NetApp shares declined on Monday, following a rating downgrade from a Citigroup analyst. Citigroup analyst Jim Suva lowered his rating on the cloud data services company’s stock to sell from neutral.He also slashed the price target to $55 from $67. Suva attributed the rating downgrade to rising competition to NetApp from other enterprise storage vendors.

The healthcare sector has been lagging the nine other main sectors since the beginning of 2019.The sector has been in the political spotlight to some degree as politicians on both sides of the aisle have been pointing at drug costs as a problem. One particular exchange-traded fund that caught my eye was the iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology ETF (Nasdaq: IBB).

Shopify shares traded higher, as KeyBanc Capital analysts raised their price target on the stock. KeyBanc Capital increased its target price on the e-commerce company’s shares to $350 from $300. In a previous report, KeyBanc analyst Josh Beck indicated that concerns about Shopify’s competition from rival e-commerce platform Magento are "overhyped".According to Beck, Shopify can continue to grow, predicting a gain of 2%, even as Magento grows by 9%. Shopify shares climbed more than +3% Monday.

Apple Inc. shares fell Monday, following a downgrade by Rosenblatt Securities. Analysts at Rosenblatt Securities lowered their rating on Apple to "sell" from "neutral", on anticipation of disappointing sales of new iPhones,  along with concerns over a slow down in iPad sales growth in the second half of 2019, and what the analysts perceive as insignificant sales growth contribution from products like the HomePod, AirPod, and iWatch. Rosenblatt Securities maintained its $150 per share price target on Apple shares. Apple shares traded around -2% lower Monday.

The company offers online entertainment via its internet platform and the selections include professionally licensed and produced material as well as self-produced content.It is a subsidiary of Baidu Holdings and is based in Beijing. The stock has not been performing very well over the last few months and has been trending lower.

The Competition and Markets Authority in the U.K. has asked e-commerce giant Amazon to halt its investment into food delivery start-up Deliveroo, as it investigates into the deal. The U.K.’s competition watchdog said it has “reasonable grounds” to suspect that the investment could mean that Amazon and Deliveroo would “cease to be distinct”. In May, Amazon led a $575-million funding round in Deliveroo.While Deliveroo is one of the most popular food delivery firms in Europe, Amazon had shut down its own restaurant delivery service in the U.K. last December.

US job gains bounced back in June, with employers adding 224,000 jobs, according to Labor Department data released Friday. The job additions surpassed economists' forecasts of a gain of about 160,000.This is a clear improvement from last month's report, which showed job gains of 75,000 in May, well below expectations of 165,000. Professional services sector led the way with 51,000 job additions in June, while health-care providers added 35,000 jobs and transportation and warehouse companies added 24,000.  Construction companies hired 21,000 workers and manufacturers added 17,000 jobs. Retail sector, however, shed another 6,000 jobs. The U.S. unemployment rate for June, however, increased slightly to 3.7% from 3.6%.

Deutsche Bank executives are reportedly considering trimming its U.S. equities segment – something that could lead to job cuts of around 20,000. Citing sources familiar with the matter, CNBC reported that the investment bank's supervisory board will meet on Sunday to discuss the restructuring plan, which could reportedly cost as much as 5 billion euros if implemented.They might also ponder the option of even closing the U.S. equities division, as indicated by the report. No official statement regarding a restructuring has come forth from the investment bank, as yet. On Friday, the bank announced that its investment banking chief Garth Ritchie is stepping down.

This rally had a positive impact on a number of ETFs, but one that caught my eye recently was the SPDR S&P Metals and Mining ETF (NYSE: XME).The XME rallied from the $24 area to a recent high of $28.55. Unfortunately, the rally simply brought the XME up to a downward sloped trend line that connects the highs from February and April.

jobs growth improved in June, albeit at a slower pace than economists had expected, based on a report from payroll firm Automatic Data Processing (ADP). Private employers added 102,000 jobs in June, according to ADP.The figure is lower than the 140,000 job gains expected by economists polled by FactSet. Nevertheless, June job additions still are a significantly better than May’s 41,000 job gains. Service industries contributed most of the the job growth in June, adding 117,000 positions.

