Stock Market Today: Nasdaq Falls As Micron Sinks Ahead Of Earnings; Trump Helps Quantum Stocks (Live Coverage)
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Micron heads into earnings with a compelling fundamental story: FY2025 revenue of $37.4B represents nearly 49% YoY growth, and margins have recovered sharply with 39.8% gross margin and $7.59 diluted EPS. The pre-earnings slide suggests the market is pricing in risk around forward guidance rather than the backward-looking numbers, likely tied to HBM demand sustainability and macro/tariff headwinds on DRAM/NAND pricing.
The key watch is whether Micron's guidance for the next quarter meets, beats, or misses the elevated consensus bar that the strong FY revenue growth has set. A guidance miss or cautious tone on AI-driven HBM demand could extend the pre-earnings selloff, while an upside surprise on datacenter/HBM volumes could reverse it sharply — the stock's pre-report dip may be creating an entry point or a warning.
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Two-sidedWrong ifA guidance miss or cautious HBM commentary could gap the stock down sharply post-print; a beat-and-raise flips the pre-report weakness into a trap for bears.
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