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Intuit's Mixed Quarter: Strong Results, Weak Guidance Trigger Downgrades
Intuit (INTU) beat on its quarter but weak full-year guidance tied to AI pricing pressure sparked multiple analyst downgrades and price target cuts.
Wednesday Earnings Movers: Kohl's, Zoom, and Williams-Sonoma All Fall
Kohl's, Zoom, and Williams-Sonoma each beat earnings estimates but their stocks dropped on weak sales, soft guidance, and tariff pressure.
Reading the NVDA Chart Into Earnings: Tight S&P Correlation and a Call Butterfly Trade
Nvidia's chart heading into earnings, its near-perfect S&P correlation, key price levels, and a December call butterfly trade example.
Meta Settles Child-Safety Case, Core PCE Firms, Nvidia Earnings Loom
Core PCE stays firm at 3.3%, Meta pays up to $16.68B to settle child-safety claims, and Nvidia reports earnings after the bell.
Markets Wait on PCE Data, Nvidia Earnings, and Iran Oil Headlines
Stocks coast ahead of PCE data and Nvidia earnings while Iran-Oman shipping talks push crude oil lower and Intuit sinks on weak guidance.
Anthropic's IPO and the Coming Open-Source AI Boom
Anthropic's late-2026 IPO could top SpaceX, but the bigger opportunity sits in open-source AI and the application layer built on top of it.
Waymo Enters Europe, Apple Pushes Local AI, and Nvidia Earnings Loom
Waymo starts Munich testing, Apple debuts M6 and M5 chips for local AI, and markets brace for Nvidia earnings amid weak consumer data.
Iran Warning Shot, China's Rare-Earth Leverage, and the Coming Squeeze on Treasuries
Why U.S. secondary sanctions on Iran likely fizzle, how global debt supply pressures Treasuries, and the case for energy and compute bonds.
Nvidia as a Full-Stack AI Company: Blackwell, Vera Rubin, and Rampant Demand
Ahead of Nvidia earnings, a look at why demand stays strong, why Blackwell still matters, and the risks around China, memory prices, and financing.
Gold's Three-Leg Path to $8,000 and the Doom Loop Behind It
A forecast of gold reaching $8,000 in three legs, silver near $300, and why treasury borrowing and inflation trap the Fed.
Bitcoin Breaks $80,000 as Crypto Enters a New Regime
Bitcoin tops $80,000 on treasury news and short liquidations, with Ethereum and Solana leading a broad crypto rally into a new market regime.
Four Hidden AI Plays: Southern Company, Micron, Teradyne, and Citizens Financial
Analysis of four overlooked AI investments spanning utilities, memory chips, chip-testing gear, and a bank cutting costs with AI.
Intuit (INTU) Faces AI Uncertainty as Earnings Loom
Intuit (INTU) heads into Q4 earnings down over 40% this year, caught between AI as a growth tool and an AI threat to its tax business.
CME's New Single Stock Futures: How They Work and Why Traders Use Them Into NVDA Earnings
CME Group's new single stock futures on 55 top names offer capital efficiency, 23-hour trading, and a clean hedge into NVDA earnings.
The Big Three Trade Setups: Alphabet, Amazon, and SpaceX
Breakout trade plans and chart levels for Alphabet (GOOGL), Amazon (AMZN), and SpaceX (SPCX) ahead of key earnings and inflation data.
Why a 5-10% Fall This Autumn Would Set Up a Strong 2026 Rally
A market view calling for a healthy 5-10% pullback by early October, plus stock picks in cybersecurity, software, and defensive staples.
AI Earnings vs. Trade Wars: Reading the Market's Numerator and Denominator
How Nvidia earnings, Fed signals at Jackson Hole, and fresh U.S. tariff fights with China and Canada shape the market outlook.
Dick's Sporting Goods Sinks 27% on Double Miss and Cut Guidance
Dick's Sporting Goods (DKS) drops about 27% after missing on earnings and revenue and slashing full-year guidance, dragged down by Foot Locker.
Tuesday's Market Movers: Nvidia Upgrade, Memory Chip Cuts, United's Global Push
Mizuho trims memory chip price targets, Raymond James lifts Nvidia to $352 on CPU growth, and United Airlines plans its biggest ever international expansion.
Bitcoin Breaks $80K: Why the Rally Is Real and What Stands Between Here and $100K
Bitcoin crossed $80K on spot demand and short covering; here is what drove it, the resistance ahead, and why altcoins have no money thesis.