Vr 26 feb. 2021, 13:41

Markt snapshot Wall Street 26 februari

TOP NEWS
U.S. House on verge of approving Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 aid bill
The Democratic-controlled U.S. House of Representatives will aim to pass President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus aid bill on Friday in what would be the first major legislative victory of his presidency.

FDA advisory panel to review Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine with thumbs up expected
A panel of expert advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expected to recommend authorization of a one-dose COVID-19 vaccine from Johnson & Johnson, setting the stage for the unleashing of millions more doses across the country next week.

Australia lifts ban on Boeing 737 MAX, among first in Asia-Pacific
Australia said it would lift a near two-year ban on flights involving Boeing 737 MAX planes, becoming among the first in the Asia-Pacific region to do so.

Facebook switches news back on in Australia, signs content deals
Facebook ended a one-week blackout of Australian news on its popular social media site and announced preliminary commercial agreements with three small local publishers.

Tech execs face round two of Congressional grilling over SolarWinds breach
Cybersecurity executives are due to face their second round of Congressional questions over their companies' roles in the sprawling series of digital intrusions blamed on the Russian government.


BEFORE THE BELL
U.S. stock index futures fell, tracking global equities, as investors were concerned over prospects of higher inflation and interest rates due to rising bond yields. A stronger dollar weighed on gold prices. Oil prices fell on expectation of higher crude supply. The U.S. personal consumption data is expected later in the day.


STOCKS TO WATCH
Results
Airbnb Inc: The vacation rental firm reported better-than-expected gross bookings in its first quarterly earnings report since going public, indicating a strong rebound in demand for vacation rentals in North America as COVID-19 pandemic curbs ease. Leisure travelers in the company's biggest market stepped out to nearby locations that could be accessed by a car and are within 50 miles, lifting daily booking rates up by 13%, Airbnb said. The company's gross bookings fell 31% to $5.9 billion in the fourth quarter, but beat market expectation of $5.17 billion. Airbnb's overall revenue fell 22% to $859 million, while adjusted loss before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization shrank to about $21 million from $276.4 million, a year earlier, helped by cost cuts. Analysts on average expected Airbnb to post revenue of $747.4 million and adjusted loss before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization of $122 million.

Beyond Meat Inc: The plant-based meat maker said it has signed multi-year supply deals with McDonald’s and Taco Bell owner Yum! Brands, underscoring consumers' appetite for vegetable-based alternatives and Beyond Meat's leading position. But its shares lost early gains as the company reported sales and a loss that widely missed analyst expectations for the second quarter in a row. Beyond Meat reported an increase in net sales of 3.5% to $101.9 million in the period ended Dec. 31, missing analysts' forecast of $104.8 million. The company’s loss widened to 40 cents per share, from 1 cent per share. Excluding items, Beyond Meat's loss was 34 cents per share, handily missing analysts' estimate of 13 cents per share.

BRF SA: The Brazilian meat processor posted fourth-quarter net income of 902 million real, beating analysts' expectations on the back of strong demand from China and its home market. The strong quarter boosted 2020 earnings to 1.39 billion reais, helping the company turn a profit for the second year in a row. Net revenue for the quarter surged 23.5% to 11.4 billion reais as BRF raised the average price of its products in both international and domestic markets. Net profit surpassed analysts' forecasts of 572.03 million reais, while earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization were in line with estimates of 1.496 billion reais.

Dell Technologies Inc: The company beat Wall Street estimates for holiday-quarter revenue, helped by demand for its desktops and notebooks as most offices continued to work remotely during the COVID-19 health crisis. Dell is in an advantaged position to capitalize on the projected mid-single digits growth in IT spending in 2021, Chief Operating Officer Jeff Clarke said. Total revenue rose 9% to $26.1 billion in the fourth quarter, while analysts had estimated $24.5 billion. Net income attributable to the company rose to $1.2 billion from $408 million a year earlier, as it shaved off administrative costs by 19% in the quarter.

