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U.S. futures are edging higher, looking to add to the gains from Thursday, but major averages remain on track to snap their 5-week winning streak after a sharp pullback Wednesday off all-time highs due to rising inflation fears renewed concerns the economy is going to quick too fast and the Fed may need to “pump the brakes” sooner than later with interest rate hikes (fed fund futures now pointing to a June ’22 star). The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq ended higher on Thursday, boosted by chipmakers after high inflation numbers dampened investor sentiment and put the brakes on a streak of record closing highs. U.S. Treasury bond yields remain calm after reopening (closed yesterday for Veteran’s Day), with the 10-year yield still under 1.6%. European stocks were steady with U.S. futures, while Asian shares rose at the end of a volatile week. Meanwhile, U.S. officials have warned European Union counterparts that Russia may be weighing a potential invasion of Ukraine, according to multiple people familiar with the matter. In Asian markets, The Nikkei Index rose 1.1% to 29,609, the Shanghai Index gained +0.18% to 3,539, and the Hang Seng Index gained about 0.32% to settle at 25,327. In Europe, the German DAX is up about +0.2% to 16,110, while the FTSE 100 is down roughly-0.4% at 7,350. Market Closing Prices Yesterday The S&P 500 Index gained 2.56 points, or 0.06%, to 4,649.27 The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell -158.71 points, or 0.44%, to 35,921.23 The Nasdaq Composite jumped 81.58 points, or 0.52%, to 15,704.28 The Russell 2000 Index advanced 19.56 points, or 0.82% to 2,409.14 Events Calendar for Today 10:00 AM ET University of Michigan Confidence, Nov-P 10:00 AM ET JOLTs Job Openings for September 1:00 PM EST Baker Hughes Weekly rig count data Earnings Calendar: Earnings Before the Open: BKKT, EMAN, HYZN, MOTS, MRAM, NXTD, PLXP, ROLL, SOHO, SPB, TH, VIVO Other Key Events: American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases Meeting, 11/12-11/15 ($virtual) American Academy of Ophthalmology 2021 Conference, 11/12-11/15, New Orleans Baird 51st Annual Global Industrial Conference, 11/9-11/12 ($virtual) Jefferies 2nd Annual Global Interactive Entertainment Conference, 11/11-11/12 ($virtual) Morgan Stanley Global Chemicals, Agriculture & Packaging Conference, 11/10-11/12 ($virtual) REITWorld 2021 Annual Conference, 11/9-11/12 ($virtual) Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer, 11/10-11/14, in Washington D.C. World News The U.S. has warned that Russian forces are amassing near the Ukrainian border. The U.S. has sounded the alarm, warned EU allies that Moscow may be planning to invade Ukraine, though Russia said the military deployments are on its territory and denies any aggressive intentions Eurozone Sept Industrial Production beat: -0.2% m/m vs -0.5% consensus, 5.2% y/y vs 4.1% consensus German Oct Wholesale Prices higher: 1.6% m/m vs 0.8% previous, 15.2% y/y vs 13.2% previous **Sector News Breakdown** **Consumer** Blink Charging ($BLNK) 3Q EPS ($0.36) vs est. ($0.29) on revs $6.4Mm vs est. $4.7Mm, says 3,016 charging stations contracted or sold in 3Q +351% YoY Lordstown Motors ($RIDE) Q3 EPS ($0.54) vs est. ($0.59); now expect commercial production and deliveries of its Endurance pickup truck will begin in Q3 of 2022 Volkswagen AG ($VWAGY) reports October global sales slumped 33.5% to 600,900 vehicles; YTD global sales up 2% to 7.55M vehicles; China sales slipped 37.2% to 236,500 vehicles for the month. **Energy, Industrials and Materials** Astra Space, Inc., ($ASTR) Q3 EPS ($6c) vs est. ($16c), adj EBITDA ($32.9M) vs est. ($33.5M); preparing to perform a test launch for the SpaceForce in coming week or so, subject to readiness of launch conditions; sees Q4 adj EBITDA ($44M)-($40M) vs est. ($33.7M) Ballard Power Systems ($BLDP) agrees to buy 100% of Arcola Energy, a UK-based systems engineering company specializing in hydrogen fuel cell powertrain and vehicle systems integration for total upfront and earn-out cash and share consideration of up to $40M Sundial Growers ($SNDL) rises after the Canadian cannabis producer announced a $100m share buyback alongside quarterly results **Healthcare** Johnson & Johnson ($JNJ) plans to split into two companies, according to the WSJ. The company’s consumer division, which includes Band-Aid and Tylenol, will be separated from the pharmaceutical and medical-devices businesses under the plan, according to the report. J&J will shed its consumer division in 18 to 24 months Biogen Inc’s ($BIIB) said late-stage studies found that its Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm significantly lowered blood levels of an abnormal form of the protein tau. Tau forms toxic tangles of nerve fibers associated with the mind-wasting disease and is a target of experimental Alzheimer’s drug AstraZeneca ($AZN) Q3 core Ebit of $2.28 billion was 14% below consensus, reflecting a lower gross margin while sales were 1% below consensus, with many key growth drivers shy of expectations Co-Diagnostics ($CODX) Q3 EPS $0.38 vs. est. $0.21; Q3 revs $30.1M vs. est. $24.32M; guides FY21 EPS $1.07-$1.16 vs. est. $0.98; sees FY21 revenue $96.0M-$100.0M vs. est. $95.21M. **Technology, Media & Telecom** Luminar Technologies Inc. ($LAZR) 3Q adj EPS ($0.10) vs est. ($0.10) on revs $8Mm vs est. $8.9Mm; Cash, Cash Equivalents and Marketable Securities were $544.9M as of September 30, 2021, putting the company on track to meet its goal of ending the year with more cash than starting cash of $485.7M Phunware ($PHUN) 3Q EPS $0.01 vs est. ($0.04) on revs $2.2Mm vs est. $2.3Mm; says raised more than $65Mm and now holds approx 129 Bitcoin, committed to growing and digital currency holdings in future; says expect to add decentralized finance (defi) to corporate treasury activities

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Monday, October 11, 2021 U.S. stock futures are edging lower ahead of the Columbus Day holiday, with oil prices extending last week gains and moving to fresh 7-year highs ahead of key inflation data later this week and the upcoming earnings season, which starts Friday with the big banks ($JPM, $Citi). Over the weekend, Goldman Sachs cuts its 2021 economic growth forecast by 10 basis points, to 5.6%, while lowering its 2022 estimate by 40 basis point to 4% citing a “longer lasting virus drag on virus-sensitive consumer services” and the impact of an extended shortage in global semiconductors. The bond market is closed today in observance of the Columbus Day holiday after the 10-year yield closed at 1.612% on Friday, the highest level of the week. Oil prices extending gains, as WTI crude rises over $2.20 or 2.8% above $81.50. In Asian markets, The Nikkei Index rose 449 points (1.6%%) to 28,498, the Shanghai Index was little changed at 3,591, and the Hang Seng Index jumped nearly 2% or 487 points to settle at 25,325. In Europe, the German DAX is down about -50 points to 15,150, while the FTSE 100 is up about 0.25% at 7,110. Q quiet day expected ahead with no economic data and bond markets closed. Market Closing Prices Yesterday · The S&P 500 Index dropped -8.42 points, or 0.19%, to 4,391.34 · The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell -8.69 points, or 0.03%, to 34,746.25 The Nasdaq Composite slid -74.48 points, or 0.51%, to 14,579.54 · The Russell 2000 Index declined -17.00 points, or 0.76% to 2,233.09 Events Calendar for Today · No Major Economic Data Earnings Calendar: · Earnings Before the Open: AZZ, ENZ, FAST · Earnings After the Close: PNFP, SGH Other Key Events: · American Society of Retina Specialists Annual Scientific Meeting, in San Antonio, TX 10/8-10/12 World News · Goldman Sachs cuts its forecast for U.S economic growth over the weekend, citing a “longer lasting virus drag on virus-sensitive consumer services” and the impact of an extended shortage in global semiconductors. Goldman trimmed its 2021 growth forecast by 10 basis points, to 5.6%, while lowering its 2022 estimate by 40 basis point to 4%, adding that consumer spending is likely to be held back by pandemic uncertainty and a softer-than-expected fiscal response from the Biden administration. · Taiwan will keep bolstering its defenses to ensure nobody can force them to accept the path China has laid down that offers neither freedom nor democracy, President Tsai Ing-wen said on Sunday – Reuters Sector News Breakdown Consumer · Southwest Airlines ($LUV) cancelled 808 flights yesterday and has cancelled another 1,006 today, according to data from Flightaware.com. The company blamed the disruption on air traffic control issues and weather, although other major airlines are not delaying or cancelling flights at an elevated rate. There was speculation that some Southwest employees have called in sick in a form of protest over the mandatory vaccination rules in place, which have been unconfirmed · Hasbro ($HAS) said CEO Brian Goldner will take a medical leave of absence, effective immediately, slightly more than a year after disclosing that he was undergoing continued medical care following treatment for cancer in 2014. Energy, Industrials and Materials · Honeywell ($HON) raised its business outlook for jet deliveries on Sunday as travel restrictions ease as they now see 7,400 new business jet deliveries worth $238 bln over the next 10 years, up 1% from the same 10-year forecast a year ago. Business jet operators surveyed by Honeywell reported a sharp increase in their used jet purchase plans, 12% above last year’s report · Emerson Electric ($EMR) plans to merge two of its software businesses with Aspen Technology (AZPN) in a roughly $11B deal that values Aspen at around $160 a share, as shareholders would receive $87 and 0.42 share of the combined company for each share they currently own – WSJ https://on.wsj.com/3FxyVx7 · Cleveland-Cliffs ($CLF) agrees to acquire Ferrous Processing and Trading, one of the largest processors and distributors of prime ferrous scrap in the U.S., in a deal with an enterprise value of ~$775M. · Tutor Perini’s ($TPC) joint-venture signed a contract valued at ~$178 million by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, for the Friant-Kern Canal Middle Reach Capacity Correction Phase I project in central California, southeast of Visalia. Financials · Prudential ($PRU) mentioned positively in Barron’s saying for many years, Prudential Financial’s stock had a nice yield, but it didn’t offer much capital appreciation. The pandemic didn’t help, as the shares lost about 12% last year, dividends included, versus an 18% return for the S&P 500 index. But the market has changed its view, partly owing to an uptick in rates. On top of that, Prudential, whose businesses include life insurance, variable annuities, and asset management, is getting some credit for more-consistent earnings in recent years. Healthcare · Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ($SUPN) to acquire Adamas Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (ADMS) through a tender offer for $8.10 per share in cash (or an aggregate of approximately $400 million), payable at closing plus two non-tradable contingent value rights (CVR) collectively worth up to $1.00 per share in cash (or an aggregate of approximately $50 million), for a total consideration of $9.10 per share in cash (or an aggregate of approximately $450 million). · AstraZeneca ($AZN) Phase 3 trial met its primary end point; trial showed a reduced risk of death & severe C-19 by 67% in a trial where 90% of participants were from high-risk categories; only long acting antibody combination that can both prevent & treat C-19 · Merck ($MRK) submitted an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) application to the U.S. FDA for molnupiravir, an investigational oral antiviral medicine, for the treatment of mild-to-moderate COVID-19 who are at risk for progressing to severe COVID-19 and/or hospitalization · Regenxbio ($RGNX) announces initial data from the ongoing Phase II ALTITUDE trial of RGX-314 for the treatment of diabetic retinopathy (DR) without center-involved diabetic macular edema (CI-DME) using in-office suprachoroidal delivery. · BeiGene ($BGNE) announced that BRUKINSA has been approved in Australia for the treatment of adult patients with mantle cell lymphoma who have received at least one prior therapy Technology, Media & Telecom · Apple ($AAPL) asked a federal appeals court on Friday to throw out a legal decision that would require the tech giant to tweak its strict App Store rules and force it to allow app developers to inform customers of ways to pay for subscriptions and services outside the App Store – NYT · Gray Television ($GTN) a positive mention in Barron’s saying at about $23.50 a share, it has a price/earnings ratio of five based on 2022 estimates. It looks like an inexpensive way to bet on broadcast as Gray’s strength in local news helps it make a killing in political ads · Toshiba Corp ($6502.T) said it would announce the results of a strategic review of its business along with its quarterly earnings results and a new mid-term business plan on Nov. 12. A spokesperson said the results of Toshiba’s strategic review would be part of the new business plan. The company had previously said the review would be announced this month. · U.S.-listed Chinese tech stocks Alibaba ($BABA), JD.com ($JD) and Baidu ($BIDU) among market leaders early; BABA shares up over 5% after Reuters noted the Daily Journal Corp, chaired by Berkshire Hathaway Vice Chairman Charlie Munger, boosted its holdings in BABA by 83% during Q3, according to public disclosures. Also helping sentiment in China listed stocks, China’s antitrust regulator also fines delivery giant Meituan 3.4 bln yuan ($527.4 mln), a smaller than expected figure, for abusing its dominant market position · Comcast ($CMCSA) downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at Raymond James

