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Non-Farm Employment, 8:15A
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Your 5-minute briefing for Wednesday, Mar 4:
BEFORE THE OPEN
As of market close 3/3/2026.
Pre-Market:
US Investor % Bullish Sentiment:
↓ 33.20% for Week of FEB 26 2026
Previous week: 34.54%
Market Wrap:
Futures flat Dow -47 S&P -0.08% Nasdaq -0.04%
Stocks fell Tuesday: S&P -0.9% Nasdaq -1% Dow -403
Dow swung wildly falling over 1,200 at session lows
All 11 sectors lower materials -2.7% industrials -2%
ADP jobs data today est. +48K
Earnings ahead Abercrombie, Broadcom and Okta
EARNINGS
Here’s what we’re watching this week:
Today: American Eagle $AEO ( ▼ 1.16% ), Cracker Barrel $CBRL ( ▼ 4.89% )
Broadcom $AVGO ( ▼ 1.56% ) - EPS of $2.02 (+26.3% YoY) on $19.11B revenue (+28.1% YoY)
THU: Costco $COST ( ▲ 0.5% ), *Kroger $KR ( ▼ 0.59% )
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HEADLINES
Trump said the US will provide insurance guarantees and naval escorts to ensure safe passage for oil tankers and other vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, intending to head off a potential energy crisis caused by the war with Iran.
As the Iran conflict escalates, here's what history tells us about oil, gold, and stock move...
Wall Street indexes end lower as Middle East conflict fans inflation fears (more)
Unflappable Wall Street bulls stick to calls for 2026 rally (more)
SEC is pushing back against new wave of high-leverage ETF plans (more)
Defense stocks soar, airline shares fall on Middle East conflict (more)
Asia stocks slump as markets brace for energy shock (more)
Global commodity prices surge as Iran fallout widens (more)
US banks on high alert for cyberattacks as Iran war escalates (more)
Grounded flights in Middle East stall gold inflows from Dubai (more)
Gold climbs over 1% as strikes on Iran fuel safe‑haven demand (more)
Oil jumps again as US escort plan for Hormuz fails to bring calm (more)
Gas prices see biggest single-day spike in 3 years (more)
Iranian strikes on Amazon data centers highlights industry's vulnerability (more)
Blackstone hit by surge in withdrawals from flagship private credit fund (more)
Paramount to join biggest junk borrower ranks after Warner deal (more)
Uber’s $1 trillion plan for the post-driver world (more)
The mounting panic over private equity (more)
DEALFLOW
M+A | Investments
Thoma Bravo to acquire WWEX Group
IFS completes acquisition of Softeon
Banijay, All3Media to merge entertainment businesses
Hibachi Worldwide receives strategic investment from Andakin Ventures
Jovian Concepts receives investment from Blue Fire Equity
VC
Anduril set to double its valuation with $4 bln funding round
Ayar Labs, a company specializing in co-packaged optics solutions, raised $500M in Series E funding
Grow Therapy, a mental health platform empowering providers to deliver in-person and online therapy, raised $150M in Series D funding
JetStream Security, an AI Governance platform from enterprises, raised $34M in Seed funding
KeyCare, an Epic-based virtual care company, raised $27.4M in funding
RenoFi, an AI-enabled financing platform, raised $22M in Series B funding
ArmorCode, a unified exposure management company, raised $16M in strategic funding
MightyFly, an autonomous air logistics company, raised $10M in funding
EGI Battery, a battery tech and manufacturing company, raised $10M in Seed funding
Precision BioSciences, a clinical stage gene editing company, raised $7.5M in funding
Akave, an enterprise cloud infrastructure company, raised $6.65M in funding
Devotion, an AI-driven influencer marketing platform, raised $4M in Seed funding
Escargot, an AI-powered greeting card mobile app, raised $2.75M in funding
Burst, a healthcare payments platform provider, raised $2.1M in Seed funding
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