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The S&P 500 snapped a four-week losing streak last week, an event that historically presages gains in the year ahead.

For more than a month, President Donald Trump and his administration have been promoting April 2 as a kind of tariffs Super Bowl, during which all of his many promised import taxes will go into effect. But as he has demonstrated many times before, Trump once again appears to be offering a lot of hype and little action.

Shares of materials and photonics company Coherent (NYSE:COHR) jumped 12.6% in the afternoon session after Raymond James analyst Simon Leopold upgraded the stock's rating alongside Lumentum from Outperform to Strong Buy following positive updates from Nvidia's annual GPU Technology Conference and Corning's analyst day meeting.

Shares of game engine maker Unity (NYSE:U) jumped 5.7% in the afternoon session after stocks rebounded (Nasdaq +2.0%, S&P 500 +1.5%) following a report from The Wall Street Journal stating that the Trump administration's reciprocal tariffs, to be announced on April 2, 2025, would be more narrowly targeted. The market reaction indicated that investors took that as a sign the economic impact of the tariffs, particularly on inflation and growth, might not be as bad as they initially feared.

Tesla stock surged on Monday amid reports that Trump's tariff plans may be narrower than expected.

Shares of parcel and cargo delivery company FedEx (NYSE:FDX) jumped 5.5% in the afternoon session after Jefferies analysts upgraded the stock's rating from Hold to Buy. Citing the reason for the upgrade, the analysts added that investors were likely ignoring "idiosyncratic cost transformation." which is another way of saying that the earnings growth potential could be better than assumed.

Shares of blockchain infrastructure company Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) jumped 6.3% in the afternoon session after stocks rebounded (Nasdaq +2.0%, S&P 500 +1.5%) following a report from The Wall Street Journal stating that the Trump administration's reciprocal tariffs, to be announced on April 2, 2025, would be more narrowly targeted. The market reaction indicated that investors took that as a sign the economic impact of the tariffs, particularly on inflation and growth, might not be as bad as they i

Shares of outdoor living products manufacturer AZEK Company (NYSE:AZEK) jumped 23.6% in the afternoon session after James Hardie Industries offered to acquire the company (AZEK) in a cash and stock deal worth approx. $9 billion. The acquisition price implied a 26% premium to AZEK's average stock trading over the 30-day period before the deal became public.

Shares of electric vehicle pioneer Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) jumped 10.5% in the afternoon session after Reuters reported that the company planned to roll out FSD (full self-driving - highest level advanced driver assistance software) in China. This update signaled meaningful progress in gaining regulatory approval in one of the world's most competitive electric vehicle markets.

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