Tuesday, October 5, 2021 Futures Up/Down % Last Dow 130.00 0.38% 34,000 S&P 500 12.00 0.27% 4,303 Nasdaq 43.50 0.30% 14,506 U.S, futures are trying to bounce after another brutal Monday on Wall Street that saw broad based weakness with the Nasdaq Composite hitting its lowest levels since late June, falling for the 6th time in the last 7-trading sessions and as the S&P 500 dropped over 1.2%, now more than 5% off its all-time highs, led by another decline in tech stocks. Bespoke noted that the NY FANG+ index closed below its 200-DMA today for the first time in 378 trading days and is now down more than 9% from its Sept. 7 record close. Many of the same concerns remain Tuesday, with a global energy crunch lifting oil prices to the highest in seven years, inflation momentum accelerating amid supply chain disruptions and soaring input costs, and the specter of a U.S. default as lawmakers continue to haggle over the extension of the country’s $28.4 trillion debt ceiling. The U.S. 10-Year Treasury yield ended a three-day losing streak on Monday as growth stocks plunged and concerns about a potential U.S. government debt default offered another reason for caution. The Dow, &P 500, and Nasdaq Composite ended the day down around 4%-7% from their recent closing highs. In Asian markets, The Nikkei Index fell -622 points to 27,822, the Shanghai Index remained closed for Golden Week holiday, and the Hang Seng Index gained 57 points to settle at 24,104. In Europe, the German DAX is up around60-points to 15,100, while the FTSE 100 gains around 50-points to 7,050. Crypto currencies adding to recent gains as Bitcoin tops the $50,000 level and Ethereum rises over 2% topping $3,450. Gold prices are near overnight lows as December gold futures fall -0.6% at $1,758 an ounce as the dollar edges higher and risk sentiment rising overnight. Events Calendar for Today 7:45 AM ET ICSC Weekly Retail Sales 8:30 AM ET International Trade for Aug…est. (-$70.5B) 8:55 AM ET Johnson/Redbook Weekly Sales 9:45 AM ET Markit Composite PMI-F 9:45 AM ET Markit Services PMI-F 10:00 AM ET ISM Non-Manufacturing Index for Sept…est. 60.0 4:30 PM ET API Weekly Inventory Data Earnings Calendar: Earnings Before the Open: PEP Earnings After the Close: SAR Other Key Events: Cowen 24th Annual Therapeutics Conference, 10/5-10/6, in Boston, MA Deutsche Bank Annual Leveraged Finance Conference (virtual), 10/4-10/6 Market Closing Prices Yesterday The S&P 500 Index tumbled -56.58 points, or 1.30%, to 4,300.46 The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell -323.54 points, or 0.94%, to 34,002.92 The Nasdaq Composite plunged -311.21 points, or 2.14%, to 14,255.48 The Russell 2000 Index declined -24.16 points, or 1.08% to 2,217.47 Macro Up/Down Last Nymex 0.39 77.99 Brent 0.48 81.74 Gold -11.40 1,758.00 EUR/USD -0.0025 1.1597 JPY/USD 0.31 111.18 10-Year Note +0.017 1.496% World News President Joe Biden said on Monday the federal government could breach its $28.4 trillion debt limit in a historic default unless Republicans join Democrats in voting to raise it in the two next weeks. Senate Republicans, led by Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, have twice in recent weeks blocked action to raise the debt ceiling, saying they do want action but will not help by voting for the move The Australia Central Bank (RBA) Rate Decision kept rats unchanged at 0.1%, and QE unchanged at purchase rate of A$4b a week until at least mid Feb ’22, central scenario is conditions for rate rise won’t be met before 2024, RBA says it is committed to maintaining highly supportive monetary conditions European PMI data: Spain Sep Services PMI: 56.9 vs 58.0 consensus; Italy Sep Services PMI: 55.5 vs 56.5 consensus; France Sep Services PMI: 56.2 vs 56.0 consensus; Germany Sep Services PMI: 56.2 vs 56.0 consensus; Eurozone Sep Services PMI: 56.4 vs 56.3 consensus Japan Sept CPI higher as rises +0.3% y/y vs. decline of -0.4% consensus; Japan Sept CPI ex-fresh food lower rises +0.1% y/y vs 0.2% consensus; Japan Sep Services PMI higher at 47.8 vs 42.9 previous Sector News Breakdown Consumer PepsiCo ($PEP) Q3 core EPS $1.79 vs. est. $1.73; Q3 revs $20.19B vs. est. $19.39M; sees FY21 core EPS of at least $6.20 vs. est. $6.24; says now expects to deliver approximately 8% organic revenue growth for FY21 vs. prior view of 6% and at least 11% core constant currency EPS growth vs. prior view of 11% and at least 12% core; completed share buyback, doesn’t expect more buybacks this year Lordstown Motors $RIDE downgraded to Underweight from Equal Weight at Morgan Stanley and cut tgt to $2 from $8 Columbia Sportswear ($COLM) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Bank America and lower tgt to $108 from $137 Volvo (VLVLY) reports sales declined 30.2% Y/Y to 47,223 units in September; sales in Europe fell 41.5% and down 9% in the United States. Lululemon Athletica ($LULU) approved $500M boost in buyback program Duckhorn Portfolio ($NAPA) 4Q adj EPS $0.08 vs est. $0.01 on sales $70.9Mm vs est. $59.6Mm; guides FY22 adj EPS $0.54-0.57 vs est. $0.50, sees FY22 net sales $353-360Mm vs est. $350.2Mm Everi Holdings ($EVRI) tightens full year 2021 net income and adjusted Ebitda guidance to top of the previously provided range; now expects 2021 full year net income will be $90M-$95M & adj. Ebitda will be $337M-$342M Group 1 Automotive ($GPI) announces acquisition of two dealerships in Texas – the two stores are expected to generate approximately $150M in annualized revenues Scientific Games ($SGMS) said it landed major contracts from the Pennsylvania Lottery, announcing a ten-year base contract from the PA lottery will cover instant games and Scientific Games Enhanced Partnership for lottery instant game services Energy, Industrials and Materials Coal stocks jumped again on Monday as Arch Resources ($ARCH), CONSOL Energy ($CEIX) and BTU Energy ($BTU) topped multi-year high as coal from the central Appalachia region rose $2.20 to $73.25/ton last week, according to U.S. government data, up 35% YTD Renewable Energy ($REGI) extended, increased line of credit to maximum of $250 mln October prelim Class 8 from ACT truck orders was 27,400 units, compares to 36,900 in August and 25,480 in July (shares of CMI, PCAR and ALSN leveraged to monthly Class 8 data) Patterson-UTI Energy ($PTEN) reports an average of 83 drilling rigs operating for the month of September, 2021 Celanese (C$E) will raise prices of all acetate tow product grades sold globally by $ 0.40/kg Financials Horace Mann ($HMN) estimates third-quarter 2021 catastrophe losses in range of $35-$40 million, partially offsetting continued strong business performance Healthcare Johnson & Johnson ($JNJ) announces submission of emergency use authorization amendment to the FDA to support booster of its single-shot covid-19 vaccine; submission includes data showing a booster increased protection to 94% against moderate to severe/critical covid-19 in the U.S.; substantial increase in immune response when booster was given at six months AstraZeneca ($AZN) said it has submitted a request to the us food and drug administration for emergency use approval of azd7442, which is intended as prophylaxis for symptomatic covid-19. Elanco ($ELAN) reaffirms expectation 2025 innovation rev. $600M-$700M Syndax Pharmaceuticals ($SNDX) said Daphne Karydas has notified the company of her intention to resign as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), treasurer, principal financial officer effective October 22, 2021, in order to pursue another opportunity. Pfizer Inc ($PFE)/BioNTech SE ($BNTX) vaccine effectiveness in preventing infection by the coronavirus dropped to 47% from 88% six months after the second dose, according to data published on Monday that U.S. health agencies considered when deciding on the need for booster shots. The data, which was published in the Lancet medical journal, had been previously released in August ahead of peer review. The analysis showed that the vaccine’s effectiveness in preventing hospitalization and death remained high at 90% for at least six months. Xenon Pharmaceuticals ($XENE) files mixed securities shelf Technology, Media & Telecom Facebook ($FB) and its Instagram, Messenger and WhatsApp reconnected late on Monday afternoon after a nearly six-hour outage that prevented the company’s 3.5 billion users from accessing its social media and messaging services. Facebook apologized but did not immediately explain what caused the failure. Comtech Telecommunications Corp ($CMTL) 4Q adj EPS $0.23 vs est. $0.24 on net sales $145.8Mm vs est. $149.7Mm; guides FY22 adj EBITDA $70-76Mm vs est. $80.5Mm, sees FY22 net sales $580-600Mm vs est. $600.2Mm; says on a consolidated basis, 1H22 financial performance expected to be significantly lower than 1H21

