🚀 Markets on the Edge: Winners, Power Outages & Wild New Plays

• 📈 Market Indices Update

• 📢 Top 3 Market Stories

• 🔎 Rich & Powerful Are Buying

• 🔥 Underrated & Overrated Stocks

• 📊 One Chart

• 🚀 Biggest Market Movers

• 🗳 Quick Poll

• 💡 Podcast of the Week

📈 Market Indices Update

• S&P 500: ↑ 0.58% to 5,560.83 – Powered by strong earnings and easing trade tensions.

• Dow Jones: ↑ 0.75% to 40,527.62 – Industrials led gains amid tariff relief optimism.

• Nasdaq: ↑ 0.55% to 17,461.32 – Tech rebounded on upbeat investor sentiment.

• Gold (Spot $/Oz): ↓ 0.62% to $3,317.69/oz – Fell as investors rotated into equities.

• 10-Yr Treasury Yield: ↓ 1.40% to 4.23% – Declined on safe-haven demand.

• EUR/USD: 1.1408 (−0.24%) – Euro slipped on mixed economic data.

• USD/JPY: ¥142.19 (−0.35%) – Yen gained as risk appetite cooled slightly.

• Bitcoin: ↑ 0.30% to $94,978.75 – Continued momentum driven by ETF inflows.

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1️⃣ Trump’s First 100 Days Shake the Market (Source)

• First 100 Days leaves S&P 500 with WorstWinners: Defense and AI stocks like $PLTR (+52% YTD) and missile defense project Golden Dome players, along with gold and political media stocks like $NMAX .

• Losers: Travel and consumer sectors are getting crushed — airlines ($AAL -44%, $DAL -31%, $LUV -20%), $TSLA (-33%), $KSS (-46%), and tech hardware like $TER (-44.5%) and $ZBRA (-40%).

• Trump’s approval rating sits at 42%, with voters deeply polarized after his first 100 days.

• Market bifurcation is deepening, with investors rushing into defense, energy, and inflation hedges.

🔎 Takeaway: Markets are picking sides fast under Trump—safety, strength, and defense are in; travel, retail, and consumer tech are out.

2️⃣ Massive Power Outages Hit Europe Amid Grid Strain (Source)

• Spain, France, and Italy suffered large-scale blackouts over the weekend due to failures in a key power line.

• Transport chaos erupted: subways stopped, airports halted, and 20+ million people were affected.

• Experts warn this highlights Europe’s vulnerability as it transitions away from Russian energy and toward renewables.

• Market Reaction: Utility stocks dipped; energy infrastructure names in focus.

🔎 Why It Matters: Europe’s energy transition is colliding with grid reliability, raising urgent questions about infrastructure readiness.

3️⃣ Amazon Fights Tariff Labeling Rules (Source)

• USTR accuses Amazon of refusing to properly label products subject to tariffs.

• White House calls Amazon’s resistance “hostile and political.”

• Tariff evasion crackdown may lead to tighter enforcement on e-commerce imports.

• Market Reaction: $AMZN ( ▲ 0.51% ) flat, but small online retailers and Chinese exporters under scrutiny.

🔎 Key Question: Will this open a new front in U.S.–China trade tensions—this time led by regulators, not politicians?​

🔎 What 5 Rich & Powerful Are Buying

📈 Joe Gebbia – Tesla Director - $TSLA ( ▲ 4.72% ) 
→ Purchased 4,000 shares of TSLA for approximately $1.02 million—the first insider buy at Tesla in five years.
→ Signals renewed board-level confidence amid operational challenges.​

📉 Robyn Denholm – Tesla Chairwoman - $TSLA ( ▲ 4.72% ) 
→ Filed to sell an additional $30 million in $TSLA shares, totaling over $150 million sold in the past six months.
→ Continues to significantly reduce her stake in the company.​

💰 Wells Fargo – $40B Stock Buyback - $WFC ( ▼ 0.63% ) 
→ Authorized a new $40 billion stock repurchase program, set to commence after the current one concludes.
→ Aims to return capital to shareholders and boost earnings per share.

