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Apple's (AAPL) decision to "wait at the finish line" in the AI race is aiding investors' wallets, says LikeFolio's Landon Swan. While Amazon (AMZN), Alphabet (GOOGL), Microsoft (MSFT), and Meta Platforms (META) are spending hundreds of billions of dollars on CapEx, he says Apple's iPhone and product suite, combined with its Google Gemini partnership, give it enough of a p...

Morningstar's William Kerwin has a five-star rating on Marvell (MRVL) off what he calls "great" earnings and "even better" guidance. However, William believes Marvell remains a small fish in an "excessively large pond." Stephen Sopko says Marvell is positioning itself to be similar to Nvidia's (NVDA) hypergrowth story from the first half of the 2020s. He sees...

Alexandra Rosen from GoDaddy (GDDY) shares their small business research, arguing that their activities point to where the labor market may be headed well before headline numbers. However, she says it is “not predictive by nature,” especially because self-employed people are not reflected on payroll reports. Entrepreneurs can be strong jobs creators, she notes. Alexandra explains how AI is a “net...

A bull-led rally is coming to markets once they can storm past geopolitical uncertainty, says StocksToTrade's Tim Bohen. Until then, he sees trading opportunities in Chevron (CVX), Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI), and Amazon (AMZN). Rick Ducat backs Tim's analysis with a glimpse into key levels to watch on each stock chart. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trad...

Patrick Mueller sees opportunity in reshoring, energy, and fixed-income amid market volatility. He expects inflation to keep increasing, tied to the rise in oil prices. Between that and the shock February jobs report, he thinks the Fed is going to make some moves. He warns that we won’t see the pain from these recent moves hit for 3-6 months. “I wouldn’t have too much tied to tech right now,” he a...

After crude oil's parabolic rally this week, Neal Dingmann turns to the energy sector and explains how the massive move is small when you compare it to the one-year chart. He highlights stocks to watch and ways to position your portfolio as Iran volatility rattles markets. Tom White offers an example options trade for the United States Oil Fund ETF (USO). ======== Schwab Network ======== Empow...

Marley Kayden gives her takeaways from Costco (COST) earnings, calling it an “arguably solid” report. She notes consistent revenue growth and a 13% growth in membership fees, which beat analyst expectations. Marley also notes that the Lunar New Year and Chinese New Year were a negative impact on international sales in February. She covers analyst moves after the report. Dan Deming offers an exampl...

Charles Schwab's Cooper Howard calls February's jobs report "pretty weak" where it's "hard to find a silver lining." It adds to inflation pressure facing the FOMC due to crude oil's huge price spike this week. Cooper explains how the two come at odds with the Fed's dual mandate. On the bright side: he doesn't see the U.S. in a stagflationary environment....

While business inventories caught Kevin Green's eye, he says the February jobs report was what rattled investors in an already volatile trading environment. He points to a loss in healthcare jobs as a key sign of weakness for what has traditionally been a strong sector. That said, KG expected this month's report to be volatile. Crude oil discussions continue to dominate the commodity space as he e...

Chris Versace is watching oil and keeping a very close eye on fertilizer – around 25% of the world’s supply moves through the Strait of Hormuz. Disruptions there could affect the world’s food supply, he says. Chris highlights an upcoming conference where airline leaders will speak and what he’s looking for in their commentary with energy prices high. He likes Costco (COST) and examines their earni...

AI enthusiasm is “out the window” and now it’s the geopolitics trade, argues Peter Andersen. He discusses market psychology around the conflicts around the world and how history may be repeating itself. He notes that he’s a bear on AI capex and is glad the market is starting to question the narrative. Studying the “science behind artificial intelligence” creates a more measured outlook, he believe...

Robert Schein tells investors to "step back, take a deep breath" as U.S. and Iran tensions intensify. He sees plenty of strength in the markets, especially in the AI trade even after software stocks took a beating. Nvidia (NVDA) remains one of Robert's top stock picks due to its earnings growth and far-reaching tech partnerships. Another tech stock he sees rallying further: Palantir...

