Today is Friday, March 6, 2026.
The Early Bird Index today is 76.71.
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Marvell's Revenue Expectations
Custom chipmaker Marvell Technology $MRVL ( ▲ 18.35% ) surged 14.67% in after-hours trading on Thursday after posting strong financial earnings results.
Financials: Marvell reported earnings of 80 cents per share in the past quarter and revenue of $2.2 billion. Both were better than expected.
Quote: “We expect year-over-year revenue growth to accelerate each quarter in fiscal 2027, driven by continued strength in our data center business, with bookings continuing to grow at a record pace.” CEO Matt Murphy.
Early Bird’s Nest Egg Gains: Marvell’s data‑center AI business is inflecting, driven by custom AI accelerators and high‑speed optical/networking products that are ramping into large, multi‑year hyperscaler deployments.
Final Thoughts: After starting 2026 with a 15% decline in its stock price, Marvell is turning things around.
Notables
Notable Earnings Today: Algonquin Power & Utilities (NYSE: AQN), Embraer (NYSE: EMBJ), Genesco (NYSE: GCO).
Notable IPOs Today: Robinhood Ventures Fund I (NYSE: RVI), Versamet Royalties Corporation Common Stock (Nasdaq: VMET), OneIM Acquisition Corp. Class A Ordinary Shares (Nasdaq: OIM), MiniMed Group, Inc. Common Stock (Nasdaq: MMED), Culp, Inc. Common Stock (Nasdaq: CULP).
Notable Equity Crowdfunding Campaigns Ending Today: Spill (Wefunder), Sisu + Löyly (Wefunder), Oxydus (Wefunder).
Notable Economic Events Today: Unemployment Rate (8:30 a.m. ET), Average Hourly Earnings (8:30 a.m. ET), Nonfarm Payrolls (8:30 a.m. ET), Retail Sales (8:30 a.m. ET), Retail Control (8:30 a.m. ET), Labor Force Participation Rate (8:30 a.m. ET), Retail Inventories Excluding Auto (8:30 a.m. ET), Business Inventories (10:00 a.m. ET), Consumer Credit (3:00 p.m. ET).
Gap Suffers Winter Storm Pain
Retailer Gap $GAP ( ▼ 14.41% ) fell 6.29% in after-hours trading on Thursday after posting lackluster financial earnings results.
Financials: Gap reported earnings of 45 cents per share in the past quarter and revenue of $4.2 billion. Both were in-line.
Details: Looking at Gap’s subsidiaries, full-year Banana Republic net sales were down 1% year-over-year. Sales for Athleta in the quarter declined 11%.
Powering the Story: In an interview with CNBC on Thursday, Gap blamed recent winter storms for temporarily closing stores and weighing on its performance.
Final Thoughts: Gap squandered its early-year momentum with these weaker financial results.
Costco’s Good Results Ignored
Despite posting good financial results on Thursday, Costco $COST ( ▲ 1.58% ) slipped 0.23% in after-hours trading.
Financials: Costco reported earnings of $4.58 per share in the past quarter and revenue of $69.5 billion. Both were better than expected.
Final Thoughts: Costco’s stock started the year strong with a nearly 15% gain.
Trends to Watch
Betting Against Ethereum: Short seller Culper bets against ether, BitMine citing 'death spiral' risk (CoinDesk)
Still Bearish: Bitcoin rebound appears a 'relief rally,' not the start of a new bullish cycle, says CryptoQuant (Decrypt)
Chippy: US considers tying Nvidia and AMD AI chip exports to foreign investment pledges (Financial Times)
Broke: US Postal Service expects to run out of cash in a year without help from Congress, postmaster says (Associated Press)
Not Lovin’ It: McDonald’s C.E.O. Takes a Big Bite Out of a Burger. Maybe Scratch ‘Big.’ (New York Times)
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