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Futurum's Brendan Burke sees stronger growth for Micron (MU) that investors aren't pricing in. He believes revenue from data center will exceed expectations and points to Micron's "full stack" technology as a long-term benefit. Brendan also expects DRAM and NAND demand to accelerate further as hyperscaler and Anthropic partnerships move into the next stages. ======== Schwab N...

Landon Swan of LikeFolio breaks down Darden Restaurants (DRI), pointing to Olive Garden as a value play and LongHorn Steakhouse as the key growth driver. He highlights strong demand and steady dividends but warns the stock’s proximity to all-time highs could reflect elevated expectations. Swan also flags margin pressure from beef prices and how the K-shaped economy is impacting different parts of...

Katie Hubbard and Erin Sykes break down why affordability remains the key issue in housing. While mortgage demand rises and pending home sales hit a six-month high, new home sales show a significant miss compared to Wall Street estimates. They highlight Lennar (LEN)’s focus on more affordable homes and KB Home (KBH)’s surge after its mixed earnings. They also explain why faster permitting and fewe...

Sheraz Mian of Zacks Investment Research breaks down why the U.S. economy and earnings outlook remain resilient, with more than a third of S&P 500 profits coming from tech. He points to Nvidia (NVDA) and Micron (MU) as key drivers, accounting for roughly half of this year’s growth. He also covers how shifting oil prices are affecting energy estimates and what AI-driven capital spending means f...

As CME Group (CME) experiences a substantial sell-off dragging shares to 52-week lows, TheoTrade's Don Kaufman sees a "rip your face off" rally occurring once bullish momentum grips the stock. He offers a bullish example options trade for CME while turning to bearish trades in DoorDash (DASH) and Caterpillar (CAT). Rick Ducat offers his technical analysis for all three stocks. ======...

Dale Smothers says he only needs five letters across three words to emphasis the important market movers: "AI and Iran." If there's another spike in tensions between Iran and the U.S., he sees crude oil retracing upside prices, which will raise risks in the AI trade. Additionally, Dale also explains that crude's current prices need to persist for months before Americans feel true...

Public software companies have taken a beating in recent months, says Steve Koenig, pointing out opportunity in the valuation resets for stocks in the sector. He considers AI a "disruptive force" but not to all software companies. Cybersecurity is one corner of the software suite he sees benefitting from the AI boom, calling Zscaler (ZS) a well-positioned company. Tom White offers an exa...

FedEx (FDX) posted earnings that initially sparked a sell-off, though investors piled in at the start of Wednesday's session to push back many of those losses. Marley Kayden runs investors through the earnings and what analysts have to say about the global shipping company. Prosper Trading Academy's Scott Bauer offers an example options trade for FedEx. ======== Schwab Network ======== Emp...

Charles Schwab's Nathan Peterson turns to the S&P 500 (SPX) price action and explains why he's "cautious" as concentrated positioning ramps up in the index. He tells investors to brace for Micron's (MU) earnings as the stock seeks to jump a high bar. Kasey McCurdy offers a closer look into the market dynamics and the "sensitive" environment that he sees accelera...

Thomas Ryan of Capital Economics argues the AI-driven capex boom is keeping the U.S. economy stronger than expected, requiring a more hawkish Fed. He calls for roughly 75 basis points of additional rate hikes, saying markets are underpricing that strength. Ryan also explains why U.K. markets have been muted, pointing to tight fiscal constraints despite political shifts. ======== Schwab Network ===...

Dina Ting explains why dividend strategies are gaining renewed attention as markets broaden beyond mega-cap tech. She highlights the appeal of companies with strong balance sheets, steady cash flow, and a history of consistent payouts, which can help limit drawdowns. Ting also points to international dividend stocks, where higher yields, lower valuations, and broader sector exposure offer compelli...

KB Home (KBH) posted mixed earnings and continuing pressure for the homebuilder space. However, as Sam Vadas points out, the stock still rallied after the opening bell. In the tech space, Sam highlights UBS raising its price target for AMD Inc. (AMD) and BTIG initiating coverage on Take-Two Interactive (TTWO) with a buy rating ahead of Grand Theft Auto VI's launch. ======== Schwab Network ====...

