SMCI's Q3 performance is likely to have reflected benefits from AI-driven robust demand for its server and storage solutions.

Brad Smith and Madison Mills take a closer look at some of today's trending tickers and top calls from Wall Street analysts on Morning Brief. Boeing (BA) is in focus after Bernstein analysts upgraded the stock to Outperform from Market Perform. Jack in the Box (JACK) also saw a rating upgrade from Stifel analysts, who upgraded the company's stock to Buy from Hold. Eli Lilly (LLY), on the other hand, saw a double downgrade from HSBC analysts. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Morning Brief here.

More than 2,000 jobs are under threat at one of the UK’s biggest aerospace plants after some workers were left out of a deal between Boeing and Airbus to carve up the site.

(Reuters) -The S&P 500 and the Dow inched higher in choppy trading on Monday as investors braced for a week packed with key economic data and earnings from some of Wall Street's biggest companies, while U.S. trade policy developments remained in focus. Investors were watching company earnings and executive comments for indications on how U.S. President Donald Trump's new tariffs could impact their outlook. The spotlight will be on "Magnificent Seven" megacaps including Apple and Meta Platforms as 180 S&P 500 companies prepare to report results this week.

It's only been a half-hour, but the stock market has already fumbled its early gains. The Nasdaq Composite was down 0.4% in early Monday trading. There wasn't much propelling the initial pop—in fact futures were pointing down for much of the premarket trading period.

The second Trump administration is nearing the end of its first 100 days (from January 20 to this Tuesday, April 29). The S&P 500 (^GSPC) has fallen 7.9% in that time, among one of the worst market performances in a president's first 100 days. Morning Brief host Madison Mills compares this figure to the market performance under previous US leadership. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Morning Brief here.

Morning Brief hosts Brad Smith and Madison Mills take a look at some of the top trending stories of the trading day so far. Nvidia (NVDA) is in focus as Chinese competitor Huawei is reportedly preparing a new artificial intelligence (AI) chip that could replace some Nvidia products. Domino's (DPZ) missed first quarter revenue estimates on weaker US same-store sales. IBM (IBM) has announced plans to invest $150 billion in the US over the next five years to boost the company's role in computing. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Morning Brief here.

Bernstein upgraded Boeing stock to Buy from Hold. Airbus agreed to take facilities back from Spirit AeroSystems, which is being acquired by Boeing.

Investing.com -- Canada’s main stock index futures were soft on Monday amid the Canadian federal election.

Stocks opened higher on Monday as Wall Street braced for a gauntlet of earnings reports and economic data releases in the days to come. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up nearly 300 points, or 0.