🔥 This Week: Trump’s Big Move, FedEx’s Warning & the GLP-1 Revolution

• 📈 Market Indices Update

• 📢 Top 3 Market Stories

• 🔎 Rich & Powerful Are Buying

• 🔥 Underrated & Overrated Stocks

• 📊 Sector Spotlight

• 🚀 Biggest Market Movers

• 💹 Next Week in Review

• 📩 Reader Q&A

• 💡 Financial Term

📈 Market Indices Update

Here's the week-to-date performance:​

• S&P 500: ↑ 0.5% to 5,667 – Modest gain amid cautious optimism. ​

• Dow Jones: ↑ 1.2% to 41,985 – Slight uptick despite tariff concerns. ​

• Nasdaq: ↑ 0.2% to 17,784 – Tech stocks remained flat. ​

• Gold (Spot $/Oz): ↑ 1.13% to $3,029 – Safe-haven demand increased. ​

• 10-Yr Treasury Yield: ↓ 0.01% to 4.25% – Yields edged lower on growth concerns.

• EUR/USD: 1.0827 (-0.3%) – Euro slightly weakened against the dollar. ​

• USD/JPY: ¥149.27 (+0.9%) – Yen depreciated amid economic uncertainty. ​

• Bitcoin: ↑ 2% to $83,931 – Up from last-week’s lows.

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📢 Top 3 Market Stories You Should Care About

2️⃣ Trump Moves to Dismantle Dept. of Education (Source)

• 🏛️ Trump signed an order to shrink the department and shift control to states.

• 💰 $79B in funding and 2,200 jobs are on the chopping block.

• 🎓 $1.6T in student loans could be handed to other agencies.

• 🏫 Low-income schools risk losing key federal support.

• 📚 Move aims to cut spending and fight “woke” education policies.

💡 Takeaway: It’s part ideology, part budget-slashing—big shake-up for schools and student aid ahead.

2️⃣ FedEx Drops Forecast, Spooks Wall Street (Source)

• 🚛 FedEx $FDX ( ▲ 0.28% ) slashed its full-year earnings outlook.

• 📉 Blamed weak U.S. industrial demand and inflation.

• 💥 Stock tumbled 8%, dragging the broader market.

💡 Takeaway: Is FedEx just the first domino in a slowing economy?​

3️⃣ Heathrow Fire Disrupts Global Travel & Trade (Source)

• 🔥 Power station fire shut down Heathrow for a full day.

• ✈️ 1,300+ flights canceled, 290K travelers stranded worldwide.

• 💸 Airlines lost ~£20M; British Airways’ parent dropped 2.3%.

• 📦 £500M+ worth of daily cargo delayed—think meds, seafood, flowers.

• 🏨 Tourism hit too, with £4.8M in lost daily revenue.

💡 Takeaway: One electrical fire jammed up global logistics, travel, and trade—reminding us how brittle the world’s busiest hubs really are.

🔎 What 5 Rich & Powerful Are Buying

📈 Bill Scannell – IonQ $IONQ ( ▲ 0.57% )
→ Director at IonQ & President at Dell.
→ Bought $2M in stock after a 50% YTD drop.

💰 Gregory Brenneman – Home Depot $HD ( ▼ 0.21% ) 
→ Director at Home Depot.
→ Bought $1M in shares—first insider buy since 2022.

🚀 Ryan Cohen – Alibaba Group $BABA ( ▲ 1.82% ) 
→ Activist investor & Chewy founder.
→ Took $1B stake, urging faster buybacks.

📊 Elliott Management – BP plc $BP ( ▼ 0.65% ) 
→ Hedge fund grabbed 5% stake worth £3.8B.
→ Pressuring BP to boost profits, cut renewables.

🏛️ Lobbying - Pfizer Inc. $PFE ( ▼ 3.72% ) 
→ Pharmaceutical giant.
→ Spent $2.39M on Q1 lobbying for drug pricing & patent reform.

🔥 Underrated Stock of the Week: $DELL ( ▲ 2.94% ) 

Company Overview: Dell Technologies Inc. is a global leader in technology solutions, offering a comprehensive portfolio that includes PCs, servers, storage devices, and IT services. The company has strategically positioned itself to capitalize on emerging trends such as artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud computing.

Key Financials & Metrics:

• Stock Price: $97.57

• P/E Ratio: 15.29x​

• EV / EBITDA: 14.4x

• Market Cap: $68.08 billion​

• Revenue Growth: +7.2% QoQ

• EPS Growth: Adjusted EPS of $2.68 in Q4 FY2025, up from $2.27 YoY​

• Net Profit Margin: 4.82%​

• Beta (Volatility): 0.90​

• Analysts’ 12-Month Target: $136 (+39%)​

• 30-Day Change: -17% | YTD Change: -15%

💪 Pros:

✔️ Strong Q4 earnings beat with 7% YoY revenue growth.
✔️ $9B AI server backlog signals booming demand.
✔️ 18% dividend hike shows confidence and shareholder focus.

💩 Cons:

❌ Heavily exposed to potential new tariffs.
❌ Competitive pressure in PCs and enterprise IT.

