If you're feeling overwhelmed by the stock market right now, you're not alone. The S&P 500 had one of its fastest drops on record in early April, and the Nasdaq Composite hurtled into a bear market, falling more than 20% from its high just in February.

I like Amazon (AMZN -0.59%). I'm a shareholder of the e-commerce and cloud services giant.

Tesla (TSLA 0.53%) investors received good news in the company's earnings call for the first quarter of 2025.

Super Micro Computer (SMCI 2.30%), more commonly known as Supermicro, executed its first stock split on Oct. 1, 2024. That 10-for-1 split reduced its trading price from $416.40 to about $41.64 per share, while its market cap remained nearly unchanged at $24 billion.

The president is likely to offer car makers some relief on Tuesday.

HAMBURG, DE / ACCESS Newswire / April 29, 2025 / Evotec SE (Frankfurt Stock Exchange: EVT, MDAX/TecDAX, ISIN: DE0005664809; NASDAQ: EVO) will announce its interim statement for the first quarter of 2025 on Tuesday, 6 May 2025. The Company is going to hold a conference call to discuss the results as well as provide an update on its performance.

SMITHFIELD, Va., April 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Smithfield Foods, Inc. (Nasdaq: SFD), an American food company and an industry leader in value-added packaged meats and fresh pork, today reported results for its fiscal 2025 first quarter ended March 30, 2025.

The S&P 500 entered "correction" territory earlier in April after dropping nearly 20%. While it's recovered some gains as tariff fears have subsided somewhat, many favorite growth stocks remain heavily discounted.

Summary ⚈ Tesla board member Joseph Gebbia bought 4,000 shares, the first insider purchase since 2020.⚈ The buy signals confidence amid falling sales, insider selling, and rising competition.

Everything seemed to go right for Nvidia (NVDA -2.02%) last year. The chip designer saw enormous demand for its new Blackwell architecture and reported record levels of revenue and profit -- and investors rushed to buy the stock.

Trading patterns in the past 3~4 weeks suggest an imminent trend reversal for AMD stock prices. Technical indicators such as bullish crossover and rising RSI suggest increasing upward momentum and buying interest. I further expect AMD's upcoming FQ1 earnings report (ER, scheduled on May 6, 2025) to provide the trigger for such a reversal.

The S&P 500 (^GSPC 0.06%) is down 6% in 2025 amid rising global trade tensions, triggered by the sweeping tariffs President Donald Trump enacted on imported goods from America's trading partners. But throughout history, the stock market has always recovered to new highs even after the most brutal economic shocks -- from the Great Depression to the COVID-19 pandemic -- so the recent dip could be a great opportunity for investors to put some money to work.

It's been a tough past few weeks for the stock market. And understandably so.

The drugmaker posted increased core earnings per share and sales for the first quarter, but also said it could face a fine of up to $8 million in China.

Northrop Grumman and RTX fell 12.2% and 8.8%, respectively, on April 22 compared to a 1.9% gain for Lockheed Martin (LMT -0.19%).

Xylem is now a $27 billion (by market cap) major player in water technology. To date, XYL increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years, with a 10-year dividend growth rate of 10.9%. With the payout ratio sitting at 43.8%, Xylem has plenty of dividend firepower in order to keep that low-double-digit dividend growth coming.

After two years of double-digit gains and even a decent start to 2025, the S&P 500 index (^GSPC 0.06%) reached a stumbling block in recent weeks. That came in the form of President Donald Trump's plan to slap tariffs on imports from around the world.

Gold nears $3,300 as dollar gains; silver eyes breakout above $33.27. Fed rate cut bets offer support amid risk-on sentiment.

The stock market has taken a tumble this year. Market indexes have declined by more than 10% from their recent peaks, driven down by concerns that tariffs will cause a recession.

CEO Brian Niccol has made various moves to speed up service and revive its warm vibe.