Today: 6 July 2026

Costco (NASDAQ:COST) trades at close to triple Dollar General (NYSE:DG) on Bernstein retail note

Costco (NASDAQ:COST) trades at close to triple Dollar General (NYSE:DG) on Bernstein retail note

Bernstein’s retail note is getting another look. Costco Wholesale Corp was off 0.8% at $944.04 late Monday morning, while Dollar General Corp dropped 2.5% to $115.23. When it comes to valuation, Costco traded at 47.5 times earnings. Dollar General’s multiple was 16.3. Bernstein’s Zhihan Ma bumped her Costco target up to $1,194 from $1,192 and left her outperform rating unchanged, TheStreet said July 4. Ma cited Costco and Dollar General as her top retail calls for the second half of 2026. A July 1 note on the Bernstein outlook from Investing.com also mentioned Dollarama Inc as a third pick.
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Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) stock selloff turns HSBC downgrade into dividend-cover test

Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) stock selloff turns HSBC downgrade into dividend-cover test

Pfizer Inc fell in Monday morning trade after HSBC Holdings cut its rating, but the sharper investor question is now dividend cover, not only the downgrade. The stock traded at $23.665 at 10:53 a.m. EDT, down about 2.7%, giving Pfizer a market value of about $135.6 billion. Pfizer’s board declared a third-quarter dividend of 43 cents a share, payable Sept. 1 to holders of record as of July 24. Annualized, that is $1.72 a share. Against Pfizer’s 2026 adjusted diluted EPS guidance of $2.80 to $3.00, the payout uses about 57% to 61% of guided adjusted earnings.
6 July 2026
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Social Security July 2026 payment schedule creates $11.5 billion SSI timing shift for investors

$149B Social Security payout eyed by U.S. retailers in July

WASHINGTON, July 6, 2026, 11:04 AM EDT Social Security is set to deliver about $149 billion in July, based on May numbers. Payments follow a birthday-and-SSI schedule, sending federal benefits to U.S. bank accounts through the month. This time, SSI recipients get two payments, with the second one on July 31 since Aug. 1 is a Saturday. That early deposit counts as August’s benefit, so it’s not an extra payout.
6 July 2026
Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI:INDEXDJX) live: record high fades as Nike (NYSE:NKE), Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) drag blue chips

Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI:INDEXDJX) live: record high fades as Nike (NYSE:NKE), Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) drag blue chips

U.S. cash equities were open in New York after the July 3 Independence Day observance. The NYSE lists its core trading session at 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET and July 3, 2026, as the observed Independence Day closure. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped on Monday, giving back an early push to a fresh intraday high as losses in a few high-priced blue chips offset the chip-led rebound lifting the broader market.
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Nasdaq climbs as AI trading contracts offset Dow weakness

Nasdaq climbs as AI trading contracts offset Dow weakness

U.S. stocks traded mixed Monday. Traders picked up AI supply-chain and data-center stocks, but the Dow was behind. The main New York Stock Exchange session goes from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. U.S. equity markets were shut July 3 for the Independence Day holiday. AI stocks with new contracts outperformed, a small but actionable move under the surface. The Nasdaq Composite added 275.19 points, or 1.07%, to finish at 26,107.86. The S&P 500 climbed 38.06 points, or 0.51%, to 7,521.30. Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 141.72 points, or 0.27%, closing at 52,758.35.
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Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) slips as forecast misses even with Nasdaq bounce

Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) slips as forecast misses even with Nasdaq bounce

Amazon.com, Inc. slipped at the open Monday on the Nasdaq, bucking gains in the tech sector as Wall Street opened up after being shut for the July 3 Independence Day holiday. The Nasdaq Composite gained 0.65% when markets opened. Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 showed a 1.3% advance in the latest quote. Nasdaq regular hours run from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET. Latest available quotes pointed to mixed action:
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Lianhe Sowell trading volume soars after stock split, turnover exceeds 18x Class A shares

Lianhe Sowell trading volume soars after stock split, turnover exceeds 18x Class A shares

Lianhe Sowell stock saw a big jump in turnover after its split, with post-split trading topping 18 times the number of Class A shares. NEW YORK, July 6, 2026, 10:05 EDT Lianhe Sowell International Group Ltd jumped early Monday on the Nasdaq. Last quote was $5.88. The stock traded between $2.75 and $7.46 in the session. LHSW was up about 227% from its last close, a gain of $4.08. Volume hit 60.6 million shares.
6 July 2026
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Palantir (NASDAQ:PLTR) stock trades at 43 times sales as holiday week begins

