Biggest S&P 500 Movers on Monday

Decliners

• Palantir Technologies (PLTR) was the worst performer in the S&P 500, falling 10.5% as the analytics software company's stock 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:continued to move lower on worries that spending cuts could impact the company. After reports last week that the Trump administration could make 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:significant cuts to the U.S. defense budget, Palantir’s stock fell back from a record high. The stock has shed about a quarter of its value over the past week.

• Super Micro Computer (SMCI) dropped 8% ahead of its deadline tomorrow to issue delayed 2024 financial reports required by Nasdaq. A further delay in filing the reports could result in a 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:delisting from the exchange. Supermicro 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:shares jumped last week after it laid out guidance for significant revenue growth in 2026. 
• Nuclear power companies fell on the news that Microsoft would potentially cancel leases for several data centers. Nuclear power is cited as a likely power source to help meet the increased electricity demand created by data centers used to provide AI services. Constellation Energy (CEG) fell 5.9%, with Vistra (VST) declining 5.1% and GE Vernova (GEV) dipping 3.7%. 
  

Advancers

• Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) shares jumped by 6.3% to lead S&P 500 gainers, coming after reports that 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:private equity firm Sycamore Partners was working to 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:secure financing for a buyout of the retail pharmacy chain. Walgreens’ stock surged last week after reports that a 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:deal🔯 for the struggling retail firm was back on the table after it was thought to be dead.
• Nike (NKE) 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:shares jumped by 4.9% after Jefferies upgraded the stock and raised the price target on optimism for a recovery of the footwear maker’s 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:profit margin and 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:earnings per share (EPS). Analysts said the stock was poised to 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:jump as much as 40%, with its downside risk limited to around 8% over the next two years.
• Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A; BRK.B) shares were up by 4.1% after the Warren Buffett-led conglomerate reported a 70% increase in 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:fourth-quarter operating earnings, while its full-year operating earnings for 2024 were 27% higher than the prior year.
• Pharmaceutical service provider Charles River Laboratories (CRL) jumped by 4.6% on reports that 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:Chief Executive Officer (CEO) James Foster purchased $1 million worth of shares in the company.

-澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:Terry Lane

Tesla Stock Levels to Watch as February Slump Continues

Tesla (TSLA) shares fell again Monday, extending a recent slump that has made the stock the weakest performer in the 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:Magnificent 7 so far in 2025.

Tesla shares have tumbled 18% year-to-date as investors asses the impact of 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:potential tariffs and the removal of EV incentives on the automaker’s business. However, the stock remains 31% higher since the early-November U.S. presidential election on expectations that CEO 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:Elon Musk’s close ties with President Donald Trump will bꦑenefit the company.

Tesla shares have continued to trend lower after breaking down below the 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:50-day moving average (MA) and neckline of a 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:head and shoulders pattern earlier this month. While the澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩ܫ网: relative strength index (RSI) has recovered slightly from near oversold l🌜evels, the indicator still gives a reading below 40, signaling bearish price momentum.🧔

Investors should watch key support levels on Tesla's chart around $325 and $265, while also monitoring important overhead areas near $430 and $489.

Tesla shares closed 2.2% low♎er at $330.53 on Monday.𓆏

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-澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:Timothy Smith

Strategy Buys Another $2 Billion of Bitcoin

Business intelligence and bitcoin treasury company Strategy (MSTR) said Monday it has again expanded its bitcoin holdℱings, acquiring nearly $2 billion ඣmore of the digital currency.

Strategy, formerly known as MicroStrategy, said in a regulatory filing that it purchased an additional 20,356 bitcoin at an average price of $97,514. The purchase, which was funded through a 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体𝔉彩网:zero-coupon convertible note offering, brings the company’s total bitcoin reserves to 𒆙499,096 bitcoin.

