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April 29, 2022

Stocks retreat as market attempts comeback from earlier sell-off

U.S. stocks ended sharply higher Thursday, led by technology shares as markets continued a comeback from steep losses earlier this week.

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The S&P 500 gained 2.5{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped by more than 600 points, or 1.8{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite climbed 3.1{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} to cap trading, marking its best rise since March on the heels of stronger-than-expected earnings from Facebook parent company Meta (FB) that sent shares up nearly 18{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}.

Investors weighed fresh data out of Washington D.C. that showed U.S. economic activity unexpectedly contracted at the start of 2022 for the first time in nearly two years as lingering supply chain imbalances, inflationary pressures, and war in Eastern Europe weighed on growth. First-quarter U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) fell at a 1.4{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} annualized rate after a 6.9{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} pace of growth at the end of 2021.

“The latest snapshots of economic data remind us of the volatile and complicated times in which we live,” Bankrate Senior Economic Analyst Mark Hamrick said in an emailed note.

With just three trading days left in April, the typically-bullish month is on pace for its worst performance since logging a 9.0{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} drop in 1970, according to data from LPL Financial Research.

“The usual suspects of a slowing economy, a hawkish Federal Reserve Bank, supply chain worries, war in Europe, and now another China shutdown have all combined to make this one of the worst starts to a year ever for both stocks and bonds,” LPL Financial Chief Market Strategist Ryan Detrick said in a commentary Tuesday.

Investors are in the throes of a lackluster earnings season, with 180 companies on the docket this week for quarterly reports. Traders are digesting mixed results from high-flying mega-cap tech giants: Apple (AAPL) and Amazon (AMZN) are set to round out Big Tech earnings after the closing bell on Thursday on the back of figures from Microsoft (MSFT), Alphabet (GOOGL), and Meta (FB) in recent days. The technology behemoths represent 22.2{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} of the S&P 500’s market capitalization.

Shares of Meta Platforms were up roughly 17{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} in early trading Thursday after the company reported first-quarter daily active users that beat expectations after Wednesday’s market close. Last quarter, Facebook lost $230 billion in market value, marking the worst single-day wipeout in history for any U.S. company after the social media giant reported a profit decline attributed in part to a drop-off of U.S. users on its flagship platform and competition from TikTok.

“The bar was super low for Facebook, and this report is likely to clear it,” analysts at Vital Knowledge said in a note following the earnings release.

Elsewhere in markets, investors continue to grapple with headwinds from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, persisting supply chain snafus and inflationary pressures, and a further liftoff on interest rates as soon as next week when the Federal Reserve convenes for its next policy-setting on May 4. Adding to those crosscurrents are renewed worries over an ongoing COVID-19 resurgence in key regions across China that threaten to exacerbate the global economic outlook.

LPL Financial pointed out, however, that double-digit declines during a year are normal.

“After only one 5{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} pullback all of last year, markets have provided an unfriendly reminder in 2022,” Detrick said in his Tuesday note, adding that since 1980, the average correction each year is 14.0{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}, putting this year’s 13.0{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} correction in perspective.

He also pointed out that during the 21 times since 1980 that the S&P 500 has seen double-digit declines from its peak, the index managed to come back and finish the year positive 12 of those years.

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4:04 p.m. ET: Stocks jump as tech shares stage rebound from recent losses

Here were the main moves in markets as of 4:04 p.m. ET:

S&P 500 (^GSPC): +103.56 (+2.48{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 4,287.52
Dow (^DJI): +614.33 (+1.84{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 33,916.26
Nasdaq (^IXIC): +382.59 (+3.06{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 12,871.53
Crude (CL=F): +$3.37 (+3.30{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to $105.39 a barrel
Gold (GC=F): +$7.60 (+0.40{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to $1,896.30 per ounce
10-year Treasury (^TNX): +4.5 bps to yield 2.8630{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}

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1:48 p.m. ET: S&P 500 soars 2.4{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}, Dow gains 600 points, Nasdaq climbs 2.9{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}

Here were the main moves in markets as of 1:48 p.m. ET:

S&P 500 (^GSPC): +101.04 (+2.41{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 4,285.00
Dow (^DJI): +604.51 (+1.82{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 33,906.44
Nasdaq (^IXIC): +356.97 (+2.86{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 12,845.90
Crude (CL=F): +$2.62 (+2.57{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to $104.64 a barrel
Gold (GC=F): +$2.70 (+0.14{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to $1,891.40 per ounce
10-year Treasury (^TNX): +4.5 bps to yield 2.8630{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}

