Stocks continue to climb as tech and hyperscalers rise

The S&P 500, Nasdaq 100, and Russell 2000 extended yesterday’s rally as investors resumed a risk-on posture. Every Magnificent 7 stock climbed higher, and tech was the best-performing sector while industrials fared the worst.

In the longest State of the Union address on record last night, President Trump said tech companies will pay more for electricity in areas where they build data centers, with Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, Oracle, OpenAI, and xAI planning to agree at a March 4 White House event to “build, bring, or buy” the power they use.

Bitcoin also bounced back following Trump’s address. Crypto assets and crypto-adjacent companies continued to rise today after stablecoin issuer Circle soared on a strong earnings report this morning. Altcoins ethereum, XRP, solana, dogecoin, HYPE, chainlink, and avalanche all rose.

Stocks that moved higher:

• Cava skyrocketed after reporting same-store sales growth of 0.5%, beating forecasts for a 1.1% decline.

• Netflix rose as Paramount’s new bid for Warner Bros. Discovery shifted the outlook of the bidding war for Warner Bros.

• Western Digital and Seagate Technology Holdings jumped ahead of Nvidia’s earnings report.

• A rise in crypto sentiment sent the following companies higher: Bitcoin treasury firms Strategy and Strive Inc.; ethereum treasury firms BitMine Immersion Technologies, SharpLink Gaming, and Bit Digital; solana treasury firms Upexi and DeFi Development Corp.; miners MARA Holdings and Riot Platforms; and crypto trading platforms Coinbase and Robinhood. (Robinhood Markets Inc. is the parent company of Sherwood Media, an independently operated media company subject to certain legal and regulatory restrictions.)

• Lithium miners Albemarle Corp., Lithium Argentina, Lithium Americas, Mineral Resources, and Sociedad Quimica y Minera jumped after Zimbabwe suspended its export of all raw minerals and lithium concentrates.

• Recursion Pharmaceuticals soared after posting better-than-expected Q4 results and larger-than-expected cash reserves.

• Klarna shot higher after announcing 55 million monthly active users and a 53% increase in engagement from 2025.

• Axon soared after Q4 adjusted earnings per share beat estimates by 38%.

• Energy companies Talen Energy, Constellation Energy, and Vistra rose after Trump announced data center electricity deals in his State of the Union address.

• Uber rose amid plans to roll out robotaxis in 10 markets.

• Joby Aviation ticked higher after announcing plans to offer air taxi rides via Uber’s app in Dubai this year.

Stocks that moved lower:

• First Solar tumbled after its sales guidance of $4.9 billion to $5.2 billion fell way short of estimates.

• Driven Brands cratered after delaying the release of its Q4 financials, saying that the previous results contained material errors.

• Cancer diagnostics company and sometimes retail shareholder favorite Tempus AI reported soft Q4 adjusted EBITDA numbers after the bell yesterday, sending shares lower.

• Oddity Tech plummeted after saying Q1 revenues will be down 30% year on year, blaming algorithm changes by its advertising partner.

• GoDaddy tumbled as underwhelming revenue guidance overshadowed solid Q4 earnings.

• Shares of Diageo got crushed as the company slashed its dividend and cut annual sales and profit guidance.

• Molson Coors sank as Bank of America downgraded the stock to “underperform” from “neutral,” cutting its price target to $42 from $50.

• Lowe’s dropped after its earnings forecast underwhelmed, overshadowing its 2% adjusted EPS beat in Q4.