Good MorningEquities wobbled last week and well off the recent lows but it looks like those lows will be tested again. The markets ended the week on a down note and at the low of the period after an escalation in the fighting over Ukrainian sovereignty. The key takeaway from the fighting is that Putin is bent on taking Kyiv and the Ukrainians aren't giving it up easily. What this means for the markets is for geopolitical tensions and oil prices to remain high. With Russian capacity off the market and OPEC sticking to its plans there is no top in sight for oil prices.
This week the market will be focused on the fallout from the fighting in Ukraine. While Russia is not a major economic power it is the tenth-largest nation by GDP and its exclusion from global financial systems will have far-reaching effects. In market news, traders and investors will be on high alert with the CPI due out on Friday. It is our expectation consumer-level inflation accelerated for the 11th month and will put added pressure on the FOMC. Featured: Trump Just Gave the Green Light to Rewrite Social Security? (Ad) 
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Markets | | | Oil prices jumped and shares were sharply lower Monday as the conflict in Ukraine deepened amid mounting calls for harsher sanctions against Russia.
Brent crude oil briefly surged above $130 a barrel but was trading around $125 a barrel later Monday. Benchmark U.S. crude also bounced,... Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | | FlyDubai on Monday reported a $229 million profit last year as the state-owned budget carrier saw its business rebound from the coronavirus pandemic and as regulators allowed it to again fly the Boeing 737 Max.
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Politics | | | Russia’s invasion of Ukraine entered its 12th day following what Ukrainian authorities described as increased shelling of encircled cities and another failed attempt to evacuate civilians from the besieged port of Mariupol Read the Full Story |
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Tech | | | Netflix and TikTok suspended most of their services in Russia on Sunday as the government cracks down on what people and media outlets can say about Russia's war in Ukraine.
Pulling the plug on online entertainment — and information — is likely to further isolate the country and its p... Read the Full Story |
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Politics | | | The latest developments on the Russia-Ukraine war:
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VIENNA, Austria — The International Atomic Energy Agency has said Russian forces are tightening their grip on the Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant, Ukraine’s largest, that they seized last week.
The director... Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | | Solar energy solutions provider First Solar (NASDAQ: FSLR) stock has been in a steady sell-off since peaking at highs of $123.13 in November 2021. While shares initially ramped up due to rising oil prices, they have decoupled as shares moved inversely. The surge in crude oil prices stemming from the... Read the Full Story |
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It is not a high flying software or biotech company, but Sprouts Farmers Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ: SFM) is nevertheless one of the hottest stocks on the Nasdaq.
After a third straight convincing move higher on Friday, the up-and-coming grocery store operator finished the week up 15% while the ... Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | | Cybersecurity networking firm Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ: PANW) stock is one of the few companies recently hitting all-time highs this year despite the sell-off in benchmark indexes. The Company is running on all cylinders as the remote or hybrid work format underpins the demand for cyber security. ... Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | | Investment bank Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) stock collapsed from its highs of $109.73 in just three weeks on fears of contagion from Russia. The Russian invasion of Ukraine has triggered swift sanctions against Russia and it’s banks including the Central Bank. The exposure to Russian banks has a... Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | | Russian aggression in Ukraine remains unchecked and is driving volatility in global markets. The latest news has Putin manipulating ceasefire agreements in his efforts to push deeper into the embattled territory. Read the Full Story |
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