Good MorningEquity markets should continue to shake off the impact of higher than expected inflation this week but the risk of inflation is still present. The much-hotter than expected CPI and PPI releases underscore what industry professionals and S&P 500 executives have been saying for the last quarter; higher prices are here. The question now is at what pace will inflation stabilize, and when. If the pace of inflation remains high next month the market could be in for another swoon.
This week, investors will be focusing on the last of the S&P 500 Q1 earnings reports and some key mid-month data. The economic calendar includes reads on manufacturing conditions, home builder sentiment, housing starts, and the Index of Leading Indicators as well as the minutes from the Fed’s last meeting. The market will be closely watching each data release for signs of higher inflation and they could send the market lower if present. Regardless of the outcome of this week’s data, consumers should be prepared for steadily rising prices over the next several quarters.
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Markets | | | Global stock markets were mixed Monday after surging new coronavirus cases in Thailand and Taiwan fueled disease fears and Chinese factory and consumer activity were weaker than expected.
London and Frankfurt opened lower. Shanghai and Hong Kong advanced while Tokyo declined.
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Tech | | | The operator of the nation's largest gasoline pipeline — hit on May 7th by a ransomware attack — announced Saturday that it has resumed “normal operations," delivering fuel to its markets, including a large swath of the East Coast.
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Markets | | | Social media platform Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) stock has been fallen hard along with other social media peers Pinterest (NYSE: PINS) and Snap (NYSE: SNAP) due to slow down concerns stemming from the acceleration of the re-opening trends. Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | | Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline’s potential COVID-19 vaccine triggered strong immune responses in all adult age groups in preliminary trials, boosting optimism the shot may join the fight against the pandemic this year.
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Politics | | | GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — The Gaza Health Ministry says the death toll from Israeli strikes on a main thoroughfare in Gaza City has climbed to 33, including 12 women and eight children.
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Markets | | | Timothy Tharp has owned businesses in Detroit long enough to remember when parts of downtown resembled a ghost town. He’s also seen its resurgence with new restaurants, hotels and throngs of people since the city's emergence from bankruptcy.
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Markets | | | FreightCar America (NASDAQ: RAIL) has been working had on a transformation that is proving beneficial to the company. The problem is that Q1 results are far below expectations even with the weakly updated guidance and give little reason to own the stock Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing said it would invest billions into its planned facilities in Phoenix. The news came just weeks after the company announced another expansion of the same plant. The company is also prioritizing the manufacturing of automotive chips this year. Read the Full Story |
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