Stocks were little changed on Thursday after⭕ a steep downturn the previous session fueled by mounting concerns a𓆏bout the federal deficit as a budget bill works its way through Congress.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 each finished the session fractionally lower, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite tacked on 0.3%, as each of the major indexes slumped in the final half hour of trading. Stocks had tumbled on Wednesday, while bond yields soared, as investors monitored developments on a GOP tax and spending proposal that is expected to dramatically increase the deficit. A weaker-than-expected 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:auction of Treasury bills also weighed on sentiment yesterday.
Early Thursday morning, President Donald Trump's 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:"One Big Beautiful Bill" narrowly 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历🍌史查询:passed in the House of Re♐presentatives, and it will now head to then Senate. Investors are focused on the deliberations in Congress amid worries about how the budget bill will affect an 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:already unsustainable fiscal situation.
The yield on the 10-year Treasury note, which directly affects borrowing costs on all sorts of consumer and business loans, rose sharply this morning, hitting its highest level since mid-February, but then retreated. The yield was at 4.53% in late-afternoon trading, down from 4.60% at yesterday's close, after moving as high as 4.63% earlier today. The 10-year yield stood at 4.44% at the end of last week.
Shares of the world's largest technology companies, which were at the forefront of 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:the rally that preceded this week's downturn, were mostly higher Thursday, led by 2% increase for EV maker Tesla (TSLA). Alphabet (GOOG), which was the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:sole mega-cap gainer on Wednesday, added about 1% today, while Microsoft (MSFT), Nvidia (NVDA), Amazon (AMZN), Meta Platforms (META) and Broadcom (AVGO) also gained ground. Apple (AAPL) shares clo🌠sed slightly lower, marking the seventh straight day o♐f declines for the iPhone maker.
Crypto exchange Coinbase Global (COIN) jumped 5% to lead S&P 500 gainers as the price of bitcoin continued surging. Bitcoin was at $111,100 in late-afternoon trading, after hitting a fresh record high just below $112,000 earlier in the day. The digital currency hit 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:an all-time high yesterday f𝓡or the first time sincꦫe just before President Trump took office in January.
Shares of Nike (NKE) rose more than 2% to lead Dow advancers 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:following news that the sports appare﷽l giaಌnt would resume selling on Amazon, and rep💫orts that the company plans to raise prices in response to tariffs.
UnitedHealth (UNH), which has been 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:battered in recent weeks following the departure of its CEO, the suspension of guidance and reports that it's the subject of a DOJ probe, fell another 2% to lead Dow decliners. UnitedHealth and other health insurers came under pressure today after the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said it plans to take a more "aggressive" approach to auditing Medicare Advantage plans. Humana (HUM) dropped about 7.5%.
澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Renewable energy stocks tumbled Thursday as the tax bill approved by the House effectively nullifies many Biden-era green energy initiatives, a move seen as deeply damaging to the solar sector. Enphase Energy (ENPH) dropped 19% to lead S&P 500 decliners, while SunRun (RUN) plunged 37% and NextEra Energy (NEE) stock slid more than 6% and First Solar (FSLR) dropped 4%.
The U.S. dollar🐎 index, which measures the performance of the dollar against a basket of foreign c🤪urrencies, was recently up 0.4% at 99.90.
Gold futures were down 0.6% at $3,295 an ounce in late-aft꧙ernoon trading, after rising for three straight days as some investors turned to the traditional safe haven asset amid the downturn in equities. West Texas Intermediate futures, the U.S. crude oil benchmark, slipped 1.2% to $60.80 per barrel.
Biggest S&P 500 Movers on Thursday
Decliners
- Shares of renewable energy companies plummeted as the bill approved by the House would essentially 澳洲幸运5开奖号码♍历史查询:eliminate an array of clean 🎃energy initiatives enacted during the Biden administration. The legislation includes a phase-out of tax credits for wind and solar projects in 2029, years earlier than a previous version of the bill. Shares of solar equipment maker Enphase Energy (ENPH) plunged 19.6%, losing the most of any S&P 500 stock on Thursday. Shares of renewables-focused power generator NextEra Energy (NEE) were down 6.4%.
- The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) said it well step up its audits of Medicare Advantage plans, in line with efforts to target fraud, waste, and abuse in federal health care programs. Shares of major health insurers came under pressure following the announcement. Humana (HUM) stock dropped 7.6% on Thursday.