Tuesday, September 28, 2021 Futures Up/Down % Last Dow -120.00 0.37% 34,614 S&P 500 -36.25 0.81% 4,397 Nasdaq -232.50 1.53% 14,962 U.S. stock futures are sharply lower, extending losses in tech as Treasury yields keep climbing (10-year hit 1.55% overnight), hitting growth stocks while the debt ceiling showdown in Washington D.C. intensifies with markets awaiting news on the House vote Thursday on the $1T bipartisan infrastructure bill, as Democrats work to build a consensus on the $3.5T reconciliation bill. If the two sides can’t agree on the bill that Democrats recently attached to the federal debt ceiling limit, the country could see a partial gov’t shutdown by Friday. Politico reported that Democrats are hinting they could be willing to drop the debt ceiling from their government funding package this week in order to avoid a government shutdown. The 10-year Treasury yield is up more than 4 basis points to 1.53% after topping 1.55% earlier while the 5-year is setting new records for the year and is up 2 bps to 1.02%. There will be an auction of $62B in 7-year notes this afternoon. The move higher is coming as concerns about inflation rise, especially in commodities as oil is up again, with WTI futures above $76 per barrel and Brent futures topping $80. In Asian markets, The Nikkei Index fell -56 points to 30,183, the Shanghai Index gained 19 points to 3,602 and the Hang Seng Index climbed 291 points to 24,500. In Europe, the German DAX is down -180 points (1.15%) to drops below 15,400, while the FTSE 100 slides -30 points to 7.025. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced on Monday with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq falling amid rising Treasury yields (up a 5th straight day) raising concerns for growth stocks while global oil price reached its highest level since October 2018. Brent crude gains 2.1% to $78.81, sending the energy sector soaring and WTI crude topped $75 per barrel, also best levels in about 3-years. Durable goods orders posted their biggest increase since May, rising 1.8% for August and handily beating economists. Notably, small-capitalization stocks advanced sharply on the session, aided by a gain in energy shares which themselves were helped by a rally in crude-oil prices. U.S. natural gas futures soared 11% to a seven-year high as record global gas prices kept demand for U.S. liquefied natural gas ($LNG) exports strong. On its second to last day as the front-month, gas futures for October delivery rose 56.6 cents, or 11.0%, to settle at $5.706 per million British thermal units (highest close since February 2014). Market Closing Prices Yesterday The S&P 500 Index slipped -12.37 points, or 0.28%, to 4,443.11 The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 71.37 points, or 0.21%, to 34,869.37 The Nasdaq Composite dropped -77.73 points, or 0.52%, to 14,969.97 The Russell 2000 Index advanced 32.93 points, or 1.46% to 2,281.00 Events Calendar for Today 7:45 AM ET ICSC Weekly Retail Sales 8:30 AM ET Advance Goods Trade Balance for Aug 8:30 AM ET Wholesale Inventories for Aug 8:55 AM ET Johnson/Redbook Weekly Sales 9:00 AM ET Monthly Home Price MoM for July 9:00 AM ET S&P CaseShiller 20 City MoM for July 10:00 AM ET Consumer Confidence for Sept 10:00 AM ET Richmond Fed Index for Sept 1:00 PM ET U.S. to sell $62 bln 7-year notes 4:30 PM ET API Weekly Inventory Data Earnings Calendar: Earnings Before the Open: FDS, SNX, THO, UNFI Earnings After the Close: CALM, MU, NTWK, PCYG, PEYE Other Key Events: BMO Capital Washington DC Property Tour, 9/27-9/28 Cantor Global Healthcare Conference (virtual), 9/27-9/30 Oppenheimer ESG Summit: Navigating the ESG & Climate Transition, 9/28 Wolfe Utilities & Midstream Conference 2021, 9/28-9/31 Macro Up/Down Last Nymex 0.87 76.32 Brent 0.66 80.19 Gold -12.00 1,738.00 EUR/USD -0.0016 1.1679 JPY/USD 0.37 111.37 10-Year Note +0.036 1.52% World News Senate GOP (as expected) blocks bill that would fund government and suspend debt limit, as time runs short to avoid shutdown and default. Lawmakers have to pass an appropriations bill by Thursday to avoid a shutdown, and need to suspend or increase the debt limit sometime in the coming weeks to prevent a default Goldman’s revised China GDP forecast to 0% Q/Q in Q3, down from 1.3% and cuts China 2021 GDP growth forecast to 7.8% vs. 8.2% Sector News Breakdown Consumer Endeavor Group Holdings, Inc. ($EDR) shares rise 10% as has entered into an agreement to acquire OpenBet, a leading content, platform and service provider to the sports betting industry, from Scientific Games Corporation (SGMS) for $1.2 billion paid through a combination of cash ($1 billion) and Endeavor’s Class A common stock ($200 million). Ford ($F) unveiled plans to team with South Korean battery maker SK Innovation to spend $11.4B to build an electric F-150 assembly plant and three battery plants in the U.S., in a substantial acceleration of its push into electric vehicles. Ford will build two massive battery factories in Glendale, Ky., and a third in Stanton, Tenn., alongside a new truck factory set to begin producing electric F-series pickups by 2025 Manchester United plc ($MANU) files for potential mixed shelf; size not disclosed Energy, Industrials and Materials Sempra Energy ($SRE) updating its 2021 financial guidance. As full-year 2021 GAAP earnings-per-common-share (EPS) guidance range is updated from $7.41 to $8.01 to $3.83 to $4.43, while the company is also guiding to the upper end of the range for its full-year 2021 adjusted EPS guidance of $7.75 to $8.35 Activist hedge fund Starboard Value LP has a more-than-8% stake in Huntsman Corp. ($HUN) and plans to agitate for change at the chemical’s producer, according to people familiar with the matter, the WSJ reported after the close last night. Huntsman has a market value of roughly $6.3 billion, making Starboard’s stake worth around $500 million or more Agnico Eagle Mines Limited ($AEM) and Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd. ($KL) have entered into an agreement to combine in a merger of equals, with the combined company to continue under the name “Agnico Eagle Mines Limited”. Kirkland Lake Gold shareholders will receive 0.7935 of an Agnico Eagle common share for each Kirkland Lake Gold common share held Financials Concentrix Corporation ($CNXC) Q3 EPS $2.49 vs. est. $2.24; Q3 revs $1.397B vs. est. $1.38B; sees Q4 revs $1.44B-$1.48B; board has authorized co to purchase up to $500 mln of co’s outstanding shares from time to time; raises double-digit revenue growth expectations for the full year Montrose Environmental Group Inc. ($MEG) said it intends to offer for sale 1.8 mln shares of its common stock in an underwritten public offering IHS Markit ($INFO) Q3 adj EPS $0.85 vs. est.$0.83; Q3 revs $1.18B vs. est. $1.17B; raises FY21 adjusted EPS view to $3.18-$3.20 from $3.15-$3.17 (est. $3.17) and lowers FY21 revenue view to $4.61B-$4.63B from $4.635B-$4.675B Healthcare Merck (MRK) is in advanced discussions to acquire Acceleron Pharma ($XLRN), with the deal potentially being announced this week if talks do not break down, the WSJ reported. https://on.wsj.com/3F7QtzV . Recall shares of XLRN rose yesterday after Bloomberg had reported is in advanced discussions to be acquired by a large pharmaceutical company for about $180 a share in cash https://bloom.bg/3ANfEVx Aurora Cannabis Inc. ($ACB) Q4 revenue C$54.8M vs. est. C$56.3M and vs. C$68.4M last year; Q4 adjusted EBITDA (C$19.3M) vs. (C$33.3M) last year; business transformation plan on track; reiterates annual cost savings of $60M-$80M; qtrly medical cannabis net revenue was $35.0M, a 9% increase from prior year period; qtrly adjusted Ebitda loss, excluding restructuring costs, narrows to $13.9M Pfizer ($PFE) phase 1 randomized study of MRNA-based next generation flu vaccine program will take place in united states Ziopharm Oncology ($ZIOP) announces strategic reduction in workforce and extension in cash runway AstraZeneca PLC ($AZN) said that Saphnelo has been approved in Japan for the treatment of adult patients with systemic lupus erythematosus, or SLE, who show an insufficient response to standard treatment. Biogen ($BIIB) and Eisai ($ESALY) initiated a rolling submission to the U.S. FDA of a Biologics License Application for lecanemab, the company’s investigational anti-amyloid beta protofibril antibody, for the treatment of early Alzheimer’s disease Sanofi ($SNY) announces positive interim results from a Phase 1/2 study of its mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine candidate. Technology, Media & Telecom Charter Communications ($CHTR) subsidiaries Charter Communications Operating, LLC and Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp. have priced $4B of notes in three tranches. Microchip ($MCHP) downgraded to Equal Weight from Overweight at Wells Fargo Sirius XM ($SIRI) upgraded to Equal Weight from Underweight at Barclays The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, or EEOC, is suing Activision Blizzard (ATVI) over claims that it fostered a toxic work environment defined by sexual misconduct and discrimination

@everyone Monday, September 20, 2021 Futures Up/Down % Last Dow -529.00 1.54% 33,933 S&P 500 -56.75 1.28% 4,365 Nasdaq -154.00 1.00% 15,172 U.S. indices are trading down over 1% in pre-market trading and touching their lowest levels in almost 2 months this morning as large Chinese real estate developer Evergrande’s debt crisis is weighing on Asian markets and several macroeconomic factors are making investors wary. The Federal Reserve’s two-day September meeting begins tomorrow where they may lay out plans to begin tapering bond purchases and its quarterly dot plot will provide a forecast on when the central bankers expect to hike interest rates from their current levels of 0-0.25%. Additionally, the federal government is currently facing the threat of running out of money October 1 unless Congress raises the debt ceiling, and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen wrote an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal over the weekend imploring Congress to raise it as the Treasury will exhaust its cash reserves and borrowing capacity sometime next month if no action is taken. Today’s move lower comes after the S&P closed below its 50-day moving average for the 1st time since June 18th on Friday with materials and technology companies struggling. Late Friday, an FDA panel decided not to recommend a booster for the Pfizer vaccine for people 16 years and older by a vote of 16-3 saying there was not enough data to determine the step-up effectiveness of the third shot. However, the panel unanimously approved a narrower vote of authorizing booster dose of Pfizer/BioNTech covid-19 vaccine at least 6 months after full vaccination for people 65 and older and those at high risk for severe disease (a narrower approval than markets were hoping for). The University of Michigan’s preliminary sentiment index edged up in August, but buying conditions for household durables, homes and motor vehicles all fell to the lowest in decades due to complaints about high prices. The dollar rose while precious metals mostly fell, as gold posted a second straight weekly drop ahead of the FOMC meeting later this week. A potential hike in corporate taxes could eat into earnings also weigh on markets, with leading Democrats seeking to raise the top tax rate on corporations to 26.5% from the current 21%. In Asian markets, the Hang Seng Index is plunging 821 points while Tokyo and Shanghai markets are closed for holiday. In Europe, the German DAX is down 367 points and the FTSE 100 is lower by 118 points. Market Closing Prices Yesterday The S&P 500 Index dropped -40.76 points, or 0.91%, to 4,432.99 The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell -166.44 points, or 0.48%, to 34,584.88 The Nasdaq Composite sunk -137.96 points, or 0.91%, to 15,043.97 The Russell 2000 Index advanced 3.96 points, or 0.18% to 2,236.87 Events Calendar for Today 10:00 AM ET NAHB Housing Market Index for Sept Earnings Calendar: Earnings Before the Open: none Earnings After the Close: $LEN Other Key Events: European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) 2021 Virtual Congress, 9/16-9/21 Oppenheimer Fall Healthcare Life Sciences & MedTech Summit (virtual), 9/20-9/23 Roth Capital 8th Annual Solar Symposium (virtual), 9/20-9/23 Stephen’s 11th Annual Bank Forum, in Little Rock, AR, 9/20-9/22 Macro Up/Down Last Nymex -1.49 70.33 Brent -1.29 74.05 Gold 8.10 1,759.50 EUR/USD -0.0012 1.1713 JPY/USD -0.42 109.53 10-Year Note -0.039 1.331% World News Chinese real estate developer Evergrande is facing a default on $150M in bond payments this week and officials have refused to commit any rescue cash to the country’s 2nd largest developer who currently has more than $310B in debt. Sector News Breakdown Consumer Barron’s noted the sell-off in Wynn Resorts ($WYNN) and Las Vegas Sands ($LVS) the past couple of days amid jitters that the Macau government will impose more onerous concession, or licensing, agreements when they expire next year could be setting up a buying opportunity for investors who are patient and have a bankroll to withstand the unlucky streak S. auto safety investigators have opened a new probe into 30 million vehicles built by nearly two dozen automakers with potentially defective Takata air bag inflators – Reuters Three investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board are traveling next week to Coral Gables, Florida to investigate a fatal accident in which a Tesla ($TSLA) Model 3 left the roadway and collided with a tree. NTSB officials say the investigation will focus on the operation of the vehicle and the post-crash fire that consumed the car Energy, Industrials and Materials Boeing ($BA) has been awarded a $1.62B indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for missile guidance repair. BHP Group ($BHP), Rio Tinto ($RIO), Anglo American ($NGLOY), Glencore ($GLNCY), and Vale ($VALE) are in the best shape ever, Barron’s reported for mining companies. Their shares, however, trade cheaply amid worries that the good times in industrial commodities are ending. For investors willing to accept some risk, the Big Five miners offer a rich opportunity Financials A senior U.S. trade official privately criticized India’s July decision to ban Mastercard Inc ($MA) from issuing new cards, calling it a “draconian” move that caused “panic”, according to U.S. government emails seen by Reuters. Healthcare Astellas Pharma ($ALPMY) and Pfizer ($PFE) announced ahead of the European Society for Medical Oncology Congress 2021 that XTANDI improved overall survival in the ARCHES study in men with metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer. Exelixis ($EXEL) announced that the U.S. FDA approved CABOMETYX for the treatment of adult and pediatric patients 12 years of age and older with locally advanced or metastatic differentiated thyroid cancer that has progressed following prior vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-targeted therapy and who are radioactive iodine-refractory or ineligible White House medical adviser Anthony Fauci said on Sunday that data needed to determine the advisability of booster shots of the Moderna Inc (MRNA) and Johnson & Johnson ($JNJ) COVID-19 vaccines is just weeks away Quidel ($QDEL) has been awarded a maximum $710.57M indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for over-the-counter antigen test kits AstraZeneca ($AZN) reported updated Phase 3 trial results for Imfinzi that showed the drug combined with chemotherapy tripled patient survival at 3-year in extensive-stage small cell lung cancer Technology, Media & Telecom Brooks Automation ($BRKS) agreed to sell its semiconductor solutions group business to Thomas H. Lee Partners for $3B in cash and will no longer pursue a separation into 2 independent and publicly traded companies

