Today is Wednesday, April 29, 2026.

The Early Bird Index today is 81.30.

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Starbucks $SBUX ( ▼ 0.62% ) jumped 5.55% in after-hours trading on Tuesday after reporting its first earnings beat in over a year, with the company saying the quarter “marked the turn in our turnaround.”

Financials: Starbucks reported earnings of 50 cents per share in the past quarter and revenue of $9.5 billion. Both were better than expected.

Early Bird’s Nest Egg Gains: The company is turning things around by going back to the basics: faster service, simpler menus, warmer stores, and more staffing.

Final Thoughts: The stock was already up 15% this year.

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Notable Earnings Today: Alphabet (Nasdaq: GOOGL), SoFi Technologies (Nasdaq: SOFI), Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT), Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN), Meta Platforms (Nasdaq: META), Avis Budget (Nasdaq: CAR), Ford Motor (NYSE: F), Qualcomm (Nasdaq: QCOM), Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG), AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV), Etsy (NYSE: ETSY), Carvana (NYSE: CVNA), eBay (Nasdaq: EBAY), Mattel (Nasdaq: MAT), MGM Resorts (NYSE: MGM), Humana (NYSE: HUM), GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE: GSK), Amphenol (NYSE: APH), Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: REGN), Brinker (NYSE: EAT), Canadian National Railway (NYSE: CNI), Constellium (NYSE: CSTM), Fiverr (NYSE: FVRR), Aflac (NYSE: AFL), Allstate (NYSE: ALL), American Water Works (NYSE: AWK), Automatic Data (Nasdaq: ADP), Biogen (Nasdaq: BIIB), C.H. Robinson (Nasdaq: CHRW), Camping World (NYSE: CWH), Canadian Pacific Kansas City (NYSE: CP), Cognizant Technology Solutions (Nasdaq: CTSH), Entergy (NYSE: ETR), Equinix (Nasdaq: EQIX), FTAI Aviation (Nasdaq: FTAI), Garmin (NYSE: GRMN), GE HealthCare (Nasdaq: GEHC), Old Dominion (Nasdaq: ODFL), Invitation Homes (NYSE: INVH), Mid-America Apartment Communities (NYSE: MAA), O'Reilly Auto (Nasdaq: ORLY), Phillips 66 (NYSE: PSX), Regency Centers (Nasdaq: REG), SBA Communications (Nasdaq: SBAC), Teladoc (NYSE: TDOC), Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (NYSE: TEVA), VICI Properties (NYSE: VICI), Wingstop (Nasdaq: WING), Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE: WH), Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM).

Notable IPOs Today: Pershing Square USA, Ltd. (NYSE: PSUS), Silver Bow Mining Corp. (NYSE American: SBMT).

Notable Equity Crowdfunding Campaigns Ending Today: Hylio (StartEngine), CancerVax (StartEngine), Kingscrowd (StartEngine), Kara Water (StartEngine), Eliza Therapeutics (StartEngine), My Diabetes Health (StartEngine), Synovaton Medical Group (StartEngine), Kapena Tequila (StartEngine), Flying Eyes Optics (StartEngine), Halcium Energy (StartEngine), Pytheas Energy (StartEngine), FC Development (StartEngine), Gryphon (StartEngine), Novica (StartEngine), Shankar Distillers (StartEngine), RoboBurger (StartEngine), Bumbo (StartEngine), Bionectech (StartEngine), Rich Nuts (Wefunder), The King of Con (Wefunder), Eli Roth’s The Horror Section (Republic), Web3 Enabler (Republic), Lumida Wealth (Republic), OpenRange Social (Republic), Dorian (Republic), Pluto7 (Republic), Blockchain.com (Crowdcube), Prosper (Crowdcube).

Notable Economic Events Today: Durable Goods Orders (8:30 a.m. ET), Goods Trade Balance (8:30 a.m. ET), Retail Inventories Excluding Autos (8:30 a.m. ET), Housing Starts (8:30 a.m. ET), Building Permits (8:30 a.m. ET), Crude Oil Inventories (10:30 a.m. ET), Fed Interest Rate Decision (2:00 p.m. ET), FOMC Statement (2:00 p.m. ET).

Robinhood Markets $HOOD ( ▼ 2.24% ) fell 9.33% in after-hours trading on Tuesday after reporting weaker financial earnings results, which included a 47% decline in cryptocurrency revenue.

Financials: Robinhood reported earnings of 38 cents per share in the past quarter and revenue of $1.07 billion. Both were lower than expected.

Final Thoughts: Shares of Robinhood were already down 28% in 2026.

Seagate Technology $STX ( ▼ 2.82% ) surged 18.65% in after-hours trading on Tuesday after reporting strong financial earnings results.

Financials: Seagate reported earnings of $4.10 per share in the past quarter and revenue of $3.11 billion. Both were better than expected.

Final Thoughts: The company’s stock increase of over 100% this year proves that the tech trade is still alive. 

Rough Travels: Booking Holdings cuts revenue forecast, expects Middle East conflict to hit bookings (Reuters)

Bitcoin Incertainties: Bitcoin price drops below $76K as onchain data sends mixed signals (Cointelegraph)

Optimism: Strategy-fueled bitcoin rally could last 'for some time to come,' Bitwise CIO says (The Block)

Oil Shock: United Arab Emirates to leave OPEC May 1, energy chief says still committed to oil price stability (CNBC)

Good Results: Visa Earnings Impress as the Company Grows Its Net Revenue At Its Highest Rate Since 2022 (The Motley Fool)

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