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Paul Golding spotlights PayPal (PYPL) after missing earnings and announcing a surprise new CEO. The stock has crashed more than 19% as of show time. Paul cites management comments in the earnings release and weakness in its U.S. business. “This is a multi-faceted dynamic at play here,” he explains, looking at volumes, take rate, and other factors. He discusses ways to stabilize the business and wh...

FOMO is "very high" for AMD Inc. (AMD), says Marley Kayden, noting the stock's stunning rally over the last 12 months. Her main points of focus for Tuesday's earnings: data center demand and the impact memory chip price increases have on its businesses. Marley tells investors to brace for a "divergence" in reaction even if AMD posts strong results. Tim Biggam offers an...

Tech's the only reason why markets are down to start Tuesday's session, says Charles Schwab's Joe Mazzola. He explains how the heavy-weighted sector serves as a double-edged sword in price action. As for the earnings season so far, Joe says it's interesting how misses aren't punished as much as last quarter. He tells investors to watch AMD Inc.'s (AMD) after-hours print to...

Jake Dollarhide considers Kevin Warsh the Fed Chair candidate the least likely to agree with President Trump on rates. He thinks Powell has done a “fantastic job” as head of the Fed. He sees either no rate cuts this year, or 2+, calling Warsh a “Jekyll and Hyde candidate.” Jake thinks the rally can continue, noting that 2025 was a great year despite fewer stocks participating in the rally. =======...

The SPX futures test a critical area of support at the 20-day SMA, says Kevin Green. He tells investors to watch Tuesday's tech weakness, especially in Microsoft (MSFT) and Nvidia (NVDA), to see if traders buy the dip. KG's skeptical on the partial government shutdown and arguments that it will offer a bullish lift similar to last year's shutdown. On the earnings front, KG tells invest...

Earnings so far "hit it out of the park," says @MarketRebellion's Pete Najarian. He points to companies like SanDisk (SNDK) and Western Digital (WDC) showing promise for memory chip stocks and believes they have more room to run. When it comes to the metal trade, he expects the same even after silver and gold's recent downturn. Pete's big factors behind his bull case include...

The Street is finally realizing that Palantir (PLTR) is an AI stock, argues Brian Mulberry as the stock pops after earnings. “The market is really looking at software that AI can take over,” he explains, meaning traders need to filter names in the sector carefully. He wants to play “in the middle” between software and memory. His picks now include Emcor (EME), Amphenol (APH), and Lam Research (LRC...

Bob Lang describes how volatility is affecting the market but still has an upbeat outlook for the year. He notes that often “extreme fear” moments are a buying opportunity. “The nice thing about this market right now” is how the market is broadening, with small caps beginning to outperform. Bob also thinks the pullback in Bitcoin could be hitting the bottom and it might be an entry point. His pick...

The AI trade is helping Teradyne (TER), with Diane King Hall pointing to the company's latest earnings as a signal of forward strength. Outside of tech, she notes DaVita's (DVA) earnings beat and guidance above expectations as it recovers from a malware attack. Diane later points to a beat and reaffirmed guidance in PepsiCo (PEP). ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor...

Palantir (PLTR) CEO Alex Karp said the company's earnings "exceeded over our most ambitious expectations." Kevin Hincks talks about what makes the print so notable and how it can lift the entire software space. One macro indicator that serves as a crutch to the market is the partial government shutdown. Kevin later notes Project Vault in the U.S. and why he "wouldn't trust a...

AMD Inc. (AMD) earnings are set to report following Tuesday's close. Rick Ducat compares the semiconductor name to its peers to show its outperformance in the past 52-weeks. He notes $203 as a recent support level should shares dip after the earnings report, but notes that share price continues to stay above the stock's moving average studies. Later, Tom White illustrates a neutral to bear...

Anthony Georgiades, recently appointed to the Board of Directors at Pineapple Financial, joins Diane King Hall to discuss the tokenization trends within the real estate sector. He provides background on the digital asset transformation underway and why mortgages are another asset class ready for blockchain technology. Anthony discusses the hurdles to bringing these products on-chain but makes the...