Friday, September 3, 2021 The long holiday weekend is upon us (back-to-school), with U.S. stock futures steadily higher ahead of the all-important August payroll report, a closely watched data point to see when the Federal Reserve might unveil its plans to begin withdrawing its massive pandemic-era stimulus. Economists are looking for a reading of +728K nonfarm payrolls (vs. +943K in July), +665K private payrolls (vs. +703K in July), and +25K manufacturing payrolls (vs. +27K in July); the unemployment rate expected to drop to 5.2% from 5.4%, while average hourly earnings estimated to rise +0.3% MoM and +4.0% Yoy. Stocks pared gains after the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite notched all-time highs Thursday with energy and health-care shares leading the charge, as oil prices touched their highest levels in about a month back above $70 per barrel. Yesterday bright spots included Smallcaps and Transports as well with tech mixed. It now remains to be seen if markets will put the pedal-to-the-metal, or sharply reverse, with Friday’s much anticipated August employment report. In Asian markets, The Nikkei Index jumped 584 points to 29,128, the Shanghai Index slipped -15 points to 3,581, and the Hang Seng Index dropped -188 points to 25,901 to close out the week. In Europe, the German DAX is up around 20-points to 15,860, while the FTSE 100 gains about 10 to 7,175, another strong week for European and Asian markets. Events Calendar for Today · 8:30 AM ET Nonfarm Payrolls for Aug…est. 728K · 8:30 AM ET Private Payrolls for Aug…est. 665K · 8:30 AM ET Manufacturing Payrolls for Aug…est. 25K · 8:30 AM ET Unemployment Rate for Aug…est. 5.2% · 8:30 AM ET Average Hourly Earnings for Aug…est. +0.3% · 9:45 AM ET Markit Composite PMI, Aug-F · 9:45 AM ET Markit Services PMI, Aug-F · 10:00 AM ET ISM Non-Manufacturing PMI for Aug…est. 61.5 · 1:00 PM EST Baker Hughes Weekly rig count data Market Closing Prices Yesterday · The S&P 500 Index gained 12.86 points, or 0.28%, to 4,536.95 · The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 131.29 points, or 0.37%, to 35,443.82 · The Nasdaq Composite climbed 21.80 points, or 0.14%, to 15,331.18 · The Russell 2000 Index advanced 16.69 points, or 0.74% to 2,304.02 Macro Up/Down Last Nymex 0.26 70.25 Brent 0.47 73.50 · Japan’s beleaguered Prime Minister, Yoshihide Suga, surprised markets in Asia Friday by announcing plans to step down in the coming weeks, ending an unpopular tenue at the head of the world’s third largest economy. Suga, 72, took over the office of Prime Minister following the resignation of Shinzo Abe · Chinese Caixin Services PMI August 46.7 below the expected reading of 52.0 (prior 54.9) and the Caixin Composite PMI for August also contraction territory at 47.2 (vs. previous 53.1) · Eurozone July Retail Sales missed at -2.3% MoM vs 0.1% consensus, 3.1% YoY vs 4.8% consensus · Eurozone Aug Services PMI (final) missed at 59.0 vs 59.7 consensus · German Aug Services PMI (final) missed at 60.8 vs 61.5 consensus Sector News Breakdown Consumer · Beyond Meat, Inc. ($BYND) said that its COO is stepping down effective immediately. · Didi Global ($DIDI) rises initially after Bloomberg reported that Beijing’s municipal government has proposed an investment in Didi Global Inc. that would give state-run firms control of the world’s largest ride- hailing company. · Joann Inc. (JOAN) 2Q sales $496.9Mm vs est. $533.2Mm; Q2 adjusted Ebitda $23.5Mm; Q2 adjusted net loss $8.3Mm · Oxford Industries ($OXM) 2Q adj EPS $3.24 vs est. $2.33 on sales $329Mm vs est. $308.2Mm; guides 3Q sales $220-230Mm vs est. $206Mm, sees 3Q adj EPS $0.20-0.30; guides FY sales $1.085-1.105B vs est. $1.05B, sees FY adj EPS $6.45-6.70 vs est. $5.22 · Quanex Building ($NX) Q3 adj EPS $0.42 on sales $279.9M vs. est. $272.6M; expect inflation, labor costs, and supply chain challenges to continue pressuring margins throughout q4 of this year; reaffirming net sales guidance of approximately $1.04B-$1.06B vs. est. $1.05B · Tilly’s ($TLYS) 2Q EPS $0.66 vs est. $0.51 on revs $202Mm vs est. $189.7Mm; guides 3Q EPS $0.30-0.34 vs est. $0.24, sees 3Q sales about $187-193Mm vs est. $173Mm Energy, Industrials and Materials · Patterson-UTI Energy ($PTEN) reports an average of 79 drilling rigs operating for the month of August, 2021 Financials · Marathon Digital ($MARA) published unaudited bitcoin (BTC) production and miner installation updates for August. The company produced 469.6 new minted bitcoins during August 2021, increasing total bitcoin holdings to approximately 6,695 with a fair market value of approximately $316.4M. Cash on hand was approximately $70.9M and total liquidity, defined as cash and bitcoin holdings, was approximately $387.3M Healthcare · Cooper Companies ($COO) 3Q adj EPS $3.41 vs est. $3.29 on revs $763.4Mm vs est. $726.8Mm; guides 4Q adj EPS $3.24-3.44 vs est. $3.49, sees 4Q revs $730-760Mm vs est. $748.7Mm; guides FY revs $2.893-2.923B vs est. $2.875B, sees FY adj EPS $13.20-13.40 vs est. $13.33 · Forte Biosciences ($FBRX) shares tumble over -80%; said FB-401 for the treatment of Atopic Dermatitis failed to meet primary endpoint and the company will not continue to advance it · Cellect Biotechnology ($APOP) rises 55%; announced the first ApoGraft transplantation in a Leukemia patient in the company’s clinical trial at Washington University in the U.S. The trial, initiated in October, will enroll 18 patients with cancers affecting the blood, bone marrow and lymph nodes, that are undergoing transplantation · AstraZeneca ($AZN) & the EU have agreed a C-19 vaccine supply & ended the litigation; the deal will ensure delivery of the remaining C-19 shots to EU countries; will deliver 60m doses by the end of Q3 & 135m by year end Technology, Media & Telecom · Broadcom ($AVGO) Q3 Adj EPS $6.96 vs. est. $6.888; Q3 revs $6.78B vs. est. $6.76B; Q4 revenue guidance of approximately $7.35B vs. est. $7.23B; Q4 adjusted Ebitda guidance of approximately 61% of projected revenue; expect free cash flow to remain strong in Q4 · DocuSign ($DOCU) 2Q adj EPS $0.47 vs est. $0.40 on revs $511.8Mm vs est. $485.3Mm, billings $595.4Mm +47%; guides 3Q revs $526-532Mm vs est. $517Mm, sees 3Q adj gr mgn 79-81% and adj op mgn 17-19%; guides FY revs $2.078-2.088B vs est. $2.044B, sees adj gr mgn 79-81% and adj op mgn 16-18% · Guidewire Software ($GWRE) Q4 adj EPS $0.37 vs. est. $0.25; Q4 revs $229.4M vs. est. $222.35M; sees Q1 revs $162M-$166M vs. est. $174.6M and Q1 ARR $586M-$590M; sees FY22 revs $780M-$790M vs. est. $769.23M and sees FY22 ARR $657M-$667M · Hewlett Packard Enterprises ($HPE) Q3 adj EPS $0.47 vs. est. $0.42; Q3 revs $6.9B vs. est. $6.93B; sees Q4 EPS $0.44-$0.52 vs. est. $0.49; reinstating share repurchase program and targeting share repurchases of up to $250M in Q4 fy21; raises FY Gaap diluted net eps outlook to $0.80 to $0.88 and non-Gaap diluted net eps outlook to $1.88 to $1.96 · Medallia Inc. ($MDLA) Q2 adj EPS loss (-$0.09) vs. est. loss (-$0.08); Q2 revs $144.1M vs. est. $138.17M; won’t be providing guidance for 3q of fiscal yr 2022, suspending its guidance for full year as a result of pending transaction · MongoDB Inc. ($MDB) Q2 non-GAAP EPS loss (-$0.24) vs. est. (-$0.39); Q2 revs $198.7M vs. est. $184.2M; said Q2 results were exceptionally strong across the board, highlighted by Atlas revenue growth of 83%; recently surpassed 200Mm cumulative downloads from our website and had more than 75Mm downloads over the last 12 months alone; sees Q3 non-GAAP EPS loss (42c)-(39c) vs. est. loss (-$0.37); sees Q3 revs $202.0M-$204.0M vs. est. $198.3M · Ooma Inc. ($OOMA) 2Q adj EPS $0.13 vs est. $0.09 on revs $47.1Mm vs est. $46.4Mm; guides 3Q adj EPS $0.08-0.11 vs est. $0.07, sees 3Q revs $47.8-48.5Mm vs est. $46.7Mm; guides FY adj EPS $0.40-0.46 vs est. $0.35, sees FY revs $188.5-190Mm vs est. $186.5Mm · PagerDuty ($PD) 2Q adj EPS ($0.13) vs est. ($0.15) on revs $68Mm vs est. $65.6Mm; guides 3Q adj EPS loss $0.09-0.10 vs est. loss $0.09, sees 3Q revs $69-71Mm vs est. $68.3Mm; guides FY revs $273-276Mm vs est. $270.5Mm, sees FY adj EPS loss $0.35-0.39 vs est. loss $0.39 · Science Applications International Corporation ($SAIC) Q2 adj EPS $1.97 vs. est. $1.47; Q2 revs $1.8B vs. est. $1.79B; raises FY22 adj EPS view to $6.50-$6.70 from $6.15-$6.40 (est. $6.51); boosts FY22 revenue view to $7.3B-$7.4B from $7.15B-$7.3B (est. $7.33B) · Yext Inc. ($YEXT) 2Q adj EPS ($0.06) vs est. ($0.07) on revs $98.1Mm vs est. $95Mm; guides 3Q revs $97.5-98.5Mm vs est. $97.2Mm, sees 3Q adj EPS loss $0.06-0.08 vs est. loss $0.05; guides FY revs 386-388Mm vs est. $385.2Mm, sees FY adj EPS loss $0.20-0.24 vs est. loss $0.18 · Reddit Inc, the operator of online message boards that became the go-to destination for day traders chasing this year’s frenzy for so-called ‘meme’ stocks, is seeking to hire investment bankers and lawyers for an initial public offering (IPO) in New York, two people familiar with the matter said on Thursday. Reddit was valued at $10 billion in a private fundraising round last month – Reuters · Sphere 3D ($ANY) shares down -28%; to issue 22.6M common shares and warrants to purchase 11.3M common shares for gross proceeds of $192.1M, in a registered direct offering