💰 Hot Take: Is D-Wave $QBTS ( ▲ 3.26% ) overvalued?

Company Overview: D-Wave Quantum Inc. specializes in developing quantum computing systems, software, and services, focusing on delivering practical quantum applications for enterprises.

Key Financials & Metrics:

• Stock Price: $8.36

• P/E Ratio: N/A (Not profitable)​

• Market Cap: $2.4B

• EV / revenues: 271x

• Price-to-Sales (P/S) Ratio: 189x​

• Revenue (TTM): $8.83 million​

• Net Loss (FY2024): -$143.9 million​

• Debt-to-Equity (D/E): 0.6x

• Analysts’ 12-Month Target: $9.25 (+10%)​

• 30-Day Change: +15% | YTD Change: 0%

🐂 Bull Case (Why It Could Keep Rising)

✔️ Quantum tech is heating up — and D-Wave is a major player.
✔️ Bookings jumped 500% last quarter — demand is growing.
✔️ Huge long-term potential if quantum adoption takes off.

🐻 Bear Case (Why It Might Crash)

❌ Still losing lots of money — over $140M last year.
❌ Valuation is sky-high for such little revenue.
❌ Hype-driven stock — can drop fast on bad news.

📊 Sector Spotlight: GLP-1 Drugs – The Weight Loss Revolution

💡 Why It Matters
Blockbuster drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy are changing how the world treats obesity, diabetes—and maybe much more.

✔️ Obesity affects over 1 billion people, and these drugs are showing real, sustainable weight loss (at least for now).
✔️ GLP-1 meds are going mainstream, with insurers starting to cover them and demand far outpacing supply.
✔️ Ripple effects: From food delivery to airlines, entire industries could shift as populations lose weight and get healthier.

📈 Key Stats

• 💊 GLP-1 drug market expected to hit $100B+ by 2030

• 📉 Eli Lilly’s Zepbound helped users lose up to 24% of body weight

• 🚚 Food companies & fast-food chains are seeing shifts in customer behavior

🏢 Companies to Watch

• 💉 Eli Lilly $LLY ( ▼ 4.09% ) – Maker of Zepbound, up 80%+ in 12 months

• 💊 Novo Nordisk $NVO ( ▼ 1.51% ) – Ozempic & Wegovy powerhouse

• 🏥 CVS Health $CVS ( ▼ 0.76% ) – Rolling out GLP-1 access via telehealth

• 🧬 Pfizer $PFE ( ▼ 3.72% ) & Merck $MRK ( ▼ 4.12% ) – Racing to develop oral versions

⚖️ Bull vs. Bear

🐂 Bull Case

• Demand is exploding worldwide

• Long-term health savings could boost insurance & adoption

• Potential to treat anxiety, addiction, and heart disease too

🐻 Bear Case

• High cost could limit access

• Supply chain still under pressure

• Side effects and long-term risks aren’t fully known

🚀 Biggest Market Movers

📈 Top 3 Winners

• Super Micro Computer Inc. $SMCI ( ▲ 15.71% ) 
  Catalyst: Upgraded due to anticipated AI infrastructure demand. ​

• Tesla Inc. $TSLA ( ▲ 4.07% ) 
  Catalyst: CEO Elon Musk encouraged employees to retain their stock. ​

• Boeing Co. $BA ( ▲ 0.64% ) 
  Catalyst: Awarded a major defense contract.

📉 Top 3 Losers

• Micron Technology Inc. $MU ( ▼ 1.66% ) 
  Catalyst: Margin concerns despite strong earnings. ​

• FedEx Corp. $FDX ( ▲ 0.28% ) 
  Catalyst: Missed profit estimates and cut full-year outlook.

• Lockheed Martin Corp. $LMT ( ▼ 2.32% ) 
  Catalyst: Stock declined following Boeing's defense contract award.

💹 Next Week in Review: March 25–29, 2025

💡 Financial Term of the Week: Stagflation

📌 What It Means:
A nasty mix of slow growth, high inflation, and rising unemployment—bad news for the economy.

📊 Why It Matters:
Markets struggle because inflation eats away profits, but the economy isn’t growing fast enough to keep up.

📉 Real-World Example:
In the 1970s, stagflation hit hard with double-digit inflation and slow GDP growth (see chart). Some investors fear it could return in 2025 as inflation stays high.

🔍 Takeaway:
If stagflation kicks in, stocks & bonds struggle—but commodities like gold tend to hold up better.

📩 Reader Q&A: Ask Me Anything (AMA)

💬 This Week’s Reader Question:

"How should I adjust my investment strategy during market corrections?"

📌 Answer:

Market corrections, defined as a 10% drop from peak levels, can be unsettling but are a natural part of investing. It's essential to avoid making emotional decisions during these periods. Instead, focus on your long-term investment goals and ensure your portfolio aligns with your risk tolerance and time horizon. Diversifying your investments across various asset classes (in ETFs such as $SPY, $QQQ, $EUFN, $SCHD) can also help mitigate risks.

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