Today is Monday, February 10, 2025.

The Early Bird Index today is 82.21

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How Trump Tariffs Impact Stocks

What impact will the new tariffs from President Trump have on investing in 2025? Top experts discuss today in a new episode of the Early Bird podcast.

Details: With new tariffs, investors must evaluate companies based on their supply chains and where production is done. Companies with international supply chain exposure might face challenges.

Zooming Out: Stock prices fell last Monday after Trump announced new tariffs. However, the price of gold reached an all-time high.

Also: The stock market could experience more volatility in the short term due to the tariffs (and the threat of new tariffs).

What This Means: In the face of tariffs, experts said during the podcast that they like companies involved in energy, utilities, and regional banks.

Final Thoughts: How should investors proceed in 2025 with tariffs? What stocks should investors avoid? Find out by listening to a new episode of the Early Bird podcast.

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Notables

Notable Earnings Today: McDonald's (NYSE: MCD), ON Semiconductor (Nasdaq: ON), Coty (NYSE: COTY), Astera Labs (Nasdaq: ALAB), Monday.com (Nasdaq: MNDY), Tower Semiconductor (Nasdaq: TSEM), Lattice Semiconductor (Nasdaq: LSCC), Medpace (Nasdaq: MEDP), Rockwell Automation (NYSE: ROK), Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: VRTX), Vornado Realty Trust (NYSE: VNO), Axcelis Technologies (Nasdaq: ACLS), Incyte (Nasdaq: INCY), Amkor (Nasdaq: AMKR), Fluence (Nasdaq: FLNC),  Mitek Systems (Nasdaq: MITK), Inspire Medical Systems (NYSE: INSP), CNA Financial (NYSE: CNA), Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: ARWR), Alexander’s (NYSE: ALX), Arch Capital (Nasdaq: ACGL), Cincinnati Financial (Nasdaq: CINF), Columbus McKinnon (Nasdaq: CMCO), Compass Minerals (NYSE: CMP), CoreCivic (NYSE: CXW), Edgewell Personal Care (NYSE: EPC), GCM Grosvenor (Nasdaq: GCMG), Hain Celestial (Nasdaq: HAIN), Harmonic (Nasdaq: HLTI), Insperity (NYSE: NSP), Kilroy Realty (NYSE: KRC), Roivant Sciences (Nasdaq: ROIV), Simpson Manufacturing (NYSE: SSD), SPS Commerce (Nasdaq: SPSC), Watts Water Technologies (NYSE: WTS).

Notable IPOs Today: N/A.

Notable Equity Crowdfunding Campaigns Ending Today: Palermo House (StartnEngine), NTS Innovations (StartEngine), Experfy (StartEngine), Float8 (Honeycomb), Little Squiggle (Wefunder), The Hen and Drake Modern Tearoom (Honeycomb), Onus iV by Your Best Days (StartEngine).

Notable Economic Events Today: N/A.

T-Mobile's Starlink Alliance

On Sunday, T-Mobile (Nasdaq: TMUS) launched a new partnership with the satellite internet system Starlink, which is creating a lot of buzz.

Details: Now in public beta, the new service aims to improve mobile connectivity. The beta is open to everyone until July, including users on other wireless networks.

Final Thoughts: This is an impressive partnership for T-Mobile, especially since the company's stock has risen 51% in the last 12 months.

Stellar Lumens Suffers Sunday Drop

While most cryptocurrency prices remained somewhat stable on Sunday, the price of Stellar Lumens (XLM) fell about 7% due to market volatility and investors switching to other altcoins.

Final Thoughts: The price of Stellar Lumens is down about 23% in the last 30 days.

Trends to Watch

Steeling the Headlines: Trump Unveils Plans for 25% Tariffs on Steel, Aluminum Imports (Bloomberg)

Exiting: XRP futures open interest drops 37% — Are altcoin traders jumping ship? (Cointelegraph)

Activist Investor: Elliott Takes Stake in Struggling Oil Giant BP (Wall Street Journal)

Penny for Your Thoughts: Trump instructs Treasury to halt penny production (CNN)

Excitement Ends: Markets aren’t as enthusiastic over Trump and AI as they used to be (CNBC)

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