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Headwind after headwind have hit markets throughout the week due to the AI sell-off and heightening tensions between Iran and the U.S. Kevin Hincks considers Friday's trading session "critical," urging investors to keep an eye on the S&P 500 (SPX) and Nasdaq-100 (NDX) throughout the day. It comes as the U.S. strikes Iran for a sixth straight day, piling uncertainty into the energ...

Diane King Hall discusses Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) earnings, explaining how GLP-1 trends have hit the company. She also talks about SpaceX (SPCX) shares coming back to Earth after scrubbing Starship’s test flight, and HSBC's upgrade on Apple (AAPL) to buy from hold. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every market day. Subscribe to the Market Minute newslett...

Domino's Pizza (DPZ) is experiencing a bit of a bullish rebound heading into Monday's earnings report. Rick Ducat highlights why the trend higher is substantial and highlights levels to watch heading into the report. He then offers an example options trade for Domino's. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every market day. Options involve risks and ar...

The stock market faces pressure from several angles to end the trading week. Tom White talks about the continuing selling hitting AI stocks, especially in the memory space with Micron (MU) and SanDisk (SNDK), as both stocks trade more than 30% below its all-time high. More U.S. strikes on Iran also aren't doing any favors to alleviate fears that energy volatility will shake commodities again....

Matt Schultz, CEO of CleanSpark (CLSK), talks about the company's newest triple net lease for data centers expected to bring in $6.6 billion of revenue. He explains how the deal offers a stable revenue stream for years to come and what it means for the greater data center industry. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every market day. Subscribe to the Market...

Following Thursday's TSMC (TSM) earnings, Rachel Dashiell of Charles Schwab discusses the support and resistance levels she's keeping an eye on. As she explains, shares are currently trading at a key support trough that can signal a tentative bullish turnaround. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every market day. Subscribe to the Market Minute newslette...

TSMC (TSM) posted an earnings beat and announced another $100 billion worth of investments to the U.S. AI chips saw sharp selling action, from Nvidia (NVDA) to Micron (MU). Netflix (NFLX) released its quarterly earnings as the stock closed just above its 52-week low. Sam Vadas highlights the top stories moving markets in Thursday's trading session. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering e...

Sam Vadas turns to the macro front for Thursday's final takeaways, discussing what is considered a positive decline in jobless claims and a negative decline in pending home sales. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every market day. Subscribe to the Market Minute newsletter - https://schwabnetwork.com/subscribe Download the iOS app - https://apps.apple.com/u...

Earnings from TSMC (TSM) are "incredibly solid," says Stephen Sopko, believing the company making two-thirds of its revenue from "leading edge" AI chips shows strength in the tech trade. He explains why the report is "incredibly promising" for the AI trade, so long as TSMC delivers on execution in meeting robust demand. One supply risk it faces: power, something Steph...

Netflix (NFLX) closed Thursday's trading session just above its 52-week lows, and trading was choppy after hours after the streaming giant released earnings. EPS beat but revenue missed expectations, and Netflix missed expectations on both fronts when it came to guidance. Sam Vadas and Jeff Pierce discuss what the report signals for the company and the overall streaming space. ======== Schwab...

Founders 100 ETFs CIO Lauren Cassidy explains why she believes today's banking environment is the strongest in decades, driven by healthy capital markets, renewed IPO activity, and resilient lending trends. She also shares her outlook on private credit, market growth through 2027, and the upcoming earnings reports from leaders including Nvidia's (NVDA) Jensen Huang, Oracle's (ORCL) Lar...

Amanda Lai breaks down the latest retail sales data, explaining how lower fuel prices, e-commerce growth, and Amazon's (AMZN) early Prime Day influenced the results. She also discusses the growing divide between higher- and lower-income consumers and what upcoming earnings from Walmart (WMT), Target (TGT), and Macy's (M) could reveal about the retail landscape. ======== Schwab Network ====...

Kevin Davitt with the Nasdaq talks about the rotation he sees in the tech sector and ways it has hit the index. He points to options activity in stocks like Nvidia (NVDA), Micron (MU), and SpaceX (SPCX) as the main culprit driving big swings. Similarly, Kevin talks about the importance of leverage ETFs tied to single stocks and the daily rebalance many investors likely aren't aware of. With al...

