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Stock market news live updates: January 6, 2022

Stock market news live updates: January 6, 2022

U.S. stocks were down at close after choppy trading on Thursday as markets attempted to recover from a sell-off in the previous session sparked by worries around more imminent rate hikes from the Federal Reserve.

The Nasdaq clawed back in intraday trading but ended in the red, remaining on pace for its biggest weekly decline since November after Wednesday’s 3.3{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} drop marked the benchmark’s worst single-day session since last February. The Dow and S&P 500 also closed lower. 

Employment data has been in the spotlight this week, with the Labor Department’s key monthly jobs report due for release on Friday.

The read on December’s numbers is expected to offer a more meaningful look at the strength of hiring and labor force participation — key measures of the U.S. economy, made even more consequential as markets continue to mull the full impact of the Omicron COVID wave. Economists anticipate the report will show a month of solid job growth before the latest virus surge meaningfully impacted the labor market, with consensus estimates at 444,000.

Investors also weighed a fresh read on initial weekly jobless claims Thursday morning that showed first-time unemployment filings ticked up but remained near a 52-year low last week, signaling continued recovery in the labor market as high demand for workers pours into the new year.

Continued pressures in tech persisted into Thursday, with a near-record number of technology stocks seeing market values halve from their 52-week highs, according to Bloomberg Data.

“If you get nervous over a 4{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} or 5{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} pullback, you probably shouldn’t have a lot of money in stocks,” Wells Fargo Wealth & Investment Management senior global equity strategist Scott Wren told Yahoo Finance Live. “Whether the Fed puts its first hike in March or in June, you’re splitting hairs there within a few months.”

OANDA market analyst Craig Erlam shared similar sentiments with Yahoo Finance Live.

“Markets need time to settle, we’ve got the earnings season starting in a couple weeks’ time,” he said. “I think that’s when people start to get a better grasp, or at least look at these markets through a more rational lens.”

Still, the pace of interest rate hikes remains a key component of investors’ outlook for 2022. Markets will continue to assess the rate of inflation into the new year and keep a close eye on how aggressively the Federal Reserve may choose to intervene.

“We think inflation is likely peaking now,” Cresset Capital chief investment officer Jack Ablin told Yahoo Finance Live. “We think the natural path of inflation is going to trend lower, but either way, it looks like inflation will likely trend back to 2 1/4, 2 1/2, by the end of the year.”

“The primary piece of the puzzle is the Fed,” Zephyr market strategist Ryan Nauman told Yahoo Finance Live. “Markets don’t really react too greatly to when the Fed starts hiking rates — it’s the pace — and if the Fed increases the pace of interest rate hikes and there are a couple of surprise hikes in there to tame inflation, that’s when we can really get an impact on equity markets and see a steep pullback.”

4:01 p.m. ET: Stocks close down for second straight session

Here were the main moves at Thursday’s market close:

  • S&P 500 (^GSPC): -4.53 (-0.10{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 4,696.05

  • Dow (^DJI): -170.57 (-0.47{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 36,236.54

  • Nasdaq (^IXIC): -19.31 (-0.13{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 15,080.87

  • Crude (CL=F): +$1.61 (+2.07{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to $79.46 a barrel

  • Gold (GC=F): -$37.30 (-2.04{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to $1,787.80 per ounce

  • 10-year Treasury (^TNX): +2.8 bps to yield 1.7330{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}

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3:17 p.m. ET: Royal Caribbean stock slides after short call

Shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) fell nearly 4{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} during afternoon trading after Hindenburg Research tweeted that they were short the company.

“We are short $RCL, which we believe to be one of the most dislocated ‘re-opening’ stocks on the market today,” the firm wrote. “The outlook for $RCL and the cruise industry is far more grim than other hospitality and leisure ‘post-Covid’ stories.”

Royal Caribbean was trading down 3.01{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} as of 3:17 p.m. to $78.19 per share.

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3:03 p.m. ET: Nasdaq sell-off echoes dot-com crash

The Nasdaq Composite is on pace for its biggest weekly decline since November, even as it rose in intraday trading session on Thursday, according to Bloomberg data. Wednesday’s loss of 3.3{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} marked its worst single-day session since last February.

