TOP MARKETS NEWS: Week 04/28 – 05/04

Weekend 05.03 & 05.04

Bernstein’s deep dive looks for winners in future tech and industries – investing
5 big analyst AI moves: Apple downgraded, Nvidia gets a Sell rating, TSMC top pick – investing


Friday 05.02

Stocks and yields rise after solid US jobs report eases economic concerns – Newsquawk US Market Wrap
S&P’s Longest Win Streak In 21 Years Erases All Liberation-Day Losses; Big-Tech & Bitcoin Lead Gains – Zerohedge
Wall Street Stocks Buoyed by Strong Economic Data, Possible US-China Trade Talks – Reuters
Dow jumps 500 points, S&P 500 posts longest win streak in 20 years as stocks claw back tariff losses – cnbc
US Equity Funds See Outflows for Third Straight Week – Reuters
Investors Snap up European Equity Funds, but Flee From US Funds for a Third Straight Week – Reuters
S&P Erases All ‘Liberation Day’ Losses As Beijing Bends Knee, Mulls Fentanyl Offer To Trump – Zerohedge
US Economy Risks Losing Billions as Travel Demand Weakens, Analysts Warn – Reuters
European Shares Rise as Markets Cheer Signs of Easing Sino-US Tensions, US Jobs Data – Reuters
Peak Earnings Pulse: Consumer Pullback Theme Gains Momentum – Zerohedge

US Federal Employment Drops Again as DOGE Cuts Stack Up – Reuters
April Jobs Unexpectedly Jump By 177,000, Higher Than All Estimates – Zerohedge
Big Oil Earnings Show Split in Production Strategy, Shareholder Returns – Reuters
Chevron Cuts Buyback as Trump Trade War, OPEC Hit Oil Prices – bbg
Pre-Tariff Surge In Aircraft Orders Sends US Durable Goods Orders To Record High In March – Zerohedge
Exxon matches estimates, maintains buybacks even as oil slumps – bbg
Futures Rise Ahead Of Payrolls After China Hints At Trade Talks – Zerohedge
Apple Slides On China Sales Slump And Soft Service Revenue, Despite Tariff Frontrunning Revenue Boost And New $100BN Buyback – Zerohedge
Euro Zone Core Inflation Jump Not Seen Preventing Rate Cut – Reuters
German Factory Output Shows Signs of Recovery in April – PMI – Reuters
European stocks in positive territory; Germany’s DAX and France’s CAC rise by more than 2% – cnbc

 

 

Thursday 05.01

Amazon Tumbles On Soft AWS Revenue, Disappointing Profit Forecast – Zerohedge
Amazon projects profit that misses estimates on trade concerns – bbg
Apple posts disappointing China sales, warns of tariff impact – bbg
Stocks bid on strong MSFT/META earnings and ISM Mfg PMI beat – Newsquawk US Market Wrap
Microsoft and Meta Platforms lead Wall Street higher – bbg
May-Day, May-Day, May-Day For Bonds & Bullion; Yay-Day For Big-Tech & Bitcoin – Zerohedge
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Meta Platforms, Qualcomm, Eli Lilly, CVS Health and more – cnbc
‘Beneficial Switching Away From Imports’ – US Manufacturing Surveys Signal No Recession In Q2 – Zerohedge

Jobless Claims Jumped Last Week As ‘DOGE Actions’ Spark Biggest YTD Layoffs Since 2020 – Zerohedge
Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Microsoft, CVS Health, Meta Platforms, Qualcomm and more – cnbc
US Futures Surge On Blowout Tech Earnings, Erasing April’s Losses – Zerohedge
Auto Sales Had “Robust” April, But Transaction Prices Now Set To Rise 6-12%: Deutsche Bank – Zerohedge
FTSE’s winning streak on par with best ever run in 2017; Novo Nordisk rises 2% – cnbc

 

 