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12:10 p.m. ET: Stocks fall from session highs ahead of more tech earnings

Here’s where stocks were in midday trading Thursday:

S&P 500 (^GSPC): +32.90 (+0.79{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 4,216.86
Dow (^DJI): +147.32 (+0.44{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 33,449.25
Nasdaq (^IXIC): +76.46 (+0.61{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 12,565.40
Crude (CL=F): +$1.90 (+1.86{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to $103.92 a barrel
Gold (GC=F): -$2.00 (-0.11{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to $1,886.70 per ounce
10-year Treasury (^TNX): +5.1 bps to yield 2.8690{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}

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9:30 a.m. ET: Stocks jump as markets attempt to recover from sell-off

Here were the main moves in markets as of 9:30 a.m. ET:

S&P 500 (^GSPC): +54.92 (+1.31{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 4,238.88
Dow (^DJI): +200.09 (+0.60{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 33,502.02
Nasdaq (^IXIC): +227.07 (+1.82{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 12,716.00
Crude (CL=F): -$0.15 (-0.15{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to $101.87 a barrel
Gold (GC=F): -$2.10 (-0.11{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to $1,886.60 per ounce
10-year Treasury (^TNX): +5.9 bps to yield 2.8770{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}

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9:02 a.m. ET: Another 180,000 Americans filed new jobless claims last week

Applications for unemployment fell again in the latest weekly data, holding near their lowest levels since the 1960s, as a strong labor market and improving levels of unemployment remain a bright spot in the U.S. economy.

The Labor Department’s latest weekly jobless claims report showed 180,000 claims were filed in the week ended April 23, coming in below the 184,000 economists surveyed by Bloomberg had expected.

First-time filings for unemployment benefits held below 200,000 for a 10th consecutive week.

Given the surge and then decline in jobless claims, the Labor Department has also now reconfigured the way it adjusts the weekly data to account for seasonal factors. Starting last week, the Labor Department returned to using “multiplicative” seasonal adjustment factors for the data. For much of the pandemic, the department had been using “additive” seasonal adjustments that help smooth out large swings in the weekly numbers.

“As measured by a proxy for layoffs, the job market appears to be holding up just fine,” Bankrate Senior Economic Analyst Mark Hamrick said in an emailed note. “Seasonally adjusted new jobless claims declined from the previous week to 180,000. That’s a bit above the more than 50-year low of 166,000 last month.”

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8:55 a.m. ET: US GDP unexpectedly contracted at a 1.4{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} annualized rate in Q1

U.S. economic activity unexpectedly slowed in the first three months of 2022 for the first time in nearly two years as lingering supply chain imbalances, inflationary pressures, and war in Eastern Europe weighed on growth.

The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) reported in a preliminary estimate that first-quarter U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) fell at a 1.4{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} annualized rate after a 6.9{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} pace of growth at the end of 2021. Economists surveyed by Bloomberg anticipated an increase of 1{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}.

The GDP report serves as a backwards-looking overview of economic activity, capturing the January-through-March period, but the metric is an important indicator of the state of the U.S. economy at the start of this year — particularly as some strategists increasingly predict the possibility of a recession in the near to medium term. A recession is typically measured by two consecutive quarters of negative GDP growth.

“In the first quarter, an increase in COVID-19 cases related to the Omicron variant resulted in continued restrictions and disruptions in the operations of establishments in some parts of the country,” the BEA said in its report Thursday morning. “Government assistance payments in the form of forgivable loans to businesses, grants to state and local governments, and social benefits to households all decreased as provisions of several federal programs expired or tapered off.”

