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Investors saw three prints Thursday that added concerns around the labor market. They also grappled with a crypto picture that got foggier amid a steeper sell-off. Marley Kayden and Sam Vadas take investors through the biggest hurdles they saw in Thursday's trading session. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every market day. Options involve risks and are no...

Carl Lukach, CFO of Bob’s Discount Furniture (BOBS), discusses the company’s Thursday IPO and their business operations. “We’re so challenging to execute,” he says, noting that they buy “narrow and deep” to be able to offer discounts and speed. “We’re the number four importer on the East Coast,” he says. Carl talks about how they are navigating tariffs (“we have taken all our business out of China...

Reddit (RDDT) is down more than 30% heading into Thursday's earnings and vastly underperformed many other social media stocks. Rick Ducat highlights bearish and bullish trends and key levels to watch after Reddit's after-hours report. Call activity on the options front increased as the stock experienced an oversold RSI. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader,...

Charlie O’Shea previews Amazon (AMZN) earnings and discusses the high bar the Street has set. Amazon’s going to have to “hold the line on margins” on the retail side, which may be difficult because it tends to make its money from discounting, he argues. He’s incredibly interested in the results this quarter. He lays out spending expectations for AWS, as well as what’s riding on their advertising b...

Sonali Basak offers her analysis on the software sell-off that dragged markets down this week. She's optimistic stocks in the space will rebound and return to levels prior to the sell-off, it's just unclear when the selling will stop and where an entry point will become visible. That said, she explains where to look for "screaming cheap" buying opportunities now. ======== Schwab...

Fixed income is reclaiming its role as a portfolio stabilizer now that interest rates have returned to historical norms. Kevin Flanagan explains why investors should consider a barbell strategy using USFR as a passive cornerstone and AGGY for a reweighted approach to the traditional aggregate index. Despite labor market and deficit concerns, Kevin remains focused on moderate growth rather than a r...

Increases in memory chip prices will impact companies like Qualcomm (QCOM) and Arm Holdings (ARM), says David Nicholson. That said, he believes both companies are well-positioned in the inference space and will recover from Thursday's sell-off. Nick Raich adds to the discussion by turning to the general AI space, pointing to earnings increasing in many pockets of the tech trade. ======== Schwa...

Danielle Shay sees the current market sell-off deepening, believes there's more fat to trim from stocks after Wall Street saw a stellar 2025 run. She's watching a $19 move on Amazon's (AMZN) report and offers a bearish and bullish scenario. As for the QQQ, Danielle sees opportunity in the ETF as a hedge with a $575 target. She urges investors to brace for "another quarter of disap...

Despite recent sell-offs in major software stocks like Microsoft (MSFT), ServiceNow (NOW), and Adobe (ADBE), Mike Horwath views the market's volatility as a period of de-risking amidst ongoing artificial intelligence hype. He remains optimistic about a U.S. economic soft landing, noting that resilient labor markets and contained inflation provide a stable backdrop for investors. Additionally, he h...

Markets reflect that trust and "skin in the game" often outweigh raw data, as shown by the contrasting recent earnings of Microsoft (MSFT) and Meta (META). Haren Bhakta argues that insider ownership is a vital signal for investors, as it allows leaders like Mark Zuckerberg to make aggressive, innovative moves that bureaucratic committees might otherwise block. By tracking the Inside Owne...

Reddit (RDDT) is number one in social media advertising growth, according to LikeFolio's data, which shows a 111% increase in year-over-year web visits. Andy Swan compares the company to Meta Platforms (META) and its potential to become the next social media giant. However, Reddit faces headwinds from a company that helped in its growth: Alphabet (GOOGL). ======== Schwab Network ======== Empow...

Robert Cantwell calls Alphabet's (GOOGL) latest earnings "really important" with investors putting their foot down on the Mag 7 company's $180 billion projected CapEx spending. He's wary on AI infrastructure moving forward, but he believes the company can use AI to strengthen its advertising revenue stream. Angelo Zino calls the results "phenomenal" and sees opportu...

Daniel McGahn, CEO of American Superconductor (AMSC), discusses their latest earnings, a new acquisition, and international expansion. The company is “hitting on all cylinders” and going after larger projects, he notes. He thinks they can continue to deliver “consistent profit” and have “turned the corner fully.” All sectors are growing at around the same rate because they are all linked to manufa...