Calamos Investments' Matt Kaufman discusses why inflation remains a concern despite cooler CPI and PPI data and how structured income ETFs like CAIE can help investors generate income with downside protection. He also highlights CAIQ and CAG as strategies designed for different investor needs and risk profiles. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every market...

Mark Gibbens and Matthew Maley break down GE Aerospace's (GE) post-earnings pullback despite results that topped expectations. While Maley points to elevated investor expectations and lingering supply chain challenges as potential headwinds, Gibbens argues GE's strong backlog, improving execution, and management team continue to support the company's valuation. ======== Schwab Network ======== Emp...

Charles Schwab's Adam Lynch breaks down the recent price action in Bitcoin and Ethereum, highlighting how institutional fund flows have added strength for Ethereum as the crypto space sees lasting pressure. He also examines the Clarity Act and the political challenges the crypto legislation could face as it moves through the U.S. Senate. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every invest...

CFRA's Ken Leon discusses why he still sees upside for Netflix (NFLX) despite the stock's sharp decline over the past year. He explains why sustained revenue growth, strong cash flow generation, and expansion into areas like live sports and podcasts could help Netflix strengthen its position and keep subscribers engaged in an increasingly competitive market. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowe...

Taha Ahmed talks about Wall Street's largest IPO, SpaceX (SPCX), after shares of the Elon Musk-led firm came back to Earth, now trading below the stock's initial IPO price of $135. He points to the company's future aspirations as the crux of bullish momentum, meaning any hit to its outlook will create ripple effects in the stock. Taha believes SpaceX needs time for valuations to come i...

Netflix (NFLX) will report earnings after Thursday's close as the stock trades just above its 52-week low. Andy Swan walks investors thorugh LikeFolio's data that shows lagging consumer demand compared to HBO Max, Paramount+, and Hulu. He argues the company lost a lot of momentum after Paramount Skydance (PSKY) won the bid for Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD). Andy adds that rising competition...

After shares were beaten down for most of the last year, UnitedHealth (UNH) posted an earnings beat and guidance impressive enough to ignite a rally in the legacy healthcare stock. Andy Wang points the earnings upside to better execution and increased costs. However, Daniel Rich sees the rising costs as an eventual crutch, pointing out that the rise in insurance rates outpaces inflation. ========...

Phil Schneider explains why the aerospace and defense industry is moving from an innovation-driven story to an execution challenge, as demand continues to outpace production capacity. He highlights the shortage of engineers and skilled technical workers, and discusses how emerging manufacturing hubs in Colorado and North Carolina are stepping in to support the industry's next phase of growth....

Jason Brown says he's long-term bullish but short-term skeptical on the stock market, though he highlights three stocks he sees weathering the volatile tech storm. He names Alphabet (GOOGL) as a strong AI company backed by still-growing search revenue, likes Target (TGT) as it hits the bullseye on its comeback story, and tilts bearish on IonQ (IONQ) as he's skeptical on quantum computing d...

With markets back in rotation mode, OptionsPlay's Tony Zhang says he's watching how that rotation plays into a climb of tensions between the U.S. and Iran, along with CPI and PPI pointing to an inflation downtrend. He says hyperscalers need to show earnings growth to restore long-term investor confidence in tech. Tony highlights one of those hyperscalers: Amazon (AMZN), which he likes due...

UnitedHealth (UNH) reached a 52-week high Thursday after the company posted a beat on earnings and set guidance above Wall Street expectations. Shares pulled back in the first hours of the trading session. Jenny Horne points out that the stock still shines as a healthcare outperformer in 2026 and takes investors through the key metrics to note in the earnings report. Joe Tigay offers an example op...

Tony Bancroft believes GE Aerospace (GE) posted great earnings but says the stock is pulling back over valuation concerns. He talks about how geopolitical tensions keep the company and its peers in the forefront of U.S. defense spending and highlights arms of GE's business he expects to see significant growth. Tom White offers an example options trade for GE Aerospace. ======== Schwab Network...