MARKET HIGHLIGHTS TECH, MEDIA & TELECOM 🔸 Big Tech ( $AAPL, $AMZN, $META, $GOOGL, $MSFT, $NVDA): Lower as China imposes 34% tariffs on U.S. goods in response to U.S. tariffs. 🔸 China stocks ( $BABA, $BIDU, $PDD, $JD, $SINA, $NTES): Trading sharply lower. 🔸 EU vs. "X": Possible $1B fine for disinformation law violations. 🔸 Five9 ( $FIVN): Q1 EPS, revenue in line or better than guidance; 4% workforce reduction. CONSUMER 🔸 Booking Holdings ( $BKNG): Upgraded to Buy (BTIG), target $5,500. 🔸 Guess ( $GES): Q4 adj. EPS $1.48 (est. $1.40), revenue $932.3M (+4.6% y/y, est. $912.3M). Gross margin 44.1% (vs. 45.4%). 2026 revenue forecast +3.9%-6.2%, EPS $1.32-$1.76 (est. $2.07). Alberto Toni named CFO. Plans to close unprofitable stores. 🔸 Kraft Heinz ( $KHC): Downgraded to Sell (Citigroup), target cut to $27 due to sales growth concerns. ENERGY, INDUSTRIALS & MATERIALS 🔸 ExxonMobil ( $XOM): Q1 earnings impact: Energy products (-$0.3B to -$0.7B), upstream (liquids/gas: $0.0B to -$0.4B), chemicals (-$0.1B to $0.1B), specialty (-$0.3B to -$0.1B). 🔸 Matador Resources ( $MTDR): Selling Eagle Ford assets, board reviewing stock repurchase. 🔸 Shell ( $SHEL): Selling 16.125% Colonial Enterprises stake to Brookfield (BIP) for $1.45B. FINANCIALS 🔸 Cboe ( $CBOE): Q1 options volume 1.1B contracts, March ADV 18.8M (record). 🔸 Franklin Resources (BEN): March AUM $1.53T (Feb: $1.57T), $4B net outflows. 🔸 Progressive ( $PGR): Downgraded to Neutral (Bank of America), target cut to $287 from $300. HEALTHCARE 🔸 LifeCore ( $LFCR): Q3 EPS -$0.47 (est. -$0.15), revs $35.2M (est. $33.23M). FY guidance: revs $126.5M-$130M, adj. EBITDA $19M-$21M. 🔸 Simulations Plus ( $SLP): Q2 adj. EPS $0.31 (est. $0.12), revs $22.4M (est. $21.9M). FY guidance: revs $90M-$93M, adj. EPS $1.07-$1.20 (est. $0.47).

#Downgrades - Dec 10, 2024 • $AAOI: B.Riley Downgrades to Sell from Neutral - PT $14 • $BIOA: Morgan Stanley Downgrades to Underweight from Equalweight - PT $5 (from $40) • $BSIG: RBC Capital Downgrades to Sector Perform from Outperform - PT $33 • $CARM: BTIG Downgrades to Neutral from Buy • $CCI: Wells Fargo Downgrades to Underweight from Equal Weight - PT $100 (from $105) • $CNC: Jefferies Downgrades to Underperform from Hold - PT $52 (from $68) • $DHI: KBW Downgrades to Market Perform from Outperform - PT $183 • $EBAY: Jefferies Downgrades to Underperform from Hold - PT $52 (from $60) • $FAF: KBW Downgrades to Market Perform from Outperform - PT $80 • $IAC: Piper Sandler Downgrades to Neutral from Overweight - PT $54 (from $68) • $IREN: JPMorgan Downgrades to Neutral from Overweight - PT $15 (from $9.50) • $MLM: BNP Paribas Downgrades to Neutral from Outperform - PT $650 • $MTG: KBW Downgrades to Market Perform from Outperform - PT $29 • $PGR: HSBC Downgrades to Hold from Buy - PT $267 • $PINS: Piper Sandler Downgrades to Neutral from Overweight - PT $36 (from $41) • $PTVE: Citi Downgrades to Neutral from Buy - PT $18 (from $13) • $RKT: KBW Downgrades to Underperform from Market Perform - PT $11.50 (from $16) • $TOL: KBW Downgrades to Market Perform from Outperform - PT $164