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7:10 a.m. ET: Nasdaq futures rise 2{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} on boost from better-than-expected Meta earnings

Here were the main moves in futures trading before the opening bell Thursday:

S&P 500 futures (ES=F): +61.50 (+1.47{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 4,241.75
Dow futures (YM=F): +277.00 (+0.83{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 33,503.00
Nasdaq futures (NQ=F): +268.50 (+2.06{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 13,277.50
Crude (CL=F): -$0.48 (+0.47{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to $101.54
Gold (GC=F): +$0.20 (+0.01{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to $1,888.90 per ounce
110-year Treasury (^TNX): 0.00 bps to yield 2.8180{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}

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6:14 p.m. ET Wednesday: Stock futures jump as markets attempt to claw back from sell-off

Here’s where stock futures were in post-market trading Wednesday evening:

S&P 500 futures (ES=F): +34.50 (+0.83{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 4,214.75
Dow futures (YM=F): +96.00 (+0.29{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 33,322.00
Nasdaq futures (NQ=F): +179.25 (-1.38{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 13,188.25
Crude (CL=F): +$0.01 (+0.01{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to $102.03
Gold (GC=F): -$2.70 (-0.14{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to $1,886.00 per ounce
110-year Treasury (^TNX): +4.6 bps to yield 2.8180{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 25: People walk by the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on April 25, 2022 in New York City. Stocks fell in morning trading on Monday as investors continue to worry about inflation and global uncertainty over the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) — NEW YORK, NEW YORK – APRIL 25: People walk by the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on April 25, 2022 in New York City. Stocks fell in morning trading on Monday as investors continue to worry about inflation and global uncertainty over the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

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February 3, 2022

Omicron in retreat, but jobs may be a victim of wave: Morning Brief

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Thursday, February 3, 2022

Omicron wave retreats, leaving wreckage in its wake

Like a strong tide that crashes into a beach shore before it washes back out to sea, the Omicron variant of COVID-19 — which has spent months buffeting the global economy — is mercifully in retreat. But it’s leaving some debris in its wake.

On Wednesday, we learned that private payrolls plunged by over 300,000, according to ADP data. Yahoo Finance’s Emily McCormick reported that services jobs suffered the largest drop, led by industries most vulnerable to Omicron-related declines in foot traffic and business. Leisure and hospitality, the Achilles heels of a jobs market that otherwise remains hot, shed over 150,000 in January.

I am no fan of this particular data series, being that it’s an extremely imperfect indicator of the all important monthly nonfarm payrolls. However, the onset of Omicron has been creating lots of noise in a number of high frequency data sets — including weekly jobless claims — that are becoming more difficult to downplay.

Employers haven’t been shedding jobs en masse, and there are still far more employees voluntarily leaving their jobs for better opportunities than are being forced out.

Still, the ADP data is stoking fears over Friday’s payrolls data, and complicating the Biden administration’s ability to send a consistent message on the economy.

This week, Yahoo Finance’s Ben Werschkul reported that the White House is already “lowering expectations” about December’s jobs numbers, which may simultaneously make it harder for the Federal Reserve to kick off its interest rate hike campaign. The central bank now has to thread the needle between soaring inflation, and an economy that’s expected to lose momentum.

“If the payroll number is terrible, then you’ll see the Fed emphasize that it’s very data-dependent still,” Evercore ISI Vice Chairman Krishna Guha told Yahoo Finance Live on Wednesday.

“So we shouldn’t assume that that next hike… is set in stone. If necessary, they can even deliver the dovish hike in March,” Guha added.

One month, of course, does not make a trend. However, depending on how bad the January labor figures are — and whether that anticipated weakness carries over into February — they may have the perverse effect of temporarily boosting investor sentiment, given that the Fed’s hawkishness has put Wall Street in a particularly foul mood as of late.

Michael Pearce, senior U.S. economist at Capital Economics, noted that “with infection numbers and hospitalizations now falling in many parts of the country as quickly as they had risen, we expect a huge rebound in payrolls in February, with most of the disruption clearing by the end of the quarter.”

He added: “As a result, even a very bad January payrolls number is not going to be enough to cause the Fed to delay its planned March rate hike, though we do expect slowing economic growth this year to limit the Fed to four rate hikes, rather than the 5+ that markets are now pricing.”

