Holding period almost exactly 1 month. The target was actually just under €74.50 until 2026, so I have now achieved my 23% in 4 weeks. I'm satisfied and out again for now

Advertising platform provider The Trade Desk joins the S&P 500. Smartphone broker Robinhood comes away empty-handed again.

$TTD (+7.48%) will be included in the S&P 500 before the start of trading next Friday, replacing the shares of the software company $ANSS (+1.88%) that is about to be taken over by $SNPS (+3.83%) is about to be taken over by This was announced by the index provider S&P Dow Jones Indices.

Shares in The Trade Desk rose by 14.68% to USD 86.50 in after-hours trading in response to the news.

Robinhood remains on the sidelines

The shares of the smartphone broker $HOOD (-0.19%) was passed over for inclusion in the S&P 500 index for the third time in just a few weeks. At the beginning of June, Robinhood shares were not included in the index as part of a regular index review, although the company met all the criteria and many market participants had expected it to be included. At the beginning of July, Robinhood shares were also not included in the S&P 500 in an irregular index adjustment due to the takeover of Juniper Networks by Hewlett Packard Enterprise, but Datadog shares were.

Even now, there would have been many arguments in favor of Robinhood's inclusion in the S&P 500. The fintech meets the profitability and liquidity criteria for inclusion in the S&P 500 and, at USD 88 billion, has a market capitalization more than twice as high as The Trade Desk at around USD 37 billion. Robinhood is therefore also one of the largest companies not yet represented in the index. In recent months, Robinhood has recorded exceptionally strong share price momentum: since the beginning of the year, the share price has risen by 168%, while The Trade Desk has lost more than 35% in the same period. Robinhood's growing importance in the retail brokerage sector and the high level of trading activity in the share could also have been arguments in favor of Robinhood's inclusion in the index.

Although the composition of the S&P 500 is based on the market capitalization of companies in addition to formal criteria such as trading volume and profitability, the index committee has leeway when including new shares in this important index. Reasons for Robinhood's non-inclusion could be that the share has recently been very volatile and the company has been in the headlines several times due to regulatory violations and disputes with the US financial regulator FINRA.

With the inclusion of The Trade Desk in the S&P 500, a stock that has been weakening since the beginning of the year has received a tailwind, while Robinhood was once again overlooked despite its significantly higher market capitalization.

is included in the SP500, it runs 😌😉

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New additions $TTD (+7.48%)
$TUI1 (-0.29%) and very important $GME (-1.18%)

subsequent purchase $NU (+3.93%) nananunanana 😉

Adjustment of shares from $SBMO (-0.35%) as I have transferred these to Volksbank and gq can't cope with this

A new partnership between $TTD (+7.48%) The Trade Desk and The Warehouse Group enables advertisers to support their digital campaigns with first-party retail data.

The announcement:

New Zealand's largest retailer The Warehouse Group and global advertising technology leader The Trade Desk (Nasdaq: TTD) today announced an exclusive, industry-first partnership. This will enable advertisers to enrich their digital advertising campaigns with first-party retail data. The partnership leverages Warehouse Group's consumer behavior insights and product purchase data to more effectively reach shoppers on the open web.

The Warehouse Group is the first retailer in New Zealand to offer this audience targeting solution through The Trade Desk. With a network of over 217 retail stores and three online platforms, Warehouse Group reaches over 85% of the New Zealand population. Through the partnership, brands reach an engaged customer base of over 4.5 million.

"Retail data takes marketing on the open internet to a whole new level. We are delighted to be working with The Trade Desk to develop this new approach to digital advertising," said Blaine Hudson, Head of Product and Data, Market Media [The Warehouse Group]. "Marketers and agencies can now leverage the power of our retail data to reach more potential customers through The Trade Desk's platform."

This partnership will enable marketers to go beyond The Warehouse Group's platforms and target customers in the fastest growing areas of the open internet, including over-the-top (OTT), connected TV (CTV), digital audio and music streaming, digital out-of-home (DOOH) and display channels. By leveraging this rich first-party data, brands can develop personalized omnichannel strategies that engage at every touchpoint to maximize business results.

In addition, marketers from established brands will soon be able to understand how their open web advertising campaigns are driving sales for the Warehouse Group. The development of this closed-loop measurement capability marks the next phase of this partnership.

Hudson continues:

"A key goal for us at Market Media is to introduce closed loop measurement for all of our external partners. This will allow us to track the effectiveness of external advertising for our clients via The Trade Desk and give them additional assurance that their marketing spend is being put to the best possible use."

"Our partnership with Warehouse Group marks a significant advancement in digital advertising as more retailers begin to tap into their rich data beyond their local retail media solutions," said James Bayes, Vice President for Australia and New Zealand at The Trade Desk. "The Warehouse Group provides valuable data on life stages and verified purchases. This enables brands to use this rich retail data to reach their most valuable audiences and make smarter media buys on the open web."

