Catalysts anchors Brad Smith and Alexandra Canal bring investors into the first full trading hour of the day, breaking down a variety of economic data and top trending stocks.

US pending home sales fell 5.5% month-over-month in July against expectations of a 0.2% growth, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR). In addition, contract signings declined in all four US regions in the month.

Buy now, pay later service Affirm Holdings (AFRM) shares skyrocketed by over 30% on Thursday after topping fiscal fourth quarter revenue estimates and posting narrower-than-expected losses per share.

Nutanix (NTNX) CEO Rajiv Ramaswami comes onto the program to discuss the cloud company's latest earnings beat and its plans to become "the company" for running generative AI applications on.

Shares of Birkenstock (BIRK) fell on Thursday despite showing strong sales growth compared to the previous year. Stifel managing director and equity research analyst Jim Duffy joins the show to break down the sandal maker's recent performance — along with a variety of other premier retail brands — and how they can operate amongst a discerning consumer.

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This post was written by Nicholas Jacobino