By Javier E. David, editor at Yahoo Finance. Follow him at @Teflongeek

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What to watch today

Economy

7:30 a.m. ET: Challenger Job Cuts, year over year, January (-75.3{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} prior)
8:30 a.m. ET: Nonfarm Productivity, fourth quarter preliminary (3.9{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} expected, -5.2{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} expected)
8:30 a.m. ET: Unit Labor Costs, fourth quarter preliminary (1.0{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} expected, 9.6{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} during prior quarter)
8:30 a.m. ET: Initial Jobless Claims, week ended Jan. 29 (245,000 expected, 260,000 during prior week)
8:30 a.m. ET: Continuing Claims, week ended Jan. 22 (1.620 million expected, 1.675 million
during prior week)
9:45 a.m. ET: Markit US Services PMI, January final (50.9 expected, 50.9 prior month)
9:45 a.m. ET: Markit US Composite PMI, January final (50.8 expected, 50.8 prior month);
10:00 a.m. ET: ISM Services Index, January (59.5 expected, 62.0 prior)
10:00 a.m. ET: Factory Orders, December (-0.4{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} expected, 1.6{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} final)
10:00 a.m. ET: Factory Orders Excluding Transportation, December (0.4{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} expected, 0.8{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} final)
10:00 a.m. ET: Durable Goods Orders, December final (-0.9{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} expected, -0.9{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} prior)
10:00 a.m. ET: Durable Goods Excluding Transportation, December final (0.4{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} prior)
10:00 a.m. ET: Capital Goods Orders Nondefense Excluding Aircrafts, December final (0.0{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a})
10:00 a.m. ET: Capital Goods Shipments Nondefense Excluding Aircrafts, December final (1.3{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a})

Earnings

Pre-market

6:30 a.m. ET: Cigna (CI) is expected to report adjusted earnings of $4.71 per share on revenue of $43.97 billion
Merck (MRK) is expected to report adjusted earnings of $1.54 per share on revenue of $13.19 billion
Eli Lilly & Co. (LLY) is expected to report adjusted earnings of $2.48 per share on revenue of $7.75 billion
Honeywell (HON) is expected to report adjusted earnings of $2.07 per share on revenue of $8.71 billion
Estee Lauder (EL) is expected to report adjusted earnings of $2.62 per share on revenue of $5.49 billion
Cardinal Health (CAH) is expected to report adjusted earnings of $1.25 per share on revenue of $45.34 billion

Post-market

4:05 p.m. ET: Ford (F) is expected to report adjusted earnings of $0.45 per share on revenue of $34.79 billion
Amazon (AMZN) is expected to report adjusted earnings of $7.80 per share on revenue of $137.83 billion
Snap (SNAP) is expected to report adjusted earnings of $0.11 per share on revenue of $1.20 billion
Pinterest (PINS) is expected to report adjusted earnings of $0.43 per share on revenue of $832.92 million
Activation Blizzard (ATVI) is expected to report adjusted earnings of $1.31 per share on revenue of $2.66 billion
Skechers (SKX) is expected to report adjusted earnings of $0.34 per share on revenue of $1.55 billion
GoPro (GPRO) is expected to report adjusted earnings of $0.35 per share on revenue of $382.75 million
Fortinet (FTNT) is expected to report adjusted earnings of $1.15 per share on revenue of $961.96 million
News Corp. (NWSA) is expected to report adjusted earnings of $0.33 per share on revenue of $2.64 billion
Unity Software (U) is expected to report an adjusted loss of $0.08 per share on revenue of $293.39 million

Politics

Three candidates for the Federal Reserve Board will get their nomination hearing today. Sarah Bloom Raskin, who is up for the influential vice chair of supervision role, as well as Lisa Cook and Philip Jefferson will take questions from senators beginning at 8:45 a.m. ET.
President Biden is traveling to New York City where he will meet with Mayor Eric Adams and Governor Kathy Hochul this afternoon. They are set to discuss gun crime and other issues. The president is also speaking at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington this morning.
While a permanent fix is elusive in the standoff between airlines and companies like AT&T (T) and Verizon (VZ) over the rollout of 5G towers near airports, Federal Aviation Administration Administrator Steve Dickson will testify at a congressional hearing on the issue beginning at 11:00 a.m. ET.

Top News

Meta earnings miss expectations amid Apple privacy changes, stock plummets [Yahoo Finance]

Spotify plunges after Q4 earnings on weak guidance amid Rogan outcry [Yahoo Finance]

European markets muted as traders await BoE and ECB interest rates decision [Yahoo Finance UK]

Why PayPal stock is plunging [Yahoo Finance]

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January 22, 2022

Asian Shares Mostly Lower After Retreat on Wall Street | Business News

By YURI KAGEYAMA, AP Business Writer

TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares fell in careful trading on Wednesday following shares on Wall Avenue sank to a new low for the year.