A near-record number of technology stocks have dropped by around 50{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}, resembling the dot-com crash. Bloomberg data indicated roughly four in every 10 companies on the Nasdaq have seen their market values halve from their 52-week highs.

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2:30 p.m. ET: Meme stocks jump after individual traders step in

Retail investors helped lift beaten down meme stocks after a volatile start to the trading session for the group after Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (BBBY) reported quarterly results that missed estimates on the top and bottom lines and slashed its full-year forecast.

The cohort of stocks favored by retail traders, including GameStop Corp. (GME) and Express Inc. (EXPR) clawed back after rebounding from their worst day since June, according to Bloomberg data.

Bed Bath & Beyond was up 10.81{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} in intraday trading as of 1:28 p.m. to $14.81 after jumping as much as 23{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} earlier in the session. GameStop was up 2.24{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} to $132.27 per share and Express ticked 2.62{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} higher to $3.13 per share. 

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11:35 a.m. ET: Mortgage rates soar to highest level since May 2020

Mortgage rates rose to their highest level in more than a year and a half after details from the Federal Reserve’s last policy-setting meeting released on Wednesday hardened expectations for a higher interest-rate environment.

The rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage jumped from 3.11{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} to 3.22{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} this week, according to Freddie Mac. The increase on the rate — the most common loan used by homebuyers — places it at the highest level since May 2020.

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11:28 a.m. ET: Dow turns negative year-to-date

Here were the main moves in markets as of 11:28 a.m. ET:

  • S&P 500 (^GSPC): +0.85 (+0.02{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 4,701.43

  • Dow (^DJI): -118.85 (-0.33{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 36,288.26

  • Nasdaq (^IXIC): +17.53 (+0.12{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 15,117.70

  • Crude (CL=F): +$1.90 (+2.44{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to $79.75 a barrel

  • Gold (GC=F): -$34.60 (-1.90{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to $1,790.50 per ounce

  • 10-year Treasury (^TNX): +3.4 bps to yield 1.7390{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}

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11:00 a.m. ET: New orders for U.S.-manufactured goods surge in November

The Commerce Department reported Thursday morning that U.S. factory orders accelerated in November, climbing 1.6{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} during the month. 

October’s estimate was revised higher to show orders rising 1.2{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} instead of 1.0{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} as previously reported.

The agency reported that despite the increase in orders, business spending on equipment likely struggled to rebound in the fourth quarter.

Manufacturing accounts for 11.9{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} of the economy and is supported by businesses restoring expended inventories.

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10:45 a.m. ET: Rivian tumbles below IPO price

Shares of electric vehicle-market Rivian (RVN) slumped nearly 17{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}, falling below their IPO price of $78 for the first time amid a broader sell-off in electric vehicle stocks.

The drop also comes one day after rival investor Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) signed a deal with Fiat and Alfa Romeo carmaker Stellantis NV to develop vans that use the commerce giant’s software and deploy electric delivery vans made by the Italian automaker.

Rivian fell 3{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} to end at a record closing low of $87.33 per share. Amazon closed down slightly at about $3,265.08 a share.

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9:30 a.m. ET: Markets see muted open following Fed-prompted sell off

Here were the main moves at the start of Thursday’s trading session:

  • S&P 500 (^GSPC): -1.77 (-0.04{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 4,698.81

  • Dow (^DJI): -7.92 (-0.02{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 36,399.19

  • Nasdaq (^IXIC): -57.40 (-0.38{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 15,042.77

  • Crude (CL=F): +$2.18 (+2.80{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to $80.03 a barrel

  • Gold (GC=F): -$37.10 (-2.03{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to $1,788.00 per ounce

  • 10-year Treasury (^TNX): +2.5 bps to yield 1.7300{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}

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9:05 a.m. ET: November U.S. trade deficit nears record high

The U.S. is on pace to see its biggest annual trade deficit. 

The Commerce Department reported on Thursday that November’s read jumped to a near-record $80.2 billion, 19.3{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} higher than the October deficit of $67.2 billion and just below the all-time monthly record of $81.4 billion reported in September.

The agency’s final estimate is set to be reported next month.