As the industry increasingly moves to a consent-based, opt-in digital environment, brands are increasingly turning to new sources of audience data to deliver relevant advertising and future-proof their online advertising strategies. The partnership serves as a privacy-conscious solution, leveraging Warehouse Group's data to help marketers realize the value of data-driven marketing on the open Internet.

Source: The Warehouse Group

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Trump calls Fed chief a fool after decision + US auto industry criticizes Trump's deal with UK + Half of high-tech chips to come from US + Trade Desk beats expectations for first quarter

Trump calls Fed chief a fool after decision

• US President Donald Trump has called Fed Chairman Jerome Powell a fool following the Federal Reserve's decision to leave the key interest rate unchanged for the time being.
• "Jerome Powell is a fool who has no idea", Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.
• He had already attacked Powell several times in the past, calling him a "loser" or "Mr. Too Late".
• The Fed had been on a collision course with Trump, who is vehemently calling for interest rate cuts, the day before.
• In view of Trump's aggressive tariff policy, it had opted for a wait-and-see approach and does not want to commit to cutting interest rates any time soon.
• "We have to wait and see how the situation develops," said Fed Chairman Powell when asked by a reporter whether the central bank should cut interest rates at all this year.
• The Fed left the key interest rate at a high level in the range of 4.25 to 4.5 percent.

US car industry criticizes Trump's deal with the UK

• US President Donald Trump's trade pact with the UK has gone down badly with the US automotive industry.
• The reason for this is the reduction in import duties for 100,000 British cars from 25 to 10 percent.
• This would favor manufacturers from the UK over their own industry, criticized the industry association AAPC.
• It represents the big three US car manufacturers: Ford $F (-2.06%) , General Motors $GM (-0.15%)and the Stellantis Group $STLAM (-2.69%)with brands such as Jeep and Dodge.
• Trump's government had imposed tariffs of 25 percent on imported vehicles and components.
• The US manufacturers produce some car models in Mexico and Canada and also source parts from there for production in the USA.
• A large proportion of these are initially exempt from the tariffs as long as the requirements of the USMCA free trade agreement are met.
• Association sees damage for US industry
• Over time, however, the foreign components of USMCA-compliant imported vehicles will also be subject to a 25 percent tariff.
• The trade pact will make it cheaper to bring a British car to the USA than a vehicle from Canada or Mexico, half of which consists of US parts, criticized the association.
• This would harm American manufacturers, suppliers and employees.
• Trump's Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick had argued that 100,000 vehicles only made up a small part of the US car market but were a relevant amount for British manufacturers such as Rolls-Royce, Bentley, Jaguar and Land Rover.

US Secretary of Commerce: Half of high-tech chips to come from the USA

• US President Donald Trump's administration has set a new ambitious target for the semiconductor market: 50 percent of modern high-tech chips are to be produced in the USA.
• This should give the country the "firepower" to develop artificial intelligence, said Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick on US broadcaster CNBC.
• The majority of chips have been produced in Asia for decades.
• The most modern semiconductors for smartphones or AI data centers, for example, come from Taiwan from contract manufacturer TSMC $TSM (+4.23%).
• There is great concern in the West that China could cut off supplies.
• Trump's predecessor Joe Biden therefore tried to bring more production to the USA.
• His government promised subsidies of around 39 billion dollars (35 billion euros) for this, and several plants are currently being built.
• Trump criticized the aid as a waste of money and wants to focus on tariffs instead.
• Restrictions on the export of US chips At the same time, Trump's government under Biden overturned export barriers for AI technology.
• Export restrictions were planned for many countries - to prevent chips and software from reaching countries such as China via detours.
• Lutnick criticized that this would have cut off allies such as Poland from modern US technology.
• The Trump administration has a different approach.
• According to this, chip deliveries should be permitted if they come to data centers of US operators, said Lutnick.
• As a second requirement, the data center would have to be connected to a cloud infrastructure "from someone we trust".

The Trade Desk $TTD (+7.48%)exceeds expectations for the first quarter thanks to strong demand for advertising technology

• Trade Desk released first-quarter revenue and earnings figures on Thursday that beat analysts' expectations thanks to strong demand for automated ad-buying technology.
• The company's shares rose by 14% in after-hours trading.
• The advertising company's strong results come at a time when companies are reducing their marketing spending due to prevailing recession fears and the uncertain economic situation.
• The advertising platform offers advertisers access to an extensive network of publishers and media partners across a range of industries, enabling them to target their advertising campaigns with precision.
• The Trade Desk is expanding support for its advertising ID "Unified ID 2.0" (UID2), which it says is more privacy-focused and an improvement and alternative to third-party cookies.
• Revenue increased by 25% to USD 616 million in the first quarter, exceeding estimates of USD 584 million, according to data from LSEG.
• On an adjusted basis, the company posted earnings of 33 cents per share for the quarter, above estimates of 25 cents.
• Trade Desk, which has partnerships with retailers such as Walmart, is forecasting second-quarter sales of at least $682 million, slightly below analysts' average estimate of $683.2 million.

