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Since July this year, weak economic data from the United States has further exacerbated market fears of a recession and led to greater volatility.However, as the market gradually stabilized, investors' expectations of a rate cut by the Federal Reserve in September became clearer and the market has fully priced in the possibility of a rate cut.From a macro perspective, economic data have been erratic, related to the different stages of the current economic cycle and the "green-tinged" policy environment.Currently, corporate earnings data provides a more micro perspective to help further understand market sentiment.9-5_EI InfographicOverall trend: Q2 earnings performance exceeded expectations, revenue growth and cost control to drive up net profit marginsAt the overall level, U.S. corporate

$Broadcom(AVGO)$ recently released its financial results for Q3 of fiscal year 2024 and provided an outlook for the fourth quarter.Overall, despite the strong Q3 results, the forecast for Q4 was below market expectations, causing the stock to slide in after-hours trading.Q3 Results OverviewTotal revenue of $1.307 billion, up 47% year-over-year, slightly ahead of expectations of $1.302 billion, although excluding the impact of the VMware acquisition, revenue growth was only 4% year-over-year.Adjusted EBITDA of approximately $820 million, or 63% of total revenue, slightly higher than the expected $7.94 billion; adjusted EPS of $1.24, up 17% year-over-year.Gross margin of 63.9%, lower than expected 76.5Free cash flow of $4.8 billion, below expectatio

Big-Tech’s PerformanceAs the market waits for THE rate cut, appetite for risky assets declined, investors boosted safe-haven assets in response to increased market volatility, and defensive sectors of the stock market received inflows.Reflected in the broader market, is the $DJIA(.DJI)$ and the $NASDAQ(.IXIC)$ divergence.The tech stocks are also trading lower due to the post-earnings window and the wait for jobs data and the Fed resolution.Corporate hotspots such as Tesla's FSD expectations, Apple's launch, and NVIDIA's Blackwell progress will determine investor sentiment in the coming months.Currently, the market implies that the Fed has a 43% probability of cutting rates by 50 basis points in September

With interest rate cuts on the horizon and increased market volatility ahead of economic data releases, overall volatility of the broader market has increased since August, and the $S&P 500 Volatility Index (VIX)$ has moved up and down and has seen more frequent flows of capital between sectors.In addition to more inflows into interest rate-sensitive sectors such as REITs, more attention has been paid to defensive sectors, which have long been characterized as "high dividend paying, counter-cyclical" subsectors that are typically resilient to asset volatility.TobaccoUnconsciously, several giants of the tobacco sector, has hit no less than 30% rise in the year, and since August obviously all the way up.We believe the tobacco sector's strength has b

Hewlett-Packard's $ Wise and Technology (HPE)$ announced its Q3 FY2024 results on September 5, with strong performance and elevated guidance proving once again that the company has benefited greatly from the AI wave, but the market seems to be "desensitized" to this, and did not give the expected surge.However, the market seems to be "desensitized" to this and did not give the expected surge.Overall performance overviewThe company's total revenue reached $7.7 billion, up 10% year-over-year and near the top of the company's expectations.Of this, AI gave the company over 35% year-over-year growthNon-GAAP diluted EPS of $0.50, an increase of $0.01 from the same period last year, exceeding the high end of expectations.Non-GAAP gross margin was 31.8%, a de

The U.S. stock market opened in the black in September, and chip stocks were hit even harder $ Triple Long Semiconductor ETF - Direxion Daily (SOXL)$, with $NVIDIA Corp(NVDA)$ plunging 9% intraday.But woe is not alone, after hours, according to Bloomberg's report, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recently issued a subpoena for an antitrust investigation of NVIDIA, also means that the broader review of the semiconductor industry continues to escalate.The antitrust investigation against NVIDIA is focused onBusiness practices: including its pricing strategy and market dominance, as well as competition in artificial intelligence and gaming;Supply chain: concerns that NVIDIA is making it difficult for custome

According to reports, $Intel(INTC)$ is negotiating a partnership with investment banks to weather the most difficult period in the company's 56-year history.At the pre-September board meeting, the company began discussing various scenarios, including a spin-off of its product design and manufacturing business, and canceled factory projects.As a result there was also a rally in the stock price on August 30th.Let's look at the possible major moves first1. Split the product design and manufacturing business.Splitting the product design and manufacturing business may mean that Intel will separate the foundry business and become an independent company.The advantage of doing so is that you can focus on their core business, improve efficiency and competi

Big-Tech’s PerformanceThe U.S. stock market was divided this week, with the $DJIA(.DJI)$ Dow Jones reaching record highs in a row while the $NASDAQ(.IXIC)$ slowly retraced its steps.Obviously, the interest rate cut market is more favorable to growth stocks, why growth companies instead of performance is weaker?In fact, the main thing that caused the Nasdaq to pull back was the highs and lows of the big tech companies that are heavyweights.Nvidia's earnings this week attracted the attention of the whole market, but in the almost impeccable financial results after there are still 6 points of decline, nothing more than to prove that the current market on its performance statement is expected to be full of s

$ulta beauty(ULTA)$ reported its first earnings report after becoming Warren Buffett's newest position, and as overall results and guidance fell short of market expectations, it plunged 8% after hours, with investors exclaiming, "Did Warren Buffett look away?Performance summaryRevenue and profit missed expectationsTotal revenue came in at $2.55 billion, up 4% year-over-year, but still below market expectations of $2.6 billion.Net income was $252.6 million, down from $300.1 million a year ago.Earnings per share were $5.30, below analysts' expectations of $5.50.Store business draggedSame-store comparable sales declined 1.2%, below market expectations for 1.3% growth.This included a 1.8% decline in transaction volume and a 0.6% increase in customer u

$CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc.(CRWD)$ reported its Q2 FY2025 (ended July 31, 2024) results after the bell on August 29th.With the impact of the global downtime on July 16, investors were more concerned about how the company would look ahead to future results.The company's strong position in the cybersecurity market.Financial OverviewResults for the quarter remained solid, showing that the company continues to hold a strong position in the cybersecurity market.TOTAL REVENUE: CrowdStrike's total revenue was $963.9 million, up 32% year-over-year, compared to $731.6 million in the same period last year.SUBSCRIPTION REVENUE: Subscription revenue reached $918.3 million, up 33% year-over-year, compared to $690.0 million in the same period last year.Annual R