Good morning. We knew that the market's ups and downs would, in the short-term, be dependent on..
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 30,067,75 | -0.35% | | | | S&P 3,672.72 | -0.80% | | | | NASDAQ 12,338.95 | -1.94% | | | | *As of market close | | • | Stocks dropped on Wednesday, with the biggest losses in the tech-heavy Nasdaq. | | • | Oil prices traded flat, closing at $45.63 per barrel. | | • | Gold declined 1.8 percent, ending at $1,841 per ounce. | | • | Cryptocurrencies generally declined, with Bitcoin changing hands at $18,340. | | | | | | | | Toymakers Get a Holiday Upgrade | | | | While toys sell throughout the year, the holiday season tends to see the biggest volume of sales. That's a boon to toymakers in general. So it's no surprise that this sector is seeing a holiday upgrade, courtesy of analysts at Citigroup. But the analysis has one key trend this year. Toymaking has gone beyond simply manufacturing physical products. It also involves being in the entertainment industry, integrating its toys with intellectual property and technologies to create a bigger experience.
» FULL STORY | | | | | | Insider Trading Report: Dollar Tree (DLTR) | | | | Lemuel Lewis, a director at Dollar Tree (DLTR) recently added 1,000 shares to his holdings. The buy increased his stake by over 4 percent, and came to a total purchase price of over $112,000. This marks the first insider buy at the company since March. Company insiders have generally been sellers of shares, ranging from other directors to the company's CEO and COO. Insiders have sold at prices as much as 16 percent higher than the current price. » FULL STORY | | | | | | Unusual Options Activity: Apple (AAPL) | | | | Shares of consumer tech giant Apple (AAPL) have been rising in recent sessions, but are still well under the all-time high set in early September. One trader sees the current rally ending. That's based on the January 8th 2021 $125 put options, expiring 29 days from now. Over 8,185 of the contracts traded hands, a 21-fold rise in volume over the prior open interest of 388. The option is at-the-money, with shares trading just a hair under $125.
» FULL STORY | | | | | | | TOP | | NLSN | 9.132% | | | LOW | 5.878% | | | LLY | 5.827% | | | BIDU | 4.552% | | | GE | 3.923% | | | BOTTOM | | FTNT | 4.8% | | | SWKS | 4.814% | | | QRVO | 5.637% | | | PAYC | 4.17% | | | DXCM | 4.242% | | | | | | | | | Covid is raging and still no stimulus package? Never mind, with vaccinations already underway, it may be impossible to keep this stock market from rising through the holidays. | | - Jim Paulsen, chief investment strategist at the Leuthold Group, on why the market is likely to continue its seasonal holiday rally this year in spite of some significant headwinds like a slowing economy and lack of stimulus measure. | | |
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