Locator: 50605SLB.
Pre-market trading:
- NASDAQ: up 350 points
- Dow: continues to improve; now down less than 40 points.
- when Obama was president, he would give a speech about now, and the market would tank
TSM: holy mackerel -- jump to record high. Up 4% in pre-market trading. Up $15.
AMD: up 12%; up $36 in pre-market trading.
MU: up over 2.5%; up $12 in pre-market trading.
CAT: after surging $26 yesterday, up another $5 in pre-market trading.
PG: beats. Shares up 4% in pre-market.
SLB: if buyers are in a bad mood today, SLB will SLMP. Earnings are out: SLB beat on both top lines but not by much. Shares are down huge -- down $4 / share; down 2%. Ouch. Having said that, SLB is trading at a 52-week high. Pays 2%. Raised dividend in February, 2026, but has significantly slowed is increase in dividends over the years.
