U.S. Treasury yields gained after the comments from Fed Chairman Powell increased the possibility of a 50 basis points hike at the next policy meeting in May.
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite indexes are trading higher on earnings optimism. Crude oil is trading up 1% and 10-year U.S. Treasury bond yield climbed up to 2.85%.
Netflix plunged as much as 37% after the streaming service guided a loss of additional 2 million in the current quarter. Netflix's cautious outlook sparked widespread losses in other streaming services providers including Disney, Paramount and Discovery and in Internet-based growth stocks Shopify and Wayfair. NetGear regained some of the losses after reporting weaker than expected quarterly revenues. Halliburton reported 35 cents a share. Plug Power agreed to provide liquid green Hydrogen to power lift trucks at Walmart fulfillment centers.
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U.S. stock index futures pointed to a higher opening as investors digested a flood of earnings from major companies. Crude oil traded flat and bond yields were on the defensive in the early trading. Netflix plunged 28% after the company reported quarterly net subscribers declined for the first time in a decade and guided higher losses in the current quarter. IBM earnings were ahead of expectations and P&G guided higher sales and passed on higher costs to consumers. Tesla and United Airlines are scheduled to release earnings after the market closes.
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IBM NFLX PG LULU
The S&P 500 index and Nasdaq Composite gained 1.5% and 2% respectively. The benchmark indexes opened higher and steadily climbed higher ahead of earnings from tech bellwethers. Crude oil price fell 5% and natural gas price dropped 8% fueling investor optimism. However, 10-year U.S. Treasury bond yield rose to 2.938%. Airlines stocks and tech stocks led the gainers.
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IBM NFLX AAL GOOG XRX
U.S. indexes opened higher but investors remained focused on the latest earnings and war developments in Europe. Yield of 10-year U.S. Treasury bond advanced to 2.92%, a new 3-year high. Crude oil declined $4 a barrel as demand from China is expected to soften on rising Covid-19 cases. European markets fell more than 1% after Russia launched a new assault on cities in eastern Ukraine.
U.S. stocks lacked direction after 10-year Treasury bond yield inched up to 2.86%, crude oil added a dollar to $107.90 a barrel, and gold inched up 0.3%. Investors focused on a busy week of earnings ahead and are looking for clues how corporations are facing rising costs. Several leading companies including American Express, Travelers, J&J and Verizon are scheduled to release earnings. American Airlines, United Airlines, Alaska Air, CSX, and Union Pacific will provide deeper insights in freight and passenger travel costs.
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JNJ IBM UNP AAL AXP
U.S. stock futures point to a mixed opening after a 3-day holiday as the U.S. Treasury yields continue to climb. The 10-year bond yield is trading above 2.87%. The yield has jumped from 1.71% about 45 days ago. Investors remained worried that the rising inflation and elevated crude oil prices are exacerbating consumer price increase and overwhelming corporate earnings growth. About 300 companies are scheduled to release earnings this week.
Tech stocks led the losers after inflation worries dominated trading and investors reviewed a barrage of earnings from large banks. Though there were signs of hope, all major banks reported a sharp decline in earnings. Crude oil price spiked up again and surpassed $105 a barrel in New York and $110 in international trading. 10-year Treasury yield inches to a new 3-year high of 2.83%.
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NKE CAT TWTR AMZN FDX
Bank earnings dominate morning trading sentiment and stock index futures are pointing to flat opening. Citigroup, Morgan Stanley, and Goldman Sachs reported better than expected earnings. Wells Fargo said quarterly profit declined 21% on weaker than expected mortgage lending. Retail spending rose modest 0.5% in March and new weekly jobless claims last week were 185.000.
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Benchmark indexes accelerated gains in the final hours of trading as investors remained focused on latest earnings announcements. Travel and airline stocks gained after Delta Air offered an optimistic view for the current quarter. American Airlines, Southwest, Carnival and Expedia led gainers. Tech stocks reversed three days of losses and 10-year bond yield edged down to 2.70%.
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DAL AAL LUV CCL EXPE
Stocks are looking up ahead of regular session as earnings season kicks off and investors grapple with accelerating inflation. JP Morgan profit fell 42% after the bank said deal volume fell and raised its loan loss reserves linked to market dislocation stemming from Russian invasion of Ukraine. Delta Air reported smaller than expected quarterly loss but estimated profitable current quarter.
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JPM DAL
Stocks turned lower and gave up early gains after the tech sector lost momentum and traders reviewed latest inflation data showing home price increase of only 5% setting the stage for elevated core inflation data in the months to follow. Oil prices jumped 5% above $100 a barrel after China relaxed lockdown measures. 10-year bond yield eased to 2.72% as investors await bank earnings on Thursday.
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XOM CVX HES MPC
CarMax fell 9% and extended YTD loss to 26% after the used-car retailer missed sales estimates. Average car price jumped 40%. PG&E rose after it agreed to a $55 million settlement for two fires in Northern California. Albertsons sank 7% despite beating earnings estimates. Chipotle rose but Chegg, HP Enterprise, Starbucks, and Cisco fell on negative broker comments.
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KMX CHGG SBUX HPE
U.S. indexes gained after inflation rate in March rose 8.5% from a year ago and increased 1.2% in the month. Traders focused on core inflation rate slowing to 0.3% in the month but rose 6.5% in 12 months. Tech stocks led gainers with Microsoft, Qualcomm, Broadcom, and Nvidia gained more than 1%. Energy companies advanced following an uptick in crude oil prices. 10-year bond fell to 2.72%.
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