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Broadcom (AVGO) hit a new all-time high off a series of previous highs over the past few sessions. Steven Dickens attributes the business's success to its "two-sided" approach through the semiconductor and enterprise software spaces. He adds that its VMware acquisition will continue to pay off long-term as it ramps up partnerships with hyperscalers like Alphabet (GOOGL). Tom White tu...

An acquisition from overseas. Ferrero put in a $3.1 billion bid to buy Kellogg (KLG), which sent shares of the well-known breakfast brand soaring more than 30%. On the A.I. front, HSBC upgraded AMD Inc. (AMD) to buy from hold as the tech picture clears. Piper Sandler also upgraded Oracle (ORCL) as the stock trades near its all-time high. Diane King Hall dives into the biggest market movers of the...

Alex Coffey tells investors that earnings will be critical for the quarter in measuring market strength, especially as stocks hover near all-time highs. Something else to note: seasonality, as Alex explains that we're currently in the strongest trading week historically in the SPX. He offers a look at SPX technicals as the trading session begins. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering eve...

Delta Airlines (DAL) rallied more than 10% after posting strong earnings that showed little turbulence from tariffs. Jenny Horne credits the company's higher-income customer base adding support to its earnings takeoff. On the A.I. front, TSMC (TSM) muscled a win after posting a 27% revenue increase in June. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every market day...

Jobless claims came in lower than Wall Street projected, which Kevin Hincks says upholds the Fed keeping interest rate cuts off the table for July. He offers insight into what it means for the rate cut cycle later in 2025. On the international picture, President Trump said he would raise tariffs on Brazil to 50%. Kevin notes that both Brazil and Japan raise concerns for the trade deal outlook. ===...

“The pain trade is still to the upside,” and Liz Ann Sonders thinks momentum in the market has shifted as major indices reach for all-time highs. Her overarching concern is “complacency,” which creates vulnerability to a market drop. She sees “cyclical leadership” in the equity market, pointing to the strong performance of the industrials sector this year. For 2Q earnings, she thinks the bar is se...

Following news of AMD Inc. (AMD) getting an upgrade from the analyst at HSBC, Rick Ducat pulls up the chart to get a glimpse at the chipmaker's rebound taking place. Shares of AMD are up 80% from its 52-week lows. Later, Tom White compiles an example options trade using a bullish call vertical strategy. Tom's example trade features a 140/150 call vertical with the August 1st weekly expirat...

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...