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Google/Alphabet (GOOG) is higher following earnings. Google beat by 80 cents as sales rose 12% to $90.23 billion. Google search revenue rose 10% to $50 billion. YouTube ad sales rose 10% to $8.9 billion. Cloud revenue rose 28% to $12.3 billion. The company added $70 billion to their share... Read More
Tech is back. ServiceNow (NOW), the cloud based solution platform provider is benefitting from their AI services. In the chip space, Texas Instruments (TXN) is up 5% after beating by 16 cents as sales rose 11%. TI is confident they can handle the tariff uncertainty. Chip equipment maker,... Read More
Tesla (TSLA) jumps 5% following lackluster earnings, based on news founder and CEO, Elon Musk will curtail his work in DC and focus more on Tesla. Tesla also stated they are standing my their timeline to launch a lower priced EV car. Tesla also plans to start producing... Read More
3M (MMM) jumps 8% on earnings as tariffs have not impacted their business as of yet. The maker of Post-its, Scotch tape, and other industrial goods easily beat earnings and sales estimates. 3M could see significant tariff impact as 45% of sales are outside the US with 30% to... Read More
Kroger (KR) rises modestly to a 52 week high as the broader market continues its decline. The stock is up 40% since last summer. Kroger is a defensive stock to own during corrections and economic slowdowns as we all need to continue buying groceries. Last Thursday, consumer spending data showed... Read More
Easy Diamond and Dog today. Eli Lilly (LLY) is soaring over 15% after the pharmaceutical company said it successfully had completed a Phase 3 trial for its new orforglipron pill. Data collected during the trial showed that the pill was as safe as injectable GLP-1 medicines currently on the... Read More
Abbott Labs (ABT) jumps 4% on better than expected earnings. Revenues rose 4.0% to $10.36 billion. The company reaffirmed guidance as tariffs don't seem to be affecting the medical device makers at least not yet. Abbott's diversified business model so far has maintained its growth in 2025. Tariffs taking a... Read More
Netflix (NFLX) stock is jumping 5% on news from one of their private business annual business review meetings. Executives are aiming for a trillion-dollar market cap while doubling their revenue by 2030. Netflix will look to continue to grow through password-sharing crackdowns, price hikes, and new ad-supported tier subscriptions. Boeing... Read More
Auto stocks rebound as President Trump looking at a tariff pause for the industry. Ford (F) and GM (GM) are up over 3% as the administration is looking at an automotive tariff pause to give car companies more time to adjust. Auto makers face 25% tariffs on imported vehicles and... Read More
Earnings season is here. JP Morgan Chase (JPM) rose 4% today on earnings that beat by 44 cents as sales rose 8% to $45.3 billion. Morgan Stanley, Blackrock and NY Mellon were higher as well. No one was providing much in the form of guidance due to the unknowns... Read More
Kroger (KR) is up 3% today after the rally yesterday fizzled. Hopefully, Trumps moves yesterday to lower tariffs will ease fears of food inflation at the store. CarMax (KMX) drops 16% as the used car dealer missed earnings estimates even as sales rose 6% to $6 billion. The CEO... Read More
Delta Air Lines (DAL) is up 5% following a beat on earnings. Sales rose 2.1% to $14.04 billion. Guidance for the current quarter was line, but the company pulled full year guidance due to trade tariff uncertainty and a slowing of longer term bookings. One advantage of the recent... Read More
Private insurers get a boost from the Trump Administration. UnitedHealth (UNH) is up 5% while Humana (HUM) is up 10% as the government would increase its payment rates to Medicare Advantage plans by 5.1%, much higher than the 2.2% increase it had proposed. These federal funds will be... Read More
A drink anyone? Brown Forman (BF-B) is up 2% as tariffs against rivals in the EU are heading up. The EU wants to hit the whiskey and bourbon markets while Trump could retaliate with 200% tariff on wine, champagne, and other alcoholic products. The Brown Forman CEO said... Read More
Not many places to hide the last two days. Today, Dollar Tree (DLTR) and Dollar General (DG) are modestly higher. With lower interest rates, housing related names are higher including DR Horton (DHI) and Lennar (LEN) up 5% and 3% respectively. Home Depot (HD) and Lowes (span... Read More
