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Big-Tech’s PerformanceThere was no more macro guidance for the market this week, with two major events influencing market action: 1. BTC made new highs and hit the $100,000 high, and 2. NVIDIA earnings.Risk sentiment was relatively high, but at the same time, U.S. stocks continued to trade in a divergent manner as the U.S. dollar continued to strengthen and concerns about Trump's policies persisted.Through the close of trading on November 21, Big Tech was mixed over the past week with $Apple(AAPL)$ +0.13%, $NVIDIA Corp(NVDA)$ -0.06%, $Microsoft(MSFT)$ -3.28%, $Amazon.com(AMZN)$ -6.19%,

$Target(TGT)$ plunged 21% after its Q3 earnings report, seemingly encountering yet another major challenge since the inflation crisis, with its weaker-than-expected performance, as reflected in its financials, the performance of its various business segments, and its outlook, similarly falling short of the company's own guidance from last quarter.Since Target just raised its guidance last quarter, it failed to meet it again this quarter, further making investors question the ability of the company's management.Financials vs. market expectationsThe company is struggling against the backdrop of weak consumption of non-essential goods.Key financials missed expectations across the boardOverall revenue: $25.67 billion, up 1% (below market expectations o

$Snowflake(SNOW)$ surged 20% after hours after it beat market expectations and lifted guidance in Q3 FY2025.Ever since Warren Buffett's $Berkshire Hathaway(BRK.B)$ liquidated its position in SNOW in Q2, it has been on a path back up.Financials vs. market expectationsQ3 revenue was $942 million, up 28.3% year-over-year and significantly ahead of market expectations of $898 million.Non-GAAP EPS was $0.20, again beating market expectations of $0.15.Business Performance by SegmentProduct Revenue: Third quarter product revenue reached $900.0 million, an increase of 29% year-over-year, exceeding market estimates of $856.6 million and reflecting Snowflake's success in product expansion and customer attraction.R

$NVIDIA Corp(NVDA)$ reported its fiscal 2025 third quarter results on November 20, 2024 after the bell.Results for the period continued to grow strongly, and continued the momentum of previous quarters, reaching $2 billion (2B) over what the market had been expecting (Consensus), with data centers accounting for nearly 90% of the $30 billion in revenue, and proving that the demand for AI arithmetic remains strong.But the market is more concerned about the next quarter's guidance.Revenue guidance of $37.5 billion (up or down 2%) was slightly ahead of market expectations of $37.1 billion, falling short of the "huge expectations" of "over $2 billion", while gross margin guidance was flat at 73%, driven byBlackwell volume production drive, and some in

$KUAISHOU-W(01024)$ announced its Q3 2024 results, which in total reflected Fastwitch's strong performance in user growth, advertising revenue and e-commerce business, with revenue up 11.4% year-on-year to CNY31.1 billion and adjusted net profit up 24.4% year-on-year to CNY3.9 billion, which exceeded the market's expectations.Financial Data and Market ExpectationsAccording to the earnings report released by Racer, the key financial data for the third quarter of 2024 are as follows:Total revenue: 31.1 billion yuan, up 11.4% year-over-yearAdjusted net profit: 3.9 billion yuan, up 24.4% year-on-yearTotal e-commerce turnover (GMV): 334.2 billion yuanThe market generally expected Racer's revenue growth to be around 10% and net profit growth to be arou

$Wal-Mart(WMT)$ reported Q3 2024 earnings, which beat market expectations and remained strong.And it raised its full-year revenue guidance for the third time, confident in its growth momentum for the upcoming holiday shopping season.Financial data and market expectationsOn the revenue front, total revenue was up 5.5% year-over-year to $169.588 billion, beating analysts' expectations of $167.49 billion, with net sales up 5.4% to $168.003 billion.Others, such as membership fees, were up 16%.In terms of profit, Q3 operating profit was US$6,708 million, an increase of 9.8% year-on-year, which was higher than the revenue growth rate, indicating that the overall business mix has improved, while the business efficiency has increased and good profitability

$Trip.com Group Limited(TCOM)$ announced Q3 earnings before the market on Nov 18th and rose more than 3% in subsequent U.S. trading, and $TRIP.COM-S(09961)$ rose more than 5% on Nov 19th Hong Kong stock open.The market is relatively receptive to its results.The overall performance was good, but the actual outperformance was not significant compared to the company's previously given guidance.Since Ctrip was the Chinese stock with relatively strong overall performance over the past year, investors' expectations were also relatively high.Since domestic demand for alcohol travel is not particularly buoyant at the moment, it is also relatively difficult to expect significant growth on the revenue side, relyin

Xiaomi Group has just announced its Q3'24 financial results, and overall the company performed well in several business areas, realizing significant growth and also exceeding market expectations.And the margins also have more room to grow in the future after efficiency improvements in the automotive business.A higher valuation is expected to be supported if the IoT and automotive businesses continue to gain momentum and the internet services business also picks up further.Performance and ExpectationsAccording to the financial data released by Xiaomi Group, the key financial indicators for 3Q2024 are as follows:Revenue of 92.51 billion yuan, up 30.5% year-on-year, exceeding market expectations of 90.28 billion yuan.Operating profit of 18.88 billion yuan, up 17.2% year-on-yearAdjusted net pr

Big-Tech’s PerformanceThis week, the U.S. stock market saw-sawed against the "Trump 2.0" era, with digital currency concepts in particular, fluctuating wildly up and down.Technology companies also began to experience a lot of early expectations, including Tesla once surged to $340, once again among the U.S. stock "Top 6", and Nvidia is also hovering in the former high.At the same time, the U.S. dollar $Invesco DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund(UUP)$ again extreme strength, non-U.S. currencies fell across the board, but also responded to the rise of risk aversion, the current market on the re-emergence of inflation, the suspension of interest rate cuts, the growing concern.By the close of trading on November 15, the big tech companies were mixed over

On November 14, $Walt Disney(DIS)$ reported its fiscal 2024 fourth quarter financial results, which exceeded market expectations overall and is gradually regaining growth momentum after a challenging period.Financial performance vs. expectationsSpecific financials are as follows:Total revenue: $22.57 billion, up 6% year-over-year, beating estimates of $22.35 billion;Adjusted EPS: $1.14, beating estimates of $1.10;Streaming business: revenue up 15 percent to $5.78 billion, operating profit of $321 millionMotion Picture: Earnings of $316 million, a turnaround from a year ago.Guidance: Adjusted EPS is expected to grow in the "high single digits" in 2025, beating market expectations of 4%, and earnings growth should reach double digits in 2026 and cont