The Club's top 10 things to watch in the stock market Monday

Cnbc · 🇮🇷 public Iran · Aug 10, 2026 · 750 words · By Jeff Marks

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The Club's top 10 things to watch Monday, Aug.

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10 — Today's newsletter was written by Jeff Marks, the Club's director of portfolio analysis 1.

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Wall Street is headed for a mixed open this morning following last week's 3.5% surge to new highs for the S & P 500 .

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Claim 1: “Uber shares fell 5.3% last Wednesday”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding Uber's share price movement on the previous Wednesday.

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Claim 2: “Morgan Stanley upgraded AI server maker Hewlett Packard Enterprise to buy from hold”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding a Morgan Stanley upgrade for Hewlett Packard Enterprise.

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Claim 3: “Apple was downgraded to sell from hold at Jefferies”

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Multiple independent sources (Fortune, a news report on Jefferies downgrades, and Google News) confirm that Jefferies downgraded Apple from 'hold' to 'underperform' (which is the equivalent of a 'sell' rating).

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web search NEUTRAL — The latest hit came on Monday, as investment firm Jefferies downgraded Apple’s stock from “hold” to “underperform”—the equivalent of a “sell” rating—cutting its price target from $285.56 to $263.66.
https://fortune.com/2026/08/10/apple-stock-downgraded-jeffer…

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web search NEUTRAL — Apple stock downgraded to sell, citing canceled all-glass anniversary iPhone plans. Analyst Edison Lee cut his price target to $263.66, suggesting roughly 16% downside from Apple's most recent close.
https://qz.com/jefferies-apple-stock-downgrade-sell-glass-ip…

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web search NEUTRAL — Apple Stock Downgraded: Jefferies Cuts Rating to Underperform on iPhone 18 Demand Risks.Apple stock momentum slowing, Jefferies reiterates Hold rating. 5 days ago. By Christiane Amanpour.
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…

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Claim 4: “last week's 3.5% surge to new highs for the S & P 500”

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The provided evidence mentions the S&P 500 setting an all-time high 'last week' and posting nine new 52-week highs, but none of the sources confirm a specific '3.5% surge'. One source mentions a 0.4% rise and another mentions a -0.12% return, but no source corroborates the 3.5% figure.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This article is a summary of the closing milestones of the S&P 500 Index, a United States stock market index.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Closing_milestones_of_the_S&P_…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The S&P 500 is a stock market index maintained by S&P Dow Jones Indices. It comprises 503 common stocks which are issued by 500 companies with large market capitalizations, including two share classes…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_S&P_500_companies

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The S&P 500 (Standard and Poor's 500) is a stock market index tracking the stock performance of 500 companies listed on stock exchanges in the United States that are considered to have large market ca…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S&P_500

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Claim 5: “TSMC's July sales, released today... Revenue was up 45% year over year”

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Two independent news sources explicitly state that TSMC's July revenue surged 45% (or 44.7%) year-over-year.

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web search NEUTRAL — In July 2022, TSMC announced the company had posted a record profit in the second quarter, with net income up 76.4 percent year-over-year. The company saw steady growth in the automotive and data cent…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TSMC

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web search NEUTRAL — TSMC July Revenue Surges 45% to Record $14.5 Billion on Unrelenting AI Chip Demand.TSMC July sales hit $14.5 billion, up 44.7 percent year on year.
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…

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web search NEUTRAL — Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world's largest contract chipmaker, said July revenue surged 45% year-over-year. Sales for the month reached 256.95 billion New Taiwanese dollars ($7.93 bil…
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/tsmc-july-sales-jump-45-12351…

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Claim 6: “DuPont's price target was bumped up a dollar to $172 at JPMorgan”

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Claim 7: “CFO David Zinsner said they were considering it [selling stock] on July 23”

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Benzinga specifically reports that the move to sell stock traces back to Intel's July 23rd earnings call, where CFO David Zinsner hinted at the possibility.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Intel Corporation is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Santa Clara, California. It designs, manufactures, and sells computer components such as central processing units (CP…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Patrick Paul Gelsinger (; born March 5, 1961) is an American business executive and engineer. He was chief executive officer (CEO) of Intel from February 2021 to December 2024. Based mainly in Silicon…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Gelsinger

