Laila Maidan

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Apple estimated its tariff-related costs for the June quarter — but couldn’t say much beyond that period. While Apple Inc.’s latest earnings results were solid, investors came into the report looking for tariff updates — and likely weren’t pleased with the vagueness and uncertainty offered by executives. The stock was down more than 4% in after-hours trading Thursday.

2 weeks ago | marketwatch.com | Laila Maidan

Meta reported blowout earnings Wednesday, but upped its guidance on capital spending. Facebook’s parent company, Meta Platforms Inc., delivered a strong earnings beat on Wednesday, and that’s likely easing investor concerns over big spending on artificial intelligence. Meta META now forecasts $64 billion to $72 billion in capital expenditures for the year, whereas it previously was targeting $60 billion to $65 billion. For context, Meta spent $39 billion on capital expenditures last year.

2 weeks ago | marketwatch.com | Laila Maidan

Meta Platforms Inc. heads into its first-quarter earnings report on Wednesday with a bit more wind in its sails, after Alphabet Inc. posted upbeat results last week. That report eased Wall Street’s nerves around demand for digital ad spending — at least for the early part of the year. But investors should get even more insight from Meta’s META report since the Facebook parent company provides guidance, unlike Alphabet GOOG GOOGL.

2 weeks ago | marketwatch.com | Laila Maidan

Tech StocksInvestors can take advantage of a chance to buy quality stocks at cheaper levels, and use tools that help them buy shares at the right pricePublished: April 26, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. ETTech stocks have fallen this year, but that creates opportunity for those willing to stomach some risks. Photo: MarketWatch photo illustration/iStockphotoThe stock market trends upward over time — that’s a tale as old as the market itself. If you zoom out enough on any major index, you’ll see that.

2 weeks ago | marketwatch.com | Laila Maidan

The TellPeter Tuchman shares how traders can take advantage of current market volatilityPublished: April 24, 2025 at 1:07 p.m. ETStock trader Peter Tuchman works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. He recently shared the indicators he uses to map trend direction.