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US equity markets settled little changed following a slew of mixed economic data - Dow slipped -43-points or -0.1%, unwinding an earlier rise of over >135-points to log a third consecutive session decline. Walt Disney Co fell -3.13% after shareholders re-elected all 12 of the entertainment giant's directors at the annual shareholder meeting overnight, dealing activist investor Nelson Peltz defe...

US equity markets extended their lacklustre start to the new quarter, with the Dow and S&P 500 logging their worst single session performance since 5 March - Dow shed -397-points or -1.00% after falling over >500-points earlier in the session. UnitedHealth Group slumped -6.44% after the government finalised a January proposal to raise payments to Medicare Advantage plans by 3.7% in 2025, a...

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Morgans AM: Tuesday, 2 April 2024 by Morgans Financial

Morgans AM: Thursday, 28 March 2024 by Morgans Financial

Morgans Chief Economist Michael Knox uses the Chicago Fed National Activity Indicator to model the US economy and explain why there is no incoming US Recession. Check out more from Morgans: Visit the Morgans website: www.morgans.com.au Check out our blog: www.morgans.com.au/Blog On Facebook: www.facebook.com/MorgansAU On Instagram: www.instagram.com/Morgans. Australia On Twitter: twitter.com/Morga...

Thank you Mr Malcolm Deane, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of ALS, for presenting at our latest Morgans Business Breakfast. ALS's analytical testing origins date back to 1976 in Brisbane, with the establishment of a small geochemistry laboratory. Since then, ALS has expanded its services to cover a wide range of industrial and consumer facing industries, servicing over 50 countries...

Following the Federal Reserve's latest two-day monetary policy meeting, Morgans Chief Economist Michael Knox says, "yes the FED rates will fall, but only so far." Check out more from Morgans: Visit the Morgans website: www.morgans.com.au Check out our blog: www.morgans.com.au/Blog On Facebook: www.facebook.com/MorgansAU On Instagram: www.instagram.com/Morgans. Australia On Twitter: twitter.com/Mor...

US equity markets retreated, with investors eyeing key inflation figures on Friday night AEST (29 March) - Dow slipped -31-points or -0.08%. Boeing Co fell 2.04% as credit rating agency Moody’s said it was considering downgrading some of the jet maker’s debt. Johnson & Johnson added +0.35% amid reports it was in talks to acquire medical device maker Shockwave Medical Inc (+10.04%). Visa Inc sl...

European bourses settled little changed, with gains for the Oil and Gas sector (up +0.9%) offset by decline for media stocks (down -0.9%) to leave the pan-European Stoxx 600 index (which includes UK equities) just +0.04% higher. Goldman Sachs raised its 2024 year-end target for the Stoxx 600 to 540 from 510, citing possible improvement in economic growth and monetary policy easing across central b...

US equity markets were mostly weaker on Friday (22 March) but capped their biggest weekly advance in three months - Dow fell -305-points or -0.77%. Nike Inc sank -6.90% after the world's largest sportswear maker warned that its revenue in the first half of fiscal 2025 would shrink by a low-single-digit percentage, as it scales back on franchises to save costs. However, FedEx Corp rallied +7.35% af...

Morgans AM: Friday, 22 March 2024 by Morgans Financial

Morgans AM: Thursday, 21 March 2024 by Morgans Financial

Following the RBA's recent decision to hold interest rates, RBA Governor Michelle Bullock said, "where we are now is where we need to be." Chief Economist Michael Knox gives his comments on this saying that the RBA are giving us stability for the near future. Check out more from Morgans: Visit the Morgans website: www.morgans.com.au Check out our blog: www.morgans.com.au/Blog On Facebook: www.face...

US equity markets advanced as investors eyed the conclusion of the Federal Reserve’s latest two-day monetary policy meeting tomorrow morning AEST (21 March) - Dow rallied +320-points or +0.83%, booking its largest one-day point and percentage gains since 22 February. Home Depot Inc (up +2.02%) was the leading performed in the 30-stock index.

US equity markets advanced despite Treasury yields hitting three week highs ahead of a busy week of key global central bank meetings - Dow added +76-points or +0.20%, with Salesforce Inc (up +2.1%) and Walt Disney Co (+1.7%) rising over >1.5 to be the leading performers in the 30-stock index.

US equity markets retreated on Friday (15 March), with mega capitalisation technology names a key drag and with investors eyeing key central bank meetings this week - Dow fell-191-points or -0.49%, with Salesforce Inc (down -2.96%) and Amazon.com Inc (-2.42%) leading losses in the 30-stock index. Microsoft Corp fell -2.07% a day after closing at a record high. McDonald’s Corp fell -0.92% after rep...

US equity markets retreated as stronger-than-expected producer prices undermined an early rally, and with some major chipmakers recording fresh declines - Dow eased -138-points or -0.35%, with Amgen Inc (down -1.61%), Honeywell International (-1.69%), International Business Machines (IBM) Corp (-1.66%) and JPMorgan Chase & Co (-1.78%) all falling over >1.5%.

US equity markets mostly weaker amid selling of chipmakers and ahead of wholesale inflation data tonight AEST - Dow added +38-points or +0.10%, paring an earlier rally of almost +200-points. Intel Corp dropped -4.44% after Bloomberg reported that the Pentagon had pulled out of a plan to spend as much as US$2.5B on a chip grant to the company. McDonald’s Corp -3.89% after the chief financial office...

Morgans AM: Wednesday, 13 March 2024 by Morgans Financial

US equity markets opened the new trading week mixed amid subdued trading ahead of key inflation figures tonight AEST - Dow added +47-points or +0.10%. Boeing Co fell -3.02% after The Wall Street Journal reported over the weekend the Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation into the Boeing 737 MAX jet that experienced a blowout on an Alaska Airlines flight in early January.

Morgans AM: Monday, 11 March 2024 by Morgans Financial

The Morgans Network was joined by Karen Jorritsma, Managing Director and Head of Equities at RBC Capital Markets on International Women's Day 2024. Check out more from Morgans: Visit the Morgans website: www.morgans.com.au Check out our blog: www.morgans.com.au/Blog On Facebook: www.facebook.com/MorgansAU On Instagram: www.instagram.com/Morgans. Australia On Twitter: twitter.com/MorgansAU

Morgans Senior Analyst Nick Harris gives a wrap up of our stocks under coverage in the Technology, Media and Gaming sectors, following this past earning season. February 2024 results were largely in line with expectations. Services & Classified EPS forecasts were reduced by 1-2%, gaming EPS forecasts lifted by 1-2%, free cash flow for larger FCF names was largely unchanged while small cap FCF...

US equity markets rallied, lifting both the S&P500 and Nasdaq back to record highs - Dow rose +130-points or +0.34%.