CEO commentary despite strong earnings. He also notes Costco's (COST) s...

Seth Schachner tells investors to brace for a long back-and-forth between Netflix (NFLX) and Paramount Skydance (PSKY). He notes how mergers like these typically take upwards of a year or more before all the ink settles on the contract. Seth explains why Paramount Skydance "needs" Warner Bros. Discovery more than Netflix and routes CEO David Ellison will take to make it happen. ========...

Adobe's (ADBE) vice president of investor relations, Doug Clark, guides viewers through the company's earnings to explain how the core business remains durable to competition and A.I. He taps Adobe's "freemium" Acrobat model as one seeing "incredible scale" that offers a long growth runway. Doug adds that Firefly will serve as a great tool for the company to utilize A.I. capabilities as it increas...

Marley Kayden and Sam Vadas discuss Eli Lilly's (LLY) positive weight loss drug trial and how home prices turned negative. They also note that jobless claims rose and the trade deficit narrowed. They then look ahead to Friday's Broadcom (AVGO) and Costco (COST) earnings reaction. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every market day. Subscribe to the Market Minute...

YieldMax ETFs' Michael Khouw joins Market on Close to talk about three new funds YieldMax ETF launched around MSTR, NVDA, and TSLA. He also notes about that YieldMax ETFs are built to deliver weekly income and long-term growth potential on single stock positions. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every market day. Subscribe to the Market Minute newsletter -...

Charles Schwab's Nathan Peterson joins Jenny Horne on this week's Crypto Corner and highlights why $90,000 is such an important level for Bitcoin. The key level he has for Ethereum: $3,000. Nathan then explains the FOMC's role in price action and points to its decision to buy $40 billion in treasury bills as a tentative catalyst. He also talks about why Standard Chartered cut its price...

Planet Labs (PL) rocketed more than 30% to the upside Thursday after the satellite imaging and data company posted earnings and guidance that impressed investors and analysts. As George Tsilis explains, Planet Labs' "aggressive" move into the government sector helped boost its outlook. Another critical customer backing Planet Labs on the commercial side: Alphabet (GOOGL). ======== Sc...

Broadcom (AVGO) traded just off it's all-time high ahead of Thursday's after hour earnings, rallying 75% so far in 2025. Rick Ducat says its impressive how little people paid attention to the stock's stunning rise, especially when you measure its 12-month outperformance to Nvidia (NVDA). He takes investors through his technical analysis of Broadcom. Options activity also spiked into th...

Stephen Yalof, CEO of Tanger (SKT), previews the trends to watch in holiday shopping. Tanger is a outlet mall chain with 41 shopping centers in North America; Stephen says consumer sentiment is rising and they saw strong traffic in November. “We’ve got an aspirational customer” that wants value, he says, “Gap is having a great resurgence,” along with J. Crew and similar retailers. He shares some o...

Kevin Davitt looks at historical market data to check the likelihood of a market rally in the second half of December, with the potential for new all-time highs. Kevin also examines the implications of Walmart (WMT) moving its listing to the Nasdaq from the NYSE. “This is a key point in the calendar for all indexing businesses,” he notes, as they rebalance before the end of the year. While the Wal...

Likefolio’s Landon Swan says Lululemon (LULU) has “really fallen off” since last year, but that gives it easier comps. However, holiday season shopping has been great for LULU, based on their data, and he thinks the upcoming report will take “a lot of Wall Street by surprise.” He adds that Likefolio is “pretty bullish” headed into earnings. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investo...

Patrick Kennedy emphasizes the need for market broadening and is looking more at the equal-weighted S&P 500 index to gauge how long the bull market can run, rather than the cap-weighted. “Bull markets don’t die of old age,” he says, but as they age, expectations become harder and harder to beat. “Next year is a show me story” because of this, he adds, with some concern towards earnings growth...

Vikas Dwivedi reacts to the latest headlines around oil as Trump says the U.S. has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela. He thinks oil prices will hit $50 before $70 again, citing oversupply. “The surpluses are the largest we’ve seen,” he says, but they’re primarily on the water, muddying the picture of what supply really looks like. However, it’s still “way too much to absorb.” =======...

Brian Jacobsen and Steven Kates discuss the Fed’s rate cut yesterday and their path forward. Steven thinks the Fed is proving unwilling to “step forward” and deal with inflation. He sees concerns in the bond market about rising debt across the spectrum. Brian thinks jobs data next week will show the Fed’s case more clearly and anticipates another two cuts before the end of this cycle. They also gi...

A.I. is shaping up to be a large part of Brian Kessens' energy outlook. His firm's research found that electricity loan growth is moving from 0.5% to 3.5% annually. Brian points to A.I. buildout from hyperscalers like Alphabet (GOOGL), Meta Platforms (META), and Microsoft (MSFT) as the main drivers to energy's climbing consumption. Going forward, he sees the U.S. needing to navigate en...

Ron Westfall points to Oracle's (ORCL) more than $500 billion RPO and massive multicloud revenue growth as signs the company will keep pace in the A.I. trade. Robert Cantwell isn't convinced, arguing Oracle is "coming in last" to the data center buildout race. Both panelists highlight bear and bull cases for the company as the stock sells off after earnings. ======== Schwab Netwo...

As the tech trade experiences weakness on the back of Oracle's (ORCL) earnings, Dan Deming turns to three stocks he sees as upcoming A.I. beneficiaries. He notes 3M (MMM) as holding ties to the semiconductor industry, Alphabet (GOOGL) as a breakout candidate after hitting record highs, and Nextpower's (NXT) solar energy play. Dan offers example options trades for his Big 3 while Rick Ducat...