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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 35,100.99 | -0.31% | | | | S&P 4,432.39 | -0.09% | | | | NASDAQ 14,860.18 | +0.16% | | | | *As of market close | | • | Stocks traded mixed on Monday, with a slight gain for the Nasdaq. | | • | Oil dropped 2.1 percent, closing at $66.83 per barrel. | | • | Gold dropped 1.7 percent, last going for $1,732 per ounce. | | • | Cryptocurrencies continued higher, with Bitcoin at $46,142 at the stock market close. | | | | | | | | | | Insider Trading Report: Louisiana-Pacific Corp (LPX) | | | | Alan Hughie, CFO at Louisiana-Pacific Corp (LPX) recently picked up 12,470 more shares. The buy increased his stake by nearly 29 percent, and came to a total price of just under $700,000.
This marks the first insider buy of the year, with the last purchase occurring back in November 2020. Overall, company insiders have been active as both buyers and sellers, although insider sales have been higher on average, even as shares have rallied in the past three years. » FULL STORY | | | | | | Unusual Options Activity: LiveRamp Holdings (RAMP) | | | | Shares of IT connectivity platform LiveRamp Holdings (RAMP) has seen shares taken a major dive over the past few months, although the company jumped 22 percent higher on Friday thanks to stronger-than-expected earnings. One trader sees a lot of volatility ahead, with the chance for shares to resume their longer-term downtrend.
That's based on the December $45 puts. With 129 days until expiration, over 3,740 contracts traded against a prior open interest of 102, for a 37-fold rise in volume.
» FULL STORY | | | | | | • | Corporate Vaccine Mandates Continue to Rise
As Delta-variant Covid cases rise, a number of companies have announced vaccine mandates for some or all of their workers. The move comes as companies are looking to bring workers back into offices at least part-time, after nearly 70 percent of employees were reported working from home at the start of the pandemic. | | | | • | UN Report States Climate Change May be Irreversible
A United Nations report drawn from a three-year analysis of 14,000 peer-reviewed scientific studies states that the effects of climate change may be irreversible at this point. Impacted areas could include coastal regions with rising seas and melting ice caps, and the report stresses how human activity has caused an impact. | | | | • | Gold Sees Weekend "Flash Crash"
Gold prices dropped nearly $100 per ounce late on Sunday, as over $4 billion in contracts were liquidated. This "flash crash" occurred as some see central bankers like the Federal Reserve easing off the monetary gas pedal later in the year by tapering bond purchases. Over the past year, gold prices are down nearly 17 percent even as inflation signs have been rising. | | | | • | Buffett Continues Share Buybacks
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A) reported solid earnings over the weekend, with profits up 7 percent compared to a year ago. Operating profits are up 21 percent over a year ago as well, and the company's cash has risen to $144.1 billion. CEO Warren Buffett also disclosed that the company bought back $6 billion of company shares in the second quarter. | | | | • | Trendyol Raises $1.5 Billion at $16.5 Billion Valuation
Turkish e-commerce platform Trendyol recently raised $1.5 billion at a valuation of $16.5 billion, making it one of the most valuable unicorns in the world and most valuable in Turkey. Funding included the Quatar Investment Authority and the SoftBank Vision Fund, making for Softbank's first investment in Turkey. | | | | | | TOP | | MRNA | 17.101% | | | TSN | 8.69% | | | VTRS | 5.965% | | | MOS | 3.398% | | | NUE | 3.327% | | | BOTTOM | | APD | 5.106% | | | DRI | 4.568% | | | FANG | 3.51% | | | MAR | 3.121% | | | WYNN | 2.811% | | | | | | | | | The S&P isn't doing much, but the undertow here has shifted toward cyclicals and smalls, maybe even international markets to some degree, those more sensitive to the economy, and away from growth and defensive stocks, which have been leading for a while here. | | - James Paulsen, chief investment strategist for The Leuthold Group, on the shifting market sentiment, on where investors may get the best returns over the coming months. | | |
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