Tesla stalls = up. Meta and Microsoft are faring well = up. McDonald's reports large same-store sales decline = neutral.
Quarterly reports are just starting to sound the alarm about recession + anti-American sentiment abroad (and perhaps at home as well).
It seems like it's important to inflate the market in the lead up, no matter what, because everyone knows the music is about to stop.
[https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/01/mcdonalds-mcd-q1-2025-earnings.html](https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/01/mcdonalds-mcd-q1-2025-earnings.html)
