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Joe Mazzola says the market response to jobs data really told the story of the week despite updates on tariff policy and big tech earnings. Looking at the 3-month average of jobs data, Joe underlines that the U.S. economy hasn't seen figures this low since 2020 during the pandemic. He combines this week's labor data with PCE inflation metrics to posit the question: Do we have a slowing con...

Jeff Feng describes the next phase of crypto adoption. Increasing regulatory clarity is allowing big institutions to get more involved – “we’re starting to cross that chasm,” he says. “We’re still in the infrastructure phase of crypto,” though, with various entities figuring out how to build out their offerings. Most retail users are only thinking of crypto as an investment asset, he says, but thi...

Joe Cavatoni of the World Gold Council discusses trends in the yellow metal. “We’ve seen yet another quarter of increased demand,” he says, with about $130 billion in new demand in 2Q from central banks and investors alike. He thinks people around the world are reacting to tariffs and “understanding diversification is necessary.” Central banks are in the “15th year” of record buying as they move a...

Daniel Rubino dives into this week's big tech earnings and says Microsoft (MSFT) displayed a strong position for future A.I. growth. He says the breakout Azure numbers show "confidence" from the company's leadership as it attempts to gain market share against Amazon's AWS. For Apple (AAPL), he says a "foldable" phone might be in the works as he points to higher adop...

Brian Jacobsen and Patrick Healey react to the latest jobs data. Brian says that the Fed will want to slow-walk back its comments about economic strength because it would look bad for them to seem surprised. He also says, “maybe May and June are as bad as it gets,” and things will improve going forward. Patrick says the stock market was “looking for a reason to correct.” He says the jobs report re...

Ted Thatcher discusses the overall market picture as investors dissect the latest labor market data and what it means for the Fed's rate cut outlook. He talks about the A.I. investing theme and believes Alphabet (GOOGL) is a name to watch, calling it a "tremendous growth story." Ted adds thoughts on Nvidia (NVDA) but cautions about elevated price targets from Wall Street analysts. An...

Don Nesbitt is looking for “quality stocks with good earnings.” He sees strength right now in Honeywell (HON), AbbVie (ABBV), and T-Mobile (TMUS). He warns that the top ten companies have to see decent earnings growth to keep markets up, but the other 490 also need to perform well to create market breadth. He considers the market to be in “late cycle expansion.” ======== Schwab Network ======== Em...

Jed Ellerbroek breaks down big tech earnings with an eye towards AI capex, which he says “far exceeds expectations.” He compares Amazon (AMZN) earnings, which were mixed, to rivals Microsoft (MSFT) and Alphabet (GOOGL), and thinks it’s a buy on today’s sell-off. On healthcare, he notes that expectations have been set lower as the sector continues to underperform. He thinks it will remain a weaker...

Rocket Companies (RKT) stock is on the move higher after its latest earnings report. The company closed recent M&A activity with Mr. Cooper and RedFin, as it solidifies its place in the mortgage lending space. George Tsilis joins Jenny Horne and Alex Coffey to examine the recent uptrend taking place in RKT shares. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every mar...

Jordan Shapiro puts the latest jobs report in context. “The Covid recovery is starting to slow…and there’s also a lot of positives to take away. Layoffs have been low,” he notes, and unemployment rates have stayed down. “It doesn’t mean there’s overall weakness in the labor market,” Jordan argues, it just means less jobs are being created. His biggest concern is the “inflection point” of wages tha...

Megan Brantley from Likefolio examines Wayfair’s (W) recent tear higher and analyst upgrades. “It’s probably a bit too far, too fast,” she says. She also notes that app data looks worse than web data for Wayfair and compares it to consumer interest in competitors. Megan also thinks Wayfair customers are not impressed with their quality, and its novelty status has worn off. ======== Schwab Network...

Jamie Meyers and Tyler Herriage break down Apple (AAPL) earnings. Tyler calls it a “strong quarter” and thinks the chart could be setting up for a “contrarian play” as it lags the rest of the Mag 7. He notes double-digit growth in iPhone, Mac and Services sectors and highlights strength in China. Jamie says, “Never count Apple out,” arguing that “they own the most important thing in people’s lives...

Gracy Chen, CEO of Bitget, a crypto trading platform, talks the industry with Diane King Hall. She feels President Trump has “fulfilled” many of his promises to the crypto industry. However, she doesn’t see “enough clear frameworks” and isn’t looking to enter the U.S. market right now, citing regulation, license expenses, and costs. Domestic competition in the sector is also heating up. Gracy argu...

