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A strong May for U.S. equities is closing on a sour note, after President Donald Trump accused China of "totally" breaching a tariff agreement, raising new <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/cannabis/25/05/45693219/feds-favorite-inflation-gauge-slows-but-trumps-china-accusation-flips-market-mood">fears over trade disputes.</a>
The White House is reportedly planning broader tech sanctions against China, with a proposed rule targeting companies majority-owned by already-sanctioned firms. According to people familiar with the matter, these firms would face new licensing conditions from the U.S. government, heightening pressure on Beijing. 
Friday&#8217;s economic reports offered mixed signals. Although inflation showed signs of cooling, consumers pulled back on monthly spending, signaling weakening demand. Personal spending growth slowed to 0.2% in April, a sharp deceleration from 0.7% in March.
Meanwhile, Main Street is sending warning signals, as consumer sentiment remained deeply depressed, holding at a three-year low, according to the<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/economic-data/25/05/45697983/consumer-sentiment-stuck-at-3-year-lows-as-inflation-fears-hit-44-year-high"> University of Michigan's final May reading.</a> Moreover, year-ahead inflation expectations jumped to 4.5%, the highest since 1981.
Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NVDA#NASDAQ">NVDA</a>) was the worst performer among the mega-cap names, sliding 4% and fully erasing the gains it had notched following Wednesday&#8217;s stronger-than-expected earnings release.
The broader market mirrored the decline. The S&amp;P 500 fell 1% to 5,858 points, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 tumbled 1.3% to 21,100—both marking their lowest levels of the week.
Only defensive sectors such as consumer staples and utilities managed to stay above water, as investors rotated into perceived safe havens amid geopolitical and economic unease.
Crude oil prices declined 1.5% to $60 a barrel amid speculation that OPEC+ could consider a production hike larger than the 410,000 barrels-per-day increase already planned. The group is set to meet Saturday.
Gold, often seen as a haven during market stress, failed to gain traction and dropped 0.9% to trade below $3,300 per ounce.
Cryptocurrency markets also faced headwinds. Bitcoin (CRYPTO: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/btc/usd">BTC</a>) sank below $105,000, hitting its lowest level since May 20.
<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Friday&#8217;s Performance In Major US Indices, ETFs</h3>
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<td>-0.5%</td>
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<td>5,858.41</td>
<td>-1.0%</td>
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<td>2,054.65</td>
<td>-1.0%</td>
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According to&nbsp;<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/pro/?utm_source=BZprocontent&amp;t=be2bearmibe3na1">Benzinga Pro</a>&nbsp;data:
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<li>The&nbsp;SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SPY#NYSE">SPY</a>) fell 1% to $584.56.</li>
<li>The&nbsp;SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average&nbsp;(NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DIA#NYSE">DIA</a>) eased 0.5% to $420.37.</li>
<li>The tech-heavy&nbsp;Invesco QQQ Trust Series&nbsp;(NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/QQQ#NASDAQ">QQQ</a>)&nbsp;fell 1.3% to $513.31.</li>
<li>The&nbsp;iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/IWM#NYSE">IWM</a>) slipped 1% to $204.09.</li>
<li>The&nbsp;Consumer Staples&nbsp;Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/XLP#NYSE">XLP</a>) outperformed, up 0.7%; the&nbsp;Technology&nbsp;Select Sector SPDR Fund&nbsp;(NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/XLK#NYSE">XLK</a>) lagged, down 1.6%.</li>
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Friday&#8217;s Stock Movers</h3>
Stocks reacting to earnings reports included: 
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<li>Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/COST#NASDAQ">COST</a>) up 3.60%</li>
<li>Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DELL#NYSE">DELL</a>) down 3.33%</li>
<li>Zscaler, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ZS#NASDAQ">ZS</a>) up 8.24%</li>
<li>Ulta Beauty, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ULTA#NASDAQ">ULTA</a>) up 11.13%</li>
<li>NetApp, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NTAP#NASDAQ">NTAP</a>) down 0.57%</li>
<li>The Cooper Companies, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/COO#NASDAQ">COO</a>) down 14.60%</li>
<li>The Gap, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GPS#NYSE">GPS</a>) down 19.18%</li>
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Wall Street Slumps As Trump Reignites China Trade Tensions, Nvidia Wipes Out Earnings Rally: What's Driving Markets Friday?

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CNBC&#8217;s Jim Cramer has weighed in on Nvidia Corp.&#8216;s (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NVDA#NASDAQ">NVDA</a>) recent pre-market dip, attributing its slight decline to the influence of &#8220;meme money&#8221; rather than significant institutional selling.
What Happened: In a post on X on Friday, Cramer expressed his disappointment, stating, &#8220;I was hoping there would be less meme money in Nvidia but I was wrong.&#8221; He pointed to Nvidia&#8217;s pre-market movement, noting, &#8220;Witness the stock in premarket is down 87 cents.&#8221;
Cramer quickly downplayed the significance of this dip, characterizing it as the work of less substantial investors. He elaborated, &#8220;That&#8217;s just small motivated shareholders knocking it down.&#8221;
To underscore his point about the limited impact of such activity, Cramer estimated that &#8220;Probably no more than 35,000 shares sold took the biggest stock down a huge percentage,&#8221; suggesting that even a relatively small volume of trading by certain types of investors can create noticeable, though not fundamentally impactful, price fluctuations in highly-watched stocks like Nvidia.
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">I was hoping there would be less meme money in Nvidia but i was wrong. Witness the stock in premarket is down 87 cents. That&#39;s just small motivated shareholders knocking it down. Probably no more than 35,000 shares sold took the biggest stock down a huge percentage
&mdash; Jim Cramer (@jimcramer) <a href="https://twitter.com/jimcramer/status/1928384534996721826?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 30, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Why It Matters: Nvidia was down 0.21% at $138.90 per share in premarket on Friday, as of the publication of this article. It closed 3.25% higher on Thursday following strong earnings after Wednesday&#8217;s market close.
Gene Munster, managing partner at Deepwater Asset Management, <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/earnings/25/05/45686503/nvidias-q1-results-should-have-sparked-a-bigger-rally-says-gene-munster-deserves-an-8-10-pop-not-just-3">expressed disappointment</a> on X Thursday with the market&#8217;s subdued reaction to Nvidia&#8217;s robust first-quarter results.
He believes the company&#8217;s guidance alone, specifically its $45 billion revenue forecast for the second quarter—even with an estimated $8 billion loss from export restrictions—should have triggered an 8% to 10% stock rally, especially given current macroeconomic uncertainties.
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">Just based on the guide (excluding what could be said on the call and the shelf), the stock should be up 8-10%. Thats based on the size of the forward estimate revisions ex curbs and a belief the impact of the curbs to growth rates will only last a year at most. <a href="https://t.co/JYvmtJC0GD">https://t.co/JYvmtJC0GD</a>
&mdash; Gene Munster (@munster_gene) <a href="https://twitter.com/munster_gene/status/1927830766093828355?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 28, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Nvidia shares were up 0.64% on a year-to-date basis and 25.96% higher over a year.
Benzinga Edge Stock Rankings shows that Nvidia had a stronger price trend over the short, medium, and long term. Its momentum ranking was solid, however, its value ranking was poor at the 6.91th percentile. The details of other metrics are <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/premium/ideas/benzinga-edge-2#:~:text=Turn%20Market%20Chaos,when%20markets%20rebound">available here</a>.
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The SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SPY#NYSE">SPY</a>) and Invesco QQQ Trust ETF (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/QQQ#NASDAQ">QQQ</a>), which track the S&amp;P 500 index and Nasdaq 100 index, respectively, were mixed in premarket on Friday. The SPY was down 0.014% at $589.97, while the QQQ advanced 0.058% to $520.23, according to <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/dashboard">Benzinga Pro</a> data.
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Jim Cramer Attributes Nvidia's Premarket Dip To 'Meme Money' Frenzy: 'Just Small Motivated Shareholders Knocking It Down'

The trade policy chaos has deepened, causing elevated volatility and uncertainty for the financial markets, as the tariff tussle has now entered the courts. Experts forecast a bumpy road till the time any concrete clarity emerges.
What Happened: After the U.S. Court of International Trade <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/05/45660322/trump-tariffs-struck-down-by-federal-court-major-blow-to-white-houses-trade-strategy-report">invalidated a significant portion of these tariffs</a> imposed by Donald Trump via the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) on Wednesday, a federal appeals court on Thursday <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/legal/25/05/45683326/trump-tariffs-temporarily-preserved-as-appeals-court-pauses-lower-ruling">paused the lower court&#8217;s block</a> on tariffs.
The stay will remain in effect, allowing the Trump administration to pursue its appeal of the trade court&#8217;s decision.
Adam Turnquist, the chief technical strategist for LPL Financial, said that &#8220;the added wrinkle&#8221; to trade policy introduces more uncertainty about where the effective U.S. tariff rate will ultimately land and likely &#8220;delays the timeline for clarity.&#8221;
He added that &#8220;the market hates uncertainty,&#8221; and cited that the trade uncertainty index peaked as the market bottomed last month.
