Good MorningEquity markets managed to tread water on Tuesday as earnings reports trickle in and tariff-related volatility subsides. The S&P 500 traded within a narrow range, above critical support targets, and may extend its rebound later this week. Catalysts include today's Retail Sales report and an expected earnings release from Alcoa. Retail sales are forecasted to rise by more than 1% compared to the prior month. Alcoa is expected to show solid gains compared to the previous year and may outpace the consensus by a wide margin due to its customers front-running the tariff impact.
The question now is which way the market will move next, which may be higher. With tariff threats subsiding, the market can return its focus to the earnings outlook, which is bullish for stocks. The S&P 500 is expected to grow earnings in Q1 2025 and accelerate growth through Q3, with earnings growth accelerating in 2025 compared to 2024 and expected to accelerate again in 2026. Featured: Elon’s “Secret Mission” (Ad) 
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Members of Congress were actively trading during the tariff-induced stock market meltdown, and the action was bipartisan. Members of both houses and from both sides of the aisle bought and sold just before, on the day of, and in the two weeks following the April 2nd worse-than-worst-case bo... Read the Full Story |
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Stocks | | | U.S. stocks fell Wednesday after Nvidia warned new restrictions on exports to China will chisel billions of dollars off its results, while companies around the world said President Donald Trump’s trade war is clouding forecasts for how they and the economy will do this year. The S&P 500 sank 2... Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | | China's economy expanded at a 5.4% annual pace in January-March, the government said Wednesday, supported by strong exports ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump’s rapid increases in tariffs on Chinese products.With the trade war clouding the outlook, analysts are forecasting that the world’s second ... Read the Full Story |
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From Our Partners | | Tariffs and trade tensions are back in the headlines, and while many are focused on the risks, smart investors know there’s also opportunity.
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At a time when investors are looking for growth wherever they can get it, CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: CRWD) stock is up 7% in the last month and over 10% in 2025. And if analysts are correct, CrowdStrike still has plenty of room to run. That’s because cybersecurity remains a mu... Read the Full Story |
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During volatile markets, investors seek safety and defense in the consumer staples sector as necessities like food, health and hygiene products become the top priorities.
There’s also a psychological element at play: consumers gravitate toward familiar household brands they’ve trusted... Read the Full Story |
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BigBear.ai Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: BBAI), an AI-powered decision intelligence provider, has seen its stock price drop since its early March earnings report, with shares falling nearly 20% to around $2.69.
This extends a year-to-date (YTD) loss of approximately 39%, erasing earlier gains and leavi... Read the Full Story |
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The wild market volatility being driven by Trump tariffs and trade wars has caused many fundamentally strong stocks to get dumped along with the weak ones. This indiscriminate and disjointed selling always presents opportunities to get in on strong companies at lower prices.
One such company... Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | | A consumer advocacy group filed a lawsuit this week to block insurers from charging California customers for $500 million in costs associated with the deadly Los Angeles fires. California's insurance commission in February ordered insurers doing business in California to provide $1 billion to the FA... Read the Full Story |
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Tech | | | The Trump administration has granted nearly 70 coal-fired power plants a two-year exemption from federal requirements to reduce emissions of toxic chemicals such as mercury, arsenic and benzene.A list quietly posted as of Tuesday on the Environmental Protection Agency's website lists 47 power provid... Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | | A Texas judge on Tuesday threw out a federal rule that would have capped credit card late fees after officials with President Donald Trump's administration and a coalition of major banking groups agreed that the rule was illegal.The ruling by U.S. District Judge Mark Pittman in Fort Worth came a day... Read the Full Story |
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