DoorDash Inc: The food delivery company expects fewer customer orders in the back half of the year as the vaccine rollouts embolden more people to venture out to restaurants and cafes, after nearly a year of staying indoors. "We're assuming that as the vaccine gets fully rolled out ... consumer behavior will start reverting back to peak COVID levels," Chief Financial Officer Prabir Adarkar told analysts. The company forecast 2021 marketplace gross order value between $30 billion and $33 billion and in the range of $8.6 billion to $9.1 billion for the current quarter. In the fourth quarter, they rose 227% to $8.2 billion. First-quarter adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization are expected to take a hit from recently imposed caps on fees it collects from restaurants and the passage of Proposition 22, a law that classifies its drivers or "dashers" as contractors. Fourth-quarter revenue rose more than three-fold to $970 million. But net loss widened to $312 million from $134 million a year earlier.

EOG Resources Inc: The oil and gas producer boosted its annual dividend by 10% after its fourth-quarter adjusted profit came in well above expectations, helped by cost cuts and a recent recovery in commodity prices. EOG forecast its crude oil output this year between 434,000 barrels per day (bpd) and 446,000 bpd, about flat compared to the fourth-quarter rate of 444,800 bpd. "The 2021 capital plan is consistent with the strategy we have followed over the last year of not growing production in an oversupplied market," EOG Chief Executive Officer Bill Thomas said in a statement. The company's adjusted net income of 71 cents per share for the fourth quarter beat analysts' estimates of 35 cents.

Fisker Inc: The electric vehicle startup said it is considering setting up a battery cell manufacturing facility with an unidentified major supplier in Europe or the United States, to secure stable supplies of the key component. "We did not want to take any risk on batteries," Henrik Fisker, chairman and CEO of Fisker, told Reuters. He said the company will use prismatic cells from one of the world's four largest suppliers. Fisker's production is on track to start in the fourth quarter of next year, with a starting price of $37,499. Fisker reported its net loss widened to about $12 million in the fourth quarter from about $3 million a year earlier.

Salesforce.com Inc: The largest provider of customer relationship management software forecast full-year profit that was below market expectations, sending the shares of the online software company down in extended trading. The company forecast full-year adjusted earnings per share between $3.39 and $3.41, below estimates of $3.49 per share. Revenue in the quarter ended Jan. 31 rose to $5.82 billion from $4.85 billion a year earlier, driven by increased demand for its cloud-based software. Analysts on average expected revenue to be $5.68 billion. The company raised its fiscal 2022 revenue forecast slightly to between $25.65 billion and $25.75 billion, above analysts' average estimate of $25.42 billion. Excluding items, the company earned $1.04 per share, beating estimates of 75 cents.

Vale SA: The company logged $4.9 billion in provisions related to the Brumadinho dam disaster in quarterly earnings, but its ferrous metal division turned in a strong performance and the miner was upbeat about the outlook for key products. Some $3.9 billion of the provisions are part of a recently announced $7 billion agreement with prosecutors and the state of Minas Gerais to settle claims stemming from the collapse of the dam in 2019 which killed 270 people. The rest of the settlement will be paid out over a period of time not exceeding six years. EBITDA or earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization rose 20% to $4.2 billion in the fourth quarter from the same period a year earlier when Vale also booked heavy charges related to the dam disaster. Vale said in a statement it expected a continued recovery in steel production this year as the world's principal economies benefit from government stimulus packages. Iron ore is a key steel ingredient.

Deals Of The Day
AT&T Inc: The wireless carrier said it will sell about a third of its stake in satellite TV unit DirecTV to buyout firm TPG Capital in a deal that values the business at $16.25 billion, well below the $68 billion it paid for the asset less than six years ago. The newly created New DirecTV, which includes DirecTV, AT&T TV and U-verse video services has $6 billion in debt and will be jointly run by AT&T and TPG following the transaction. The spinoff will help AT&T consolidate its balance sheet while it continues to invest in core areas including building out 5G, fiber and streaming service HBOMax. "We certainly didn't expect this outcome when we closed the DirecTV transaction in 2015, but it's the right decision to move the business forward consistent with the current realities of the market and our strategy," AT&T Chief Executive John Stankey said on a call with analysts.

Carlyle Group Inc: Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board will buy the company’s majority stake in Logoplaste for an undisclosed value, the Portuguese plastic packaging maker said. Logoplaste said current shareholders and family owners Filipe de Botton and Alexandre Relvas will retain around 40% stake in the business. Carlyle had shortlisted BC Partners, Apax, Ontario Teachers and Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners in the sale of its majority stake worth up to 1.4 billion euros. Carlyle bought a 60% stake in Logoplaste in 2016 at a valuation of 660 million euros.

