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Boeing's (BA) latest earnings report delivered mixed results. Despite this, the company's defense and global services segments saw growth, with a 10% rise in global services revenue. Ben Tsocanos and Nicholas Owens weigh in on the impact of the charge, the significance of cash generation, and the potential for a turnaround. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and tra...

Daniel Newman says it will be important to watch how Mag 7 companies are spending on A.I. through earnings like Alphabet (GOOGL), Microsoft (MSFT), and Meta Platforms (META). He's also keeping a close watch on each company's cloud revenue to gauge growth prospects. As for Nvidia (NVDA), Daniel doesn't expect the company to reach projections of $500 billion in revenue through 2026 but s...

TheoTrade's Don Kaufman is bullish when it comes to Tesla (TSLA), pointing to a gamma squeeze he believes can lead to an aggressive run higher. However, he leans bearish on Bank of America (BAC) due to macro headwinds, and on Oracle (ORCL) due to its position in the "center of the A.I. bubble." Don also offers example options trades for each stock while Kevin Green backs his reasonin...

Edison Byzyka discusses market expectations ahead of the Fed's rate cut decision. He believes the market is underestimating the risk of sustained inflation, which could lead to a change in the Fed's rate cut path. He also shares his cautious outlook on bonds, citing the 10-year yield's recent reaction to the last Fed meeting, and instead favors equities, particularly in sectors like ma...

Big Tech will continue to put up big money for A.I. buildout, says Steven Dickens. Even if there's no pickup in CapEx spend from Microsoft (MSFT), Meta Platforms (META), or Alphabet (GOOGL), he expects the spend to remain the same or see little change. As for Alphabet, Steven sees supreme value in the Mag 7 giant's core business and strategic ventures. Tom White offers an example options t...

Today's Charles Schwab Big Picture panel turns to the latter half of Wednesday in Mag 7 earnings and the widely-expected interest rate cut from the Fed. Kathy Jones explains why she'll keep a close eye on dissenting views among Fed governors, as they can lead to difficulties in the rate cutting cycle ahead. Joe Mazzola focuses on Mag 7 earnings after the close and makes the case that they...

Palantir (PLTR), Oracle (ORCL), Eli Lilly (LLY), Uber Technologies (UBER), and even Nokia (NOK) are among the long list of new partnerships Nvidia (NVDA) announced Tuesday at its latest GTC conference. Marley Kayden takes investors through many of these developments that pushed Nvidia's stock past $5 trillion in market cap, the first company in history to do so. Prosper Trading Academy's S...

Thierry Wizman points to a "raging" stock market and gold's rapid run higher as signals of "financial loosening." On top of sticky inflation and a shaky job market, he makes the case that the FOMC should pave the path for more rate cuts, but Thierry says Fed Chair Jerome Powell needs to do so carefully. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader,...

Pending home sales came in flat below expectations, though Kevin Green says its still an improvement from the prior print. He adds that an uptick in mortgage applications shows prospective homebuyers are becoming more interested in the housing market. As for the FOMC, Kevin will keep an eye on commentary regarding quantitative tightening and explains that it could give a boost to financial stocks....

Boeing (BA) reported a miss on Adj. EPS sending shares tumbling after its 3Q report. George Tsilis comments on the aerospace giant's outlook, citing 777x delays and a $636B backlog on its commercial side weighing on shares. Meanwhile, Caterpillar (CAT) surges to all-time highs despite raising forecasted costs from tariffs. George points to the 17% rise in energy & transportation revenue as...

Kevin Green kicks off the trading day with his eyes overseas. He's watching developments with China ahead of Pres. Trump and Pres. Xi's highly-anticipated meeting, with particular attention to the soybean trade. KG notes positive commentary around a trade deal with South Korea. Domestically, the Fed's decision to cut rates by 25bps is largely anticipated, but KG says investors should p...

Dean Smith believes the Fed has already telegraphed a 25bps rate cut for its October meeting. However, he thinks the central bank is making a mistake. Dean dives into the latest non-farm payrolls data and examines the slowdown in jobs growth as a reason why the Fed's rate cut won't "do anything" to bring those workers back. In terms of the Fed's dual mandate, he stresses that...

