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Luke Kawa
6/20/25

S&P 500 ends week on down note for first back-to-back weekly losses since Liberation Day

US stocks opened higher but lost ground throughout the day, turning negative after reports of fresh impediments on China’s ability to access semiconductor equipment and that Japan had canceled a meeting with the US after being asked to spend more on defense.

The S&P 500 ended the day down 0.2%, the Nasdaq 100 fell 0.4%, and the Russell 2000 gave back 0.2%.

It’s the first back-to-back weekly decline for the S&P 500 since late March into early April — that is, right before and after the Liberation Day tariff announcements.

Energy was the best-performing S&P sector ETF, while materials, communication services, healthcare, and tech were the notable drags on the day.

Semi equipment makers Lam Research, KLA Corp, and Applied Materials all slumped on the report that the Commerce Department is mulling plans to make it more difficult for US semiconductor equipment to be shipped to China.

Oscar Health was a standout performer as the insurance company enjoys a massive spike in demand from retail traders, with call volumes setting records on Wednesday and again on Friday.

CarMax jumped thanks to a surge in sales that firmly entrenches its dominant position in the used auto market.

Darden Restaurants gained after the Olive Garden parent company posted slightly better-than-expected quarterly results on the top and bottom lines.

Tesla finished virtually flat as its robotaxi launch in Austin looms this weekend, with Wedbush Securities analyst Dan Ives calling it the start of a $1 trillion market cap addition for the firm.

And a grim outcome for another Musk-led company — SpaceX — was a boon for Rocket Lab and AST SpaceMobile. Shares of those two companies rose after another SpaceX rocket exploded on Thursday.

Eli Lilly slumped after the UK’s national health provider declined to cover its new Alzheimer’s treatment.

And Microsoft hit an intraday record high but finished in the red.

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Nia Warfield
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Six Flags pops after reiterating its guidance as theme park attendance rebounds

Six Flags shares rose more than 7% today after the company reported a rebound in attendance and early season-pass sales heading into the fall. The nine-week period ending August 31 saw 17.8 million guests, up about 2% from the same stretch in 2024, with stronger momentum in the final four weeks. 

More importantly, Six Flags reaffirmed its full-year adjusted EBITDA guidance of $860 million to $910 million, showing confidence that its cost and operations strategy can stay strong for the duration of the year. Riding that wave, Six Flags also said early 2026 season pass unit sales are pacing ahead of last year, and average season pass prices are up around 3%.

The good vibes come despite a drop in in-park per capita spending, especially from admissions, where promotions and changes to attendance mix (which parks or days guests visit) have weighed. Earlier this week, the amusement giant extended a new agreement that extended its position as the exclusive amusement park partner for Peanuts™ in North America through 2030.

Despite the rally, Six Flags shares are down around 52% year-to-date.

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Max Knoblauch
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Rivian turns red on the year, squeezed by a recall and the looming end of the EV tax credit

Shares of EV maker Rivian are down more than 5% on Friday following the company’s recall of 24,214 vehicles due to a software issue. The stock move erases Rivian’s year-to-date gain and turns the company negative on the year.

Rivian’s 2025 model year R1S and R1T are affected by the defect, which was identified after a vehicle’s hands-free highway assist software failed to identify another vehicle on the road, causing a low-speed collision. Rivian said it’s released an over-the-air update to fix the issue.

The recall marks Rivian’s fifth this year, affecting nearly 70,000 of its vehicles.

Rivian’s shares are down more than 20% from their 2025 high, which came prior to the passage of President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill.” Through the legislation, the $7,500 EV tax credit is set to expire at the end of the month.

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J. Edward Moreno
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Moderna, Pfizer dip after WaPo reports Trump officials’ plan to link Covid vaccines to child deaths

Vaccine makers are falling after The Washington Post reported that the Trump administration plans to link the coronavirus vaccine to 25 child deaths.

Moderna and Pfizer, the two companies who sell the vaccine in the US, fell by more than 5% and 2%, respectively. The coronavirus vaccine is virtually the only revenue driver for Moderna, while Pfizer has a larger and more diverse portfolio.

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Global government debt piles are swelling to record levels. That’s an issue for many nations, but developing countries may be most at risk.

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RH slips after missing Q2 estimates and trimming its outlook amid cost pressure

Restoration Hardware shares dropped Friday morning after the luxury furniture brand missed Q2 estimates and tightened its full-year outlook.

Adjusted earnings per share came in at $2.93, below the Street’s estimate of $3.21. Revenue was $899.2 million, also missing analysts’ forecast of $905 million.

RH now expects full-year revenue growth of 9% to 11%, down from prior guidance of 10% to 13%, as margins get squeezed by tariffs and weakness in the housing market. Wall Street had been looking for about 10% growth this year.

The retailer is taking steps to blunt cost pressures, including shifting sourcing away from China. RH expects receipts to fall from 16% in Q1 to 2% in Q4, with vendors absorbing a meaningful portion of the tariff impact. RH is also boosting US manufacturing capacity in North Carolina and pushing back a new concept launch to next spring.

RH shares are down about 43% year to date.

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