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Seth Schachner and Jawad Hussain react to Netflix (NFLX) earnings and the sell-off. Jawad says, “the numbers themselves are quite strong…and they’ve only scratched the surface on their advertising platform. Seth calls it “close to perfect” from a financial perspective but says they’re “losing a piece of the top 10” as far as competition. Jawad expects Netflix to surge back to content dominance as...

Shelagh Glaser, CFO of Synopsys (SNPS), talks about the company's recent acquisition of Ansys. She believes it will make Synopsys a leading engineer for silicon design and software security. Shelagh adds that it gives the company edge to expand physical A.I. capabilities for hyperscaler and automotive customers. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every marke...

Nuclear power stocks have surged in recent months, and Kenny Polcari notes NuScale Power (SMR) as no exception. He sees the company's small nuclear reactors playing a key role in powering A.I. infrastructure. Kenny labels Hims & Hers (HIMS) as a disruptor and KKR & Co. (KKR) as a high-growth opportunity in the financial sector. Rick Ducat turns to the bearish and bullish trends in the...

Erin Sykes, founder of SYKES Properties, calls Friday's housing starts and permits data a "positive inflection point" for the housing market. However, affordability remains a critical issue in getting homebuyers through the door. That said, Erin sees pockets of strength in places like the southeast U.S. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every mark...

“Credit spreads are the real tell.” Blake B. Millard thinks the bond market isn’t showing signs of stress after recovering from earlier in the year and is paying attention to their signals over the news cycle, legislation, and other noise. He explains where he thinks the market is going and covers opportunities he’s currently seeing. He advises investors to let compounding strategies do the heavy...

Chipotle (CMG) is down more than 10% in 2025, but that's not stopping bullish appetite for the stock. BMO Capital upgraded Chipotle and boosted its price target. Marley Kayden talks about company initiatives swaying analysts. Dan Deming serves an example options trade for the fast casual company. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every market day. Options i...

Rebecca Walser notes bright spots in the latest consumer sentiment print through personal finance and business, though it's a mixed bag elsewhere. She says Americans with two or three jobs remain heavily exposed to inflation risk if it spikes higher. On the global picture, Rebecca says cryptocurrencies and the blockchain are changing perspectives on currency value. She sees the U.S. dollar dev...

CFRA's Cathy Seifert says there's positives to take away from the latest Travelers (TRV) earnings report. Top line growth is not one of them. Cathy sees similar trends across the insurance space and urges investors to do their research and be selective in the group. She likes Progressive (PGR) and Allstate (ALL). Joe Tigay offers example options trades in Travelers and Progressive. =======...

3M (MMM) beat earnings and raised guidance in its latest earnings, though the stock didn't see much movement after the opening bell. Chevron (CVX) won arbitration against Exxon Mobil (XOM) to complete its acquisition of Hess Corp. (HES). Oracle (ORCL) got a price target hike from Citizens JMP as the firm sees the company finding its niche in A.I. Diane King Hall talks about what'd driving...

Alex Coffey points to jobless claims, lower inflation and strong retail sales adding muscle to markets. Earnings tacked onto that strength, but as Alex points out, valuations are starting to hit momentum. He says it will be all eyes on next week's earnings to see if stocks are truly pushing valuations too far. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every market...

Kevin Hincks reports from the Cboe Global Markets to discuss his takeaways from the start of earnings season. He calls the overall trend strong but makes the case that overvaluation is hitting stocks like Netflix (NFLX), which traded lower despite its strong report. Kevin also notes a "quiet" period coming for the Fed ahead of its interest rate meeting at the end of July. He still expect...

AMD Inc. (AMD) got its price target bumped higher by Citi as the shares continues a stunning rally off April lows. Rick Ducat looks at key levels in the charts and highlights ways AMD can continue its push higher. He later turns to a bullish example options trade. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every market day. Options involve risks and are not suitable for...

