Google and Tesla Boost Capex: 8 Key Items Shaping the Stock Market Thursday
Inflation pressures build, AMD’s chip event, United Rentals crushes it, and other headlines are moving stocks this morning.
Oil Climbs; AMD Takes Stage; Google, Other Big Earnings on Tap
Iran fighting rages on; Advanced Micro Devices showcases at AI event; GM, Alphabet, IBM, Tesla, Lockheed Martin and American Express among names reporting.
Nasdaq 100 Passes Technical Test; Semis’ Tough Week; Iran Spat Calms?
Let’s dive into the charts and why they point to a possible a.m. tech rally; look down at ON Semiconductor, Arm Holdings and Qualcomm; and check the latest on Iran.
Micron’s Mega Move; Banks’ Clean Bill of Health; Wendy’s … Wow!
Micron blows away expectations, boosting storage trade; banks pass stress test, Lockheed locks up defense deal and, wow, Wendy’s!
Is This Just the Latest Example of Algorithmic Overshoot?
Let’s get real about South Korea’s wild market swings, a new ADR listing, oil’s decline, the DJIA, and what I’m seeing from the S&P 500.
Quantum Computing Stocks Hit Hard
Quantum computing stocks sold off hard on Wednesday ahead of the Quantinuum IPO at the Nasdaq Market Site on Thursday. Quantinuum, which is majority owned by Honeywell ($HON), will officially begin trading later today under the ticker symbol “QNT.”
On Wednesday, Infleqtion ($INFQ) gave up 12.4%, Rigetti Computing ($RGTI) gave back 10.4%, and D-Wave Quantum ($QBTS) surrendered 7.9%. Even the mighty IBM ($IBM) lost 7.2%.
Last night, Quantinuum announced that it has raised $1.68 billion in its initial public offering after pricing 28 million shares at $60 apiece.
I will be adding to my long position in IBM (still up 31.6%) at some point this morning.
Positions: Long IBM equity.
A Lower High for New Highs?
Today saw a rise in new highs on the NYSE, but there were still about 20% fewer than just two weeks ago.