Earnings season kicks off next week. Morgan Stanley sees these stocks surprising to the upside

Using an Earnings Surprise Composite model, the investment bank said a memory chip maker, bank and defense company are likely to beat analyst estimates.

Oil and fertilizer stocks get pummeled but are still well above levels before the Iran conflict April 8, 2026
Of the S&P 500’s top 20 biggest decliners, 19 companies are in either the oil and gas or the fertilizer business, and the other one is in agriculture.
Tomi Kilgore
Americans would love this $25,000 hybrid SUV — but it’s not available here yet April 8, 2026
Chinese vehicles may not be for sale in the U.S. yet, but they’re already getting positive reviews. “Other automakers should be paying attention,” said a vehicle-test editor at Edmunds.
Venessa Wong
Why these 3 airlines are still raising bag fees even though passengers are already fed up with high prices April 8, 2026
Three major airlines have hiked their checked-bag fees this month, in another blow for travelers still reeling from long TSA lines and increased airfare.
Genna Contino
Oracle’s stock is trading at an extreme discount to this key technical indicator April 8, 2026
Shares of Oracle are trading at a steep discount to their 200-day moving average as Wall Street doubts the company can hit its ambitious 2030 financial targets.
Christine Ji
The New York Times says it’s identified Satoshi, bitcoin’s inventor. The crypto industry doesn’t seem to care. April 8, 2026
A report in The New York Times claims to have identified the person who goes by the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamato, the inventor of bitcoin and one of the richest people on Earth.
Steve Goldstein
Waste, fraud and abuse is alive and well at Medicare Advantage April 8, 2026
The Trump administration has just decided to spend another $13 billion of taxpayers’ money on a federal boondoggle that already overcharges us $76 billion a year.
Brett Arends
Two reasons AT&T’s stock is missing out on the market’s cease-fire rally April 8, 2026
Defensive stocks are losing their luster, and an analyst has voiced some concerns about the sustainability of AT&T’s broadband momentum.
Emily Bary
We’re in our 70s with no heirs. I like donating $30,000 from our $700,000 IRA to charity — my husband disagrees. Who’s right? April 8, 2026
“Our income — Social Security, his VA disability and three pensions — covers all expenses.”
Quentin Fottrell
My wife and I want to move to Malaysia. Will we receive Social Security benefits there? April 8, 2026
‘Would we have to forget about those benefits and live off of other income?’
Alessandra Malito
These stocks in the S&P 500 are rising the most after Trump’s cease-fire announcement April 8, 2026
Travel-related companies and semiconductor manufacturers dominated the list of top U.S. stock performers early Wednesday.
Philip van Doorn