In Other News
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd: The company’s affiliate Ant Group is in talks with other shareholders in its new consumer finance unit to bolster the firm's capital as the fintech giant prepares to fold in its lucrative micro-lending businesses, people familiar with the matter said. It would need additional capital of 30 billion yuan to meet regulatory requirements, said one of the people who has direct knowledge of the plans. Ant plans to bring most of its micro-lending businesses into the unit - equivalent to roughly 1 trillion yuan ($155 billion) in outstanding loans - a move which will allow it to maintain operations nationwide and expand more easily, said two sources. "Regulators won't easily greenlight the launch of the business before it fully complies with the capital adequacy rules," said one of the people. Ant declined to comment.c

American Airlines Group Inc: Australia's competition regulator proposed to re-authorise a joint venture between Qantas Airways and the company, extending it for another five years. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) had authorised the agreement in 2011 for five years and re-authorised it in 2016 until 2021. "Passengers travelling on Trans-Pacific routes could benefit through enhanced products and services, including a greater likelihood of increased capacity and new routes, increased connectivity and improved schedule choice," ACCC commissioner Sarah Court said. Qantas and American Airlines did not immediately respond to Reuters' request for a comment.

Apple Inc: Shares in Kia rose after a South Korean online news site said there was still potential for the automaker to form a partnership with Apple. Online site Chosun Biz said that Apple and Kia had signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) last year and had agreed to pursue cooperation in eight sectors, including electric vehicles. It said negotiations on electric vehicles had not been completely cancelled. "Even if the negotiations on electric vehicles fail, there are many items that can be negotiated in other fields, so we are still optimistic about the possibility of partnership between the two sides," Chosun cited an unnamed source familiar with negotiations between Hyundai and Apple as saying. Aside from electric vehicles, Kia and Apple are also discussing cooperation in "last mile" mobility, or transport to complete a final short distance to a destination after using another means of transportation, Chosun said. A Hyundai Motor Group spokesperson and Apple had no immediate comment.

Ares Management Corp: The company plans to buy 60% of the private markets business of AMP's asset management arm for A$1.35 billion, the pair said, weeks after scrapping a bid for all of the Australian company. Under the deal, the Australian wealth manager will retain 40% of AMP Capital's private markets business, worth A$900 million. The whole joint venture is valued at A$2.25 billion. With the proposed deal, AMP's portfolio review launched last September comes to an end, the company said, adding that it and Ares now had 30 days to exclusively work toward a binding agreement. Through the joint venture, AMP will be able to leverage the global presence of Ares, which had $197 billion in assets under management at the end of December. "We've been impressed by the growth of AMP Capital's private markets business over the past several years," Ares' CEO Michael Arougheti said in a joint release.

Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc: The investment company joined activist investor Bluebell Capital Partners in demanding that French food group Danone finds a new chief executive. Artisan, which has built a 3% stake in Danone, called for a split in the roles of CEO and chairman, also echoing Bluebell's demands. "The roles of CEO and chairman should be split to reflect modern-day corporate governance. Governance standards also require that prior leadership leave the board. And logic demands more consumer goods experience on the board of directors," wrote Artisan. "A new, non-financial CEO with consumer goods experience and a track record of success should be installed as soon as possible to restore Danone to the elevated status it deserves within the French business establishment."

BioNTech SE & Pfizer Inc: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved storage and transportation of COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and German partner BioNTech at standard freezer temperatures for up to two weeks instead of ultra-cold conditions. "Alternative temperature for transportation and storage will help ease the burden of procuring ultra-low cold storage equipment for vaccination sites and should help to get vaccine to more sites," Peter Marks, director of the FDA's Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, said. Last week, the companies had asked the U.S. health regulator to relax requirements for their COVID-19 vaccine to be stored at ultra-low temperatures, potentially allowing it to be kept in pharmacy freezers. Separately, a single dose of Pfizer and BioNtech's COVID-19 vaccine cuts the number of asymptomatic infections and could significantly reduce the risk of transmission of the virus, results of a UK study found.