Blake Millard heads to the NYSE to discuss his year-end market views, saying a year-end rally is setting up. He sees some seasonal tailwinds coming into play, saying we're entering the strongest 3-month historical performance for the markets. Blake looks at the credit and bond market, stressing its importance to signaling any economic trouble. His firm is "leaning into" the tech trad...

Kevin Hincks reporting from @cboeglobalmarkets does some quick math that Nvidia's (NVDA) $5 Trillion valuation checks out. He and Nicole Petallides discuss the significant move higher in the A.I. chip leader, including Pres. Trump's mentions of Nvidia chips ahead of meeting with China's Pres. Xi Jinping. Adding to an already jam-packed day, Kevin provides his insights into the FOMC dec...

Tom White provides a pair of bullish leaning example options trades for Meta Platforms (META) ahead of earnings. The first trade he demonstrates is a put vertical which is more neutral to bullish in nature. Tom then shows how a call diagonal creates a more "aggressive" and bullish stance for the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. Tom explains the levels at which investor...

Lawrence Nelson is with the majority of investors in believing a rate cut is coming today. He's looking ahead on the Fed's calendar and will be listening to what the central bank's thinking might be for the December meeting. Lawrence weighs in on the elevated inflation levels above their target, but notes the "tricky spot" for the Fed as labor markets cool. In terms of dissen...

Ivana Delevska joins Diane King Hall at the NYSE to preview the megacap tech stocks reporting earnings this week. She says A.I. has created a positive setup into this earnings season. For Alphabet (GOOGL), Ivana is watching the metrics on Gemini and believes it's the "best positioned" name in the A.I. trade right now. For Microsoft (MSFT), she wants to see how they're monetizing...

Following several key partnerships and initiatives after its latest GTC event, Nvidia (NVDA) shares have become a "rocket ship" and are testing a $5 Trillion market cap. Rachel Dashiell examines Nvidia's technical patterns taking shape ahead of Wednesday's open. On the 1-year performance, she points to the $20 range shares were stuck in before breaking out. Rachel says despite th...

PayPal (PYPL) and SoFi Technologies (SOFI) have shown a "tale of two different performances" when it comes to their stock prices, says Noah Hamman. He points to PayPal's struggles in recent months but notes its earnings Tuesday and a partnership with OpenAI as positive catalysts ahead. Ted Rossman gives credit for both companies and their peers for "meeting customers where they...

While most sectors in the SPX closed down, the index still hit new record highs alongside the NDX and $DJI. A lot of strength came from Nvidia (NVDA), which surged to a new all-time high on strong guidance and a slew of new partnerships. A restructured partnership between Microsoft (MSFT) and OpenAI boosted the mega cap company ahead of its earnings Wednesday. Marley Kayden highlights the biggest...

Nvidia (NVDA) rallied strong to all-time highs during its GTC conference while Amazon (AMZN) moved higher despite facing a big wave of corporate layoffs. It's not just stock movers that Marley Kayden and Diane King Hall are watching, either. They take a look at the story still under many investors radar: tariffs and President Trump's visit to China. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empower...

The latest consumer confidence data from the Conference Board shows a 6-month low, and while it may not be as bad as expected, there's still weakness beneath the surface. Yelena Shulyatyeva joins Diane King Hall to break it down. She says the numbers mask a tale of two consumers: those making $200,000+ are driving stock market-fueled optimism, while those earning $75,000 or less are losing ste...

TeraWulf (WULF) tapped highs it hasn't seen since early 2022 after Alphabet (GOOGL) tapped the company for a joint data center venture for Google Cloud. As George Tsilis notes, it's the latest Bitcoin mining company to get tapped for data center buildout and offers TeraWulf a huge boost for its balance sheet. He explains why smaller companies are being tapped by tech giants like Alphabet a...

Boeing (BA) reports earnings before Wednesday's opening bell, and Charles Schwab's Ben Watson offers a technical look into the company's trends ahead of the event. He turns to the one-year and three-day chart to show the multiple paths the stock can move in reaction to earnings. Ben also notes "defensive" activity happening in Boeing options. ======== Schwab Network ========...

Danny Yeung, CEO and cofounder of Prenetics and IM8. Prenetics is a health sciences company that sells products under the IM8 brand. He talks about David Beckham’s involvement, creating $100M+ in annual recurring revenue for an online only brand, and what they offer to consumers. They distribute their supplements to over 31 countries. He also discusses their use of AI and Bitcoin. ======== Schwab...