- Williams-Sonoma (WSM) reported better-than-expected quarterly sales and profits, but its ✃澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:gross margins came in below forecasts. Shares of the cookware and home goods retailer declined 4.5%. The home to Pottery Barn, West Elm, and its namesake stores left its full-year outlook intact, even as it cited incremental costs related to the current tariff environment.
Advancers
- The surging price of bitcoin helped 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:lift cryptocurrency-related stocks. Shares of Coinbase Global (COIN), operator of the largest U.S.-based crypto exchange by volume, jumped 5% to secure the top performance in the S&P 500 on Thursday.
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- Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) announced that its board of directors has authorized up to $5 billion in 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:stock buybacks, and shares of the data storage provider advanced 4.2%. Seagate's repurchase plan provides the firm with some flexibility, allowing for shares to be bought through various types of transactions and at adjustable intervals to align with the company's cash flow and capital requirements.
- United Airlines (UAL) shares climbed 3.6% on Thursday. Although United stock had been trending downward for several sessions in line with the broader markets, it opened the trading week on a positive note after an upgrade by UBS on Monday. Analysts suggested that improvements in the global economic outlook, given the 90-day pause in U.S.-China tariffs, could increase the resilience of the carrier's international and premium revenues.
Hinge Health Finishes 1st Trading Session Above IPO Price
Shares of Hinge Health, a digital physical therapy p💟rovider, finished their first day of trading above their IPO price but down slightly from where they opened.
Hinge, which now trades on the New York Stock Exchange using the ticker "HNGE," had priced its 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:initial public offering (IPO) at $32 per share, at the higher end of its estimated range ⭕of $28 to $32. The shares, opened at $39.25 before finishing at ܫ$37.56 Thursday. At its intraday high, the stock traded at over $40.
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Hinge sold 8.52 m𒊎illion shares in the offering, raising roughly $273 million in proceeds.
The San Francisco-based company saw first-quarter net income of $17.1 million on revenue that jumped 50% year-over-year to $123.8 million, according to its 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:prospectus filing with the Securities and Exchan🦩ge Co🌠mmission.4
Demand of Hinge Health’s shares, along with that for those of Ryan Reynolds-based MNTN, which also 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:debuted Thursday, could point to improving investor appetite for new listings. The market for IPOs picked up in 2024 but failed to catch up to its 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:peak in 2021.
Quantum Computing Stocks Skyrocketed on Thursday
Shares of quantum computing companies soared Thursday, led by IonQ (IONQ), whose chief executive said it aims to become the Nvidia (NVDA) of quantum computing.
IonQ shares popped close to 37% after CEO Niccolo de Masi said in an interview with Barron’s that his company is “in the business of quantum just like Nvidia and Broadcom are in the business of classical GPUs,” adding “I believe IonQ will be the Nvidia player."
"There will be other people that copy us and follow us; they have always copied and followed us,” de Masi reportedly said.
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Meanwhile, D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) stock jumped 24%. The company on Tuesday had unveiled its 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:newest quantum computer, sending sha♔res higher earlier in the week. CEO Alan Baratz said D-Wave’s machine, known as Advantage2, “marks a significant milestone not just for D-Wave, but for the quantum comp🌃uting industry as a whole.”
Rigetti Computing (RGTI) also rose Thursday, adding 26%, while Quantum Computing (QUBT) climbed more than 14%.
Urban Outfitters Stock Soars to All-Time High
Shares of Urban Outfitters (URBN) surged to a record high Thursday after the retailer's first-quarter reꦍsults came in handily above estimates.
First-quarter sales rose 10.7% year-over-year to $1.33 billion, while earnings per share came in at $1.16📖, well above the $0.81 analyst consensus compiled by Visible Alpha.
The retailer's comparable store sales rose by 4.8% from the same time a year ago, better than the 3.2% growth analysts had forecast. Comparable sales grew at each of the company's brands, rising 2.1% at Urban Outfitters, 6.9% at Anthropologie, and 3.1% at Free People. All three were better than expected, as analysts had forecast a 1.4% drop in comparable sales at Urban Outfitters stores.
