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Dow Jones futures and the other major stock indexes traded higher Tuesday, as Apple (AAPL) lost a court battle over a $14 billion Irish tax bill. An early earnings winner on the stock market today was artificial intelligence giant Oracle (ORCL).





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Ahead of the opening bell, Dow Jones futures rose 0.1% vs. fair value, while S&P 500 futures gained 0.2%. Tech-focused Nasdaq 100 futures climbed 0.3% in early trading.

Early Tuesday, the 10-year Treasury yield ticked higher to 3.72%. Oil prices fell more than 1%, as West Texas Intermediate futures traded around $68 per barrel.

Among exchange traded funds, the Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) was up 0.3%, as the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) moved up 0.2% ahead of the open.


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Stock Market Today: Apple Falls, Oracle Surges

Apple shares sold off more than 1% Tuesday morning after the company lost a court battle over more than $14 billion in Irish taxes. The European Court of Justice, the bloc’s highest court, upheld an order for Ireland to recoup up to 13 billion euros, equivalent to $14.35 billion, plus interest from Apple. The stock has formed a v-shaped cup with handle.

Early Tuesday, AI leader Oracle surged more than 8% after the company’s better-than-expected fiscal Q1 earnings and sales results. Shares are on pace to break out above a flat base’s 146.59 buy point.

Another earnings reporter Tuesday is Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO), which is scheduled to deliver results shortly. Shares declined around 1% in premarket action.

Late Tuesday, meme stock GameStop (GME) is expected to report its earnings results. Shares rose 2.5% in premarket trade.


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Dow Jones Rebounds

On Monday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average moved up 1.2% to snap back from Friday’s sell-off. The S&P 500 and tech-heavy Nasdaq composite also rallied 1.2% each.

During Monday’s IBD Live show, the IBD Live team discussed the current trading conditions and how investors should handle the stock market today.

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Stock Market Today: Best Stocks To Watch

Among the best companies to watch on the stock market today are Costco Wholesale (COST), Meta Platforms (META), Netflix (NFLX), Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) and Uber Technologies (UBER).

Also on the list are Dow Jones components Amazon (AMZN), Apple, Home Depot (HD), IBM (IBM) and Microsoft (MSFT).

Apple and Uber were featured in this Stocks Near A Buy Zone column.

There was only one new stock on IBD MarketSurge‘s “Breaking Out Today” list Monday despite the stock market rebound. Notably, General Dynamics (GD) is trying to break out past a 302.75 flat-base entry, as shares rose 0.3% early Tuesday.

Further, there are only a handful of stock ideas on the site’s “Near Pivot” list. To find more stock ideas, check IBD Stock Lists like IBD 50Big Cap 20 and Stocks Near A Buy Zone.


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Dow Jones: Home Depot, IBM

Among Dow Jones components, Home Depot has added a new handle buy point at 378.58, according to MarketSurge pattern recognition. Shares were flat Tuesday.

Meanwhile, IBM is in buy range past its latest entry, a cup-with-handle buy point at 196.26. IBM stock dipped 0.2% Tuesday.

Outside the Dow Jones index, retail giant Costco remains just below its 896.67 cup-base entry. The stock moved down a fraction Tuesday morning.

Streaming giant Netflix is under its late-stage cup base’s 697.49 buy point following last week’s losses. Netflix stock edged lower Tuesday premarket.

And Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing is building a cup with handle that has a 175.45 entry, but it lost 1.5% Tuesday morning.

Finally, Uber stock is near a 75.40 double-bottom entry. Uber shares inched up early Tuesday.


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Stock Market Today: Companies To Watch

These are four stocks in or near buy zones in today’s stock market.

Company Name Symbol Correct Buy Point Type Of Buy Point
Ferrari (RACE) 442.80 Flat base
Shake Shack (SHAK) 111.29 Cup base
ServiceNow (NOW) 806.52 Handle entry
Birkenstock (BIRK) 61.83 Flat base
Source: IBD Data as of Aug. 27

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Magnificent Seven Stocks: Meta, Nvidia, Tesla, Alphabet

Among Magnificent Seven stocks, Meta Platforms and Alphabet (GOOGL) traded lower in premarket trading, while Nvidia (NVDA) and Tesla (TSLA) held modest gains.

Meta stock is trying to stem its recent slide at the 50-day line. But shares edged 0.2% lower in premarket action Tuesday.

Google-parent Alphabet gave up support around the 200-day line. After sliding Monday, shares lost a fraction in early trades Tuesday.

On Monday, Nvidia rebounded from its lowest level since its early August lows. Shares looked to extend that rebound, up 0.5% in Tuesday’s premarket action.

And Tesla’s climbed 1.2% Tuesday morning, set to add to Monday’s bounce.

Dow Jones Leaders: Amazon, Microsoft

Among Dow Jones components in the Magnificent Seven, Amazon and Microsoft traded up ahead of Tuesday’s stock market open.

Amazon shares are back at potential support at their 200-day moving average. The stock was up 0.7% Tuesday morning.

Microsoft shares are below their 200-day line. And on Tuesday morning, the stock moved up 0.5%.

Be sure to follow Scott Lehtonen on X at @IBD_SLehtonen for more on growth stocks, the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the stock market today.

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