Stocks UP and Stocks DOWN

Posted on April 16, 2025 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

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Investors were apparently tired of all the volatility yesterday, leading to a relatively calm day where indexes ever-so-slightly slipped. But it was a big day for Netflix after the Wall Street Journal reported that the streaming giant has plans to double its revenue and reach a $1 trillion valuation by 2030.

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🟢 What’s up

  • Hewlett Packard Enterprise popped 5.11% after Elliott Investment Management took a $1.5 billion stake in the tech company.
  • Rocket Lab rocketed (sorry) 10.14% higher after the space stock inked deals with both the US Air Force and the UK Ministry of Defense.
  • Netflix rose 4.83% on a report from the Wall Street Journal that the streaming giant plans to hit a $1 trillion market capitalization and double its revenue by 2030. The company announces earnings on Thursday.
  • Bank of America and Citigroup both posted strong Q1 earnings that beat analyst forecasts (more on that below). BofA climbed 3.60%, while Citi rose 1.76%.
  • Palantir rose another 6.24% a day after NATO agreed to purchase its AI-powered warfighting system.

What’s down

  • Albertsons tumbled 7.49% after the grocer’s full-year guidance came in below expectations.
  • Allegro Microsystems sank 9.68% on the news that ON Semiconductor has withdrawn its offer to acquire the chipmaker.
  • Applied Digital plummeted 35.94% after the digital infrastructure company missed analyst revenue estimates, despite sales climbing 22% last quarter.
  • #recessionindicator: Coty sank 8.57% after the beauty retailer was double downgraded by Bank of America analysts, citing a slowdown in makeup spending.

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Stocks UP and Stocks DOWN

Posted on April 14, 2025 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

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🟢 What’s up

  • Auto stocks soared on comments from President Trump that car companies “need a little bit of time.” GM rose 3.48%, Ford climbed 4.13%, and Stellantis gained 5.64%.
  • Investors are bullish: WeBull exploded 374.72% after the online investment platform went public via SPAC merger last Friday.
  • Goldman Sachs rose 1.87% after the Wall Street titan announced record revenue in its equities-trading business thanks to stock market volatility in the first quarter.
  • Palantir gained 4.60% after it sealed a deal with NATO to provide the organization with its advanced AI-powered warfighting system.
  • Intel climbed 2.89% on news that it will sell a 51% stake in its programmable chips unit Altera to Silver Lake Management.
  • Pfizer somehow rose 0.96% despite announcing that it is discontinuing the development of a once-daily weight-loss pill after a patient experienced a liver injury. That’s great news for Viking Therapeutics, which has its own oral weight-loss pill in the pipeline. Shares of Viking rose 10.58%.
  • Speaking of biotech stocks, Verve Therapeutics soared 26.38% after the company reported no issues with patients trialing its new gene-editing technology.

What’s down

  • Meta Platforms fell 2.22% as its antitrust trial began today. If it loses its case against the FTC, it may be forced to sell off Instagram.
  • DaVita sank 3.03% after the kidney disease treatment company announced it was the victim of a ransomware attack.
  • Hilton Worldwide Holdings fell 1.10% on a downgrade from Goldman Sachs analysts, who believe the vacation club company will struggle as fewer people splurge on travel. Marriott International received the same treatment, and also dropped 0.77%.
  • LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton (really rolls off the tongue) tumbled 6.39% after the luxury goods retailer missed analyst expectations, reporting a 3% decline in sales compared to forecasts of 2% growth.
  • It’s a bit broad, but Citi analysts downgraded all US stocks to “neutral” this morning. The analysts argued that US stocks are too exposed to President Trump’s policies and are expensive compared to international peers, and endorsed investing in Japanese, European, and UK equities instead.

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DAILY UPDATE: Dell, Palantir and the Markets with Fewer Jobs

Posted on September 9, 2024 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

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Dell and Palantir are poised to be added to the S&P 500 index, replacing Etsy and American Airlines, respectively.

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Markets: September has been around for one week, and it’s already taking a toll on the market. Stocks dipped yesterday after new government data showed the labor market continuing to cool, capping off the S&P 500’s worst week since March 2023 and the NASDAQ’s worst since 2022. Nvidia had another rough day as investors fretted about tech stocks.

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The Labor Department said that the economy added 142,000 jobs in August, which was fewer than economists expected, bringing the three-month job creation average to its lowest since mid-2020.