Several media reports suggest that cybersecurity firm Symantec Corp. could be bought by semiconductor company Broadcom. Citing sources familiar with the matter, a Bloomberg report indicates that the two companies are in advanced talks.It is the world’s largest producer of cybersecurity software. However,  Symantec  had its share of challenges in the past year, including the abrupt departure of its chief executive officer and a financial investigation that led to restated earnings. On Wednesday, Symantec shares soared more than +13%, while Broadcom’s fell more than -3%.

Tesla shares jumped more than +5% on Wednesday, following report of its record car deliveries in the second quarter. The electric car maker said that total deliveries for the three months ending in June surged +51% from the year-ago period to a company record high of 95,200 vehicles.Combined sales of Model S full-size sedan and the Model X sport utility vehicle also increased to 17,650 vehicles, from 12,100 in the first quarter. According to Tesla, new orders had outpaced deliveries in the second quarter.

Usana Health Sciences shares declined more than -17% Wednesday, following the company’s release of preliminary fiscal second-quarter estimates that fell short of analysts' forecasts. The multi-level marketer of nutritional products is now expecting second-quarter earnings in the range of 91 cents to 95 cents per share, below the $1.36 a share in the year-earlier period.Analysts polled by FactSet were expecting second-quarter earnings of $1.31 a share. The company is estimating sales for the quarter to come in within a range of $253 million to $256 million, compared to analysts’ expectations of $307.4 million. CEO Kevin Guest indicated that weakness in China throughout the second quarter proved to be more challenging for Usana than previously anticipated.

They also slashed their price target on the shares to $70 from $86. Analyst Ryan Nash cautioned clients in a note that the Federal Reserve’s interest rate cuts could offset Comerica’s commendable actions at boosting loan growth, controlling costs and returning capital.Nash further added that while Comerica has invested in $2.8 billion of swaps to hedge the interest rate risks, his team estimates that the company would need an additional $20 billion-$24 billion to be sufficiently hedged. According to Nash, several expense advantages in 2019 that helped Comerica to keep costs flat are unlikely to repeat (FDIC costs, GEAR up savings).

Online dating service provider Match Group (Nasdaq: MTCH) has seen its stock rise tremendously since November.That’s a gain of over 135% in less than six months. The technical performance for the stock is strong enough that it scores a 96 on Investor’s Business Daily’s Relative Price Strength Rating.

Following a rating upgrade by Citi, Cars.com shares jumped around +6% Tuesday. Citi analysts raised their rating on the digital automotive marketplace company to buy from neutral.Analyst Nicholas Jones mentioned in a note to clients that Cars.com’s valuation is low at current levels. However, Jones left his price target on the stock unchanged at $27. In its latest quarterly results published in May, Cars.com reported fiscal first-quarter earnings of 28 cents a share, which fell short of Wall Street's expectations of 30 cents a share.

Delta Air Lines boosted its guidance for second-quarter revenue and earnings. The airline raised its second-quarter-earnings forecast to a range of between $2.25 and $2.35 per share, up from its prior guidance of $2.05 to $2.35 a share. Delta also lifted its guidance on second-quarter revenue growth to between 8% and 8.5%, compared to its earlier guidance of between 6% and 8%. The carrier’s total load factor -  a key profitability metric for airlines - increased to 90.4% in June from 88.5%, as domestic load factor rose to 90.9% from 88%, and international load factor climbed to 89.5% from 89.4%.Total air traffic for Delta increased 6.2% to 22.77 billion revenue passenger miles, while capacity rose 4% to 25.19 billion available seat miles.

Amarin raised outlook on revenue, sending its shares surging +10% Tuesday. The biopharmaceutical company lifted its 2019 revenue guidance to a range of between $380 million and $420 million, up from prior forecast of $350 million. The company’s higher guidance comes on the back of its optimism about its Vascepa treatment for chronic cardiovascular disease.It is hopeful that Vascepa will generate “billions of dollars in revenue in the years to come”. Amarin reported first-quarter revenue of $73.3 million, which represents a 67% jump from the same quarter of the previous year.

BMO raised its price target on Electronic Arts stock to $130 a share from $116 a share.The latest price target represents a potential upside of nearly 30% from the video game company’s stock's previous closing price of $100.89 a share.  Analyst Gerrick Johnson cited extreme positive response to Season 2 Battle Charge, 3 million views in its first four days since release and a 95% like-to-dislike ratio as factors bolstering his outlook on Electronic Arts. Electronic Arts’ upcoming games like "Apex Legends"  latest version and "Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order" seem to be adding to the positive buzz around  the company.

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