Boeing Co: Australia said it would lift a near two-year ban on flights involving Boeing 737 MAX planes, becoming among the first in the Asia-Pacific region to do so. "We ... are confident that the aircraft are safe," Graeme Crawford, the acting chief of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority, said in a statement. The regulator has accepted the comprehensive return-to-service requirements set by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as state of design for the 737 MAX, he added. No Australian airlines operate the 737 MAX, but Virgin Australia has 25 of the planes on order. Crawford said it was unclear when those airlines would resume flights to Australia given the disruption by COVID-19 to international air travel. Boeing said it was working with regulators and customers to return the 737 MAX to service safely worldwide.

Facebook Inc: The social media company ended a one-week blackout of Australian news on its popular social media site and announced preliminary commercial agreements with three small local publishers. The moves reflected easing tensions between the U.S. company and the Australian government. "Global tech giants, they are changing the world but we can't let them run the world," Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said, adding that Big Tech must be accountable to sovereign governments. Facebook did not disclose the financial details of the agreements, which will become effective within 60 days if a full deal is signed. "These agreements will bring a new slate of premium journalism, including some previously paywalled content, to Facebook," the company said in a statement. The Australian Broadcasting has said it was also in talks with Facebook.

FireEye Inc, Microsoft Corp & SolarWinds Corp: Cybersecurity executives are due to face their second round of Congressional questions on Friday over their companies' roles in the sprawling series of digital intrusions blamed on the Russian government. Texas software company SolarWinds' Chief Executive Sudhakar Ramakrishna, Microsoft's President Brad Smith, and FireEye's Chief Executive Kevin Mandia were due to address a joint hearing of the House Committees on Oversight and Reform and Homeland Security. Their appearance comes three days after the trio testified before U.S. senators over the massive breach, which has ensnared nine American government agencies and more than 100 other organizations. SolarWinds' former chief executive - Kevin Thompson, who stepped down shortly before the breach was announced - was also due to testify. Meanwhile, Microsoft’s failure to fix known problems with its cloud software facilitated the massive SolarWinds hack that compromised at least nine federal government agencies, according to security experts and the office of U.S. Senator Ron Wyden.

• GameStop Corp: The European Union will consider potential lessons from the recent frenzied trading by retail investors on Wall Street in its broad review of consumer protection in markets, a senior European Commission official said. The rise of retail investors in share trading is a trend that cannot be prevented but it has to be managed, said John Berrigan, head of the EU executive's financial services unit. Berrigan said the EU traditionally looked at consumer protection on an activity-by-activity basis, but had already begun a "horizontal" review across all sectors before the GameStop event. The bloc's securities watchdog ESMA said this week it was looking at zero-commission platforms, and the role of payment-for-order-flow, or brokers that reward platforms that channel trades to them.

Johnson & Johnson: A panel of expert advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expected to recommend authorization of a one-dose COVID-19 vaccine from the company, setting the stage for the unleashing of millions more doses across the country next week. After it receives the recommendation, the FDA is likely to authorize the vaccine for emergency use within a day or so, making it the third available in the United States, and the only one that requires just one shot. The panel will consider whether the benefits of the vaccine outweigh its risk for use in people aged 18 and older. Officials from the FDA, U.S Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and J&J discuss the vaccine's trial data. Separately, The European Union's medicines regulator is expected to recommend drugmaker Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine on March 11, Bloomberg News reported, a move that could give the region its fourth coronavirus vaccine.

Merck & Co: The drugmaker said that U.S. regulators have asked for additional data beyond the Phase III study already conducted in order to support potential emergency use authorization of its experimental COVID-19 drug MK-7110. Based on the feedback from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Merck no longer expects to supply the U.S. government with MK-7110 in the first half of 2021, the company said in its annual report. Merck said in its annual report that full results from the study, which were consistent with the topline results, were received this month and will be submitted soon. But the FDA has asked for more data beyond the study. Merck said it is actively working with regulators to address their comments.

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc: Europe's medicines regulator said an antibody drug combination developed by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals can be used to treat COVID-19 patients who do not require oxygen support and are at high risk of progressing to severe illness. The recommendation can now be used as guidance in individual European nations on the possible use of the combination of casirivimab and imdevimab before a marketing authorisation is issued, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) said. Regeneron's antibody cocktail was authorised for emergency use in the United States in November, and was given to former U.S. President Donald Trump during his COVID-19 infection. "In terms of safety, most side effects reported were mild or moderate, however reactions related to the infusion (including allergic reactions) have been seen and should be monitored for," EMA said.

