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Daniel Wagner, CEO of Rezolve AI (RZLV), returns to Market on Close to talk about how the company aims to achieve $500 million ARR by the end of 2026. He says Microsoft (MSFT) and Alphabet (GOOGL) allowing access to their platforms add value to the ecommerce software company. Daniel adds that arguments for an A.I. bubble are "misguided." ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every...

"Look at the difference six or seven hours can make," says Rick Ducat as he analyzes the stunning price activity in Nvidia (NVDA). The company posted strong earnings but took a huge downswing from an intraday rally. Rick shows how the stock brought tech-tied peers down with it and shows how Nvidia still has to test a key support level. The options activity also saw a sharp uptick through...

“The market is actually moving a lot less than what was priced in,” Zed Francis says as VIX spiked during Thursday trading. He notes that Nvidia’s (NVDA) post-earnings move was “well within” the range the Street expected, and so it goes with the broader market as well. “Even though this feels like a wild day…ultimately this is all within range.” ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every in...

Charlie O’Shea and Jamie Meyers look at Walmart (WMT) earnings. Jamie describes them as a “powerhouse” with almost no competitors, highlighting strong growth across multiple segments. He forecasts a “free cash flow inflection” that will continue over the next several years. Charlie is also positive, saying the “seeds were sown” years ago when it began investing in itself. “They tried this before”...

Ryan Detrick takes the contrarian point of view as the VIX jumps in Thursday trading. “We like that there’s a lot of fear coming in,” he says, arguing that the underlying economy is strong and we could still see a Santa Claus rally. The pullbacks offer opportunities for investors like him to buy the dip; he points to data showing stocks rarely peak in October. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empo...

Michael Schnackenberg discusses faith-based investing. We’re “rooted in a Biblical world view,” he explains. “Investing is ownership…you have an ethical responsibility in regards to products and practices.” He shares ETFs from his firm, Eventide, for interested investors, including ESSC, ESUM, and ESLG. He discusses criteria for the stocks being included, and how they benchmark performance. ======...

Cory Stahle covers hiring trends to watch in 2026, forecasting continued low-hire, low-fire conditions. He charts Indeed job postings along with JOLTS job openings and notes a steady decrease towards pre-pandemic levels. “These gains are not being added equally,” he notes, highlighting growth in healthcare especially. Cory says layoffs are low overall, but the low-fire half could be seeing cracks....

Nvidia's (NVDA) earnings posted record numbers for the company and bolstered a market-wide rally early in Thursday's session. That rally faded by the afternoon when the stock fell 6% from its intraday high. Marley Kayden attributes the selling action to persistent fears of an A.I. bubble despite Nvidia management pointing to "sold out" Blackwell orders suggesting otherwise. She t...

Likefolio’s Landon Swan says Ross Stores (ROST) is “blowing the [retail] thesis up” as it roars ahead. He notes strength in women’s apparel and beauty, along with more high-income shoppers. The company also expects tariffs to ease or normalize soon. However, he thinks investors have high expectations going into earnings, which could make it harder to climb higher. ======== Schwab Network ========...

Volatility hit Nvidia (NVDA) late Thursday morning following its earnings report, though Hatem Dhiab sees the company maintaining strength for the long-term. He calls the report "fantastic" and its $500 billion Blackwell guidance "really insane." That said, he sees the company hitting the metrics due to its "full stack" approach. Louis Kondratev adds that it's &qu...

Brad Rapking looks to the end of the year and reacts to Nvidia (NVDA) and Walmart (WMT) earnings. “We’re probably in a bubble of people calling for bubbles…there’s always going to be a bit of froth in new technologies,” he says, saying pullbacks are healthy. He sees a “positive wealth effect” with markets at highs that he thinks will support consumer spending even as jobs weaken. He also covers so...

As markets grapple with Nvidia's (NVDA) earnings, Prosper Trading Academy's Charles Moon highlights three stocks he believes will be big movers in the coming weeks and months. He highlights Oracle (ORCL) as a stock that can rally significantly if the A.I. picture improves, Carvana's (CVNA) strength where high beta peers showed weakness, and Western Digital's (WDC) "critical&qu...

