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Mabrouk Chetouane joins Morning Movers to dissect the developments in Donald Trump's ongoing tariff negotiations. He differentiates the potential political and economic fallout from the global trade uncertainty. Mabrouk points to the critical partnership with Brazil's economy and cautions against the South American nation's increasing relations with China. He says the reaction by tarif...

Angelo Zino points to Broadcom's (AVGO) A.I. revenue and its software business which he calls a "monster free cash flow generator." Angelo highlights the company's broad swath of clients that utilize Broadcom's technology and walks through his firm's buy rating with a $290 price target. He does caution that shares may have gotten ahead of themselves and points to the copp...

Piper Sandler upgraded Oracle (ORCL) to an overweight rating, and shares are up 40% so far in 2025. Kevin Horner takes a look at the ascending triangle forming in the chart's recent breakout. He later zooms in on the past month, showing further upside trends across multiple moving average studies. Kevin uses the 16 & 32-day exponential moving average studies to show what some trend traders...

Sam Vadas and Diane King Hall kickstart Thursday's trading day with a recap of the latest tariff actions taken by the Trump administration. With tariff hikes revealed via Truth Social letters, 21 countries have now been targeted with 20%-40% rates and Sam posits the thought: Could hikes on countries like Brazil push it closer to China for trade? Later, she examines yesterday's significant...

Erin Sykes says that it’s a buyer’s market right now for housing, and people on the sidelines are getting ready to purchase in the coming months. She looks at down payment amounts and which areas are seeing the strongest demand. She thinks home prices will remain “somewhat stable” and doesn’t expect a crisis. Erin also expects mortgage rates to stay in the 6%-7% for the rest of the year. “It’s sti...

Boosted tariffs on select countries didn't stop markets from rallying, which led the NDX to hit another new all-time high. Nvidia (NVDA) also reached a new milestone: $4 trillion in market cap, the first company to ever reach the number. Microsoft (MSFT) climbed to a new high off an upgrade from Oppenheimer. Merck (MRK) and Verona Pharma (VRNA) rallied after Merck shared plans to buy Verona fo...

Nvidia (NVDA) hit $4 trillion in market cap, the first company to ever do so. Kim Forrest says the drive higher was not for fundamental reasons and made the stock "richly valued." She still believes it will remain the leader "for the foreseeable future." Kim also notes how LLM codes are becoming archaic in some ways, arguing builders need to update them sooner rather than later...

Penguin Solutions (PENG) posted earnings that impressed investors, as the stock rallied more than 10% on the session. Memory growth showed their biggest strength, which Charles Schwab's Ben Watson argues flips the page to a "turnaround story" for Penguin. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every market day. Subscribe to the Market Minute newsletter...

David Kudla looks ahead to 2Q earnings season, with a consensus estimate of 5% growth. He thinks fiscal stimulus in the tax bill and the Fed cutting rates in the back half of the year will boost markets, propelling them to new all-time highs. He also gives his estimates for U.S. GDP this year, anticipating a good overall growth rate. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and t...

Liz Ann Sonders with Charles Schwab takes a closer look at today's FOMC meeting minutes from the June congregation. She notes dispersion between Fed heads on how many interest rate cuts the U.S. should have. Liz Ann also talks about the diversion she's seeing in sector leadership on Wall Street. Michelle Gibley later talks about the "tariff can kicked down the road." While the U....

Dan Deming says the FOMC minutes show inflation has not behaved how the Fed expected over the last few months. “It doesn’t appear they’re going to be in any hurry” to cut rates. While we have seen layoffs, Dan thinks the labor market is still strong. Turning to copper after President Trump threatened a 50% tariff on the metal, he notes that would threaten U.S. supply and explains what other ramifi...

Rick Ducat turns to the healthcare sector on today's options analysis. He starts with the SPDR Health Care ETF (XLV), noting the recent breakdown of a head and shoulders pattern and potential for both bearish and bullish action ahead. He also looks at the recent "bottoming out" of Merck (MRK) and shows the levels investors should watch moving forward. ======== Schwab Network ========...

