Foxconn posts 30% revenue surge as AI demand spikes
Foxconn reported first‑quarter revenue of T$2.13 trillion (≈$66.6 billion), a 29.7% year‑over‑year increase, driven by strong AI‑related product demand. March alone set a record with revenue of T$803.7 billion (≈$25.1 billion), up 45.6% YoY, while the company warned of geopolitical headwinds.
Wedbush Securities reaffirmed its "outperform" rating on Apple and kept a $350 price target, citing a sweeping product launch that bolsters its AI hardware ambitions. The new M5 Pro and M5 Max chips, built on a Fusion Architecture, promise more than four‑times the peak graphics performance for AI tasks versus the M4 generation. Apple also broadened its Mac portfolio with Air, Neo and higher‑priced Pro models while refreshing iPhone 17e, iPad Air and Studio Displays. Wedbush projects FY2026 earnings of $8.50 per share and revenue of $461 billion, rising to $9.27 and $481 billion the following year.

At the same time, the equal-weighted price index remains in a solid uptrend and unlike its cap-weighted sibling is not over its skis from a trend perspective. The broader market is well-grounded from a price, breadth, earnings, and valuation perspective. It’s the...

As of yesterday, the S&P 500 has a three-month negative return. However, more than half of large cap stocks are up 5% or more over the last three months & 38% have advanced 10% or more. We'd have to go back...
Medical apparel maker FIGS has surged 260% over the past year, trading above $17—a four‑year high. The rally follows Q4 2025 earnings that showed a 33% revenue jump to $200 million and strong international growth, prompting several analysts to lift price...

🔴THIS IS INSANE: South Korean equity funds saw $3.7 BILLION in inflows last week, bringing the year-to-date total to a record $21 BILLION. The vast majority of these flows were driven by retail investors. Meanwhile, the Korean KOSPI index has CRATERED -24% from...
MARKET PANIC WITHOUT FOLLOW-THROUGH Just 24 hours ago, fear was dominating sentiment. Many commentators were predicting a market crash after $SPY opened below the key $675 level, briefly falling to around $669. However, the market quickly proved those fears wrong. Instead of...
Solar stocks rallied sharply as SolarEdge and Enphase posted strong Q4 2025 results. SolarEdge reported a 70% revenue jump, 23.3% non‑GAAP gross margin and $43.3 million free cash flow, while Enphase delivered EPS of 71 cents and a 46.1% margin. Both...
U.S.–Iran hostilities and renewed Trump tariff threats pushed the S&P 500, Nasdaq and Dow below their 50‑day moving averages, deepening market volatility. The IBD Breakout Opportunities ETF (BOUT) gapped down, testing its 10‑week average, while individual breakout candidates like Ubiquiti, Motorola...

Blackstone’s flagship private credit fund is experiencing a wave of redemptions, marking one of the sharpest outflows in the private‑credit space this year. The fund’s investors have withdrawn roughly 5% of assets within a few weeks, prompting concerns over liquidity...
Vertiv Holdings' shares jumped nearly 37% in February after the company posted a robust Q4 2025 report and issued 2026 guidance that far exceeded Wall Street expectations. Revenue rose 23% YoY to $2.88 billion, while adjusted EPS increased 37% to $1.36,...
Adidas reported a robust sales surge in 2025, propelling net profit up 67 percent. The company credited the growth to heightened consumer demand across its footwear and apparel ranges. Executives highlighted a renewed focus on "strategic discipline," encompassing tighter cost...
The article warns that the AI‑driven bull market, which has lifted the S&P 500 88.5% since early 2023, could end if AI data‑center spending wanes. It highlights more than $600 billion in cloud‑infrastructure capex this year and the resulting boost to GDP...
BlackRock’s 2026 outlook shifts focus from AI chip makers to the energy firms powering AI data centers, citing a projected thirty‑fold rise in U.S. power consumption through 2035. The firm highlights three stocks—Bloom Energy, Constellation Energy, and GE Vernova—as top...
NuScale Power’s small modular reactor (SMR) stock is trading near its 52‑week low, down more than 75% from its October 2025 peak. The company retains a unique first‑mover advantage as the sole NRC‑approved SMR design, bolstered by a partnership with...

The Senate is advancing a bipartisan housing bill that would bar institutional investors from holding rental single‑family homes longer than seven years, requiring them to sell any newly built units to individuals. The proposal, championed by President Trump, Senate Banking...
Axis Bank announced it will serve as Tesla's preferred financing partner in India, becoming the first lender to provide loan tenures up to 10 years for premium electric vehicles. The partnership will roll out across major metros and emerging EV...

Hua Medicine announced that its glucokinase activator dorzagliatin, marketed as MYHOMSIS®, received marketing approval from Hong Kong’s Department of Health under the “1+” regulatory pathway. The drug, the world’s first‑in‑class GKA, targets the root cause of glucose dysregulation in Type 2 diabetes...
Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr is leveraging his crisis‑management experience to improve margins, centralise the group and expand long‑haul capacity. After a 60% share‑price rise since early 2025, the airline posted its best punctuality in a decade with over 80% on‑time...
Indian equities deepened their decline on Tuesday as fragile sentiment and weaker-than-expected third‑quarter earnings weighed on the market. CIO Srinivas Rao Ravuri highlighted that forward earnings multiples sit around 19‑times, which he finds comfortable but not compelling. He favoured domestic‑driven...
Gujarat Gas announced a 50% cut in gas supplies to industrial customers after the US‑Iran conflict disrupted regasified LNG imports, sending its shares down 4% to Rs 382 on the BSE. The company, which sources roughly 70% of its gas from...

*CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIGGERED AFTER S. KOREA'S KOSPI PLUNGES 8% *KOREA'S KOSPI EXTENDS DROP TO 10% AFTER TRADING RESUMES The chart shows that the South Korean KOSPI stock index has doubled since last August (green) and has already corrected 17% from Friday's high...

Everyone is watching the Dow recover 800 points off its lows. Nobody is watching IWM. Down 1.7%. Hit $253 intraday. Back to November levels. Small caps don't lie. They don't have buyback programs to prop them up. The canary is choking. https://t.co/N8FcBwc8lA

Endeavour Group’s half‑year earnings show a 17.1% drop in net profit to $247 million despite a modest 0.2% rise in retail sales to $5.5 billion. The decline stems from an aggressive low‑price strategy that squeezed the retail drinks gross margin down 84...
$SPX up about double $RSP and 57% of large cap stocks are advancing this morning. Large cap growth leading the drive, up 1.28% compared to LC Value up 0.31%.

Chart from Sunday's Thrasher Analytics note.... While the S&P 500 has stagnated due to the poor performance of mega caps and specifically the Mag 7, the average performance of large cap stocks has been strong and is up double that of...
Broadcom reported record Q4 2025 results and set an aggressive Q1 2026 outlook, driven by explosive AI semiconductor demand. Consolidated revenue reached $18 billion, up 28% YoY, with AI revenue climbing 74% to $6.5 billion and an AI‑related order backlog exceeding $73 billion....

$spx futures -3 as today settles out a bit after $spy hit $669 and reclaimed $675 to get home back on the range https://t.co/NY794d92MH
Chemicals $LYB February: $58 December: $42 *Sell-side research analysts across Wall Street., scrambling to upgrade to buy from sell / hold.
Miller Industries reported a strong rebound in Q4 bookings, up 42% sequentially and 35% year‑over‑year to $540 million, signaling early demand recovery, especially in North America. Despite this, revenue fell to $923 million and the company posted a $16 million adjusted operating loss,...

Korea’s KOSPI index could enter a bear market after just 3 days.. index is down 18% now from last Thursday’s close 😱 https://t.co/mh7dDzAwFg
Odd stat of the day: the $SPX has closed ABOVE its intra-day midpoint in 11/12 days. It's down a net 50 bps over that time span.

Software equities outperformed semiconductors sharply, driving the IGV‑SOX performance spread to a 10‑year high of 14.70% on a six‑day rolling basis. This marks the largest spread since the index’s inception, with only six days in the past decade exceeding a...
If Trade Desk has not felt rising competition yet, just wait. $TTD $AMZN The LightShed Podcast, Ep. 303. With @BrandoLightShed and @WaltLightShed https://t.co/CI8LQ71sUY
CrowdStrike just delivered a record FY26, capped by a blockbuster Q4. 🔒 $5.25B ending ARR - the ONLY pure-play software cyber company to cross $5B 📈 $331M net new ARR in Q4, all-time record, up 47% YoY. 💰 $1.24B FY26 free cash flow....

Equity exchange‑traded funds recorded $110 billion of net inflows in February, according to FactSet data. Vanguard’s S&P 500 ETF (VOO) topped the list with $17 billion, followed by Invesco’s equal‑weight S&P 500 ETF (RSP) at $5.6 billion. Other top performers included Vanguard’s international (VXUS) and...

Intriguing, $ACWI (and $28b old dog ETF I rarely think about) saw record volume today. Maybe bc it fell 2%, which is bad but not Code Red.. my guess is a model rotated out of it. We've seen a lot...

Given this week’s early price action, the $SPX now is testing the lower boundary of its latest trading range — what we classify as a trading box. As most readers know, we view these ranges as important reference points for risk...

Sea Ltd (NYSE: SE) missed fourth‑quarter earnings expectations as higher operating costs and a slower GMV growth outlook weighed on the e‑commerce giant. The stock fell 16.9% to $87.43, extending a 30.7% YTD decline and approaching its 52‑week low. Options...
AutoZone reported an 8.1% rise in Q2 fiscal 2026 net sales to $4.3 billion, driven by a 5.2% increase in same‑store sales. Despite the top‑line growth, net income slipped to $468.9 million, and earnings per share fell to $27.63 from $28.29 a...
Market volatility driven by Middle‑East tensions has pushed equities lower across regions, but the pullback has created attractive entry points for high‑quality mega‑cap tech. The author highlights Alphabet, Meta Platforms, and Amazon as the most compelling opportunities within the Magnificent...

Global markets are at or near all-time highs, supported by strong earnings growth around the world. The rest of the world is outperforming the US on a combination of better earnings growth, competitive payout ratios, and lower valuations. As such,...

The $SPX is still below the gamma flip. That keeps us in negative gamma, meaning volatility can expand, and rallies can fade fast.

Central Retail Corporation Plc (CRC) posted a 6% drop in core profit to 7.43 billion baht for 2025, even as total revenue rose 4% to 253 billion baht. The fourth quarter showed a 17% profit increase to 2.73 billion baht, driven by strong...
Good recovery in Gift Nifty 24145 to 24400+ 250 point up from day low. #usiran #GIFTNIFTY
there are 32 large-cap stocks hitting the 52-week new highs list today... there are 14 large-cap stocks hitting the 52-week new lows list... #FinanciallyINsync #HighLowShow #marketUpdate #investing

The Nasdaq‑100’s fourth‑quarter 2025 earnings fell 0.3 % below consensus, marking a second consecutive quarter of modest results after years of strong beats. Investors are pricing in an aggressive 30 % EPS growth outlook for the next twelve months, making it increasingly...
$igv held $80 and made a higher low like many Software names including $msft $now $orcl. For tactical Cash flow
Yes. Pretty amazing that $spy reclaimed $675 to relieve some pressure. Now it’s $682+ to manage

SoFi Technologies posted a record $1 billion in fourth‑quarter revenue and double‑digit growth across fee‑based lines, yet its shares have slumped roughly one‑third since the start of 2026. The company’s 2026 outlook projects 30% year‑over‑year member growth, $4.655 billion in net revenue...
Joining @CNBCTheExchange in an hour to discuss market volatility, $SPX, and what the pullback in former leaders like $MU signals for semis #fairleadstrategies