Markets are currently experiencing a "very healthy" reset, argues David Trainer. He says companies like Meta Platforms (META) and SpaceX (SPCX) raising debt to fund AI woke investors up and made them reevaluate. David tells investors to find new corners of the market to invest in and makes the case for what he considers a hidden gem: Crocs (CROX). ======== Schwab Network ======== Empower...

Just as Micron (MU) readies to report earnings after Wednesday's closing bell, Kevin Hincks talks about his expectations for the overall tech trade ahead of the open. Equites do face pressure from the U.S. dollar hitting a 52-week high, though Kevin points to crude oil hitting $70 offering potential reprieve. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every market d...

Micron (MU) shares have climbed over 100% since its last quarterly earnings as investors pile into the stock due to insatiable demand for memory chips. Rick Ducat highlights trends in the stock chart as the red-hot memory trade experiences strong volatility. He then turns to an example options trade for Micron. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every market day...

Stephen Sopko says the market "is priced for perfection" on memory chip stocks due to surging demand, including Micron (MU), which reports earnings after Wednesday's close. He explains how the demand curve plays into how the company and its peers expand historically conservative earnings outlooks. Stephen makes a Qualcomm (QCOM) bull case as the company kicks off its investor day. He...

"You're starting to see some of the fingerprints of tech overcrowding," says Garrett Melson, though he sees the rotation underneath as a positive for momentum. His concern lies in sticky inflation and price increases pointing the Fed toward interest rate hikes. Garrett explains how both topics complicated a widening K-shaped economy. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every...

Rachel Dashiell of Charles Schwab focuses on Netflix (NFLX) and the stock's continual decline since hitting all-time highs almost a year ago. She shows the short and long-term price action in the streaming giant's shares to show how bears clawed into the stock, while outlining historic support she sees lifting bullish momentum. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and...

Is the market forgetting about historical market trends as equities continue to rally in times they typically don't? That's the question Charles Schwab's Joe Mazzola adds his perspective to, explaining that investors "have gotten a little too used to double-digit gains." He also turns to what Alphabet's (GOOGL) inclusion to the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DJI) means fo...

A 10% sell-off in the South Korean KOSPI hits U.S. tech hard. Oracle (ORCL) saw added pressure after confirming thousands of company-wide layoffs over the last fiscal year. IBM Corp. (IBM) offered tech reprieve thanks to an upgrade. Marley Kayden talks about the key stories investors should take away from Tuesday's trading day. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and tra...

Gold and silver see continuing pressure, as do manufacturing jobs highlighted by today's data. Marley Kayden offers insight into her final takeaways from Tuesday's trading session. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every market day. Subscribe to the Market Minute newsletter - https://schwabnetwork.com/subscribe Download the iOS app - https://apps.apple....

Thomas Martin says recent volatility in tech and semis reflects a fragile market, but the broader earnings outlook remains solid. He highlights the impact of higher rates on corporate spending and points to Entegris (ENTG), spun out of DuPont (DD), as a key play in semiconductor materials. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every market day. Subscribe to the Mar...

Mamadou-Abou Sarr of V-Square Quantitative Management warns that market gains are increasingly concentrated in a small group of S&P 500 stocks. He outlines a shift beyond traditional 60/40 portfolios toward real assets and flags growing stress in lower-income consumers as credit delinquencies rise. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every market day. Subscri...

Inga Rachwald breaks down how the Pension Protection Act helped drive the rise of target date funds in 401(k) plans. She explains why younger investors are embracing these diversified, low-cost strategies as a core retirement solution. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every market day. Subscribe to the Market Minute newsletter - https://schwabnetwork.com/subsc...

Nigam Arora talks about the shake-up to market mania following the AI memory sell-off led by SK Hynix and Samsung overseas. He notes risks to the trade and urges investors find to use "dynamic hedging" as a way to protect portfolios. Nigam doesn't see AI as a bubble but warns traders to be aware of outsized stock moves within the industry. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering...