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US to criminally charge Boeing, Biden loyalists dismiss calls to quit, top banks hike dividends after passing stress test, CLOs are running out of things to buy, and 24-hour stock trading is booming…

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The Fast Five →, Biden loyalists dismiss calls to quit, top banks hike dividends after passing stress test, CLOs are running out of things to buy, and 24-hour stock trading is booming…

Calendar: (all times ET)

TUE 7/2:

Jerome Powell speech in Portugal, 9:30a
Consumer sentiment, 10:00a

WED 7/3:

Initial jobless claims, 8:30a
Factory orders, 10:00a

THU 7/4:

Market closed for July 4

FRI 7/5:

Unemployment report, 8:30a

Your 5-minute briefing for Monday, July 1:

BEFORE THE OPEN

As of market close 6/28/2024. Bitcoin as of 6/30/2024.

Pre-Market:

US Investor % Bullish Sentiment:
 44.49% for Wk of June 27 2024 (Last week: 44.37%)

*Updates every Friday.

Market Recap:

  • Stock futures up: Dow +55, S&P +0.2%, Nasdaq-100 +0.2%.

  • Wall St ended Q2 strong: S&P +14.5%, Nasdaq +18.1%, Dow +3.8%.

  • Nasdaq: third positive quarter in a row.

  • Tech momentum expected to continue despite high valuations.

  • Holiday-shortened week; market closed Thursday for July 4th.

  • June jobs report due Friday.

EARNINGS

A light week of notable earnings:

  • Wednesday:

  • Thursday: Stock market holiday

Full earnings calendar here.

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HEADLINES

Boeing will have until the end of the week to decide whether to plead guilty to the charges.

A post-debate poll by CBS News found that just 28% of registered voters said Biden should be running for president.

  • US inflation cools in May, boosting hopes of Fed rate cut (more)

  • 10-yr Treasury yield rises after fresh inflation and consumer data (more)

  • Wall St ends lower as investors digest inflation data, Presidential debate (more)

  • S&P returns 15% in the first half in an unusually smooth ride (more)

  • Oil inches higher on summer demand outlook (more)

  • Top US banks hike dividends after passing Fed's stress test (more)

  • BIS sends government debt warning before important elections (more)

  • High-speed traders, short sellers face Asia crackdown (more)

  • China factory activity shrinks again in warning to economy (more)

  • Ford CEO: US policy is helping fight off Chinese electric cars (more)

  • CLOs have too much money and running out of things to buy (more)

  • Qatar plans $5.5B Disney-size theme park (more)

  • Gen Z’s shopping decisions heavily driven by TikTok and influencers (more)

You'll Never Guess Who They Could Make President Next

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It's not Biden… Trump… Newsom… or even Michelle.

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DEALFLOW

M+A | Investments

  • Boeing agrees deal to buy Spirit Aero for $37.25 per share (more)

  • BlackRock buys Preqin for $3.2B in private data expansion (more)

  • AbbVie (ABBV), a company developing medicines that solve serious health issues, acquired Celsius Therapeutics, Inc., a privately held biotech company providing therapies for inflammatory disease (more)

  • Fintech company Chime acquired Salt Labs, an enterprise tech company helping hourly workers own the value of their work (more)

  • GrowthCurve, a PE firm focused on building businesses by utilizing data, acquired Duetto, revenue management software for the hospitality industry (more)

  • PepTalkHer, an executive coaching platform for fostering professional growth, acquired like-minded coaching platform Mettacool (more)

  • Promptly Technology Inc., a company specializing in streamlining patient engagement, secured strategic minority investments led by Telegraph Hill Partners (more)

  • Divergent Technologies, a company that builds vehicle structures, received a $47M term loan from Bridge Bank (more)

  • Stafl Systems, a lithium-ion battery tech company, received an investment from WindSail (more)

VC

  • EvolutionaryScale, an AI-powered biology startup, raised $142M in seed funding (more)

  • MagicSchool AI, a tech platform for K-12 educators and students, raised $15M in Series A funding (more)

  • Waypoint Bio, a biotech company providing novel cell therapies for solid tumors, raised $14.5M in Seed funding (more)

  • Feon Energy, a battery electrolyte startup spun out of Stanford University, raised $6.1M in Seed funding (more)

  • Synthpop, an AI-driven platform for healthcare workflows, raised $5.6M in Seed funding (more)

  • Prescribe FIT, a provider of patient monitoring technology and health coaching solutions, raised $4.8M in Series A funding (more)

CRYPTO

  • Trump's odds of victory surge to 67% on polymarket post-Presidential debate (more)

  • Crypto to see tighter tax rules starting in 2026 (more)

  • SEC sues crypto firm Consensys for not registering as broker (more)

  • Bitcoin investors begin to ponder what’s next after ETF mania cools (more)

BULLISH BITES

🚨 Rumor: Will Biden be replaced? *

  Trending: 24-hour stock trading is booming – and Wall Street is rattled.

💰 Fortune: Warren Buffett has finally revealed what will happen to his money after he dies.

🍛 Hot Spots: Indian restaurants are Wall Street’s new celebration spots.

🚙 Die-Hards: According to The Wall Street Journal, the "ultimate status symbol" these days is a $300,000 souped-up Land Rover Defender.

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