Big tech companies like Amazon, $AMZN, Microsoft, $MSFT, Meta, $META, Oracle, $ORCL, Salesforce, $CRM, and Intel, $INTC, have cut thousands of jobs in 2025 So far, over 100,000 tech workers have lost their jobs this year as companies try to save money and shift toward AI and automation, per Forbes.

Salesforce, $CRM, earnings: • Revenue: $10.24B (+9.8% Y/Y) (est. $10.29B) • Adj. EPS: $2.91 (est. $2.56)

WEDBUSH’S DAN IVES RELEASED THE “IVES AI 30,” FEATURING TOP AI PLAYS: 🔸 Hyperscalers: $MSFT, $GOOGL, $AMZN, $ORCL 🔸 Software: $PLTR, $CRM, $IBM, $NOW, $SNOW, $PEGA, $MDB, $SOUN, $INOD 🔸 Consumer Internet: $BABA, $AAPL, $META, $BIDU, $RBLX 🔸 Cybersecurity: $PANW, $ZS, $CRWD 🔸 Autonomous/Robotics & Power: $TSLA, $OKLO, $GEV 🔸 Semiconductors/Hardware: $NVDA, $AMD, $TSM, $AVGO, $MU, $NBIS

51% of Q1 hiring at Salesforce, $CRM, was internal as thousands of employees were redeployed, per CEO Marc Benioff.

Time to party? $CRM 💧

Salesforce, $CRM, CEO Marc Benioff said AI does 50% of work in Salesforce.

CEO Marc Benioff says AI does up to 50% of Salesforce's, $CRM, work

Salesforce CEO, $CRM, Benioff says that AI may replace him one day.

AI is doing 30%-50% of the work at Salesforce, $CRM, CEO Marc Benioff has said.

Salesforce, $CRM, earnings: - Revenue: $9.83 billion, est: $9.7 billion - EPS: $2.58, est: $2.55

A big earnings week: $ANF $AZO $BBY $BURL $COST $CRM $DELL $DKS $MRVL $NVDA $OKTA $ULTA $ZS

Palantir, $PLTR, is now among 10 most valuable U.S. tech companies Yesterday, the stock rose about 8%, lifting the company’s valuation to $281 billion, surpassing Salesforce, $CRM, which is 10 times bigger in terms of revenue.

Almost 100% in this $CRM flow All data provided by @unusual_whales

Elon Musk’s government cost-cutting project dubbed the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, uses Salesforce’s, $CRM, Slack to communicate as a team, said Chief Executive Officer Marc Benioff.

