IBM: Rising Consumer Demand and What to Watch at Earnings

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Andy Swan highlights rising consumer demand for IBM, what to watch in upcoming earnings, and signals for long-term customer strength.

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Andy Swan told Schwab Network that IBM's consumer demand trends look stronger than expected, even as the week's headlines belong to Alphabet and Tesla. That observation matters because IBM can act as an early read on enterprise and consumer appetite for technology spending, which ripples into ad, cloud, and EV demand. With Alphabet and Tesla set to report after Wednesday's close, tracking whether IBM's customers stay engaged gives investors a behavioral cross-check for the big names in tech this earnings stretch.