Nasdaq ends flat as market breadth remains thin ahead of Big Tech earnings

The Nasdaq Composite closed largely unchanged on Monday. While the Nasdaq-100 managed a small increase, the majority of Nasdaq-listed shares declined.

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Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) Heads for $40 Billion Cash-Conversion Mark on July 29

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) Heads for $40 Billion Cash-Conversion Mark on July 29

Microsoft heads toward its July 29 earnings with bulls saying the recent drop and lower valuation may clear the way for a bounce. The question is how quickly AI demand will show up in cash flow versus heavy spending. Management projects Q4 capital expenditures of more than $40 billion with revenue between $86.7 billion and $87.8 billion. That puts capex at least 45.8% of sales, using the midpoint. The market wants evidence.
14 July 2026
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Robinhood’s top AI stocks split up $240 billion market cap

Robinhood’s top AI stocks split up $240 billion market cap

Nvidia, Advanced Micro Devices, Dell Technologies and Cisco Systems lost about $232 billion in combined market value during Monday's regular U.S. session. Meanwhile, Alphabet, Microsoft and Meta Platforms picked up a net $6 billion. That left a valuation gap of roughly $238 billion as of 1:52 p.m. EDT.
13 July 2026
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Vanguard ETF Pair Packs Almost 48% Into Top Nine Stocks

Vanguard ETF Pair Packs Almost 48% Into Top Nine Stocks

If you split cash half-and-half between Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF and Vanguard Growth ETF, nearly 48% of your portfolio ends up in just nine shared stocks. Those names drove both funds lower Monday. VUG dropped about 1.2% by 12:54 p.m. EDT. VTI and Vanguard S&P 500 ETF were both down about 0.7%. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF edged down 0.2%.
13 July 2026
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Microsoft Stock Slips Before Open as $190 Billion AI Bet Faces Wall Street Test

Microsoft Stock Forecast: Three Target Cuts Slice 10% Off — Yet Still Point to 33% Upside

Microsoft heads into Monday after Argus Research cut its price target on Friday to $510 from $620, the sharpest of three reductions issued last week. Together with cuts from BMO Capital and Wolfe Research, the new targets average $511.67 — about 10% below their prior average, yet still 32.9% above Microsoft’s $385.10 Friday close. All three firms kept positive ratings.
12 July 2026
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Today’s highest-ranked model selections.

#1 Strong buy

Alphabet

NASDAQ:GOOGL 92/100 • ★★★★½
#2 Strong buy

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

NYSE:TSM 89/100 • ★★★★½
#3 Buy

S&P Global

NYSE:SPGI 88/100 • ★★★★
#4 Buy on weakness

Amazon

NASDAQ:AMZN 86/100 • ★★★★
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Microsoft

NASDAQ:MSFT 84/100 • ★★★★
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Key Events Today

The catalysts most likely to move markets.

#1

U.S. index futures reopen at 18:00 ET

This is the clearest scheduled U.S.-market price-discovery point today and can transmit weekend news into equity-index futures before Monday's cash session.

#2

New Zealand retail sales at 18:45 ET

The Q2 retail package can move NZD and regional risk sentiment. Spillover to U.S. assets is usually secondary unless the result is unusually large.

#3

No scheduled domestic U.S. data or corporate reports

The absence of U.S. releases, earnings, IPO pricings and split events leaves fewer scheduled catalysts, increasing the relative importance of weekend headlines and positioning at the futures reopen.

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