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DAILY UPDATE: Uber Health, Lyft Healthcare, HHS Cyber Attacks as Markets Swoon

Posted on May 23, 2024 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

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Here’s where the major benchmarks ended:

  • The S&P 500 index lost 14.40 points (0.3%) to 5,307.01; the Dow Jones Industrial Average® ($DJI) declined 201.95 points (0.5%) to 39,671.04; the NASDAQ Composite® ($COMP) slipped 31.08 points (0.2%) to 16,801.54.
  • The 10-year Treasury note yield (TNX) rose more than 1 basis point to 4.426%.
  • The CBOE Volatility Index® (VIX) increased 0.43 to 12.29.

Retailer shares were among the market’s weakest performers after Target’s (TGT) quarterly results, released before Wednesday’s open, fell short of expectations. Target shares tumbled 8% after the company reported revenue fell 3% in the first quarter from the year-earlier period. During the company’s earnings call, Target CEO Brian Cornell noted “continued soft trends in discretionary categories” contributed to the revenue decline.

Energy companies were also under pressure after WTI Crude Oil (/CL) futures closed at a three-month low just above $77 per barrel.

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Following a series of high-profile—and costly—cyberattacks against the healthcare industry, the federal government is stepping in with a $50+ million initiative intended to boost hospital cybersecurity, a division of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced on May 20th.

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Uber Health will begin rolling out a new solution designed for caregivers this summer, allowing individuals to add a caregiver to their Uber profile. That caregiver can then see and spend that person’s health benefits on eligible services, request rides to doctors’ appointments or order groceries. In the coming months, Uber Health will be working with Medicare Advantage, Medicaid and commercial plans to offer the solution.

U.S. Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse and Bill Cassidy, M.D., want to reform how primary care providers get paid through Medicare, and they also want to hear from the healthcare industry about the best way to do it. Together, they introduced a bipartisan bill, the Pay PCPs Act (S. 4338), last week to better support and improve pay for high-quality primary care providers. 

And… digital maternal health company Babyscripts announced a partnership with Lyft Healthcare to offer sponsored rides for people who are pregnant or postpartum and face barriers to transportation. The Lyft partnership will identify transportation-insecure patients and offer free rides to in-person appointments in traditional care settings and community-based healthcare services and programs.

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DAILY UPDATE: Hims & Hers, MSFT-AI, Neuralink, FDIC and New Market Highs

Posted on May 22, 2024 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

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Microsoft unveiled new PCs with AI-powered features.

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Hims & Hers stock soared as much as 38% on the news that it’ll provide GLP-1 injections with the same active ingredient as Ozempic or Wegovy for just $199/month—an 85% discount compared to Wegovy’s ~$1,350 monthly price tag (without insurance).

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FDIC Chair Martin Gruenberg will resign after an investigation found widespread sexual harassment at the agency. But he won’t step down until a successor is named.

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The FDA granted Elon Musk’s neurotech company Neuralink, approval to place its brain chip into a second human test subject using a new method designed to correct issues that arose after its inaugural insertion in January, per the Wall Street Journal.

And, Optum Rx is shaking up its pharmacy model. The business says it will make drug costs more predictable and transparent for clients.

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  • All three indexes ended the day higher after Fed Governor Christopher Waller stopped by CNBC and mentioned he doesn’t think raising interest rates is in the cards, even if the Fed is waiting for more data before making cuts. The NASDAQ continued to hit new all-time highs today as investors place their bets before Nvidia’s earnings announcement tomorrow afternoon, and the S&P 500 hit yet another record.
  • Copper continued to rise as the market comes to terms with the metal’s importance, while oil fell on the news that the Biden administration will release 1 million barrels of gasoline this summer from the Northeast reserve. Meanwhile, ethereum continued to climb on the news that a new ETF may be joining the fray.

Here’s where the major benchmarks ended:

  • The S&P 500 index rose 13.28 points (0.3%) to 5,321.41; the Dow Jones Industrial Average® ($DJI) gained 66.22 points (0.2%) to 39,872.99; the NASDAQ Composite advanced 37.75 points (0.2%) to 16,832.62.
  • The 10-year Treasury note yield (TNX) lost more than 2 basis points to 4.414%.
  • The CBOE Volatility Index® (VIX) fell 0.29 to 11.86.

Banking and consumer staples were among the market’s strongest performers Tuesday, while utility shares extended a sharp upswing over the past month. The Dow Jones Utility Average® ($DJU) added 0.5% and closed at a 12-month high. Transportation companies were among the weakest performers.

