Boeing's fall

Boeing hit by damning report, Jamie Dimon says AI is not just hype, FTC sues to block Kroger/Albertsons merger, Google steps up Microsoft criticism, and Bitcoin breaks $57,000 as big buyers circle…

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Market Briefing
February 27, 2024

Good morning.

The Fast Five → Boeing hit by damning report, Jamie Dimon says AI is not just hype, FTC sues to block Kroger/Albertsons merger, Google steps up Microsoft criticism, and Bitcoin breaks $57,000 as big buyers circle…

Calendar: (all times ET)

  • Today: Durable-goods orders, 8:30a

    • Consumer confidence, 10:00a

  • Wed, 2/28: GDP, 8:30a

  • Thu, 2/29: Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE), 8:30a ET

  • Fri, 3/1: Consumer sentiment (final), 10:00a ET

Your 5-minute briefing for Tuesday, February 27:

BEFORE THE OPEN

As of market close 2/26/2024.

Pre-Market:

US Investor % Bullish Sentiment:

Market Recap:

  • S&P 500 dips 0.38%, Nasdaq down 0.13%, Dow slips 0.16%

  • Amazon joins Dow, replacing Walgreens Boots Alliance

  • Treasury yields edge up, 10-year at 4.276%

  • Stocks retreat after record highs, fueled by Nvidia earnings

  • Investors eye AI momentum amid economic and inflation concerns

  • January new home sales miss estimates at 661,000

  • Economic releases: January durable orders, wholesale inventories, consumer spending, PCE data

EARNINGS

What we’re watching this week:

  • Today: eBay (EBAY), VIZIO (VZIO)

    • Macy's (M) - earnings of $1.96 per share, (+14.6% YOY) on $8.2B revenue (-1.3% YoY)

  • Wednesday: Duolingo (DUOL)

    • Salesforce (CRM) - earnings per share of $2.09 (+24.4% YoY) on revenue of $8.5B (+1.6% YoY)

  • Thursday: Anheuser-Busch InBev (BUD)

Full earnings calendar here

HEADLINES

FAA panel finds ‘disconnect’ between senior management, staff. Workers feared retaliation if they flagged safety concerns.

“This is not hype. This is real. When we had the internet bubble the first time around … that was hype. This is not hype. It’s real,” Dimon said.

  • Fed's Schmid: No need to 'preemptively' cut rates (more)

  • Yellen says global economy remains resilient, lauds US as growth driver (more)

  • Aviation safety panel finds Boeing culture included safety ‘gaps,’ fear of retaliation (more)

  • FTC sues to block Kroger, Albertsons merger, arguing it would raise grocery prices and hurt workers (more)

  • FTC complaint alleges H&R Block used deceptive marketing and unfairly deleted tax filer data (more)

  • Oil gains over $1 on possible shipping disruptions (more)

  • 'Slam dunk' Treasury trade becomes test of patience as yields march higher (more)

  • Nvidia bets dominate US options market as AI fervor grows (more)

  • Soaring Japanese equities offer investors cozy distance from troubled China (more)

  • Altice USA spikes 50% on report Charter considering acquisition (more)

  • Alphabet drops during renewed fears about AI offerings' (more)

  • Google steps up Microsoft criticism, warns of rival's monopoly in cloud (more)

  • Shein considers London IPO amid US resistance to listing (more)

  • Disney activist demands AI strategy to boost shares (more)

  • 41 locations of Outback Steakhouse, Carrabba's Italian Grill, Bonefish Grill and Fleming's to close (more)

A MESSAGE FROM GOLDENCREST METALS

Brace for Impact: Don't Be Fooled By The Mainstream Media

We're raising the alarm – Jamie Dimon of JPMorgan has just forecast a colossal economic disaster for 2024-2025. We're facing a potential collapse, with chaos from Ukraine to the Middle East, and the Federal Reserve gambling with our financial future.

Make no mistake – this is a battle for your survival. The U.S. debt is skyrocketing, posing an unprecedented threat. Even Wall Street giants are scared. The "booming" stock market? It's a bubble on the brink of bursting, and the media is painting a rosy picture – don't buy it!

Take control now. Our No-Cost Wealth Management Guide isn't just advice – it's your survival kit in this economic battlefield.

Don't be a spectator in this economic showdown. Get your no-cost guide NOW.

To your unshakeable prosperity,
-GoldenCrest Metals

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DEALFLOW

M+A | Investments

  • KKR to acquire VMware’s end-user computing biz from Broadcom for $4B (more)

  • Charter Communications weighs takeover of Altice USA (more)

  • UniCredit weighs acquisition of Warburg-backed Vodeno (more)

  • Billionaire Niel to buy $1.3 Billion stake in Sweden’s Tele2 (more)

  • CSR agrees to $3 Billion takeover by French rival Saint-Gobain (more)

  • Apollo considers merger for job-search website CareerBuilder (more)

  • Jasper, a generative AI app company, acquired Clipdrop, a provider of an AI image creation and editing platform (more)

  • Nautic Partners acquired SurfacePrep, a national and int'l distributor of surface enhancement solutions (more)

  • InsightRX, a software company leveraging pharmacology and AI, received Growth financing from CIBC Innovation Banking (more)

  • The Benecon Group, a developer of self-funded medical benefit programs for small/medium sized businesses, received a minority investment from Neuberger Berman (more)

VC

  • b.well Connected Health, a company empowering platform-enabled healthcare ecosystems, raised $40M in Series A funding (more)

  • mTab, a market insights platform provider, closed a $15M growth credit financing (more)

  • NLX, a provider of an end-to-end enterprise AI platform to power customer experiences for large and enterprise brands, raised $12M in Series A funding (more)

  • Power, a clinical trial marketplace, raised $12M in Series A funding (more)

  • FlowGPT, a platform fostering an open ecosystem for AI application creators and community, raised $10M in Pre-Series A funding (more)

  • Interview Kickstart, an education platform that enables working professionals to learn the skills required to achieve careers at tech companies, raised $10M in funding (more)

  • Prowler, an open cloud security company, raised $6M in Seed funding (more)

  • Myko AI, a developer of conversational AI for sales and revenue team data, raised $2.7M in Seed funding (more)

  • Mobly, a mobile software company, raised $2.5M in Seed funding (more)

  • Ad-Shield, a provider of adblock recovery solutions, raised $2M in Pre-Series A funding (more)

IPO

  • Abu Dhabi’s Multiply buys media firm in preparation for Unit IPO (more)

CRYPTO

  • Bitcoin breaks $57,000 as big buyers circle (more)

  • MicroStrategy buys another 3,000 Bitcoin, total holdings now worth about $10.3 billion (more)

  • Bitcoin spot ETFs are starting to see slowing investor interest (more)

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