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2000 $LYB FEB2022 $90 Cs trade 5.3

2000 $LYB FEB2022 $90 Cs trade 5.3

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

/*============================================= = FRIDAY - 05/28221 Morning = =============================================*/ U.S. futures adding to yesterday gains, looking higher across the board ahead of another busy morning of economic data, as the S&P 500 look to close out May with its 4th straight monthly advance. Improving sentiment about the economic recovery, an accommodative Fed, improving earnings results this past quarter as companies come out of the pandemic and bullish market momentum has fueled the market rally. Reports yesterday indicated that President Joe Biden will unveil a budget of $6 trillion in the coming fiscal year, which help boosted equities, particularly those that would benefit most from increased federal spending. SmallCap stock have been the biggest beneficiaries this week as the Russell 2000 index comes into the trading day with a 2.6% advance this week. Still absolutely no concern or fear in the market with the CBOE Volatility index (VIX) holding around 16.75 (down from levels around 27 just 2-weeks ago). In Asian markets, The Nikkei Index jumped 600 points to 29,149, the Shanghai Index dipped -8 points to 3,600 and the Hang Seng Index inched higher 11 points to 29,124. In Europe, the German DAX is up 75 points to 15,480, while the FTSE 100 is up a few points to 7,025. Market Closing Prices Yesterday The S&P 500 Index edged higher 4.89 points, or 0.12%, to 4,200.88 The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 141.59 points, or 0.41%, to 34,464.64 The Nasdaq Composite dipped -1.72 points, or 0.01%, to 13,736.28 The Russell 2000 Index advanced 23.80 points, or 1.06% to 2,273.07 Events Calendar for Today 8:30 AM EST Personal Income MoM for April…est. -14.1% 8:30 AM EST Personal Spending MoM for April… 8:30 AM EST PCE Price Index MoM for April 8:30 AM EST PCE Prices Index YoY for April 8:30 AM EST Core PCE Price Index MoM for April…est. 0.6% 8:30 AM EST Core PCE Prices Index YoY for April…est. 2.9% 8:30 AM EST Advance Goods Trade Balance for April…prior -$90.6B 9:45 AM EST Chicago PMI for May…est. 68.0 10:00 AM EST University of Michigan Sentiment, May-F…est. 82.9 1:00 PM EST Baker Hughes Weekly rig count data Earnings Calendar: Earnings Before the Open: BIG, CAL, HIBB Macro Up/Down Last Nymex 0.25 67.10 Brent 0.17 69.63 Gold -2.75 1,893.75 EUR/USD -0.0006 1.2189 JPY/USD 0.06 109.87 10-Year Note +0.001 1.611% World News The U.S. Senate on Thursday advanced a sweeping package of legislation intended to boost the country’s ability to compete with Chinese technology, as Congress increasingly seeks to take a tough line against Beijing. Senators voted 68-30 to end debate on the $250 billion U.S. Innovation and Competition Act of 2021 Sector News Breakdown Consumer Big Lots ($BIG) Q1 EPS $2.62 vs. est. $1.69; Q1 revs $1.63B vs. est. $1.53B; Q1 comp sales rose 11.3%; sees Q2 EPS in the range of $1.00 to $1.15 (est. $1.04), based on a low double digit comparable sales decline which equates to a two-year stacked comparable sales increase of around 20% Hibbett Sports (HIBB) Q1 EPS $5.00 vs. est. $2.77; Q1 revs $506.9M vs. est. $412.92M; Q1 comp sales jumped 87.3%; raises FY22 EPS view to $8.50-$9.00 from $5.00-$5.50 (est. $5.80); says year comp sales