Jeffrey Cleveland doesn’t expect the data fog to clear even with the September jobs report. He thinks the labor market has softened since September and highlights the three-month average of payroll growth, noting that typically you don’t see slowdown like this outside of a recession. He’s “50/50” on the odds of a December rate cut and takes a look at recent Fed speaker comments. ======== Schwab Ne...

Phil Panaro said multiple times on Schwab Network that he expects Nvidia (NVDA) to hit $800 by 2030. He's upping that metric today to $1,000 and added that Nvidia will reach $1 trillion in revenue. Phil argues that "A.I. is like electricity" as the tech evolves from one phase to the next. He outlines all the ways he sees Nvidia benefitting in A.I.'s next leaps, from data center s...

Existing home sales came in-line with expectations and September jobs bolstered what Kevin Green calls a "goldilocks print." That, paired with a VIX crush following Nvidia's (NVDA) earnings, set the floor for a solid market bounce. However, KG argues the market "still has to prove itself," with one of the biggest tests being an attempt to recapture the SPX's 20-day SMA....

Affluent customers are adding to drive Walmart's (WMT) growth, shown in the company's latest earnings. Marley Kayden highlights accelerating in-store sales and delivery numbers driving Walmart's balance sheet. Joe Tigay offers an example options trade for the retail giant. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every market day. Options involve risks and...

Charles Schwab's Liz Ann Sonders called the September jobs a "mixed bag" report without having October's data to follow it up. She notes that an economy heading in an uncertain direction, paired with a retail trader-dominated market, will create "whipsaw" action for the foreseeable future. Mike Townsend adds to the lack of economic clarity creating a troubling situation...

Sean O’Hara reacts to Nvidia (NVDA) earnings and calls it a perfect way to be positioned to benefit from the AI capex spend. He also likes Palo Alto (PANW). “I would rather be on the receiving side of this massive capex,” he says. “You receive those dollars” not by investing in hyperscalers, but in the smaller companies they need to buy from to achieve their aims. Sean also highlights Walmart (WMT...

Jimmy Lee still thinks we’ll see a rate cut in December to avoid stagflation and sees opportunities in small caps if it happens. “We also like cyclicals,” he adds, anticipating continued consumer spend. While private credit remains a concern, “not all private credit is the same,” he stresses, and bad loans are a “very small” part. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trad...

Western Digital (WDC) has more room to run, according to BofA. Diane King Hall explains the firm's price target hike and why hard disk drive demand is a key piece to its bullish outlook. Palo Alto Networks (PANW) slid slightly to the downside despite posting strong earnings and guidance. Investors appear to have questions around the company's $3.35 billion acquisition of Chronosphere. In t...

"Welcome to the melt up," says Kevin Hincks, as markets soared ahead of Thursday's opening bell. It's no secret that Nvidia's (NVDA) earnings served as the catalyst, with leadership appearing to quell fears of an A.I. bubble popping. Kevin also talks about the September jobs report and how it emphasizes the Fed's focus on the labor market. He makes the case a December int...

Ton Strategy CEO Veronika Kapustina joins Diane King Hall at the NYSE set to discuss the crypto markets. Veronika provides her perspective on recent weakness in the overall crypto space. Her company invests in a native token currency for the Telegram network called Toncoin. Veronika describes the unique setup and access Toncoin has with its 1 billion Telegram users. She believes it has been massiv...

Strategy (MSTR) shares have pulled back as Bitcoin prices have slipped lower this month. Rick Ducat examines the chart's fall and focuses on several key indicators driving MSTR shares lower. Later, Tom White composes an example options trade using a call vertical strategy. Tom explains the neutral to bullish nature of his example trade and describes the ways in which it has some lessened downs...

Burt Flickinger offers a bleak outlook for retail this holiday season, noting that most consumers are financially stretched. He points to a significant divergence in performance, with retailers like Walmart (WMT), TJX Companies (TJX), BJ's Wholesale (BJ), and Costco (COST) thriving. Conversely, full-price department stores generally struggle, with Dillard's (DDS) being a notable exception....

Nvidia (NVDA) earnings have arrived! Kevin Green and Diane King Hall break down the A.I. chipmaker's latest numbers, including its guidance and what it means for the rest of the A.I. trade. Elsewhere in big tech, Alphabet (GOOGL) touched all-time highs after releasing Gemini 3.0, but KG says there's more happening there with international projects. He says GOOGL is really holding up the Co...