Good MorningEquity markets started the week on uncertain footing, hugging break even most of the day and closing the session with a small loss. Friday's labor market report confirmed that the US economic condition is still good and that consumers are working and earning more than ever. The bad news is that resilient labor market conditions and broad economic health do not indicate a need to cut interest rates, which raises a question of when the first cuts will come. The CME FedWatch Tool reveals diminishing hope for a summer cut and growing concern there will be no FOMC interest rate cuts this year.
The risk for this week is inflation. The market will get a triple-dose of inflation data, including the Import Price, Producer Price, and Consumer Price Indices. The indices are expected to show persistently high inflation across the board, which may lead the market to reduce its already diminished outlook for FOMC action. The takeaway is that the market expects an economic shift in the back half of the year that is slowing being priced out of equities. Whether or not the S&P 500 can continue to rally depends on the economy and the consumer. Featured: My biggest AI fear (Paradigm Press) 
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Insider buying is good. It shows management’s confidence in a business, helping to support investor sentiment, and no insider is more significant than the CEO. Who else is as up-to-date on a business's health and outlook as the person in charge? This is a list of the five most significant CE... Read the Full Story |
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MarketBeat's many investor tools include analysts' rankings and sentiment trackers. These tools help investors and traders gauge market sentiment, showing trends and changes, updated revisions, and new reports. But which analysts do best? Why does it matter? It matters because the analysts with th... Read the Full Story |
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On April 5, 2024, Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) announced its intent to acquire Shockwave Medical Inc. (NASDAQ: SWAV) for $13.1 billion. Under the terms of the proposed deal, JNJ will pay $335 per share, which is a 4.75% premium compared to Shockwave's closing price on April 4, 2024. As of mid... Read the Full Story |
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BlackBerry Ltd (NYSE: BB) was once the leader in the smartphone segment in the mid-2000s when they were known as Research In Motion. Their BlackBerry smartphones had built-in physical keyboards and a trackball utilizing SMS technology. Its users could be identified by clicking away at the tiny key... Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | | Shares were mixed in Asia on Wednesday after U.S. stock indexes held at a near standstill ahead of some potentially market-moving reports.Hong Kong's Hang Seng gained 1.9% to 17,144.54, while the Shanghai Composite index slipped 0.3% to 3,088.25. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 gave up 0.4% to 39,616.51 and the ... Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | | U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says upcoming U.S.-China talks will tackle a top Biden administration complaint that Beijing’s economic model and trade practices put American companies and workers at an unfair competitive disadvantage Read the Full Story |
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Altimmune Inc. (NASDAQ: ALT) is a clinical-stage biotechnology company specializing in treating liver disease and obesity. Their lead drug, Pemvidutide, has garnered much attention as a GLP-1/glucagon dual agonist similar to the weight-loss treatments Mounjaro and Zepbound by Eli Lilly and C... Read the Full Story |
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Stocks | | | Asia stocks were mostly higher on Tuesday, with investors mainly focusing on a U.S. inflation report and what it means for interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve. Oil prices advanced while U.S. futures were mixed. The yen weakened, coming close to a 34-year low. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 gaine... Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | | Ever since the Federal Reserve signaled last fall that it was likely done raising interest rates, Wall Street traders, economists, would-be homeowners — pretty much everyone — began obsessing over a single question: When will the Fed start cutting rates Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | | The nation’s most influential banker, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, told investors Monday that he continues to expect the U.S. economy to be resilient and grow this year. But he worries geopolitical events including the war in Ukraine and the Israel-Hamas war, as well as U.S. political polarizatio... Read the Full Story |
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Tuesday's Early Bird Stock Of The Day KB Home operates as a homebuilding company in the United States. It operates through four segments: West Coast, Southwest, Central, and Southeast. It builds and sells various homes, including attached and detached single-family residential homes, townhomes, and condominiums primarily for first-time, first move-up, second move-up, and active adult homebuyers. The company also provides financial services, such as insurance products and title services, as well as mortgage banking services, including residential consumer mortgage loans to homebuyers. It has operations in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Nevada, North Carolina, Texas, and Washington. The company was formerly known as Kaufman and Broad Home Corporation and changed its name to KB Home in January 2001. KB Home was founded in 1957 and is based in Los Angeles, California. | | View Today's Stock Pick |
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