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The leadership shake-up is part of Starbucks' ongoing turnaround under CEO Brian Niccol, who has pushed major strategic shifts

Sentiment on Stocktwits remained ‘bullish’ from a week ago.

Analysts suggested that Tesla's 2025 deliveries could decline annually but saw this as an "attractive entry point" into their "preferred embodied AI name."

U.S. stocks plunged Tuesday as President Donald Trump‘s tariffs on key trade partners came into effect, prompting retaliatory measures and intensifying global trade tensions.

On February 18, 2025, I walked through a signal I got back on Valentine's Day. Now, it's just deciding whether to roll your put hedges down, close your VIX volatility spread, and begin to dip your toes in the water.

Entering the final month of the first quarter, most S&P 500 sectors are sitting on year-to-date gains, although there are two notable exceptions.

Most investors just aren’t typically attuned to seismic shifts in sentiment, but maybe the retail investor community is finally catching on.

Public backlash against Musk’s role in the Trump administration has also intensified, according to media reports.

Market analyst predicts March could bring momentum shift amid economic uncertainty, inflation, & retail fatigue. Sectors to watch: real estate, utilities, consumer discretionary. Opportunity for portfolio adjustments.

Stocks fell broadly on Monday to start the month of March with all three major indices red in midday trading. Investors digested a decline in February's ISM Manufacturing PMI data which fell to 50.3%, down from 50.9% in January. 

The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta’s latest GDPNow forecast plunged to a level that represents GDP declining to a -1.5% annualized rate.

Its Q4 revenue saw a 6% increase compared to the year-ago quarter.

Stocks recovered on Friday, with all three major indexes in the green, as the tech sector bounced back from Thursday's losses with NVIDIA Corp. (NASDAQNVDA) up 1.37% and Tesla, Inc. NASDAQ:TSLANASDAQTSLA)

Tesla's stock decline is impacting ETFs with significant exposure to the company. Leveraged ETFs have been hit the hardest, while broad-market and sector ETFs are also experiencing losses.

For Q1, the company projected adjusted EPS between $1.32 and $1.36.

Sentiment on Stocktwits improved to ‘extremely bullish’ compared to ‘extremely bearish’ a week ago.

The company’s board approved a $0.03 hike in its quarterly dividend to $0.15 per share, starting with its next planned payout in April 2025.

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq both slipped into the red, reversing early gains on Thursday, while the Dow Jones remained in positive territory in midday trading.

With the stock less than 5% away from wiping out gains since Trump’s election win, investors have become increasingly vocal in their frustration.

For 2025, its adjusted earnings per share is projected to decline about 2% from last year.