Tokyo, Shanghai, Seoul and Sydney were reduce while Hong Kong edged bigger.

Know-how shares led the decrease Tuesday on Wall Street. Rising coronavirus bacterial infections in Asia, connected to the distribute of omicron, are alarming policy makers. Asian economies have experienced through the pandemic and are having difficulties to get recoveries likely yet again.

“The danger-off temper in global marketplaces is remaining carried into Asia’s session nowadays, as industry expectations go on to value for a a lot more aggressive Fed tightening forward, with fears that financial momentum might be capped,” explained Yeap Jun Rong, current market strategist at IG in Singapore.

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Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 dropped 1.8{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} to 27,751.58. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 fell .4{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} to 7,381.30. South Korea’s Kospi was minor transformed, inching down considerably less than .1{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} to 2,864.01. Hong Kong’s Dangle Seng obtained .5{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} to 24,226.08, though the Shanghai Composite additional .1{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} to 3,574.37.

On Wall Street, the important indexes’ losses have mounted this month as growing inflation and the pandemic’s most up-to-date surge cause buyers to acquire caution.

Heightened anticipations of a rate hike by the Federal Reserve have stored Treasury yields soaring. The 10-yr Treasury strike 1.87{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} Tuesday, the maximum considering the fact that January 2020. It was at 1.77{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} late Friday.

Investors are now pricing in a far better than 86{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} likelihood that the Fed will elevate limited-term rates at its meeting of policymakers in March. A month back, they observed much less than a 47{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} prospect of that, according to CME Team.

The S&P 500 fell 1.8{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} to 4,577.11, with about 90{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} of the stocks in the benchmark index closing in the red.

The Nasdaq, which is closely weighted with technologies stocks, slid 2.6{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} to 14,506.90. The Dow Jones Industrial Common fell 1.5{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} to 35,368.47. Smaller organization stocks, a gauge of confidence in financial expansion, also shed floor. The Russell 2000 index fell 3.1{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}, to 2,096.23.

The Nasdaq has borne the brunt of the losses this thirty day period, shedding 7.3{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}. That places the index within just 2.7{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} of a correction, Wall Street-communicate for when a stock or index falls 10{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} or additional from its final peak. The S&P 500 is down pretty much 4{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} for the thirty day period immediately after setting an all-time significant on the initial trading day of the 12 months.

The 10-yr generate “just proceeds to trudge higher, pricing in a more and extra aggressive Federal Reserve,” said Ross Mayfield, financial commitment technique analyst at Baird. “Until in excess of the weekend, I hadn’t noticed any speculation about two fee hikes at the March conference, and now you’re starting up to listen to that chatter.”

The Fed is under pressure to curtail inflation, which jumped last month at its speediest speed in approximately 40 yrs. At the exact same time, the career marketplace has bounced back again, leaving the unemployment rate previous thirty day period at a pandemic reduced of 3.9{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}. That presents the central bank much more leeway to rein in the unprecedented assistance it is been supplying the economy since the pandemic struck.

Greater costs could assistance stem inflation but would also mark an stop to the ailments that have set marketplaces in “easy mode” for lots of buyers given that early 2020.

Bigger rates also make shares in superior-flying tech companies and other high-priced expansion stocks a lot less appealing. The sector was the most important drag on the S&P Tuesday. Apple fell 1.9{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} and chipmaker Nvidia slid 3.9{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}.

Banking institutions also weighed closely on the marketplace following Goldman Sachs said its fourth-quarter earnings fell by 13{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} from a yr previously, mainly owing to the hefty pay back deals Goldman is paying personnel. Goldman’s outcomes echoed those of JPMorgan and Wells Fargo last 7 days, which also flagged decreased revenue and increased bills due to improved staff compensation prices.

Goldman shares slumped 7{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}, though JPMorgan slid 4.2{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}. Wells Fargo was down 2.4{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}.

Buyers returning soon after U.S. marketplaces have been shut Monday for the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday also reviewed the newest batch of company earnings and offer information. Activision Blizzard surged 25.9{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} on information of a blockbuster deal. Microsoft, which fell 2.4{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}, is acquiring the maker of games like “Call of Duty” and ”Candy Crush” for $68.7 billion.

Financial institution of America, UnitedHealth and United Airlines report results on Wednesday. Earnings of American Airlines, Union Pacific and Netflix are because of on Thursday.