💳 Visa – $30B Share Repurchase Plan - $V ( ▲ 0.36% ) 
→ Announced a $30 billion multi-year stock buyback following strong Q1 earnings.
→ Reflects confidence in sustained consumer spending and long-term growth.​

🚀 ARKK ETF – Portfolio Rebalancing
→ Recent trades include buying $TEM ( ▼ 5.9% ) and $IRDM ( ▲ 1.69% ), while selling $DKNG ( ▲ 2.49% ), $SOFI ( ▼ 0.6% ) , and $ROKU ( ▼ 0.7% ) .
→ Indicates a strategic shift towards telecom and satellite communications.​

🔥 Underrated Stock of the Week: $DOLE ( ▼ 0.2% ) 

📚 Company Overview: Dole plc is a global leader in fresh produce, offering a diverse range of fruits and vegetables. With operations spanning over 30 countries, Dole's extensive distribution network and strong brand recognition position it well to capitalize on the growing demand for healthy, fresh food options.​

📊 Key Financials & Metrics:

• Stock Price: $14.88

• P/E Ratio: 9.2x

• Market Cap: $1.4B

• EV/EBITDA: 5.8x

• Quarterly Revenue Growth: +4.6% YoY

• Net Profit Margin: 1.5%

• Debt-to-Equity (D/E): 0.9x

• ROE (Return on Equity): 12%

• Beta (Volatility): 0.8

• Analysts’ 12-Month Target: $17.12 (+15%)

• 30-Day Change: +3.3% | YTD Change: +9.9%​

💪 Pros:

✔️ Strong global brand with extensive distribution channels
✔️ Consistent revenue and earnings growth
✔️ Attractive valuation with a low P/E ratio​

💩 Cons:

❌ Exposure to agricultural commodity price fluctuations
❌ Potential impact from global supply chain disruptions​

📊 One Chart That Explains Everything

So far, earnings season is off to a solid start—with most major companies beating on EPS, even when revenues slightly miss.

• Profit margins are holding up thanks to cost control and efficiency gains.

• Sectors leading the charge: Financials (Visa, HSBC), Pharma (Pfizer, Novartis), and Travel (Booking).

• Red flag: Consumer names like Spotify and Coca-Cola show revenue softness, hinting at pressure on discretionary spending.

💡 Big picture: The market is rewarding profitability and efficiency—even modest growth is enough, if margins are strong.

🚀 Biggest Market Movers

📈 Top 3 Winners

• SBA Communications - $SBAC ( ▲ 1.3% ) 
  Stock surged on strong Q1 results and a new $1.5B share buyback plan.​

• Honeywell - $HON ( ▼ 0.7% ) 
  Shares climbed after beating Q1 earnings expectations and raising full-year profit guidance.​

• MercadoLibre - $MELI ( ▲ 1.66% ) 
  Jumped as investors cheered its move to Texas, bullish technical signals, and optimism ahead of earnings.

📉 Top 3 Losers

• NXP Semiconductors - $NXPI ( ▲ 1.76% )  
  Stock dropped following CEO retirement announcement and tariff-related concerns.​

• Alexandria Real Estate $ARE ( ▲ 0.52% ) 
  Shares fell after lowering 2025 guidance despite a Q1 beat.​

• Micron Technology $MU ( ▲ 0.83% ) 
  Declined amid worries over memory chip oversupply and margin pressures.​

💡 Podcast of the Week:

This week’s All-In Podcast episode is a must-listen: Trump’s market rally, tariffs bruising America’s global image, and Apple’s quiet pivot to India set the stage for a wild economic ride. Then it gets juicier—Alphabet flexes through AI chaos, Tesla jumps as Elon ditches DOGE, and China drops a nuclear science bombshell with its thorium breakthrough.