 | | |  | DOW 33,614.80 | -0.53% | | | | S&P 4,328.87 | -0.79% | | | | NASDAQ 13,313.44 | -1.66% | | | | | *As of market close | | | • | Stocks sank going into the weekend, as Ukraine headlines continued to dominate. | | | • | Oil soared 7 percent, closing at $115.17 per barrel. | | | • | Gold rose 1.8 percent, going for $1,971per ounce. | | | • | Cryptocurrencies sank, with Bitcoin at $39,463 at the market close. | | | | | | | |
| | | To Find Growth Bargains, Look for the Relative Value Play | | | | Any industry will eventually consolidate into a handful of players. One may dominate, but within the group of large players, one will usually be a value play. That company tends to have the potential to jump, at least once management finds a catalyst that can move shares higher.
That offers investors a chance to get a solid bargain during a market downturn, and often a dividend growth play on top of that too.
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| | Insider Trading Report: Floor & Décor Holdings (FND) | | | | William Giles, a director at Floor & Décor Holdings (FND), recently added 2,000 shares. The buy increased his holdings by 51 percent, and came to a total price of $192,000.
The buy came a few days after another director bought 800 shares, paying over $77,000 to do so. Otherwise, insiders have been sellers at the company going back to May 2020.
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| | Unusual Options Activity: Vale (VALE) | | | | Shares of iron ore producer Vale (VALE) have been rising in recent weeks as commodity prices have been soaring higher. One trader sees the possibility for a further move from here.
That's based on the September $25 calls. With 192 days until expiration, 7,504 contracts traded hands compared to a prior open interest of 128, for a 59-fold jump in volume on the trade. The buyer of the calls paid $0.69 to make the trade.
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| | • | Unemployment Rate Drops to 3.8 Percent
Job growth took off in February, according to the latest Labor Department data. The US economy added 678,000 jobs, in excess of the 440,000 expected by economists. January's report was also revised higher to show a gain of 481,000 jobs. The strong job growth has taken the unemployment rate down to 3.8 percent. | | | | • | IPO Market Stalls Amid Russia's Invasion of Ukraine
Businesses are scrapping or delaying plans to go public or raise further equity in markets right now. They are primarily citing Russia's invasion of Ukraine as a reason for doing so. European businesses withdrew over $634 million in deals in February as the invasion unfolded, a massive increase over the $140 million withdrawals from February 2021. | | | | • | Lukoil Calls for End to Russian Invasion
In a statement to shareholders, the board at Lukoil has called for an end to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The second largest oil company in Russia, with produces more than 2 percent of global oil has been the first Russian company to break ranks with the Russian regime. | | | | • | LA Megamansion Sells for $141 Million
"The One," a Megamansion in the Los Angles area, has sold at a bankruptcy auction for $141 million. The mansion was placed in receivership last year, after plans to finish the mansion and list it for $500 million didn't plan out. The mansion has 105,000 square feet, and the sale trounces the prior record of $51 million for an auctioned home. | | | | • | Volocopter Raises $170 Million at $1.87 Billion Valuation
Volocopter, a German startup working on taxi-style electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, has raised $170 million. The latest round of funding brings the company's valuation to $1.87 billion. The company expects that it can see a certification in the second half of 2023, and a commercial launch in early 2024. | | |
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| | |  | | I think because we saw Powell say, uncharacteristically frankly, specifically say that the planned to support a 25-basis point hike, that speculative thinking may be a little bit more anchored at a 25-basis point hike even if we do see a stronger-than-expected [jobs] report... even 5.8% wage growth is a wage cut if inflation is creeping up above 7%. | | - Lauren Goodwin, economist and portfolio strategist at New York Life Investment, on why the latest jobs report ahead of the Fed's first interest rate hike in years will likely cement in a 0.25 percent increase off of 0 percent. | |
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