In strength buying and selling, benchmark U.S. crude added $1.10 to $85.93 a barrel in digital buying and selling on the New York Mercantile Exchange The cost of U.S. crude oil finished 1.9{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} larger at $84.83 a barrel, a 7-12 months large, on Tuesday. Brent crude, the intercontinental standard, rose $1.03 to $88.54 a barrel.

In currency buying and selling, the U.S. dollar fell to 114.58 Japanese yen from 114.61 yen. The euro was unchanged at $1.1327.

AP Company Writers Damian J. Troise and Alex Veiga contributed.

January 17, 2022

Asian Shares Skid, Tracking Wall Street Retreat | Business News

By ELAINE KURTENBACH, AP Business Writer

BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares slipped Friday following a retreat on Wall Road that still left the Nasdaq composite down 2.5{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}.

Tokyo fell virtually 2{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} and Hong Kong, Shanghai and Seoul also had been reduced.

China documented its world wide trade surplus surged approximately 30{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} in 2021 to $676.4 billion. The trade surplus in December swelled 20.8{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} above a yr earlier to a monthly file of $94.4 billion, customs information showed Friday.

Exports rose to $3.3 trillion in 2021 despite shortages of processor chips for smartphones and other products as world wide desire rebounded from the pandemic. Manufacturers also ended up hampered by electricity rationing imposed in some areas.

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The Shanghai Composite index missing .6{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} to 3,534.17 and the Cling Seng in Hong Kong dropped 1{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} to 24,195.79. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 lost 1.8{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} to 27,987.78.

South Korea’s Kospi declined 1.5{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} to 2,918.94. In Sydney, the S&P/ASX 200 lose .9{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} to 7,405.10.

Know-how providers led a market-off on Wall Road Thursday that pulled the main indexes into the crimson for the 7 days.

The S&P 500 fell 1.4{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} to 4,659.03. The tech-weighty Nasdaq slumped 2.5{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} to 14,806.81. The Dow Jones Industrial Normal fell .5{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} to 36,113.62.

More compact corporation shares also fell. The Russell 2000 slid 16.62 points, or .8{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}, to 2,159.44.

The providing came as traders gauged enterprise earnings stories and new information pointing to growing rates at the wholesale degree. Inflation has been a vital target for investors as they try to gauge how growing selling prices will impact corporations, shoppers and the Federal Reserve’s coverage on interest fees in 2022.

“Investors are continuing to be anxious that the worst is nonetheless to be observed in conditions of inflation,” explained Sam Stovall, main financial commitment strategist at CFRA.

The produce on the 10-yr Treasury slipped to 1.72{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} from 1.73{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} from late Wednesday.

The Labor Department on Thursday reported that its producer cost index, which steps charges at the wholesale degree, surged by a file 9.7{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} for all of 2021. The enhance established an once-a-year history and supplies further evidence that inflation is continue to current at all amounts of the U.S. economic system. The report follows Wednesday’s release of purchaser value information for December, which showed that inflation jumped at its swiftest speed in virtually 40 a long time last month.

Quite a few of the big tech businesses with strong income and profits, these types of as Apple and Microsoft, will put up with considerably less than their counterparts that have minor earnings, but rosy projections, he stated.

Even so, all those significant tech names also dropped ground Thursday. Apple fell 1.9{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} and Microsoft fell 4.2{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}.

Wellbeing treatment shares, conversation providers corporations and a blend of companies that depend on immediate client paying have been among the decliners. Pfizer fell 2{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}, Fb mother or father Meta Platforms dropped 2{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} and Amazon slid 2.4{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}.

Industrial businesses were among the the handful of gainers. Delta Air Traces rose 2.1{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} just after reporting astonishingly very good fourth-quarter fiscal effects. Other airlines also received a strengthen. American Airways rose 4.5{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} and United Airlines rose 3.5{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}.

U.S. benchmark crude oil lose 33 cents to $81.79 for every barrel in digital investing on the New York Mercantile Trade.

Brent crude, the basis for pricing worldwide oil, dropped 15 cents to $84.32 for each barrel.

The dollar weakened to 113.66 Japanese yen from 114.18 yen. The euro rose to $1.1476 from $1.1457.

AP Enterprise Writers Damian J. Troise and Alex Veiga contributed.