In other markets, Gold (/GC) futures slipped from Monday’s record high above $2,454 per ounce, while Silver (/SI) futures ended near a 12-year high around $32.21. Gold futures are still up 17% this year due to several factors, including reports of China’s central bank buying actual gold as well as escalating conflict in the Middle East. Gold is viewed by some as a safe-haven asset during periods of heightened geopolitical tension.

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DAILY UPDATE: Jerome Powell, DJIA, Reddit and Life Insurance

Posted on May 19, 2024 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

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Young adults are delaying life insurance purchases due to financial constraints and a preference for spending on immediate experiences. The insurance industry is responding with digital-first strategies and more flexible products.

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The DJIA closed above 40,000 for the first time after briefly crossing the milestone the day before and clinching its fifth winning week. Reddit shot up after announcing a partnership with OpenAI that lets the AI train on your posts and gives Reddit advertising dollars and the ability to use the tech to make new tools.

But, GameStop stock plunged after the recently reinvigorated meme stock filed to sell 45 million new shares and revealed that sales were down last quarter.

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Jerome Powell, chair of the Federal Reserve has tested positive for Covid. But the economy needn’t worry because he’s working from home.

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DAILY UPDATE: Top Causes of Death, Narcan Saves Lives but Scientific Research Fraudulent as DJIA Tops 40,000

Posted on May 18, 2024 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

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Walgreens has released its own brand of naloxone, a medication that reverses the effects of an opioid overdose. Available online now, Walgreens Brand Naloxone HCl Nasal Spray comes with two doses for $34.99, about $10 cheaper than the name-brand version, Narcan. The over-the-counter medication will also be available in stores by the end of May in the pain aisle, according to a press release, making the life-saving nasal spray more accessible.

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Here’s where the major benchmarks ended:

  • The S&P 500 index rose 6.17 points (0.1%) to 5,303.27, up 1.5% for the week; the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 134.21 points (0.3%) to 40,003.59, up 1.2% for the week; the NASDAQ Composite® ($COMP) lost 12.35 points (0.1%) to 16,685.97, up 2.1% for the week.
  • The 10-year Treasury note yield (TNX) rose more than 4 basis points to 4.42%, down about 8 basis points for the week.
  • The CBOE Volatility Index® (VIX) fell 0.43 to 11.99.

Among major companies, Nvidia (NVDA) dropped 2% Friday but still posted a 2.9% advance for the week ahead of the semiconductor leader’s quarterly earnings Wednesday. Among sectors, energy shares led gainers behind a 1% jump in WTI Crude Oil (/CL) futures. The small-cap Russell 2000® Index (RUT) ended little changed but still gained 1.7% for the week.

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Fraudulent research papers have cost scientific journal publishers millions in lost revenue. (the Wall Street Journal)

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The 10 Top Causes of Adult Death in the U.S.A.

1.  Heart disease 267.2* 2.  Cancer 142.3 3.  Unintentional injuries 64.0 4.  COVID-19 44.5 5.  Stroke 39.5 6.  Chronic lower respiratory disease 34.3 7.  Alzheimer disease 28.9 8.  Diabetes 24.1  9   Kidney disease 13.8 10. Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis 13.8 Deaths per 100,000 population.

Source: Jeffrey Bendix, Medical Economics [5/15/24]

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DAILY UPDATE: Core CPI and ERISA while Markets Remain High with Walmart Up

Posted on May 17, 2024 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

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Here’s where the major benchmarks ended:

America’s oldest popular stock index, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, hit a brief record high yesterday morning when it traded above 40,000, reflecting renewed hope for the market’s health after Wednesday’s promising inflation report.

  • The S&P 500® index (SPX) fell 11.05 points (0.2%) to 5,297.10; the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 38.62 points (0.1%) to 39,869.38; the NASDAQ Composite® ($COMP) shed 44.07 points (0.3%) to 16,698.32.
  • The 10-year Treasury note yield (TNX) rose more than 2 basis points to 4.381%.
  • The CBOE Volatility Index® (VIX) dropped 0.03 to 12.42.

Walmart’s strength fueled a strong day for consumer staples shares. The S&P 500 Consumer Staples ($SP500#30), which includes Walmart as well as companies like Coca-Cola (KO) and Procter & Gamble (PG), surged 1.5% to its highest level in over two years. 

