🎯A New Income Play Hits the Market

Good morning. Typically, when a company reaches a large size and its growth prospects decline...

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.

Good morning. Typically, when a company reaches a large size and its growth prospects decline, the company looks to either make an acquisition or return capital to shareholders via a dividend or buyback. Today's big tech companies have largely been stingy with payouts, preferring the acquisition model instead. However, there are some exceptions. Microsoft (MSFT) pays a 0.75 percent dividend. And now Meta Platforms (META) has joined the group, with a $0.50 quarterly dividend. For a year, that will make a $2.00 payment, or about 0.5 percent at today's prices. While not huge, it's a sign that Meta's development of the metaverse will likely continue to take a backseat… and that's not necessarily a bad thing. Meta shareholders will now have some capital to put to work elsewhere. And traders have a strong uptrend to keep playing in the weeks ahead. Now here's the rest of the news: Sponsored Content The Next 6 Months Could Cost you Everything "Safe" investors who don't get out of cash now could lose everything over the next six months. For the first time that I've ever heard of…a bubble is about to burst on a schedule. Yes, we know the date when everything is going to change in the financial markets. As usual, the rich and elite are already way ahead of this. The good news is, there's a simple 3-step process to insulating yourself from this bubble. To find out when the bubble is going to pop and how to get ahead of it, watch the FREE video here. MARKETS DOW 38,654.42 +0.35% S&P 4,958.61 +1.07% NASDAQ 15,628.95 +1.74% *As of market close • Markets soared on Friday, following a strong jobs report. • Oil dropped 2.3 percent, closing at $72.14 per barrel. • Gold slid 0.8 percent, ending at $2,054 per ounce. • Cryptocurrencies traded mixed, with bitcoin at $42,976 at the stock market close. Today's TOP TIPS Over Time, Earnings Matter, Not the Market's Reaction to Earnings Earnings season offers investors the opportunity to profit from market overreactions. That's because a company can have a great quarter, but still see shares decline. Or vice versa. What matters most is to determine if the market is overreacting. If the market has overreacted to the downside, investors may be able to earn a quick profit as shares rebound. Or it can allow an investor to build a stake in great companies at a reasonable price. » FULL STORY Insider Activity Report: Cleveland Cliffs (CLF) Ron Bloom, a director at Cleveland Cliffs (CLF), recently bought 25,000 shares. The buy increased his stake by over 1,000 percent, and came to a total cost of $506,095. This marks the first insider activity since last May, when another company director bought 10,000 shares, paying just under $150,000 to do so. The company President and CEO was a buyer last year, picking up about $1.6 million in shares overall. » FULL STORY Unusual Option Activity: AT&T (T) Telecom operator AT&T (T) is down 13 percent over the past year, but shares are trending higher following strong earnings. One trader sees further upside in the coming weeks. That's based on the March $19 calls. With 38 days until expiration, 323,242 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 1,536, for a massive 210-fold surge in volume on the trade. The buyer of the calls paid $0.19 to make the bullish bet. » FULL STORY IN OTHER NEWS • Bank of England Holds Steady on Rates The Bank of England held interest rates steady at 5.25 percent, following in the footsteps of the Federal Reserve. The BoE did remove language that it might have to further raise interest rates, which many investors see as an early sign that rate cuts are coming later this year. • Amazon Unveils AI Shopping Assistant Rufus Tech giant Amazon (AMZN) has launched an AI-powered assistant trained in the company's e-commerce catalog. Named Rufus, it will launch to a subset of U.S. customers for beta testing before a full rollout. Rufus adds to other AI-powered additions across Amazon's various businesses. • Intel Delays Ohio Chipmaking Factories Chipmaker Intel (INTC) is delaying construction of two new factors in Ohio. The company is waiting for government incentives, which will now delay the projects past their original estimated completion date of 2026. The overall project was estimated to come to a total cost of $20 billion. • Zoom to Cut 2 Percent of Workforce Video conferencing company Zoom (ZM) has announced that it's cutting about 2 percent of its workforce, or about 150 jobs. That adds to the 1,300 positions, or about 15 percent of staff, that was laid off in February 2023. The company noted that it will continue to hire for some roles, including those in artificial intelligence and sales. • Peloton Turnaround Moving Slower than Expected Fitness company Peloton (PTON) saw shares drop more than 20 percent last week, as the company reported another quarterly loss. The company's multi-year attempt to turnaround does not seem to be turning out as expected, even as the company has looked to create a new pricing tier and overhauling its digital app. S&P 500 MOVERS TOP META 20.014% EW 9.217% AMZN 7.503% MDB 6.388% GWW 5.938% BOTTOM CHTR 16.379% GEN 13.441% NOV  10.529% FSLR 3.651% RVTY 3.327% Quote of the Day I think the market has been getting ahead of itself, with pricing in many more rate cuts, because it will be associated with a much weaker economy if they were to cut as many times as the market is currently pricing. - Torsten Slok, chief economist at Apollo Global Management, on the market slowing down following corporate earnings and as expectations for interest rates have moderated in the past few days. Sponsored Content The Next 6 Months Could Cost you Everything "Safe" investors who don't get out of cash now could lose everything over the next six months. For the first time that I've ever heard of…a bubble is about to burst on a schedule. 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