S&P 500 INDEX (SPX) Live: Markets Take Cue From Tech Fundamentals
Key Points
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The stock market has several positive catalysts that are outweighing tariff uncertainty as stocks move higher.
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Tech earnings are mixed, while China has shown a willingness to negotiate with the U.S. on tariffs.
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NFLX Shares Hit All-Time High
Netflix (Nasdaq: NFLX | NFLX Price Prediction) stock has crossed an all-time high of above $1,155 per share, fueling further speculation of a potential stock split up ahead. The content streaming stock has been on a roll, rising for nearly a dozen straight sessions in its best performance in its history. Netflix’s market cap has ballooned by about 30% since mid-January. Separately, Morgan Stanley is touting Taiwan Semi stock on the heels of strong AI capex out of Microsoft and Meta.
Labor Market Tailwind
The labor market is showing signs of resilience after April’s employment report revealed better than expected results. The economy added 177,000 new jobs last month, surpassing estimates of 133,000. While employment growth slowed from March, economists had already built this expectation into their estimates. This was the first jobs report to include the impact from the Trump administration’s tariffs since they materialized in early April, boding well for the rest of the year now that tariff talks appear to be going in a positive direction.
The markets remain in relief mode as the stars potentially align for corporate America despite lingering tariff uncertainty. All three of the major stock market averages are trading higher, as the S&P 500 looks to clinch its longest positive streak in two decades. Technology earnings have shifted the tone to one of optimism, most notably after Meta Platforms (Nasdaq: META) and Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) showed their hands, revealing AI demand and spending are as strong as ever. Each of those stocks is being rewarded with gains of over 3% today.
But it’s a mixed bag, as Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) and Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN) are getting punished today on tariff-related uncertainty despite reporting better-than-expected quarterly results. A glimmer of home emerged amid reports that China has come to the point where it is ready to negotiate with the U.S. on tariffs. Meanwhile, all sectors of the economy are trading in the green except for a slight decline in energy stocks.
Here’s a look at the performance as of morning trading:
Dow Jones Industrial Average: Up 464.23 (+1.1%)
Nasdaq Composite: Up 232.53 (+1.3%)
S&P 500: Up 70.83 (+1.2%)
Market Movers
Apple has been the wildcard among the Mag 7 stocks for its heavy exposure to China, where the tariffs are concentrated. While the iPhone maker said it will shift more of its production to India, the damage has already been done. Apple predicts tariffs will cost its bottom line $900 million in the current quarter. In response, Jefferies analysts lowered their rating on the stock to “underperform” while Rosenblatt Securities downgraded AAPl shares to “neutral” from “buy.”
Block (NYSE: XYZ) stock, previously known as Square, is getting hammered in today’s session, plummeting 21% on a Q1 miss and stagnant growth.
DexCom (Nasdaq: DXCM) is rising by 13.5% today after reporting its Q1 results.
Palantir Technologies (Nasdaq: PLTR) is rising 5.8% as the tech and AI bet is back in play.
Gerelyn Terzo is the author of dividend investing handbook "Dividend Investing Strategies: How to Have Your Cake & Eat It Too." A veteran financial journalist, she covers agri-finance for outlets like Global AgInvesting and the broader stock market and personal finance for 24/7 Wall Street. She began at CNBC and later helped launch Fox Business in New York. Gerelyn currently resides in Woodland Park, Colorado and dabbles in nature photography as a hobby.
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