Friday, August 20, 2021 Futures Up/Down % Last Dow -121.00 0.35% 34,697 S&P 500 -16.25 0.36% 4,385 Nasdaq -28.50 0.19% 14,899 Global stock markets are lower again as investors grapple with the spread of the highly contagious COVID-19 delta variant, the impact of the virus on growth and China’s continued crackdown on its technology sector. All eyes on next week’s Federal Reserve’s Jackson Hole symposium where comments on inflation, bond asset purchase tapering will be closely watched. The dollar rose for a fifth day, while Treasury yields continued a slide. Oil prices are currently lower, on track for a 7-day losing streak (longest decline wince 2019) while the U.S. dollar is set for its biggest weekly gain since June (weighing again on commodity prices), currently up at 9 ½ month highs around 93.65 for the dollar index (DXY) with Sept 2020 highs around 94.74. In vaccine news, the Washington Post reported that U.S. health officials are investigating reports that Moderna Inc’s ($MRNA) COVID-19 vaccine may be linked to a higher risk of a rare heart condition in younger adults than previously thought, sending shares lower. In Asian markets, more regulatory concerns/measures crippling stocks as the Nikkei Index slides -267 points (about 1%) to settle at 27,013, the Shanghai Index fell -38 points or 1.1% to close at 3,427 and the Hang Seng Index plunged -466 points or 1.84% to end the week at 24,849. In Europe, the German DAX is down around -70 points (-0.45%) to drop below 15,700, while the FTSE 100 slip about -10 points to 7,045. Stocks finished a choppy Thursday session mixed on concerns the Federal Reserve could begin tapering stimulus this year, even as surging coronavirus infections caused by the delta variant raised worries about the pace of the U.S. recovery. In the bond market, the 10-year Treasury yield at 1.23%. The Russell 2000 SmallCap index pointing to a lower open, entering today with a 6-day losing streak. Market Closing Prices Yesterday The S&P 500 Index climbed 5.53 points, or 0.13%, to 4,405.80 The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell -66.57 points, or 0.19%, to 34,894.12 The Nasdaq Composite gained 15.87 points, or 0.11%, to 14,541.79 The Russell 2000 Index declined -26.36 points, or 1.22% to 2,132.42 Events Calendar for Today 1:00 PM EST Baker Hughes Weekly rig count data Earnings Calendar: Earnings Before the Open: BKE, DE, FL Macro Up/Down Last Nymex -0.47 63.22 Brent -0.48 65.97 Gold 3.70 1,784.10 EUR/USD 0.0006 1.1681 JPY/USD -0.12 109.62 10-Year Note +0.01 1.233% World News Germany July PPI +1.9% MoM vs. +0.8% consensus and rose +10.4% YoY vs. 9.2% consensus UK Jul Retail Sales miss falling -2.5% MoM vs 0.4% consensus and rose +2.4% YoY vs 6.0% consensus; core m/m fell -2.4% vs 0.3% consensus and on a YoY basis, rose +1.8% vs 5.7% consensus Consumer confidence in the U.K. edged down in August but remained at pre-pandemic levels, market-research company GfK said Friday. GfK’s consumer-confidence indicator came in at minus 8 in August, down one point from July vs, forecast an unchanged reading at minus 7. Sector News Breakdown Consumer Farfetch Limited ($FTCH) Q2 EPS loss (-$0.17) vs. est. loss (-$0.33); Q2 revs $523.3M vs. est. $496.8M; Q2 Gross Merchandise Value exceeds $1 billion, up 40% YoY and more than double compared to Q2 2019; full-price sales growth of 90% drives Q2 2021 Digital Platform GMV; Q2 2021 gross profit margin improves by 30 bps year-over-year to 44% Ross Stores ($ROST) 2Q EPS $1.39 vs est. $0.98 on sales $4.8B vs est. $4.5B, comps +15%; sees 3Q comps +5-7% with EPS $0.61-0.69 vs est. $0.93; guides FY EPS $4.20-4.38 vs est. $4.40 on comps +10-11% Macy’s ($M) upgraded to Neutral from Underweight with $25 tgt at JPMorgan Adtalem Global Education Inc. ($ATGE) 4Q adj EPS $0.70 on revs $280.4Mm vs est. $283.4Mm; guides FY22 revs $1.685-1.735B vs est. $1.2B, sees FY22 adj EPS $4.20-4.45 vs est. $3.30 Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association have struck new exclusive baseball card agreements with a new company controlled by online sports-merchandise retailer Fanatics Inc., breaking the decades-long grip that Topps Co. ($MUDS) has held on the trading-card market, people familiar with the matter said. https://on.mktw.net/3AX9qSN Tesla ($TSLA) CEO Elon Musk said the electric-vehicle company plans to adapt the artificial intelligence technology it has been developing for autonomous driving to make humanoid robots Energy, Industrials & Materials Deere ($DE) Q3 EPS $5.32 vs. est. $4.58; Q3 revs $11.52B vs. est. $10.3B; full-year earnings forecast raised to range of $5.7B-$5.9B vs. prior guidance of $5.3B-$5.7B; says looking ahead, we expect demand for farm and construction equipment to continue benefiting from favorable fundamentals; sees 2021 production & precision ag net sales up 25 to 30%, 2021 small ag & turf net sales up about 25% Financials Coinbase ($COIN) CEO Brian Armstrong tweeted: “We recently received board approval to purchase over $500M of crypto on our balance sheet to add to our existing holdings. And we’ll be investing 10% of all profit going forward in crypto. I expect this percentage to keep growing over time as the crypto-economy matures. Cboe Global Markets ($CBOE) increases dividend 14% to 48c per share LPL Financial LLC ($LPLA) July total advisory and brokerage assets at the end of July were approximately $1.13 trillion, an increase of $17.6B, or 1.6%, compared to the end of June 2021; total net new assets for July were $10.0B, translating to an 11.5% annualized growth rate The Charles Schwab Corporation ($SCHW) said it is implementing a special five percent pay increase for employees “in recognition of their unwavering service to clients and each other throughout the pandemic Healthcare S. health officials are investigating reports that Moderna Inc’s (MRNA) COVID-19 vaccine may be linked to a higher risk of a rare heart condition in younger adults than previously thought, the Washington Post reported late on Thursday https://reut.rs/3z3wKxP AstraZeneca PLC ($AZN) said Friday it would seek regulatory approval for an antibody drug after a study showed strong efficacy in preventing symptomatic Covid-19, offering a potential new alternative to vaccines for people who refuse shots or for whom they aren’t effective. The company said AZD7442 showed 77% efficacy in reducing risk of symptomatic Covid-19 compared with a placebo in late-stage clinical trials testing its usefulness as a preventive treatment Johnson & Johnson ($JNJ) said that Joaquin Duato, vice chairman of the company’s executive committee, will become CEO on Jan. 3, with Chairman and Chief Executive Alex Gorsky transitioning to executive chairman. Gorsky has served as the company’s chairman and CEO for nearly a decade, and has been with Johnson & Johnson for 30 years. “ Fate Therapeutics ($FATE) announces positive interim clinical data from its FT596 and FT516 off-the-shelf, IPSC-derived NK cell programs for b-cell lymphoma; 10 of 14 Patients in FT596 single-dose escalation cohorts 2 and 3 achieved objective response; 7 patients achieved complete response, including 2 of 3 patients treated with FT596 in combination with Rituximab following autologous CD19 CAR T-cell therapy Sorrento ($SRNE) announces its lead protein-based covid-19 vaccine candidate – dyai-100 – elicits strong neutralizing immune responses in vaccinated animals against sars-cov-2 and multiple major variants of concern Technology, Media & Telecom Applied Materials ($AMAT) 3Q adj EPS $1.90 vs est. $1.77 on revs $6.2B vs est. $5.94B; guides 4Q net sales approx $6.33B +/- $250Mm vs est. $6.04B, sees 4Q adj EPS $1.87-2.01 vs est. $1.81 Adobe Systems ($ADBE) to acquire Io in a transaction, valued at $1.275B Spotify Technology ($SPOT) has authorized to repurchase 10M company’s ordinary shares, up to the amount of $1B Marin Software ($MRIN) enters $50M equity distribution agreement S. listed China shares active amid yet more regulatory pressure headlines; the country approved a strict data privacy law, triggering fresh concerns over the intensity of Beijing’s recent regulatory crackdowns. The Personal Information Protection Law was passed at a meeting in Beijing of the nation’s top legislative body, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress. Apple ($AAPL) delays office return to at least January on Covid rise, while IBM closes New York City offices amid rising covid-19 cases A new round of proposed regulations sent Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. ’s ($BABA)S. listing to decline 4.9% on Tuesday to $173.73, its lowest close since October 2019. The Chinese tech company’s American depository receipts have fallen more than 25% so far this year. New draft guidelines released Tuesday by China’s top market regulator aim to prevent internet companies from adopting forced exclusivity and blocking competitors’ links and apps

noticing PFE and AZN bucking

2400 $AZN JAN2022 $62.5 Cs trade 1.78

2400 $AZN JAN2022 $62.5 Cs trade 1.78

SWEEP DETECTED: >>1542 $AZN Jan22 62.5 Calls trade $1.73 (FT Theo=1.68) ASKSIDE [MULTI] IV=22.0% +0.8 ISO - OPENING Vol=1896, OI=1344,

