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.
South Korea's HD Hyundai announced a field test of welding humanoid robots at its shipyards in partnership with U.S. startup Persona AI. The news sent the conglomerate’s shares down 9.23% on the Seoul bourse, while labor unions warned of possible job impacts.
The $SPX now has logged five 1% moves in the last eight sessions, which is a high and dangerous pace. We can see just how different it is versus what happened from January through late February. While we didn’t see...
Aspex Management, which owns more than 9% of Delivery Hero, has sent a letter to the supervisory board demanding CEO Niklas Östberg’s exit and the appointment of a special auditor to investigate a €1.5 billion (≈$1.6 billion) legal liability. The fund set an...
Citi upgraded Ralph Lauren (RL) to Buy from Neutral, lifting its price target to $400, an 18% upside from the latest close. The bank cited strong demand from affluent consumers who continue to spend on luxury apparel despite a choppy...
Apple announced that its Worldwide Developers Conference will take place June 8‑12, 2026, with CEO Tim Cook delivering the opening keynote. The hybrid event will showcase the next generation of operating systems—iOS 27, macOS 27, visionOS 27 and more—while highlighting the company’s AI roadmap.
Centene, the nation’s largest Medicaid insurer, posted a 20% revenue increase to $194.8 billion last year but recorded a $6.7 billion net loss after a massive write‑down tied to the Trump‑backed One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which trims federal Medicaid spending by...
Market strategist Sameer Dalal labeled HDFC Bank a "screaming buy" despite heightened uncertainty in Indian equities. He highlighted the bank's 1.6× price‑to‑book valuation and current 10‑12% earnings growth, arguing the stock offers a meaningful margin of safety. Dalal downplayed governance...
Berkshire Hathaway has confirmed a 22.1% stake in American Express, valued at roughly $45 billion, making the payment‑network its third‑largest holding behind Apple. The move underscores Buffett’s confidence in Amex’s premium model, dividend growth and fee‑revenue tailwinds.
While the leveraged crowd was getting margin called, here's what they left behind. $MSFT at 20x forward. Below the S&P 500. $META at 21x. $GOOG at 23x. Cheapest Mag 7 valuations in years. Earnings still growing 12.5%. The stocks got cheaper. The businesses didn't.
Full Deep Dive Thesis: Is ORCL a BUY at $153? Oracle at $153: Why Wall Street’s $50B CapEx & Debt Panic Just Created a Rare 35% Margin of Safety on a $553 Billion Contracted AI Backlog Recent Institutional Rating Upgrades: • JP Morgan...
NorthCrest Asset Management LLC increased its Netflix holding by 81,975 shares in Q4, bringing its position to 85,727 shares valued at roughly $7.84 million. The move follows a wave of institutional activity, with funds such as Nordea, Norges Bank and Laurel...
🔴 Dow swings 1,600 points after Trump pauses Iran oil strikes - but the Strait of Hormuz risk isn't gone Oil. Gold. Rate hikes. I break it all down. Are you buying or selling into this move? Let me know below 👇 $DOW...
Poste Italiane has submitted a €10.8 billion offer to acquire Telecom Italia, Italy’s largest fixed‑line operator. The postal group already controls 27.3% of TIM after buying shares from former major shareholder Vivendi. TIM’s fixed‑line network has already been sold to a...
🇺🇸 The positive correlation between the “Magnificent Seven” stocks and the S&P 500 index has disappeared again. https://t.co/Aq6mZl2Tcn
The notion US stocks have yet to price in a dramatic war escalation makes sense. The S&P 500’s down just 6% from the peak. We’ve seen mediocre earnings, eco reports trigger deeper declines than the one we have currently https://t.co/esTq56VbOq
Hudson Bay Capital Management LP added 41,748 shares of Coca‑Cola, lifting its holding to 70,075 shares valued at $4.65 million—a 147.4% increase in the third quarter. The purchase follows Coca‑Cola's earnings beat and a dividend raise, underscoring institutional optimism in the...
