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Tesla’s quarterly deliveries came in below Wall Street estimates, and continued price cuts are squeezing automotive margins — a name where the story now rests increasingly on robotaxi and energy rather than unit sales.
Tesla sold fewer cars than expected, and price cuts are shrinking its profit per car. It swings a lot — and its future now leans more on robotaxis and energy than on selling cars.
Apple posted all-time-high services revenue this quarter, with the App Store and subscriptions offsetting flatter iPhone unit sales. The takeaway is margin durability — services carry far higher margins than hardware, which tends to support the stock even when device sales plateau.
Management reiterated that data-center GPU demand still outstrips what they can ship, and named several cloud customers expanding orders. The kind of headline that keeps the long thesis intact — though it also keeps the stock sensitive to any hint of an AI-spending slowdown.
Azure cloud growth ticked back up, driven by companies running AI models on Microsoft’s infrastructure, with Copilot adoption across Office also called out. Steady, diversified revenue — a reason MSFT is often treated as a lower-volatility way to own the AI trend.
Quarterly deliveries came in below estimates and continued price cuts are squeezing automotive margins. A name where headlines swing hard in both directions — worth watching how much of the story now rests on robotaxi and energy rather than car sales.
The bank lifted guidance for net interest income, the spread it earns between lending and deposits, citing resilient consumer activity. Financials like JPM tend to benefit when rates stay higher for longer, which is supportive for the position.
Broad index up modestly after a softer inflation print raised hopes for rate cuts. Because SPY is the diversified core holding, this is less about any single company and more a read on overall market direction — cautiously optimistic today.