vs. the prior year are expected to be in a range from positive high-single digits to positive low-double digits, up from previous guidance of negative low-single digits to positive low-single digits Costco ($COST) Q3 EPS $2.75 vs. est. $2.34; Q3 revs $44.38B vs. est. $43.64B; Q3 total comp sales ex-fuel +15.1% vs. est. 12.7%; comparable sales including gas up 20.6% vs. est. 16%; Q3 comparable e-commerce sales up 41.2%; Q3 Membership fees $901 million, +11% YoY Gap Stores ($GPS) Q1 adj EPS 48c vs. est. loss (5c); Q1 revs $4B vs. est. $3.44B; expects fiscal 2021 net sales to grow in the low-to-mid 20% range from a year ago, compared with its prior projection of mid-to-high teens (est. 17.85); raises year EPS view to $1.55-$1.70 from its prior forecast of $1.20-$1.35; Q1 Gap comp sales up 28% YoY, old Navy comps 27% Guess Inc. ($GES) Q1 adj EPS 21c vs. est. loss (19c); Q1 revs $520M vs. est. $497.44M; says not providing detailed guidance for q2 or full fiscal year; sees Q2 revs to be down mid-single digits versus Q2 of fiscal 2020; said Q1 Americas retail comp sales including e-commerce increased 6% in U.S. dollars and 5% in constant currency; says for FY22 revs expect revenues to be down mid-single digits versus fiscal 2020 Ollie’s Bargain ($OLLI) Q1 EPS 80c vs. est. 63c; Q1 revs $452.5M vs. est. $422.07M; Q1 comp store sales increased 18.8% vs. est. 9.6%; opened 11 new stores, including two relocations, ending the quarter with 397 stores in 25 states, a year-over-year increase in store count of 10.3%; still not providing guidance for the year O’Reilly Automotive ($ORLY) increases buyback authorization by $1.5B Tesla ($TSLA) Model 3 loses CR top pick status and IIHS safety award after dropping features – Consumer Reports Ulta Beauty ($ULTA) Q1 EPS $4.10 vs. est. $1.92; Q1 sales $1.9B vs. est. $1.64B; Q1 comp sales surged 65.9% driven by a 52.5% increase in transactions and an 8.8% increase in average ticket; raises year outlook; boosts FY21 EPS view to $11.50-$11.95 from $8.85-$9.30 (est. $9.85) and raises FY21 revenue view to $7.7B-$7.8B from $7.2B-$7.3B (est. $7.41B) Energy, Industrials and Materials Boeing Co. ($BA) has halted deliveries of its 787 Dreamliners, adding fresh delays for customers following a recent five-month suspension in handing over the aircraft due to production problems, the WSJ reported. Federal air-safety regulators have requested more information about Boeing’s proposed solution to address the previously identified quality lapses https://on.wsj.com/3fQaDm7 Jacobs ($J) was awarded the Idaho Cleanup Project (ICP) at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL), and estimates the contract value at $6.4 billion, to be awarded over a 10-year period. LyondellBasell ($LYB) boosts quarterly dividend by 7.6% to $1.13 per share Titan Machinery ($TITN) upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight at Stephens and raise tgt to $40 from $26 Healthcare Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd. (BHVN) said the FDA has approved NURTEC(R) ODT (rimegepant 75 mg) for the preventive treatment of migraine Bristol Myers ($BMY) said the FDA approves its Zeposia® (ozanimod), an oral treatment for adults with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis1 Centessa Pharma ($CNTA)5M share IPO priced at $20.00 Technology, Media & Telecom Autodesk ($ADSK) Q1 non-Gaap EPS $1.03 vs. est. $0.94; Q1 revs $989M vs. est. $965.2M; Total