With this latest purchase, Strategy now holds more than 2.3% of bitcoin’s fully diluted supply capped at roughly 21 million. According to bitcoin supply tracker BitcoinTreasuries, 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) 😼is the only other entity with a larger share of the total bitcoin supply on its books, at nearly 2.8% of total existing ꦦbitcoin.

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-澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:Kyle Torpey

Walgreens Pops on Fresh Optimism About Possible Deal

Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) shares jumped Monday as investor o✤ptimism about the possibility of a deal lifted the drugstore chain's shares.

Walgreens shares closed 6.5% higher, leaving the stock about 16% higher this year. Perceptions that a deal might be on, or off, have lately dragged the shares in both directions. They've lost roughly half their value over the past 12 months.

Reports suggesting that a sale to private-equity firm Sycamore Partners 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:was still in play&n🍷bsp;boosted the stock last week. On Monday, credit-information provider Octus said on the social media platform X that "Morgan Stanley, UBS, and private lenders are structuring a $10 billion packag💎e to back Sycamore Partners' potential buyout," suggesting further progress toward a deal.

Deutsche Bank analysts last week maintained a "hold" rating on the shares, saying in a report that the "main obstacles for any potential acquirer remain the company’s constrained cash flow, poor fundamentals and ongoing debt burden."

The Justice Department, meanwhile, earlier this year 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:announced a lawsuit regarding its prescription practices.

-澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:David Marino-Nachison

Jefferies Recommends Investors Buy Nike "Aggressively"

Nike stock raced higher after Jefferies analysts recommended investors "aggressively" buy shares of the athletic footwear company.

Nike (NKE) shares—which were trading near a five-year low earlier this month—are poised for a comeback and may gain more than 40% in value based on recent prices, Jefferies analysts said. The company's stock sprinted past the broader market, with the 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:S&P 500 flat while Nike shares wer💃e up about 5% recently.

“After a few years of challenges and self-inflicted wounds, we believe new leadership will improve product direction and re-establish balance between [direct to consumer] and wholesale [channels],” Jefferies analysts wrote. “With shares near a 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:valuation&nbs🌠p;trough,🅘 we believe now is the right time to aggressively buy shares.”

Jefferies' analysts said there's minimal downside to investing in the company because, at worst, its shares will fall 8% over the next two years. Their new price target, $115, is well ahead of the Wall Street mean of $80 and higher than any target tracked by Visible Alpha.

Nike is concentrating on increasing partnerships with wholesalers and will remain prominently displayed at Foot Locker (FL) and Dick's Sporting Goods (DKS) after overly relying on digital sales, ꦉthe analysts said.

They applauded efforts to develop more innovative products under CEO Elliott Hill, a company veteran 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:brought back as CEO last fall, including rolling out Pegasus Premium, running shoes that combine multiple Nike cushioning systems. The analysts said they were pleased that Nike is trying to hire more people focused on products, and launching a product line 澳♚洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:with reality TV star, Kim Kardashian.

“Despite minor market share losses to competitors, NKE's global ubiquity and distribution advantage ensure its continued dominance in the sportswear industry," the note said. "NKE remains the unrivaled leader in the market.”

-澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:Sarina Trangle

Palantir Plunges to Lead S&P 500, Nasdaq Decliners

Palantir Technologies (PLTR) shares plunged Monday, extending losses following a report last week that the Trump administration directed the Pentagon to make 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:significant cuts to the U.S. defense budget. 

The company’s stock was down 10% recently, making it the leading decliner on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite. The data analytics software company’s stock has lost about quarter of its value since The Washington Post's report Wednesday—coming ꦰoff a record high just a day earlier🌞. 

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reportedly ordered Pentagon officiaﷺls to cut the U.S. defense budget by 8% annually for the next five years. That raised worries Palantir could be negatively impacted as a contr🍸actor for the U.S. military.

Some analysts, including those from 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:Wedbush and Loop Capital, have since suggested the selloff could present an opportunity to 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:buy the dip, expecting Palantir may instead benefit ꦐfrom efforts to streamline operations in a tighter spending environment.