“Our success was driven by positive sales growth and improved profitability across all brands and segments," CEO Richard Hayne said. "We believe these results demonstrate the strength of our brands and the effectiveness of our strategy, giving us confidence in URBN’s continued success."
Following the report, JPMorgan analysts upgraded Urban Outfitters stock to "overweight," and lifted their price target to $78 from $63 previously. The analysts noted that it was the first quarter in three years that comparable store sales rose across all three of its largest brands.
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Urban Outfitters shares jumped 23% to close today's session at $73.29. The stock has gained 85% over the past 12 months.
Williams-Sonoma Stock Slides After Earnings
Shares of Williams-Sonoma Inc. (WSM) fell Thursday as the retailer posted better-than-expected quarterly earnings and revenue but missed analysts' estimates on its 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:gross margins.
The company behind retail brands including Pottery Barn, West Elm and its namesake stores, reported 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:earnings per share (EPS) of $1.85, better than the $1.73 analysts polled by Visible Alpha had expected. Total revenue of $1.73 billion was also above estimates of $1.66 bi𒁃llion.
Williams-Sonoma reiterated its fiscal 2025 outlookꦅ, “even with𒈔 absorbing incremental costs from the existing tariff environment,” it said. The company sees full-year revenue ranging from down 1.5% to up 1.5%, with comparable sales expected to be flat to up 3%.
Citigroup analysts reiterated their neutral call on the stock and $155 price target, but noted that the company's gross margins were below estimates and "saw outsized merchandising margin pressure." Williams-Sonoma said its first-quarter gross margins were down by 60 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:basis points.
"We're not surprised to see some share weakness in light of the margin miss," the Citi analysts said, adding that "WSM shares have rallied considerably since the S&P 500 low in early April."
The company expressed confidence in meeting future challenges. "There is no doubt that existing macroeconomic and geopolitical uncertainties are a focal point for the market,” CEO Laura Alber said. “But volatility is not new in our industry, and we are confident in our ability to adapt and navigate whatever lies ahead.”
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William-Sonoma shares were down about 4% in late tradinܫg Thursday. The stock has lost 13% of its value since the start of the year.
Humana Falls as US to Step Up Medicare Advantage Audits
Shares of Humana (HUM) and other health insurers fell Thuღrsday after the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said it plans to take a more "aggressive" approach to auditing Medicare Advantage plans.
The agency said it will undergo a "significant expansion" of its auditing efforts and audit all eligible Medicare Advantage plan contracts for each payment year, as well as invest more resources to complete audits faster.
“We are committed to crushing fraud, wa💝ste and abuse across all federal healthcare programs,” CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz said. “While the Administration values the work that Medicare Advantage plans do, it is time CMS faithfully executes its duty to audit these plans.”
Shares of Humana, which 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:offers Medicare Advantage plans, declined over 5% in recent trading. Aetna parent CVS Health (CVS) was down 3%, while UnitedHealth Group (UNH) and Cigna (CI) each declined about 1%.
In a post on X, UniܫtedHealth said, “We welcome CMS’s announcement to audit every Medicare Advantage plan each year.”
Humana, CVS, and Cigna d𒅌id not immediately respond to a request for comment.
UnitedHealth's move extends losses Wednesday amid worries about 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:potential cuts to Medicare, and a report from The Guardian alleging the insurer paid 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:secret bonuses to nursing homes in order to reduce hospital transfers for residents a💙🌠nd lower costs.
Solar Stocks Slide as Tax Bill Slashes Green Subsidies
Renewable energy ꦕstocks tumbled after the House of Representatives passed a tax bill that effectively nullifies many Biden-era green energy initiatives, a move seen as deeply damaging to the solar sector.
Shares of SunRun (RUN) plunged 40%, while Enphase Energy (ENPH) dropped 19% to lead S&P 500 decliners. NextEra Energy (NEE) stock slid 9%, and First Solar (FSLR) was off about 5%.
The House on Thursday morning passed 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:a tax and spending bill that would end tax credits fo෴r wind and solar projects in 2029, years earlier than a previous version of the bill. The bill also requires projects to begin construction within 60 days of the bill’s passage to qualify for those credits, a next-to-impossible timeline for any infrastructure project.
