Earnings Season Tests AI Rally: 5 Key Questions for Investors
Earnings James Calloway

Earnings Season Tests AI Rally: 5 Key Questions for Investors

AI-related stocks face a crucial earnings test as chip indexes slip into bear market territory despite strong overall profit growth. Key questions loom over capital expenditure and demand.

GOOGL TSLA INTC NVDA TXN SOXQ SPY QQQ GLD USO
Small Caps Lead but Market Breadth Weakens; S&P 500 Falls to 7,457.69
Markets Daniel Marsh

Small Caps Lead but Market Breadth Weakens; S&P 500 Falls to 7,457.69

Small caps led the Nasdaq by 2.4 percentage points last week, but both indexes declined. The S&P 500 fell 1.55% to 7,457.69, with market breadth weak.

GOOGL INTC TSLA STT SPY IWM QQQ XLE GLD USO
CSL Recovers A$16 Billion from Low, Underperforms Plasma Peers
Markets Daniel Marsh

CSL Recovers A$16 Billion from Low, Underperforms Plasma Peers

CSL shares have climbed 37% from their low, adding A$16 billion in value, but last week's 0.35% rise trailed plasma sector rivals Grifols and Takeda.

CSL
SoundHound AI Merger Analysis: Revenue Growth and Margin Improvement
Analysis Daniel Marsh

SoundHound AI Merger Analysis: Revenue Growth and Margin Improvement

SoundHound AI closed at $6.27 on Friday, down 5.6% for the week. Preliminary merger data reveals a 108% increase in revenue per basic share.

SOUN LPSN
Nvidia Defies Chip Rout as Analysts Lift Earnings Forecasts
Technology Sarah Chen

Nvidia Defies Chip Rout as Analysts Lift Earnings Forecasts

Nvidia dropped 3.9% last week but beat the chip index by 6.1 percentage points. Analysts boosted FY2027 and FY2028 EPS estimates, pointing to improving earnings per dollar.

NVDA AAPL GOOGL INTC BAC
Nebius Stock Tumbles 19% Despite $775 Million GPU-Backed Loan
Markets Daniel Marsh

Nebius Stock Tumbles 19% Despite $775 Million GPU-Backed Loan

Nebius shares plunged 19% even after finalizing a $775 million loan secured by deployed GPUs and customer cash flows.

NBIS CRWV IREN MSFT META GOOGL BE
AtaiBeckley Shares Reflect Merger CVR Valued at 19% of Par
Markets Daniel Marsh

AtaiBeckley Shares Reflect Merger CVR Valued at 19% of Par

AtaiBeckley shares surged 39.7% last week to $7.22, with the merger CVR valued at $0.47, representing 18.8% of its $2.50 maximum payout.

ATAI LLY BCS JEF
Magnificent Seven Face AI Profit Margin Squeeze as Earnings Season Begins
Earnings James Calloway

Magnificent Seven Face AI Profit Margin Squeeze as Earnings Season Begins

The Magnificent Seven's earnings growth advantage over the S&P 500's other 493 companies has narrowed from 45.8 to 8.3 points, intensifying focus on their AI spending.

AAPL MSFT GOOGL AMZN NVDA META TSLA FDS
Oil Price Surge of 16% Rattles S&P 500 Amid Iran Tensions and Inflation Fears
Markets Daniel Marsh

Oil Price Surge of 16% Rattles S&P 500 Amid Iran Tensions and Inflation Fears

A 16% surge in crude oil prices, fueled by Iran tensions, puts pressure on the S&P 500 as inflation worries mount. Fed rate hike odds climb to 65% by September.

SPY USO GOOGL TSLA INTC
Big Tech Trio Faces $6 Trillion Test as Earnings Season Intensifies
Earnings James Calloway

Big Tech Trio Faces $6 Trillion Test as Earnings Season Intensifies

Alphabet, Tesla, and Intel, with a combined $6.03 trillion valuation, report earnings this week, testing market resilience after a volatile week for tech and chip stocks.

GOOGL TSLA INTC
AI Earnings in Focus as Wall Street Eyes Spending Signals
Markets Daniel Marsh

AI Earnings in Focus as Wall Street Eyes Spending Signals

U.S. stocks slipped last week even as 90% of early reporters beat forecasts. This week, AI spending and geopolitical risks take center stage.

GOOGL TSLA INTC TXN GM AXP SPY QQQ GLD SLV USO
Chip Sector Rout Tests Earnings Season Resilience
Markets Daniel Marsh

Chip Sector Rout Tests Earnings Season Resilience

Wall Street faces a test this week after a semiconductor selloff erased 10% from chip stocks, even as 90% of early S&P 500 reporters beat estimates. AI investment and demand will be scrutinized.

GOOGL TSLA INTC AXP SPY QQQ SMH XLK XLE USO GLD