Gap Inc. (GAP) missed on its top and bottom line, causing shares to fall 10% at the opening bell. CFRA turned bullish on Netflix (NFLX) with its upgrade while Wedbush turned bearish on the Trade Desk (TTD) with a downgrade. Diane King Hall walks investors through the top stock stories to start the final trading day of a volatile week. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and...

A loss of 92,000 jobs in the February jobs report was much weaker than Wall Street expected and "very disappointing" to Jordan Shapiro. However, he still sees bright spots in the jobs market even with Friday's report. Jordan outlines how other data presents a stronger-than-expected case for employment and calls AI an "additive tool not a replacement tool." ======== Schwab N...

Wedbush downgraded The Trade Desk (TTD) to underperform even after reports signaled a potential partnership between it and OpenAI. Rick Ducat takes investors through his key support levels to keep in mind if prices face steeper pressure — and resistance levels if a rebound shapes up. He later offers an example options trade for the stock. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor...

Costco (COST) posted a strong earnings report, though Morningstar's Brett Husslein believes the stock is overvalued. He talks about potential disruptions to the business which he sees impacting profitability. Brett does expect customer retention and loyalty to continue, something he expects to offer a strong foundation for value. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and t...

Netflix (NFLX) shares fell 40% from record highs at the end of February and have since rebounded after losing the bidding war for Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) to Paramount Skydance (PSKY). Charles Schwab's Kevin Horner highlights key levels to watch for the streaming giant in the short and long-term. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every market day. Subsc...

Simon Lack says the energy sector will continue to experience price hikes until tensions between the U.S. and Iran subside. He talks about the spike in natural gas and crude oil prices. With oil in particular, Simon expects President Trump to back down from further tensions if the stock market plunges and/or if crude oil reaches $100. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and...

The end of a volatile trading week is all but quiet. Kevin Green shows crude oil passing $85 in overnight hours as oil tankers are targeted in Iran-U.S. tensions. He says tankers taking more cautious approaches, paired with Trump administration commentary, will cause disruption. Marvell (MRVL) offered some strength in the tech trade with KG talking about the how the earnings are flashing a bullish...

Marley Kayden and Sam Vadas go beyond the geopolitical headlines and turn to stock stories through a recent software rebound and memory chips facing new pressure. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every market day. Options involve risks and are not suitable for all investors. Before trading, read the Options Disclosure Document. http://bit.ly/2v9tH6D Subscribe...

A huge really lifted the Trade Desk (TTD) on Thursday thanks to a new reported partnership with OpenAI. Shares still trade more than 65% under its 52-week high and more than 80% off its all-time high. Rick Ducat shows how stark the company's underperformance has been to its software peers even in the midst of a market SaaS-acre and show the heavy options activity that took place in Thursday&#3...

Jeffrey Small describes a “three-way pressure point” in the markets. The “key support” is in earnings strength, providing a floor as the market is roiled by geopolitically-driven volatility. He argues that valuations were stretched before the conflict began, and it “only takes a tiny little thing” to set off a sell-off. He expects energy prices to keep rising until Iran capitulates, and explains h...

Steve Laipply of BlackRock (BLK) discusses their plans to expand their $52B iShares iBonds ETF franchise. Investors are looking past volatility in the bonds sector and are still piling in, he says. He explains the 9 new defined maturity bond funds they’re launching and the demand niches they cover. iBond ETFs are an “efficient” way to “ladder” within the fixed-income field, he argues. Steve lists...

Edison Byzyka argues the market is overreacting to the U.S./Iran war, but says it’s too early to tell where to jump in. He looks under the surface of the market, saying there’s a “hurricane” lurking underneath. A “lack of exuberance” in the tech sector despite incredible AI capex spending is making the markets nervous about potential returns. Still, he thinks a stock picker can scoop up some solid...

Henry Greene and Olivier Blanchard focus on Chinese stocks as their economy shows signs of slowing. Henry says JD.com (JD) has “flipped from being a leader to a laggard,” highlighting issues with low margins. However, he sees some bright spots around potential demand rebounds. Olivier thinks China’s economy is in transition, citing their AI plans, and thinks JD is successfully pivoting from being...