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Likefolio’s Megan Brantley shares consumer sentiment data on Nike (NKE) ahead of its earnings report. She thinks Nike continues to lose market share to On Holding (ONON), Hoka, Adidas and others – a mix of established players and upstarts. However, she says they still have the largest piece of the pie. The bar is low for their quarterly numbers, but Megan “just hasn’t seen” signs of a turnaround y...

PJ Tabit and Tony Zipparro cover the latest Jobless Claims report. PJ describes it as “mixed,” but says the good news is there hasn’t been a surge in unemployment. Tony notes “a lot of negative revisions down” but thinks the job market is falling into a “Goldilocks scenario” that could “fall off a cliff in a month or two.” They talk about their expectations for the Employment numbers next week. ==...

Alison Shimada says conditions look “quite good” for emerging markets after underperforming for 13 years. “The local economies are operating quite well,” and AI is driving growth across the sector, she argues. “The backbone of AI comes from emerging markets,” she says, like South Korea’s Samsung and SK Hynix. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every market day....

Today's trading action added confidence to Dan Deming's perception on the markets, noting widening market breadth as a healthy sign for price action. On individual stocks, he sees growth opportunities in Nextracker (NXT) amid volatility, Arista Networks (ANET) gaining momentum as the stock remains off highs, and Stryker (SYK) holding strength in healthcare tech. Dan offers example options...

"The reality is, this is a tech bull market," says Wedbush's Dan Ives, projecting a 15% rally across the tech sector this year. He believes Nvidia (NVDA), Microsoft (MSFT), and Meta Platforms (META) will continue to dominate the Big Tech trade despite pricier valuations. As Dan argues, investors need to "look out three, four, five years" to future tech these companies will...

Chip Rewey thinks the market “needs” the “imperfect” ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ to pass. Looking at defense and Boeing (BA), he notes that it is still struggling to meet demand despite its accident record. He also thinks there is opportunity in the financials sector and in semiconductors. For the back half of the year, he expects a healthy economy and a continued rotation into small and mid caps. ======...

Meta Platforms (META) continues to ride on bullish optimism, this time from UBS. The firm upped its price target to $812 from $683 on expectations Meta can deliver long-term A.I. revenue opportunity. George Tsilis talks about how the company's first quarter earnings set those expectations and what he expects from Meta ahead. Joe Tigay later joins and offers investors a "poor man's cov...

Nike (NKE) seeks a rebound in its after-hour earnings, and Zach Warring sees the company muscling a beat. He believes the stock can get back to $80 with "negativity priced in" ahead of the report. Zach notes rising competition in companies like ON Holding (ONON) but believes Nike will continue to draw in consumers. Tom White offers a bearish and bullish example options trade for Nike. ==...

From tech to consumer staples, Diane King Hall talks about the stock movers driving the start of the trading day. On Tesla (TSLA), she notes Benchmark upping its price target on expectations of improving macro conditions. The same can't be said for the Trade Desk (TTD), which got a downgrade from Wells Fargo. Diane later talks about the rally in McCormick & Co. (MKC) following its earnings...

Volatility continues to slide lower and the SPX signals a green session that could lead to all-time highs for the index. Kevin Green talks about the technicals investors should watch in today's trading action, which includes a lower VIX that opens the door for hedging activity. He later turns to copper's rally kicking off the session. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every inves...

Petra Bakosova celebrates 10 years of Hull Tactical and gives her perspective on the market. She thinks that there are a lot of conflicting signals in the market, with jobless claims and GDP implying different directions for the economy. “Our core belief is that it’s really important to be invested in the S&P 500,” she says, which then skews heavily towards the Mag 7. She makes the “biggest be...

Jenny Horne turned to the A.I. trade ahead of the opening bell. The big winner: Micron (MU), which posted strong earnings and guidance that shows ample DRAM and A.I. chip demand. Jenny talks about what the company's print signals for other chipmakers, including Nvidia (NVDA). Meanwhile, Apple (AAPL) got a price target cut from JPMorgan despite the firm's confidence of "robust" ne...

