IBM

A broad Americas FX/markets wrap covering June 2 session highlights: US April JOLTS job openings came in well above expectations at 7.62M (vs. 6.88M est.), reducing near-term Fed rate-cut pressure; Alphabet fell 3.86% after announcing an $80B equity raise tied to AI spending; Marvell surged ~32.5% after Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang called it a future trillion-dollar company. Other notable movers included HPE (+19.47% on earnings beat), Dell (-6.54%), Strategy/MSTR (-9.15% on Bitcoin's -6% drop), and Figma (-10.53%). Major indices closed mixed: Dow +0.45%, S&P +0.13%, Nasdaq flat.

IBM reported Q1 2026 revenue of $15.9 billion, up 9% year-over-year, with Non-GAAP EPS of $1.91. The article raises concerns that cyclical hardware strength is masking a slowdown in the higher-margin Consulting and Software segments. The headline beat may not reflect underlying business quality, with the article framing the valuation as potentially misleading.

U.S. equity markets pulled back Thursday after record highs, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq declining amid geopolitical tensions in the Strait of Hormuz and weak forward guidance from major tech names. IBM and ServiceNow (NOW) missed on forward guidance despite beating quarterly results, while Tesla reversed early gains following a substantial capex increase announcement. The selloff was concentrated in mega-cap tech rather than being broad-based, with oil prices rising on Middle East tensions.

Q1 2026 earnings season is tracking 13.2% S&P 500 earnings growth, marking a sixth consecutive quarter of double-digit expansion. Major banks including Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Bank of America, Morgan Stanley, and Wells Fargo reported solid results with investment banking rebounds. Semiconductor names TSM and ASML posted record revenues on AI infrastructure demand, while TSLA, INTC, IBM, and UNH are among other notable reporters this season.