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8:30 a.m. ET: Jobless claims up from prior week but hold at pre-COVID lows

First-time unemployment filings ticked up but remained near a 52-year low last week, signaling continued recovery in the labor market as high demand for workers pours into the new year.

The Labor Department’s latest read on initial jobless claims showed 207,000 Americans filed for unemployment in the week ending January 1. The figure was up from consensus Bloomberg estimates of 195,000 but hovered around the key 200,000 level. The previous week’s print of 198,000 marked the second lowest number of claims during the pandemic.

Continuing claims came in at 1.754 million, compared to an expected 1.678.

“Fortunately for workers, employers have not been in a rush to cut jobs. New claims for unemployment benefits remain near decades-low levels,” Mark Hamrick, senior economic analyst for Bankrate, wrote in an email. “The question remains whether there will be sufficient workers to fill available positions and how many individuals will be willing to re-join the labor force, by working or looking for work.”

7:00 a.m. ET: Futures contracts mixed following Wednesday sell-off

Here were the main moves ahead of market open:

  • S&P 500 futures (ES=F): -0.75 points (-0.02{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}), to 4,691.75

  • Dow futures (YM=F): +72.00 points (+0.20{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}), to 36,363.00

  • Nasdaq futures (NQ=F): -70.00 points (-0.44{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 15,696.50

  • Crude (CL=F): +$0.93 (+1.19{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to $78.78 a barrel

  • Gold (GC=F): -$27.80 (-1.52{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to $1,797.30 per ounce

  • 10-year Treasury (^TNX): +0.00 bps to yield 1.705{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}

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6:02 p.m. Wednesday ET: Stock futures open sideways after equities deepen losses

Here were the main moves in markets heading into the overnight session:

  • S&P 500 futures (ES=F): -92.25 points (-1.93{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}), to 4,692.00

  • Dow futures (YM=F): +33.00 points (+0.09{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}), to 36,324.00

  • Nasdaq futures (NQ=F): -1.50 points (-0.01{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 15,765.00

  • Crude (CL=F): -$0.75 (-0.96{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to $77.10 a barrel

  • Gold (GC=F): -$14.30 (-0.78{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to $1,810.80 per ounce

  • 10-year Treasury (^TNX): +2.2 bps to yield 1.705{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}

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Stock futures rise before December jobs report

Stock futures rise before December jobs report

Stock futures opened bigger Thursday evening as traders seemed ahead to a key report on the U.S. labor industry restoration at the conclusion of a risky week. Contracts on the S&P 500, Dow and Nasdaq obtained as the right away session began.  

On Friday, investors are established to receive the Labor Department’s December employment report, giving an update on the extent to which labor provide shortages had been even now impacting the financial system at the finish of last 12 months. Economists hope to see additional than 400,000 non-farm payrolls came back again very last month — or a figure double that from November — as the unemployment rate and labor power participation charges each improved modestly in contrast to the preceding thirty day period. Nevertheless, many pundits cautioned that a a lot more new hit to the labor current market from the surge in Omicron instances may perhaps not however be captured in the December report. 

Heading into this print, U.S. stocks have appear underneath stress over the earlier few classes as traders reassessed the future most likely moves by the Federal Reserve. And with policymakers closely seeing for symptoms that the financial state has reached most employment, a solid careers report could deliver additional fodder for the Fed to double down on its extra hawkish tilt. 

The Fed’s December meeting minutes produced previously this 7 days suggested some officials had been inclined to velocity their asset-order tapering and shift up the timing of an preliminary interest amount hike from recent around-zero stages. And in a surprise improvement to lots of current market individuals, some officials also advised they were being considering the get started of cutting down the approximately $9 trillion in belongings on the central bank’s stability sheet. These kinds of a transfer would promptly change the markets absent from the accommodative monetary policy backdrop that assisted underpin hazard property during the pandemic. 

“The way I check out it is extremely very simple: The Fed sent a fantastic calendar year for marketplaces in 2021, at the price of a significantly a lot more sophisticated outlook in 2022,” Mohamed El-Erian, president of Queens’ College at Cambridge University and Allianz Chief Financial Adviser, told Yahoo Finance Live on Thursday. “And that sophisticated outlook is for coverage, is for the overall economy, and consequently is a additional unsure outlook for markets.” 

