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Apple Tops Estimates, but Margin Warning Sends AAPL Shares Lower
Apple beat on revenue and EPS in Ternus's first quarter as CEO, but a 45%-46% gross margin forecast and slowing Services growth rattled investors.
Nov 4, 2026
Barclays Upgrades Bloom Energy Even as It Cuts Price Target
Barclays moved Bloom Energy to Overweight on accelerating demand but trimmed its target to $289. The shares jumped nearly 10%. Here's the bull case and the cash-flow catch.
Nov 4, 2026
AMD Guides Q4 to $17 Billion as Data Center Sales Nearly Double
AMD beat third-quarter estimates and guided Q4 revenue to about $17 billion, led by a 97% jump in Data Center sales. Here's what it means for the AI trade.
Nov 4, 2026
IDEXX (IDXX) Jumps 22% on Q3 Beat, but the Margin Outlook Slipped
IDEXX raised its 2026 profit forecast and soared nearly 22% on Monday. A closer look shows the EPS lift leans on taxes, interest and buybacks, not testing demand, while the margin outlook was cut.
Nov 3, 2026
CrowdStrike (CRWD) Upgraded to Buy at Deutsche Bank With $300 Target
Deutsche Bank upgraded CrowdStrike to Buy and lifted its target to $300 from $240, arguing AI is expanding the cybersecurity market faster than anyone models. The stock is already up about 114% this year.
Nov 3, 2026
Oracle (ORCL) Raises $20 Billion in Stock and Bonds in One Day
Oracle sold $10 billion of stock and $10 billion of bonds on Monday, five days after promising a hard $20 billion cap through 2030. Stephens upgraded the shares the same day. Here's the tension.
Nov 3, 2026
Marvell (MRVL) Pays $115 Billion for Lumentum in All-Stock AI Optics Bet
Marvell is buying Lumentum for $115 billion in stock to take on Broadcom in AI data-center connectivity. Here's the upside, the dilution, and the risk.
Nov 2, 2026
Oil Slips on Iran-Qatar Hormuz Talks: What It Means for Your Portfolio
Brent fell sharply Monday as Iran and Qatar talked up a two-day plan to reopen Hormuz. Why the dip may be fragile, and how to position.
Nov 2, 2026
Intel (INTC) Crashes 29%: Dead Money or a Dip Worth Buying?
Intel lost nearly $140 billion in a day after a weak Q4 forecast. Wall Street is split on whether the 29% plunge is a buying chance or a trap.
Nov 2, 2026
Exxon (XOM) and Chevron (CVX) Beat as Diesel Refining Profits Explode
Exxon's profit doubled to $15.4 billion and Chevron's nearly tripled to $9.9 billion as refineries ran flat out on soaring diesel prices. Here's what drove the beat, and what could end it.
Oct 30, 2026
Palantir (PLTR) Gets JPMorgan Overweight and $262 Target Before Earnings
JPMorgan initiated Palantir at Overweight with a $262 target and a Positive Catalyst Watch ahead of the Nov. 2 report. Here's the case, the valuation catch, and what to watch Monday.
Oct 30, 2026
Amazon (AMZN) Slides After Hours as AWS Surges but Cash Burn Balloons
Amazon's AWS grew 39%, its fastest in nearly five years, and operating margin hit a record 13.9%. But a revenue miss, soft ads, and a $42.4 billion trailing cash outflow sent shares sharply lower after hours.
Oct 30, 2026
Fed Holds at 3.75%-4% With Two Hawkish Dissents: Is December a Hike?
The Fed held rates steady, but Governor Lisa Cook and Cleveland's Beth Hammack voted to hike. Futures put December hike odds near 82%, and Warsh warned rates are already touching the AI build-out.
Oct 29, 2026
Robinhood (HOOD) Slides as Crypto Slump Offsets Prediction-Market Boom
Robinhood missed Q3 earnings estimates and the stock fell 6% to 8% as crypto revenue dropped 55%. Event contracts and options surged, and Needham still sees 23% upside.
Oct 29, 2026
Alphabet (GOOGL) Sinks 10% as Cloud Boom Can't Hide Search Miss
Alphabet posted its first revenue and earnings miss in nearly four years, burned $9.1 billion in free cash flow and fell about 10%. Google Cloud doubled, but search and spending stole the show.
Oct 29, 2026
Coca-Cola (KO) Raises Outlook Again, but North America Volume Stalls
Coca-Cola lifted its 2026 profit outlook for a third straight quarter on 5% volume growth, but North America volume was flat and Africa refranchising will weigh on results. Here's the breakdown.
Oct 28, 2026
Boeing (BA) Sinks 10% as 737 Ramp Slips and Cash Targets Slide
Boeing narrowed its loss and beat on cash flow, yet the stock fell about 10% after a delayed 737 ramp and slower free cash flow targets. Here's what changed, what analysts say and what to watch.
Oct 28, 2026
Broadcom (AVGO) Upgraded to Buy as Anthropic IPO Filing Lifts AI Outlook
D.A. Davidson upgraded Broadcom to Buy with a $400 target after reading Anthropic's IPO filing. Here's why the chipmaker sits at the center of the deal, what the analysts say, and where the risk hides.
Oct 28, 2026
Life Time (LTH) Gets Barclays Overweight: Affluent Members as a Shield
Barclays initiated Life Time Group at Overweight with a $51 target, arguing its high-income member base insulates it from consumer spending pressure. Here's the case, and why the target is below the Street average.
Oct 27, 2026
Ross Stores (ROST) Upgraded to Buy: UBS Sees 37% Upside on Productivity
UBS upgraded Ross Stores to Buy and raised its target to $315 from $239, betting the off-price retailer can narrow its store productivity gap with TJX. Here's the case and the catches.
Oct 27, 2026