Know What's Happening in Large Cap Stocks
Know What's Happening in Large Cap Stocks
Qualcomm launches $20 billion buyback and lifts dividend to $0.92
Qualcomm unveiled a $20 billion share repurchase program and raised its quarterly dividend to $0.92 per share, aiming to bolster investor confidence as its smartphone business faces challenges.
The S&P 500’s mega‑cap companies posted record‑high profit margins in Q4 2025, driven by strong pricing power and cost efficiencies. However, the earnings releases also revealed a sharp rise in C‑suite compensation and related overhead, outpacing earnings growth. Analysts note that while headline margins look "magnificent," the expanding executive expense base could erode future profitability. The juxtaposition highlights a tension between shareholder returns and escalating internal costs.
FII's sold -972 Cr. DII's Bought Heavily +1666 Cr. It's been more than a year and nifty is trying to survive with the help of DII's only But without FII's, our portfolio will remain down and -ve 🔻 @champ_trader
Nifty Prediction For Tomorrow 17 February 2026 By Rohit Srivastava | Indiacharts The nifty could not go below this support range, which was 25,450, and we managed to bounce back from there, hitting the gap zone, the island that we...
Indian Inc delivered a 7% year‑on‑year profit rise in Q3, marking the seventh straight quarter of single‑digit PAT growth for the Nifty 50 – the longest streak since mid‑2020. Earnings were led by State Bank of India, Tata Steel, HDFC...
This chart captures the 2 most important themes in the Stockmarket right now. 1. Global vs US rotation 2. Top in tech stocks For the past 17-years US Tech stocks have dominated global markets, but that is starting to change... https://t.co/6DhUXusR6C
Rotation away from S&P500 (flat on the year) into other assets like foreign stocks, US value, etc up 10-15% seems to be accelerating...
The benchmark Sensex jumped roughly 650 points to end the session above 83,000, sparking a broad market rally. Nine BSE 200 constituents—spanning steel, banking, telecom infrastructure, pharmaceuticals and finance—each breached their 52‑week highs, marking the strongest yearly performance for these stocks....
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A few interesting mkt observations YTD: the sector outperformers are led by the smallest weightings in $SPX while the Mag 7 is -7%, $WMT is +12% vs software -22% and $AMZN down 9 days in a row - 1st time...
In this episode Dave breaks down Amazon’s near‑10% stock plunge, contrasting it with an 8% e‑commerce growth rate and record‑high AWS revenue. He examines the factors behind the dip, including aggressive 2026 capital spending and investor skepticism about AI initiatives...
Asia is up 8 weeks in a row and just closed the week at the highest levels ever, again. https://t.co/hobmUg9TXF
#BKS Update mixed really. Lots of positive stuff but Cash down and H1 Revenue light. The high p/e it used to sit on is 'normalising'. Lot to like but perhaps it can go lower. I don't hold.
Arqiva, the UK's sole national digital terrestrial TV and radio infrastructure provider, faces financial uncertainty as major shareholders reassess their stakes. Macquarie has divested its 26.5% holding, while Digital 9 Infrastructure (DGI9) is reviewing its 51.8% share and may write off...
Singapore’s market closed almost flat on Monday ahead of the Chinese New Year break, with the Straits Times Index edging up 0.02% to 4,938.58 points. Export data showed non‑oil domestic exports rose 9.3% year‑on‑year in January, missing Bloomberg’s 12% forecast...
Treasury Wine Estates’ push back into China has been derailed by a government crackdown on extravagant banquets and tighter grey‑market controls. The winemaker announced it will pull 400,000 cases from China and 500,000 from the United States to regain pricing...
In this episode, host Michelle Martin breaks down Singapore's Budget 2026, highlighting Prime Minister Lawrence Wong's AI‑centric growth plan and its implications for local equities and AI‑infrastructure stocks. She then shifts focus to China, evaluating the prospects of EV leaders...