Shares of Palantir are well into 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:correction territory since Tuesday’s record high, but the stock has 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:roughly quadrupled in value over the past 12 months. 

-澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:Andrew Kessel

Starbucks to Cut 1,100 Corporate Employees

Starbucks (SBUX) plans to lay off 1,100 corporate employees, CEO Brian Niccol sai𓆉d Monday, while also leaving several hundred open positions unfilled.

In an open letter to employees, Niccol called the move “a necessary change to position Starbucks for future success” by creating "smaller, more nimble" support teams. Cafe workers would not be affected, nor would corporate employees in non-support roles such as roasting, manufacturing and distribution, a spokesperson told Investopedia. The company ha💟d about total 16,000 corporate employees as of Sep. 29, the spokesperson added.

The layoffs are part of a broader 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:“Back to Starbucks” business turnaround plan kickstarted by Niccol when he took the CEO position in September. The goal has been to stem declines in sales and traffic while positioning the chain to double its U.S. footprint. In January, the coffee giant said net sales fell 0.3% year-over-year in its fiscal first 🍒quarter.

So far, Starbucks has been busy, announcing 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:sweeping changes to its cafes, including a pared-back menu, the return of baristas writing customers’ 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:names on cups, requiring customers toꦜ make a purchase to use the restroom, new digital menu boards expected this year, and expanded free refills. Store aesthetics are also under review, as Starbucks tests new types of seating and brings back touches like ceramic mugs and accessible condiment bars. 

Shares of Starbucks were up about 1% in recent trading and have gained❀ about 25% since Niccols joined the company.

-澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:Andrew Kessel

Why Small-Cap Stocks Have Moved Into Correction Territory

The 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:Russell 2000 was down 0.3% in recent trading, after falling more than 1% earlier in the session. The small-cap benchmark index is down 10.3% from its record close of 2,442.03 in late November.ꦛ 

Small cap stocks soared in the wake of Do𒉰nald Trump’s election victory, with the Russell 2000 jumping nearly 6% the day after his re-election. Trump’s deregulatory, pro-growth agenda was expected to boost sales and lower expenses for smaller companies and unleash a flurry of acquisitions. Instead, uncertainty around interest rates, tariffs, and consumer demand have weighed on the group. 

“Overall, sentiment has been cautiously optimistic, but many worry about lack of a catalyst … to spur small cap outperformance amidst rate/policy uncertainty and elevated valuations,” wrote Bank of America analysts in a note on 🌜Monday.

Fourth-quarter earnings season hasn’t boosted investor confidence in small caps. While profit has so far slightly exceeded expectations, 𓆏it remains flat year-over-year and analysts have lowered their estimates for the next 12 months. And a BofA analysis of earnings calls suggests small-cap corporate sentiment is deteriorating. 

The Russell 2000 is the only one of the four major U.S. stock indexes that isn't higher since the start of 2025, as the chart above shows.

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-澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:Colin Laidley

Owens Corning Stock Falls as Company Warns of Slowdown

Owens Corning (OC) shares fell Monday morning as the maker of insulation and other building materials saw a drop in demand for its legacy products and warned of business headwinds in both North America and Europꦓe.

Owens Corning reported fourth-quarter adjusted 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:earnings per share (EPS) of $3.22, with revenue up 23% year-over-year to $2.84 billion. Both exceeded forecasts. However, ൲the revenue gains came from $564 million in sales of doors that weren't figured in the 2023 numbers. Sales of roofing and insulation declined, while composite sales were basically flat.

The company said "residential new construction and remodeling is expected to remain soft" in the near term, and "commercial construction activity in North America is expected to start the year slower than prior year." In addition, Owens Corning said that "incremental tariffs which have not yet been implemented may also have a near-term impact."

