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MCM · Daily Brief

2026-05-03 · as of 00:05Z

Sentiment: bullish2 min readShare

Tech Stocks Rise

Movers

Winners

  1. AAPL280.14+3.24%
  2. TSLA390.82+2.41%
  3. MSFT414.44+1.63%
  4. AMZN268.26+1.21%
  5. QQQ674.15+0.96%

Losers

  1. NVDA198.45-0.56%
  2. META608.75-0.52%
  3. GOOGL385.69+0.23%
  4. SPY720.65+0.28%
  5. QQQ674.15+0.96%

Earnings Reports

Microsoft Corporation published its 2026 Q3 earnings call presentation, which included the company's latest quarterly results [1]. Apple Inc. also reported solid March quarter results and guidance for the June quarter, leading Morgan Stanley to increase its price target on the stock from $315 to $330 [3]. Amazon.com, Inc. posted stronger-than-expected cloud sales growth, supported by higher enterprise spending as companies continue to invest heavily in AI [9].

Price Targets

Stifel increased its price target on Microsoft Corporation from $392 to $415 and kept its Hold rating on the stock [8]. Pivotal Research raised its price target on Alphabet Inc. from $420 to $470 and kept its Buy rating on the stock [6]. Morgan Stanley also increased its price target on Apple Inc. from $315 to $330 and kept its Overweight rating [3].

Market Trends

The AI boom is generating billions of dollars for companies like NVIDIA Corporation [2]. Strong demand for AI computing equipment in China has pushed the price of NVIDIA Corporation's B300 servers to around 7 million yuan, or about $1 million each [5]. Apple Inc. has raised the starting price of its Mac Mini to $799 after an AI frenzy drained supply [11].

Watch

Sources

  1. [1]Microsoft Corporation 2026 Q3 - Results - Earnings Call Presentation (NASDAQ:MSFT) 2026-05-02seekingalpha.com · 2026-05-02T23:10Z
  2. [2]Prediction: This Will be Amazon's Next Big Movefinance.yahoo.com · 2026-05-02T22:50Z
  3. [3]Morgan Stanley Raises Apple (AAPL) Price Target, Keeps Overweight Ratingfinance.yahoo.com · 2026-05-02T22:40Z
  4. [4]Stifel Cuts META Price Target, Keeps Buy Ratingfinance.yahoo.com · 2026-05-02T22:39Z
  5. [5]NVIDIA (NVDA): Among the Best American Stocks to Buy in the Technology Sectorfinance.yahoo.com · 2026-05-02T22:39Z
  6. [6]Pivotal Research Raises Alphabet (GOOGL) Price Target, Keeps Buy Ratingfinance.yahoo.com · 2026-05-02T22:39Z
  7. [7]Pivotal Research Raises Alphabet (GOOGL) Price Target, Keeps Buy Ratinginsidermonkey.com · 2026-05-02T22:39Z
  8. [8]Stifel Raises Microsoft (MSFT) Price Target, Keeps Hold Ratingfinance.yahoo.com · 2026-05-02T22:39Z
  9. [9]Amazon (AMZN) Ranks Among the Best American Tech Stocks to Invest Infinance.yahoo.com · 2026-05-02T22:39Z
  10. [10]Disney’s new CEO is exploring a ‘super app’ for theme park tickets, movies and morefortune.com · 2026-05-02T22:29Z
  11. [11]Apple raises Mac Mini’s starting price to $799 after AI frenzy drains supplyfortune.com · 2026-05-02T22:22Z
  12. [12]Better Oil Stock: Diamondback Energy vs. Chevronfinance.yahoo.com · 2026-05-02T21:35Z

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