Key Financial Insights: McDonald's Earnings, Bitcoin Trends, and Small-Cap Potential
Overview of Market Movements
On today's episode of Morning Brief, hosts Brian Sozzi and Brad Smith cover a wide range of market topics, including earnings reports, trending stocks, and potential gains in small-cap companies.
McDonald's Earnings Report
The focus is on earnings as McDonald's (MCD) reports results that fell short of analyst expectations on both revenue and profit. This comes at a crucial time, with 171 S&P 500 (^GSPC) companies scheduled to report this week.
Impact of Bitcoin and Other Stocks
- State Street senior global macro strategist Marvin Loh discusses the potential impacts of these earnings results on the broader market.
- Attention is also paid to bitcoin (BTC-USD), which is rising after former President Donald Trump made bullish comments at an industry conference.
Small-Cap Stock Opportunities
The show concludes with an in-depth analysis of a note from Lori Calvasina, RBC Capital's US head of equity strategy. Calvasina suggests that small-cap stocks may have an opportunity for short-term gains.
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