Among other companies, Applied Materials (AMAT) fell 1.6% ahead of the semiconductor industry supplier’s quarterly earnings report, which is expected after Thursday’s close.

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And, Core CPI, which tracks the price of goods and services excluding volatile food and energy prices and is closely watched as an inflation indicator, rose 3.6% from the same period last year. That’s the smallest annual increase since April 2021. On a monthly basis, core CPI rose 0.3%, marking the first time in six months that its growth slowed from the prior month. Other good signs include:

  • Grocery prices dropped 0.2% from March, the first decrease in a year.
  • Health insurance and car insurance increased more slowly in April than in March.
  • A separate report released yesterday showed consumer spending stayed steady last month.

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Finally, Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and a group of Republican senators are moving to overturn a retirement investment planning rule that was finalized by the Labor Department last month. The Labor Department unveiled the new rule last month that would update the definition of an investment advice fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. Manchin and 15 Republican senators joined in co-sponsoring a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution that would overturn this new rule.

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DAILY UPDATE: Healthcare Monopolies, Ark Invest and the Stock Markets Mega Rally

Posted on May 16, 2024 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

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More people are interested in determining their “heart age” using new tests and tech tools, but some skeptics say it’s not a healthy data point to focus on. (the Wall Street Journal)

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The Cathie Wood-led Ark Invest just made some significant trades. The most prominent among them were the increased stakes in Palantir Technologies Inc (NYSE:PLTR) and the reduced holdings in Coinbase Global Inc (NASDAQ: COIN).

Here’s where the major benchmarks ended:

  • The S&P 500 index rose 61.47 points (1.2%) to 5,308.15; the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 349.89 points (0.9%) to 39,908.00; the NASDAQ Composite rallied 231.21 points (1.4%) to 16,742.39.
  • The 10-year Treasury note yield fell almost 10 basis points to 4.348%.
  • The CBOE Volatility Index® (VIX) dropped 0.97 to 12.45.

Chipmaker shares led the way higher Wednesday, lifting the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index (SOX) almost 3% to a 10-week high. Interest-rate-sensitive sectors like real estate and utilities were also strong. The small-cap Russell 2000® Index (RUT) advanced 1.1% to a seven-week high. The U.S. Dollar Index ($DXY) slumped to its weakest level in five weeks, reflecting expectations for lower interest rates that may reduce the appeal of U.S. fixed income assets.

Among companies, Cisco Systems (CSC) surged 1.5% ahead of its quarterly results expected after Wednesday’s close. Dow member Walmart (WMT) is expected to release results Thursday morning as the unofficial retail earnings season accelerates. 

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And … The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced it has established a new task force to take on healthcare monopolies and collusion. The task force, made up of prosecutors, economists, healthcare industry experts and others, will guide the division’s enforcement strategy and policy approach in healthcare, including by facilitating policy advocacy, investigations and, where warranted, civil and criminal enforcement in healthcare markets.

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DAILY UPDATE: Squarespace, Ark Invest & Hospitals as the Markets Rebound

Posted on May 15, 2024 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

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Here’s where the major benchmarks ended:

  • The S&P 500® index (SPX) rose 25.26 points (0.5%) to 5,246.68, the highest since a record close March 28; the Dow Jones Industrial Average® ($DJI) gained 126.60 points (0.3%) to 39,558.11; the NASDAQ Composite climbed 122.94 points (0.8%) to 16,511.18.
  • The 10-year Treasury note yield (TNX) fell more than 3 basis points to 4.449%.
  • The CBOE Volatility Index® (VIX) decreased 0.18 to  13.42.

Among companies, Home Depot’s (HD) quarterly results reported earlier Tuesday kicked off the unofficial start of the retail earnings season. The home improvement retailer’s earnings topped expectations, but revenue missed forecasts, initially sending the company’s shares down sharply. 

Home Depot also reaffirmed its full-year guidance for a 1% decline in comparable-store sales and a 1% increase in total sales. The company’s shares bounced back to end with a 0.1% loss.

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And, the Cathie Wood-led Ark Invest just made some significant trades. The most prominent among them were the increased stakes in Palantir Technologies Inc (NYSE PLTR) and the reduced holdings in Coinbase Global Inc (NASDAQ: COIN).

Moreover, the website-building platform Squarespace is to go private, which it announced it’ll be doing in an all-cash deal with Permira, a private equity firm. Squarespace, which was public for nearly three years, joins a group of other smaller tech companies like Qualtrics that have recently pulled themselves off the public market. (CNBC)

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Employers and private insurers are paying hospitals more for inpatient and outpatient services than in previous years, a study from RAND Corporation finds. The American Hospital Association dismissed the report saying it offers a “skewed and incomplete picture.”