MORNING BID 🔸 Nvidia ( $NVDA): • Q4 adj. EPS $0.89 (est. $0.84) • revs $39.33B (est. $38.05B) • Data center revs $35.6B (+93%) • Auto $570M (+103%) • Gaming $2.5B (-11%) • Q1 revs $43B ±2% (est. $41.78B). 🔸 Amazon ( $AMZN): Debuted Ocelot, its first quantum computing chip. 🔸 Snowflake ( $SNOW): • Q4 EPS $0.30 (est. $0.18) • revs $986.8M (+28%, est. $956.26M) • Q1 product revs guidance $955M-$960M (est. $962.6M); expanded Microsoft partnership. 🔸 Salesforce ( $CRM) • Q4 adj. EPS $2.78 (est. $2.61) • revs $9.99B (missed est. $10.04B) • Q1 guidance below consensus: EPS $2.53-$2.55, revs $9.71B-$9.76B. 🔸 https://t.co/dPTowbRrks ( $AI): • Q3 EPS -$0.12 (est. -$0.25) • revs $98.8M (+26%, est. $98.1M) • Q4 revs guidance $103.6M-$113.6M (est. $108.6M). 🔸 Magnite ( $MGNI) Q4 adj. EPS $0.34 (est. $0.36) revs $194M (est. $184.3M) FY adj. EBITDA guidance mid-teens % (est. +12.8%). 🔸 Nutanix ( $NTNX) Q2 adj. EPS $0.56 (est. $0.47) revs $654.7M (est. $641.86M) Q3 revs guidance $620M-$630M (est. $594.39M). 🔸 eBay ( $EBAY) Q4 adj. EPS $1.25 (est. $1.20) revs $2.6B (est. $2.58B) GMV $19.3B (+4%) Q1 adj. EPS guidance $1.32-$1.36 (est. $1.33) revs $2.52B-$2.56B (est. $2.59B) GMV $18.3B-$18.6B. 🔸 Paramount ( $PARA): Q4 revs $7.98B (est. $8.1B); Paramount+ added 5.6M subs (est. 2.58M). 🔸 Pure Storage ( $PSTG): Q4 EPS $0.45 (est. $0.42), revs $879.8M (est. $869.19M); FY revs guidance $3.515B (est. $3.52B). 🔸 Synopsys ( $SNPS): Q1 EPS $3.03 (est. $2.79), revs $1.46B (est. $1.45B); FY EPS guidance $14.88-$14.96 (est. $14.89). 🔸 TaskUs ( $TASK): Q4 EPS $0.31 (est. $0.34), revs $274.2M (est. $268.8M); FY adj. EBITDA margin ~21%. 🔸 TKO Group ( $TKO): Q4 EPS $0.28 (est. $0.21), revs $642.2M (est. $604M); FY adj. EBITDA $1.35B-$1.39B (FY24: $1.25B). 🔸 Norwegian Cruise Line ( $NCLH): Q4 adj. EPS $0.26 (est. $0.11), revs $2.11B (in line); Q1 Net Yield expected to rise ~0.5% y/y (constant currency). 🔸 Urban Outfitters ( $URBN): Q4 adj. EPS $1.04 (est. $0.94), revs $1.64B (+10%, est. $1.61B); Retail segment sales +6.3%, driven by digital and store growth. 🔸 Agilent ( $A): Q1 adj. EPS $1.31 (est. $1.27), revs $1.68B (est. $1.67B); Q2 guidance below estimates; FY25 revs cut to $6.68B-$6.76B (est. $6.82B). 🔸 CareDx ( $CDNA): Q4 adj. EPS $0.18 (est. $0.15), revs $86.6M (est. $84.56M); FY25 revs guidance $365M-$375M (est. $370.02M); Testing services revs +37% y/y. 🔸 Catalyst Pharma ( $CPRX): Q4 EPS $0.70 (est. $0.55), revs $141.8M (+28%, est. $134.2M); FY revs guidance $545M-$565M (est. $558.1M). 🔸 Outset Medical ( $OM): Filed $100M mixed securities shelf. 🔸 Sarepta ( $SRPT): Q4 adj. EPS $1.90 (in line), revs $658.4M (est. $627.58M). 🔸 Teladoc ( $TDOC): Q4 EPS -$0.28 (est. -$0.24), revs $640.49M (est. $639.55M); FY revs and EBITDA guidance below estimates. 🔸 Tandem Diabetes ( $TNDM): Q4 EPS $0.01 (est. -$0.23), revs $282.6M (est. $251.98M); FY revs guidance $997M-$1.007B (est. $1.008B). 🔸 Universal Health ( $UHS): Q4 adj. EPS $4.92 (est. $4.18), revs $4.11B (est. $4.01B); FY revs and EBITDA guidance above estimates.

$CRM Salesforce Q4 2025 earnings: - Adj EPS $2.78, EST. $2.61 - Rev. $9.99B, EST. $10.04B

Marc Benioff of Salesforce, $CRM, has said that from now on CEOs will no longer lead all-human workforces, per FORTUNE. “From this point forward…we will be managing not only human workers but also [AI]," he said.