Royal Bank of Canada: Canadian banks including Royal Bank of Canada are likely to see slower growth from their core retail and business banking divisions in the next few quarters due to an uncertain economic recovery, but overall earnings could get a boost as lenders claw back some of the C$20 billion of provisions they took last year. Thanks to government pandemic aid, Canadian banks' have kept a lid on bad debts, which allows them to gradually release some of the money set aside to cover loan losses. "It's easy to make the headline numbers look better than the underlying numbers ... but under the surface it's much more of a mixed bag," said Avenue Investment Management Portfolio Manager Bryden Teich. Royal Bank of Canada, Toronto-Dominion Bank, Bank of Nova Scotia, Bank of Montreal and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce set aside about C$1.6 billion to cover potential bad loans in the three months through January, less than half the amount expected. The banks have flagged higher loan losses in the next few quarters, but said that their current allowances are sufficient to cover them.

Southern Copper Corp: The miner plans to push forward new and pending projects as demand from China and constrained supply helps propel a global price rally, an executive told Reuters. Raul Jacob, the company's vice president for finance, said in an interview the miner hoped to advance development of the sprawling $5.4 billion Chancas and Michiquillay projects under a new government which will come in after elections in April. "The global market is clearly giving us a moment of opportunity, in which we have the possibility to enter with more production, to carry out the financing of projects without major obstacles," said Jacob. He said environmental issues in China had led to imports of copper scrap being reduced and replaced by refined copper. "This has pushed prices as high as the levels that we are seeing," he said. Jacob added the firm was "very enthusiastic" to revive a proposed $1.35 billion smelter project in southern Peru, although the project had yet to receive the board's blessing.

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co: The company said it agreed to sell four diabetes products in Japan to Teijin Pharma for 133 billion yen. Takeda will sell the Japanese marketing rights of drugs Nesina, Liovel, Inisync and Zafatek to Teijin Pharma subject to regulator approval, the company said in a release. The drugs generated 30.8 billion yen in sales in fiscal 2019, Takeda said. The sale is the latest in a series of deals that Takeda has undertaken to reduce debt and refocus its business after its purchase of Shire Ltd, which was completed in January 2019.

Toyota Motor Corp: The automaker said it has developed a packaged fuel cell system module, as it hopes to expand its usage and accessibility of the zero-emission technology amid the industry's shift towards electric vehicles (EVs). The new fuel cell (FC) battery system, which has been offered in separate parts, will be available in a compact packaged module to be used as a stationary power generator or in trucks, buses, trains and ships, the company said. Toyota said it plans to sell the module to other companies in the spring of 2021 or later, but did not disclose details on price or sales target. The company said it has learned that many companies involved in FC products in a variety of industries are looking for FC systems that can be easily adapted to their own product. The automaker said it plans to offer horizontally and vertically packaged models, weighing about 240kg-250kg, each with a rated output of 60kW or 80kW.

United Airlines Holdings Inc: The airlines had planned a big increase in flights on its Boeing 777-200 planes next month, according to data, suggesting the grounding of the Pratt & Whitney-powered jets could create some scheduling headaches for the company. United was planning to use the large jets more in March on as it tries to tap into an expected bounce in leisure travel. "As we continue working through updating our schedule based on aircraft availability, we will do so with the goal of impacting as few customers as possible," United spokeswoman Leslie Scott said. United has options to replace the 777-200, said aviation analyst Robert Mann, though they will vary according to the strength of advanced bookings and the timing of inspections ordered by the Federal Aviation Administration.


ANALYSIS
Global bond rout turns up the heat on central banks
Central banks in Asia struggled to smother a selloff in global bonds, piling pressure on their bigger peers to do more, as spooked investors sold assets to cover deepening losses and rushed out of crowded positions in stocks.


ANALYSTS' RECOMMENDATION
Airbnb Inc: Canaccord Genuity raises target price to $220 from $175, citing the company’s leadership position, better-than-expected revenue in its fourth quarter and ongoing efforts to reduce fixed expense.

Broadcom Inc: Oppenheimer raises target price to $575 from $500, saying the company’s long-term prospects remain bullish with rising demand for its 5G and cloud business.

Doordash Inc: Piper Sandler raises price target to $159 from $150, following the company’s revenue beat in the fourth quarter and its focus on long-term growth.

Gildan Activewear Inc: CIBC raises target price to $36 from $28, stating the company's higher-than-expected fourth-quarter estimates with strong free-cash-flow forecast for the coming quarters.

