$ILMN Breaks $220 After Q2 Beat and Guidance Raise
$Illumina(ILMN)$ $Illumina(ILMN) +2.89% Surges to 52-Week High, Clinical Sequencing Momentum Breaks $220 Resistance, $230 Target in Sight Latest Close Data ILMN closed at $219.40 (+2.89%) on Aug 24, touching a fresh 52-week high of $220.43. After-hours strength at $219.11 confirms persistent bid. The stock now sits just 0.5% below that high, with YTD range of $88.00–$220.43. Core Market Drivers RBC Capital's note that competitive fears are fading in clinical sequencing continues to fuel accumulation. Q2 beat (EPS $1.31 vs $1.23 est.; revenue $11.59B vs $11.30B est.) and raised FY guidance of $4.52–$4.62B keep fundamentals strong. Capital flow turned sharply positive with 5-day net inflow of $3,267.79M. Technical Analysis Volume of 1.92M shares (VR
$SBUX Reclaims $107 After Four Straight Quarters of Same-Store Sales Growth
$Starbucks(SBUX)$ $SBUX Surged +2.97% to $107.08: Starbucks Reclaims $107 Pivot, Bulls Eye $110.51 52-Week High 🚀☕ 📊 Latest Close Data Starbucks closed at $107.08 (+2.97%) on 2026-08-24, just 3.3% below its 52-week high of $110.51. Volume was 5.55M shares, turnover 0.49%, with amplitude of 3.89% — a decisive breakout from the prior session's $103.99 close. 🔥 Core Market Drivers Bloomberg reported Starbucks is cutting 100+ corporate jobs as part of restructuring, while CEO Brian Niccol's turnaround enters its second year. Last month's Q3 results showed a fourth consecutive quarter of same-store sales growth, with full-year guidance raised. Deutsche Bank lifted its target to $126 from $120, maintaining Buy. 📈 Technical Analysis RSI(6) jumped from 31
$Ford(F)$ $F Surged +3.00%: Ford Reclaims $14.41, MACD Turns Bullish with $15.29 Resistance in Sight Latest Close Data: Ford closed at $14.41 on Aug 24, +3.00% ($0.42), just 18.9% below its 52-week high of $17.78. Volume hit 45.12M shares, with a volume ratio of 1.13 indicating above-average participation. After-hours trading nudged to $14.39. Core Market Drivers: Ford rallied alongside the auto sector as Stellantis, GM, and Rivian all posted gains. The company confirmed it will begin selling a mid-size electric truck at $28,350 from early 2027, reinforcing its EV affordability strategy. The stock's 4.16% dividend yield continues to attract income-focused buyers despite negative trailing earnings. Technical Analysis: MACD just flipped bullish — DIF c
Four Raises in One Week. The First One Is Already Below Its Placement Price
Hello. Last friday's US session was a quiet one — $Invesco QQQ(QQQ)$ closed up 0.35 per cent, $SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust(SPY)$ 0.41 per cent and the Dow 0.98 per cent — though the week as a whole still finished lower. What mattered happened after the close. On 23 August $BABA-W(09988)$ announced and priced a placement of new shares worth HK$80 billion, about US$10.2 billion, sold at an 8.4 per cent discount, with the net proceeds going into full-stack AI infrastructure. That is the fourth such raise in the same week. Intel sold US$20 billion of stock at US$95 a share;