Thursday's trading action is what Dan Deming calls a "tummy tester" with tech taking another gut punch and Bitcoin dropping to November 2024 lows. Dan turns to defensive stocks for his Big 3, offering example options trades for Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Exxon Mobil (XOM), and Coca-Cola (KO). Rick Ducat backs Dan's analysis by highlighting bearish and bullish trends to watch in...

Raj Patel thinks economic activity will pick up once tax refunds start hitting and says the macro backdrop and earnings are “healthy.” He adds that the market can continue to broaden and hones in on small cap recovery, which is “in conjunction” with recovery in the manufacturing sector. He covers catalysts for the sector and argues their earnings could outperform large caps in 2026. ======== Schwa...

After Eli Lilly (LLY) posted earnings that outshined Novo Nordisk's (NVO) decelerating growth, Scott Zari feels comfortable calling Eli Lilly the dominant winner in the weight loss drug race. While he notes Novo Nordisk's pill as "important" to consumers, it's Eli Lilly's injectable he sees continuing to lead GLP-1 momentum. Tom White offers an example options trade for E...

Stephen Beard, chairman and CEO of Covista (ATGE), shares their report on the current staffing shortfall in the healthcare industry. He says they are “drastically understaffed,” impacting care capacity around the country. “There is durable secular demand” and “attractive wage growth” in this sector, particularly as the population continues to age. However, the ability to train new workers hasn’t k...

After Wall Street sold Alphabet (GOOGL) shares over its staggering CapEx projections, Marley Kayden points to Amazon's (AMZN) cloud and CapEx numbers as ones to watch. Also on her radar: the impact of the Mag 7 firm's recent round of layoffs. Joe Tigay owns Amazon through his firm's fund and believes any sell-off will be a buying opportunity. He offers an example options trade highligh...

"Disruption" is the new word the AI trade needs to get used to, according to Charles Schwab's Liz Ann Sonders. She explains how the weakness in labor ties into the "cultivating" phase of tech. As for the overall rotation trade, Liz Ann says investors may be "looking for the dull, new object" to add defensive muscle to portfolios. ======== Schwab Network ======== E...

Buzzy companies like SpaceX and OpenAI are considering IPOs this year. Howe Ng covers the state of the IPO market and what he expects for 2026. He discusses the staggering amount of funding some of these companies are raising ahead of going public, and how those market caps could impact trading in the stock market. SpaceX is seeking early inclusion in indexes, for example. He notes that 2021 “was...

Kevin Green offers a full-picture analysis on Thursday's market action, starting with the JOLTS report showing a downtick. He makes the case it opens the door for more interest rate cuts from the Fed. KG adds that the VIX is currently experiencing backwardation which he says "does not last long." He makes the case that the spike markets are seeing will end soon. As for silver, KG not...

Sarah Kunst says Nvidia (NVDA) and Alphabet (GOOGL) are being “punished for doing a good job,” but it could be people taking gains after a great run. The tech sector is seeing a bifurcation, with some names being punished as investors go back to fundamentals, she argues. She likes GOOGL’s stock, saying it “invented AI as we know it” and will be a major winner in the sector. One of the underlying q...

Arm Holdings (ARM) issued a light beat in earnings, but as Diane King Hall points out, the Street took issue with its licensing revenue. The stock didn't sell off as much as Estée Lauder (EL) following its earnings, which contrasted Tapestry's (TPR) rally off its report. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every market day. Options involve risks and are n...

Andrew Wang covers the big picture on markets and crypto. Bitcoin fell below $70K and is down nearly 30% from its all-time highs; Andrew argues Kevin Warsh as the Fed nominee, Michael Burry warning of a “death spiral,” and Scott Bessent saying the U.S. wouldn’t support the cryptocurrency are all pushing it lower. “Speculative excess is being wrung out of the system…number go up isn’t necessarily a...

Challenger job cuts jumped from 35,000 to 108,000 between reports, a number worth watching according to Kevin Hincks. He points to an uptick in jobless claims adding fog to the employment path ahead. Bitcoin's dip below $70,000 is another warning flag for investors, as Kevin highlights the bearish and bullish narratives for crypto. Alphabet's (GOOGL) selling action after an initial earning...