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Today's panel sees companies like Tesla (TSLA) and Rivian (RIVN) suffering from the Big, Beautiful Bill removing tax credits for EVs. Chris Beauchamp says it's really hard to incentivize Americans currently using gas-powered cars to switch to electric. Hatem Dhiab adds that people don't know enough about EVs, and won't want to without incentive. ======== Schwab Network ======== Emp...

“We’re going to the next stage here,” Ben Emons argues, where tariffs become a tool to negotiate investment in the U.S. from foreign partners. “We’ve got to think about the ripple effect from there,” he adds: building new manufacturing hubs means building more housing, and so on. He looks at the “long-term story” of the U.S. national debt, and says financing it will ultimately be the problem. ====...

Dale Smothers says it’s a “powerful thing” that traders aren’t running to the bond market for safety. “I believe this is all due to the optimism” around the America First agenda of the Trump administration. He thinks the S&P 500 will finish the year around 6,500, citing pent-up demand and $7T “on the sidelines.” He argues that the market is broadening beyond tech, “a very good thing,” and he w...

Jessica Inskip is nervous of a "euphoric" market trading near all-time highs but remains bullish on the "efficiency boom" of companies applying A.I. to everyday uses. On her Big 3, Jessica is watching Coinbase (COIN) as a play in stablecoin adoption, Fiserv's (FI) long-term role in crypto applications for banks, and Nvidia's (NVDA) continuing A.I. dominance. Rick Ducat...

Ben Werkman sees continued strength in bitcoin as more companies create crypto reserves and add bitcoin to the balance sheet. In the wake of Donald Trump's "big beautiful bill" passing in Congress, Ben believes bitcoin could act as a dollar alternative with devaluation potentially taking hold in the U.S. currency. He discusses acceptance and adoption of bitcoin as regulatory uncertai...

As Amazon (AMZN) kicks off its latest Prime Day sales event, Jeff Pierce highlights historical performance trends on the heels of its marquee ecommerce event. He notes the frequency of Amazon's Prime Day events has increased, and that this year's summer offering will be the first 4-day long affair. Later, Tim Biggam says he's "somewhat bullish" on Amazon (AMZN) and demonstrat...

Increased ridesharing using robotaxis could bring down traffic levels, says Ivan Feinseth. He believes a car is an under-used asset by sitting around all day, and says an autonomous vehicle could provide more value for consumers by picking up packages and passengers. Ivan says it is the catalyst behind future valuations of both Uber (UBER) and Tesla (TSLA). In self-driving technology space, he lik...

Diane King Hall joins Sam Vadas at the NYSE set with several early movers on the radar. First up: CoreWeave (CRWV) as shares fall a day after its announced takeover of Core Scientific (CORZ). Multiple analysts have downgraded CRWV as shares have surged after its IPO in March. Meanwhile, HSBC has downgraded multiple major U.S. bank stocks including JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Bank of America (BAC) and Go...

Michelle Gibley reacts to the latest tariff deadline delay: “Wake me up and let me know when we get the final rate.” She says that we haven’t seen a trade war impact on China’s economy yet, citing their recent GDP numbers, and the government has room for stimulus. Michelle surveys the state of international economies, including the U.K. and Japan, and how they could impact the U.S. bond market or...

Alex Coffey dissects the "hated" market rally as investors weigh potential negative macroeconomic headlines versus the market performance surging to new all-time highs so far in 2025. He provides technical details on the S&P 500 (SPX) chart, with several studies revealing continued bullish trends. Alex says a "little bit of a correction" might have been due, but overall the...

Meta Platforms (META) continues to beef up its A.I. and Superintelligence teams as it hires away Ruoming Pang from Apple (AAPL). Jenny Horne dives into the Bloomberg report as Mark Zuckerberg continues to draw talent from OpenAI, Claude and now Apple. Then, Jenny examines news from Samsung as the chipmaker issues a profit warning stemming from U.S. trade restrictions. ======== Schwab Network =====...

Kevin Hincks says it doesn't take much to shake the markets as investors await the next earnings season in a week with little economic data. He points to yesterday's negative sentiment from Tesla (TSLA) and tariffs as the primary reasons for Monday's weakness. Kevin adds that bank stocks are getting downgraded based off "how far they've run" to the upside, especially into...