Scott Bauer joins Trading 360 with a trio of August expiry example options trades. First, he focuses on Chewy (CHWY) highlighting technical support around the stock's 200-day moving average. Then, Scott turns to First Solar (FSLR) and demonstrates a put spread trade. Last, he compiles a call spread strategy for Nano Nuclear Energy (NNE). Kevin Horner illustrates the chart patterns taking place...

ISM Manufacturing PMI hit a 9-month low this morning. The problem with the manufacturing numbers is that the contraction is so “broad-based,” argues Thomas Derry. “A positive way to look at it is, maybe it’s a trough.” Customer inventories are low, usually a positive sign for future growth, he notes, and any rate cuts by the Fed would boost activity. Thomas also discusses tariffs, saying we should...

Joe Brusuelas joins Nicole Petallides at the NYSE with a dampened economic picture for U.S. growth following July's jobs report. He says the downward revisions in June and May sent a "big chill" across the labor market. He doesn't believe a recession will occur, but says stagflationary conditions could arise. Discussing manufacturing jobs, he asks: "Where are we going to get...

Marley Kayden previews A.I. software company Palantir (PLTR) ahead of next week's earnings report. Shares of PLTR have soared to new all-time highs recently and are up more than 100% so far in 2025. Marley maps out the reasoning behind this bullish sentiment, including its ties to the U.S. Department of Defense. Later, Mike Shorr demonstrates an example trading strategy for Palantir utilizing...

In the wake of Chevron (CVX) and Exxon Mobil (XOM) earnings, Carley Garner provides her perspective on the energy market. She says technological improvements are helping oil exploration companies extract more product despite rig counts falling. She wouldn't be surprised to see gas fall between $40-$50 by the end of the year. Anecdotally, she points to lower foot traffic in her hometown of Las...

Reddit (RDDT) is a "relative bright spot" across the equity markets Friday, says Sam Vadas. The social media company rallied on a better than expected 2Q earnings report and strong guidance. Meanwhile, Coinbase (COIN) shares have collapsed after revealing a decline in revenue and trading volume in its latest figures. Different picture for Strategy (MSTR) as the crypto-company shared a bi...

Alex Coffey joins Nicole Petallides to look at Friday's opening bell move to the downside. He points out that August historically has shown weakness, but adds that the July jobs report is likely weighing on the minds of the Fed. Alex provides technical indicators to track on the S&P 500 (SPX) chart, underlining the quick pullback from all-time highs on a lower volume trading day. ========...

Barry Knapp gives his takeaways from the jobs report. He sees the labor market at a “tipping point” and discusses recent Fed member comments about cutting rates this year. Unemployment could “shoot up really quickly,” he argues, and sees a potential “growth scare” in August caused by tariffs and other pressures. Barry expects a 50 basis-point cut in September, and in fact thinks we could be 100 ba...

Kevin Hincks dissects the latest labor market data which came in weaker-than-expected. He points out significant revisions to June and May numbers could be weighing on investor sentiment, but could raise the probability of a Fed rate cut in September. Kevin discusses Jerome Powell and the FOMC's next steps as Pres. Trump ramps up tariff pressure on dozens of countries to kick off the August mo...

Apple (AAPL) posted record June quarter revenue as iPhone sales topped Wall Street estimates. Jenny Horne goes under the hood on the Mag 7 earnings report, highlighting a record-high services segment revenue number. Later, she turns attention to Amazon (AMZN) and the e-commerce company's mixed report. While it beat top and bottom line figures, Amazon guidance amid tariff uncertainty fell below...

UnitedHealth (UNH) shares have plummeted to the downside in a strong downtrend thus far in 2025. Tom White looks at the healthcare company and discusses its weight on the Dow Jones Industrial Avg. ($DJI), potentially hampering the index from hitting all-time highs alongside the S&P 500 (SPX). Tom calls the steep pullback a "falling knife" and illustrates a duration-based example opti...

U.S. sentiment "barely changed" month over month according to Tsvetta Kaleynska. She says travel was one of the only 2 positive sectors she tracks, alongside A.I. themes, but overall paints a negative to muted picture for the present state of the U.S. consumer. She does caution that A.I. also was a main detractor in personal jobs and personal finances, as consumers stated fears over A.I....