May 20, 2025
A good day for sports. Foreign firm, Amer Sports (AS) is jumping 17% on better than expected earnings as revenue rose 24% to $1.47 billion. The Finnish firm that owns Wilson, Louisville Slugger and ski apparel raised guidance as they see strong demand and pricing power across the global. Dicks... Read More
May 13, 2025
Coinbase (COIN) jumps 24% on news they are joining the S&P500. The cypto exchange platform has benefited from the rebound in bitcoin and other crypto products. Coinbase is up nearly 100% in the last month.
UnitedHealth Group (UNH) is down 17% today down nearly 50% in a month, now... Read More
May 12, 2025
The markets jump on temporary trade tariff cuts and delays with China over the weekend. The biggest beneficiaries are the semiconductors, up 6% as a sector. Micron (MU) is jumping 7% while Nvidia is up 5%.
Cigna (CI) is down 5% as the White House confirms actions to put American patients...
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May 9, 2025
Lyft (LYFT) gets a lyft following earnings. Lyft jumps 28% even as earnings missed estimates as sales rose 13% to $1.45 billion. The ride-hailing service said it expects second-quarter gross bookings to rise 10% to 14% with great growth in Canada. Maybe the Canadians like us after all. Goldman... Read More
May 8, 2025
Groupon (GRPN) having a good day. The digital coupon company is up 38% after beating by 29 cents, turning a profit as sales beat expectations as well coming in at $117million. The company is based in Chicago where our new Pope is from. Management said North America billings accelerated... Read More
May 7, 2025
The mouse house is roaring today. Disney (DIS) is up 9% following better than expected earnings and guidance. Disney beat by 26 cents as revenue rose 7.0% to $23.62 billion. The company also provided upside guidance thanks to strong Disney + growth among other things. Disney also announced plans... Read More
May 6, 2025
Ford (F) higher following earnings with no guidance. Ford stock is up 2% as they easily beat earnings and sales projections for the first quarter. Ford says they are the best positioned auto maker to weather the tariff storm with 80% of their cars assembled in the US. However, Ford suspended... Read More
May 5, 2025
Uber Technologies (UBER) expands deal with 1-800-Flowers.com (FLWS) ahead of Monther's Day. Uber's stock is up a percent not far from a 52 week high as their partnership with 1-800-Flowers with work with gifts directly to the Uber Eats app—just in time for Mother's Day. Uber's stock is... Read More
May 2, 2025
Generac (GNRC) higher following earnings. The generator company easily beat estimates as sales rose 16% to $1.2 billion. Management capitalized on the strong demand for portable generators when there were power outages in the second half of the year in the US. Power outage hours in the U.S. were... Read More
May 1, 2025
Microsoft (MSFT) leading the averages higher. The software giant is up 8% on strong earnings as sales rose 13% to $70 billion. Their cloud based business sales rise 33% while AI business and spending remains strong. The stock was also upgraded with a $485 price target.
Eli Lilly (LLY)... Read More
April 30, 2025
So far so good for Mondelez (MDLZ). The snack, food and drink giant is up 4% following better than expected earnings and in line guidance as their geographic diversity is helping elevate tariffs problems. Management said, so far the tariff impact for Mondelez has been manageable. RBC upgraded... Read More
April 29, 2025
Plenty of earnings today. Honeywell (HON) rises 4% after beating earnings by 30 cents as sales rose 8% to $9.82 billion. Honeywell also provided inline guidance even as 43% of its revenue comes from outside the U.S., including mainland China. Honeywell continues to work on Quantinum, their stand-alone quantum... Read More
April 28, 2025
Boeing (BA) helped lift the Dow into the green today. Its been a rough five years for Boeing, but the stock is higher by 4% today on an upgrade with a $218 price target following better than expected earnings last week. Today an analyst said Boeing is back on track... Read More
April 25, 2025
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
April 24, 2025
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
April 23, 2025
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
April 22, 2025
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
April 21, 2025
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
April 17, 2025
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
April 16, 2025
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
April 15, 2025
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.
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April 14, 2025
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
April 11, 2025
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
April 10, 2025
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
April 9, 2025
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
April 8, 2025
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
April 7, 2025
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
April 4, 2025
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
April 3, 2025
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
April 2, 2025
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
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