The Straits Times Index broke the 5,000‑point barrier on Feb 12 as Finance Minister Lawrence Wong presented Budget 2026, confirming JPMorgan’s bullish target from last year. The milestone follows a series of equity‑market reforms, including a S$1.5 billion top‑up to the Financial Sector...
Tesla’s January 2026 registrations fell sharply across Europe, with sales in the UK down 55%, Germany 59%, the Netherlands 81% and Norway 93% versus 2024. Across 13 markets, total units were roughly 49.5% lower than two years earlier and 23%...
Eaton Corporation (ETN) posted strong fourth‑quarter earnings and a robust order backlog, prompting analysts to raise price targets. RBC lifted its target to $407 and kept an Outperform rating, while Morgan Stanley increased its target to $425 with an Overweight...
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) saw its stock retreat about 28.8% from a recent $267 peak after a mixed quarterly earnings release, yet analysts remain optimistic. Revenue surged 34% YoY to $10.3 billion, driven by strong sales of EPYC server CPUs, Ryzen...
Just complete global domination from Israeli stocks ever since October 2023. New all-time highs once again this week. https://t.co/noTTZ7CotJ
13F nonsense Look at all these sophisticated investors dumping $IBIT in Q4. Are they just dumb noobs to crypto with paper hands or perhaps they were unwinding short $MSTR long IBIT trades. And taking massive profits. https://t.co/6VVrnNnB6Z
Casio (6952 JP) is entering a turnaround phase, now trading at a 1.0× enterprise‑value‑to‑sales multiple. The valuation suggests the market sees modest growth potential after recent operational improvements. Management has outlined cost‑cutting measures, new product launches in the G‑Shock line, and...
In this episode, Goldman Sachs discusses the growing pains in the quantitative investing space, while Carlyle warns that AI exposure has become oversized across many portfolios. Scott Bessent revisits his earlier stance on Warsh’s balance sheet reduction, indicating a potential...
The episode examines the recent collapse in free cash flow among the MAG7—Microsoft, Apple, Google (Alphabet), Amazon, and Meta—highlighting how their once robust cash generation has sharply deteriorated. It explores the drivers behind this decline, including macroeconomic headwinds, higher capital...
David and Ian examine why the S&P 500 remains stuck in a narrow trading range, highlighting the gap between the index’s headline performance and the average returns of its individual constituents. They explore market breadth and sentiment, noting a persistent...
Infosys ADRs rebounded on Friday, jumping 4% to a intraday high of $14.77, while Wipro ADRs rose 2.2% to $2.33 despite a weakening Nasdaq and soft domestic IT trading. The broader U.S. market slipped, with the Nasdaq down 0.9% and...
Spotify's Q4 2025 earnings beat expectations, driving a sharp rebound in its stock price. Revenue grew 13% YoY to €? and gross margin hit 33.1%, delivering €1.17 billion in net income and EPS of €4.43, well above forecasts. Monthly active users rose...
TF1 Group posted 2025 revenue of €2.297 bn, a 2.5% decline driven by a softening advertising market, especially in Q4. Media division revenue fell 4.5% to €1.921 bn while Studio TF1 grew 9.2% to €376 million. The digital platform TF1+ delivered a 35.8% jump...
Agnico Eagle reported record 2025 gold reserves of 55.4 million ounces, a 2.1% rise, while net income surged 135% to $4.46 billion. Production hit 3.45 million ounces, meeting its target, and the company lifted its quarterly dividend to $0.45 per share. Exploration...
T‑Mobile US posted 962,000 post‑paid net adds in Q4 2025, keeping it ahead of AT&T and close to Verizon, though slightly below analyst expectations. The carrier’s earnings call, led by new CEO Srini Gopalan, emphasized steady wireless momentum while hinting at...