&#8220;Importantly, high levels of trade policy uncertainty tend to correlate with high implied volatility, suggesting investors should expect a bumpier path for stocks until there is more clarity on trade,&#8221; he said.
Turnquist believes that &#8220;Investors should expect elevated turbulence until there is greater clarity on trade.&#8221;
Meanwhile, Ed Yardeni, of Yardeni Research, highlighted that the U.S. operates as a federal republic, distinct from a pure democracy where majority rule is absolute.
He explained that the nation&#8217;s constitutional framework was deliberately crafted with checks and balances. This system aims to prevent the concentration of political power and to safeguard the rights of minority parties from potential &#8220;abuses by the majority as well as by those in power.&#8221;
The design of the three branches of government inherently serves to &#8220;frustrate the ambitions of the powerful on a regular basis,&#8221; Yardeni highlighted.
According to him, a &#8220;gridlock&#8221; situation with Trump&#8217;s tariffs will likely be good for the markets.
&#8220;In other words, gridlock is a feature, rather than a bug, of the American constitutional system. Gridlock has generally been viewed as bullish by stock and bond investors. The companies they invest in tend to do best when the government is the least meddlesome in their businesses,&#8221; he said.
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Why It Matters: Craig Shapiro, a macro strategist at Bear Traps Report, predicted that any judgment via the appeal process <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/government/regulations/25/05/45667775/trumps-tariff-refund-could-cost-us-10-billion-with-2-month-end-rebalance-impact-on-equities-in-case-of-an-appeal-uncertainty-is-back-front-and-center">could come by mid-to-late June 2025</a>. 
"If they are granted the stay, they get to keep collecting the tariffs during the appeal process, says Shapiro and "If not, they are kinda screwed on all subsequent negotiations with trading partners and will have that huge hole in the budget process that was meant to help pay for tax cuts."
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">Estimated Timeline: Expect the administration to file an emergency stay motion with the Federal Circuit by early June 2025, a ruling is likely within 1–3 weeks (by mid-to-late June 2025). If they are granted the stay, they get to keep collecting the tariffs during the appeal…
&mdash; Craig Shapiro (@ces921) <a href="https://twitter.com/ces921/status/1927906803657879780?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 29, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Marko Kolanovic, formerly J.P. Morgan&#8217;s chief market strategist, views the court&#8217;s decision to block Trump&#8217;s global tariffs as bullish for the stock market. However, he cautioned that a potential escalation by Trump, combined with a month-end index rebalancing, could impact markets by up to 2%.
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">Ruling is a good development for bulls, no questions. But few things can spoil the party: Sec 338 tariff workaround, Trump doubles down and escalates, month end rebalance (up to ~2% impact)
&mdash; Marko Kolanovic (@markoinny) <a href="https://twitter.com/markoinny/status/1927939012754358630?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 29, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Price Action: The stocks closed higher on Thursday. However, after the temporary stay on a lower-court ruling, the futures were lower in premarket on Friday.
The SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SPY#NYSE">SPY</a>) and Invesco QQQ Trust ETF (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/QQQ#NASDAQ">QQQ</a>), which track the S&amp;P 500 index and Nasdaq 100 index, respectively, were below the flatline in premarket on Friday. The SPY was down 0.11% at $589.43, while the QQQ declined 0.077% to $519.53, according to <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/dashboard">Benzinga Pro</a> data.
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Trump Tariff Uncertainty Enters Courts: Experts Say 'Investors Should Expect Elevated Turbulence' Amid The Bullish 'Gridlock'

U.S. stock futures were flat on Friday after ending higher on Thursday. Futures of major benchmark indices fell in premarket.
A federal appeals court on Thursday <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/legal/25/05/45683326/trump-tariffs-temporarily-preserved-as-appeals-court-pauses-lower-ruling">temporarily reinstated most of the tariffs</a> imposed by President Donald Trump. 
This decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit pauses a lower court&#8217;s ruling that had invalidated a significant portion of these tariffs.
The stay will remain in effect, allowing the Trump administration to pursue its appeal of the trade court&#8217;s decision.
Meanwhile, the 10-year Treasury bond yielded 4.42% and the two-year bond was at 3.94%. The CME Group's FedWatch <a href="https://www.cmegroup.com/markets/interest-rates/cme-fedwatch-tool.html">tool</a>&#8216;s projections show markets pricing a 97.9% likelihood of the Federal Reserve keeping the current interest rates unchanged in its June meeting.
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The SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SPY#NYSE">SPY</a>) and Invesco QQQ Trust ETF (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/QQQ#NASDAQ">QQQ</a>), which track the S&amp;P 500 index and Nasdaq 100 index, respectively, were below the flatline in premarket on Friday. The SPY was down 0.088% at $589.53, while the QQQ declined 0.046% to $519.69, according to <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/dashboard">Benzinga Pro</a> data.
Cues From Last Session:
Across the S&amp;P 500, most sectors closed positively, with utilities, real estate, and health care stocks recording the most significant gains on Thursday. Conversely, communication services stocks went against the broader market trend, ending the session lower.
Nvidia Corp.&#8216;s (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NVDA#NASDAQ">NVDA</a>) better-than-expected earnings pushed the technology stocks higher. Meanwhile, Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BBY#NYSE">BBY</a>) shares fell around 7% after the electronics retailer posted downbeat first-quarter results.
Similarly, Caleres Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CAL#NYSE">CAL</a>), a footwear company, saw its shares dip 18% after reporting first-quarter financial results that missed adjusted EPS and sales estimates, leading the company to suspend its guidance.
On the economic front, U.S. initial jobless claims rose by 14,000 to 240,000 in the week ending May 24th, exceeding market estimates of 230,000.
Despite this, the U.S. economy showed a slight improvement in its first-quarter contraction, shrinking at an annualized rate of 0.2% compared to the initial estimate of a 0.3% decline.
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Insights From Analysts:
According to Adam Turnquist, the chief technical strategist for LPL Financial, &#8220;the added wrinkle&#8221; to trade policy introduces more uncertainty about where the effective U.S. tariff rate will ultimately land and likely &#8220;delays the timeline for clarity.&#8221;
However, he added that &#8220;the market hates uncertainty,&#8221; and cited that the trade uncertainty index peaked as the market bottomed last month. &#8220;Importantly, high levels of trade policy uncertainty tend to correlate with high implied volatility, suggesting investors should expect a bumpier path for stocks until there is more clarity on trade,&#8221; he said.
Turnquist believes that &#8220;Higher trade policy uncertainty also tends to coincide with increased implied volatility, so investors should expect elevated turbulence until there is greater clarity on trade.&#8221;
According to Ed Yardeni, the U.S. operates as a federal republic, distinct from a pure democracy where majority rule is absolute. Yardeni explains that the nation&#8217;s constitutional framework, largely conceived by lawyerly Founding Fathers, was deliberately crafted with checks and balances.
This system aims to prevent the concentration of political power and to safeguard the rights of minority parties from potential &#8220;abuses by the majority as well as by those in power.&#8221; He highlights that the design of the three branches of government inherently serves to &#8220;frustrate the ambitions of the powerful on a regular basis.&#8221;
Thus, according to him, a &#8220;gridlock&#8221; situation with Trump&#8217;s tariffs will likely be good for the markets.
&#8220;In other words, gridlock is a feature, rather than a bug, of the American constitutional system. Gridlock has generally been viewed as bullish by stock and bond investors. The companies they invest in tend to do best when the government is the least meddlesome in their businesses,&#8221; he said.