The NDX hit a new all-time high Tuesday, and now Kevin Hincks is watching the SPX to see if the benchmark index reaches the same feat. However, valuations getting pricey and stocks coming off a massive rally pose a challenge. On the Fed, Kevin talks about the signs speakers have given that point to future interest rate cuts and offers insight to the latest jobs and inflation data. ======== Schwab...

JPMorgan cut its price target on Apple (AAPL) to $230 from $240 and moderated its demand forecasts for the iPhone 17 series. Rick Ducat points to current technical patterns forming on Apple's chart and focuses on resistance, support and peak trading volume areas for the iPhone maker. Later, Tom White composes an example options trade using a neutral iron butterfly strategy. ======== Schwab Net...

David Swartz says this will probably be a very difficult quarter for Nike (NKE) as the company looks to turn things around under a new CEO. He says "we haven't really heard anything yet" about tariffs impacting Nike's business, but does say most of its production comes from Southeast Asia. David believes the biggest issues aren't tariffs, but instead its relationships with wh...

Jenna Stauffer (@JennaStaufferkeywest) examines the real estate reality facing many homebuyers right now: elevated mortgage rates, higher insurance, higher taxes and weakened consumer confidence. She says a lot of buyers are "moving forward with caution" and "taking their time" before making any moves. She says high home prices are actually helping bring unsold inventory up, wh...

The Trade Desk (TTD) starts the day with a downgrade. Wells Fargo cut the stock to an equal weight rating with a price target of $68 down from $74. Kevin Horner says the daily chart has not looked great so far in 2025, but indicates the $56 level has been a big area of short run support. Kevin then brings in a much longer timeframe, looking at the $41 level of support on a 10-year chart. He says t...

Kevin Green says economic data this week could give bulls further fuel to run higher. He points out the PCE data on Friday being a potential catalyst for the S&P 500 (SPX) to make new all-time highs, but highlight that S&P 500 futures are already hitting highs. Later, he discusses the reports that President Trump is considering replacement picks for Jerome Powell. KG underlines a point he...

Micron (MU) shares are on the move after a top & bottom-line earnings beat. Meanwhile, Nvidia (NVDA) notches another new all-time high. And, McCormick (MKC) jumps after better-than-expected earnings. Diane King Hall runs through Thursday's early market movers. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every market day. Subscribe to the Market Minute newsletter...

The NDX muscled its way to a new all-time high, but all other indices closed lower on the session. Tech led market strength that continued after hours with Micron's (MU) post-earnings rally. Nvidia (NVDA) and Microsoft (MSFT) climbed to new all-time highs, while Tesla (TSLA) closed as the clear laggard after European sales plunged. Sam Vadas takes investors through the trading session's bi...

Tucker Perkins discusses nuclear energy's surge, A.I. demand, and the energy sector's future. He talks about the sector's growth drivers, including big tech's partnerships to power data centers and the impact of Middle East developments on energy prices. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every market day. Subscribe to the Market Minute newslette...

Micron (MU) soared after topping 3Q earnings estimates. The beat on both the top and bottom-line was overshadowed by guidance that "smashed" expectations, according to Kevin Green. The company reported all-time high DRAM revenue and a surge in data center revenue as well. Tom White says the sequential growth in its A.I. segment will be important to watch moving forward. ======== Schwab Network ===...

Ed Nabrotzky, CEO of Dot Ai (DAIC) joins Market on Close to talks about what his company does and why it recently debuted on the Nasdaq. As for Dot Ai's strategy, Ed talks about the "tremendous growth opportunities" he sees as the company grows in several industries. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every market day. Subscribe to the Market Minut...

Charles Schwab's own Liz Ann Sonders urges investors to put trade policy and tariffs "back on the front pages." She warns of "complacency" among investors as the expected July 9th deadline for trade policy rapidly approaches. Liz Ann says the impact of updated trade policy will paint a clearer picture for companies to gauge future pricing power. ======== Schwab Network ====...

Dan Deming covers the commodities market. He thinks crude will hold the $65 level as long as the Strait of Hormuz isn’t closed, which would hurt Iran’s ally China. On Bitcoin, he says “each iteration of disruption” makes it more and more legitimate. For the U.S. dollar, he says pressure is still to the downside and it could be vulnerable to a squeeze. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering ev...