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The "Oracle of Omaha" will step down as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway (BRK/B) in 2026, but will remain as chairman. Greg Abel, a longtime protégé of Warren Buffett, will take the reins. Berkshire's 1Q earnings showed a 14% drop in operating earnings, but the company's cash pile grew to $347 billion. Meanwhile, media stocks like Netflix (NFLX), Walt Disney (DIS), and Paramount Global...

Jay Pelosky says a market pullback is “healthy” after a 9-day run of green. Comparing the U.S. to the rest of the world, he notes that despite some equity recovery, the U.S. is significantly underperforming. “Any tax cut is going to add to the deficit,” which is bad for rates and against the overall platform of the administration. He thinks we’re in the middle of a global shift away from the U.S....

Kevin Hincks urges investors to stay alert this week. Most Mag 7 earnings have passed but there's a lot around the economy that can ignite market moves. He's waiting for more commentary from the White House on potential trade deals. On top of that, Kevin points to the Fed's meeting on interest rates. While Kevin doesn't expect rates to change, he says Jerome Powell's commentary...

Kevin Green suggests a pullback in the SPX is warranted considering it's coming off a 9-day winning streak. For this week, the goal for bulls will be holding the 50-day SMA. Kevin marks 5,700 as the major level of resistance and says there's big breakout potential if it races past 5,800. He turns to the technicals offering support for the bulls through the SPX futures. Kevin later offers a...

Ahead of the highly anticipated earnings report from Palantir (PLTR), Rick Ducat and Tom White break down the technical and trading aspects for the A.I. tech stock. On the chart, Rick looks at the recent recovery in shares as they re-test all-time highs. Tom White uses an example options strategy with a neutral to bullish put vertical play. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investo...

Onsemi (ON) bucks the trend and raises its 2Q guidance after "managing" 1Q downturn in its business. Dave Mazza joins Diane King Hall to dive into the semiconductor company's latest quarterly earnings figures. For longer-term, he sees this company as providing the "brains and nerves" for the EV sector and says the components they deliver are so important. He cites tariffs a...

Michael Underhill points to Argentina's turnaround under Javier Milei as the possible blueprint for Donald Trump's economic plan in the U.S. called a potential recession "transitory." The latest rally for the S&P 500 (SPX) according to Michael is something that "doesn't happen in a bear market." For investing, he calls the 60/40 portfolio "dead" and lo...

Microsoft (MSFT) starts the new week with a downgrade. Spotify (SPOT) shares slide after one analyst cuts its rating. And, Warren Buffett is stepping down as CEO at Berkshire Hathaway (BRK/B). Tom White has the latest ahead of Monday's open. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every market day. Subscribe to the Market Minute newsletter - https://schwabnetwork...

Rachel Dashiell looks at the "rebasing pattern" occurring for Reddit (RDDT) after the company's latest earnings report. With the longer-term chart in focus, she says $80 is the clear support level. The RSI momentum study shows upward movement after hitting that $80 area and says it's trading right near its 200-day moving average. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every...

Economic data and the FOMC meeting will be key drivers for the market this week, says Kevin Green. He kicks off the week with a look at the markets following a historic winning streak for the S&P 500 (SPX). Any kind of optimism in the ongoing U.S. and China trade talks would a catalyst, but KG believes the India trade deal may already be priced in to the markets. For Japan, he says the rhetori...

The SPX hit a milestone the index hasn't seen since November 2004: closing higher nine days in a row. It also comes with four Mag 7 companies reporting earnings that showed mostly better-than-expected results. Microsoft (MSFT) led with strong revenue in Azure cloud, though Amazon's (AMZN) AWS revenue ticked slightly under analyst estimates. Apple (AAPL) was the biggest laggard of the group...

Expectations were pretty high coming into Amazon's (AMZN) earnings, according CFRA's Arun Sundaram. He believes the company's stock would've performed better if it announced earnings before Microsoft (MSFT). Arun expects all of Amazon's business to be tariff-resilient to an extent, it just comes down to how it manages its operating margins. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empo...

Chris Wang discusses his top stock picks in a market searching for direction. Despite trade uncertainty, Wang sees opportunities in names like SharkNinja (SN), which has diversified its manufacturing base away from China, and Take-Two Interactive (TTWO), which he believes has a growth story still intact despite a delay in its highly-anticipated game, Grand Theft Auto 6. He also likes Celsius (CELH...