Mirabella Financial Services LLP added 49,930 Apple shares in Q3, lifting its holding to 92,027 shares worth $23.387 million – about 2% of its portfolio and its ninth‑largest position. The move signals a fresh tilt toward the world’s most valuable tech...
Nvidia reported $68.1 billion in fiscal Q4 revenue, up 73% YoY, yet its stock fell after a lackluster GTC keynote and earnings miss. Investors fretted over a $1 trillion purchase‑order forecast, heavy reliance on a few customers, and lingering AI‑bubble concerns.
Boeing’s CFO Jay Malave said the company’s recovery is gaining momentum, highlighted by a $682 billion backlog and the delivery of 600 aircraft—the most since 2018. The firm’s recent acquisition of Spirit Aerosystems is expected to boost long‑term value, though it may...
UBS Group AG reported a strong 2025 performance, with invested assets climbing 15% to over $7 trillion, reinforcing its status among the world’s largest wealth managers. Net profit rose to $7.7 billion, driven by a 56% jump in fourth‑quarter earnings to $1.2 billion...
Lennar, the U.S. homebuilder with a $22 billion market cap, is spending an average of 14% of a home’s final sales price on buyer incentives in Q1 2026 – the highest level since 2010. A $450,000 house now carries roughly $63,000 in...
Terry Smith's 2026 Fundsmith Annual Meeting: Sold: PepsiCo, Brown-Forman Halved: Microsoft, Meta, Alphabet Bought: EssilorLuxottica, Wolters Kluwer, Zoetis, Intuit, Magnum Ice Cream Full transcript: https://steadycompounding.com/transcript/fundsmith-terry-smith-annual-meeting-2026/
SCOOP: Activist Elliott has a multibillion-dollar investment in Synopsys, the big chip-design software maker. $SNPS https://t.co/QyAv48vw6E
Lindenwold Advisors Inc trimmed its Apple position by 20.4% in Q3, selling 7,935 shares and ending the quarter with 31,023 shares worth roughly $7.9 million, representing about 3.7% of its portfolio and ranking as its fifth‑largest holding. While Lindenwold reduced exposure,...
Chart Shows NVIDIA 8x Bigger Than Intel, AMD Before Laptop Battle Even Starts - Data Explained https://t.co/y0CnqRyrUM
S&P 500 Expanded Tech Forward P/E Ratio.. right near its long-term median since 1995 @wisdomtreefunds https://t.co/gRuj8dp3hU
Hudson Bay Capital Management LP dramatically reduced its position in the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO), selling 172,767 shares in Q3. The sale represents a 95.8% cut, leaving the firm with just 7,500 shares worth about $4.6 million. Meanwhile, several other...
$SPY broke the 200-day moving average. First time since May 2025. That's not a dip. That's a regime change. JPMorgan just cut their year-end target. Next support: 6,000–6,200. The market is telling you exactly what it's pricing. https://t.co/rl7QY5Hj3L
A San Francisco jury concluded that Elon Musk’s May 2022 tweets intentionally misled Twitter shareholders, awarding roughly $2.1 billion in damages. The verdict stops short of finding a fraud scheme but signals that high‑profile executives can be held accountable for market‑impacting statements.
Sinopec reported a 36.8% plunge in 2025 net profit to 31.8 billion yuan, driven by weaker petrochemical margins and accelerating substitution by new‑energy sources. Refinery throughput slipped 0.8% to 250.33 million tonnes, while petrol and diesel output fell 2.4% and 9.1% respectively....
Microsoft’s shares have slumped more than 10% since the Q2 2026 earnings beat, prompting a wave of discount‑seeking investors. Despite the price rout, Azure’s revenue continues to expand at over 30% year‑over‑year, underscoring the cloud business’s resilience. Analysts, however, warn that...
During the week of March 13‑19, institutional investors were net buyers of Singapore equities, injecting S$365 million and bringing the first‑quarter cumulative net inflow to S$60 million. The same period saw 21 listed companies execute share buybacks totaling S$86 million, while directors and CEOs...
