Earnings Insights and Market Dynamics

The Fed's 50 basis point cut sparking a major rally on Wall Street and sending the Dow & S&P 500 to record closes. Tech the big winner driven higher by semiconductor stocks. Guggenheim Securities' Sr. Managing Director Eric Mandl thinks there's a wave of M&A coming in tech and explains which industries could be most ripe for mergers. Nike announcing CEO John Donahoe is stepping down and will be replaced by long-time Nike vetaran Elliott Hill who is returning to the company.  FedEx missing earnings estimates and shares under pressure after the bell. Barclays transportation analyst Brandon Oglenski explains why the stock is getting hit so hard. And Hubspot CEO Yamini Rangan discusses her company's new AI tools for small and medium businesses — and what her customers are saying about the state of their spending right now.