Wall Street’s on Fire 🔥: Jobs Boom, Tariff Drama, and Apple’s $110B Power Play

• 📈 Market Indices Update

• 📢 Top 3 Market Stories

• 🔎 Rich & Powerful Are Buying

• 🔥 Underrated & Overrated Stocks

• 🌎 Chart of the Week

• 🚀 Biggest Market Movers

• 📅 Upcoming Economic Events

• 📈 ETF Spotlight

📈 Market Indices Update (Week-to-Date)

• S&P 500: ↑ 2.92% to 5,697.78 – Posted its longest winning streak in 20+ years as earnings and trade optimism lifted sentiment.

• Dow Jones: ↑ 3.00% to 41,185.41 – Strong jobs data and blue-chip strength pushed the index to new highs.

• Nasdaq: ↑ 3.44% to 18,028.00 – Big Tech led the charge after solid earnings and easing macro worries.

• Gold (Spot $/Oz): ↓ 1.57% to $3,231.90/oz – Investors rotated out of safe havens amid risk-on appetite.

• 10-Yr Treasury Yield: ↑ 0.05% to 4.317% – Yields climbed on strong labor data and growth confidence.

• EUR/USD: 1.1301 (-0.33%) – Euro loses as U.S. dollar gain .

• USD/JPY: ¥144.72 (−0.45%) – Yen edged higher as traders digested rate differentials and inflation data.

• Bitcoin: ↑ 3.52% to $97,057 – Continued upward momentum brought BTC closer to the $100K mark.

🔍 Summary

Markets climbed sharply as investors cheered strong U.S. jobs data, tech earnings, and hopes for renewed U.S.-China trade dialogue. S&P 500 rose for a ninth day in a raw, its longest winning streak since 11/2024 !

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📢 Top 3 Market Stories You Should Care About

​1️⃣ U.S. Job Growth Surprises to the Upside (Source)

• April added 177,000 jobs, beating expectations of 130,000.

• Unemployment held at 4.2%, while wages rose 3.8% YoY.

• Healthcare and transportation led hiring; manufacturing lagged slightly.

• Market Reaction: Stocks rallied on the data, supporting the week’s gains across indices.

🔎 Why It Matters: Strong job growth reinforces confidence in the U.S. economy despite global uncertainty.

2️⃣ Apple Warns of $900M Hit from Tariffs (Source)

• Apple says tariffs could cost $900M per quarter if implemented.

• Slashed share buyback program by $10B to offset potential losses.

• Price hikes may be passed to consumers, says Tim Cook.

• Market Reaction: $AAPL ( ▲ 0.53% ) stock dipped after the announcement, pressuring the tech sector.

🔎 Key Question: Will rising trade costs dent Big Tech profits and consumer demand?

3️⃣ China Signals Openness to U.S. Trade Talks (Source)

• China responded positively to the 90-day U.S. tariff pause.

• Beijing hinted at resuming negotiations, contingent on U.S. flexibility.

• Other countries also received temporary tariff exemptions.

• Market Reaction: Global markets rose on renewed trade optimism.

🔎 Takeaway: Fresh hopes for U.S.-China diplomacy boosted investor sentiment and risk appetite.

🔎 What 5 Rich & Powerful Are Buying

📈 Gary Dickerson – CEO, Applied Materials - $AMAT ( ▼ 0.25% ) 
→ Bought 50,000 shares, valued at ~$7M
→ Purchase follows a 15% dip in $AMAT stock
→ Signals insider confidence in long-term chip sector recovery

🍏 Apple – Fresh Share Buyback Push - $AAPL ( ▲ 0.53% ) 
→ Executing $110 billion share repurchase plan, the largest in its history
→ Announced alongside stronger-than-expected earnings and iPad relaunch
→ Aims to boost EPS and reward shareholders amid flat revenue growth

📉 Jeff Bezos – Founder, Amazon - $AMZN ( ▲ 0.51% ) 
→ Filed to sell up to $4.8 billion in Amazon shares
→ Part of a pre-arranged 10b5-1 plan disclosed with the SEC
→ Stock remains near 52-week highs after a strong Q1 earnings beat

💊 Pony.ai – Upcoming IPO Lock-Up Expiration - $PONY ( ▲ 5.72% ) 
→ Lock-up on 20M shares expires May 26, 2025
→ Insiders may begin selling post-lockup, increasing volatility
→ Investors should watch volumes and price action that week


📉 Jayme Mendal – CEO, EverQuote - $EVER ( ▲ 0.3% ) 
→ Sold 65,117 shares, worth approximately $1.83 million
→ Represents 9.5% of his holdings in this class of stock
→ Disclosed in recent SEC filings under a planned sale program

💰 Hot Take: Is $TSLA Overvalued in 2025?

📚 Company Overview: Tesla Inc. ($TSLA ( ▲ 4.72% )) is a leading electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer and clean energy company. Despite its pioneering role in the EV market, Tesla faces increasing competition and market saturation.