billings increased 10 percent to $974M; remain on track to achieve our fy23 financial goals; raising our fy22 revenue guidance to reflect a partial year contribution from acquisitions; qtrly subscription plan revenue was $948 mln, an increase of 18% as reported Box Inc. ($BOX) Q1 adj EPS 18c vs. est. 17c; Q1 revs $202.4M vs. est. $200.48M; Q1 Billings were $159.4M, up 24% YoY; mixed guidance as cuts FY22 adjusted EPS view to 71c-76c from 76c-81c (est. 80c) though boosts FY22 revs view to $845M-$853M from $840M-$848M (est. $844.71M) Dell Inc. ($DELL) Q1 adj EPS $2.13 vs. est. $1.61; Q1 revs $24.5B vs. est. $23.4B; revised debt paydown target for fy22 to at least $16b upon completion of spin-off of VMW; Q1 Product revenue was $18 billion, up 12%; services revenue was $6.5 billion, up 10%; Gross margin was flat with a year ago, at 31%; noted that cash flow from operations over the past 12 months was a record $14.4 billion; Dell’s Client Solutions Group (PC business), had revenue of $13.3 billion, up 20%, operating income for the group was $1.1 billion, up 84%. Domo Inc. ($DOMO) 1Q adj EPS ($0.26) vs. est. ($0.43) on revs $60.1Mm vs. est. $57.5Mm; guides 2Q revs $60-61Mm vs. est. $59.7Mm, sees 2Q adj EPS loss $0.35-0.39 vs. est. loss $0.40; guides FY revs $246-252Mm vs. est. $246Mm, sees FY adj EPS loss $1.33-1.41 vs. est. loss $1.54 HP Inc. ($HPQ) Q2 EPS 93c vs. est. 89c; Q2 revs 15.88B vs. est. $15B; net cash provided by operating activities in Q2 was $1.4B; Printing revenue rose 28% in the most recent quarter, driven by a 77% increase in consumer revenue; raised profit projections for the year, saying it now expects $3.24-$3.34 a share, or $3.40-$3.50 as adjusted, vs. previously projected $2.98-$3.08, or $3.15-$3.25 adj Lions Gate ($LGF) Q4 adj EPS 0c vs. est. loss (31c); Q4 revs $876.4M vs. est. $809.31M; global streaming subscribers increased 69% year over year to 16.7 mln at qtr end; says enter FY22 with full content pipelines and with STARZ projected to achieve even better net subscriber adds domestically and internationally than in FY21 com ($CRM) Q1 adj EPS $1.21 vs. est. $0.88; Q1 revs $5.96B vs. est. $5.89B; said raising our revenue guidance for this fiscal year by $250 million to approximately $26 billion and non-GAAP operating margin to 18%; sees Q2 EPS 91c-92c vs. est. 86c; sees Q2 revs $6.22B-$6.23B vs. est. $6.15B; raises FY22 adjusted EPS view to $3.79-$3.81 from $3.39-$3.41 Veeva Systems ($VEEV) Q1 adj EPS 91c vs. est. 78c; Q1 revs $433.6M vs. est. $410.03M; guides s Q2 adj EPS 85c-86c vs. est. 80c; sees Q2 revs $450M-$452M vs. est. $427.46M; sees FY22 adj EPS $3.49 vs. est. $3.24; sees FY22 revs $1.815B-$1.825B vs. est. $1.76B VMWare ($VMW) Q1 EPS $1.76 vs. est. $1.73; Q1 revs $2.9BB vs. est. $2.98B; Q1 combination of subscription and SaaS and license revenue was $1.39B, an increase of 12% YoY; Subscription and SaaS revenue for the first quarter was $741M, an increase of 29% year-over-year; boosts FY22 revenue view to $12.8B from $12.7B Yext Inc. ($YEXT) Q1 EPS loss (2c) vs. est. loss (6c); Q1 revs $92.0M vs. est. $88.55M; sees Q2 non-GAAP EPS loss of (9c)-(7c) vs. est. loss (5c); sees Q2 revs $94M-$96M vs. est. $92.96M; Q1 Total Customer Count Increased 22% Year-over-Year to Over 2,500; Q1 ARR rose 14% YoY to 4370M; raises FY22 revenue view to $381M-$386M from $375M-$380M (est. $377.75M)

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