Wall Street Breakfast

Societe Generale says margins are where surprises are this earnings season. Ford (F) recalls over 870,000 new F-150 pickup trucks. BMO suggests "barbell strategy" for investors.

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Play offense and defense with these barbell stock strategies - BMO
SEC asked Coinbase to delist all cryptos except bitcoin before lawsuit - report
SoFi Q2 revenue beats consensus as loan originations climb; boosts guidance
Pegasystems added to Wedbush's Best Ideas list after reporting Q2 results
New Relic jumps after agreeing to be sold to Francisco Partners, TPG for $6.5B
Arbor Realty gets double-downgrade at Piper to Underweight

Walmart (WMT) pays $1.4B to increase its stake in India's Flipkart - report. (00:26) Yellow Corp. (YELL) reportedly shuts down operations. (01:15) U.S. proposes to boost fuel economy standards for new vehicles to 58 mpg by 2032. (01:44)

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Disaster-prone areas are becoming a haven for those seeking cheaper homes - Redfin
Credit card delinquencies tick up, net charge-offs fall in June
RSV treatment market to surge past $9B by 2029
Biggest stock movers today: SoFi Technologies and Apellis Pharmaceuticals
Catalyst Watch: Amazon earnings, jobs report, and will Apple talk AI?

Matthew Tuttle and Rob Isbitts discuss the SPY rally and DIA vs QQQ (1:00), why investors should trade based on what they see, not what they think (3:30) and why tech giants' earnings are important to watch (12:15). This is an abridged conversation from Seeking Alpha's recent Investing Experts podcast.

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S&P, Nasdaq, Dow's Problematic Construction; T-Bill Rates And Yield Curve Creep
Busting Today's Market Myths With Matthew Tuttle And Rob Isbitts
QQQ: FAANG Dominance Is Hurting Equal-Weighted ETFs Like QQQE
Wall Street Breakfast Catalyst Watch: Jobs Report, AAPL, MRK, SBUX Preview

Wall Street Breakfast Twitter

Catalyst watch for the week of July 30. Seeking Alpha Managing News Editor Kim Khan on what investors can expect when the nonfarm payroll report is released. (00:31) Julie gives a brief earnings preview of Apple (AAPL), Merck (MRK), and Starbucks (SBUX). (02:27) What impact does a labor strike have on the economy and how did Jerome Powell address this in his press conference? (04:13)

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Catalyst Watch: Amazon earnings, jobs report, and will Apple talk AI?
Earnings week ahead: Amazon, Apple, Pfizer, Starbucks, Uber and more
Starbucks: Why I Think The CEO May Be A Bigger Deal Than You Think
UPS signs tentative five-year deal with Teamsters to avoid a costly strike
New iPhone 15 likely to have wide camera 48MP sensor, top analyst says
Apple continues to gain ground in Chinese smartphone market
Apple: Playing Catch Up
Merck succeeds in Phase 3 trial for Keytruda in cervical cancer
Yellow Corp may file for bankruptcy this week as customers cut and run - report
U.S. Q2 GDP surges past consensus, helped by business spending

The Fed’s favorite inflation gauge adds to the cooling inflation evidence (0:15). Biogen (BIIB) buys a rare disease drugmaker (3:25). It has never been cheaper to hedge against S&P losses (4:55).

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Employment cost index eases slightly more than expected in Q2
Dividend Roundup: Wells Fargo, Visa, IBM, Hasbro, and more
Exxon slips after Q2 miss; results helped by higher Permian, Guyana production
Palantir Technologies rises as Wedbush says it's on 'golden track to success'
Meta said to plan features to boost retention at Threads as more than half users quit
Procter & Gamble gains after organic sales, margins shine in FQ4
Chevron confirms Q2 results, expects annual production at low end of guidance

Intel (INTC) surges as Q2 results show PC rebound underway, strong guidance. (00:27) U.S. crude oil (CL1:COM) benchmark closes above $80 for the first time since April. (01:41) First Solar (FSLR) to invest $1.1B in new U.S. factory; posts strong Q2 earnings beat. (02:33)

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3D Systems targets Aug. 4 for completion of talks with Stratasys; calls offer 'best and final'
TC Energy to split in two with spinoff of liquids pipeline business
T-Mobile dips after revenue miss, but a beat-and-raise on customer growth
Digital Realty, TPG form joint venture for three Virginia data centers
Oatly crumbles after earnings miss, disappointing guidance
Ford rallies after hiking guidance, setting lofty EV targets
Catalyst Watch: Earnings blitz, central bank meetings, UPS strike jitters and Barbenheimer

Strong Q2 GDP further undermines the recession narrative. Everybody wants to go on a cruise. Which quant strategies have been the big winners so far?

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Quant stock screens: BofA ranks its best and worst so far
Comcast pops as Q2 earnings powered by Mario, Peacock amid broadband weakness
McDonald's shows off global firepower by topping comparable sales estimates in all regions
Shell's Q2 earnings slashed by more than half but launches $3B buyback
BlackRock spotlights healthcare as an opportunity with recession talks in the air
Durable goods orders rise more than expected in June

Justice Dept., EPA reportedly investigate telecom companies over lead cables. (00:30) Meta earnings call: Reels ramps toward $10B/year, Threads models 'lean' success. (01:32) Yellow Corp (YELL) may file for bankruptcy this week as customers cut and run - report. (03:19)

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3M’s ‘forever chemicals’ settlement faces objections from 19 states
Tesla is being investigated by California on autopilot safety issues
Weight loss drugs excluded from WHO’s 'essential' medicines list
AWS reportedly has 'thousands' of customers trying out new AI service
Catalyst Watch: Earnings blitz, central bank meetings, UPS strike jitters and Barbenheimer

Seeking Alpha analysts look down the road for the Fed and markets. Amazon could face breakup FTC suit by next week. The case for not running with the bulls.

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Bulls Are Partying Like It's 1999: Powell Tightens The Noose
The Fed May Not Be One And Done, But Has Even More Hikes To Come
The Fed Should Continue Hiking Past 6%
AT&T rises as cash flow, Q2 profits exceed expectations
Coca-Cola rallies after smashing organic revenue expectations, hiking guidance
Boeing’s stock rises as plane maker reports narrower loss
Thermo Fisher cites macro concerns after Q2 miss

One more Federal Reserve rate hike expected but hawks, doves differ on what's next. (00:33) PacWest (PACW) to merge with Banc of California (BANC) in all-stock deal. (01:18) UPS signs tentative five-year deal with Teamsters to avoid a costly strike. (02:29)

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Alphabet earnings call: Full speed on AI, with refocused teams
Microsoft slips even as Q4 results surpass estimates
Stellantis reports 1H results; reaffirms FY23 guidance
Meta Earnings look-ahead: Ad business and AI to be the catalyst for the quarter
Snap slides amid glum third-quarter forecast
Dish Network jumps, reportedly will sell Boost mobile service on Amazon
Catalyst Watch: Earnings blitz, central bank meetings, UPS strike jitters and Barbenheimer