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1. Crude Oil Raises Stagflation Fears
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The conflict between Israel and Iran led to oil prices soaring 7% on Friday. The WTI Crude price is up 11% over the past week, though futures have fallen back 0.7% this morning. Oil stocks rose in step, with Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) lifting 7.5% in a week and Chevron (NYSE:CVX) gaining 4.1%.
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“A sustained $10 increase in oil prices is expected to increase inflation by 0.4% and lower GDP by 0.4%”: Apollo Global Management’s (NYSE:APO) chief economist Torston Slok says oil is fueling U.S. stagflation fears, adding to the effect expected from import tariffs.
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G7 summit starts today: S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures rose 0.4% this morning on trade talk hopes. The S&P closed down 0.4% last week, with the Nasdaq dipping 0.6%. Markets are closed on Thursday for the Juneteenth holiday.
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2. Fed Faces Two-Way Pressure |
The Federal Reserve interest rate decision is Wednesday, due 2 p.m. ET. The latest Summary of Economic Projections will be out – giving forecasts on GDP, inflation, and unemployment – together with the Fed’s “dot plot” showing interest rate expectations. Fed chair Jerome Powell’s press conference will follow at 2:30 p.m. |
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“There’s a chance you’ll have stagflation”: JPMorgan (NYSE:JPM) CEO Jamie Dimon spoke to the Fed’s dilemma, as high interest rates help to control inflation but can also damage economic growth. President Trump now says he wants a cut of 2%.
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Core retail sales rose 4.2% year over year in May: The National Retail Federation’s estimate is optimistic ahead of Tuesday’s official Retail Sales update, expected to show a 0.6% fall following April’s 0.1% rise.
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3. This Week’s Key Earnings To Watch |
Lennar (NYSE:LEN) will report its second quarter after today’s market close. The homebuilder beat revenue estimates last time with a 4.4% rise over the same quarter the previous year. But this time, with interest rates still high, analysts expect a 5.5% fall year over year to $8.29 billion, with adjusted earnings of $1.94 per share down 42% on last year’s Q2.
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“An elevated level of uncertainty, including in our federal business”: Hidden Gems recommendation Accenture (NYSE:ACN) will post Q3 earnings on Friday, after voicing concerns due to cuts in government spending at Q2 time, though it did beat estimates for revenue and earnings.
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Up 43% since July 2023 Dividend Investor rec: Friday also brings a Q1 update from Kroger (NYSE:KR), after the groceries giant posted a Q4 earnings beat even though revenue fell short. At the time, the company predicted identical sales (excluding fuel) growth of 2%-3% in fiscal 2025. There’s a 1.95% forecast dividend yield.
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4. Southwest Partners With Honeywell to Boost Safety |
Southwest Airlines (NYSE:LUV) has installed a new cockpit alert system in nearly all of its 800 airplanes, The Wall Street Journal reports. The system, designed by Honeywell (NASDAQ:HON), warns pilots if they’re on the wrong runway, for example.
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An estimated annualized return of -11% to 9% for LUV: After a number of incidents, Southwest says the system could have prevented a close call in March when an air-traffic controller diverted one of its planes from a taxiway at Orlando International Airport.
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Boeing down 5% in the past week: The news comes after Boeing (NYSE:BA) stock was hit by last week’s Air India crash, though the cause is currently unknown.
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e.l.f. Beauty (NYSE:ELF) is up 60% in just a month, boosted by a price increase, an acquisition, and improved trade talks between the U.S. and China (its primary source of goods).
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