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web search NEUTRAL — Despite the immediate stock dilution concerns that pressured Intel’s share price, Niles remains highly optimistic about the company’s trajectory.The move traces back to Intel’s July 23rd earnings call…
https://www.benzinga.com/markets/equities/26/08/61099809/int…

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Claim 8: “Boeing is selling three autonomous flight subsidiaries — Wisk Aero, SkyGrid and Insitu — to Archer Aviation”

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Claim 9: “Intel is down over 3% this morning after the company announced a plan to sell $15 billion in stock”

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Multiple sources confirm Intel's stock sale. One source mentions a plan for $15 billion, and another clarifies that the offering was later upsized to $20 billion, confirming the initial $15 billion plan existed.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Intel Core is a line of multi-core (with the exception of Core Solo and Core 2 Solo) central processing units (CPUs) for midrange, embedded, workstation, high-end, enthusiast, gaming computer and entr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_Core

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This list of Intel processors by generation attempts to present all of Intel's processors from the 4-bit 4004 (1971) to the present high-end offerings. Concise technical data is given for each product…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Intel_processors

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Claim 10: “tomorrow morning Club holding Cardinal Health reports”

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The search results for 'Cardinal Health' only provide general company information and unrelated Wikipedia entries about birds. There is no evidence regarding an earnings report scheduled for Tuesday, August 11.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following events occurred in August 1978:
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following events occurred in August 1974:
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web search NEUTRAL — The northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis), also commonly known as the common cardinal, red cardinal, or simply cardinal, is a bird in the genus Cardinalis. It can be found in southeastern Canada, …
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Claim 11: “If Jim has talked about a stock on CNBC TV, he waits 72 hours after issuing the trade alert before executing the trade”

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Claim 12: “Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust's portfolio”

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Claim 13: “their supply chain checks suggest an all-glass iPhone, reportedly planned for September 2027, has been canceled”

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Multiple sources (alphai, a report on the iPhone 20, and a general news report) confirm that Jefferies' supply chain checks suggest an all-glass iPhone planned for September 2027 (the 20th anniversary) has been canceled due to low yield/production problems.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2027 Philadelphia City Council election will be held November 2, 2027, with all seats on the Philadelphia City Council up for election. The Democratic Party enters the election with a super-majori…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2027_Philadelphia_City_Council…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of American films that are scheduled for release in 2026. Following the box office section, this list is organized chronologically, providing information on release dates, production co…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — As of August 26, 2026, a total of 38 people are scheduled to be executed in the United States. All of these executions are scheduled over five calendar years in five U.S. states. Additionally, there a…
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Claim 14: “CEO Mark Zuckerberg also announced the "Future is For Everyone Fund"”

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Claim 15: “Meta Platform rose nearly 2% this morning after the introduction of Muse Glimmer”

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Claim 16: “Dick's Sporting Good was upgraded to buy from hold at Wells Fargo”

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Claim 17: “Shares [HPE] are up almost 5% premarket after doubling already in 2026”

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Claim 18: “HPE's networking business from the 2025 Juniper acquisition”

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Claim 19: “Uber's price target was raised to $110 from $100 at Jefferies”

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Sources provide conflicting information: Investing.com reports a raise to $110 from $100; TradingView reports a raise to $105 from $100; and MarketScreener reports an adjustment to $100 from $110.

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web search NEUTRAL — Investing.com - Jefferies raised its price target on Uber Inc. (NYSE:UBER) to $110 from $100 while maintaining a Buy rating on the stock.DA Davidson also revised its price target to $100, citing valua…
https://www.investing.com/news/analyst-ratings/jefferies-rai…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jefferies On UBER: Colantuoni maintained a Buy rating on Uber on Tuesday and raised the price target from $100 to $105.
https://www.tradingview.com/news/benzinga:5f3283b59094b:0-je…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jefferies Adjusts Price Target on Uber Technologies to $100 From $110, Maintains Buy Rating.
https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/UBER-TECHNOLOGIES…

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