Live Nasdaq Composite: Market Meanders as US-China Trade Talks Unfold
Key Points
- The markets are trading with cautious optimism as trade discussions between the U.S. and China continue in London.
- Apple left the markets wanting for AI innovation but updated the look and feel of its operating systems with Liquid Glass.
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Meme Stock 2.0
A couple of modern-day technology names are earning comparisons to meme-stock era companies like GameStop (NYSE: GME), whose shares have fallen over 60% from their peak. These AI high-flyers include Palantir Technologies (Nasdaq: PLTR) and CoreWeave (Nasdaq: CRWV). Palantir’s share price has ballooned by over 450% over the past 12-month period, while newly public CoreWeave has spiked 4x.
Interactive Brokers Group Chief Strategist Steve Sosnick is cited by Bloomberg as saying, “Investors are ignoring fundamentals just to jump on the trend, and if you stretch a rubber band, the snapback can be substantial.”
The Nasdaq Composite is up 0.24%.
Meta's AI Push
Meta Platforms (Nasdaq: META) is reportedly building Superintelligence Labs dedicated to AI. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is recruiting Scale AI Founder Alexander Wang for the project amid a multi-billion dollar investment in the data model training startup, Bloomberg reported. META stock is up fractionally. The Nasdaq Composite is up 0.25%.
Analyst Moves
The hits keep coming for McDonald’s (NYSE: MCD) stock. Most recently, Redburn Atlantic downgraded shares to a “sell” rating from “buy,” citing evolving consumer preferences. This move represented the third analyst downgrade on MCD stock in a matter of days.
JPMorgan (NYSE: JPM) got a bump after industry peer Wells Fargo reiterated an “overweight” rating on the world’s largest bank based on assets and increased the price target by $20 to $320 per share, reflecting upside potential of 20%.
Loop Capital turned more bullish on Disney (NYSE: DIS) now that the company has officially taken the reins at Hulu.
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The markets are showing cautious optimism as trade discussions between the U.S. and China officials continue to unfold in London. Out of the gate, all three major stock market averages—the Nasdaq Composite, S&P 500, and Dow Jones Industrial Average—are eking out small gains for now. Stocks remain directionless as investors wait for more information about the trade deal. Economic sectors are mixed, led by a 1.3% gain in energy stocks.
Wall Street was not too impressed with Apple’s (Nasdaq: AAPL) AI innovation from yesterday’s developer conference. UBS analysts wrote in a note, “Many of the AI features announced were more incremental in our view, and already available through competitor applications.” Apple did make an impression with the announcement of Liquid Glass, a feature that will change the look and feel of its operating systems. The stock is up fractionally.
Here’s a look at the performance as of morning trading:
Dow Jones Industrial Average: flat
Nasdaq Composite: Up 17.96 (+0.07%)
S&P 500: Up 8.16 (+0.14%)
Market Movers
Plug Power (Nasdaq: PLUG) is gaining 21.3% today, buoyed by catalysts such as insider buying from the company’s C-suite and an expanded international partnership.
IBM (Nasdaq: IBM) is tacking on 1.5% after setting a fresh all-time high yesterday for a market cap of $256.9 billion fueled largely by its AI investments and innovation.
Navitas Semi (Nasdaq: NVTS) is up 14.2% today, adding to its recent blockbuster performance, with shares more than doubling over the past month.
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