“This is even now a very robust economic climate,” he extra. “If we avoid a coverage mistake — significant if. But if we keep away from a plan mistake, this overall economy has all the ingredients to carry on rising and improve in a far more inclusive fashion. But we do want assist on labor power participation and productivity. We do need to have assist on the offer aspect.”

And even with this week’s volatility, some pundits struck an upbeat tone about long run in the vicinity of-expression catalysts for the current market. 

“In just the U.S., we’re hopeful for fourth-quarter earnings. We feel [they] need to be relatively fantastic,” Rob Haworth, U.S. Bank Wealth Management senior investment decision strategist, told Yahoo Finance Dwell on Thursday. “That reported, the industry does have to modify to what is a surprise in conditions of how intense the Federal Reserve may be in taking care of the financial state around inflation.”

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6:31 p.m. ET Thursday: Stock futures drift ahead of jobs report

Below were being the key moves in markets in the course of the right away session:  

  • S&P 500 futures (ES=F): +9.5 details (+.2{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}), to 4,697.00

  • Dow futures (YM=F): +57 points (+.16{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}), to 36,180.00

  • Nasdaq futures (NQ=F): +45.25 points (+.29{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 15,804.25

Photo by: NDZ/STAR MAX/IPx 2021 12/30/21 People walk by the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Wall Street on December 30, 2021 in New York.

Picture by: NDZ/STAR MAX/IPx 2021 12/30/21 Folks walk by the New York Inventory Exchange (NYSE) on Wall Avenue on December 30, 2021 in New York.

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The rally in Coca-Cola’s stock is just beginning: analyst

The rally in Coca-Cola’s stock is just beginning: analyst

The rally in Coca-Cola’s stock (KO) is just starting, stated a single intently watched beverage analyst on Wall Avenue. 

“We see the organization exiting FY21 changeover year more robust for four factors: 1) powerful emerging markets irrespective of continue to low vaccination amount, 2) on-premise recovering speedier than originally forecasted, 3) restructuring and portfolio rationalization led to a much more focused and agile group, and 4) gross margin benefiting from incidence model. In addition, the valuation is powerful in mild of improved fundamentals with a fantastic line of sight for EPS to mature a 12{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} CAGR by way of FY23 reaching $2.71 that yr, ex. prospective divestiture of bottling assets,” claimed Guggenheim’s Laurent Grandet. 

Grandet lifted his rating on Coca-Cola to Acquire from Neutral with a revised selling price focus on of $66. He also increased his earnings projections on Coke for the upcoming a few fiscal many years.

Coke’s shares rose 1{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} to $59.86 in pre-sector investing Tuesday. 

The analyst’s get in touch with arrives as Coke has remarkably been a prime-accomplishing inventory these previous 3 months. 

Bottles of Coca-Cola soft drinks are displayed at a supermarket in the Brooklyn borough of New York, on Tuesday, July 26, 2011. The US annual soft drinks sales is approximately $66 billion. Coca-Cola Co., PepsiCo Inc., and Cadbury Schweppes Plc, control over 91{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} of the U.S. market share. (Photo by Ramin Talaie/Corbis via Getty Images)

Bottles of Coca-Cola smooth beverages are shown at a supermarket in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (Image by Ramin Talaie/Corbis through Getty Illustrations or photos)

We say surprising as the corporation — alongside with rivals in the packaged foodstuff space — proceed to struggle high amounts of inflation that is weighing on income margin likely. And for Coke precisely, 40{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} of its U.S. sales are on-premise and 30{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} is on-premise overseas (or tied to going out at places to eat, sporting situations, and many others.) — not a stellar position to be amid the ongoing, unpredictable pandemic. 

Shares of Coke have rallied to the tune of 12{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} in the earlier 3-months, according to Yahoo Finance Additionally data. The S&P 500 has returned 9.4{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} for the duration of that very same stretch. 

But Grandet thinks now is the suitable time to perform Coke’s stock, citing far better expense administration less than CEO James Quincey, a gradual return to normalcy in men and women going out to destinations and the the latest acquisition of sports consume model BodyArmor. 