The combined market capitalisation of five of India’s top‑10 most‑valued firms fell by roughly ₹1 lakh crore last week, with HDFC Bank leading the decline by losing over ₹56 000 crore. Other laggards included ICICI Bank, TCS, Bajaj Finance and Hindustan Unilever. In contrast,...
The S&P 500 closed the week at a six‑month low, slipping 1.9% for a fourth consecutive week in the red. The index is now 6.77% below its all‑time high set on Jan 27 2026. Technical analysis shows SPX trading beneath both its 50‑day...
United Airlines announced a tactical reduction of less‑profitable flights, citing an $11 billion jump in its annual fuel bill as crude stays above $100 per barrel amid the Iran‑Israel conflict. CEO Scott Kirby warned staff that jet fuel prices could reach...
S&P 500 earnings growth: +13% year-to-date. S&P 500 price return: -3.24%. Strong fundamentals. Falling prices. What's actually happening? The economy doesn't have a fundamental problem. It has an energy problem. Oil at $110 is a forward tax on margins and consumption that...
The top 10 largest stocks in the world are now worth a combined $24.3 Trillion down from $25.15T 2 weeks ago
FedEx Corp posted Q3 2026 results that beat Wall Street expectations, delivering $24.0 billion in revenue and $5.25 adjusted EPS versus consensus estimates of $23.4 billion and $4.13 EPS. The earnings surprise sent the stock up 2.1% and reinforced confidence in the...
FedEx reported a strong Q3, delivering $24 billion in revenue, an 8.1% year‑over‑year increase, and a 15.6% earnings jump driven by its Network 2.0 strategy. Net margin improved by 50 basis points, prompting management to raise its 2026 guidance to 6.25% revenue...
Alibaba Group reported Q3 earnings that missed analyst forecasts, triggering a sharp share decline that eliminated about $66 billion of market value. Revenue grew year‑over‑year, but operating income slumped, highlighting tension between its AI‑cloud investments and near‑term profitability.
"Changes to index criteria are frequently proposed and often adopted. Since 2015, S&P has made over 20 updates to the S&P 500 index methodology, including increasing the minimum seasoning requirement in 2017 and reducing the minimum float requirement in 2019....
GS: Concentration of S&P 500 market cap and earnings in the 10 largest index constituents... jaws are clamping down a bit https://t.co/UX5qVWlYho
Nvidia announced a record $68.1 billion revenue quarter, driven by a 75% surge in data‑center sales, while its stock slipped from $195.95 to $178.56. Analysts say the earnings are impressive, but heightened market anxiety and a forward P/E near 23x keep...
S&P 500 earnings growing +13%. Tax refunds running 17% higher YoY. Oil up 40% since the war started. The economy is fine. Energy is the problem. And the Fed can't drill its way out of this. https://t.co/q0FLlog6k2
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway increased its Chevron holding to roughly 130 million shares, representing about 7.24% of the conglomerate’s equity portfolio and elevating CVX to a top‑five position. The purchase was made in Q4 2025, before Brent crude surged toward $100 a...
Markets have turned. S&P down 5.4% YTD — all of that loss in the last two weeks. War premium showing up fast. Watch this space. https://t.co/D3wvQr7z9M
Micron Technology reported a record $23.86 billion second‑quarter revenue and a 682% jump in non‑GAAP EPS, yet its stock fell 3%‑5% as investors fretted over tight memory supply, slowing DRAM/HBM pricing and a $25 billion capital‑expenditure outlook.
In this episode, WSJ reporter Kelly Clunan breaks down how U.S. retailers are navigating a holiday quarter marked by price‑conscious shoppers, inflation pressures, and rising delivery expectations. Walmart and Target are accelerating same‑day and next‑day delivery, while Walmart also leverages...
Dell Stock Jumps As Computer Maker Seen Benefiting From Supermicro Woes https://t.co/C6vufAnQ1s $DELL $SMCI $NVDA
Walmart surpassed the $1 trillion market‑cap milestone, a feat once reserved for pure‑play tech giants. Over the past three years the retailer accelerated its digital overhaul, using AI to revamp 850 million product data points and turning its physical footprint into a...