Wednesday 04.30

Meta Soars After Blowing Away Estimates, Hikes Capex Forecast – Zerohedge
Microsoft Surges After AI/Cloud Growth Accelerates; But CapEx Slowed – Zerohedge
Markets chop to soft US data – Newsquawk US Market Wrap
‘Much Ado About Nothing’: Nasdaq Ends April Higher Despite ‘End Of US Exceptionalism’ – Zerohedge
Wall Street storms back from early losses, echoing its manic moves through a historic April – ap
Dow rises more than 100 points, S&P 500 books third straight losing month – cnbc

Stagflation Scenario Slammed As Fed’s Favorite Inflation Indicator Tumbles To Four Year Lows – Zerohedge
US Q1 GDP Contracts On Record Imports, Shrinking Govt, As Consumption Comes In Stronger Than Expected – Zerohedge
Rate-Cut Odds Jump After ADP Reports Weakest Job Growth Since July 2024 – Zerohedge
Futures Drop Ahead Of Macro Data, Earnings Deluge – Zerohedge
Super Micro Tanks On Disappointing Preliminary Results – Zerohedge
Mercedes Cites “Tariffs & Volatility” In Yet Another Withdrawal Of Guidance For Automakers – Zerohedge
European markets pare losses to close higher after U.S. economy contracted – cnbc

China Factory Activity Tumbles To 16 Month Low As Exports Crater On Trump Tariffs – Zerohedge

 

Tuesday 04.29

Business Live – guardian
Port of Los Angeles says shipping volume will plummet 35% next week as China tariffs start to bite – cnbc
Stocks Set for Worst 100 Day Start Since Nixon as Trump Injects Semi-Permanent Uncertainty – Reuters
Why are stocks climbing when a recession looks more likely? Here’s one possible reason – Marketwatch
Export Employment to Dive if Trade War Persists -US Business Group – Reuters

Super Micro shares dive after server maker issues weak preliminary financials – cnbc
Snap plunges 13% on ‘headwinds’ to start quarter, inability to offer guidance – cnbc
Stocks grind higher with bonds bid on soft US data ahead of a event-filled Wednesday – Newsquawk US Market Wrap
Stocks & Bonds Rally As ‘Soft’ Data Slumps; Trump’s First 100 Days Worst For S&P Since Nixon – Zerohedge
Equities End Higher After Choppy Trade as Earnings, Data, Tariffs Gauged – Reuters
Wall Street rises as corporate profits pile higher along with uncertainty about Trump’s trade war – bbg
Dow rises 300 points, hits high of the session as Lutnick hints trade deal coming – cnbc
Billionaire Investor John Paulson Sees Gold Near $5,000 by 2028 – Reuters
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Spotify, Regeneron, Hims & Hers, Pfizer and more – cnbc
Power Restored In Spain, Portugal But The Situation Reveals A Very Serious Underlying Problem… – Zerohedge
Earnings-Driven Moves Take STOXX 600 to Sixth Consecutive Daily Gain – Reuters
HSBC is latest Wall Street firm to cut S&P 500 year-end forecast as tariff uncertainty persists – cnbc
Deep State JOLTED: Government Job Openings Plummet To 5 Year Low As Total Hires, Quits Jump – Zerohedge
US Job Openings Fall in March; Layoffs Decline – Reuters
Conference Board Consumer Expectations Plunge To 14 Year Lows; Inflation Expectations Soar – Zerohedge
US Consumer Confidence Plunges in April – Reuters

