U.S. stock futures are flat as the markets digest bank earnings, Twitter news, and retail sales — and more in Thursday’s stock market recap.
The markets rallied on Wednesday with both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq climbing 1.12% and 2.30%, respectively, to break their three-day losing streaks.
March retail sales grew 0.5%, just shy of the 0.6% estimate, with purchases declining in larger categories like auto and online sales.
Four major U.S. banks reported first-quarter earnings Thursday morning. Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C), Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) and Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) all came in ahead of estimates, sending shares of GS and MS up 2% while C rose 3% in premarket trading.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk offered to buy Twitter Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) for $54.20 a share, just days after the world’s wealthiest person reversed course on joining the company’s board of directors.
In a letter to Twitter Chair Bret Taylor, Musk wrote: “Twitter needs to be transformed as a private company.” The news sent shares up 12% premarket.
In this morning’s stock market recap video, you’ll discover which report to pay close attention to from the Federal Reserve… why volatility is not responding to the war and instead falling… whether market internals are in the danger zone…. which sector persists higher… how China is impacting the U.S. stock market… key price levels to pay attention to… plus one long and one short trade idea for Thursday.
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P.S. Drastic Times Call for Drastic Measures…
On May 3, the Federal Reserve could do something it hasn’t done in over two decades…
Goldman Sachs expects it to raise interest rates by 50 basis points!
The last time the Fed did this, it sent shockwaves through the entire stock market. So I want to make sure we prepare our portfolios for what’s to come…
Which could be one of the greatest sector rotations we’ve ever seen.
I’ve been working on something to get ready for this massive shift… And I’m going to break down the strategy and the No. 1 sector play I believe will rip once the Fed makes its move — for free!
P.P.S. When it comes to trading, every second counts. And in choppy markets like these, often driven by headlines, stocks can make big moves in a flash.
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Stock Market Recap: By the Numbers
This morning’s stock market futures recap:
DOW (mini)
- Close: 34,564.59.
- Futures: 34,513.
- Change: +31.
S&P 500 (mini)
- Close: 4,446.59.
- Futures: 4,436.
- Change: -6.25.
NASDAQ (mini)
- Close: 14,217.29.
- Futures: 14,205.25.
- Change: -15.5.
RUSSELL (mini)
- Close: 2,025.1.
- Futures: 2,016.6.
- Change: -5.8.
Note: Updated as of 9:28 a.m. EDT
Each Thursday, I’ll combine two of my favorite things into a big-money opportunity: options plays and ETFs. Using options, we can turn momentum analysis of a specific sector — or even an entire country’s stock market — into an actionable trade with double- or triple-digit upside potential. I’ll give you all the details you need to execute this plan.
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- What Is the Dow and How Does It Work?
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