Money Map Press chief investment strategist Shah Gilani, Constellation Research founder Ray Wang and Lee Munson of Portfolio Wealth Advisors provide insight into investing, markets and tech stocks.
U.S. equity markets rallied Tuesday morning as Silicon Valley giants drove the Nasdaq Composite toward its 29th record high this year.
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The tech-heavy index gained 0.65 percent in the opening minutes of trading while the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 rose 0.7 percent and 0.61 percent, respectively.
The benchmark S&P 500 clawed its way back into positive territory for 2020 a day earlier. Tech stalwarts Amazon Inc., Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp. and Tesla Inc. were in focus as they traded at, or near, record highs.
Meanwhile, legacy tech behemoth IBM Corp. beat on both the top and bottom lines Monday as revenue from its cloud-computing business rose 30 percent to $6.3 billion, benefitting from the growing practice of working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In food and beverages, Coca-Cola Co. profit fell 32 percent from a year ago as lockdowns due to COVID-19 slowed sales to restaurants, bars and other entertainment venues.
Defense contractor Lockheed Martin Corp. said its order backlog topped $150 billion and raised its full-year 2020 outlook.
In deals, eBay Inc. sold its classified ads business to Norway-based Adevinta in a $9.2 billion deal that consists of $2.5 billion cash and 540 million shares of Adevinta.
Professional networking platform LinkedIn Corp. is eliminating 960 jobs, or 6 percent of its workforce, as COVID-19 has slowed demand for its products.
Tapestry Inc. CEO Jide Zeitlin stepped aside for personal reasons and will be replaced by Chief Financial Officer Joanne Crevoiserat on an interim basis. The company owns the Coach and Kate Spade brands.
Looking at commodities, West Texas Intermediate crude oil tacked on $1.15 to reach $41.96 per barrel while gold gained $23.50 to $1,840.90 an ounce.
U.S. Treasurys ticked higher, pushing the yield on the 10-year note down 1 basis point to 0.61 percent.
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Germany’s DAX rose 1.55 percent and France’s CAC climbed 0.93 percent after European Union leaders agreed on a 1.8 trillion-euro ($2.06 trillion) spending package to cushion the region from economic fallout related to COVID-19. Britain’s FTSE added 0.31 percent.
In Asia, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng paced the advance, climbing 2.31 percent, while Japan’s Nikkei and China’s Shanghai Composite rallied 0.73 percent and 0.2 percent, respectively.
