Good morning. Often, the best investments you can make in a given year may not come from the...
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 33,826.69 | +0.39% | | |  | S&P 4,079.09 | -0.28% | | | | | NASDAQ 11,787.27 | -0.58% | | | | | *As of market close | | | • | Markets were closed Monday, in observation of President's Day. | | | | | | | | |
| | | If It's a Dirty Job, It's Probably Profitable For Your Portfolio | | | | Utility companies tend to offer steady returns, but at a cost. Growth is limited, thanks to regulatory concerns. However, some utilities can fare better than others, either because they're in growing markets, or because they face less regulatory scrutiny.
One such area is in waste management, aka, garbage hauling. This service is often provided to municipalities by an oligopoly of companies. These companies are able to earn reasonable returns, particularly for patient investors.
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| | Insider Trading Report: Visa (V) | | | | Denise Morrison, a director at Visa (V), recently added 455 shares. The buy increased her holdings by 8 percent, and came to a total cost of $84,096.
This marks the first insider buy at the company in the past three years. Generally, company executives have been regular sellers of Visa shares as their stock options have vested. A few directors have been modest sellers of shares at times as well.
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| | Unusual Options Activity: Union Pacific Corporation (UNP) | | | | Shares of railroad Union Pacific Corporation (UNP) are down about 20 percent over the past year. One trader sees a rebound, although it may take two years to play out.
That's based on the January 2025 $220 calls. With 696 days until expiration, 4,100 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 192, for a 21-fold rise in volume on the trade. The buyer of the calls paid $22.80 to make the bullish bet.
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| | • | Investors See the Potential for a More Aggressive Fed
Recent economic data shows that inflation remains high, and the job market remains strong. That's a powerful combination for a hot economy, not one that's starting to cool down. Market participants are starting to increase their bets on interest rates rising higher and staying higher for longer as a result – and there's a rising view that the Fed may hike interest rates by 0.5 percent at its next meeting. | | | | • | Bank of Japan to Test Digital Currency
The Bank of Japan will launch a pilot to test a "digital yen" in April. The experiment comes two years after the central bank launched a proof of concept in late 2020. The goal is to test the technical feasibility of a fully-digital currency. | | | | • | Goldman Predicts Market Rally in China
Investment bank Goldman Sachs (GS) expects China's stock market to be a top performer this year. That's based on the theme that the country's reopening from the pandemic will lead to a recovery in consumer spending. Chinese stocks have the potential for a 24 percent return, based on an analysis from Goldman. | | | | • | Some Housing Markets Show Declines
While home prices increased in the fourth quarter nationwide, 20 of 186 markets tracked by the National Association of Realtors showed a decline. The major drops occurred in areas that have historically been the strongest performers, including San Jose, San Francisco, and Anaheim, all in the state of California. | | | | • | Meta to Add Paid Verification
Taking a page from Twitter, social media company Facebook is also looking at a paid verification program. The subscription program would cost $11.99 per month for web users, and $14.99 per month for iOS users. The subscription would provide additional features in addition to receiving a blue badge akin to Twitter's checkmark. | | |
| | | | TOP | | | DE | 7.43% | | | | BIO | 6.451% | | | | OGN | 4.142% | | | | GEHC | 3.243% | | | | TSLA | 2.931% | | | | BOTTOM | | | ALB | 10.29% | | | | HAL | 5.288% | | | | BKR | 5.238% | | | | HES | 5.231% | | | | EOG | 5.146% | | | | |
| | |  | | We have been in a very contentious tug of war between the equity markets and the Treasury markets. Equity investors seem to be looking through a couple more rate hikes and looking forward to a pause. | | - Art Hogan, chief market strategist at B.Riley, on why investors should expect interest rates to continue rising, in light of last week's data showing that inflation isn't dying off yet. | |
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