Crypto gets a push toward additional regulation after the House passed the GENIUS and CLARITY Acts. J.D. Durkin turns to the path ahead for cryptocurrencies as Bitcoin trades just off all-time highs. On the earnings front, J.D. shows why Netflix (NFLX) is facing pricing pressure despite its strong earnings. He later moves to American Express (AXP) and its confidence in a healthy American consumer....

Yelena Shulyatyeva notes that tariffs have generated "a lot of noise" in markets and left consumers with more questions than answers. She adds that it's just as confusing for the Fed as it waits to see the bigger picture of tariff impacts. Yelena weighs if tariffs can be "transitory" long-term. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every mar...

Shares of Chevron (CVX) moved higher before the opening bell Friday after the company's merger with Hess Corp. (HES) got the green light. Charles Schwab's own Ben Watson breaks down key technicals in the company's charts and shows levels investors will want to watch in the trading session. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every market day. Subscrib...

Markets are digesting how to trade in what James Demmert calls a "new world order" focused on government policy change. While James sees foreign markets outperforming the U.S., he expects the SPX to hit 6,800 by year's end. The A.I. revolution is the main driver behind his bull thesis and labels GE Vernova (GEV), Palantir (PLTR), and Nvidia (NVDA) playing central roles in it. =======...

Today's session closed with another new all-time high from the SPX and NDX. TSMC (TSM) added muscle to the rally after posting strong earnings, though Netflix (NFLX) couldn't continue that strength after hours. Lucid (LCID) accelerated its shares thanks to a new partnership with Uber Technologies (UBER). Marley Kayden takes investors through Thursday's top stories. ======== Schwab Netw...

Justin Tam, ETF Lead of Qraft Technologies, talks about how his firm's A.I. models identified Nvidia (NVDA) as a growth stock in 2019, and why they're still bullish despite its meteoric rise through 2025. He also discusses why Qraft is rotating out of consumer staples and discretionary and into tech and industrials. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, eve...

Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) released earnings that gave investors confidence to step into the stock. However, as Charles Schwab's Ben Watson points out, the company still has a multi-million dollar overhang that will generate headwinds down the road. He gives investors a look into the charts to show bearish and bullish trends. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor a...

Netflix (NFLX) shared strong numbers through its latest earnings report, from a beat on the top and bottom line, to raised full-year guidance. The stock still traded lower after the close. Alex Coffey, Jeff Pierce and Marley Kayden turn to the report and explain what may be behind the price action. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every market day. Options inv...

"The momentum trade is still in full force," says Charles Schwab's Liz Ann Sonders, noting heavily-shorted corners of the market doing especially well thanks to retail traders. Some investment firms are still holding cash on the sidelines. Liz Ann later notes divergences when it comes to stock outperformers. She goes as far to say that the Mag 7 is actually the "Mag 3" with...

Kevin Davitt says positive market breadth in the Nasdaq-100 is “unequivocally” driving it as the index makes another all-time high. “Hedge when you can, not when you have to,” is a phrase he’s thinking about with this run up, though. He also looks at average daily volumes and argues the market is “expressing a view” about what’s next. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and...

"Ever-growing hunger" for electricity over A.I. demand makes the energy sector one investors should watch. Rick Ducat turns to technical trends in the industry, offering a look into where it stands compared to the SPX and several individual energy stocks. He also analyzes the chart and options for SLB (SLB) ahead of its earnings report on Friday. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empoweri...

David Botset monitors ETF flows and what they tell us about market sentiment. “Those investors that use ETFs…have confidence that their portfolios can recover from downturns and help them meet their long-term objectives.” After a record year of inflows in 2024, 2025 is on pace to make new highs. He discusses shifts in asset allocations within ETFs this year, especially towards lower-cost products....

Michael Green homes in on the Philly Fed Manufacturing Index numbers today. “There’s very strong pricing expectations” despite tariff impacts not showing up yet. “Roughly 90% of households are going to be slightly worse off” because of tariffs, with some hit far worse, he argues. Looking at recent all-time highs, he says, “From a valuation perspective, we are absolutely running out of room” to mov...