500 $AZN JAN2023 $62.5 Cs trade 4.1

500 $AZN JAN2023 $62.5 Cs trade 4.1

5000 $AZN DEC2021 $60 Cs trade 1.92

5000 $AZN DEC2021 $60 Cs trade 1.92

wow both $AZN and $BABA just dropped on 1 min

damn missed it but yes $AZN look fire

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Friday, July 16, 2021 Futures Up/Down % Last Dow 20.00 0.06% 34,884 S&P 500 3.25 0.09% 4,355 Nasdaq 18.50 0.12% 14,805 U.S. futures are pointing higher, looking to recover following a mixed day on Wall Street Thursday, as investors await the onslaught of quarterly earnings and the potential inflation impact it might be having on businesses while assessing Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s repeated assurances that rising price pressures will only be temporary. Just this morning, auto supplier Autoliv ($ALV) posted a quarterly miss on the top and bottom line citing the negative effect of the semiconductor shortage and continued rise in raw material prices. Stocks finished Thursday’s session mostly lower following comments from Powell that the inflation surge the U.S. is experiencing as it recovers from the pandemic will ease or reverse over time. In Asian markets, The Nikkei Index dropped -276 points to 28,003, the Shanghai Index fell -25 points to 3,539, the Hang Seng Index inched up slightly to 28,004. In Europe, the German DAX is down a few points to 15,620, while the FTSE 100 is up a few points to 7,025. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury rose Friday to 1.33%, trimming its third weekly decline. Busy morning of economic data with retail sales, Michigan confidence data and Business Inventories. Market Closing Prices Yesterday The S&P 500 Index dropped -14.27 points, or 0.33%, to 4,360.03 The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 53.79 points, or 0.15%, to 34,987.02 The Nasdaq Composite slipped -101.82 points, or 0.70%, to 14,543.13 The Russell 2000 Index declined -12.07 points, or 0.55% to 2,190.29 Events Calendar for Today 8:30 AM ET Retail Sales MoM for June 8:30 AM ET Retail Sales MoM Ex: Autos MoM for June 10:00 AM ET Business Inventories MoM for May 10:00 AM ET University of Michigan Confidence, July-P 1:00 PM ET Baker Hughes Weekly rig count data 4:00 PM ET Net Long-term TIC Flows for May Macro Up/Down Last Nymex 0.28 71.93 Brent 0.21 73.68 Gold -6.35 1,823.15 EUR/USD -0.0007 1.1805 JPY/USD 0.35 110.18 10-Year Note +0.027 1.324% Sector News Breakdown Consumer Autoliv ($ALV) Q2 adj EPS $1.20 vs. est. $1.43; Q2 revs $2.02B vs. est. $2.12B; and cut its full-year outlook, citing the continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the negative effect of the semiconductor shortage and continued rise in raw material prices; lowers year sales growth view to up 20%-22% from prior around 23% Alaska Air ($ALK) sees 2Q ASM -21% vs 2019, sees rev passengers -28% vs 2019, sees load factor 77%, sees 2Q economic fuel cost/gallon $1.90, sees CF from ops about $830Mm American Outdoor Brands Inc. ($AOUT) Q4 adj EPS $0.34 vs. est. $0.23; Q4 revs $64.5M vs. est. $65M; sees year EPS $2.02-$2.26 vs. est. $2.13; sees FY revs $280M-$295M vs. est. $284.9M; Q4 gross margin 44.4%, flat y/y American Airlines ($AAL) tells remaining 3,300 flight attendants on leave they’ll be coming back by the end of the year, plans to hire 800 to support demand Didi Global ($DIDI) shares fall -6% after China sends state officials from at least seven departments to the ride-hailing giant for cybersecurity review, as regulatory pressure intensifies Energy, Industrials & Materials Alcoa Inc. ($AA) Q2 adj EPS $1.49 vs. est. $1.37; Q2 revs rise 32% to $2.83B vs. est. $2.64B; continues to expect a strong 2021 based on continued economic recovery and increased demand for aluminum in all end markets; its aluminum segment is forecasting double digit growth on year-over-year sales of value-add products in 2021 Marten Transportation ($MRTN) 2Q EPS $0.26 vs est. $0.26 on revs $232.4Mm vs est. $238.6Mm Stevanato Group ($STVN) 32M share IPO priced at $21.00 Dow Inc. ($DOW) downgraded to Underperform from Neutral and LyondellBasell ($LYB) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Bank America while firm upgraded Olin Corp. ($OLN) to Buy and Westlake Chemical ($WLK) to Neutral in chemical sector Financials Square ($SQ) is forming a new business that pulls together Seller, Cash App & Tidal to focus on “building an open developer platform with the sole goal of making it easy to create non-custodial, permissionless, and decentralized financial services,” CEO Jack Dorsey tweeted State Street ($STT) raises quarterly dividend 10% to 57c from 52c, authorizes $3B share buyback BancFirst ($BANF) Q2 EPS $1.45 vs. est. $1.13; Q2 loan loss provision ($9.9M) vs. $19.3M for 2Q20; Q2 net charge-offs were 0.06% of average loans, compared to none in 2Q20 People’s United Financial ($PBCT) 2Q adj EPS $0.41 vs. est. $0.35; NII $380.9Mm vs. est. $396.4Mm; Net interest margin 2.70% vs. 3.05% y/y; return on average assets 1.07% vs. 0.58% y/y; return on average equity 14.7% vs. 8.10% y/y; net charge-offs ratio 0.1% vs. 0.08% y/y Western Alliance Bancorp ($WAL) Q2 EPS $2.17 vs. est. $1.96; Q2 revs $506.5M vs. est. $494M; Q2 net interest income was $370.5M, an increase of $53.2M from $317.3M I Q1 Bit Digital ($BTBT) files $500M mixed securities shelf Bridge Investment $(BRDG)75M share IPO priced at $16.00 Healthcare Moderna Inc ($MRNA) will join the S&P 500 index as of the start of trading on July 21, replacing Alexion Pharmaceuticals ($ALXN) which is being acquired by AstraZeneca ($AZN) FibroGen ($FGEN) announced that the U.S. FDA Cardiovascular and Renal Drugs Advisory Committee voted to recommend not approving Roxadustat, an oral hypoxia-inducible factor prolyl hydroxylase Erasca ($ERAS)5M share IPO priced at $16.00 Imago BioSciences ($IMGO)6M share IPO priced at $16.00 Mesoblast ($MESO) presents clinical outcomes from remestemcel-L trial in ventilator-dependent COVID-19 patients with moderate/severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). TScan Therapeutics ($SCAN)67M share IPO priced at $15 Alexion ($ALXN) announces positive topline results from phase 3 study of Ultomiris in adults with generalized myasthenia gravis (gmg); co says study met primary endpoint of change from baseline in the myasthenia gravis-activities of daily living profile total score at week 26 Corvus Pharmaceuticals ($CRVS) discontinues phase 3 study of Mupadolimab (anti-cd73) for covid-19 due to vaccine effectiveness in reducing hospitalizations; reduces projected 2021 net cash used in operating activities by an estimated $11 mln Technology, Media & Telecom Intel ($INTC) is considering a deal to buy GlobalFoundries, The Wall Street Journal reported citing people familiar with the matter, saying a deal may value GlobalFoundries at about $30B https://on.wsj.com/3koWMam Tencent Music ($TME) downgraded to Equal Weight from Overweight at Morgan Stanley Aehr Test Systems ($AEHR) Q4 adj EPS $0.04 vs. est. $0.02; Q4 revs $7.6M vs. est. $7.03M; guides FY revs to $28M AT&T ($T), commenting in a filing, reports prelim 2Q DirecTV churn 1.87% vs 2.42% y/y; DirecTV, AT&T TV and U-Verse TV, prelim 2Q aggregate premium video gross additions 492,000, +2% y/y; DirecTV, AT&T TV and U-Verse TV, prelim 2Q video net losses 473,000, improvement of 47% y/y Blend ($BLND) 20M share IPO priced at $18.00

Monday, July 12, 2021 Futures Up/Down % Last Dow -182.00 0.52% 34,569 S&P 500 -12.25 0.29% 4,347 Nasdaq 34.50 0.23% 14,845 Stock futures looking mixed to start the week as the Nasdaq Comp is pointing higher while the Dow and S&P 500 look to open lower as investors turn their attention to second-quarter earnings season starting this week in order to gauge whether corporate profitability can support equity valuations. In corporate news, Virgin Galactic ($SPCE) announced that VSS Unity “successfully” reached space, completing the company’s fourth rocket-powered spaceflight, and sending shares higher. Items to watch during the week outside of earnings include the latest figures on inflation and growth. The June consumer price index will be published tomorrow, while the producer price reading will be announced on Wednesday. Also, Fed Chair Jerome Powell is also due to give his semiannual monetary policy report before the U.S. House and Senate on Wednesday and Thursday Stocks posted big gains on Friday, helping major averages close out the week in positive territory as the S&P 500 rose 0.36% the last 5-days, the Dow added 0.24%, and the Nasdaq gained 0.43% as top indices major averages cement their third-straight weekly gain. The big news last week was the precipitous drop in Treasury yields, dropping 8-straight days before having its streak snapped Friday, a day after the 10-year hit 5-month lows of 1.25%. All three indexes are heading toward closing highs, just a few days after notching the worst daily drop since June 18th mid-week. The declines had been at least partly inspired by worries about the economic recovery amid the spread of the delta variant of COVID-19. In Asian markets, The Nikkei Index surged over 600 points or 2.25% to settle at 28,569. the Shanghai Index climbed 23 points to 3,547 and the Hang Seng Index advanced 170 points to 27,515. In Europe, the German DAX is down roughly -25 points to 15,660, while the FTSE 100 is looking lower about -50 points to 7,075. Mainland China stocks gain even after Beijing tightens rules for foreign IPOs and Washington adds Chinese firms to its economic blacklist Market Closing Prices Yesterday The S&P 500 Index gained 48.73 points, or 1.13%, to 4,369.55 The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 448.26 points, or 1.30%, to 34,870.16 The Nasdaq Composite jumped 142.12 points, or 0.98%, to 14,701.92 The Russell 2000 Index advanced 48.32 points, or 2.17% to 2,280.00 Earnings Calendar: Earnings Before the Open: none Earnings After the Close: $SLP, $VOXX Other Key Events: China Imports, Export and Trade Balance data for June Macro Up/Down Last Nymex -1.12 73.44 Brent -1.07 74.48 Gold -7.75 1,800.55 EUR/USD -0.0022 1.1854 JPY/USD -0.03 110.11 10-Year Note -0.02 1.336% Sector News Breakdown Consumer Didi Global Inc ($DIDI) shares fall -4%; on Monday confirmed the country’s cyberspace administration notified app stores to remove the ride hailing company’s 25 apps and said the move could impact its China revenue Malibu Boats ($MBUU) mentioned favorably in Barron’s saying the stock is looking ready to power through, noting buying a boat this summer has been futile for many shoppers as dealers have been sold out for months. Says even if sales cool off, Malibu should sustain growth, bolstered by market-leading brands, lean manufacturing, and innovative technologies fueling demand Energy, Industrials and Materials Virgin Galactic’s ($SPCE) VSS Unity successfully completed its flight into space with company founder Richard Branson on board, making him the second-oldest person to fly in space, and beating out Amazon ($AMZN) founder Jeff Bezos, who’s scheduled to fly in Blue Origin’s New Shepard ship on July 20. Stephen R. Rizzone to retire as president and CEO of Energous Corporation ($WATT); has also relinquished his seat on company’s board of directors; CEO search has been initiated and both internal and external candidates are being considered Tudor Perini ($TPC) subsidiary Lunda Construction Team awarded $220 Million I-70 Missouri River Bridge design-build project Credit Suisse analyst expects steel stocks to stay hot on the view that their upcycle will linger according to Barron’s, noting that may be good news for United States Steel ($X), Cleveland-Cliffs ($CLF), Steel Dynamics ($STLD), Graftech International ($EAF) and Nucor ($NUE) Financials Citigroup ($C) a positive mention in Barron’s ahead of earnings this week for the large cap banks saying JPMorgan ($JPM), Goldman Sachs ($GS), and others are expected to report, but investors shouldn’t get their hopes up. Says few are as cheap as Citigroup (C$) Through a wholly-owned subsidiary NBTC Limited, The9 Limited ($NCTY) has signed a cryptocurrency mining hosting agreement with Russian company BitRiver Healthcare AstraZeneca ($AZN) mentioned positively in Barron’s saying investors should remember that AstraZeneca is not just a vaccine company, it has a strong pipeline, a growing number of $1 billion blockbuster drugs and, with EU and U.S. approval of its acquisition of Alexion Pharmaceuticals (ALXN), a promising new rare-diseases division Celldex Therapeutics ($CLDX) updated early-stage trial data for CDX-0159, indicating 95% complete response following a single dose in patients with two most common forms of chronic inducible urticaria, a skin condition FDA chief Janet Woodcock has called for a federal investigation into the approval of Biogen’s ($BIIB) controversial Alzheimer’s drug, Aduhelm, asking the independent Office of Inspector General to look into how regulatory staffers interacted with Biogen leading up to the June 7 approval of the drug – WSJ Sinovac Biotech Ltd. ($SVA) said it will provide up to 380 million doses of its CoronaVac Covid-19 vaccine through Covax, a facility for supplying vaccines to poorer nations, as part of an advance purchase agreement with Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. Technology, Media & Telecom Some Chinese stocks are starting to look like bargain after a wave of regulatory measures has created the type of uncertainty that draws bargain hunters, according to Barron’s Technology giants like Alibaba Group ($BABA), whose shares are down 11% this year, are popping up on value managers’ radars but caution is warranted, especially for investors in U.S.-listed shares of Chinese companies saying volatility is likely, with investors recalibrating growth expectations as Beijing rolls out new rules, and reviews past deals, the publication says AMC Entertainment ($AMC), Cinemark ($CNK): Walt Disney Co.’s ($DIS) “Black Widow” grossed $80 million in the U.S. and Canada, according to preliminary studio estimates, building on the recent success of the latest “Fast & Furious” film, “F9: The Fast Saga,” two weeks ago which grossed $70 million in its opening weekend. IMAX Corporation ($IMAX) soared to a $12 million debut for Marvel Studios’ “Black Widow,” reaching its highest grossing opening weekend of the pandemic era in 11 markets worldwide, including North America China’s market regulator on Saturday said it decided to block Tencent Holdings ($TCEHY) plan to merge the country’s top two videogame streaming sites, Huya ($HUYA) and DouYu ($DOYU) on antitrust grounds. The State Administration of Market Regulation said the decision was made after reviewing additional concessions proposed by Tencent for the merger Charter Communications ($CHTR) downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at Bernstein @everyone