Jefferies analysts in a note Thursday called the bill a “sledgehammer” to the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Inflation Reduction Act, 2022 legislation that established tax incentives to spur clean energy investment. The bill makes claiming most IRA tax credits “truly unt🎶enable,” Jefferies said, and is a “worse than feared” outcome for the soಌlar industry.1
SunRun was particularly hard h𒀰it by a last-minute additiꦡon that excludes companies that rent residential solar equipment to customers from earning certain tax credits.
The bill now move🅷s to the Senate. Jefferies expects the Senate to focus on Foreign Entity of Concern (FEOC) language, which restricts tax benefits for companies with supposed ties to hostile governments, and the phaseout timeline of clean electricity credits.
Jefferies expects the stocks of domestic solar companies like First Solar to outperform competitors due to the House bill’s more aggres♊sive FEOC language. However, the entire industry may be “adrift” for weeks before the Senate releases its own markup of the bill, its analysts wrote.
UnitedHealth Levels to Watch as Stock Still Under Pressure
UnitedHealth Group (UNH) shares continued losing ground this morning after tumbling yesterday following a report accusing the company of 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:paying secret bonuses to nursing homes.
Adding to pressures facing the embattled health insurance giant and others in the sector, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said it plans a "澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:significant expansion" of its auditing effor🐻ts for Medicare Advantage plans.
Since reaching their April high, UnitedHealth shares have lost about half their value, weighed down by multiple challenges—including a Justice Department investigation of the he🥀ath insurer for Medi♕care fraud, its 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:CEO’s abrupt departure, and the company💦's withdrawal of its full-year guidance.
Since UnitedHealth’s countertrend rally ended in early April, the stock moved lower for five consecutive weeks, coinciding with the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:relative strength index sliding into oversold territory.
The stock 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:rallied earlier this week, but has since pared most of those gains to form a 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:gravestone doji. While chart watchers typically associate it as a bearish 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:candlestick pattern, a gravestone doji can also indicate a bullish reversal, especially if it emerges after an extended 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:downtrend, such as on UnitedHealth’s chart.
It’s worth pointing out that 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:trading volume has surged over the past two weeks, potentially signaling 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:capitulation selling, an event that ca🐭n mark the end of a steep decline.
Investors should watch key support levels on UnitedHealth's chart around $292 and $249, while also monitoring resistance levels near $325 and $365.
The stock was down nearly 1% at just abไ𝔍ove $300 in recent trading.
This Chip Stock is Soaring on an Nvidia Partnership
The Nvid🏅ia fairy dust worked 🔯its magic on another obscure tech stock on Thursday.
Shares of Navitas Semiconductor (NVTS) more than doubled in value after the company announced it would partner with Nvidia (NVDA) to d🐽evelop “high-efficiency,ꦫ scalable power delivery for next-generation AI workloads.”
Navitas, which bills 🍃itself as “the only pure-play, nex🍬t-generation power-semiconductor company,” reported revenue of $83.3 million last year, and booked a net loss of about $84.6 million, or 46 cents a share.
The company went public via 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:SPAC merger in October 2021 at a price of nearly $13. After hitting an all-time high of $20 that November, shares sl✅umped and on Wednesday closed at $1.91, about 30 cents above their all-time low from earlier this year.
Navitas was just one of several companies Nvidia named as a partner when it unveiled a new power distribution architecture on Tuesday in an announcement that largely flew under Wall Street's radar. The company said it was also working with chipmakers Infineon (IFNNY) and Texas Instruments (TXN), as well as power company Eaton (ETN) and data center service provider Vertiv (VRT).
Navitas is far from the first obscure company to be thrust into the spotlight by an Nvidia affiliation. Shares of Serve Robotics (SERV) nearly tripled in value in one day last year after Nvidia 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:disclosed a 10% stake in the robotics company. Chinese autonomous driving company WeRide (WRD) 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:got a similar boost from an Nvidia inv✱estment earlier this ওyear.
Shares of Navitas were up more than 120% at $4.24 in recent trading. Thursday's pop moved the stock into positive territory for the year.
Advance Auto Parts Stock Soars on Strong Results, Outlook
Advance Auto Parts (AAP) shares skyrocketed Thursday morning after the ꦯcompany maintained its full-year outlook despite the impact of tariffs.
