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Stocks end mixed as investors digest weak 30-year bond auction and new tariffs

Stocks were mixed Thursday, under some pressure after a weak 30-year Treasury auction and fresh trade noise as President Trump announced plans for new chip tariffs, which included exemptions for companies building in the US.

The S&P 500 slipped 0.08%, but closed well off session lows. Meanwhile, the Nasdaq 100 reversed off lows of the day to finish 0.32% up. The Russell 2000 fell 0.30%.

Utilities and consumer staples led S&P 500 sector ETFs, while financials and healthcare lagged — dragged down by names like Eli Lilly, which reported disappointing trial results for its next-gen weight-loss pill despite crushing earnings expectations.

Gains on the day were led by AppLovin, which jumped 12% after the ad tech firm initially failed to impress traders with earnings after the bell yesterday. Declines were led in part by Airbnb, which fell 8% after the home-share giant topped Q2 estimates on Wednesday but warned of a slower back half of the year. 

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Joby Aviation shares fell another 9% after the air taxi company reported a worse-than-expected loss for the second quarter on Wednesday.

Duolingo shares rallied 13% after the language-learning company soundly beat Q2 estimates and raised both its full-year and third-quarter sales guidance.

Sunrun skyrocketed 32% after the energy storage and solar panel provider reported a surprise second-quarter profit and record customer demand for its energy storage systems.

Celsius shares popped 17% after the energy drink maker reported Q2 revenue of $739 million, blowing past analysts’ expectations of $652 million as its market share picks up.

Peloton jumped as much as 22% premarket before closing flat after the connected fitness company topped Q4 estimates and announced a cost restructuring plan to save at least $100 million in run-rate savings.

Apple shares jumped 3% after President Trump said “companies like Apple,” including other firms that build in the US, will avoid 100% chip tariffs.

NRG shares rose 3% after the power producer and energy trader’s adjusted earnings fell short of Wall Street estimates, while GAAP results swung to a surprise loss.

Hertz soared 7.7% after the car rental company reported a better-than-expected adjusted loss for the second quarter and its first positive adjusted corporate EBITDA in seven quarters.

Sony shares traded 4.5% higher after the company raised its full-year operating profit forecast, thanks to a smaller-than-expected tariff hit and strong performance in its gaming division.

DoorDash shares rose 5% after the food delivery giant topped Q2 estimates and posted its fourth consecutive profitable quarter.

Crocs shares sank 29% after the funky foam clog maker beat second-quarter estimates but offered a murky outlook as demand cools in North America, its key market.

Bumble shares fell 15% after the dating company reported a surprise loss in the second quarter after the bell Wednesday and has struggled to spark sales growth in recent years.

D-Wave Quantum dropped 2.3% after the Palo Alto-based quantum computing firm reported mixed second-quarter results, driven by a $142 million rise in the fair value of its warrant liabilities.

Intel fell 3% after President Trump posted on his social media platform, Truth Social, that CEO Lip-Bu Tan “is highly CONFLICTED and must resign, immediately.”

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Retail traders are “skipping the dip” this time

Here’s one noteworthy feature of the recent market downturn that has the S&P 500 poised for its worst week since reciprocal tariffs were announced in early April: retail traders seemingly aren’t eager to buy the weakness in single stocks the way they used to be.

JPMorgan strategist Arun Jain has flagged that retail traders instead appear to be “skipping the dip.”

“In contrast to the behavior observed during the post-Liberation Day selloff, retail investors did not seize the opportunity to buy-the-dip on Tuesday, with a few exceptions such as META,” he wrote of the day where the benchmark US stock index fell 1.2%. “In fact, they scaled back their ETF purchases and turned net sellers in single stocks.”

Then on Thursday, when the S&P 500 fell 1.1%, Jain projected that retail traders sold $261 million in single stocks. Through noon ET on Friday, his daily outflow estimate stands at $851 million.

With that intel, it’s little wonder why the carnage this week has been particularly intense in more speculative single stocks that had been favored by the retail community, including IREN, IonQ, Rigetti, Cipher Mining, Bloom Energy, and Oklo.

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Archer Aviation plunges on $650 million share sale following its third-quarter results

Air taxi maker Archer Aviation is deep in the red on Friday morning after reporting its third-quarter results after the bell Thursday. The stock is down more than 12%.

Investors don’t appear to be thrilled about the company’s $650 million direct stock offering, announced alongside its results.

The move marks at least the third major equity raise, and dilution, for Archer this year. The company raised $300 million from a new stock sale in February, and sold $850 million worth of shares in June.

On Archer’s earnings call Thursday, interim CFO Priya Gupta said the company came to the decision after “substantial inbound interest.” According to Gupta, the company has heard from government and commercial partners that liquidity is a “key driver to their decisions of who to partner with.” With its latest share sale, Archer said its total liquidity is more than $2 billion.

The move marks at least the third major equity raise, and dilution, for Archer this year. The company raised $300 million from a new stock sale in February, and sold $850 million worth of shares in June.

On Archer’s earnings call Thursday, interim CFO Priya Gupta said the company came to the decision after “substantial inbound interest.” According to Gupta, the company has heard from government and commercial partners that liquidity is a “key driver to their decisions of who to partner with.” With its latest share sale, Archer said its total liquidity is more than $2 billion.

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