In the current quarter, Owens Corning predicts revenue from continuing operations to grow by mid-20 percent, adjusted for glass reinforcements being moved to discontinued operations. In a transcript of the conference call provided by AlphaSense, executives said they also expect the impact of inflation to be higher than a year ago. For the full year, it anticipates revenue from its legacy products to be down slightly because of lower volu🎉mes.

Owens Corning shares were down about 2% in recent🌺 trading.

-澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:Bill McColl

Apple Plans $500 Billion U.S. Investment in Next Four Years

Apple (AAPL) on Monday announced plans to spend more than $500 billion in the U.S. over the next four years on a swath of investments, including hiring 20,000 new workers to make 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:artificial intelligence servers in a new Texas-based factory.

Apple called the investment plan its "largest-ever spend commitment." It announced plans to open—with partners—a new factory in Houston that will build AI servers previously made outside the U.S. and create a manufacturing academy in Michigan. The iPhone maker said the investment would also fund the acceleration of investments in AI and research & development into silicon engineering as well as double the size of its U.S. advanced manufacturing fund—which supports "innovation and high-skilled manufacturing" jobs in the country—to $10 billion.

The plan by the iPhone maker comes as U.S. President Donald Trump threatens tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada, and hiked those on 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:Chinese products to incentiviseꦬ companies📖 to produce goods domestically.

Apple said it plans to hire around 20,000 people in the next four years for the Houston facility, most of whom will be focused on R&D, silicon engineering, softw🍸are✤ development, and AI and machine learning. 

Apple said the 250,000-square-foot Texas factory will play a "key role" in powering its Apple Intelligence AI model and will open in 2026.

As part of the manufacturing fund, meanwhile, Apple said it has made a “multibillion-dollar commitment” to make advanced chips in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.’s (TSM) Arizona plant.

Apple shares were up 0.5% in recent tradingꦺ, bucking a broader downturn for technology stocks on Monday. Apple shares have gained 35% over the past 12 months, handily outpacing the S&P 500 over that period.

-澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:Nisha Gopalan

Major Indexes in Negative Territory for the Month

Major stock indexes, which had their worst day of the year on Friday, ꦿstarted the final week of Februar🎶y in negative territory for the month.

Through Friday's close, the Dow was down 2.5% so far this month, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq were off 0.5%.

The Dow and S&P 500 postedᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ gains in January after losing ground the month before, while the Nasdaq was riding a three-month winning s♏treak coming into February.

Nvidia Price Levels to Watch With Earnings Coming Wednesday

Nvidia (NVDA) shares gained ground in premarket trading Monday as AI favorite gears up to release its 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:highly anticipated earnings report after Wednesday’s closing bell.

The chipmaking giant, which has a track record of blowing past 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:Wall Street expectations amid insatiable demand for its lineup of AI silicon, is projected to report a 73% jump in fourth-quarter revenue from a year earlier and post 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:net income of $21.08 billion, up from $12.84 billion.

Through Friday's close, Nvidia shares were roughly unchanged since the start of 2025, but they'd gained 12% for the month, with analysts remaining widely bullish on the chipmaker's stock as big tech hyperscalers continue to 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩🦄网:ramp♓ up spending on AI infrastructure. 

Nvidia shares have consolidated in a 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:descending channel since mid-December, with trading volumes declining over that period. More recently, a 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:bearish engulfing pattern formed on the chart ꩵFriday, signaling a potential move lower ahead of the c🌳hipmaker’s results.

Investors should watch crucial support levels on Nvidia's chart around $130, $113, and $102, while also monitoring key resistance levels near $153 and $174.

Nvidia shares were up 1.8% at around $137 in recent premarket trading, after falling more than 4% on Frida📖y.

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-澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:Timothy Smith

Futures Point to Higher Open for Major Indexes

Futures tied to the Dow Jo𓆉nes Industrial Averag𝕴e were up 0.7%.

S&P 500 futures rose 0.5%.

Nasdaq 100 futures added 0.4%.