Palantir stock rise puts on more market cap than its 2026 cash flow outlook

Palantir Technologies Inc. was up 1.7% at $131.47 early Monday, a small percentage move but adding $5.6 billion in market cap. That’s more than Palantir’s midpoint estimate for its adjusted free cash flow for the year. Nasdaq didn’t open Friday, July 3, due to the Independence Day holiday. So Monday was the first full trading day in the U.S. since Palantir bounced July 2. Palantir started at $126.85 and went up to $131.49, with 5.3 million shares changing hands by 9:45 a.m. ET.
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Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) Ultra Maritime deal puts high price on undersea growth

Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) Ultra Maritime deal puts high price on undersea growth

BETHESDA, Maryland, July 6, 2026, 10:03 EDT Lockheed Martin agreed to buy Ultra Maritime, an undersea warfare and anti-submarine systems supplier, from private equity firm Advent for $3.45 billion, a deal that gives the largest U.S. defense contractor a faster-growing naval asset but does not change its scale overnight. Ultra will join Lockheed’s Rotary and Mission Systems business after closing.
6 July 2026
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TeraWulf (NASDAQ:WULF) says Anthropic power deal outpaces recent data-center lease rates

TeraWulf (NASDAQ:WULF) says Anthropic power deal outpaces recent data-center lease rates

TeraWulf Inc. has signed a 20-year lease with Anthropic for its Justified Data campus in Hawesville, Kentucky. The deal sets a new public benchmark for AI data-center space at roughly $2.37 million per MW per year, not counting renewals or any pass-through items. TeraWulf’s disclosed figures put the lease at about $19 billion across the initial run. The campus is set for roughly 401 MW of IT load. First capacity is expected in the back half of 2027, with full buildout planned for early 2028. CEO Paul Prager said the agreement “validates our strategy,” and proves the company can “source power, develop infrastructure, and secure long-term customer commitments.”
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Alphabet stock today: GOOGL slips premarket as Google’s $185 billion AI spend plan rattles nerves

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) cloud backlog tops run-rate, putting Google on capex watch

Alphabet Inc. traded up in early moves Monday, with the Nasdaq Composite up 0.9%. But traders are watching a different metric: cloud backlog is running above $460 billion, while this year’s capital spending is set at $180 billion to $190 billion. Alphabet posted $20.03 billion in Google Cloud revenue for Q1. On an annualized basis, that's close to $80.1 billion. The midpoint for the company’s 2026 capex guidance is $185 billion, or roughly 2.3x the current cloud run-rate. Google’s backlog runs about 5.7x the annualized cloud sales. That’s a big part of why the stock can jump more than 100% in a year and still trade about 11.5% below its 52-week high.
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Plug Power (NASDAQ:PLUG) holds steady; cash burn almost equals Q1 revenue

Plug Power (NASDAQ:PLUG) holds steady; cash burn almost equals Q1 revenue

Plug Power Inc. was flat ahead of Monday’s open, stuck near $2.64, while futures pointed higher. Nasdaq 100 futures rose 1.1% and S&P 500 futures gained 0.44% as of 07:24 a.m. ET, according to Reuters. U.S. stocks are coming off a short week that saw the big indexes add about 2%. The stock isn’t just about the price move. At Monday's close, Plug's market cap was around 5.6 times its annualized Q1 revenue. That multiple still puts the stock in growth territory, even though Plug burned through $150.0 million in operating cash in the quarter and finished March with $223.2 million in unrestricted cash.
6 July 2026
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Tesla shares nudge higher as Q2 inventory dip weighs on delivery hopes

Tesla shares nudge higher as Q2 inventory dip weighs on delivery hopes

Tesla traded higher before the bell Monday but recovered just 14% of Friday’s slide. The stock had sold off after record deliveries failed to hold buyers. The stock was not dealing with a soft market. At 07:24 a.m. ET, Reuters put Dow futures down 0.04%. S&P 500 futures were up 0.44% and Nasdaq 100 futures gained 1.1%. Chip names traded higher after the holiday-shortened week. “This week, investors will continue to question technology valuations,” said Ipek Ozkardeskaya, senior analyst at Swissquote Bank.
6 July 2026
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Broadcom shares jump on OpenAI move, margin outlook still in focus for AVGO

Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) climbs after Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) supply deal eases 2031 revenue risk

Broadcom Inc. traded higher in premarket on Monday after saying it will extend its chip partnership with Apple Inc. through 2031. The new deal makes Broadcom more of a long-term supplier to Apple, aiming at contract length instead of just another AI-chip move. Broadcom will supply a range of custom chips to Apple, which makes up around 20% of Broadcom’s yearly sales, analysts told Reuters. Broadcom was trading at $373.94 in MarketWatch’s delayed quote at 8:45 a.m. EDT, up $13.49 from its $360.45 close. With 4.76 billion shares on the table, that premarket move works out to nearly $64 billion in market cap added before the open.
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Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) stock looks for footing after AI backlog tops market value

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) stock looks for footing after AI backlog tops market value

Oracle Corporation shares looked ready to bounce in premarket trading on Monday. Still, the main question for investors is whether Wall Street will keep backing a company with a backlog much bigger than its market cap. The New York Stock Exchange says Friday, July 3, will be its Independence Day holiday in 2026. Trading will resume Monday. Oracle finished the last session at $140.27, down 1.56%. Investing.com quoted Oracle at $143.93 premarket at 08:52:54, up 2.61%.
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Trump Accounts debut starts $8 billion ETF test for Wall Street

Trump Accounts debut starts $8 billion ETF test for Wall Street

U.S. cash equities had yet to open at the dateline. Regular trading for NYSE and Nasdaq starts at 9:30 a.m. ET. The initial takeaway from Trump Accounts stands: it routes a federally-backed child savings plan through U.S. equity funds, launching with State Street Corp. as the default manager. The Treasury said the full version of the app rolled out on July 4, giving families access to balances, mobile contribution tools, and financial education content on phones and tablets. Kids can begin tracking their investments starting Monday, July 6. Treasury said over 50 companies are set to provide Trump Account contributions for employee children.
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Western Digital premarket gains as analysts split on price targets

Western Digital premarket gains as analysts split on price targets

Western Digital traded up 4.26% at $561.95 in premarket as of 7:43 a.m. EDT. That follows a 9.92% plunge to a $539.00 finish before the long weekend. The morning move clawed back less than 40% of Friday's $59.37 slide. Nasdaq listed July 3 as a market holiday for Independence Day, and said its normal cash trading runs from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern. So WDC’s price here is from before the open, not the regular session.
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Rocket Lab (NASDAQ:RKLB) holds near deal collar as Iridium agreement in focus on Nasdaq open

Rocket Lab (NASDAQ:RKLB) holds near deal collar as Iridium agreement in focus on Nasdaq open

Rocket Lab Corporation traded higher in premarket Monday, but Iridium Communications Inc. gave a stronger read for deal watchers: IRDM was at $53.75, just under the $54 per share cash-and-stock offer, while Rocket Lab last changed hands at $100.46. These premarket quotes hit before Nasdaq’s regular session, after Friday’s market close for July 4th. S&P 500 futures were up 0.4% and Nasdaq 100 futures gained 1.1% as of 7:24 a.m. ET, Reuters said. That gave a firmer start for Rocket Lab on its first full session after the holiday.
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Rivian stock eyes second-half delivery as R2 hype fades

Rivian stock eyes second-half delivery as R2 hype fades

Rivian Automotive, Inc. goes into the U.S. open Monday still showing gains from last week’s delivery numbers. The bigger question now isn’t the Q2 beat. It’s whether Rivian can push its second-half run rate up to match the new forecast. U.S. markets were still closed when this was filed. The NYSE was set to open at 9:30 a.m. ET after being shut for Independence Day on Friday, July 3. As of the last pricing, Rivian was quoted at $18.63 and valued at around $23.3 billion.
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Stock Market Today

  • Chemours Co (CC) covered call play gives 9.9% projected yield with 2028 options
    July 6, 2026, 12:08 PM EDT. Chemours Co (CC) holders looking for more than the 1.9% dividend can pick up an 8% annualized premium by selling January 2028 $40 covered calls for $2.25, for a total 9.9% return if shares stay below $40 through expiration. If shares get called above $40, the overall gain, including dividends and capital appreciation, jumps to 131.9%. CC trades at $18.37, with 64% trailing twelve-month volatility. Options activity is heavy on the call side versus puts, pointing to a bullish tone.
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