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Analysts raised price targets, but concerns over lower margins, and weak package volumes kept investors cautious about the company's outlook.
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<body><p>STORY: Wall Street's main indexes closed mixed on Tuesday with the Dow gaining 1%, the S&P 500 edging up about two-tenths of a percent and the Nasdaq dipping by roughly two-tenths of a percent.</p><p>Markets have been volatile this month as investors worry that Microsoft, Amazon and other tech heavyweights may be overspending on data centers in the race to build out AI infrastructure.</p><p>But Nancy Tengler, CEO and chief investment officer of Laffer Tengler Investments, said to expect these companies to announce more AI spending when they report quarterly results this week.</p><p>"Make no mistake, we're in an AI arms race. I think you will continue to see spending. I think you'll actually see companies increase spending next year and then things will normalize and stabilize... We're focused on adding to the US names because you can't have a situation where companies are penalized for spending, i.e. the hyperscalers, and companies are penalized for being on the receiving end to the spending, Micron, chip names. At some point, this will come, regress to the mean and we'll start to pay attention to fundamentals."</p><p>Shares of Microsoft rose ahead of its report on Wednesday, while Amazon dipped before its results on Thursday.</p><p>Shares of Apple closed almost 1% higher, though they rose nearly 2% during the trading session and briefly exceeded a $5 trillion market valuation for the first time. The iPhone maker reports its results on Thursday.</p><p>Outside of technology, shares of Coca-Cola rallied 5% after the beverage company raised its annual revenue and profit forecasts.</p><p>:: Archive</p><p>And shares of Boeing jumped nearly 5% after the airplane maker generated positive free cash flow as its turnaround plans gained momentum.</p><p>Meanwhile, the Federal Reserve is due to announce its interest-rate decision at the conclusion of its two-day policy meeting on Wednesday. Traders see about a 70% chance that the central bank will leave rates unchanged, according to CME's FedWatch tool.</p></body>
Netflix's stock is undervalued relative to its recent history.

<body><p>STORY: :: Lisa Bernhard, Reuters</p><p>:: Nancy Tengler, CEO and Chief Investment Officer, Laffer Tengler Investments</p><p>Global markets have been volatile this month as investors worry that Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon and other tech heavyweights may be overspending on data centers as they race to build out AI infrastructure.</p><p>"I actually think they are right to spend," Tengler said. "Make no mistake, we're in an AI arms race. I think you will continue to see spending."</p><p>Speaking with Reuters' Lisa Bernhard, Tengler also discussed this week's Federal Reserve policy meeting, the second under new Chair Kevin Warsh.</p><p>And though markets are pricing in rate hikes before the end of the year, Tengler said she believes Warsh will "persuade his colleagues that raising [rates] would be perilous in this environment."</p></body>
Value stocks are quietly outperforming growth this year, but the companies driving the surge look nothing like traditional value plays. The Russell 1000 Value Index has gained about 20% this year, trouncing its growth counterpart, the Russell 1000 Growth Index, which has declined 1.6%. Value stocks typically trade at a discount to what a company’s profits suggest they are worth; growth stocks aren’t cheap, but are expected to increase earnings at a faster-than-average pace.
United Parcel Service (NYSE:UPS) raised its full-year 2026 outlook after reporting second-quarter revenue and operating-profit growth, citing the completion of its planned reduction of lower-yielding Amazon volume, network reconfiguration efforts and gains in higher-value shipping segments. UPS rep
UPS beat expectations, but the market has concerns over operating margins and U.S. Domestic segment performance.

Apple's (AAPL) market cap topped $5 trillion, becoming only the second company ever to do so. Yahoo Finance Technology Editor Dan Howley outlines the details.
UPS said earnings improved in the second quarter as it fully ended handling low-margin Amazon shipments and continued streamlining its domestic network as it concentrates on high-quality revenue. The post UPS shift away from Amazon shows bigger payoff appeared first on FreightWaves.
Morgan Stanley analysts say despite growing investor anxiety, major tech giants will achieve returns on invested capital between 25% and 50% from their massive trillion-dollar artificial intelligence spending.
Amazon's $13 billion investment has become a windfall.
UPS completed its planned Amazon volume reduction and raised its annual revenue forecast by approximately $1.5 billion.
Amazon is reportedly redirecting resources toward a new frontier model after struggling to generate interest around several Nova products.
Corning's third-quarter sales forecast missed expectations despite continued demand for AI data-center infrastructure.
Great quarter, rough guidance, and a CEO quote that basically writes its own punchline
Existing Nova customers are expected to receive continued support.
META is scaling AI data centers to boost model development, ad performance and engagement despite rising costs and fierce competition.