📊 Key Financials & Metrics:

• Stock Price: $287.21

• Market Cap: $925B

• P/E Ratio: 165.3x

• EV/EBITDA: 64.6x

• Quarterly Revenue Growth (YoY): -9%

• Quarterly EPS Growth (YoY):-70%

• Net Profit Margin: 6.4%

• Debt-to-Equity (D/E): 0.17x

• ROE (Return on Equity): 8.8%

• Beta (Volatility): 2.6

• Analysts’ 12-Month Target: $289.44 (0.8%)

• 30-Day Change: +1.6% | YTD Change: -29%

🐂 Bull Case (Why It Could Keep Rising)
✔️ Strong brand loyalty and expanding global presence.
✔️ Innovations in battery technology and energy solutions.
✔️ Elon Musk factor, best CEO of our generation, driving vision and execution

🐻 Bear Case (Why It Might Decline)
❌ High valuation multiples compared to industry peers.
❌ Slowing growth rates amidst increasing competition
❌ Macroeconomic factors like rising interest rates affecting consumer spending.

🔍 Takeaway: While Tesla remains a dominant player in the EV market, its high valuation and decelerating growth raise concerns about its current stock price being overvalued.

Gold hitting record highs

The price of gold keeps heating up. If the record-breaking year of 2024 wasn't enough, gold hit a major historic 2025 milestone by crossing the $3,000/ounce threshold!

Here are 3 Key Reasons:

1. Looming economic & political uncertainty

2. Increasing central bank demand

3. Rising National Debt - over $36 Trillion

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According to a recent statement from Jeffrey Gundlach, famed American business man and investor… “Gold continues its bull market that we’ve been talking about for a couple of years, ever since it was down to $1,800.” He expects gold to reach $4,000/oz.

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🌎 Chart of the Week: Global Growth Forecasts Slashed

Following Trump’s April 2025 tariff escalation, global growth expectations just took a major hit.

📉 The IMF cut its 2025 global GDP forecast from 3.3% → 2.8% — with Mexico and the U.S. hit hardest. 🇲🇽 Mexico was hit the hardest, while 🇷🇺 Russia was the only upgrade.

🔍 Why It Matters:
New U.S. tariffs raised the avg. effective rate to 14.5%, the highest in 90 years. Trade uncertainty is now a top global risk, especially for export-heavy economies like Mexico.

🚀 Biggest Market Movers

📈 Top 3 Winners

• $DXCM ( ▼ 0.79% ) – DexCom soared +16% after reporting strong Q1 revenue and announcing a $750M share buyback.

• $PLTR ( ▼ 1.55% ) – Palantir soars ahead of May 5 earnings report

• $GRAL ( ▼ 2.49% ) – Biotech firm fueled by positive trial results and sector momentum.

📉 Top 3 Losers

• $TEAM ( ▼ 0.34% ) – Atlassian tumbled -9% after a weak revenue forecast/guidance.

• $XYZ ( ▲ 0.5% ) – Block (Square) slid sharply amid regulatory concerns (speculative placeholder).

• $AAPL ( ▲ 0.53% ) – Apple dipped post-earnings on slower iPhone sales and cautious guidance.

🌍 What’s Moving Markets This Week

🌐 Key Economic Events

• Mon, May 5: ISM Services PMI (US)

• Tue, May 6: U.S. Trade Balance

• Wed, May 7: Eurozone Retail Sales

• Thu, May 8: Bank of England Rate Decision + U.S. Initial Jobless Claims

💼 Earnings to Watch

• Mon, May 5: Palantir ($PLTR) , Pfizer ($PFE)

• Tue, May 6: Uber ($UBER) , AMD ($AMD)

• Wed, May 7: Disney ($DIS) , Coinbase ($COIN)

• Thu, May 8: Occidental Petroleum ($OXY) , Pinterest ($PINS)

📈 ETF Spotlight

🔥 Hottest ETF This Week: $SMH ( ▲ 0.65% )  (VanEck Semiconductor ETF)

Price: $219.03 USD
Top Holdings: Nvidia ($NVDA ( ▼ 0.61% )), AMD ($AMD ( ▲ 1.12% )), Broadcom ($AVGO ( ▲ 0.21% ))
30-Day Change: +2.3% | YTD Change: -10.5%

Why It’s Surging:

• AI chip demand continues to drive growth in the semiconductor sector.

• Strong earnings reports from major chipmakers and chip users have boosted investor sentiment.

🚀 New ETF to Watch: $XAR ( ▼ 0.8% )  (SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF)

• Price: $177.16

• Top Holdings: Northrop Grumman ($NOC ( ▼ 0.36% )), Lockheed Martin ($LMT ( ▼ 0.21% )), General Dynamics ($GD ( ▼ 0.15% ))

• 30-Day Change: +7.7% | YTD Change: -6.4%

📊 What’s Happening?

• Rising global tensions have boosted demand for defense spending.

• Biden’s latest defense budget proposal includes a record $900B.

• $XAR is outperforming broader industrial ETFs amid sector rotation into defense and aerospace.