Amazon (AMZN) is looking to break out during its 4-day long Prime Day sales event. Rick Ducat notes the chart showing a bearish divergence, with momentum waning despite a rising price. He points to a tightly coiled range between $225 and $235, and says a breakout above the latter level could potentially indicate further upside ahead. Later, Tom White discusses a bullish example options trade in AM...

Zachary Hill expects tariff rates to go higher than markets expect: “The question is, when.” He thinks the market’s attention span is too short to catch tariff impacts as they start to hit in the fall. He argues that delaying tariffs to August 1 lessens the chance of the Fed cutting rates because it will wait for inflation data coming out of that. He’s short the U.S. dollar and likes international...

Scott Bauer (@prospertradingacademy) warns of investor complacency saying people are "numb" to the headline news coming out of Washington DC. He reacts to the latest batch of tariff announcements from the Trump administration and how it could have ripple effects across the economy. Scott thinks they act as a "bargaining chip" in negotiations but says "this is not finished&...

Matt Tuttle says there's no comparison between Uber (UBER) and Lyft (LYFT). He thinks Uber is a long-term hold and something to own for 5-years or more. Matt sees the opposite for Lyft, and believes they will be the "Burger King to McDonalds" when stacked against ridesharing comparison. In the autonomous driving space, Matt says "Tesla, I'll believe it when I see it" an...

A day after hitting all-time highs, Shake Shack (SHAK) shares are falling on a downgrade from Loop Capital. Ben Watson breaks down the recent price activity, identifying the significance of its move above $143 on the short-term chart. On a 1-year timeframe, Ben highlights the inverted head and shoulders pattern taking place and points to the $138 level of recent resistance, as well as the $125 lev...

Ahead of Amazon's (AMZN) Prime Days, GoDaddy's Gourav Pani goes in-depth on the process small businesses take to capitalize on one of the highest-trafficked ecommerce events of the year. He believes growing businesses need events like Amazon's to thrust themselves into the public eye. Gourav later details how GoDaddy uses A.I. to assist business owners. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering...

Sylvia Jablonski and Ivana Delevska debate the future of Apple (AAPL) AI. Sylvia is bullish on its tech development and says, “Once they catch up, you get an upgrade cycle out of this.” Apple has “no choice but to play in this space,” she says, and thinks they will initially partner with third parties while developing their own in-house version. Ivana thinks they’re hitting a major headwind: “they...

Philip Diehl breaks down Trump’s tax bill and some of the impacts he expects over the next few years on the economy and markets. He thinks the extended tax cuts will impact businesses and rates going forward. However, he thinks the bill will continue to add uncertainty into markets along with tariffs. “Most of the benefits of the bill have already been discounted,” he argues, “I’m not as confident...

Markets dove into the red after President Trump said he will impose more tariffs on select countries. Tesla (TSLA) closed as the biggest laggard in the SPX after Elon Musk said he would start an "America Party," widening the divide between himself and Trump. Netflix (NFLX) traded lower after getting a downgrade from Seaport Research, while CoreWeave (CRWV) and Core Scientific (CORZ) sold...

Bitcoin's price action has been driven upward by an accumulation of factors, including the success of Spot Bitcoin ETFs. Alisia Painter expects this momentum to continue, citing the upcoming passage of crypto-friendly legislation in Washington D.C. and the growing adoption of Bitcoin as a store of value and macroeconomic hedge. Despite short-term volatility concerns, Painter believes Bitcoin i...

Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) rallied close to 7% after JPMorgan upgraded the stock and upped its price target. George Tsilis dives into the earnings and analyzes the financial health of the company. He also talks about Phibro's recent $350 million acquisition of Zoetis to explain why it adds to bullish momentum. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every market...

Charles Schwab's Collin Martin offers a big picture perspective on the state of markets after President Trump said he would raise tariff rates on several countries. He sees stagflation as a risk but not a serious one, adding that inflation is far from the worst it could be. Collin also talks about the Fed and the other side of its dual mandate, arguing that if the employment picture stays inta...

Scott Bauer covers the commodities markets. “Gold’s trajectory is absolutely still to the upside,” he says, giving some price levels he’s targeting. On oil, he thinks the OPEC+ hike was “not as bad as it could have been,” and with worldwide demand increasing, price is currently in the green. However, a “7 handle” is a “real sell” for him. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor...