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.
Exelon Corporation reported full‑year adjusted EPS of $2.77 and GAAP EPS of $2.73, topping the midpoint of its guidance thanks to favorable weather and regulatory outcomes. The utility announced a $41.3 billion capital plan through 2029, with more than 70% earmarked for transmission upgrades. Management set 2026 earnings guidance at $2.81‑$2.91 per share, reflecting over 6% growth versus the prior year, and reaffirmed a 5% annual dividend increase. Strong credit metrics and a disciplined financing mix support the company’s growth trajectory and customer‑affordability focus.
Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) posted Q4 2025 adjusted revenue of $2.7 billion, up 6.3% year‑over‑year, and lifted its full‑year revenue growth outlook to 5.4‑5.7%. Adjusted EBITDA margin expanded to 41.8% with a sequential 200‑basis‑point improvement, while free cash flow conversion...
Xenia Hotels & Resorts reported a Q3 2025 net loss of $13.7 million while generating $42.2 million of adjusted EBITDAre and 23 cents adjusted FFO per share, an 8% YoY decline. Same‑property RevPAR was flat, but excluding the Houston market the portfolio saw...
Nvidia’s stock is hovering near a 24‑times forward‑earnings multiple, its cheapest level in almost a year, as investors await the FY2026 earnings release. The company posted $130 billion in revenue last year, a 114% year‑over‑year surge, and maintains gross margins above...

Global equity indexes show mixed year‑to‑date performance as of February 23 2026. Japan’s Nikkei 225 leads with a 12.9% rise, followed by the UK’s FTSE 100 (+7.6%) and Canada’s TSX (+6.5%). In contrast, India’s BSE SENSEX records the largest decline at –2.3%. The watchlist also...

Learnings and conclusions from this week’s charts: 1. Bullish rotation remains in play. 2. Tech stocks still look troubled. 3. AI spillovers are helping (already bullish) commodities. 4. Newspaper stocks present a case-study in disruption. 5. Commodity stocks (as a group) look good. Overall, the US...

Ryman Hospitality Properties reported record Q4 and full‑year 2025 results, posting $737.8 million in quarterly revenue and $2.6 billion for the year. Adjusted EBITDAre rose 18.9% YoY to $224.3 million in Q4 and $794.7 million annually, while net income reached $74.5 million and $247.3 million respectively....

iShares has moved four of its short‑term fixed‑income ETFs—SGOV, SHV, PMMF and GMMF—from the electronic NYSE Arca platform to the NYSE’s hybrid floor model. The funds total roughly $96 billion in assets, with SGOV alone managing $75 billion and attracting about $6 billion of...

HIMS Q4 2025 earnings: • Revenue $618M vs $617M Est. • EPS $0.08 vs $0.05 Est. • Gross Margin: 72% vs 74% Est. • Subscribers: 2.5M (+13% Y/Y) FY26 Guidance • Revenue $2.8B vs $2.7B Est.

France has reversed its plan to close 14 reactors, opting instead to extend its existing fleet and build at least six new EPR2 units. EDF’s preliminary cost estimate for the first six reactors now stands at €72.8 billion, underscoring the scale...
Alphabet has reached an agreement to embed its Gemini AI model in Apple’s upcoming Siri, creating a new licensing revenue stream. Simultaneously, Waymo clarified that its robotaxis are never remotely driven, with remote staff providing only high‑level guidance to address...
Go to @HalftimeReport archives on $IBM recommendations (-$30 and -12%) Last sale $228 1. January 21, 2026 $295 and January 29, 2026 $308 Malcolm 2. Slink continuous over last six months (multiple prices, all much higher than last sale) Not ad hominem. That...
Apple’s stock has outperformed the broader tech market, rising about 17% over the past six months while the Nasdaq‑100 and AI‑heavy peers lagged. Bloomberg research shows Apple’s correlation with the Nasdaq‑100 has fallen to its lowest level since 2006, suggesting...

The Nasdaq‑100 has slipped about 1.8 % year‑to‑date, yet it still boasts an 82 % gain over the past five years, prompting investors to question tech’s short‑term outlook. Bank of America stresses that the sector’s fundamentals remain strong, citing a 23.33 % return...
Apple’s App Store revenue accelerated in February, posting a 9% year‑over‑year increase, according to Morgan Stanley. The growth represents a 230‑basis‑point acceleration from January and puts quarter‑to‑date revenue up 7.5%, just shy of the firm’s 8% March‑quarter forecast. The boost...
Evercore ISI projects Microsoft’s free cash flow to grow 5% in 2026 while hyperscaler capital spending jumps 58% to over $700 billion. In contrast, Amazon, Google, Meta and Oracle are expected to see FCF declines, whereas Nvidia and Apple are forecast...

The TMT Breakout newsletter flagged a slate of tech stocks as buyside "bogeys" for the week, highlighting DOCN, WDAY, CRM, SNOW, NVDA, INTU, CRWV and DELL. Nvidia’s earnings season remains the focal point, with its laterals shifting sharply and setting...
Societe Generale announced a €1 billion capital decrease on 23 February 2026 by cancelling 15,170,791 treasury shares. The move reduces the bank’s share capital to €939.65 million, representing 751.7 million ordinary shares. In parallel, the bank reported that 34.3% of its €1.462 billion 2025‑2026 share‑buy‑back programme...
Shell plc announced on 23 February 2026 that it repurchased 1,028,319 of its own shares for cancellation, executing trades on six European venues. The GBP‑denominated purchases (LSE, Chi‑X, BATS) were made at volume‑weighted average prices around £29.54 per share, while...

The rollercoaster ride continues… The S&P 500 has lost over $650 BILLION in market cap so far today, down 1.06%. The index is now negative YTD once again 🔻
Retail giant Walmart announced a $30 billion share buyback, its largest ever, representing about 3.1% of its $980 billion market value, while reporting 24% YoY e‑commerce growth and a 5% dividend increase. Ride‑hailing firm Lyft unveiled a $1 billion repurchase plan, equal to...

Russell 2000 $IWM slightly ahead of Nasdaq $QQQ since 2000 and now ahead year-on-year. But the path was dramatic. From 2000–2006 → Small caps crushed tech after the dot-com bust Since 2006, small caps have underperformed large-cap growth for two decades, and severely...

Spotify is extending its AI‑powered Prompted Playlists to Premium users in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia and Sweden after earlier tests in New Zealand, the U.S. and Canada. The feature lets listeners generate custom playlists by typing natural‑language prompts that describe...

The software selloff continues, w/cybersecurity stocks particularly hard hit following the release of Anthropic’s Claude Code Security due to fears that this code-focused tool will change the industry. This indicates that there is nowhere to hide when it comes to...
Bank of America upgraded J.M. Smucker to a buy rating, lifting its price target to $130, implying a 17.7% upside from the latest close. The analyst team cited reduced risk from the 2023 Hostess Brands acquisition after the company ended certain...

NextEra Energy, Prologis, and Restaurant Brands International announced dividend increases in February 2026, keeping yields above 2.5%. NextEra boosted its quarterly payout 10% to $0.62, targeting 6% annual dividend growth through 2028, while its regulated utility and renewable segments support...

Wild, the $17b that $IQMM took in on its first day of trading has it leading 1D, 1W and 1M flows instantly and is now 2nd in YTD. ProShares lined up all their funds and bought IQMM for each's cash...
AI winners aren’t who you think. Dell’s margin shift changes the AI narrative. Infrastructure, not software, may drive the next leg of leadership. Most investors are looking the wrong way. Read this: https://t.co/nY4GbIKIfM @graniteshares @willrhind

OpenAI disclosed it now targets roughly $600 billion in compute spend through 2030, a revision from the earlier $1.4 trillion infrastructure commitment that blended CAPEX and OPEX. The company’s push for additional AI‑compute power is hampered by the stalled Stargate joint venture...
We started the week in full risk-off mode. $XLF broke support near 51, $MSFT continues to deteriorate, and $SPX is back testing 6800. Meanwhile gold surged and Bitcoin broke down. I walk through financials, defensive rotation, and key levels ahead of $NVDA. Watch...