Thursday, July 8, 2021 Futures Up/Down % Last Dow -494.00 1.43% 34,074 S&P 500 -60.25 1.40% 4,289 Nasdaq -196.50 1.33% 14,606 Stocks slide around the globe, as the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite tumble following fresh all-time highs on Wednesday. A delayed reaction? Stocks were little changed late afternoon following the release of the FOMC Minutes from its prior meeting, where Fed officials saw a tightening of monetary policy potentially happening sooner than expected as the economy recovers from the pandemic, but no move to taper asset purchases seems imminent. At the same time, worries about the economic recovery continue to weigh as the Covid-19 delta variant has spread rapidly in countries with lagging vaccination rates, as the WHO urged caution on worldwide reopenings. In Asian markets, The Nikkei Index dropped -248 points to 28,118, the Shanghai Index slid -28 points to 3,525 and the Hang Seng Index tumbled 2.9% or 800 points to settle at 27,153. In Europe, markets are broadly lower as the German DAX drops over 270 points to 15,420, while the FTSE 100 slides around 2% to hold just above the 7,000 level. European equities are deep in the red with most indexes printing fresh lows for the week. Eurostoxx 50 drops as much as 1.9%, while all Stoxx 600 sectors are in the red, with miners, retail and banks performing the worst. Market Closing Prices Yesterday The S&P 500 Index gained 14.59 points, or 0.34%, to 4,358.13 The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 104.42 points, or 0.30%, to 34,681.79 The Nasdaq Composite edged higher 1.42 points, or 0.01%, to 14,665.06 The Russell 2000 Index declined -21.66 points, or 0.95% to 2,252.85 Events Calendar for Today 8:30 AM ET Weekly Jobless Claims…est. 350K 8:30 AM EST Continuing Claims…est. 3.335M 10:30 AM ET Weekly EIA Natural Gas Inventory Data 11:00 AM ET Weekly DOE Inventory Data 3:00 PM ET Consumer Credit for May…est. $18.4B Earnings Calendar: Earnings Before the Open: $HELE Earnings After the Close: $ACCD, $DCT, $KSHB, $LEVI, $PSMT Other Key Events: China Producer Price Index and Consumer Price Index for June Macro Up/Down Last Nymex -0.80 71.40 Brent -0.66 72.77 Gold 7.10 1,810.75 EUR/USD 0.0036 1.1826 JPY/USD -0.82 109.84 10-Year Note -0.066 1.255% Sector News Breakdown Consumer GAN ($GAN) rises after saying sees Q2 revs between $34-$35M, beating the consensus of $23.98M; positive Adj. EBITDA to be $3-$7M as higher than expected revenue more than offset strategic investments in talent and technology Overstock ($OSTK) initiated with a Buy and $150 tgt at Needham WD-40 ($WDFC) Q3 EPS $1.52 vs. est. $1.15; Q3 sales rose 39% to $136.4M vs. est. $108.33M; sees FY sales $475m-$490m vs. rest. $461.85M; do not expect to see sales growth of current magnitude over long-term Tesla ($TSLA) introduced a new, lower-priced version of the Model Y to the China market; the Standard Range Model Y starts at 276,000 yuan ($42,600) after government subsidies and incentives; Tesla began taking orders for the vehicle on Thursday. Didi ($DIDI) shares on track for a 4th straight decline after IPO last week, extending the losses suffered as Asian stocks listed in New York also drop following a day of declines for tech companies in Hong Kong. Stellantis ($STLA) slips after saying adjusted operating income margins in 1H are expected to exceed previously communicated FY margin guidance range of 5.5% to 7.5%; said expects negative industrial free cash flows in 1H Energy, Industrials and Materials American Petroleum Institute ($API) showed a draw of 7.98M barrels of oil for the latest week; gasoline inventories showed a draw of 2.74M barrels, distillate inventories show a build of 1.09M barrels and Cushing inventories show a build of 152K barrels. Freeport McMoRan ($FCX) downgraded to Underweight from Equal Weight at Barclays Rio Tinto ($RIO) and South Korean steelmaker POSCO agreed to jointly develop technologies to transition to a low-carbon emission steel value chain. Maxar Technologies ($MAXR) contracts for WorldView Legion satellite constellation capacity through an expanded agreement with a key international defense and intelligence customer (multi-year, $35M contract) Sonoco ($SON) updates $115 million project horizon progress; announces intentions to close 70,000 tons/year of capacity at Hartsville mill complex; investment to convert Hartsville, S.C., corrugated medium machine to urb scheduled to be completed in q2 of 2022 The Federal Aviation Administration issued an emergency directive requiring main rotor inspections for ~400 Textron ($TXT) Bell helicopters after Canadian and U.S. investigators discovered a possible flaw while probing a fatal crash last week. Financials Cryptocurrency-exposed stocks like $RIOT, $MARA, $MSTR, looking sharply lower in premarket trading with Bitcoin sinking back below $33,000 per token, down over 5%, with Ethereum down over 7% to slip below $2,200 Charles Schwab ($SCHW) downgraded to Neutral from Conviction Buy at Goldman Sachs Pzena Investment Management Inc. ($PZN) preliminary total AUM as of June 30, 2021 was $53.1 bln Healthcare Amgen ($AMGN) said the U.S. FDA has accepted a Biologics License Application ($BLA) and granted Priority Review for Tezepelumab in the treatment of asthma; Tezepelumab is being developed by Amgen in collaboration with AstraZeneca ($AZN) Ideaya Biosciences ($IDYA)64M share Secondary priced at $17.25 SeaSpine Holdings ($SPNE) said the U.S. FDA has granted a 510k clearance for the company’s 7D Percutaneous Spine Module for minimally invasive surgery Technology, Media & Telecom Alphabet Inc’s ($GOOGL) slides as thirty-seven U.S. states and district attorneys general sued Google on Wednesday, alleging the search giant bought off competitors; also alleged that the co was using restrictive contracts to unlawfully maintain a monopoly for its app store on Android phones Tessco Technologies ($TESS) shares jump over 30% after the company said Wednesday evening it expects 2022 1Q total revenue of $105M, 9% higher than a year earlier