The retailer posted a first-quarter adjusted loss of 22 cents per share, far smaller than the Visible Alpha consensus expectation of an adjusted loss of 78 cents per share. Net sales of $2.58 billion fell 7% year-over-year but the result also was better than analysts' estimates.
Advance Auto Parts affirmed its full-year adjusted 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:earnings per share (EPS) outlook of $1.50 to $2.50 on net sales from continuing operations of $8.4 billion to $8.6 billion, both higher than what analysts projected. The "guidance assumes current tariffs remain in place for the remainder of 2025," the company sai🔴d.
CEO Shane O'Kelly attributed the reiterated outlook to the retailer's "performance to date, expected progress on our strategic initiatives for the balance of the year and our planned mitigation actions for the tariffs currently in effect." Advance Auto Parts imports some parts from Canada, China, and Mexico.
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Advance Auto Parts shares were up 47% in recent trading. Despite the surge, the stocꦬk is still in negative territor🍸y for 2025.
Nike Set to Resume Selling on Amazon, Raise Prices
Nike (NKE) is resuming the sale of its products on Amazon (AMZN), with the sportswear giant also reportedly set to hike prices amid President Donald Trump's tariffs.
Nike stopped selling its clothes and sneakers directly on Amazon in 2019 so it could focus on its direct business amid concerns about counterfeit products on Amazon's third-party marketplace, CNBC noted.
“While independent sellers have listed some Nike inventory in our store for many years, Amazon will soon begin sourcing a much wider range of Nike products directly to expand our selection for U.S. customers," an Amazon spokesperson said in a statement to Investopedia. "We value independent sellers, and we’re providing an extended period of time for the small number of sellers affected to sell through their inventory of overlapping items.”
Nike didn't immediately respond to a request for comment. The Information w🧔as the first to report Nike’s plan to sell on Amazon for the first time since 2019.
Nike, which sources most of its footwear from China and Vietnam, also plans to raise retail prices at its U.S. stores between $2 and $10 on average, Women’s Wear Daily reported. The company’s hit Air Force 1 sneakers and ch🧔ildren’s lines won’t face price hikes, the repo🐻rt said.
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Shares of Nike were up nearly 2% in early trading. T🥂he stock, a Dow component, has lost nearly a fifth of its value since the start of the year.
Bitcoin Levels to Watch as Cryptocurrency Keeps Surging
Bitcoin (BTCUSD) surged above $110,000 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:for the first time on Wednesday, surpassing its previous record set just before President Donald Trump's January inauguration, an𒈔d has continued m😼oving higher this morning.
The cryptocurrency gathered momentum after the Senate on Monday voted to advance a bill that establishes a regulatory framework for 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:stablecoins and JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, a longtime crypto skeptic, said the bank woul🤡d allow clients to buy bitcoin.
The digital asset has also received a boost recently from growing demand from corporate treasuries. Michael Saylor’s Strategy (MSTR), which popularized the idea, purchased a🐓n additional $765 million worth of Bitcoin las🦄t week, bringing the value of its ওhold🦩ings in the cryptocurrency to more than $63 billion.
These latest developments reinforce expectations that Washington remains comm🃏itted to developing a crypto-friendly regulatory framework and highlight the accelerating corporate acceptance of🦂 digital assets.
Since bottoming out last month, bitcoin’s price has trended higher within a 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:rising wedge, a chart pattern that signals a potential reversal upon a breakdown. Moreover, it’s worth pointing out the move higher has occurred on decline 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:trading volume, indicating that larger market participants ma🌼y remain on the ꦓsidelines.
However, more recently, the price has edged toward the pattern’s upper trendline in a move that has coincided with the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:relative strength index crossing into overbought territory. In another win for BTC bulls, the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:50-day moving average crossed above the 200-day MA on Wednesday to form a 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:golden cross, a chart event indicating further upside.
Bars pattern analysis projects a bullish price target of around $120,000. Investors should also monitor crucial support levels on bitcoin's chart around $107,000, $100,000, and $92,000.
Bitcoin was trading at $111,300 recently, after hitting a fresh high of just und👍er $112,000 this morning.
Read the full 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:technical analysis piece here.
Major Index Futures Point to Lower Open
Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industri𒁃al Aveღrage were down 0.5%.
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S&P 500 futures were off 0.4%.
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Nasdaq 100 futures also declined 0.4%.
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