MORNING BID 🔸 $NET: Upgraded to Buy by Citigroup, target price to $145 from $95, expecting 27%-30% annual revenue growth. 🔸 Citigroup: Positive 90-day watchlist for $OKTA, negative for $CRWD. 🔸 $WDC: Q2 revenue expected at $4.30B (below consensus $4.24B, EPS at $1.75-$2.05; CFO Jabre resigning. 🔸 $CRM: Upgraded to Buy from Hold by TD Cowen. 🔸 TikTok: Trump's advisor supports keeping app if deal viable; Schumer urges Biden to extend shutdown deadline by 90 days. 🔸 $OZK: Q4 EPS $1.56 vs. est. $1.44; NII $379-398M; book value up 11.5% to $47.30/share. 🔸 $CFG: Q4 EPS $0.85 vs. est. $0.83; revenue $1.99B; NIM 2.87%; provisions $162M. 🔸 $INDB: Q4 adj. EPS $1.21 vs. est. $1.16; NIM 3.33%; Q3 pre-tax profit $62.93M. 🔸 $RC: Announces $150M share buyback. 🔸 $RF: Q4 EPS $0.56 vs. est. $0.55; revenue $1.845B; Q1 NII to decline; NIM 3.55%; provisions $120M. 🔸 $WULF: Files for mixed shelf offering, size undisclosed. 🔸 $TFC: Q4 EPS $0.91 vs. est. $0.88; revenue $5.11B; tangible book value $30.01/share; CET1 ratio 11.5%; provisions $471M; Q1 revenue down 2% Q/Q; FY revenue up 3-3.5%. 🔸 $JBHT: Q4 EPS $1.53 vs. est. $1.61; revenue down 5% to $3.15B, due to declines in various segments including Intermodal (down 2%). 🔸 $DD and $AXTA: Upgraded to Outperform by Wolfe Research. 🔸 $OTIS: Authorizes $2B share repurchase program. 🔸 Shield AI: In talks to raise significant funding from $PLTR and $LMT, per The Information. 🔸 $CROX: Downgraded to Hold from Buy by Williams Trading due to weakening trends. 🔸 $RIVN: Finalizes $6.6B loan agreement with U.S. DOE for Georgia manufacturing. Fisker: U.S. auto safety probe closed on 6,971 Ocean SUVs, no further investigation expected post-bankruptcy.

#Upgrades - Dec 13, 2024 • $CAH: Wells Fargo Upgrades to Equal Weight from Underweight - PT $127 (from $101) • $CCS: JPMorgan Upgrades to Neutral from Underweight - PT $97 (from $110) • $CIEN: BofA Securities Upgrades to Buy from Neutral - PT $95 (from $70) • $CNC: UBS Upgrades to Buy from Neutral - PT $80 (from $79) • $CRM: KeyBanc Upgrades to Overweight from Sector Weight - PT $440 • $GIS: BofA Securities Upgrades to Buy from Neutral - PT $80 (from $78) • $GLPI: JPMorgan Upgrades to Overweight from Neutral - PT $54 (from $49) • $NCLH: Barclays Upgrades to Overweight from Equalweight - PT $32 (from $28) • $PENN: JPMorgan Upgrades to Overweight from Neutral - PT $27 (from $19) • $PTCT: Morgan Stanley Upgrades to Overweight from Equalweight - PT $67 • $PTEN: Goldman Sachs Upgrades to Buy from Neutral - PT $10 • $PYPL: Wolfe Research Upgrades to Outperform from Peerperform - PT $107 • $RHI: Truist Securities Upgrades to Buy from Hold - PT $90 • $SGMO: Truist Securities Upgrades to Buy from Hold - PT $7 • $SRE: Morgan Stanley Upgrades to Overweight from Equalweight - PT $98 (from $85) • $TASK: Morgan Stanley Upgrades to Overweight from Equalweight - PT $21 (from $18) • $UPBD: Stephens Upgrades to Overweight from Equal Weight - PT $38 • $UPST: Needham Upgrades to Buy from Hold - PT $100 • $VAC: Barclays Upgrades to Overweight from Equalweight - PT $116 (from $97) • $VNOM: KeyBanc Upgrades to Overweight from Sector Weight - PT $62

