Stock Market Today, April 7: Apple Slides Against Muted Market Backdrop
The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX:^GSPC) edged up 0.08% to 6,616.85, the Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX:^IXIC) added 0.10% to 22,017.86, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES:^DJI) slipped 0.18% to 46,584.46 as oil‑driven geopolitical anxiety capped risk appetite.
Tech heavyweights lagged,
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Read MoreWall Street Sees 22% Upside for Tesla (TSLA) This Year
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Tesla (TSLA) trades at $340.27 versus a $416.15 consensus price target, implying 22% upside, but faces a 38% drop in fiscal 2025 operating income to $4.355 billion and a 9% decline in full-year deliveries driven by higher R&D spending and margin pressure.
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Read MoreThe AI Supercycle Isn't Over — It Just Moved. 5 Growth Stocks Riding the Next Wave.
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Broadcom and Arista Networks are two top data center networking plays.
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Alphabet’s TPUs give it a big advantage with inference.
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AMD and Arm Holdings look poised to be big beneficiaries of agentic AI and the need for more CPUs.
Qualcomm (QCOM) Stock Slides as Market Rises: Facts to Know Before You Trade
Qualcomm (QCOM) closed at $123.95 in the latest trading session, marking a -1.42% move from the prior day. The stock trailed the S&P 500, which registered a daily gain of 0.08%. Elsewhere, the Dow saw a downswing of 0.18%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq appreciated by 0.1%.
The chipmaker’s shares have seen a decrease of 8.96% over the last month,
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Read MoreWill Palantir Reach $230 Per Share? This Wall Street Analyst Thinks So.
Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ: PLTR) is among the most popular investments in artificial intelligence (AI) that anyone can make, thanks to its dominant platform and emerging agentic AI service. It’s rapidly growing and has some Wall Street analysts placing lofty price targets on its stock.
The most aggressive is Dan Ives from Wedbush,
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Read MoreThe Burst
1 Overlooked AI Monster
Most investors think they need to hunt down small, speculative companies to ride the artificial intelligence wave. But the truth is, one of the best AI plays has been sitting in plain sight all along, Alphabet.
AI is here to stay, and Alphabet may be the most complete way to gain exposure.
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Alphabet builds chips,
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Read MoreThe Ivy
Bill Ackman Keeps Buying This 1 Stock
When billionaire investor Bill Ackman adds to a position quarter after quarter, investors pay attention.In Q2, his fund Pershing Square bought another 156,000 shares of Brookfield Corporation (NYSE: BN), extending a buying streak that’s now five quarters long.
Brookfield isn’t your typical conglomerate. It’s a $70 billion global powerhouse with interests spanning renewable energy,
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Read MoreThe Spotlight
Vanguard’s Hidden Opportunity in a Beaten-Down Sector
Vanguard is known for its low-cost, no-fuss ETFs and when it comes to equity investing, they offer a lineup of about 50 stock-focused funds that make it easy to diversify with a single ticker.
One of the more cyclical areas of the market is consumer discretionary and it’s been getting hit hard in 2025.
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