Provides Grandet, “We imagine the corporation is emerging leaner, and extra agile with a portfolio targeted on greater and more successful brand names that must drive better performance. The personal savings should assistance guidance promoting investments in 2022 again to 2019 level which need to reward the leading line. In addition, the acquisition of BodyArmor — now integrated in our product — could increase 300 details of progress to the North The united states segment and 100 basis factors to the consolidated enterprise in FY22.”

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Stock market news live updates: December 27, 2021

Stock market news live updates: December 27, 2021

The S&P 500 closed at an all-time high on Monday — again.

For the second consecutive trading session, the index soared past its previous record as markets charged higher heading into the final week of 2021. All three major U.S. indexes gained in a promising sign for stock market bulls that a Santa Claus Rally is well underway.

At close, the S&P was up 1.38{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} to 4,791.19, while the Dow saw a 350-point jump to 36,302.38. The Nasdaq Composite also gained 1.39{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}, closing at 15,871.26.

The S&P’s move marked its 69th record close of the year after the index hit an intraday high in morning trading, up even as COVID-19 cases rise.

The year-end Santa Claus Rally — one in which stocks climb higher in the final five trading sessions of a year, plus the first two trading days of the new year — is building momentum. For reasons unclear, over the past 92 years, the S&P 500 gained 77{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} of the time during the year-end rally period, according to data from Sundial Capital Research. The average gain in this seven-day trading period tallied 2.66{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}.

The market will head into 2022 with several key considerations to weigh but with its biggest focus on the course of the pandemic and rising inflationary pressures as well as on measures the Federal Reserve could take in response.

“Inflation and Omicron are the two most important catalysts for the stock market right now,” APAC CEO at Qraft Technologies Francis Oh told Yahoo Finance. “I think that those catalysts are priced in through the market volatility… still I think the market will cautiously move off.”

Merck (MRK) received authorization last week from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its at-home COVID-19 drug, just one day after Pfizer (PFE) was also approved for use of its own treatment.

The pill developed by Merck in conjunction with Ridgeback Biotherapeutics, called molnupiravir, was shown to reduce hospitalizations and deaths by around 30{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} in clinical trial data. Pfizer’s pill was reported to be 90{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} effective at preventing hospitalizations and deaths in high-risk patients.

“One of the ways pandemics end is significant mutation of the virus. It looks like Omicron may be our friend in that regard, significant mutations different enough from the parent that it doesn’t make people as sick,” True Health Initiative President Dr. David Katz told Yahoo Finance Live.

Investors processed a trove of economic releases ahead of the holiday weekend.

The Labor Department reported that initial jobless claims totaled 205,000, sustaining a downward trend from the highs of their pandemic peak and reflecting labor market tightness brought on by a demand for workers heading into the new year. The latest print brings the four-week moving average for new claims to its lowest in 52 years, ticking up by 2,750 week-over-week to reach 206,250.

Meanwhile, U.S. consumer prices accelerated at the fastest pace in nearly four decades as shoppers confront rising inflation levels ahead of the holidays.

“Workers have a lot of power, and that’s likely to result in continued wage gains,” Girard chief investment officer Timothy Chubb told Yahoo Finance. “What worries us from an inflation standpoint is, at what point do we potentially see some of those inflation risks sort of hand the baton to the labor market?”

Meanwhile, November sales of new U.S. homes jumped 12.4{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} to a seven-month high of 744,000, buoyed by low mortgage rates and higher demand in the housing industry.

U.S. durable goods orders rose by 2.5{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} in November, up from the prior month, boosted by a sharp rise in aircraft orders.

“We’ve been saying that this is definitely a buy the dip sort of market because we expect more earnings upgrades to come,” Anik Sen, PineBridge Investments global head of equities told Yahoo Finance Live. “We think that the real debate should be about the length and strength of the economic cycle ahead.”

4:15 p.m. ET: Apple tip-toes around $3 trillion valuation

Shares of Apple Inc. (AAPL) closed 2.3{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} higher at $180.33 a piece, bringing the stock to a new record close.

The gains added more than $66 billion to the company’s market capitalization, bringing it up to $2.96 trillion, according to Bloomberg data.

