via The Average Joe​

Amazon $AMZN ( ▼ 1.53% ) and Walmart $WMT ( ▲ 0.62% ) are locked in an intense battle posting the most mediocre deals possible for the longest amount of time possible. Prime Day is running for four days this year—but Walmart is upping the ante by going for six days and bringing its online deals to physical stores for the first time.

Adobe Analytics projects a record $23.8 billion in online spending during these combined discount periods. We project that you may not find any truly worthwhile deals on Amazon, but what do we know. Just make sure you check what the listed price was BEFORE Prime Day—they’ll get you on fake deals sometimes.

See how much revenue Prime Day drove for Amazon last year →

via Sherwood News​

Lately, it feels like the S&P 500 $SPX ( ▼ 0.69% ) can only go up overall. Although that could mean a correction is around the corner, Goldman Sachs has upped its S&P 500 price target from 6,500 to 6,900. That’s 11% upside potential—still.

Remember that one analyst we talked about a while back who was targeting 7,200 for the S&P 500 this year, even when everything was down from tariffs? Maybe his thesis has legs to stand on.

Bank of America similarly raised its target all the way from 5,600 to 6,600 because of corporate earnings have stayed strong even in the face of tariffs. Gosh, I hope my earnings stay strong in the face of tariffs. At any rate, the Trump Hot Air Cycle (kudos to Sherwood) seems to be in full effect.

You can check Goldman’s work for yourself—see how accurate (or not) their S&P 500 targets were in 2023:

via Seeking Alpha​

First Solar $FSLR ( ▼ 4.52% ) and Enphase Energy $ENPH ( ▲ 0.98% ) shares fell about 5% as President Trump leveraged an executive order to further limit access to “build upon and strengthen” the solar and wind tax credit repeal in the “Big Beautiful Bill”.

But First Solar and Enphase are just the start—Seeking Alpha lists twelve other clean energy stocks that sank between 2.5 to 9.8%.

The executive order had the following to say: "Ending the massive cost of taxpayer handouts to unreliable energy sources is vital to energy dominance, national security, economic growth, and the fiscal health" of the USA.

via Reuters​

Boeing $BA ( ▼ 3.58% ) delivered 60 aircraft in June, including 8 to Chinese customers, as deliveries to the crucial market resumed after a lengthy pause. The airplane manufacturer came out as a winner from tariffs—or at least not an outright loser, securing several deals with major US trade partners over the past few months.

This delivery milestone marks a significant moment for the aerospace giant as it works to recover from production issues and regulatory scrutiny.

Speaking of, here’s an exposé on the shortcomings of Boeing’s corporate culture, according to The CPA Journal.

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