Friday: Stock market dates, economic data, quarterly figures

• ex-dividend of individual stocks
• Allianz EUR 15.40
• MTU Aero Engines EUR 2.20
• Talanx EUR 2.70
• IBM USD 1.68
• Mensch und Maschine Software EUR 1.85
• Kuehne + Nagel International 8.25 CH
• Pfizer 0.43 USD
• Walmart 0.24 USD

• Quarterly figures / company dates USA / Asia
• 16:00 Colgate-Palmolive | AbbVie AGM

• Quarterly figures / company dates Europe
• 07:00 Commerzbank | Krones Quarterly figures
• 07:30 Bechtle quarterly figures
• 08:00 PNE AG | International Consolidated Airlines Quarterly figures
• 09:00 Commerzbank Analyst Conference
• 10:00 Drägerwerk AGM | PNE AG Analyst and Press Conference
• 10:30 Commerzbank | Bechtle PK
• 11:00 Villeroy & Boch AGM
• 13:00 Krones Analyst Conference

• Economic data

04:00 CN: April trade balance PROGNOSE: +97.60bn USD previous: +102.64bn USD Exports PROGNOSE: +2.5% yoy previous: +12.4% yoy Imports PROGNOSE: -5.5% yoy previous: -4.3% yoy

12:45 IS: Fed Governor Barr and Fed Governor Kugler (14:30) and Fed Governor Waller (17:30) et al, Reykjavik Economic Conference

14:30 US: Fed Richmond President Barkin to participate in Loudon County Chamber of Commerce Fireside Chat

16:00 US: Fed-Chicago President Goolsbee, attends Fed list-serve event

17:30 US: Fed Richmond President Barkin, attends Greater Washington Board of Trade event

No time specified:

- DE: Start of the trade fair "Invest - the financial event for your future ", Stuttgart

- RU: China's President Xi, visit to Russia

- FR: France's President Macron and Poland's Prime Minister Tusk sign defense agreement

Overall rating $TTD (+7.48%)🟢 Above expectations (based on CEO comment "outperformance" and strong figures)

Financial highlights Q1 2025 (YoY comparison):

* Revenue:

* Q1 2025: $616m.

* YoY: +25% (from $491m in Q1 2024)

* Performance: 🟢 Strong growth, outperforms the market.

* Adjusted EBITDA:

* Q1 2025: $208m.

* YoY: +28.4% (from $162m in Q1 2024)

* Performance: 🟢 Significant increase, shows operational strength.

* Adjusted EBITDA margin:

* Q1 2025: 34%

* YoY: +1 percentage point (from 33% in Q1 2024)

* Performance: 🟢 Efficiency further improved.

* Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share (EPS):

* Q1 2025: $0,33

* YoY: +26.9% (from $0.26 in Q1 2024)

* Performance: 🟢 Solid earnings growth.

* GAAP net income:

* Q1 2025: $51m.

* YoY: +59.4% (from $32m in Q1 2024)

* Performance: 🟢 Very strong improvement in profitability.

* Customer retention:

* Q1 2025: >95% (constant for 11 years)

* Performance: 🟢 Outstanding, evidence of strong customer benefit.

Key statements from the earnings report:

* Jeff Green (CEO): "We delivered strong results in the first quarter... [Strategic upgrades] contributed to our outperformance."

* Focus on Open Internet: "Leading marketers are looking for ways to leverage the open Internet... Kokai gives them more power than ever to achieve this, unlike the many limitations of walled gardens."

* Strategic initiatives:

* 🟢 Kokai platform: positive early impact of upgrades.

* 🟢 UID2 (Unified ID 2.0): Progressing adoption (Perion, Toyo Keizai, Piemme) as a future-proof identity solution.

* 🟢 OpenPath: Successful integrations (Warner Bros. Discovery, The Guardian, NY Post) for direct & transparent access to publisher inventory.

* 🟢 Sincera acquisition: Completed to strengthen data analytics and insights for advertisers.

* COO appointment: Vivek Kundra (ex-Salesforce, ex-US CIO) to drive operational excellence and scale.

Outlook Q2 2025:

* Revenue: At least $682m (indicates continued strong growth) 🟢

* Adjusted EBITDA: Approximately $259m (implies a margin of approx. 38%, further increase) 🟢

Brief conclusion:

The Trade Desk continues to show impressive growth momentum and profitability improvement. Strategic bets on the open internet, transparency (OpenPath) and a future-proof identity solution (UID2) are paying off. The outlook is promising and underlines the management's confidence in the continuation of the successful course.