Apple’s climb comes on a positive day for the broader tech sector and strong day for markets overall.

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4:00 p.m. ET: S&P sees another record closing high

Here’s how markets closed out the trading session ET:

  • S&P 500 (^GSPC): +65.55 (+1.39{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 4,791.34

  • Dow (^DJI): +352.21 (+0.98{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 36,302.77

  • Nasdaq (^IXIC): +217.89 (+1.39{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 15,871.26

  • Crude (CL=F): +$1.90 (+2.57{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to $75.69 a barrel

  • Gold (GC=F): +$0.90 (+0.05{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to $1,812.60 per ounce

  • 10-year Treasury (^TNX): -1.2 bps to yield 1.4810{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}

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2:28 p.m. ET: Fauci says U.S. should implement vaccine mandate for domestic travel

The nation’s top infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci said the United States should “seriously” consider requiring COVID-19 vaccines for domestic flights during an appearance Monday morning on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.”

“When you make vaccination a requirement, that’s another incentive to get more people vaccinated,” he said. “If you want to do that with domestic flights, I think that’s something that seriously should be considered.”

The statement comes as the recent Omicron-driven wave spurs flight cancellations across the country, driven mostly by staff shortages caused by the virus. More than 1,000 U.S. flights were canceled Monday as of 1 p.m. ET, according to Bloomberg.

Airline stocks remained in the red during midday trading, with American Airlines (AAL) down 0.58{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} to $18.16 per share, United Airlines (UAL) falling 0.89{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} to $44.47 a piece, and Delta Air Lines (DAL) ticking 0.98{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} down to trade at $38.92 per stock.

“If the stocks are down, now is the time to buy,” DLB Financial Services CEO Debbie Boyd told Yahoo Finance Live as she discussed airline companies. “Think of those stocks being down as on sale.”

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12:17 p.m. ET: Markets edge higher during intraday trading

Here’s how stocks were trading in the midday session ET:

  • S&P 500 (^GSPC): +48.18 (+1.02{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 4,773.97

  • Dow (^DJI): +230.93 (+0.64{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 36,181.49

  • Nasdaq (^IXIC): +174.28 (+1.11{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 15,827.65

  • Crude (CL=F): +$1.99 (+2.70{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to $75.78 a barrel

  • Gold (GC=F): -$1.20 (-0.07{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to $1,810.50 per ounce

  • 10-year Treasury (^TNX): -1.2 bps to yield 1.4810{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}

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11:41 a.m. ET: Tesla climbs towards biggest four-day gain since March

Shares of Tesla jumped 3.52{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} to $1,104.55 a piece, leading most of its peers in the electric vehicle space and approaching the company’s best four-day streak of gains since March. 

Among other stocks in the sector, Lucid Group (LCID) gained 1.30{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} in intraday trading to $38.13 per share, Nikola (NKLA) was flat, trading at about $11.09 a piece, and Canoo (GOEV) was down 2.64{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} to $8.28 per share. Rivian (RVN) was up 5.73{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} to $102.39 per share. 

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9:53 a.m. ET: Airline stocks descend following weekend of cancellations

U.S. travel stocks slumped in early trading after major airlines reported hundreds of cancellations and delays amid staffing shortages caused by an uptick of COVID-19 cases among crews and personnel.

More than 2,800 flights were disrupted over the Christmas weekend, caused by the latest coronavirus wave and inclement weather from a winter storm in the northwestern part of the country.

American Airlines (AAL) dropped -2.70{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} to $17.77 per share at market open. United Airlines (UAL) and Delta Air Lines (DAL) each tumbled 2{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} to $44.01 and $38.47 per share, respectively.

Cruise ship operators also took a hit, with Carnival Corp. (CCL) sinking 3.5{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} to $20.45 per share, Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) down 3.1{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} to $77.07 per share and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) trading down 4.14{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} to $21.78 per share.