/*============================================= = Tuesday, June 15, 2021 = =============================================*/ Futures Up/Down % Last Dow -3.00 0.01% 34,272 S&P 500 2.25 0.05% 4,248 Nasdaq 10.50 0.07% 14,127 Another day, another record for the S&P 500, with futures looking to a slightly higher open ahead of a key round of economic data (monthly retail sales at 8:30 AM along with the producer prices index (PPI) inflation reading, which follows the “hotter” CPI report last week) while investors await results of the two-day FOMC meeting tomorrow afternoon. The central bank will make an announcement on interest rates Wednesday, followed by a news conference from Fed Chairman Jerome Powell. Stocks in the U.S. were slightly higher Monday in a listless, tight trading range all day prior to a surge in the final minutes of trading that took most major averages higher, allowing the S&P 500 and Nasdaq to close at record highs led by gains in large cap tech. In Asian markets, The Nikkei Index rose 279 points to 29,441, the Shanghai Index fell -33 points to 3,556, and the Hang Seng Index dropped 203 points to 28,638. In Europe, the German DAX is higher by around 70 points to 15,740, while the FTSE 100 is up about 20 points to 7,165. It should be a relatively quiet day again with all eyes on tomorrows FOMC meeting. Events Calendar for Today 7:45 AM ET ICSC Weekly Retail Sales 8:30 AM EST Producer Price Index (PPI) MoM for May…est. 0.6% 8:30 AM EST Producer Price Index (PPI) YoY for May…est. 6.3% 8:30 AM EST PPI Ex: Food & Energy (core) MoM for May…est. 0.5% 8:30 AM EST PPI Ex: Food & Energy (core) YoY for May…est. 4.8% 8:30 AM EST Advance Retail Sales MoM for May…est. (-0.7%) 8:30 AM EST Retail Sales Less Autos MoM for May…est. 0.2% 8:55 AM ET Johnson/Redbook Weekly Sales 9:15 AM EST Industrial Production MoM for May…est. 0.6% 9:15 AM EST Capacity Utilization for May…est. 75.1% 10:00 AM EST Business Inventories MoM for April…est. (-0.1%) 10:00 AM EST NAHB Housing Market Index for June…est. 83 4:00 AM EST Net Long-term TIC Flows for April 4:30 PM ET API Weekly Inventory Data Earnings Calendar: Earnings Before the Open: $KPLT Earnings After the Close: $ATEX, $HNST, $HRB, $LZB, $ORCL, $STEP, $VOLT Other Key Events: Citigroup European Healthcare Conference (virtual), 6/14-6/16 European Hematology Association (EHA) Virtual Meeting, 6/9-6/17 FBN Securities Valley tech Tour (virtual), 6/14-6/15 Northland Customer Engagement SaaS Conference (virtual), 6/15-6/16 Oppenheimer 21st Annual Consumer Growth and E-Commerce Conference (virtual), 6/15-6/16 China Retail Sales for May Market Closing Prices Yesterday The S&P 500 Index gained 7.71 points, or 0.18%, to 4,255.15 The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell -85.85 points, or 0.25%, to 34,393.75 The Nasdaq Composite jumped 104.72 points, or 0.74%, to 14,174.14 The Russell 2000 Index declined -9.66 points, or 0.41% to 2,326.15 Macro Up/Down Last Nymex 0.46 71.34 Brent 0.47 73.33 Gold -1.45 1,864.75 EUR/USD 0.0005 1.2125 JPY/USD -0.03 110.04 10-Year Note -0.014 1.487% World News Germany May CPI: m/m 0.5% in line; y/y 2.5% in line; HICP m/m 0.3% in line; y/y 2.4% in line France May CPI: m/m 0.3% in line; y/y 1.4% in line; HICP m/m 0.3% vs 0.4% cons; y/y 1.8% in line Italy May CPI: m/m 0.0 in line; y/y 1.3% in line; HICP m/m -0.1% vs 0.0% cons; y/y 1.2% vs 1.3% consensus Sector News Breakdown Consumer Kohl’s ($KSS) said it sees FY sales +mid-high teens vs 2020, below the consensus of up +20.85% Vroom, Inc. ($VRM) announces proposed convertible senior notes offering/to offer $500 mln of convertible senior notes due 2026 Spirit Airlines ($SAVE) estimates its load factor for Q2 will be about 84.0%, total operating expenses, excluding special items, for q2 2021 are tracking towards better end of co’s initial guidance; now expects its Ebitda margin, excluding special items, for q2 of 2021 to be modestly positive; expects that air travel demand will continue to gradually recover in 2021 H&M shares slipped after Q2 sales were lower than expected, hurt by China and European restrictions; Q2 sales were up 62% year on year to SEK 46.51 bln ($5.59 bln), but still down 19% – when compared with two years earlier Ford ($F) says production of 2021 Ford Bronco is underway at the Michigan assembly plant Energy, Industrials and Materials FedEx Corp ($FDX) increased quarterly cash dividend by $0.10 per share, or 15% Mosaic ($MOS) announced its May 2021 sales revenue and volumes May Potash sales volumes in thousands of tons 891 versus 810 in May of last year Fastenal ($FAST) downgraded to Underweight from Equal Weight at Morgan Stanley Financials Discover Financial Services ($DFS) credit card delinquency rate 1.01% at may end vs 1.12% at April end; credit card charge-off rate 1.78% at may end vs 1.54% at April end Capital One Financial ($COF) May domestic credit card net charge-offs rate 2.33 % vs 2.40% in April; delinquencies rate for auto 3.14% at May end vs 2.74% at April end Blucora $(BCOR) raises Q2 non-GAAP EPS view to $1.12-$1.21 from $0.94-$1.11 and ups revenue view to $250.0-$254.5M from $238M-$249M (vs. est. $243.4M) MicroStrategy ($MSTR) has filed a registration statement with the SEC for the potential offering of its class A common shares Principal Financial ($PFG) downgraded to Neutral from Overweight at Piper Sandler Arbor Realty ($ABR) 6M share Spot Secondary priced at $18.65 Alexandria Real Estate ($ARE) 7M share Spot Secondary priced at $184.00 Ellington Residential ($EARN)25M share Spot Secondary priced at $13.20 Rowe Price ($TROW) declares special cash dividend of $3.00 per share Healthcare Biogen ($BIIB) announces topline results from phase 3 gene therapy study in Choroideremia; says phase 3-star study did not meet primary or key secondary endpoints Sage Therapeutics ($SAGE) and Biogen ($BIIB) announce positive pivotal phase 3 results for zuranolone, an investigational two-week, once-daily therapeutic being evaluated for major depressive disorder; rapid onset of treatment effect was seen in hamd-17 results at days 3, 8, and 12 AstraZeneca ($AZN) announces that its antibody cocktail, AZD7442, didn’t achieve a statistically significant reduction in the risk of symptomatic COVID-19 after exposure to the virus, failing to meet primary endpoint of the STORM CHASER trial Ampio Pharmaceuticals ($AMPE) receives approval to expand enrollment of its ap-019 phase ii study to India; phase ii study will utilize inhaled Ampion to treat those suffering from respiratory distress due to covid-19 NanoString Technologies (NSTG) and the Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy ($PICI) are collaborating on an expansive molecular characterization project for cellular therapies Novavax ($NVAX) announces positive results from first study of influenza vaccine and covid-19 vaccine candidate administered simultaneously and that study demonstrated no early safety concerns C4 Therapeutics ($CCCC) files to sell 4.25M shares of common stock Rapt Therapeutics ($RAPT) offers to sell $125M in common stock Technology, Media & Telecom PING Identity Holding ($PING) files prospectus related to offering of 32.7 mln shares of common stock by selling stockholders Vimeo ($VMEO) says May avg. revenue per user up 18% and May total revenue up 42% Applied Materials ($AMAT) files debt securities shelf

/*============================================= = Monday, June 14, 2021 = =============================================*/ Futures Up/Down % Last Dow 13.00 0.04% 34,370 S&P 500 4.50 0.11% 4,241 Nasdaq 45.75 0.33% 14,031 U.S. stocks futures are looking higher, as the S&P 500 looks to build on last week’s new all-time highs as investors and markets prepare for the Federal Reserve monetary policy meeting later this week. The S&P 500 posted its second consecutive record closing high on Friday with investors assessing the Federal Reserve’s stance that inflation spikes will prove to be transitory. For the week, the Dow fell 0.8%, the S&P 500 ticked up 0.4%, and the Nasdaq jumped 1.8%. Looking ahead this week, the big focus remains the Federal Reserve’s June policy decision and press conference Wednesday afternoon hoping to clarify the path forward for monetary policy as investors contemplate the staying power of higher inflation. Currently, the Federal Reserve is conducting these purchases at a rate of $120 billion per month, with this quantitative easing having served as a key tool the Fed used to provide support and liquidity to the economy during the pandemic. A number of key economic data releases are also scheduled for this week, including May retail sales. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury inched up to around 1.464% after hitting a three-month low last Thursday In Asian markets, The Nikkei Index rose 213 points to 29,161, the Shanghai Index was closed the Hang Seng Index was also closed. In Europe, the German DAX rises over 35 points to 15,730, while the FTSE 100 gains 30 points to 7,170. Crypto assets are looking higher to start the week after Tesla (TSLA) tweeted about Bitcoin: This is inaccurate. Tesla only sold ~10% of holdings to confirm BTC could be liquidated easily without moving market. When there’s confirmation of reasonable (~50%) clean energy usage by miners with positive future trend, Tesla will resume allowing Bitcoin transactions. Oil prices are higher and gold prices are markedly lower. Market Closing Prices Yesterday The S&P 500 Index climbed 8.26 points, or 0.19%, to 4,247.44 The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 13.40 points, or 0.04%, to 34,479.60 The Nasdaq Composite jumped 49.12 points, or 0.35%, to 14,069.42 The Russell 2000 Index advanced 24.40 points, or 1.06% to 2,335.81 Events Calendar for Today No Major U.S. Economic Data Earnings Calendar: Earnings Before the Open: MPAA Earnings After the Close: ELTP, MMMB, RFIL Other Key Events: Citigroup European Healthcare Conference (virtual), 6/14-6/16 European Hematology Association (EHA) Virtual Meeting, 6/9-6/17 FBN Securities Valley tech Tour (virtual), 6/14-6/15 Macro Up/Down Last Nymex 0.57 71.48 Brent 0.67 73.36 Gold -20.85 1,856.65 EUR/USD 0.0004 1.2113 JPY/USD 0.04 109.70 10-Year Note +0.002 1.464% World News G7 will donate 1 bln doses by next year, leaders agreed to language condemning Russia for destabilizing behavior, called on China to respect human rights and fundamental freedoms, will carry on talks on recent finance ministers agreement on tax NATO leaders are expected to brand China a security risk to the Western alliance on Monday, a day after the Group of Seven rich nations issued a statement on human rights in China and Taiwan that Beijing said slandered its reputation. With allied leaders also raising concerns about Russia’s recent military build-up near Ukraine, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg described the summit, the first Joe Biden will attend as U.S. president, as a “pivotal moment” – Reuters Sector News Breakdown Consumer Tesla Inc ($TSLA) CEO Elon Musk tweeted on Sunday that the electric car marker will resume allowing bitcoin transactions when miners who verify transactions use more renewable energy. “When there’s confirmation of reasonable (~50%) clean energy usage by miners with positive future trend, Tesla will resume allowing Bitcoin transactions,” he said in a tweet. Energy, Industrials and Materials Royal Dutch Shell (RDS/A) is reviewing its holdings in the largest U.S. oil field for a potential sale, people familiar with the matter told Reuters. The sale could be for part or all of Shell’s position in the U.S. Permian Basin, which accounted for around 6% of the Anglo-Dutch company’s total oil and gas output last year. The holdings could be worth more than $10 billion Petrobras ($PBR) says it plans to sell its remaining 37.5% stake in fuel distributor BR Distribuidora in a follow-on public offering Lumber futures posted their biggest-ever weekly loss, extending a tumble from all-time highs reached last month as sawmills ramp up output and buyers hold off on purchases. Prices fell 18% this week, and has now dropped almost 40% from the record high reached on May 10 Iran said it has reached a broad agreement with the U.S. over the lifting of sanctions on its industrial sectors, including energy, but warned there was “very little time left” for world powers to revive a 2015 nuclear deal Financials Equinix Inc ($EQIX) said it signed agreements for additional joint ventures with Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC to add $3.9 billion to expand a data center program. As per the terms, GIC will own an 80% equity interest in future joint ventures, and Equinix will hold the remaining 20% equity interest. Washington Prime Group ($WPG) announced that it and certain of its subsidiaries have filed voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code Healthcare Novavax ($NVAX) rises after reporting ate-stage trial data showing its COVID-19 vaccine candidate is more than 90% effective against a variety of variants of the virus as the study puts NVAX on track for filing for U.S. emergency authorization. Novavax on Friday said its vaccine candidate, NVX-CoV2373, showed immune response and protection against the highly contagious coronavirus variant originally identified in South Africa Crispr Therapeutics ($CRSP) upgraded to Neutral from Sell with a price target of $132 up from $55 at Citigroup Cano Health ($CANO) has acquired University Health Care and its affiliates for $600M, with $540M in cash and $60M in equity. Entasis Therapeutics ($ETTX) revealed in an SEC filing its biggest shareholder Innoviva Inc. ($INVA) acquired ~6.27 mln shares at an avg price of $2 per share for total amount of ~$12.54M Alzheimer industry talked about in Barron’s saying Eli Lilly’s ($LLY) donanemab is one contender with Biogen’s ($BIIB) recently approved drug this week. Gantenerumab, from Roche Holding ($RHHBY), is another. Biogen and Japan’s Eisai ($ESALY), have a third, known as BAN2401. The European Medicines Agency ($EMA) has detected a rare new side effect called capillary leak syndrome following the vaccination with the COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca ($AZN), known as Vaxzevria in the region. Technology, Media & Telecom Alphabet Inc’s ($GOOGL) has unveiled an option for small businesses to upgrade their Gmail accounts for greater calendaring, video chat and email newsletter functionalities. Google Workspace Individua starts at $7.99 monthly and includes a temporary $2 discount Qualcomm ($QCOM) said it would be willing to invest in ARM Holdings if Nvidia’s ($NVDA) planned $40B acquisition of the Softbank-owned chipmaker isn’t able to be completed due to antitrust concerns. Barron’s noted the shortage of semiconductors has given investors a new appreciation of their importance. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) sits at the nexus of the global chip renaissance. TSMC shares are down 15% since mid-February but investors should avoid the temptation to buy the dip — for now.

no...that mentioned more than 6 labs on move today > @cespinoza9801 said: any $azn UOA?

any $azn UOA?

in $azn put

3500 $AZN SEP2021 $60 Cs trade 1.56

3500 $AZN SEP2021 $60 Cs trade 1.56

the azn has worst record I think?

Rumors: AstraZeneca (AZN) +3: University Of Oxford Says Will Study Nasal Administration Of COVID-19 Vaccine

$AZN reduced efficiency data Phase 3

SWEEP DETECTED: >>1529 $AZN Mar21 26th 49.5 Calls trade $0.97 ASKSIDE [MULTI] 11:51:29 IV=29.6% +2.1 ISO - OPENING Vol=1581, OI=65

Ireland halts AstraZeneca vaccines $AZN

GERMAN INSTITUTE SAW INCREASE IN RARE BRAIN CLOTS AFTER AZN SHOT