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Merck rose 1.40% today after beating earnings expectations. The problem is that the pharma giant expects a $200 million hit to its bottom line due to tariffs. And that doesn’t count the potential additional pharmaceutical levies Trump has indicated he’s planning.

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🟢 What’s up

• Alphabet warned some remote employees that they must return to the office three days a week or lose their jobs. Shareholders clearly approve: The stock gained 2.53%.
• Amazon and Nvidia executives made it clear that contrary to popular belief, demand for AI data centers isn’t slowing down. Amazon rose 3.29%, while Nvidia climbed 3.62%.
• Newmont gained 4.80% after the gold miner reported strong earnings thanks to gold’s incredible run.
• ServiceNow soared 15.49% after the enterprise tech company posted a beat-and-raise earnings report.
• Texas Instruments popped 6.56% thanks to a strong first quarter and healthy fiscal guidance from the domestic semiconductor company.
• Chipotle eked out a 1.60% gain despite a mixed quarter that saw same-store sales fall for the first time since 2020.

What’s down

• IBM topped analyst expectations on sales and profits, but the tech stock fell 6.58% thanks to a poor performance from its consulting and its mainframe businesses.
• Nokia tumbled 8.65% following a big earnings miss last quarter, and warned that tariffs will take a serious toll on its business this quarter.
• Fiserv plunged 18.52% after the software provider beat expectations for profits but missed on revenue.
• Procter & Gamble outpaced Wall Street’s forecast for earnings but fell short on revenue and cut its fiscal guidance, pushing shares of the consumer goods giant down 3.74%.
• Comcast also beat analyst estimates on both the top and bottom lines, but sank 3.71% after reporting it lost 199,000 broadband customers last quarter.

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• Warren Buffett owns 5% of all Treasury bills—more than the Federal Reserve
• A list of every company that’s announced it’s moving manufacturing to the US
• Home sales fell 5.9% in March, their biggest drop since 2022
• The $TRUMP crypto surged over 50% after President Trump invited the coin’s top 220 holders to a private dinner
• Durable goods orders, AKA purchases of big-ticket items like autos and aircraft, popped 9.2% as people rushed to buy ahead of tariffs
• Speaking of, US liquor exports surged 10% to a record $2.4 billion

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