Good morning. Stocks once again advanced and declined largely on pre-election stimulus talks.
It's the monthly jobs numbers today and they're not going to be pretty and will be possibly the tip of the iceberg as we head into May.
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| | | | DOW 28,308.43 | +0.40% | | | | S&P 3,443.15 | +0.47% | | | | NASDAQ 11,516.49 | +0.33% | | | | *As of market close | | • | Stocks rallied on Tuesday, but closed off the highs of the day. | | • | Oil rose 1.6 percent, closing at $41.51 per barrel. | | • | Gold advanced 0.1 percent, to $1,913 per ounce. | | • | Cryptocurrencies advanced yet again, with Bitcoin topping $11,916. | | | | | | | | This Corner of the Entertainment Sector Gets an Upgrade | | | | There's an entertainment sector that was bigger than the movie box office before the pandemic. That industry? Video games. Over the years, the space has grown to include a number of publishers and sales in the billions. And it's a trend likely to continue. The space was just upgraded by MKM Partners, who sees further gains in the space as next generation consoles start to hit the markets.
» FULL STORY | | | | | | Insider Trading Report: Carnival Corp (CCL) | | | | Richard Glasier, a director at Carnival Corp (CCL), recently picked up 10,000 shares. The purchase came to just over $140,000, and increased the director's stake by 23 percent. This marks the second insider buy of 2020, following a 1.25 million share buy from another director back in early April. Insiders were last sellers in 2019, at prices 70-75 percent higher than where shares currently trade. » FULL STORY | | | | | | Unusual Options Activity: UBS Group AG (UBS) | | | | Shares of Swiss bank UBS Group AG (UBS) had a decent day on Tuesday, as the bank reported its strongest third-quarter earnings in a decade. Traders see more upside ahead. That's shown by the 16-fold rise in volume on the August 2021 $12.50 calls. The options saw over 1,650 contracts trade against a prior interest of 101. The option is at-the-money, meaning the trade should rise dollar for dollar with any move higher in the bank's stock.
» FULL STORY | | | | | | | TOP | | XEC | 7.671% | | | GM | 6.747% | | | APA | 6.071% | | | IQV | 5.76% | | | TRV | 5.606% | | | BOTTOM | | IBM | 6.493% | | | PM | 5.794% | | | ZM | 5.511% | | | SYF | 5.055% | | | PXD | 4.044% | | | | | | | | | Over the next 24 hours ... arguably the most important issue to watch for is a resolution on fiscal stimulus. While markets might see this as less significant (since a deal is likely post-election day), it is a big deal for those Americans with expiring benefits. So, we think it is very important for Washington to get a deal done. | | - Tom Lee, head of research at Fundstrat Global Advisors, on why the market is paying attention to the ever-changing story on another round of economic stimulus. | | |
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