Ross Gerber returns to Market On Close to talk all things Tesla (TSLA). On Elon Musk, Ross shares concern with the CEO starting his "America Party," calling it a reversal of his promise to turn his attention back on the company. On autonomous driving, he argues Tesla is far behind companies like Alphabet's (GOOGL) Waymo, something he believes Musk needs to put more emphasis on. While...

Max Wasserman says the market is running on “pure momentum” and FOMO. “I don’t think anyone’s concerned about tariffs right now. I don’t think anyone’s concerned about valuation…people are ignoring interest rates.” He thinks the market will wake up sometime in the fall, especially as the Fed moves: “at some point, gravity’s going to come in.” He likes Visa (V), especially towards the end of the ye...

Brian Jacobsen and Andrew Wells break down the latest trade news. “If we look at our successes to date, the market’s probably getting pretty comfortable” about potential deals, says Andrew. Brian focuses on major U.S. trading partners and thinks we can model what trade agreements might look like for them. “We’re going to be hearing from companies about what things might look like” in this latest e...

David Steinbach reacts to the breaking FOMC minutes. He thinks that it’s a good time to buy real estate and says the private markets are “a very unique opportunity.” Investing in “hard assets” will “do well in the times we’re in right now,” he argues, comparing today’s situation to the ‘60s. “Making some smart decisions today will pay dividends in the coming years.” ======== Schwab Network =======...

Retail investors continue to push the bull market further, according to Lance Roberts, noting the strength in first and second-hand A.I. stocks leading that charge. He mentions Meta Platforms (META) and Nvidia (NVDA) as the companies he sees sending markets higher. However, Lance urges investors to "temper your expectations" with many tech stocks already having significant runs higher. =...

Jeremy Barnett offers investors insight into how A.I. will affect the future workspace. He says A.I. is setting the floor for how businesses operate, from boosting efficiency to training workers on using the tech for everyday purposes. Jeremy has an optimistic outlook on A.I., arguing that automation offers new opportunities for workers and employers. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering ev...

Another milestone was reached during today's trading session after Nvidia (NVDA) became the first company to hit $4 trillion in market cap. As Marley Kayden explains, the A.I. giant made history despite companies like Apple (AAPL) and Microsoft (MSFT) being much more established for far longer. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every market day. Subscribe t...

Landon Swan from Likefolio looks at Delta Airlines (DAL) before earnings. He says that Delta is “the leader in business travel, the leader in premium international,” which are strong recurring revenue categories. He notes an increase in its loyalty program, especially versus competitors. However, it remains on the more expensive end. “We need to see a positive attitude out of the CEO” on this earn...

Ken Leon believes Netflix (NFLX) will continue its rally as a streaming champion. He talks about the company's ability to expand content and keep itself out of tariff exposure as bullish signals. Alicia Reese agrees, as long as Netflix continues to show notable revenue growth. She later turns to Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) and offers insight behind its potential growth drivers. ======== Schwa...

Paul Schatz thinks we could have a rally in 4Q up to $6,600 in the SPX, but thinks it will be hard to get there without a pullback first. “At some point, second half of the year, you’re going to get a tariff tantrum…and markets are going to rally.” He argues that the market will move on past tariffs and onto some other news this year, fully pricing trade in. Some of his stock picks right now are C...

Don Kaufman TheoTrade says he's stepping in front of a "freight train to the upside" with Broadcom (AVGO), arguing there's room for bearish divergence in the stock. He also shares a bearish perspective on Target (TGT) and a bullish view on the iShares Silver Trust ETF (SLV). Don offers example options trades for all three names while Rick Ducat dives into the charts. ======== Sch...

Delta Airlines (DAL) will lift off the earnings runway on hopes of a beat. Sam Vadas notes the "relatively stable" expectations from Wall Street for the report but adds tariffs will add pressure to the outlook. One thing Prosper Trading Academy's Scott Bauer believes helps the company: lower oil prices and an expected strong travel season. He also offers an example options trade for...

Burt Flickinger argues that Target (TGT) remains attractive because it's "so undervalued" but says he still wouldn't buy the stock. He points to the company's management team as a key issue, along with Target's distribution system. One positive Burt notes is Target's philanthropy and security compared to other retail giants like Walmart (WMT), though he believes it ne...