MORNING BID 🔸 Apple ( $AAPL) lost an appeal in Germany, facing tighter regulations after a long market debate. 🔸 Baidu ( $BIDU) rises on reports Tesla (TSLA) will launch Full Self-Driving (FSD) in China this year, partnering with Baidu. Free FSD trials run March 17–April 16. 🔸 Getty Images ( $GETY) Q4 EPS: $0.06 (est. $0.04); adj. EBITDA: $80.6M (est. $74M); FY25 revenue guidance: $918–955M (est. $955M). 🔸 Alphabet ( $GOOGL) is in advanced talks to buy cybersecurity firm Wiz for ~$30B, per WSJ; a deal could finalize soon. 🔸 Lucid ( $LCID) upgraded to equal weight at Morgan Stanley. 🔸 Masterbrand ( $MBC) adds $50M share buyback. 🔸 Nio ( $NIO) partners with CATL for battery swap network, using CATL’s Choco-Swap tech in Firefly models. 🔸 Toronto ends Tesla ( $TSLA) taxi/ride-share incentives over U.S. trade tensions. 🔸 Audi ( $VWAGY) may raise prices to offset U.S. tariffs. 🔸 Xiaomi ( $XIACY) raises 2025 EV target to 350,000 units; Q4 revenue up 48% to 109B yuan, beating estimates.

MORNING BID $AAPL downgraded to Sell by MoffettNathanson, target price $188. $AUR shares up 50% with new partnerships with Continental and Nvidia for deploying driverless trucks using Nvidia's DRIVE Thor and DriveOS. $GETY and $SSTK to merge, forming a $3.7B visual content company under the ticker "GETY". $META adds Dana White, John Elkann, and Charlie Songhurst to its board. $MU shares rise following Nvidia's mention of using Micron's memory in new gaming chips. $NVDA revealed new AI tech for robotics and self-driving, plus new gaming chips and a desktop computer at CES; expects automotive revenue growth. $NXPI to buy TTTech Auto for $625 million to enhance autonomous vehicle safety software. $LULU upgraded to Outperform by Bernstein, target now $460 from $360. $TSLA downgraded to Neutral by Bank America, tgt up to $490 from $400, citing improved sentiment and growth recognition since April 2024 upgrade. $ULTA CEO Dave Kimbell to retire; Kecia Steelman named new CEO, strong holiday performance, Q4 margin outlook raised. $AZEK CFO Peter Clifford resigns to join a private firm outside the building products sector. $APOG) Q3 EPS $1.19, beating consensus $1.11; revenue $341.34M vs. $332.19M expected. Cuts FY25 EPS guidance to $4.90-5.20, lowers revenue growth to -5% from -7% to -4%. $GFL sold Environmental Services to $APO and BC Partners for $8.0B, retaining $1.7B equity, expecting $6.2B cash after taxes. $RPM Q2 EPS $1.39 vs. $1.34 expected; revenue $1.85B vs. $1.79B. Maintains FY25 sales growth in low single digits. $LUV sold and leased back 36 $BA 737-800s to Babcock & Brown, generating $871M from 35 aircraft in late December.

#Downgrades - Dec 18, 2024 • $AM: Wells Fargo Downgrades to Equal Weight from Overweight - PT $16 • $ANGI: JPMorgan Downgrades to Neutral from Overweight • $AXTA: Citi Downgrades to Neutral from Buy - PT $41 (from $45) • $AXTA: Citi Downgrades to Neutral from Buy - PT $41 (from $45) • $EA: Stifel Downgrades to Hold from Buy - PT $167 • $EMN: Citi Downgrades to Neutral from Buy - PT $104 (from $118) • $EMN: Citi Downgrades to Neutral from Buy - PT $104 (from $118) • $EPD: Wells Fargo Downgrades to Equal Weight from Overweight - PT $35 • $FLNC: Baird Downgrades to Neutral from Outperform - PT $20 (from $24) • $FLR: Baird Downgrades to Neutral from Outperform - PT $58 (from $54) • $GETY: JPMorgan Downgrades to Underweight from Neutral • $HAL: Barclays Downgrades to Equalweight from Overweight - PT $33 (from $43) • $MTCH: JPMorgan Downgrades to Neutral from Overweight - PT $33 (from $40) • $MYPS: JPMorgan Downgrades to Underweight from Neutral • $OII: Barclays Downgrades to Equalweight from Overweight - PT $26 (from $22) • $OKE: Wells Fargo Downgrades to Equal Weight from Overweight - PT $107 • $PAA: Wells Fargo Downgrades to Equal Weight from Overweight - PT $20 • $PAGP: Wells Fargo Downgrades to Equal Weight from Overweight - PT $20 • $PBA: Wells Fargo Downgrades to Equal Weight from Overweight • $PTVE: Jefferies Downgrades to Hold from Buy - PT $18 (from $15) • $RIVN: Baird Downgrades to Neutral from Outperform - PT $16 (from $18) • $RNR: Jefferies Downgrades to Hold from Buy - PT $282 (from $304) • $SBAC: BMO Capital Downgrades to Market Perform from Outperform - PT $230 (from $260) • $VAL: Barclays Downgrades to Equalweight from Overweight - PT $49 (from $59)