Hindustan Unilever reported a 30% YoY drop in Q3 profit from continuing operations, falling to Rs 2,188 crore, while total net profit surged 121% to Rs 6,603 crore due to one‑off portfolio transformation gains. Revenue from continuing operations rose 5.6% YoY to Rs 16,441 crore and...
The DOW has fallen below 50,000 today. $1 trillion was wiped out from the US stock market. No one tell Pam Bondi.
Indexes look stable, but leadership is shifting. Value, cyclicals, and small caps are quietly taking the baton from mega-cap growth. This isn’t speculation; it’s a broadening market demanding cash flow and balance-sheet strength.
Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL) reported a 4% year‑on‑year sales‑volume increase in the December quarter, ending a period of flat growth. Operating margin slipped 70 basis points to 23.3% after labour‑code charges, yet stayed above the company’s 22‑23% guidance. Net profit...
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Shares of Tata Consultancy Services are seeing their worst drop since the GFC nearly 20 years ago. Share prices -40% from the peak https://t.co/L98zqUFch3
Chipotle Mexican Grill reported its worst year on record, with same‑store sales slipping 2% in 2025 after a 7.4% gain the prior year. Net income held steady at $1.5 billion, while the stock fell 37% over the past twelve months. The...
Wild market. We haven't seen anything like this since the dotcom bubble burst. Over the last 8 sessions, 115 stocks in the S&P 500 have decline 7% or more in a single day. The average drawdown when that happens is...
Tough session today. $SPX opened higher but rolled over hard. $AAPL -5% $CSCO -12% and the VIX closed back above 20. Meanwhile utilities and staples pushed higher. I walk through the key support levels and what breaks the trend next:...
Suzano SA surged to a 52‑week high of $11.22, closing up 13.5% at $11.18 after reporting a dramatic swing to profitability. Net income jumped to R$13.4 billion in 2023 from a R$7.04 billion loss the prior year, while revenues rose 6% to...
The big issue is Tech Stocks have peaked, are on technically shaky ground ---AND this is coming from a starting point of stretched Valuations. https://t.co/3QKdtdJm7n
Worst sell-off in this logistics/tech company since 1998 (LTCM & Russian Debt Crisis) $EXPD Bigger than Tariffs, March 2020, 2008. AI Fears https://t.co/pSckCN9oYm
Globalfoundries swung from a $262 million loss in 2024 to an $888 million profit in 2025, posting a 439 percent year‑on‑year earnings improvement. Revenue grew only 1 percent to $6.79 billion, highlighting higher‑margin contracts and cost efficiencies as the profit drivers. The fourth‑quarter profit of...
Adyen’s shares tumbled up to 20% after the payments firm issued a 2026 net‑revenue growth outlook of 20%‑22%, falling short of analysts’ 22.8% expectation. In the second half of 2025 the company posted 17% year‑on‑year net‑revenue growth to €1.27 billion, while...
51% of gains in Korea’s world-beating stock market come from just two stocks. The other 834 stocks account for the rest of net points contribution. https://t.co/1gO0xNXweZ
Relx posted FY2025 revenue of £9.59 bn, a 7% increase, with operating profit climbing to £3.03 bn and earnings per share rising to 112.6p. The company also raised its full‑year dividend to 67.5p and completed £1.5 bn of share buybacks. These results arrived...
The episode examines Grab’s turnaround from losses to a US$268 million profit, its US$500 million share buyback, and investor concerns about growth and the US$425 million Stash Financial acquisition. It also breaks down Singapore’s 2026 budget, highlighting AI initiatives, tighter CDC payouts, and...
The S&P 500 Equal Weight Index is outperforming the S&P 500 this year by the largest margin since **1992** (YTD) --Dow Jones Market Data https://t.co/6EV9smAqNP
The episode reviews a rough day for tech stocks, with the QQQ index up modestly while most internet and software names slump amid an accelerating AI narrative. Host Citrini describes an "AI Disruption Discount" hitting vertical SaaS, ad platforms, and...