The S&P 500 (SPX) has closed higher in 9 straight sessions, the longest win streak since 2004. Marley Kayden and Kevin Green help Alex Coffey wrap up the Mag 7 stacked earnings week and provide their takeaways from Friday's rally following better-than-expected jobs data. Marley sees a "cautious optimism" in the move as reports of softening in the U.S. & China trade dispute co...

"Every week is a crazy week" lately in the markets, says Charles Schwab's Mike Townsend. Despite all of the news around tariffs, he sees investors returning to a focus on economic data and earnings instead of trading off headlines. However, the tax bill in Washington may throw a wrench into that mindset. Cooper Howard talks about the economy holding its own despite tariff volatility....

Alan Hibbard thinks we will see a “doubling” or even “quadrupling” of gold prices before the end of its bull market. Even if the Fed raises rates, he argues that gold can continue to do well. He’s also not concerned about international demand diminishing. However, he says there’s “always a possibility” countries will switch to bitcoin as “digital gold,” though he doesn’t expect that in the next fe...

The SPX closes on a winning streak it hasn't seen since 2004. Kevin Green notes technical bullish trends he sees in the charts but urges investors to continue monitoring the put flows stacking up into the weekend. He also looks at a confluence taking shape in the index and compares it to something similar seen in 2022. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, ever...

Mark Morelli, President & CEO of Vontier (VNT), a mobility solutions company, discusses the latest earnings and where the company is headed next. He says Vontier, which provides “seamless” EV charging, is involved in “critical infrastructure” around the U.S. “70% of our business” is the convenience store markets, he says, and “there’s continued investment going into this infrastructure.” Even...

Jordan Shapiro finds the jump in the number of Americans out of work for longer concerning, noting that fast tech shifts have increased difficulty in transitioning skillsets. Still, he notes that a lot of layoffs are coming from the tech sector. He doesn’t think A.I. replacement will hit the “hourly worker” sector because the “consumer economy” wants human interaction, not robot. ======== Schwab N...

Stewart Glickman and Rob Thummel give their takeaways from Exxon Mobil (XOM) and Chevron (CVX) earnings. Stewart emphasizes the two are setting up for the “longer term” even as crude oil prices have fallen. Rob agrees, but in the near-term thinks investors should look for energy companies with less sensitivity to crude prices, for example Kinder Morgan (KMI). Stewart likes Cheniere (LNG). ========...

Jeffrey Cleveland calls the 1Q GDP number and payrolls data the highlights of the week. He says GDP readings indicate the U.S. economy will continue to grow through the rest of 2025, and payrolls data shows “things aren’t as dire” as bears think. While he doesn’t expect the Fed to cut rates at its upcoming meeting, he expects cuts this year. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every invest...

Ted Weisberg is “cautious,” saying volatility could “easily come back again.” His picks now include Chubb (CB), Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), Zoetis (ZTS), and Fluor (FLR). He’s choosing stocks in sectors that are staples – and in the case of Zoetis, likes animal healthcare better than the healthcare/pharma sector. He emphasizes that the stock market is a “forward looking indicator,” and the la...

Dan Ives says the state of tech and A.I. is in a "much different spot" than when he last appeared on the Schwab Network. Mag 7 earnings coming in mostly better-than-expected brought bullish optimism back to light. Dan notes Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's action on tariff deals helped steer the White House in the right direction. He expects Apple (AAPL) to beat the tariffs as it m...

Lisa Flicker shares her insights on the state of the U.S. labor market, which she believes is a story of "haves and have-nots." Despite overall job growth, Flicker notes that certain sectors like construction and healthcare are thriving, while others, such as California's real estate market, are struggling. In hospitality, Flicker points to a trend she calls the "White Lotus eff...

Nvidia (NVDA) doesn't report earnings until late May, butthat isn't stopping skyrocketing trading action. Diane King Hall points to a tailwind in the latest round of Mag 7 earnings, particularly Amazon's (AMZN) $100 billion planed CapEx spend toward A.I. However, Diane talks about cracks forming in analyst coverage with Seaport Securities' new sell rating on the stock. ======== Sch...