SOTS 2nd Hour: Stocks Under Pressure, Lilly’s Next Big Bet, & Oracle CEO Safra Katz 2/20/25

Carl Quintanilla and Michael Santoli broke down another volatile morning for stocks as the Dow, S&P, and Nasdaq all took a leg lower. Walmart a big drag across indices post-results after guidance came in below estimates – the team broke down fresh comments from the company’s CFO with UBS Analyst Michael Lasser, who still calls the stock a buy here.

Plus - from DOGE checks to tax cuts, the desk got the latest from Washington – as Citi’s Chief Equity Strategist warns there’s more risk than reward when it comes to Trump’s policies, at least in the near term.

Also within the hour: Carvana’s CEO breaks down results sending shares lower, Eli Lilly’s next big bets (and they’re not weightloss drugs) and Oracle’s CEO - live from the Future Investment Institute’s Priority Conference in Miami with her outlook for AI.

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