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Today is Wednesday, January 29, 2025.

The Early Bird Index today is 82.66

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Starbucks' Turnaround Begins ☕

After a miserable 2024 for Starbucks (Nasdaq: SBUX), the company posted good financial results on Tuesday and the stock ticked up 0.40% in after-hours trading.

Financials: Starbucks reported earnings of 69 cents per share and revenue of $9.4 billion in the past quarter, which were better than expected.

Details: Comparable store sales in North America declined by 4%, but the average ticket price increased by 4%. New CEO Brian Niccol said Starbucks is “only one quarter into our turnaround.”

Early Bird’s Nest Egg Gains: Starbucks is struggling to turn things around due to declining foot traffic, pricing issues, menu complexities, increased competition, and brand perception.

Final Thoughts: The company’s China business also continued to struggle during the period.

Notables

Notable Earnings Today: Meta Platforms (Nasdaq: META), Tesla (Nasdaq; TSLA), Levi Strauss (NYSE: LEVI), ASML (Nasdaq: ASML), T-Mobile US (Nasdaq: TMUS), Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT), Automatic Data Processing (Nasdaq: ADP), ServiceNow (NYSE: NOW), International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM), Whirlpool (NYSE: WHR), Danaher (NYSE: DHR), Lam Research (Nasdaq: LRCX), Western Digital (Nasdaq: WDC), Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC), Teva Pharmaceutical (NYSE: TEVA), General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), Waste Management (NYSE: WM), V.F. Corp (NYSE: VFC), NASDAQ (Nasdaq: NDAQ), Wolfspeed (NYS: WOLF), Brinker International (NYSE: EAT), United Rentals (NYSE: URI), Applied Industrial Technologies (NYSE: AIT), Avnet (Nasdaq: AVT), Benchmark Electronics (NYSE: BHE), C.H. Robinson (Nasdaq: CHRW), Calix Networks (NYSE: CALX), Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. (NYSE: CP), Century Communities (NYSE: CCS), Corning (NYSE: GLW), Dolby Labs (NYSE: DLB), Eagle Materials (NYSE: EXP), Ethan Allen (NYSE: ETD), Extreme Networks (Nasdaq: EXTR), FirstService (Nasdaq: FSV), Flex (Nasdaq: FLEX), Group 1 Auto (NYSE: GPI), Hess Midstream Partners (NYSE: HESM), Landstar System (Nasdaq: LSTR), Lennox International (NYSE: LII), MaxLinear (Nasdaq: MXL), Monro Muffler (Nasdaq: MNRO), MSCI (NYSE: MSCI), Navient (Nasdaq: NAVI), Prosperity Bancshares (NYSE:PB), Scotts Miracle-Gro (NYSE: SMG), SEI Investments (Nasdaq: SEIC), Silgan Holdings (NYSE: SLGN), Southside Banc (NYSE: SBSI), Wabash National (NYSE: WNC).

Notable IPOs Today:  MSC Income Fund, Inc. (NYSE: MSIF).

Notable Equity Crowdfunding Campaigns Ending Today: Beuhi (Wefunder), Kalia Health (StartEngine), Phixey (StartEngine), Dunamis Charge (Rise Up Crowdfunding).

Notable Economic Events Today: Goods Trade Balance (8:30 a.m. ET), Retail Inventories (8:30 a.m. ET), Crude Oil Inventories (10:30 a.m. ET), FOMC Statement / Fed Interest Rate Decision (2:00 p.m. ET), FOMC Press Conference (2:30 p.m. ET).

F5 Reports Strong Sales Growth

Technology company F5 (Nasdaq: FFIV) surged by 15.05% in after-hours trading on Tuesday after posting strong financial earnings results.

Financials: F5 reported earnings of $3.84 per share in the past quarter and revenue of $766 million; both were better than expected.

Final Thoughts: It’s a good start for 2025. The stock is up 45% in the last 12 months.

LendingClub Earnings Fall Short

LendingClub (NYSE: LC) plunged 22.76% in after-hours trading on Tuesday after posting mixed financial earnings results.

Financials: LendingClub reported earnings of 8 cents per share in the past quarter, which was lower than expected. Revenue reached $217.2 million, which was better than expected.

Final Thoughts: This is a setback for LendingClub, which was up 87% in the last 12 months.

Trends to Watch

That Was Fast: Apple supplier Qorvo sees swift reversal in stock price after warning of weakness in smartphone parts (CNBC)

January Winner: Solana Price Consolidates as Whale Holdings Stay Near Record Levels (BeInCrypto)

Blockbuster Drug: F.D.A. Approves Ozempic to Treat Kidney Disease (New York Times)

All Eyes on Jerome: The Fed sent stocks spiraling after its last meeting, and now the central bank is expected to leave interest rates untouched on Wednesday (Fortune)

Memecoin ETF: Bitwise files with SEC for spot Dogecoin ETF (Cointelegraph)

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