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9:30 a.m. ET: Markets open higher heading into final trading week of 2021

Here were the main moves at the start of the trading session ET:

  • S&P 500 (^GSPC): +11.51 (+0.24{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 4,737.30

  • Dow (^DJI): +61.77 (+0.17{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 36,012.33

  • Nasdaq (^IXIC): +131.47 (+0.85{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 15,653.37

  • Crude (CL=F): -$0.25 (-0.34{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to $73.54 a barrel

  • Gold (GC=F): -$1.50 (-0.08{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to $1,810.20 per ounce

  • 10-year Treasury (^TNX): -1.2 bps to yield 1.4810{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}

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7:10 a.m. Monday ET: Futures inch higher after Christmas weekend

  • S&P 500 futures (ES=F): +8.00 (+0.17{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}), to 4,723.75

  • Dow futures (YM=F): +13.00 points (+0.04{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}), to 35,845.00

  • Nasdaq futures (NQ=F): +39.50 points (+0.24{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 16,338.50

  • Crude (CL=F): -$1.07 (-1.45{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to $72.72 a barrel

  • Gold (GC=F): -$4.80 (-0.26{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to $1,806.90 per ounce

  • 10-year Treasury (^TNX): -0.09 bps to yield -0.07{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}

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Correction: The year-end Santa Claus Rally is when stocks climb higher in the final five trading sessions of a year, plus the first two trading days of the new year. The number of days was misstated in an earlier version of this article.

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Stock market news live updates: December 30, 2021

Stock market news live updates: December 30, 2021

U.S. stock futures have been muted headed into right away trading on Wednesday immediately after the S&P 500 and Dow each individual extended a rally to close at all-time highs amid a thinly-traded previous week of 2021 on Wall Road.

Contracts on the Dow, S&P, and Nasdaq were typically unchanged. 

Intraday current market swings ended up exaggerated by the lower buying and selling volumes. Economic and earnings calendars remain light for the last two investing days of the 12 months, while investors will change their notice on Thursday to new facts out of Washington on weekly jobless statements.

First-time unemployment filings are predicted to tick up somewhat from final week’s studying but keep on being in close proximity to pre-pandemic lows, signaling continued restoration in the labor sector as large need for workers pours into the new 12 months.

Biogen Inc. (BIIB) was in the spotlight on Wednesday immediately after shares of the drugmaker surged through intraday trading subsequent stories that South Korea’s Samsung Team is in talks to receive the firm. A report from the Korea Economic Everyday that cited investment decision banking sources claimed Biogen approached Samsung to get its shares in a deal that could be valued at extra than $42 billion.

Biogen’s inventory closed up 9.46{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} to $258.31 per share.

In spite of a superior day for markets, airline stocks continued to falter amid even more flight disruptions induced by increasing COVID-19 cases and wintertime climate. Delta Air Lines (DAL) claimed cancellations of an added 250 flights on Wednesday following thousands of halted and delayed flights by major airways described during the Xmas weekend.

Delta finished trading -1.19{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} down to $39.16 and American Airways (AAL) shut down 2.64{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} to $18.05 for each share. United Airways (UAL) saw the session conclude 1.86{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} decreased at $44.3,

“It’s a managed meltdown, place it that way,” Boyd Team Worldwide president Mike Boyd advised Yahoo Finance. Airways “know in which they are going to be short rather much ahead of time, and then they have to regulate for it.”

Marketplaces continue on to body weight climbing COVID-19 situation, which hit a world document earlier this 7 days. Bacterial infections from the remarkably-transmissible Omicron variant — discovered to spread 70 instances more rapidly than earlier strains — comprised a great deal of the recently tracked beneficial tests, nevertheless scientific tests indicate health issues prompted by the strain is a lot less very likely to be critical or lead to hospitalizations.

December was a volatile thirty day period for traders who weighed the strain’s effect on the economic climate, but recent developments that show Omicron may trigger milder ailment assisted marketplaces shake off before concerns.

“Perversely, poor news close to Omicron could possibly be good information for the markets due to the fact it gives the Fed the impetus to proceed with these quite free financial guidelines,” Opimas LLC Chief Executive Officer Octavio Marenzi advised Yahoo Finance Are living. “Too much good news for the authentic economy could possibly essentially be very bad for the marketplaces.”