MORNING RECAP Dollar Tree ( $DLTR) Q3: ╌Adjusted EPS: $1.12 (beat by $0.04) ╌Revenue: $7.56B (beat by $120M) ╌Same-store sales growth: Dollar Tree +1.8%, Family Dollar +1.9%, Enterprise +1.8% ╌Q4 Guidance: EPS $2.10-$2.30, Revenue $8.1B-$8.3B ╌Continues strategic review of Family Dollar segment Foot Locker ( $FL) Q3: ╌Adjusted EPS: $0.33 (missed by $0.08) ╌Sales: $1.96B (missed by $60M) ╌Comp sales: +2.4% (below estimate) ╌FY25 adjusted EPS forecast lowered to $1.20-$1.30 from $1.50-$1.70 ╌FY25 comp sales growth narrowed to 1%-1.5% ╌Gross margin now expected at 28.7%-28.8% General Motors ( $GM): ╌To record over $5B in non-cash charges for China JV: ╌Restructuring: $2.6B-$2.9B ╌Reduced value: $2.7B Torrid Holdings ( $CURV) Q3: ╌EPS: ($0.01) (missed by $0.04) ╌Adj EBITDA: $19.584M (missed by $7.2M) ╌Revenue: $263.766M (missed by $22M) ╌Q4 Guidance: Sales $255M-$270M, Adj EBITDA $9M-$15M ╌FY25 Guidance: Sales $1.083B-$1.098B, Adj EBITDA $101M-$107M Volkswagen ( $VWAGY): ╌Recalls 4,616 vehicles in the US due to potential battery overheating/fire risk. Crescent Energy ( $CRGY): ╌Acquires Eagle Ford assets from Ridgemar Energy for $905M upfront, with additional oil price-based payments. Intuitive Machines ( $LUNR): ╌Offers 9.523 million shares at $10.50 each. Old Dominion ( $ODFL) November Performance: ╌LTL tons/day: -8% ╌LTL shipments/day: -6.8% ╌LTL weight/shipment: -1.2% XPO, Inc. ( $XPO) November Metrics: ╌LTL tonnage/day down 4.0% from last year. ╌Shipments/day down 4.2%. ╌Weight/shipment up by 0.2%. Goldman Sachs ( $GS): ╌CEO David Solomon sold 6,550 shares at $610.91/share. Iris Energy ( $IREN): ╌Issues $300M in convertible senior notes due 2030. Raymond James Financial Inc ( $RJF): ╌Authorizes $1.5B share repurchase. ╌Increases dividend to $0.50. Royal Bank of Canada ( $RY) Q4: ╌Adjusted EPS: C$3.07 (up from C$2.65) ╌Revenue: C$15.07B (up from C$12.69B) ╌Dividend raised by 4.2%. Eli Lilly ( $LLY) vs. Novo Nordisk ( $NVO): ╌Zepbound outperforms Wegovy with 20% vs. 14% body weight loss. Novavax ( $NVAX): ╌Sells Czech manufacturing facility to Novo Nordisk for $200M, aiming for $80M annual cost reduction. Revolution Medicines ( $RVMD): ╌Secondary offering of 14.13M shares at $46.00 each. Salesforce Inc. ( $CRM) Q3: ╌Adjusted EPS: $2.41 (vs. est. $2.44) ╌Revenue: $9.44B (vs. est. $9.348B) ╌Q4 Revenue Guidance: $9.9B-$10.1B (vs. est. $10.05B) ╌FY Revenue Guidance: Raised to $37.8B-$38.0B ╌Q4 Adj EPS Guidance: $2.57-$2.62 (vs. est. $2.65) ╌FY Adj EPS Guidance: $9.98-$10.03 (vs. est. $10.11) Box Inc. ( $BOX) Q3: ╌EPS: $0.45 (vs. est. $0.42) ╌Revenue: $275.9M (up 5% y/y, vs. est. $275.1M) ╌RPO: $1.282B, up 13% q/q ╌FY25 EPS Guidance Raised to $1.70 ╌FY25 Revenue Guidance Narrows to $1.09B Couchbase Inc. ( $BASE) Q3: ╌EPS: ($0.35) (vs. est. ($0.08)) ╌Revenue: $51.628M (vs. est. $50.78M) ╌Q4 Revenue Guidance: $52.7M-$53.5M (vs. est. $54.05M) ╌Q4 ARR: $236.5M-$239.5M Marvell Technologies ( $MRVL) Q3: ╌Adjusted EPS: $0.43 (vs. est. $0.41) ╌Revenue: $1.52B (up 6.9% y/y, vs. est. $1.45B) ╌Q4 Adjusted EPS Guidance: $0.59±$0.05 ╌Q4 Revenue Guidance: $1.8B±5% (vs. est. $1.65B) Okta Inc. ( $OKTA): ╌Q3 Adjusted EPS: $0.67 (vs. est. $0.58) ╌Revenue: $665M (vs. est. $649.7M) ╌Q4 Revenue Guidance: $667M-$669M ╌Q4 Adjusted EPS Guidance: $0.73-$0.74 ╌FY Revenue Guidance: $2.595B-$2.597B ╌FY Adjusted EPS Guidance: $2.75-$2.76 Pure Storage ( $PSTG): ╌Q3 Adjusted EPS: $0.50 (vs. est. $0.42) ╌Revenue: $831.1M (vs. est. $814.88M) ╌Q4 Revenue Guidance: $867M ╌Q4 Adjusted Operating Income: $135M NXP Semiconductors ( $NXPI) & Taiwan Semiconductor ( $TSM): ╌Discussing $8B Singapore venture expansion amid U.S.-China tech tensions.