And finally … Kaiser Permanente began its 2024 earnings season with more than $2.7 billion in net income and $935 million in operating income, just months after sharing plans to lay off workers.

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DAILY UPDATE: Ark Invest, Dell and “Buy Now-Pay Later”

Posted on May 13, 2024 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

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While Buy Now-Pay Later (BNPL) reduces friction when purchasing, it’s giving some economy watchers unease. As Americans’ budgets buckle under the weight of inflation and higher interest payments, some worry BNPL is more of an invisible burden than a boon, Bloomberg reports. Beware the “phantom debt,” a Wells Fargo economist recently warned, referring to the BNPL industry’s short-term loans, which go largely unaccounted for by those tracking Americans’ debt load. That’s because, unlike credit cards and auto loan providers, Afterpay, Affirm, Klarna, and other BNPL providers don’t usually report transactions to credit scoring agencies.

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The Cathie Wood-led Ark Invest just made some significant trades. The most prominent among them were the increased stakes in Palantir Technologies Inc (NYSE: PLTR) and her reduced holdings in Coinbase Global Inc (NASDAQ: COIN).

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Dell has recently seen a decline in its revenue. In its most recent earnings report, it revealed that its net revenue shrunk by 11% year-over-year during its fiscal 2024 fourth quarter. For full year 2023, the company’s revenue was down by 14% to $88.4 billion. Partly that was due to a weak personal-computer market and the costs associated with more than 6,000 layoffs. But investors are excited by Dell’s growth potential for its server and computer businesses because of artificial intelligence, the Motley Fool reported.

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DAILY UPDATE: ARK and Palantir Growth

Posted on February 12, 2024 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

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Wall Street eyes earnings, inflation report: It’s another big earnings week with Shopify, Coca-Cola, Airbnb, Coinbase, and Crocs among the companies scheduled to report. Investors will also be locked into tomorrow’s consumer price index report, which is expected to show more good news about inflation and raise hopes of a Fed rate cut.

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Cathie Wood and her team have purchased over $160 million worth of Tesla stock since the start of the year. Wood’s flagship fund, the ARK Innovation ETF (NYSEMKT: ARKK), now owns about $640 million of Tesla stock, making the company the fund’s second-largest holding behind Coinbase.

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Palantir reported 20% revenue growth to $608.4 million, ahead of the consensus at $602.4 million. Once again, the company delivered strong profitability with its fifth straight quarter of profitability according to generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), coming in at $93 million, or a 15% profit margin.

The company experienced particularly strong growth in its U.S. commercial segment, where revenue was up 70% to $131 million, making up nearly a quarter of total sales. U.S. commercial total contract value jumped 107% to $343 million, and for 2024, it forecast 40% growth in U.S. commercial revenue to at least $640 million, showing that companies are starting to adopt an Automated Investment Plan.

On the bottom line, adjusted earnings per share doubled to $0.08, beating analyst estimates, as the company nearly held operating expenses flat once again, and guidance was solid as well.

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DAILY UPDATE: Stock Markets Unchanged

Posted on February 7, 2024 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

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Stocks rose yesterday as investors mulled earnings reports that beat expectations from companies like Palantir and Spotify. But not every company had good news to share: Snap plunged after hours when it reported less revenue than expected and said the Middle East conflict was a headwind to growth. Meanwhile, New York Community Bancorp fell to its lowest since 1997, and Moody’s downgraded it to junk.

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Here’s where the major benchmarks ended:

  • The S&P 500® index (SPX) rose 11.42 points (0.2%) to 4,954.23; the Dow Jones Industrial Average® (DJI) gained 141.24 points (0.4%) to 38,521.36; the NASDAQ Composite® (COMP)added 11.32 points (0.1%) to 15,609.00.
  • The 10-year Treasury note yield (TNX) fell about 7 basis points to 4.089%.
  • The CBOE Volatility Index® (VIX) dropped 0.60 to 13.07.

Transportation shares were among the strongest performers Tuesday behind strength in United Parcel Service (UPS), which jumped 4.8% following an analyst upgrade. The Dow Jones Transportation Average (DJT) rose 2.1% to end at its highest level since late December. Energy shares also firmed as WTI Crude Oil (/CL) futures gained 1%. 

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