US Home Prices Hit A New Record High In February… Except In Tampa – Zerohedge
Futures Flat As Markets Brace For Earnings Tsunami – Zerohedge
Tariff-Frontrunning Sends US Trade Deficit To New Record High In March – Zerohedge
Coke keeps full-year forecast, says it expects tariff disruptions to be ‘manageable’ after Pepsi cuts earnings outlook – cnbc
Pfizer expands cost cuts, tops quarterly profit estimates even as sales fall – cnbc
GM Pulls Guidance And Pauses Buybacks Amidst “Tariff Uncertainty” – Zerohedge
General Motors beats Wall Street estimates, reassesses full-year guidance amid auto tariffs – cnbc
Royal Caribbean Raises Annual Profit Target on Strong Demand, Lower Fuel Costs – Reuters
PayPal reports first-quarter earnings beat, maintains forecast – cnbc
Spotify’s High Payroll Taxes Hurt Profit, Shares Slide – Reuters
UPS To Slash 20,000 Jobs On Amazon Pullback & Looming Freight Slowdown – Zerohedge
Euro Zone Inflation Expectations Rise, ECB Survey Shows – Reuters
U.S. consumers are starting to feel the pinch of Trump tariffs – cnbc
Trump set to ease tariff impact on US car makers – BBC
Adidas warns it will raise prices on all U.S. products due to tariffs – cnbc
Oil giant BP posts 49% drop in first-quarter profit on weaker crude prices – cnbc
Deutsche Bank posts 39% jump in first-quarter profit, above expectations – cnbc
Volvo Cars shares plunge on earnings fall, withdrawn guidance and major cost-cutting drive – cnbc
BBVA Warns of US Tariff Uncertainty on Mexican Business – Reuters
HSBC announces share buyback of up to $3 billion as first-quarter results top expectations – cnbc
Adidas Holds Back on Profit Upgrade Due to Tariff Uncertainty – Reuters
European stocks head for mixed open as investors eye tariff impact on earnings – cnbc

Asia-Pacific markets mostly rise as investors track impact of Trump tariffs on Wall Street’s earnings – cnbc


Monday 04.28

Business Live – guardian
Trading Day: Play It Safe, Uncle Sam – Reuters

Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Leggett & Platt, NXP Semiconductors, Cadence Design Systems and more – cnbc
Stocks chop while yields rise ahead of key data and earnings later in the week – Newsquawk US Market Wrap
Wall Street takes a breath ahead of another week full of potential swings – bbg
0-DTE Panic-Bid Rescues Stocks After Tech Tumble; Bonds, Bullion, Bitcoin, & Black Gold All Bounce – Zerohedge
S&P 500 ekes out fifth winning day as Big Tech earnings loom – cnbc
US Treasury Unexpectedly Reports Sharp Drop In Debt Borrowing Needs, Rates Slilde – Zerohedge
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Plug Power, Nvidia, Peloton and more – cnbc
Empty shelves, trucking layoffs lead to a summer recession in Apollo’s shocking trade fight timeline – cnbc
Global Leveraged Finance Outlook Revised to Deteriorating from Neutral – fitch
Porsche Cuts Full-Year Sales Outlook, Warns of Further Uncertainty on US Tariffs – Reuters
Imported High-Volume Staple Goods From China Are About To Dry Up – Zerohedge
Trump’s first 100 days are the worst for the stock market since Nixon – cnbc
Tesla is in worse shape than you think – yahoofinance
“Please Lower Interest Rates” – Texas Manufacturing Survey Collapses, Respondents Decry “Chaos At The Federal Level” – Zerohedge

Biggest Risk to Markets Is a Fragmented World, Says Norway Wealth Fund CEO – Reuters
Futures Erase Losses As Markets Brace For Earnings Avalanche – Zerohedge
Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Boeing, Domino’s Pizza, Eli Lilly, Progressive and more – cnbc
Key Events This Week: Peak Earnings Season, Canada Election, Payrolls, PCE, GDP… And Trade War Goes On – Zerohedge
Europe markets set to open higher; Italy’s Mediobanca makes $7.2 billion bid for Banca Generali – cnbc

Asia-Pacific markets muted as investors assess China’s promises to support industries – cnbc
Huawei Races To Replace Nvidia: New Ascend 910D AI Chip Will Begin Testing Next Month In China – Zerohedge