6:01 p.m. ET: Contracts on the S&P, Dow, and Nasdaq open up sideways

  • S&P 500 futures (ES=F): +.50 factors (+.01{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}), to 4,785.00

  • Dow futures (YM=F): +3.00 (+.01{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}), to 36,384.00

  • Nasdaq futures (NQ=F): -.25 points (.00{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 16,490.25

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Stock market news live updates: December 29, 2021

Stock market news live updates: December 29, 2021

U.S. inventory futures were muted on Tuesday just after the S&P 500 took a breather in earlier buying and selling, closing out a choppy session working day in the purple just after the index ceased a four-working day climb toward its 70th all-time high.

Contracts on the Dow, S&P and Nasdaq ticked up a little bit but ended up mainly flat.

Markets shut on a combined notice pursuing seesaw motion from all a few significant indexes as traders weighed mounting coronavirus conditions across the world. Right after reaching an intraday high, the S&P 500 reversed training course midday to tick down, while the Dow prolonged a five-working day profitable streak. The Nasdaq faltered, dragged down by ongoing promoting in tech shares.

Key Avenue Asset Management CIO Erin Gibbs told Yahoo Finance Dwell that pullbacks brought about by the Omicron variant resemble these that transpired when the Delta strain 1st took class and are probable to see the similar gradual but upward restoration.

We really encourage our customers to stay in the marketplaces, not to get out, because when people recoveries strike and when the sentiment adjustments, it takes place so swiftly that usually by the time you get back into the sector, you’ve by now missed out.

Global COVID-19 situations hit a day-to-day record this week, with a lot more than 1.44 million around the globe infections claimed as of Monday, in accordance to Bloomberg. Infections from the highly-transmissible Omicron variant — identified to spread 70 moments more quickly than past strains — comprised significantly of the newly tracked conditions, even though research show health issues brought on by the strain is significantly less probable to be critical or direct to hospitalizations.

The CDC also eased its guidance for quarantining right after publicity to the virus, halving its advice to isolate upon a optimistic test from 10 to 5 days.

December was a risky thirty day period for investors who weighed the strain’s effects on the financial system, but latest developments that point out Omicron might induce milder condition aided markets shake off earlier fears.

“Perversely, lousy news all around Omicron may possibly be very good news for the marketplaces because it gives the Fed the impetus to keep on with these extremely free monetary guidelines,” Opimas LLC Chief Executive Officer Octavio Marenzi instructed Yahoo Finance Reside. “Too a great deal very good news for the genuine financial state could essentially be rather terrible for the markets.”

On Tuesday, U.S. home cost advancement slowed for the third straight thirty day period but ongoing to climb over-all. The Regular & Poor’s S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller nationwide residence rate index. posted a 19.1{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} once-a-year achieve in October, down from 19.7{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} from September. The 20-Metropolis Composite posted a 18.4{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} yearly gain, down from 19.1{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} a thirty day period previously.

House selling prices keep on to respect at double-digit charges — two-to a few-occasions more rapidly than a year in the past — throughout all metropolitan regions, CoreLogic Deputy Main Economist Selma Hepp said in a assertion prior to the success.

“Unfortunately, the charge of home price tag advancement will be limiting for a lot of young prospective buyers who have yet to accumulate sufficient equity gains, and an anticipated maximize in property finance loan fees subsequent 12 months will existing additional troubles,” she reported. “Alongside one another, these two aspects will preserve a lid on ongoing property selling price acceleration.”

The rest of the week is envisioned to continue being silent amid the normally-low year-end buying and selling volumes and a gentle calendar of economic information and earnings releases, though investors will tune in on Thursday for a clean examine on first jobless statements as they go on to evaluate the progress of financial recovery.

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6:00 p.m. ET: Stock futures open flat

Here’s how marketplaces were being transferring in advance of right away investing:

  • S&P 500 futures (ES=F): +3.75 details (+.08{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}), to 4,782.25

  • Dow futures (YM=F): +8.00 factors (+.02{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}), to 36,290.00

  • Nasdaq futures (NQ=F): +30.75 details (+.19{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 16,518.75

  • Crude (CL=F): +$.09 (+.12{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to $76.07 a barrel

  • Gold (GC=F): -$4.00 (-.22{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to $1,806.90 for each ounce

  • 10-year Treasury (^TNX): -1.6 bps to yield 1.484{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}

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