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Stocks Retreat on AI Anxiety

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Stocks Retreat on AI Anxiety The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is down -0.27%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) is down -0.22%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is down -0.51%…
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  • Danaher is closing in on a nearly $10 billion deal to acquire Masimo

    80% confidence
  • 2026 adjusted EPS forecast at $8.70 to $9.90

    80% confidence
  • Full-year adjusted EPS forecast at $5.62 to $5.66

    80% confidence
  • S&P earnings growth expected to climb by 8.4% in Q4, marking the tenth consecutive quarter of year-over-year growth

    80% confidence
  • Services inflation remains elevated, but there is potential for more interest rate cuts this year if inflation continues to return to the Fed's 2% target

    80% confidence
  • Elliott Investment Management has built a more than 10% stake in Norwegian Cruise Line

    80% confidence
  • Southwest Airlines upgraded to buy from neutral with $73 price target

    80% confidence
  • AeroVironment rated overweight with $320 price target

    80% confidence
  • Full-year adjusted Ebitda forecast at $2.4 billion to $2.6 billion

    80% confidence
  • Warner Bros Discovery is considering reopening sale talks with Paramount Skydance

    80% confidence
  • Full-year organic net sales forecast to be down 1.5% to 2.0%, reduced from previous forecast of -1% to +1%

    80% confidence
  • Excluding the Magnificent Seven megacap technology stocks, Q4 earnings expected to increase by 4.6%

    80% confidence
  • Activist investor Jana Partners has built a stake in Fiserv and is pushing for changes to improve stock performance

    80% confidence

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