Morgan Stanley Stock Discussion

$Morgan Stanley(MS.US)$ raised its price target on Apple $Apple(AAPL.US)$ to $273 up from $216 while maintaining its Overweight rating
"Our analysis suggests Apple will ship nearly 500 million iPhones over the next two years (235m in FY25, 262m in FY26), 6% higher than the record FY21-FY22 cycle. This will drive 5% annual iPhone ASP growth, resulting in nearly $485 billion of total revenue and $8.70 in earnings power by FY26 (vs. $459 billion and $8.20 previously), 7-9% above consensus."

Morning Movers
Gapping up
$UnitedHealth(UNH.US)$ reported on Tuesday earnings and revenue for the fiscal Q2 2024 that beat consensus estimates. Q2 EPS stood at $6.80, above the analyst expectations of $6.67. Revenue for the quarter was $98.9 billion, slightly above the consensus estimate of $98.72 billion. The shares rose by 2.2% in premarket trading.
$Bank of America(BAC.US)$ After reporting second-quarter financial results t...

Investors bet that the unsuccessful assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump would be a tailwind for the Republican presidential candidate and his party in November’s election. A victory for the GOP at the polls could pave the way for favorable tax and fiscal policies for investors.
The market also continued its rotation into small-cap stocks, with the $Russell 2000 Index(.RUT.US)$ rising 1.8% during Monday’s session. Tom Lee, the head of research at Fundstrat Global Advisors, think...

$Bank of America(BAC.US)$ is due to release their Q2 earnings before the market opens on Tuesday (16 July), $Morgan Stanley(MS.US)$ would be reporting the result as well.
Last week, we have seen $JPMorgan(JPM.US)$ Citigroup and Wells Fargo (WFC) releasing their results, and it was a mixed results, with the financial sector performing only with a 0.22% gain on last Friday (12 July).
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With the failed assassination on Donald Trump, investors are believing that the odds of him winning the upcoming presidential election has increased.
A victory for him would mean favourable tax and fiscal policies for the stock market.
Meanwhile, Bank of America, Charles Schwab and Morgan Stanley will be reporting their earnings before market opens today.
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Big financial institutions will continue to report their Q2 earnings this week - Goldman Sachs, American Express, Bank of America etc.
Let’s see if they can offer some guidance on economy outlook for the rest of the year
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The earnings season is picking up speed, and this mid-July, we're about to get updates from some of the biggest names across various industries. Expect to hear from large banks, healthcare companies, airlines, and some of the tech and telecom giants that we all know.
The season started off last Friday with $JPMorgan(JPM.US)$ , $Wells Fargo & Co(WFC.US)$ , and $Wells Fargo & Co(WFC.US)$ sharing their numbers. They all did bett...

A flood of earnings will be coming over the next three weeks. This week will feature mostly financial companies.
Monday: Goldman Sachs  ( $Goldman Sachs(GS.US)$ )  and money manager Blackrock  ( $Blackrock(BLK.US)$ )
Tuesday: Health-insurer UnitedHealth Group  ( $UnitedHealth(UNH.US)$ ) , Bank of America  ( $Bank of America(BAC.US)$ ) , Morgan Stanley  ( $Morgan Stanley(MS.US)$ )  and Charles Schwab  ( $Charles Schwab(SCHW.US)$ ) . 
Wednesday: Chip-equipment maker ASML  ( $ASML Holding(ASML.US)$ ) , pharm...

Stocks to Watch
Equity Residential (EQR US) $Equity Residential(EQR.US)$
Daily Chart -[BULLISH ↗ **] Market is in an upward trend and is currently bouncing off the ascending trendline support. We stay bullish on EQR, expecting prices to hold above 66.47 support, before pushing higher to 72.06 resistance. Technical indicators advocate for a bullish scenario.
Alternatively:A daily candlestick closing below 66.47 support will open a cor...