$WHR. Typical. Corporate strategy has always been Issue equity when you have to NOT when you can. Stocks down 7% on a forced issuance. $ORCL same story still dumping ATM every day https://t.co/vIGKQDwhZB
Bharti Airtel announced a ₹20,000 crore capital infusion into its non‑banking financial company arm, Airtel Money, to accelerate its digital finance push. The funding is expected to expand the company’s payments, credit and savings offerings across its telecom customer base. Following...
$JPM just raised NII to $104.5B vs $102.9B expectation. Expenses in line. Expects retail deposit growth to resume in 2026 from underlying customer growth and a reduction in yield seeking behavior.

The S&P 500 looks calm, but look under the hood. Software stocks are DOWN ~30%. Defaults are CLIMBING. Private credit is AT RISK. https://t.co/qJPf95n11Z

Freshpet reported Q4 2025 earnings, with shares slipping nearly 4% as Wall Street focuses on slowing sales growth. The company highlighted an expanding pet‑parent market, now 36 million households, and its 4% share of the $38 billion dog‑food sector. Core “MVP” customers—2.4 million...

Another day, another AI scare. A Citrini blog post titled “The 2028 Global Intelligence Crisis” triggered another AI-driven selloff in US equities today. The Goldman Sachs Software At Risk Basket fell 6% today and is now down 33% year to...
Everyone’s chasing what’s crowded at Future Proof. We’re doing the opposite. The next leaders won’t be the names everyone already owns. Off-the-record dinner in Miami on positioning and regime shifts. @JDHatfield_ICAP @InfraCap Details: https://t.co/GgkP75CNl6
Insiders at Amphenol, Royal Caribbean, and Freeport‑McMoRan have sold multi‑million‑dollar stock positions despite recent price rallies. Amphenol CEO Adam Norwitt sold about $76 million after exercising options, yet retains roughly 2.8 million shares. Royal Caribbean executives collectively off‑loaded more than $168 million, including...
there are 78 large-cap stocks hitting the 52-week new highs list today... there are 31 large-cap stocks hitting the 52-week new lows list... #FinanciallyINsync #HighLowShow #marketUpdate #investing
If you want to sell Mastercard on that story, you should probably buy Stablecoin exposure (but markets don't get that)
It's a good thing no one on CNBC is still long $HOOD $APP $JPM $PLTR etc.

ASML Holdings quietly floating higher in a sea of uncertainty seen here on @IBDinvestors MarketSurge. Consistent earnings execution and already up 38% YTD. $ASML #IBDPartner https://t.co/6bDmMq5jpN
Still in as $aapl as it’s giving a great two day move. I just have less now. From $260.50 RDR buy Friday. to $269+ today
Apple returned $106.1 billion to shareholders. While its competitors collectively committed $500 billion+ to AI infrastructure. Sometimes the most strategic AI decision is knowing when not to build. Source: https://t.co/KNtNLIRTOQ
The NYSE Advance-Decline line made new all-time highs on Friday. But the % of stocks on the NYSE above their 200-day moving average made lower highs. And today it's actually hitting new 6-week lows.

Left: what happened to newspaper stocks. Right: what NYT did about it. The product that survived looks nothing like the one that was dying. The software/AI playbook may already exist https://t.co/OL43xsRz6Q

$AXP Daily. Update. Aggressive follow-through lower for AmEx as it follows $MA $V to downside in major credit card space. Major top on cusp of confirming. https://t.co/JJcBjfmOsT
A $1.3T valuation hit so far... Microsoft $MSFT -30% off sale, stock close to unchanged since Q4 2023, "AI revolution."

Plenty of sites give you an earnings calendar. Others give you an AI TLDR of the release. The team at @StockMktTV focuses on what actually matters: how markets react. The Daily Beat breaks down expectations vs reality using a proprietary...

$qqq channel intact. Will today be easy and hold $605ish. Or back to low end of the box and range https://t.co/6H9MUXu9Oo