Good morning. If you've got a jet ski or boat, you might want to do your holiday shopping now...
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 36,100.31 | +0.50% | | | | S&P 4,682.85 | +0.72% | | | | NASDAQ 15,860.96 | +1.00% | | | | *As of market close | | • | Stocks rallied into the weekend, but still closed down for the week. | | • | Oil dropped 1 percent, closing at $80.80 per barrel. | | • | Gold rose 0.2 percent, last going for $1,868 per ounce. | | • | Cryptocurrencies were slightly down, with Bitcoin at $64,225 at the market close. | | | | | | | | | | This Slow-and-Steady Sector Could Unlock Big Profits In the 5G Boom | | | | Lost among the shuffle of some of today's tech trends, the 5G network continues to roll out. The technology includes faster download speeds and a better ability to use video and other tools for communication, work, and play while on the go. It's a trend combining a number of things from wireless chips to the location of cell towers. With many ways to profit, investors need a way to narrow down opportunities. » FULL STORY | | | | | | Insider Trading Report: The Scotts Miracle Grow Company (SMG) | | | | Gerald Volas, a director at The Scotts Miracle Grow Company (SMG), recently bought 6,000 shares. The buy increased his stake by 1,376 percent, and came to a total price of just under $1.03 million. This marks the first insider buy of the past three years. Over the past three years, company insiders from major owners to directors to executives have been exclusive sellers of shares. » FULL STORY | | | | | | Unusual Options Activity: The Walt Disney Company (DIS) | | | | Shares of entertainment giant The Walt Disney Company (DIS) shed over 7 percent on Thursday following lackluster earnings. Traders were active in the options market, betting that shares would soon rebound.
Of several highly active trades in the company, the February $165 calls attracted 4,488 contracts against a prior interest of 111, for a 40-fold jump in volume. The buyer of the calls paid $7.85 to make the trade, which expires in 95 days.
» FULL STORY | | | | | | • | Consumer Sentiment Hits 10-Year Low
Consumer sentiment has hit a decade low, on the back of rising inflation expectations, a labor shortage, and ongoing supply chain issues. The latest survey from the University of Michigan indicates that customers had expected those latter two issues to be resolved by now. 25 percent of respondents have stated that inflation has already worsened their living standards. | | | | • | Inflation to Hit Thanksgiving Dinner Costs
According to the Farm Bureau, Thanksgiving dinner costs dropped 4 percent in 2020, to an average of $46.90. However, 2021 is expected to hit a record, thanks to rising inflation. While the latest official rate is 6.2 percent, food costs such as meat are up closer to 12 percent. | | | | • | Natural Gas Supplies Stabilize
A few weeks of unseasonably mild weather in the US have allowed inventories of natural gas for heating fuel to build up. This stabilized supply has brought natural gas prices off their high, but the worst of the winter weather still lies ahead, so prices will likely be volatile. " | | | | • | Johnson & Johnson to Split into Two Companies
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) announced plans to split the company into two separate businesses. The company's consumer health division will be spun off, creating one of the world's largest such firms. The company's core pharmaceutical business will still remain the largest healthcare company in the world. | | | | • | Instagram Adds More Features to Appeal to Tik-Tok Users
Instagram, the social media company owned by Meta (FB) is adding two new features to its Reels section. Those are voice effects and text to speech. Those features are already available on TikTok, and increases Instagram's interest for creating short-form videos. | | | | | | TOP | | ETSY | 7.425% | | | CZR | 4.034% | | | FB | 4.012% | | | NFLX | 3.806% | | | MU | 3.689% | | | BOTTOM | | HPE | 8.156% | | | AAL | 4.876% | | | UAL | 2.941% | | | OGN | 2.938% | | | CCL | 2.867% | | | | | | | | | Big numbers get big headlines, and yes prices are higher, but you've got also wage increases that are just about to the same amount as inflation is. So inflation is definitely real, but the impact isn't quite as severe as people think. | | - Randy Frederick of the Schwab Center for Financial Research, on the rise in inflation relative to the rise in wages over the past year, and why the inflation numbers don't look as out of control as they seem. | | |
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