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 MoreHere Are Wednesday’s Top Wall Street Analyst Research Calls: Coinbase Global, Diamondback Energy, Deere, Doximity, Dutch Bros., Johnson & Johnson, Robinhood Markets, Verizon …
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Pre-Market Stock Futures:
The futures are exploding higher, as, fortunately, President Trump chose not to “end civilization in Iran” and agreed to a two-week pause on attacks on Iran. In contrast, Iran agreed to let ships pass through the Strait of Hormuz.
The Burst
Is Monday THE Operating System for Work?
Monday.com sits right in the middle of this transformation, and if management gets its way, it won’t just be a participant. It wants to be the work operating system for the modern enterprise.
For companies running cross-functional projects, think engineering, sales, marketing, and operations all under one roof, Monday offers a centralized dashboard where tasks can be assigned automatically,
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Billionaire Doubles Down on This AI Powerhouse
Lately, billionaire Philippe Laffont has been making bold moves. During the second quarter, Laffont sold part of his Amazon stake, trimming it by about 5% and turned his attention to a name most retail investors barely know, CoreWeave, a company that sits at the center of the AI infrastructure explosion.
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Laffont slightly reduced Amazon after strong gains,
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Can Ray Dalio’s All-Weather Blueprint Shield Your Portfolio?
When storms hit the financial markets, most investors scramble for cover. But what if you could build a portfolio designed to weather any storm, one that doesn’t flinch when stocks sink, inflation spikes, or economic growth stalls?
That was the question billionaire Ray Dalio sought to answer when he created his now-famous All Weather portfolio,
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