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Money Market Review (04/20/2026-04/24/2026)
The war is over! Just kidding.
Coming off a great week, suddenly things were weird. Worse, some more layoffs happened as well, along with "false" rhetoric that affected markets this week. Companies like United Airlines beat their estimate, while Capital One was slipping a little bit. Also, if you're an investor for Apple, this may have been a terrible week for you.
Market on Close[1] |
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|---|---|
| S&P 500 | -0.24% |
| NASDAQ-100 | -0.31% |
| Dow Jones | -0.01% |
| Russell 2000 | +0.58 |
Stock(s) That Stood Out on Monday |
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| MP Materials Corp. | +8.59% |
| Veeco Instrumentals Inc. | +8.75% |
| Nektar Therapeutics | +18.25% |
| MaxLinear, Inc. | +20.78% |
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. | +23.27% |
| Liquidia Corporation | -4.59% |
| Organon & Co. | -5.12% |
| Lucid Group, Inc. | -7.53% |
| Xanadu Quantum Technologies Limited | -9.91% |
| Fermi, Inc. | -17.56% |
This marks the day Tim Cook stepped down as Apple's CEO, as John Ternus takes over. Amazon also will invest $25B in Anthropic, while Elon Musk bought $1.4 billion worth of shares for SpaceX. The US-Iran ceasefire ends this week, but analysts think this will be extended. This has caused worries about fuel, especially with buses and airlines. With therapeutics doing well to start the week, Eli Lilly set to acquire Kelonia Therapeutics.
Market on Close[1] |
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| S&P 500 | -0.61% |
| NASDAQ-100 | -0.41% |
| Dow Jones | -0.59% |
| Russell 2000 | -1.01% |
Stock(s) That Stood Out on Tuesday |
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| Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc. | +6.02% |
| HP Inc. | +7.66% |
| Vicor Corporation | +9.53% |
| Navitas Semiconductor Corporation | +16.14% |
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. | +17.27% |
| Oklo Inc. | -8.10% |
| Alamos Gold, Inc. | -9.01% |
| Sprott Inc. | -10.08% |
| VSE Corporation | -13.66% |
| Xanadu Quantum Technologies Limited | -17.12% |
United Airlines beat their estimates on this day—$1.19 versus $1.08; Capital One, however, did not fare out well—$4.42 versus $4.61. Just as predicted: US-Iran ceasefire gets extended, rallying the US stocks futures up this day. Speaking of which, President Trump is encouraging companies not to ask for tariff refunds. Would this mean it'll be implemented again? For SpaceX, they'll have the option to purchase startup company Cursor for a whopping $60 billion. Makes you wonder where all this money is coming from.
Market on Close[1] |
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| S&P 500 | +0.82% |
| NASDAQ-100 | +1.73% |
| Dow Jones | +0.69% |
| Russell 2000 | +0.74% |
Stock(s) That Stood Out on Wednesday |
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| Energy Fuels, Inc. | +10.28% |
| GE Vernova, Inc. | +13.75% |
| Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc. | +15.89% |
| Navitas Semiconductor Corporation | +20.48% |
| Xanadu Quantum Technologies Limited | +51.75% |
| Bookings Holdings, Inc. | -6.00% |
| Zai Lab Limited | -6.42% |
| Calix, Inc. | -13.98% |
| Sportradar Group AG | -22.57% |
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. | -37.82% |
This day fared better than the previous. IBM beat their estimates this day—$1.81 versus $1.60; ServiceNow barely got by with their earnings—$0.97 versus $0.95; and LAM Research beat their estimates—$1.47 versus $1.36. Here's something that we don't hear often: Samsung's workers threatening to strike/protest over huge pay gap with SK Hynix. Speaking of pay, oil prices surge again due to peace talks stalling between the US and Iran. No end in sight, huh? Certainly not with AI, as Microsoft is investing $18 billion in Australia for it. State of New York is suing Coinbase and Google Gemini. Possibly the most interesting news on this day: China's Xpeng plans to start delivering flying cars in 2027. That's something to see!
Market on Close[1] |
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| S&P 500 | -0.41 |
| NASDAQ-100 | -0.57% |
| Dow Jones | -0.37% |
| Russell 2000 | -0.56% |
Stock(s) That Stood Out on Thursday |
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| AZZ Inc. | +8.82% |
| Liberty Energy Inc. | +9.86% |
| Mobileye Global, Inc. | +10.13% |
| Texas Instruments Incorporated | +19.43% |
| United Rentals, Inc. | +22.92% |
| Lightwave Logic, Inc. | -10.29% |
| WEX, Inc. | -16.31% |
| ServiceNow Inc. | -17.75% |
| Medpace Holdings, Inc. | -22.63% |
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. | -48.38% |
Intel did very well this day, beating their earnings impressively—$0.29 versus $0.01. Due to stalling talks for peace, Crude Oil jumps back to $95; that was quick. Warner Bros' investors approve the $110 billion sale to Paramount. Let's see what Paramount will do going forward! Speaking of going forward, people are reverting to AI for financial advice. Who would've thought? Well, the president of Blackstone, not to be confused with Blackrock, says it'll be a major year for IPOs driven by AI. This sounds like AI makes the world go 'round, is that what's being said?
Market on Close[1] |
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| S&P 500 | +0.80% |
| NASDAQ-100 | +1.83% |
| Dow Jones | -0.16% |
| Russell 2000 | +0.43% |
Stock(s) That Stood Out on Friday |
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| The Chemours Company | +10.00% |
| AppFolio, Inc. | +11.16% |
| Rambus Inc. | +14.37% |
| Organon & Co. | +30.93% |
| MaxLinear, Inc. | +76.12% |
| Beam Therapeutics Inc. | -10.11% |
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. | -10.97% |
| StoneCo. Ltd. | -16.01% |
| Charter Communications, Inc. | -25.50% |
| Liberty Broadband Corporation | -25.74% |
Oil prices decline after US-Iran talks is looking like something good will come from it. Nvidia closes in with a record high, with a $5T market cap. Speaking of record highs, US chipmakers hit just that as IBM looks to expedite their AI plans. Google is planning to invest $40 billion in Anthropic. That's a lot of money. Anyway, Brazil is looking to ban prediction markets come election time.
Oil was the theme this week. You saw that it went up, then ended lower due this week amidst optimism. Despite the layoffs from Meta, Apple put in their new CEO plus investing in Anthropic, along with Google (their CEO is still the same, however). Billions and billions of dollars being invested this week, hoping there'll be a huge return on it. We saw what happened with Oracle, so will Apple and Google fare better? For geopolitics, is there an end in sight via this war? Will oil continue to fluctuate in price, as evidenced this week? Something to think about going into the month of May.
What surprised you this week? Anything stocks that you're interested in, like Apple with their new CEO? Will oil prices plunge after all the mayhem that's been going on? Let's talk about it in the comments section below!
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3. Source by Wall Street Journal
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