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PNC Asset Management Chief Investment Officer Amanda Agati tells Bloomberg This Weekend that strong corporate fundamentals and resilient consumer spending could support US stocks as investors head into third-quarter earnings season. Speaking with hosts David Gura and Christina Ruffini, Agati says investors will be watching for evidence that AI investment is generating returns beyond the largest technology companies, while strong US earnings growth keeps her favoring domestic equities over developed international markets. (Source: Bloomberg)

Comprehensive cross-platform coverage of the U.S. market close on Bloomberg Television, Bloomberg Radio, and YouTube with Romaine Bostick, Sally Bakewell, Carol Massar and Jess Menton. (Source: Bloomberg)

On this episode of Stock Movers: - PepsiCo (PEP) shares are lower after the company decreased its profit outlook, with its recovery in North America taking longer than expected. PepsiCo faces higher costs in North America that are weighing on margins, and will be raising some prices in the coming months after cutting prices on some marquee brands earlier this year. - Microsoft (MSFT) shares are following news the company's Xbox unit is formalizing its film and TV foray with a new division called XP to expand its franchises into other media. - Levi Strauss (LEVI) is lower after it posted the slowest growth in its direct-to-consumer channels since late 2022, in part due to a marketing misstep. The company expects direct-to-consumer growth for the current quarter to increase by a mid-single digit, after changing its marketing to focus on low-rise jeans. (Source: Bloomberg)

On this episode of Stock Movers: - Constellation Brands (STZ) is lower after the maker of Modelo Especial and Corona Extra reaffirmed its comparable earnings per share forecast for the full year. The company also announced the acquisition of SpikedAde, a vodka-based drink brand. - SpaceX (SPCX) shares are lower this morning as Elon Musk’s SpaceX is in talks with banks and investors to raise $40 billion to buy chips from Nvidia. SpaceX’s fundraising discussions are in an early stage and could end without a deal being completed, with Pacific Investment Management Co. and Apollo Global Management Inc. involved. - Intel (INTC) shares are higher as CEO Lip-Bu Tan said the company will continue working with Elon Musk on Terafab. (Source: Bloomberg)

Samsung Electronics Co.’s earnings will test whether it can convince investors of its long-term outlook, an increasingly critical task as record profits have failed to reinvigorate the stock.

A record-breaking rally on Wall Street may set the tone for Asian markets as traders focus on earnings, even as elevated oil prices threaten to keep interest rates and global bond yields higher for longer.

New York’s trading and investment-banking firms are poised to deliver record earnings for the industry with profit on pace to exceed $90 billion and bonuses expected to reach an all-time high. Herman Chan of Bloomberg Intelligence has more. (Source: Bloomberg)

Ford Motor Co. shares have fallen sharply as enthusiasm around its earlier rally fades and a tougher economic backdrop weighs on the auto industry. Analyst price targets, however, remain elevated on hopes that earnings will continue to improve.

Shanti Kelemen, co-chief investment officer at 7IM, discusses the outlook for European stocks, stating that strong corporate earnings remain the market's main support. "I think the levels right now are probably close to as good as it gets. But the thing is that even though there are some sectors that are extremely high, there's other sectors that are lower and probably can pick up," Kelemen says on Bloomberg Television. (Source: Bloomberg)

A steep drop in US stock valuations since early summer has left some areas of the market looking attractive as earnings growth shows few signs of waning, according to Morgan Stanley strategists.

Morgan Stanley's Alex Straton sees Nike sales and earnings softening as the company deals with inventory gluts in North America and China. She speaks with Romaine Bostick on Bloomberg's "The Close." (Source: Bloomberg)

Nike investors will be looking for ongoing progress in core areas such as running as well as signs of improvement in China and at the Converse brand when the sportswear company reports earnings. CEO Elliott Hill is about to start his third year with the company and investors are ready to see progress. Poonam Goyal of Bloomberg Intelligence has a preview of what to look for. (Source: Bloomberg)

UnitedHealth Group Inc. must defend itself against a slimmed-down lawsuit by a major shareholder that alleges investors were deceived about financial transactions that boosted earnings, a federal judge ruled.

US stock-index futures wavered ahead of the opening bell on Wednesday as investors awaited the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge as well as earnings from Micron Technology Inc.

Capital.com Senior Market Analyst Kyle Rodda argues that strong corporate earnings continue to buffer equities against rising bond yields and AI valuation risks. He also cautions that investor tolerance could fade quickly if profit growth expectations begin to fade. (Source: Bloomberg)

Equities can keep climbing even as rising bond yields raise the bar for earnings growth, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s Grace Peters.

European equities face a high bar for a year-end rally as investor confidence hinges on one key factor: a robust outlook for corporate earnings.

Ulrike Hoffmann-Burchardi, global equities CIO at UBS Global Wealth Management, says resilient earnings can drive the next leg higher for stocks as government, corporate and consumer spending support growth. She adds that the AI investment boom may also be underestimated as it expands into robotics and the physical economy. This interview aired Sept. 21, 2026. (Source: Bloomberg)

Market expectations for earnings at European luxury-goods makers are overly optimistic given softening demand conditions and buying trends, according to analysts at RBC.

Sharon Bell, equity strategist at Goldman Sachs, discusses the selloff in bonds and why she's positive on European equities. "15% earnings growth is pretty impressive," Bell tells Bloomberg Television. "European companies are global in their reach. They have a lot of exposure to lots of things you want at the moment," she adds. (Source: Bloomberg)

Max Kettner, chief multi-asset strategist at HSBC Bank, says equity markets have ‘100%’ discounted higher interest rates from here and points to the global strength in earnings supporting stocks. (Source: Bloomberg)

On this episode of Stock Movers: - Kroger (KR) is moving as it trimmed its annual sales guidance due to fierce competition for grocery spending. - Oracle (ORCL) shares are higher as the software company’s results featured better-than-expected cloud revenue amid strong AI demand. - Restoration Hardware (RH) shares are on the move after the home furnishing retailer’s quarterly earnings beat amid a weaker housing market and consumer spending environment. (Source: Bloomberg)