News Bulletin

Tuesday, April 7th, 2026

Morning Edition

 

Economic Numbers:

Time

Event

Actual

Forecast

Previous

Tuesday, April 7th, 2026

8:15

ADP Employment Change Weekly

 

 

10.00K

8:40

Durable Goods Orders (MoM) (Feb)

 

-1.10%

0.00%

8:40

Core Durable Goods Orders (MoM) (Feb)

 

0.50%

0.40%

8:40

Durables Excluding Defense (MoM) (Feb)

 

 

0.50%

8:40

Goods Orders Non Defense Ex Air (MoM) (Feb)

 

 

0.10%

8:55

Redbook (YoY)

 

 

6.90%

10:00

Atlanta Fed GDPNow (Q1)

 

1.60%

1.60%

10:10

IBD/TIPP Economic Optimism (Apr)

 

48.1

47.5

11:00

NY Fed 1-Year Consumer Inflation Expectations (Mar)

 

 

3.00%

12:00

EIA Short-Term Energy Outlook

 

 

 

12:35

Fed Goolsbee Speaks

 

 

 

13:00

3-Year Note Auction

 

 

3.58%

15:00

Consumer Credit (Feb)

 

10.50B

8.05B

16:30

API Weekly Crude Oil Stock

 

 

10.263M

 

Indices
 

 

CLOSE

50 DMA

200 DMA

DJIA

46,669.88

48,117.49

46,739.27

NASDAQ

21,996.34

22,589.34

22,351.92

S&P 500

6,611.83

6,770.94

6,650.75

 

Earnings Calendar:

(EPS: Earning Per Share / Rev: Revenue / Mkt Cap : market Capital/ BMO : Before Market Opening /AMC : After Market Close)

NAME

COMPANY

Mkt CAP

EPS (Forcast)

EPS (Actual)

Rev (Forcast)

Rev (Actual)

Time

CAPS

Capstone Holding

$4.99M

-0.13

 

$12.51M

 

 

NXXT

NextNRG

$54.11M

-0.06

 

$23.60M

 

 

AKTX

Akari Therapeutics

$4.01M

-1.8

 

0

 $0

 

ZENA

ZenaTech, Inc.

$110.14M

-0.09

 

$4.09M

 

 

AIM

AIM ImmunoTech

$4.81M

-0.94

(-44.73%) -$1.359

0

 +$21K

 

PXED

Phoenix Education Partners, Inc.

$1.13B

0.34

 

$220.28M

 

BMO

KRUS

Kura Sushi USA

$879.29M

-0.17

 

$77.61M

 

BMO

SKIL

Skillsoft

$38.71M

1.27

 

$130.00M

 

BMO

GBX

Greenbrier

$1.49B

0.82

 

$663.67M

 

BMO

AEHR

Aehr Test Systems

$1.60B

-0.07

 

$10.85M

 

BMO

LEVI

Levi Strauss & Co

$7.67B

0.37

 

$1.65B

 

BMO

 

Market News:

The best-performing stocks among the Magnificent 7 in April 2026 are NVIDIA, Microsoft, and Meta Platforms, according to WarrenAI rankings. All three companies carry "Strong Buy" ratings from analysts and offer significant upside potential, driven by artificial intelligence capabilities and robust growth forecasts.

 

The trio stands out among mega-cap technology peers for combining double-digit analyst price targets with strong financial health metrics and sector-leading growth projections.

 

Here are the top three stocks:

NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) -- Trading at $175.87 in pre-market, NVIDIA leads with 49.2% analyst upside potential. The chip designer shows exceptional value with a forward price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.32, paired with forecasts of 67.9% earnings per share growth and 69.1% revenue growth for the next fiscal year. The company delivered 82% returns over the past year and holds the highest financial health score among its peers. NVIDIA maintains its position as the dominant player in AI chip technology.

 

 

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) -- Priced at $372.41, Microsoft offers 24.8% upside to analyst fair value targets, supported by a "Strong Buy" consensus from 54 analysts. The software and cloud computing giant shows a forward PEG of 1.02, with projected EPS growth of 22.6% and revenue growth of 16.5%. Microsoft’s AI infrastructure and cloud positioning provide stability alongside growth, making it a preferred choice among institutional investors seeking exposure to artificial intelligence trends.

 

 

Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:META) -- At $570.34, Meta carries the highest analyst upside at 49.6% and the best forward PEG ratio of 0.77 among the three stocks. Analysts forecast 27% EPS growth and 24.8% revenue growth, fueled by AI-enhanced advertising products and high-margin operations. Meta’s business model continues to benefit from artificial intelligence integration across its advertising platform.

 

All three companies demonstrate strong financial metrics and growth trajectories that distinguish them within the Magnificent 7 group during this period.

 

 

Blackstone Inc. raised $10 billion for its latest opportunistic credit fund, the company said Tuesday. Blackstone Capital Opportunities Fund V was oversubscribed and closed at its hard cap, marking the firm’s largest-ever haul for opportunistic credit. The fund will include both performing investments and opportunistic ones, with the latter targeting assets that may be undervalued.

 

 

UBS on Monday nudged down its S&P 500 price targets, flagging elevated oil prices from the Middle East conflict as a threat to growth and a likely delay to Federal Reserve rate cuts, though the bank maintained its broadly positive outlook on U.S. equities.

The firm cut its June 2026 S&P 500 target from 7,300 to 7,000 and its December 2026 target from 7,700 to 7,500. Its earnings estimate for 2026 was left unchanged at $310 per share, implying 11% growth.

 

 

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) shares fell 0.8% Tuesday morning following a report of engineering challenges with its first foldable iPhone that could delay the device’s launch.

The stock declined alongside broader tech weakness, with Nasdaq 100 futures down 0.5%. Nikkei Asia reported late on Monday that Apple has encountered setbacks during the engineering test phase of its foldable iPhone, potentially pushing back mass production and shipment schedules.

 

 

Broadcom Inc (NASDAQ:AVGO) shares climbed nearly 4% in premarket trading Tuesday following the disclosure of major long-term agreements with Google (NASDAQ:GOOGL). The Monday filing reveals a deep commitment to co-developing custom silicon and networking infrastructure through the coming years.

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