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Upcoming Economic Data
Here&#8217;s what investors will keep an eye on Friday:
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<li>April&#8217;s headline and core PCE, personal income, and consumer spending will be out by 8:30 a.m. ET.</li>
<li>April&#8217;s advanced U.S. trade balance in goods, advanced retail inventories, and advanced wholesale inventories data will be announced by 8:30 a.m. ET, as well.</li>
<li>May&#8217;s Chicago Business Barometer (PMI) will be released at 9:45 a.m., final consumer sentiment data for May will be out by 10:00 a.m., and San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly will speak at 4:45 p.m. ET.</li>
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Stocks In Focus:
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<li>Shoe Carnival Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SCVL#NASDAQ">SCVL</a>) jumped 3.04% in premarket on Friday as analysts expect it to report quarterly earnings of 30 cents per share on revenue of $281.93 million, before the opening bell.</li>
<li>Canopy Growth Corp. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CGC#NASDAQ">CGC</a>) was 2.34% higher ahead of its earnings, which are supposed to be released before the opening bell. Analysts expect earnings of 20 cents per share on revenue of $71.83 million.</li>
<li>Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DELL#NYSE">DELL</a>) advanced 1.65% after it reported $12.1 billion in AI server orders in the first quarter of the fiscal year 2026, surpassing the entirety of shipments for all of fiscal year 2025, and pushing its backlog to a record $14.4 billion.</li>
<li>Costco Wholesale Corp. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/COST#NASDAQ">COST</a>) slipped 0.37% despite beating its revenue and EPS estimates as the company's leaders spoke on an earnings call about the challenges and higher tariffs have meant for its business.</li>
<li>American Eagle Outfitters Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AEO#NYSE">AEO</a>) dropped 7.16% after posting a wider-than-expected loss for the first quarter. It provided second-quarter guidance projecting $40 to $45 million in operating income, with comparable sales expected to decline 3%.</li>
<li>Gap Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GAP#NYSE">GAP</a>) plunged 14.49% after it reaffirmed its fiscal 2025 revenue guidance of $15.25 billion to $15.4 billion, but cautioned that if current tariff rates remain, they could result in a gross estimated incremental cost of approximately $250 million to $300 million.</li>
<li>UP Fintech Holding Ltd. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TIGR#NASDAQ">TIGR</a>) jumped 6.17% after its earnings crushed estimates as the net income soared 146% in the first quarter.</li>
<li>GATX Corp. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GATX#NYSE">GATX</a>) rose 0.70% as it formed a joint venture with Brookfield Infrastructure to acquire Wells Fargo &amp; Co.&#8216;s (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/WFC#NYSE">WFC</a>) rail operating lease portfolio, composed of approximately 105,000 railcars.</li>
<li>Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/FFAI#NASDAQ">FFAI</a>) gained 1.61% after announcing a binding deposit agreement for 600 FX Super One MPVs with New PBB Auto.</li>
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Commodities, Gold, And Global Equity Markets:
Crude oil futures were trading higher in the early New York session by 0.77% to hover around $61.37 per barrel.
Gold Spot US Dollar fell 0.59% to hover around $3,298.18 per ounce. Its last record high stood at $3,500.33 per ounce. The U.S. Dollar Index spot was higher by 0.30% at the 99.5760 level.
Asian markets closed lower on Friday except Australia's ASX 200 index. South Korea's Kospi, China&#8217;s CSI 300, India's S&amp;P BSE Sensex, Japan's Nikkei 225, and Hong Kong's Hang Seng indices declined. European markets were higher in early trade.
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Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DELL#NYSE">DELL</a>) reported a <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/earnings/25/05/45681613/dell-q1-earnings-revenue-beat-eps-miss-company-highlights-unprecedented-demand-for-ai-optimized-servers">mixed first quarter</a>, driven by what executives described as &#8220;exceptionally strong demand&#8221; for its AI-optimized servers.
What Happened: The company reported $12.1 billion in AI server orders in the first quarter of the fiscal year 2026, surpassing the entirety of shipments for all of fiscal year 2025, and pushing its backlog to a record $14.4 billion.
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&mdash; Michael Dell &#x1f1fa;&#x1f1f8; (@MichaelDell) <a href="https://twitter.com/MichaelDell/status/1928303836487176539?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 30, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Vice Chairman and COO Jeff Clarke noted that just 91 days into the year, Dell had already secured $12.1 billion in AI server orders, a figure that significantly contributed to the burgeoning $14.4 billion backlog.
Looking ahead, Dell anticipates shipping approximately $7 billion of that backlog in the second quarter. Clarke emphasized the company&#8217;s focus on actively converting its extensive &#8220;five-quarter pipeline&#8221; into new orders throughout the second quarter and the latter half of the year.
He projected a strong performance, stating that their &#8220;best outlook&#8221; suggests they will be in the &#8220;$15 billion plus&#8221; range for shipped AI server revenue for the full fiscal year.
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Why It Matters: Its <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/earnings/25/05/45681613/dell-q1-earnings-revenue-beat-eps-miss-company-highlights-unprecedented-demand-for-ai-optimized-servers">first-quarter revenue</a> of $23.38 billion beat the consensus estimate of $23.14 billion. Whereas, adjusted earnings of $1.55 per share missed analyst estimates of $1.69 per share.
The company&#8217;s revenue growth was fueled by robust performance across all core markets, with both the Infrastructure Solutions Group (ISG) and Client Solutions Group (CSG) growing by 8%.
Dell also generated a record $2.8 billion in cash flow from operations for the first quarter and returned a substantial $2.4 billion to shareholders through stock repurchases and dividends.
The second-quarter revenue is expected to range from $28.5 billion to $29.5 billion, whereas the expected EPS stands at $2.25. The fiscal 2026 revenue is expected to be between $101 billion to $105 billion with a full-year EPS of $9.40.
Dell shares fell 0.12% on Thursday and rose 1.87% in after-hours. The stock was down 2.49% in 2025 and 33.13% over the whole year.
Benzinga Edge Stock Rankings shows that Dell had a stronger price trend over the short, medium, and long term. Its momentum ranking was poor, and its value ranking was moderate at the 36.14th percentile. The details of other metrics are <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/premium/ideas/benzinga-edge-2#:~:text=Turn%20Market%20Chaos,when%20markets%20rebound">available here</a>.
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The SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SPY#NYSE">SPY</a>) and Invesco QQQ Trust ETF (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/QQQ#NASDAQ">QQQ</a>), which track the S&amp;P 500 index and Nasdaq 100 index, respectively, rose on Thursday. The SPY was up 0.39% to $590.05, while the QQQ advanced 0.20% to $519.93, according to <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/dashboard">Benzinga Pro</a> data.
On Friday, the futures of the S&amp;P 500, Dow Jones, and Nasdaq 100 indices were trading lower.
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Dell's AI Server Orders Hit Record $12.1 Billion In Q1, Backlog Swells To $14.4 Billion: 'Exceptionally Strong Demand'

Marvell Technology Inc.&#8216;s (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MRVL#NASDAQ">MRVL</a>) data center revenue tripled over the last two years, hitting a record in the first quarter of the current fiscal year. The company&#8217;s management expects the momentum to continue going ahead.
What Happened: During the <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/earnings/25/05/45681892/marvell-technology-stock-slips-after-q1-results-details">first quarter</a>, the company posted a record data center revenue of $1.44 billion, which was up 5% sequentially and 76% year-over-year.
&#8220;Looking ahead to the second quarter, we expect this momentum to continue with data center revenue projected to grow sequentially in the mid-single-digit range on a percentage basis, while maintaining strong year-over-year growth,&#8221; said the chairman and CEO, Matt Murphy, during the earnings call.
Murphy explained that the surge in data center revenue was led by the shipment of its custom silicon and electro-optics products.
&#8220;These strong results along with our second quarter guidance are being driven by the rapid scaling of our custom AI silicon programs to high volume production, along with robust shipments of our electro-optics products for AI and cloud applications,&#8221; he added.
Marvell&#8217;s data center revenue has tripled since 2023, as per the data highlighted by the AI-driven fundamental research platform, FinChat.
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Why It Matters: <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/earnings/25/05/45681892/marvell-technology-stock-slips-after-q1-results-details">Marvell&#8217;s first quarter</a> revenue stood at $1.9 billion, beating the consensus estimate of $1.88 billion. The company also posted better-than-expected earnings of 62 cents per share, above the street estimate of 61 cents.
Marvell sees second-quarter net revenue of $2 billion, plus or minus 5%, and non-GAAP EPS of 67 cents, plus or minus five cents.
However, the shares of the company fell despite good earnings; it ended 1.33% lower on Thursday and slipped 3.28% in after-hours. The stock was down 43.88% in 2025 and 17.07% over the whole year.
Benzinga Edge Stock Rankings shows that MRVL had a stronger price trend over the short term but a weaker trend over the medium and long term. Its momentum ranking was poor, and its value ranking was also weak at the 16.38th percentile. The details of other metrics are <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/premium/ideas/benzinga-edge-2#:~:text=Turn%20Market%20Chaos,when%20markets%20rebound">available here.</a> 
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The SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SPY#NYSE">SPY</a>) and Invesco QQQ Trust ETF (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/QQQ#NASDAQ">QQQ</a>), which track the S&amp;P 500 index and Nasdaq 100 index, respectively, rose on Thursday. The SPY was up 0.39% to $590.05, while the QQQ advanced 0.20% to $519.93, according to <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/dashboard">Benzinga Pro</a> data.
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Marvell Technology Data Center Business Triples Over 2 Years As Custom Silicon And Optics Fuel Surge: 'Expect This Momentum To Continue'

A federal appeals court on Thursday granted the Trump administration a temporary stay on a lower-court ruling that invalidated most of the tariffs imposed by <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/25/05/45663058/trump-wrong-to-claim-unlimited-power-to-impose-tariffs-says-legal-scholar-economists-also-breathe-sigh-of-relief-after-tariffs-blocked-by-court">President Donald Trump.</a>
What Happened: The&nbsp;U.S. Court of Appeals for&nbsp;the Federal Circuit issued a temporary stay on the judgment of&nbsp;the U.S. Court of International&nbsp;Trade, which had previously struck down a significant portion of Trump&#8217;s tariffs,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/29/blocked-trump-tariffs-trade-court-appeal.html">reported</a>&nbsp;CNBC. 
The stay will remain in effect until further notice, allowing the Trump administration to argue for the suspension of the trade court&#8217;s ruling throughout the appeals process.
The plaintiffs, which include state attorneys general and several domestic businesses, have been given a&nbsp;week to respond to the&nbsp;Trump administration&#8217;s request&nbsp;for a stay pending appeal.&nbsp;
The Trump administration must submit its legal brief defending the use of IEEPA to impose the tariffs by June 9. 
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Why It Matters: Goldman Sachs economist Alec Phillips suggested earlier on Thursday that the Trump administration <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/government/regulations/25/05/45672421/tariffs-blocked-by-court-but-goldman-sachs-says-trump-could-reimpose-them-within-days">could shift its focus</a> to sector-specific tariffs, which are still firmly supported by Section 232 — the same legal basis Trump previously used for tariffs on steel, aluminum and automobiles.
&#8220;Uncertainty regarding the IEEPA-based tariffs could lead the White House to put more emphasis on sectoral tariffs, where there is much less legal uncertainty,&#8221; Phillips said.
As a result, new tariffs could soon target products such as semiconductors, electronics, and pharmaceuticals — areas that Trump's trade officials have already considered.
These measures would be implemented under Section 232, which the court's decision does not affect, and could raise overall U.S. tariff rates by an additional 4.9 percentage points.
Markets React: The S&amp;P 500, as tracked by the SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETF (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SPY#NYSE">SPY</a>), and the Nasdaq 100, as tracked by the Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/QQQ#NASDAQ">QQQ</a>), dipped slightly after Thursday&#8217;s market close. 
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The Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/QQQ#NASDAQ">QQQ</a>), an <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/etfs">ETF that mirrors the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 index</a>, is charging through May like it had a triple shot of AI-fueled espresso, with two old friends to thank: Nvidia (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NVDA#NASDAQ">NVDA</a>) and Tesla (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TSLA#NASDAQ">TSLA</a>).
With only one trading day remaining in the month, QQQ has gained almost 10%, and is set to post its strongest monthly performance since 2023. The surge has been powered by Nvidia&#8217;s solid earnings and Tesla&#8217;s resurgence.
Nvidia, QQQ&#8217;s second-largest position, got the ball rolling with <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/earnings/25/05/45657660/nvidia-q1-highlights-china-export-ban-hits-results-but-jensen-huang-says-demand-incredibly-strong">fiscal Q1 results that did not disappoint</a>. The chip giant reported adjusted EPS of $0.96 and revenue of $44.1 billion. The shares surged 4.5% after hours on Wednesday, pulling QQQ 0.6% higher. On Thursday, NVDA is up 4.04% and QQQ, 0.4% as of 1 p.m ET.
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Although Q2 revenue guidance was a bit short of the mark at $45 billion, factoring in a potential $8 billion decline from continued U.S. export bans on its H20 chips in China, Nvidia&#8217;s data center division, the jewel of its AI crown, brought in a whopping $39.1 billion, with solid demand in evidence.
Meanwhile, Tesla has <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/05/45668119/tesla-rides-a-bullish-wave-as-byd-slashes-prices-whos-really-winning-the-ev-war">accelerated its way back into investors&#8217; favor</a>. Stock is up almost 24% for May, the strongest month since November 2024 for the EV manufacturer. QQQ, whose top 10 holdings include Tesla, is obviously riding the momentum.
The reversal comes as Elon Musk completes his time with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Investors welcomed Musk&#8217;s renewed emphasis on Tesla&#8217;s AI and full self-driving prospects, and Wedbush&#8217;s Dan Ives hailed Tesla as the &#8220;most undervalued AI play&#8221; on the market.
ETF Ecosystem: Nvidia And Tesla Everywhere
Nvidia isn&#8217;t just juicing QQQ; it&#8217;s ubiquitous. According to Etf.com, over 625 U.S.-listed ETFs own NVDA stock. Among those ETFs is the VanEck Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SMH#NASDAQ">SMH</a>), which carries a substantial 21% weightage. That ETF also benefited from Nvidia&#8217;s earnings day.
Tesla&#8217;s resurgence, though less pervasive in ETF land, is proving to have a significant impact for QQQ due to its large-cap weighting and effect on the Nasdaq 100&#8217;s performance.
Bottom Line: QQQ&#8217;s High-Octane May
With AI darlings and EV titans firing on full cylinders, QQQ is racing towards a record May close. Nvidia&#8217;s earnings momentum and Tesla&#8217;s narrative reversal have made the ideal cocktail of tech optimism.
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Wall Street hovered slightly higher by midday Thursday, giving up a chunk of strong overnight gains in futures markets that were triggered by a federal court ruling suspending a large portion <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/government/regulations/25/05/45672421/tariffs-blocked-by-court-but-goldman-sachs-says-trump-could-reimpose-them-within-days">of President Donald Trump&#8217;s tariffs.</a>
Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NVDA#NASDAQ">NVDA</a>) led the market after reporting a better-than-feared quarter. The artificial intelligence leader showed resilience in the face of export restrictions. Shares rose 4.3%, ranking as the second-best performer on the S&amp;P 500 and climbing to their highest level in more than three months.
By midday: 
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<li>The S&amp;P 500 was up 0.3% at 5,900.</li>
<li>The Nasdaq 100 gained 0.5%.</li>
<li>The Dow Jones Industrial Average traded flat.</li>
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Fresh Economic Data Adds To Mixed Tone</h3>
First-quarter U.S. gross domestic product shrank 0.2%, slightly improving from the initial 0.3% estimate. Still, it marked a sharp slowdown compared to the 2.4% growth in the last quarter of 2024, reflecting slower consumer spending and higher imports ahead of the tariffs impact.
More concerning was the labor market. Initial jobless claims for the week ending May 24 jumped to 240,000, exceeding expectations and reaching their highest level in nearly four months. Continuing claims also rose to levels last seen in November 2021, indicating potential softening in employment trends.
The U.S. dollar pulled back, nearly wiping out gains from the prior two sessions as traders reassessed the outlook for interest rates. Meanwhile, Treasury yields dropped, with the 30-year note falling to 4.92% and the 10-year yield easing to 4.42%.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell met with Trump at the White House, the Fed confirmed.
The meeting focused on recent economic developments, including inflation, employment and growth. Powell reiterated that the Fed&#8217;s policy path would remain dependent on incoming data but refrained from commenting on future rate decisions.
Gold climbed 1.1% to $3,320 per ounce, buoyed by lower yields and dollar weakness. Meanwhile, Bitcoin (CRYPTO: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/btc/usd">BTC</a>) fell below $107,000, giving up recent gains as risk appetite moderated in crypto markets.
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<td>Nasdaq 100</td>
<td>21,414.87</td>
<td>0.5%</td>
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<td>5,906.48</td>
<td>0.3%</td>
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<td>2,069.76</td>
<td>0.1%</td>
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<td>42,091.08</td>
<td>0.0%</td>
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According to&nbsp;<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/pro/?utm_source=BZprocontent&amp;t=be2bearmibe3na1">Benzinga Pro</a>&nbsp;data:
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<li>The&nbsp;SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SPY#NYSE">SPY</a>) inched 0.3% up to $589.37.</li>
<li>The&nbsp;SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average&nbsp;(NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DIA#NYSE">DIA</a>) eased 0.1% to $420.98.</li>
<li>The tech-heavy&nbsp;Invesco QQQ Trust Series&nbsp;(NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/QQQ#NASDAQ">QQQ</a>)&nbsp;rose 0.4% to $520.87.</li>
<li>The&nbsp;iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/IWM#NYSE">IWM</a>) flattened at $205.62.</li>
<li>The&nbsp;Technology&nbsp;Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/XLK#NYSE">XLK</a>) outperformed, up 0.4%; the&nbsp;Communication Services&nbsp;Select Sector SPDR Fund&nbsp;(NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/XLC#NYSE">XLC</a>) lagged, down 1.1%.</li>
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Thursday&#8217;s Stock Movers</h3>
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<li>Shares of E.l.f. Beauty, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ELF#NYSE">ELF</a>) surged 26% Thursday afternoon, following the company&#8217;s announcement of its acquisition of lifestyle cosmetics brand Rhode.</li>
<li>Sentinel One Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/S#NYSE">S</a>) tumbled 11% after BofA Securities downgraded&nbsp;the stock from &#8216;Buy&#8217; to &#8216;Neutral&#8217; citing &#8220;weak trends and lackluster guidance&#8221; while lowering its price target from $24 to $21. </li>
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Stocks reacting to earnings included: 
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<li>Salesforce, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CRM#NYSE">CRM</a>) down 5.42%</li>
<li>Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SNPS#NASDAQ">SNPS</a>) up 0.20%</li>
<li>Veeva Systems Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/VEEV#NYSE">VEEV</a>) up 18.45%</li>
<li>Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/A#NYSE">A</a>) up 3.17%</li>
<li>HP Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/HPQ#NYSE">HPQ</a>) down 8.23%</li>
<li>Hormel Foods Corporation (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/HRL#NYSE">HRL</a>) down 0.35%</li>
<li>Burlington Stores, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BURL#NYSE">BURL</a>) down 3.22%</li>
<li>Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BBY#NYSE">BBY</a>) down 7.90%</li>
<li>Nordson Corporation (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NDSN#NASDAQ">NDSN</a>) up 5.65%</li>
<li>Hamilton Lane Incorporated (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/HLNE#NASDAQ">HLNE</a>) down 11.21%</li>
<li>Roivant Sciences Ltd. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ROIV#NASDAQ">ROIV</a>) up 5.50%</li>
<li>Bath &amp; Body Works, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BBWI#NYSE">BBWI</a>) down 6.24%</li>
<li>Foot Locker, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/FL#NYSE">FL</a>) up 0.10%</li>
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Stocks Edge Higher After Court Stifles Trump Tariffs, Nvidia Rallies To 3-Month Highs, Bitcoin Dips Below $107K: What's Driving Markets Thursday?

Major indexes are higher after a federal court has ruled against Trump's authority to impose extensive global tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.

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The Federal Court&#8217;s decision to strike down President Donald Trump&#8216;s tariffs could have a widespread effect on the economy, stock market and individual companies, which were starting to settle with the idea of higher duties.
What Happened: Considering the same level of imports from 2024, the Kobeissi Letter has calculated a rough amount of $10 billion in tariff revenue that the U.S. must have collected since April 2, so far.
This includes the 10% baseline tariff on all countries as well as the higher rates imposed on select countries.
Thus, if the Federal Court orders are upheld despite the Trump administration&#8217;s appeal, the government would have to refund an amount of around $10 billion to its trading partners.
However, any judgment via the appeal process could come by mid-to-late June 2025, predicts Craig Shapiro, a macro strategist at Bear Traps Report.
&#8220;If they are granted the stay, they get to keep collecting the tariffs during the appeal process, says Shapiro and &#8220;If not, they are kinda screwed on all subsequent negotiations with trading partners and will have that huge hole in the budget process that was meant to help pay for tax cuts.&#8221;
Additionally, in another X post, he explains that the appeal process will induce more uncertainty, which already existed because of the tariff regulations and the tax bills. This will eventually impact corporate strategy, as there would be no clarity.
&#8220;We can assume all trade negotiations and deals are off the table and uncertainty is back front and center. Corporates are really gonna sit on their hands now,&#8221; he said.
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">Estimated Timeline: Expect the administration to file an emergency stay motion with the Federal Circuit by early June 2025, a ruling is likely within 1–3 weeks (by mid-to-late June 2025). If they are granted the stay, they get to keep collecting the tariffs during the appeal…
&mdash; Craig Shapiro (@ces921) <a href="https://twitter.com/ces921/status/1927906803657879780?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 29, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Meanwhile, Marko Kolanovic, the former chief market strategist and co-head of global research at J.P. Morgan, said that the court ruling blocking Trump's global tariffs is positive for stock market bulls.
However, he warned that Trump's possible escalation, alongside a month-end index rebalancing that could impact markets by up to 2%.
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">Ruling is a good development for bulls, no questions. But few things can spoil the party: Sec 338 tariff workaround, Trump doubles down and escalates, month end rebalance (up to ~2% impact)
&mdash; Marko Kolanovic (@markoinny) <a href="https://twitter.com/markoinny/status/1927939012754358630?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 29, 2025</a></blockquote>
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See Also: <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/general/market-summary/25/05/45641879/stock-market-is-pricing-a-never-before-seen-divergence-as-equities-and-bonds-run-it-hot-amid-gloomy-outlook-by-bottom-up-analysts">Stock Market Is Pricing A Never-Before-Seen &#8216;Divergence&#8217; As Equities And Bonds &#8216;Run It Hot&#8217; Amid Gloomy Outlook By Bottom-Up Analysts </a>
Why It Matters: Tariffs, which were enacted by Trump under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, a move that could reshape future U.S. trade policy, were <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/25/05/45660322/trump-tariffs-struck-down-by-federal-court-major-blow-to-white-houses-trade-strategy-report">invalidated by the Federal Court</a> on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, economists like Peter Schiff agreed with the court decision and said that &#8220;if the House Republicans want to impose tariffs, let them vote to enact them.&#8221;
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">Today a court ruled exactly what I said from the beginning: the power to tax lies with Congress, not one man, and tariffs must originate in the House. So if House Republicans want to impose tariffs, let them vote to enact them. <a href="https://t.co/Las0vuBLnL">https://t.co/Las0vuBLnL</a>
&mdash; Peter Schiff (@PeterSchiff) <a href="https://twitter.com/PeterSchiff/status/1927938857602863105?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 29, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Aaron Rubin, the CEO of a warehouse management software company, ShipHero, also highlighted that the court&#8217;s judgment will prevent the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) from charging reciprocal tariffs and fentanyl related duties as well.
He said this would allow the de minimis program again, which allows duty-free entry for shipments under $800.
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&mdash; Aaron Rubin (@AaronandML) <a href="https://twitter.com/AaronandML/status/1927871859149734237?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 28, 2025</a></blockquote>
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The Trump administration filed an appeal against the ruling in minutes, according to a Reuters report.
Price Action: The SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SPY#NYSE">SPY</a>) and Invesco QQQ Trust ETF (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/QQQ#NASDAQ">QQQ</a>), which track the S&amp;P 500 index and Nasdaq 100 index, respectively, jumped in premarket on Thursday. The SPY was up 0.86% to $592.66, while the QQQ advanced 1.37% to $526.03, according to <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/dashboard">Benzinga Pro</a> data.
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Trump's Tariff Refund Could Cost US $10 Billion With 2% Month-End Rebalance Impact On Equities In Case Of An Appeal: 'Uncertainty Is Back Front And Center'

President Donald Trump has been dealt a significant blow to his trade policies, with a federal court ruling against his authority to impose global tariffs. However, the president is likely to find a workaround to this setback.
What Happened: Goldman Sachs economists believe that the court&#8217;s decision will only be a temporary obstacle, as the Trump administration has other legal ways of imposing tariffs. These include Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974, Section 301 investigations and Section 338 of the Trade Act of 1930, <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/29/trump-expected-to-find-a-workaround-after-trade-court-blocks-tariffs.html">reported</a> CNBC.
Section 122 allows the administration to swiftly impose tariffs—up to 15%—without a formal investigation, offering a quick workaround to court obstacles. However, Goldman analysts note the measure would expire after 150 days unless Congress intervenes.
Meanwhile, Section 232 tariffs on steel, aluminum, and autos may be expanded to other sectors, while Section 338 permits the president to impose up to 50% tariffs on imports from countries that discriminate against the U.S.
The White House could shift its focus from targeting specific countries to targeting industries instead — an approach that rests on more solid legal footing, as per Goldman Sachs.
Steven Blitz, TS Lombard&#8216;s chief U.S. economist, opined, "The first thing he will probably do is an emergency appeal to the Supreme Court … wanting to get a ruling from them that basically says you can keep these tariffs in place while the appeals process runs through."
Speaking about the Trump Administration&#8217;s appeal within minutes, Deutsche Bank's Jim Reid said a note, "We should say at the outset that this is hardly the end of this story,&#8221; reported Fortune. 
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Why It Matters: The court&#8217;s ruling could have a significant impact on the administration&#8217;s trade strategies. The decision, delivered by the U.S. Court of International Trade, could potentially <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/25/05/45660322/trump-tariffs-struck-down-by-federal-court-major-blow-to-white-houses-trade-strategy-report">halt </a>the administration&#8217;s trade war efforts.
Legal experts and economists have supported the court&#8217;s decision stating that the President was wrong to claim a virtually unlimited power to impose tariffs. However, some economists in the past stated that Trump tariffs are &#8216;addictive&#8217; and could remain in place even if the Democrats come <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/25/05/45556999/addictive-trump-tariffs-are-here-to-stay-even-if-democrats-come-back-to-power-says-wharton-professor">back to power</a> as they may not want to discontinue the lucrative revenue stream. 
Meanwhile, China has already responded to the court&#8217;s decision, calling on the United States to <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/25/05/45664337/china-tells-us-to-entirely-revoke-wrongful-unilateral-tariffs-after-court-blocks-trumps-liberation-day-levies">entirely withdraw</a> the unilateral tariff measures that the court blocked.
Despite the setback, Trump is expected to find a way around the court&#8217;s ruling, potentially using other legal means to impose tariffs. The market reaction to the ruling has been mixed, with equity&nbsp;markets around the world broadly&nbsp;rising, while the reaction in Europe has been more muted.
During Thursday&#8217;s pre-market, The SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SPY#NYSE">SPY</a>) and  Invesco QQQ Trust ETF (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/QQQ#NASDAQ">QQQ</a>) rose 1.06% and 1.55%, respectively.
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'Hardly The End Of This Story:' Trump Has Several Legal Options To Maintain Tariffs Despite Federal Court Ruling, Experts Say

U.S. stock futures jumped on Thursday after ending lower on Wednesday. Futures of major benchmark indices rose over 1% in premarket.
A federal court has<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/25/05/45660322/trump-tariffs-struck-down-by-federal-court-major-blow-to-white-houses-trade-strategy-report"> invalidated global tariffs</a> enacted by President Donald Trump under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, a move that could reshape future U.S. trade policy. 
The U.S. Court of International Trade&#8217;s decision challenged the extensive tariff authority previously wielded by the Trump administration and may impact ongoing trade strategies.
A three-judge panel, with appointees from the Reagan, Obama, and Trump eras, ruled that the IEEPA doesn&#8217;t give the president unlimited power to impose tariffs.
The Trump administration filed an appeal against the ruling in minutes, according to a Reuters report.
Meanwhile, the 10-year Treasury bond yielded 4.52% and the two-year bond was at 4.03%. The CME Group's FedWatch <a href="https://www.cmegroup.com/markets/interest-rates/cme-fedwatch-tool.html">tool</a>&#8216;s projections show markets pricing a 97.7% likelihood of the Federal Reserve keeping the current interest rates unchanged in its June meeting. 
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The SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SPY#NYSE">SPY</a>) and Invesco QQQ Trust ETF (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/QQQ#NASDAQ">QQQ</a>), which track the S&amp;P 500 index and Nasdaq 100 index, respectively, jumped in premarket on Thursday. The SPY was up 1.51% to $596.62, while the QQQ advanced 1.96% to $529.09, according to <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/dashboard">Benzinga Pro</a> data.
Cues From Last Session:
U.S. stocks closed lower on Wednesday, with the Dow Jones dropping over 200 points, as rising Treasury yields countered Tuesday&#8217;s trade optimism.
All S&amp;P 500 sectors ended in the red, with utilities, materials, and energy stocks experiencing the most significant declines.
In retail, Macy&#8217;s Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/M#NYSE">M</a>) adjusted its annual forecast downward, citing impacts from tariffs, a slight dip in consumer discretionary spending, and an intensified promotional environment.
Conversely, Abercrombie &amp; Fitch Co. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ANF#NYSE">ANF</a>) delivered stronger-than-expected first-quarter earnings. Economic data showed the composite manufacturing index in the U.S. Fifth District improving to -9 in May from -13 in April.
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<td>Nasdaq Composite</td>
<td>-0.51%</td>
<td>19,100.94</td>
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<td>S&amp;P 500</td>
<td>-0.56%</td>
<td>5,888.55</td>
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<td>Dow Jones</td>
<td>-0.58%</td>
<td>42,098.70</td>
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<td>Russell 2000</td>
<td>-1.08%</td>
<td>2,067.80</td>
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Insights From Analysts:
After the Federal Court struck down Trump&#8217;s tariffs, Craig Shapiro, a macro strategist at the Bear Traps Report, said that &#8220;Without tariff revenues, there is a big beautiful hole in the big beautiful budget bill.&#8221;
This implied the administration&#8217;s promise to fund the deficit created by the tax bill through tariff revenue and the Department of Government Efficiency savings.
Shapiro&#8217;s post highlights a budget crisis that could be triggered by the removal of tariff revenue.
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Bob Elliott, CIO at Unlimited Funds, highlighted an <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/general/market-summary/25/05/45641879/stock-market-is-pricing-a-never-before-seen-divergence-as-equities-and-bonds-run-it-hot-amid-gloomy-outlook-by-bottom-up-analysts">unprecedented "divergence"</a> which he has "never seen" in his professional career outside of typical cyclical bottoms. 
According to him, despite the seemingly extreme market optimism, the perspective from professionals analyzing data from the ground up painted a far more subdued picture.
He explained that aggressive market pricing stands in stark contrast to the pessimistic views held by bottom-up analysts, companies, and economists.
Elliott highlighted in an X thread that corporate earnings revisions for U.S. large-cap companies have notably collapsed, reaching their weakest point since the COVID-19 pandemic. Global earnings revisions also remain quite subdued, despite a marginal recent uptick in negativity.
Projections for 2025 earnings growth, which are typically skewed positively until just before the period, are currently penciled in at a mere 7%.
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&mdash; Bob Elliott (@BobEUnlimited) <a href="https://twitter.com/BobEUnlimited/status/1927666792022884672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 28, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Upcoming Economic Data
Here&#8217;s what investors will keep an eye on Thursday:
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<li>The initial jobless claims for the week ending May 24 and the first quarter revised GDP data will be out by 8:30 a.m. ET.</li>
<li>Richmond Fed President Tom Barkin will speak at 8:30 a.m. ET.</li>
<li>Pending home sales data for April will be released by 10:00 a.m. ET.</li>
<li>Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee will speak at 10:40 a.m., Fed Governor Adriana Kugler will speak at 2:00 p.m., San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly will speak at 4:00 p.m., and Dallas Fed President Lorie Logan will speak at 8:45 p.m. ET.</li>
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Stocks In Focus:
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<li>Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BBY#NYSE">BBY</a>) jumped 5.01% in premarket on Thursday as analysts expect it to report quarterly earnings of $1.31 per share on revenue of $9.22 billion, before the opening bell.</li>
<li>Hormel Foods Corp. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/HRL#NYSE">HRL</a>) was 0.30% lower ahead of its earnings, which are supposed to be released before the opening bell. Analysts expect earnings of 34 cents per share on revenue of $2.91 billion.</li>
<li>Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DELL#NYSE">DELL</a>) was up 2.27% as analysts expect it to report quarterly earnings of 80 cents per share on revenue of $13.15 billion, after the closing bell.</li>
<li>Costco Wholesale Corp. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/COST#NASDAQ">COST</a>) was 0.48% higher ahead of its earnings, which are supposed to be released after the closing bell. Analysts expect earnings of $4.24 per share on revenue of $63.19 billion.</li>
<li>Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NVDA#NASDAQ">NVDA</a>) surged 5.10% after reporting first-quarter revenue of $44.1 billion, up 69% year-over-year and up 12% from the fourth quarter. The revenue beat a Street consensus estimate of $43.2 billion. Nvidia reported adjusted earnings of 81 cents per share in the first quarter.</li>
<li>C3.ai Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AI#NYSE">AI</a>) surged 17.29% after reporting better-than-expected fourth quarter results on Wednesday.</li>
<li>Salesforce Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CRM#NYSE">CRM</a>) was up 1.72% after delivering strong results and continuing to place its bets on the multitrillion-dollar opportunity arising from the digital labor revolution.</li>
<li>Abercrombie &amp; Fitch Co. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ANF#NYSE">ANF</a>) advanced 2.63% after a strong set of earnings and guidance. The company said that it would not hike prices despite a $50 million cost incurred because of tariffs.</li>
</ul>
Commodities, Gold, And Global Equity Markets:
Crude oil futures were trading higher in the early New York session by 1.34% to hover around $62.67 per barrel.
Gold Spot US Dollar fell 0.28% to hover around $3,279.89 per ounce. Its last record high stood at $3,500.33 per ounce. The U.S. Dollar Index spot was higher by 0.14% at the 100.0170 level.
Asian markets closed higher on Thursday as South Korea's Kospi, China&#8217;s CSI 300, India's S&amp;P BSE Sensex, Japan's Nikkei 225, Australia's ASX 200, and Hong Kong's Hang Seng indices rose. European markets were mixed in early trade.
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US Stocks Likely To Open Higher After Federal Court Blocks Trump's Tariffs: 'Without Tariff Revenues, There Is A Big Beautiful Hole In The Big Beautiful Budget Bill,' Says Expert

The digital asset landscape is experiencing a significant surge, with Bitcoin (CRYPTO: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/btc/usd">BTC</a>) exchange-traded funds emerging as a pivotal force driving institutional adoption.
What Happened: David LaVall, the global head of ETFs at Grayscale Investments, told <a href="https://www.benzinga.com">Benzinga </a>that the introduction of spot Bitcoin ETFs at the beginning of 2024 marked an &#8220;incredible&#8221; inflection point, drawing in a substantial number of institutional players.
&#8220;As we&#8217;re a little bit over a year, what we are looking at is some of the largest institutions in the form of wealth managers, firehouse platforms looking to figure out how they exactly incorporate digital assets into their franchises,&#8221; LaVall stated.
He emphasized that the demand is coming directly from investors, &#8220;Investors are asking for it, this is a unique opportunity where the democratization of an asset class, which is what ETFs have done historically, is happening for digital assets.&#8221;
LaVall highlighted the strong appeal of the robust, institutional-grade infrastructure now available for digital asset investments. &#8220;When they come and they talk to us they&#8217;re very pleased to see the infrastructure that is institutional grade,&#8221; he added.
However, he also highlighted that Bitcoin may not belong in every portfolio.
&#8220;We are not here to say that Bitcoin belongs in every single client&#8217;s portfolio, but we mean to say that you need to educate yourself, you need to partner with a crypto expert,&#8221; he said.
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Why It Matters: The rise of Bitcoin ETFs has provided traditional investors with a regulated and accessible pathway into the cryptocurrency market.
Grayscale&#8217;s offerings, such as the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GBTC#NYSE">GBTC</a>) and the Grayscale Bitcoin Mini Trust ETF (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BTC#NYSE">BTC</a>), have been key players in this institutional shift.
GBTC, which converted to a spot Bitcoin ETF in January 2024, has seen significant activity, reflecting both the enthusiasm and some initial profit-taking from long-term holders.
It was up 12.25% on a year-to-date basis and 42.60% over the last year.
The Grayscale Bitcoin Mini Trust ETF, launched more recently, was up 12.91% on a year-to-date basis and 68.32% since its inception in July 20204.
Price Action: As of the publication of this article, Bitcoin was 0.9% lower at 108,735 per coin.
The SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SPY#NYSE">SPY</a>) and Invesco QQQ Trust ETF (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/QQQ#NASDAQ">QQQ</a>), which track the S&amp;P 500 index and Nasdaq 100 index, respectively, fell in premarket on Wednesday. The SPY was down 0.17% to $590.17, while the QQQ declined 0.12% to $520.58, according to <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/dashboard">Benzinga Pro</a> data.
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Bitcoin ETFs Gain Momentum Amid Digital Asset Boom: 'Investors Are Asking For It' And Institutions Want To 'Incorporate Digital Assets,' Says Grayscale

C3.ai Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AI#NYSE">AI</a>) said that it was positioning itself to tap the $47 billion growing market of AI agents by 2030. The company also highlighted key achievements that were made in collaboration with its &#8220;army of partners.&#8221;
What Happened: The enterprise AI application pure-play announced strong fourth-quarter and full fiscal year 2025 results, revealing its Agentic AI solutions business is already annualizing at an impressive $60 million in recurring revenue.
Speaking during the company&#8217;s fourth quarter earnings call, Chairman and CEO Tom Siebel expressed strong confidence in C3.ai&#8217;s advantageous position.
&#8220;We have today, I think, over 100 Agentic AI solutions deployed out there in defense, in intelligence, in state government, in local government, in manufacturing, in oil and gas, in paper and pulp, and this is a large and rapidly growing business,&#8221; Siebel stated.
He added, &#8220;As of the fourth quarter, this is about a $60 million ARR business. We have, depending on how you count, someplace between 20 and 100 Agentic AI solutions out there in production, in the hands of happy customers.&#8221;
Siebel also said that the company was setting its sights squarely on the burgeoning Agentic AI market, a segment projected to reach a staggering $47.1 billion by 2030, according to Gartner. &#8220;We are well positioned to capitalize on this trend through our production ready solutions,&#8221; he said.
Furthermore, C3.ai highlighted its unique market position, with Siebel stating, &#8220;We&#8217;re the only enterprise AI application pure play that&#8217;s out there. We&#8217;re selling, I think, today in over 600 accounts as of today that we&#8217;re jointly selling with Microsoft.&#8221;
Citing its &#8220;army of partners,&#8221; Siebel highlighted the growth it has achieved because of them.
The robust partner ecosystem, including deepened alliances with Microsoft Corp.&#8216;s (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSFT#NASDAQ">MSFT</a>) Azure, Amazon.com Inc.&#8216;s (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMZN#NASDAQ">AMZN</a>) AWS, Alphabet Inc.&#8216;s (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOG#NASDAQ">GOOG</a>) (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOGL#NASDAQ">GOOGL</a>) Google Cloud, McKinsey&#8216;s QuantumBlack, and a new strategic alliance with PwC, collectively drove 73% of agreements in the past year.
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Why It Matters: <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/earnings/25/05/45657936/c3-ai-stock-jumps-after-q4-results-top-estimates">C3.AI beat analyst estimates</a> on both the top and bottom lines for the fourth quarter. Its fourth quarter revenue came in at $108.7 million, versus estimates of $107.73 million, whereas it reported an adjusted loss of 18 cents, versus estimates of a 20-cent loss.
The company expects first-quarter revenue in the range of $100 million to $109 million, versus the estimates of $105 million. Its fiscal-year 2026 revenue is in the range of $447.5 million to $484.5 million, versus estimates of $467.19 million.
C3.ai shares dropped 3.76% on Wednesday and rose 12.42% in after-hours. It was 33.60% lower on a year-to-date basis and down 3.76% over a year.
Benzinga Edge Stock Rankings shows that C3.ai had a stronger price trend over the short and medium term but a weaker trend over the long term. Its momentum ranking was poor, and its value ranking was moderate at the 52.69th percentile. The details of other metrics are <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/premium/ideas/benzinga-edge-2#:~:text=Turn%20Market%20Chaos,when%20markets%20rebound">available here</a>.
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The SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SPY#NYSE">SPY</a>) and Invesco QQQ Trust ETF (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/QQQ#NASDAQ">QQQ</a>), which track the S&amp;P 500 index and Nasdaq 100 index, respectively, fell on Wednesday. The SPY was down 0.58% to $587.73, while the QQQ declined 0.44% to $518.91, according to <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/dashboard">Benzinga Pro</a> data.
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C3.ai Eyes $47 Billion Agentic AI Market By 2030 With $60 Million ARR: 'We Are Well Positioned To Capitalize,' Says CEO

After reporting a better-than-expected first quarter, American lifestyle retailer Abercrombie &amp; Fitch Co.&#8217;s (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ANF#NYSE">ANF</a>) management hinted at absorbing the tariff impact and announced plans to open 100 new &#8220;physical experiences&#8221; in 2025.
What Happened: Company CEO Fran Horowitz highlighted during the earnings call that the firm&#8217;s global supply chain and sourcing teams are working hard to drive efficiency across the supply chain.
&#8220;All of this work will have clear impact and, based on our current assumptions on tariffs, we are not planning broad-based ticket increases,&#8221; said Horowitz, hinting at tariff absorption without any price hikes.
The CFO, Robert Ball, also highlighted that the company was looking to mitigate its average unit retail price to avoid price increases.
&#8220;For AUR specifically, we are currently assuming no AUR mitigation in our outlook as we do not anticipate broad-based ticket price increases,&#8221; he said.
Adding that, &#8220;Net of expected mitigation efforts, the assumed tariffs carry a cost impact of around $50 million for 2025, impacting our full year operating margin outlook by 100 basis points.&#8221;
Furthermore, Horowitz highlighted that they expect to add 100 new &#8220;physical experiences&#8221; on the store&#8217;s front.
Ball added, &#8220;We expect to deliver around 100 new experiences, including 60 new stores and 40 right-sizes or remodels. We also expect to be net store openers, with our 60 new stores outpacing around 20 anticipated closures.&#8221;
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Why It Matters: <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/earnings/25/05/45643292/abercrombie-fitch-shares-surge-but-lowers-outlook-despite-q1-beat-due-to-tariffs">Abercrombie &amp; Fitch&#8217;s first quarter</a> earnings of $1.59 per share beat estimates of $1.40, and its revenue rose 8% year-over-year to $1.10 billion, topping the consensus of $1.08 billion.
The company expects second-quarter net sales growth in the range of 3% to 5% and EPS of $2.10-$2.30 vs the consensus of $2.53.
It revised FY25 guidance for net sales growth from 3% to 5% to 3% to 6% and EPS from $10.40 to $11.40 to $9.50 to $10.50.
ANF shares surged 14.67% on Wednesday. It was 42.27% lower on a year-to-date basis and down 53.30% over a year.
Benzinga Edge Stock Rankings shows that ANF had a stronger price trend over the short term but a weaker trend over the medium and long term. Its momentum ranking was poor, and its value ranking was solid at the 85.77th percentile. The details of other metrics are <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/premium/ideas/benzinga-edge-2#:~:text=Turn%20Market%20Chaos,when%20markets%20rebound">available here</a>. 
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The SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SPY#NYSE">SPY</a>) and Invesco QQQ Trust ETF (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/QQQ#NASDAQ">QQQ</a>), which track the S&amp;P 500 index and Nasdaq 100 index, respectively, fell on Wednesday. The SPY was down 0.58% to $587.73, while the QQQ declined 0.44% to $518.91, according to <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/dashboard">Benzinga Pro</a> data.
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Abercrombie & Fitch Absorbs Tariff Impact, No Price Hike Despite $50 Million Cost: Plans To Open 100 New 'Physical Experiences' In 2025

Salesforce Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CRM#NYSE">CRM</a>) management continued to place its bets on the multitrillion-dollar opportunity arising from the digital labor revolution during its first-quarter earnings call on Wednesday.
What Happened: Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff says that the &#8220;<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/02/43999577/salesforce-aims-beyond-crm-bets-big-on-digital-labor-revolution-as-ceo-predicts-up-to-12-trillion-market">digital labor revolution</a>&#8221; is a transformative shift in the way work is done, driven by the rise of AI-powered digital workers or agents. 
After talking about it in its fourth quarter earnings call, Benioff stated during the recent fourth quarter call that &#8220;We are now just very well positioned to take advantage of this multitrillion-dollar opportunity in AI and enterprise software and digital labor&#8221;
CNBC&#8217;s Jim Cramer appreciated Salesforce even as it closed lower on Thursday. He was concerned about the market disliking the stock despite &#8220;exciting things they are doing.&#8221;
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&mdash; Jim Cramer (@jimcramer) <a href="https://twitter.com/jimcramer/status/1927905955020231012?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 29, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Salesforce is actively embracing digital labor internally and offering it as a core product to customers, primarily through its Agentforce platform.
Internally, Salesforce is using &#8220;digital labor&#8221; for customer support, sales operations, and things like making notes for meetings and summarizing Slack channels.
Salesforce is also enabling its customers to adopt digital labor in various ways:
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<li>Finnair is automating its customer service using Agentforce to manage 12 million passengers.</li>
<li>Falabella is deploying Agentforce on WhatsApp to handle order inquiries.</li>
<li>OpenTable is deploying Agentforce across restaurants, employees, and consumers.</li>
<li>PepsiCo Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PEP#NASDAQ">PEP</a>) is building an &#8220;agentic layer&#8221; around its vast operations using Salesforce&#8217;s Data Cloud and multiple clouds.</li>
<li>Grupo Global boosted its retention rate by 22% and drove revenue upgrades, cross-selling, and converted non-subscribers with Agentforce.</li>
<li>Engie is assisting 83% of its users with Agentforce.</li>
<li>Takeda will use Life Sciences Cloud with Agentforce and Data Cloud to unify data and deploy agents across medical, commercial, and patient care operations.</li>
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Why It Matters: <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/earnings/25/05/45657851/salesforce-q1-earnings-revenue-beat-eps-beat-raised-guidance-momentum-in-agentic-ai-shares-surge">Salesforce&#8217;s first-quarter</a> revenue of $9.83 billion beat the consensus estimate of $9.75 billion. Its adjusted earnings of $2.58 per share also beat analyst estimates of $2.55 per share. 
Second quarter revenue outlook ranges from $10.11 billion to $10.16 billion versus estimates of $10.01 billion. The company anticipates second-quarter adjusted earnings of $1.80 to $1.82 per share versus estimates of $1.71 per share.
It also increased the fiscal-year 2026 revenue guidance to a range of $41 billion to $41.3 billion, versus estimates of $40.83 billion.
CRM stock closed 0.42% lower on Wednesday. It was 16.52% lower on a year-to-date basis and 1.62% higher over a year.
Benzinga Edge Stock Rankings shows that CRM had a stronger price trend over the short term but a weaker trend over the medium and long term. Its momentum ranking was moderate, and its value ranking was poor at the 8.02th percentile. The details of other metrics are <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/premium/ideas/benzinga-edge-2#:~:text=Turn%20Market%20Chaos,when%20markets%20rebound">available here</a>.
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The SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SPY#NYSE">SPY</a>) and Invesco QQQ Trust ETF (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/QQQ#NASDAQ">QQQ</a>), which track the S&amp;P 500 index and Nasdaq 100 index, respectively, fell on Wednesday. The SPY was down 0.58% to $587.73, while the QQQ declined 0.44% to $518.91, according to <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/dashboard">Benzinga Pro</a> data.
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After a sharp Tuesday rally fueled by optimism over improved U.S.-EU trade ties, Wall Street stalled midweek as rising Treasury yields reasserted pressure ahead of Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NVDA#NASDAQ">NVDA</a>)&#8217;s earnings report and the release of<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/topic/federal-reserve"> key Federal Reserve minutes.</a>
Major U.S. stock indexes paused on Wednesday, digesting recent gains as yields on longer-term Treasury bonds resumed their climb. The S&amp;P 500 slipped 0.2% to 5,900 points by midday in New York, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 held flat. Small-cap stocks underperformed sharply, with the Russell 2000 down 0.8%.
Sector performance was broadly negative, with 9 of the 11 S&amp;P 500 sectors trading lower. Technology and communication services were the only sectors managing to avoid losses. 
All eyes are on Nvidia, which is set to report earnings after Wednesday's closing bell. Wall Street expects earnings per share of 88 cents and revenue of $43.2 billion, according to <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/pro/?utm_source=BZprocontent&amp;t=be2bearmibe3na1">Benzinga Pro</a> estimates.
Beyond the headline figures, investors will be closely watching two key aspects: the impact of the U.S. export ban on the H20 chips destined for China and the forward guidance. CEO Jensen Huang already said the company could face a $5 billion annual earnings hit due to export restrictions, making this quarter&#8217;s outlook pivotal for market sentiment.
The Federal Reserve's minutes from its May meeting will also be released. The Federal Open Market Committee left rates unchanged in the 4.25%-4.50% range. Chair Jerome Powell signaled little urgency to cut rates, citing inflation risks partly tied to newly proposed trade tariffs.
Markets will parse the minutes for hints on the Fed's timeline for easing monetary policy, particularly as inflation data remains stubbornly elevated.
After a brief relief, bond markets came under renewed pressure. The yield on the 30-year Treasury note climbed 5 basis points to 5%, while the 10-year yield rose to 4.5%. Investors remain concerned about the trajectory of U.S. fiscal policy, with swelling budget deficits raising doubts about long-term debt sustainability.
The U.S. dollar rallied for a second straight session, decoupling from other U.S. assets. Meanwhile, gold slipped 0.2%, dipping below $3,300 per ounce. Bitcoin (CRYPTO: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/btc/usd">BTC</a>) fell 2%, trading near $107,000 as speculative appetite in cryptocurrencies waned.
<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Wednesday&#8217;s Performance In Major US Indices, ETFs</h3>
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<tbody>
<tr>
<td>Major Indices</td>
<td>Price</td>
<td>1-day %</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Nasdaq 100</td>
<td>21,427.45</td>
<td>0.0%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>S&amp;P 500</td>
<td>5,908.48</td>
<td>-0.2%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Dow Jones</td>
<td>42,230.96</td>
<td>-0.3%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Russell 2000</td>
<td>2,074.61</td>
<td>-0.8%</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Updated by 12:10 p.m. ET</figcaption></figure>
According to&nbsp;Benzinga Pro&nbsp;data:
<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>The&nbsp;SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SPY#NYSE">SPY</a>) inched 0.2% down to $589.76.</li>
<li>The&nbsp;SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average&nbsp;(NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DIA#NYSE">DIA</a>) eased 0.3% to $422.71.</li>
<li>The tech-heavy&nbsp;Invesco QQQ Trust Series&nbsp;(NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/QQQ#NASDAQ">QQQ</a>)&nbsp;held steady at $521.25.</li>
<li>The&nbsp;iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/IWM#NYSE">IWM</a>) fell 0.8% to $206.15.</li>
<li>The&nbsp;Communication Select&nbsp;Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/XLC#NYSE">XLC</a>) outperformed, up 0.2%; the&nbsp;Utilities&nbsp;Select Sector SPDR Fund&nbsp;(NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/XLU#NYSE">XLU</a>) lagged, down 1.3%.</li>
</ul>
<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Wednesday&#8217;s Stock Movers</h3>
<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>Vail Resorts Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MTN#NYSE">MTN</a>) rallied over 12% – on pace for the strongest one-day rally since March 2020 – after the company announced the reappointment of Rob Katz as CEO. </li>
<li>GameStop Corp. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GME#NYSE">GME</a>) fell almost 10% after announcing the purchase of 4,710 Bitcoin.</li>
</ul>
Stocks reacting to earnings reports include: 
<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>HEICO Corporation (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/HEI#NYSE">HEI</a>) up 6.67%</li>
<li>Okta, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/OKTA#NASDAQ">OKTA</a>) down 14.62%</li>
<li>DICK&#8217;S Sporting Goods, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DKS#NYSE">DKS</a>) up 1.89%</li>
<li>Abercrombie &amp; Fitch Co. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ANF#NYSE">ANF</a>) up 18.83%</li>
<li>Macy&#8217;s, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/M#NYSE">M</a>) up 1.46%</li>
<li>Capri Holdings Limited (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CPRI#NYSE">CPRI</a>) up 3.45%</li>
</ul>
Stocks slated to report earnings after the close include Nvidia Corp, Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/A#NYSE">A</a>), Synopsys Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SNPS#NASDAQ">SNPS</a>), HP Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/HPQ#NYSE">HPQ</a>), Salesforce Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CRM#NYSE">CRM</a>), Nordson Corporation (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NDSN#NASDAQ">NDSN</a>), e.l.f. Beauty Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ELF#NYSE">ELF</a>), nCino Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NCNO#NASDAQ">NCNO</a>), C3.ai Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AI#NYSE">AI</a>), Veeva Systems Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/VEEV#NYSE">VEEV</a>), Pure Storage Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PSTG#NYSE">PSTG</a>), and SentinelOne Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/S#NYSE">S</a>).
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