#Upgrades - Oct 02, 2024 $PARR: JPMorgan Upgrades to Overweight from Neutral - PT $30 (from $36) $CVBF: KBW Upgrades to Outperform from Market Perform - PT $22 (from $20) $TMP: KBW Upgrades to Outperform from Market Perform - PT $68 (from $59) $BOH: KBW Upgrades to Market Perform from Underperform - PT $67 (from $60) $HAFC: KBW Upgrades to Outperform from Market Perform - PT $22 (from $20) $TOWN: KBW Upgrades to Outperform from Market Perform - PT $40 (from $35) $RIO: Berenberg Upgrades to Buy from Hold - PT $79 (from $71) $MTB: Evercore Upgrades to Outperform from In Line - PT $210 (from $187) $HD: Gordon Haskett Upgrades to Buy from Accumulate - PT $450 $BAH: JPMorgan Upgrades to Overweight from Neutral - PT $170 (from $150) $SAIC: JPMorgan Upgrades to Overweight from Neutral - PT $170 (from $150) $FANG: Barclays Upgrades to Overweight from Equalweight - PT $210 $RRC: Barclays Upgrades to Equalweight from Underweight - PT $34 $DQ: HSBC Upgrades to Buy from Hold - PT $29.30 $SPHR: Wolfe Research Upgrades to Outperform from Peerperform - PT $60 $ULTA: UBS Upgrades to Buy from - PT $505 $CRM: Northland Upgrades to Outperform from Market Perform - PT $400

#Upgrades - Sep 24, 2024 $BANC: Wedbush Upgrades to Outperform from Neutral - PT $18 (from $14) $BNTX: Morgan Stanley Upgrades to Overweight from Equalweight - PT $145 (from $93) $CMA: Wedbush Upgrades to Outperform from Neutral - PT $75 (from $52) $CNH: Raymond James Upgrades to Outperform from Market Perform - PT $14 $COLB: Wedbush Upgrades to Outperform from Neutral - PT $31 (from $28) $CRM: Piper Sandler Upgrades to Overweight from Neutral - PT $325 (from $268) $LOW: Oppenheimer Upgrades to Outperform from Perform - PT $305 (from $230) $PB: Wedbush Upgrades to Outperform from Neutral - PT $90 (from $75) $RF: Wedbush Upgrades to Outperform from Neutral - PT $28 (from $23) $RYAN: BMO Capital Upgrades to Outperform from Market Perform - PT $75 (from $65) $WMT: Truist Securities Upgrades to Buy from Hold - PT $89 (from $76)

#Downgrades - Sep 11, 2024 $ACET: H.C. Wainwright Downgrades to Neutral from Buy $ANIP: Truist Securities Downgrades to Hold from Buy - PT $60 (from $80) $CRM: Erste Group Downgrades to Hold from Buy $MS: Goldman Sachs Downgrades to Neutral from Buy - PT $105 (from $113) $NVS: BofA Securities Downgrades to Neutral from Buy - PT $130 (from $135) $SUPN: Piper Sandler Downgrades to Neutral from Overweight - PT $36 (from $41)