Playing defense today. Defensive sectors like telecom that have no tariff issues are trading higher today. AT&T (T) and Verizon (VZ) are higher by 2% today while the broader market is down 4%. Not many places to hide today. Apple (AAPL) taking a hit even as they pledge to invest... Read More
Spring is in the air. Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) is up 4% on an upgrade at Truist with a $70 price target or 20% above current levels. Scotts Miracle Gro surged a few years ago with the expansion of cannabis, but has come back to earth the last few years. Tobacco... Read More
PVH (PVH) jumps 18% on earnings. The Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger owner saw strong sales over the holiday season, and a solid pace to start the year, but the recent executive orders, job cuts and tariff talks have slowed sales. PVH does expect the sales slump... Read More
Apple (AAPL) higher by a percent on an upgrade at Goldman. Goldman said to buy Apple's stock as China phone shipments rebound in February. China's economy seems to be slowly improving as Goldman slashes their price target on the US S&P 500 to 5700 which would be a negative... Read More
Petco Health (WOOF) jumps over 30% after announcing a new partnership that brings Petco's pet essentials to the Uber Eats platform. Petco also reported fourth quarter results that were in line with estimates, but a loss. Sales fell 7% to $1.55 billion below estimates. Petco expects Q1 and full... Read More
Paychex (PAYX) stock jumps 4% on earnings, not far from all time highs. The local payroll and human resource company beat earnings estimates as revenue rose 4% to $1.51 billion. The company reaffirmed guidance. Paychex has performed well the last several years taking advantage of a trend as companies... Read More
AT&T (T) rose a percent on an upgrade from Goldman Sachs with a $40 price target or 50% upside from current levels. The analyst says AT&T is an increasingly compelling idea in the current volatile market environment because of multiple reasons including idiosyncratic market share gains within the telecom market,... Read More
Tesla (TSLA) in the news today, 10% after dropping 38% year to date. Wall Street is under the impression that the auto industry tariffs will be held off or delayed as possibly other tariffs that were set to kick in on April 2nd. One analyst at Piper Sandler made... Read More
Boeing (BA) jumps 4% after rallying 6% the other day as news broker today the Trump Administration will award they a $20 billion fighter jet contract over Lockheed Martin. The next-gen jet will be called the F-47, Trump said during the press conference and will be replace the Lockheed Martin... Read More
Local chip company, Micron (MU) up 5% on earnings as pricing seems to be firming up and demand is strong from the AI industry encouraging some investors that the recent chip correction has run its course. Micron's guidance was strong expecting record revenue and significantly improved profitability in fiscal 2025. Accenture... Read More
A risk on day as the Fed left rates unchanged. AI chipmaker, Nvidia is up 2.5% after a conference call and numerous interviews about the future of the company and AI. Nvidia expects the AI infrastructure to be worth trillions in dollars. Nvidia does not expect tariffs to have a... Read More
Local firm, Corning (GLW) is one of the few techs higher today after raising their long term guidance at a recent conference. Corning upgrades its longer-term outlook, aiming to reach over $4.0 billion in annualized sales and operating margins of 20% by 2026. Corning also raised its first quarter... Read More
Netflix (NFLX) jumps 4% on an upgrade. An analyst at Moffett Nathanson raised his stock price to $1100 a share, stating Netflix has won the streaming wars. The analyst went on to say Netflix can monetize its business with more advertising and advertising tier subscriptions to continue earnings and... Read More
Tech having a nice bounce. Docusign (DOCU) is jumping 15% following better than expected earnings as sales rose 9% to $776 million. The software firm actually provided downside guidance in the short term, but management is optististic that long term, a newly launched Docusign, AI-powered agreement management platform will... Read More
Dollar General (DG) rose 3% on earnings. Earnings actually missed due to impairment charges for store closures and higher costs. Sales rose 4.5% to $10.3 billion ahead of estimates. Guidance was muted as management does not expect any improvement in the macro environment in the short term and their core... Read More
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