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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.
| | | | DOW 31,801.91 | +0.97% | | | | S&P 3,821.22 | -0.54% | | | | NASDAQ 12,609.16 | -2.41% | | | | *As of market close | | • | Stocks traded mixed on Monday, with the Nasdaq giving up Friday's pop higher. | | • | Oil prices dropped 2.1 percent, hitting $64.73. | | • | Gold declined 1.2 percent, with the metal trading at $1,679 per ounce. | | • | Cryptocurrencies moved slightly higher, with Bitcoin last at $51,853. | | | | | | | | | | Big Box Retailers Oversold on Tech Meltdown | | | | Markets are forward looking. And when looking at retail plays, they see things getting worse, not better, for a number of big-box stores. Why? Same-store sales trends. The big players saw a surge higher as mom and pop stores closed, and that trend may unwind slightly, which could hurt future trends. That's led to a number of big-name retailers decline even after posting great sales and earnings numbers.
» FULL STORY | | | | | | Insider Trading Report: Asa Gold (ASA) | | | | William Donovan, a director at Asa Gold (ASA) recently picked up 1,000 shares. The total cost came to just under $19,000. The buy doubled the director's stake. This adds to a number of other buys from directors and the company's President and COO over the past few months, with trades anywhere from a few hundred shares to 10,000 shares. The last sale by a company insider was in January 2020. » FULL STORY | | | | | | Unusual Options Activity: Snowflake (SNOW) | | | | Cloud-based software giant Snowflake (SNOW) has seen shares drop over 40 percent from their peak in early December. One trader sees a potential move higher from here. That's based on the April $250 calls. With shares around $240, it would take a $10 move higher for the trade to move in-the-money. Over 7,600 contracts traded, a 57-fold rise from the open volume of 134.
» FULL STORY | | | | | | • | Senate Passes $1.9 Trillion Stimulus Bill
More money is likely to hit the stock market soon. That's a takeaway from the latest stimulus package, approved by the Senate over the weekend. While interest rates have risen modestly in recent weeks on fears of how all this stimulus will be paid for, more money hitting the economy will likely move the market higher and allow lower-income Americans to increase their spending rates and stay out of poverty. | | | | • | Elon Musk Loses $27 Billion as Tesla Shares Drop
Last week's tech selloff has been tough for traders, who may have had to quickly unwind leveraged trades. For big owners of the shares, there's no quick way to get out of the way of a falling knife. Case in point? Elon Musk, at one point the world's wealthiest man, isn't anymore. The major drop in Tesla Motors (TSLA) shares caused the billionaire to lose $27 billion. | | | | • | Credit Card Rewards: Taxable Income?
Many consumers appreciate getting something back from their credit card statements, such as gift cards or rewards. One physicist who used gift cards and money orders to earn over $300,000 in rewards now has to face a bigger challenge: The IRS. America's tax giant claims the money is taxable income. In the past, the agency has stated that's not the case, and this could lead to a tax headache for smaller reward members in time. | | | | • | PayPal Adds to Cryptocurrency Activity with Curv
Fintech giant PayPal (PYPL) has made plans to buy Curv, a cryptocurrency startup based out of Israel. It's a security company operating cloud-based services so consumers can use crypto wallets without a hardware device. Up until now, PayPal has only allowed users to store cryptocurrency on its platform. This acquisition suggests further advances for users buying cryptocurrency with PayPal. | | | | • | GameStop Makes Push for E-Commerce
Retail gaming outlet GameStop (GME) is pushing higher once again. The company has hired Ryan Cohen, co-founder of Chewy (CHWY), to help the company with its e-commerce operations. Cohen has also been a big investor in the company, well ahead of the retail investor surge in January. Shares are gradually moving back towards those speculative highs, and short interest remains elevated. | | | | | | TOP | | VIAC | 12.689% | | | M | 9.127% | | | HBI | 8.693% | | | UAL | 7.007% | | | VNO | 6.83% | | | BOTTOM | | BIDU | 11.096% | | | MPWR | 9.27% | | | TER | 8.516% | | | LRCX | 8.233% | | | ENPH | 8.004% | | | | | | | | | I do think we're seeing a strong cyclical upturn in the economy here. I mean what's going on is we've adapted to the pandemic quite well, the economy's doing okay and now ... policy is kind of like the accelerator that's welded to the floor here… we've got the Federal Reserve basically committed to keeping rates low and keeping bond buying going even if we get a transitory surge in inflation. So I do see we're building to a lot of growth, a lot of inflation as this year goes on, but that's not bad for value stocks. | | - David Kelly, chief global strategist at JPMorgan Asset Management, on why the economy is poised for further gains this year, and why value stocks are likely to move higher. | | |
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