The dollar decline is trying to gather some pace with December’s negative seasonality pairing up with poor US data and lingering USD overvaluation relative to short-term drivers.
A surprise drop in private-sector jobs pushed rate-cut expectations even higher and lifted stocks, even as fresh doubts about enterprise AI spending knocked Microsoft lower. Under the surface, chipmakers, retailers, and high-growth software names showed just how narrow and rotational this market still is.
The Japanese Yen (JPY) extends its sideways consolidative price move against the broadly rebounding US Dollar (USD) through the early European session on Thursday amid mixed cues.
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President Donald Trump is reportedly contemplating appointing U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as his chief economic adviser if incumbent Kevin Hassett is chosen as the next Chairman of the Federal Reserve.
Quanta Services has delivered better returns than the Dow Jones Industrial Average over the past year, and analysts maintain a moderately positive outlook on the stock’s growth potential.
Otis Worldwide has outperformed the broader industrial sector over the past year, yet analysts maintain a cautious stance on the stock’s forward outlook.
Although IDEXX Laboratories has outperformed the healthcare sector over the past year, analysts remain cautiously optimistic about the stock’s prospects.
U.S. manufacturing may still show rising output, but employment and hours worked are falling — a sign that production gains are driven by automation, firm consolidation, or capital-intensive activity rather than job growth.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang told Joe Rogan that AI's biggest hurdle is now electricity, predicting tech giants will soon rely on their own small nuclear reactors to power the explosive growth of data centers.
Renowned investor Ross Gerber likened prediction markets to "illegal sports betting" on Wednesday, December 3, amid a legal crackdown on such platforms.
The US Federal Reserve, through its ultra-loose monetary policies, has inflated a series of asset bubbles – AI Bubble, Housing Bubble (HB) 2.0, and the Bond Bubble – and the bursting of these bubbles is very likely to start in 2026.
Kevin O'Leary believes that selling AI chips globally is key to maintaining American dominance in technology.O'Leary advises against restricting sales of AI chips to China, arguing it would push them to develop their own and hurt US interests.
For decades, silver was the overlooked sibling of gold—until now. In a historic move, the U.S. government has officially declared silver a “critical mineral,” elevating its status to that of lithium, copper, and rare earths for the first time ever.
Discount treasure-hunt retailer Dollar Tree (NASDAQ:DLTR) announced better-than-expected revenue in Q3 CY2025, but sales fell by 37.2% year on year to $4.75 billion. Guidance for next quarter’s revenue was better than expected at $5.45 billion at the midpoint, 0.6% above analysts’ estimates. Its non-GAAP profit of $1.21 per share was 11.8% above analysts’ consensus estimates.
Insurance software provider Guidewire Software (NYSE:GWRE) announced better-than-expected revenue in Q3 CY2025, with sales up 26.5% year on year to $332.6 million. Guidance for next quarter’s revenue was better than expected at $342 million at the midpoint, 1.5% above analysts’ estimates. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.66 per share was 7.5% above analysts’ consensus estimates.
Cloud data platform provider Snowflake (NYSE:SNOW) reported Q3 CY2025 results exceeding the market’s revenue expectations, with sales up 28.7% year on year to $1.21 billion. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.35 per share was 12.5% above analysts’ consensus estimates.
CRM software giant Salesforce (NYSE:CRM) met Wall Streets revenue expectations in Q3 CY2025, with sales up 8.6% year on year to $10.26 billion. The company expects next quarter’s revenue to be around $11.18 billion, coming in 2.5% above analysts’ estimates. Its non-GAAP profit of $3.25 per share was 13.6% above analysts’ consensus estimates.
Customer experience management platform Sprinklr (NYSE:CXM) reported Q3 CY2025 results topping the market’s revenue expectations, with sales up 9.2% year on year to $219.1 million. On top of that, next quarter’s revenue guidance ($217 million at the midpoint) was surprisingly good and 3.1% above what analysts were expecting. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.12 per share was 32% above analysts’ consensus estimates.
Enterprise AI software company C3.ai (NYSE:AI) met Wall Streets revenue expectations in Q3 CY2025, but sales fell by 20.3% year on year to $75.15 million. The company expects next quarter’s revenue to be around $76 million, close to analysts’ estimates. Its non-GAAP loss of $0.25 per share was 24.8% above analysts’ consensus estimates.
Discount retailer Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) beat Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q3 CY2025, with sales up 23.1% year on year to $1.04 billion. On top of that, next quarter’s revenue guidance ($1.60 billion at the midpoint) was surprisingly good and 3.6% above what analysts were expecting. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.68 per share was significantly above analysts’ consensus estimates.
Young adult apparel retailer Tilly’s (NYSE:TLYS) announced better-than-expected revenue in Q3 CY2025, but sales fell by 2.7% year on year to $139.6 million. Guidance for next quarter’s revenue was better than expected at $148.5 million at the midpoint, 1.6% above analysts’ estimates. Its GAAP loss of $0.05 per share was 83.3% above analysts’ consensus estimates.
Department store chain Macy’s (NYSE:M) reported revenue ahead of Wall Streets expectations in Q3 CY2025, but sales were flat year on year at $4.91 billion. The company’s full-year revenue guidance of $21.55 billion at the midpoint came in 1.1% above analysts’ estimates. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.09 per share was significantly above analysts’ consensus estimates.
Target shares are near their lowest price in about six years. That’s resulted in an attractive 5% dividend yield. But can investors rely on the hefty yield while they wait for the stock price to recover?
Market indexes shook off any lingering doubts they had through morning trading hours and shifted into solid, steady gains before tapering off slightly toward the end of the session.
Wall Street has issued downbeat forecasts for the stocks in this article.
These predictions are rare - financial institutions typically hesitate to say bad things about a company because it can jeopardize their other revenue-generating business lines like M&A advisory.