David Kaplan checks in at the NYSE desk and provides a check-up on healthcare giant Merck (MRK). The company reported a slight beat in its 4Q earnings figures, and Kaplan says its Keytruda product pipeline will be important as it starts to face generic competitors. He notes headwinds in the vaccine business and weakness in China due to regulations impacting its ability to market pharmaceutical pro...

As a partial government shutdown impacts economic data releases, Kevin Green says earnings will be "the primary focus" right now in the markets. KG and Diane King Hall react to one of biggest earnings movers so far this week: Palantir (PLTR). KG points to the company's revenue growth in both its commercial and government segments as a catalyst for the AI tech company. Later, the duo...

Ben Watson dials up the chart of Oracle (ORCL) as the company faces some short-term pressure and questions around its AI spend. Oracle announced plans for an up to $50B funding round, including a stock and bonds sale. Ben examines a downward trend in the recent 5-day chart, but zooms out to a 2-year timeframe to "add some context" to current levels for its price activity. He highlights $...

From the U.S. and India trade deal, paired with Friday's jobs report getting delayed due to the partial government shutdown, to bitcoin falling below $80,000 for the first time in nearly 10 months, Marley Kayden and Sam Vadas catch investors up on their top takeaways to start the trading week. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every market day. Options invo...

Palantir's (PLTR) earnings beat had plenty of metrics to brag about when you look under the headline beat. One of the most notable: 137% year-over-year commercial revenue growth. Tony Zipparro likes the print but nots other factors he hopes to hear from the earnings call to cement the after-hours rally. His main concern is the software trade as a whole being "on ice," with any weakne...

Palantir (PLTR) more than doubled its commercial revenue growth year-over-year and saw 70% total revenue growth during that same period. It helped push the company's earnings well-above the Street's expectations. Marley Kayden, Sam Vadas, and Kevin Green break down the numbers as they hit the wire and explain what it means for the software giant's outlook. ======== Schwab Network =====...

David Fetherstonhaugh believe high-bandwidth memory is the real powerhouse driving the AI super cycle. Companies like SK Hynix and Micron (MU), along with their supply constraints, have become a critical focus behind the tech trade for that very reason. David makes the distinction between demand-driven and user-driven cycles to storage chips and how each play a part in memory chip stocks' subs...

Baird served up a rally catalyst for Darling Ingredients (DAR) after it issued an upgrade for the stock. George Tsilis explains why the analyst is moving into the bull camp for today's overlooked stock. He also touches on earnings and other catalysts adding meat to an often-ignored corner of Wall Street. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every market day. O...

Luke Lloyd explains how assets across the spectrum can benefit from a lower dollar. He also expects the rotation trade to continue: “this year’s not a Mag 7 year, it’s a 493 year.” He sees a commodity “supercycle” and anticipates continued strength in that sector. On the other hand, Bitcoin is falling, which Luke argues is due to money moving to other opportunities, and he would buy below $70K. In...

“All systems are go” after Kevin Warsh was nominated for Fed Chair, says Jay Hatfield, whose SPX target by year-end is 8,000. He anticipates 3 cuts and sees the 10-year at 3.75, citing the terminal rate of Fed funds. However, he’s a little concerned about the Fed sticking to the “arbitrary” 2% inflation rate. His individual picks include Marvell (MRVL), Broadcom (AVGO), KKR & Co. (KKR), Apollo...

George Schultze is “very optimistic” about markets and anticipates 1-2 rate cuts this year. With GDP growing above trend and moderate inflation, he thinks 2026 looks “pretty good,” making sell-offs interesting opportunities. He’s looking at companies that are coming out of distress for opportunities, including MBIA (MBI) and Flagstar (FLG), both financial companies that are resolving major busines...

“Will it hold?” Susan Spence digs into today’s better than expected manufacturing data. She discusses current manufacturing trends and other economic data. She notes that deliveries have slowed but new orders have not picked up; she wants them to act “in concert” with each other. Uncertainty is blocking long-term recovery, especially around the legality of tariffs. “That’s really driven a lot of c...

Alphabet (GOOGL) "can be displaced entirely" if advertising revenue slows down quickly, says Kim Forrest. She explains her case for the "existential crisis" AI brings to it and other Big Tech firms. Cory Johnson adds onto Kim's case by offering clarity to the murkiness of Alphabet's earnings ahead of this week's report. That said, Cory is impressed with the amount o...