Keurig DR Pepper Inc: Cowen and Company raises target price to $33 from $30, saying the company delivered robust sales growth in the fourth quarter, while continuing its efforts to lower debt.


ECONOMIC EVENTS (All timings in U.S. Eastern Time)
0830 (approx.) Personal income mm for Jan: Expected 9.5%; Prior 0.6%
0830 (approx.) Personal consumption real mm for Jan: Prior -0.6%
0830 (approx.) Consumption, adjusted mm for Jan: Expected 2.5%; Prior -0.2%
0830 (approx.) Core PCE price index mm for Jan: Expected 0.2%; Prior 0.3%
0830 (approx.) Core PCE price index yy for Jan: Expected 1.4%; Prior 1.5%
0830 (approx.) PCE price index mm for Jan: Prior 0.4%
0830 (approx.) PCE price index yy for Jan: Prior 1.3%
0830 (approx.) Advance goods trade balance for Jan: Prior -$83.19 bln
0830 (approx.) Wholesale inventories advance for Jan: Prior 0.3%
0830 (approx.) Retail inventories ex-auto advance for Jan: Prior 1.2%
0945 (approx.) Chicago PMI for Feb: Expected 61.1; Prior 63.8
1000 U Mich Sentiment Final for Feb: Expected 76.5; Prior 76.2
1000 U Mich Conditions Final for Feb: Prior 86.2
1000 U Mich Expectations Final for Feb: Prior 69.8
1000 (approx.) U Mich 1 year inflation final for Feb: Prior 3.3%
1000 (approx.) U Mich 5-year inflation final for Feb: Prior 2.7%
1200 (approx.) Dallas fed PCE for Jan: Prior 1.9%


COMPANIES REPORTING RESULTS
Public Service Enterprise Group Inc: Expected Q4 earnings of 65 cents per share


CORPORATE EVENTS (All timings in U.S. Eastern Time)
0800 Evergy Inc: Q4 earnings conference call
0800 Vistra Corp: Q4 earnings conference call
0830 Draftkings Inc: Q4 earnings conference call
0830 Quaker Chemical Corp: Q4 earnings conference call
0830 Qurate Retail Inc: Q4 earnings conference call
0900 Builders FirstSource Inc: Q4 earnings conference call
0900 Foot Locker Inc: Q4 earnings conference call
0900 Lamar Advertising Co: Q4 earnings conference call
0900 LHC Group Inc: Q4 earnings conference call
0900 MasTec Inc: Q4 earnings conference call
0900 Universal Health Services Inc: Q4 earnings conference call
1000 Acadia Healthcare Company Inc: Q4 earnings conference call
1000 EOG Resources Inc: Q4 earnings conference call
1000 Erie Indemnity Co: Q4 earnings conference call
1000 Howard Hughes Corp: Q4 earnings conference call
1000 Icahn Enterprises LP: Q4 earnings conference call
1000 Liberty Media Corp: Q4 earnings conference call
1000 Willscot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp: Q4 earnings conference call
1100 American Homes 4 Rent: Q4 earnings conference call
1100 CubeSmart: Q4 earnings conference call
1100 Public Service Enterprise Group Inc: Q4 earnings conference call
1115 Liberty Broadband Corp: Q4 earnings conference call
1200 Park Hotels & Resorts Inc: Q4 earnings conference call


EX-DIVIDENDS
Advanced Drainage Systems Inc: Amount $0.09
Ball Corp: Amount $0.15
Borgwarner Inc: Amount $0.17
Chemed Corp: Amount $0.34
Corteva Inc: Amount $0.13
DuPont de Nemours Inc: Amount $0.30
Hartford Financial Services Group Inc: Amount $0.35
HollyFrontier Corp: Amount $0.35
Interactive Brokers Group Inc: Amount $0.10
Interpublic Group of Companies Inc: Amount $0.27
Lockheed Martin Corp: Amount $2.60
M&T Bank Corp: Amount $1.10
Martin Marietta Materials Inc: Amount $0.57
Mcdonald's Corp: Amount $1.29
Nike Inc: Amount $0.27
Northrop Grumman Corp: Amount $1.45
Polaris Inc: Amount $0.63
Realty Income Corp: Amount $0.23
Sherwin-Williams Co: Amount $1.65
Stifel Financial Corp: Amount $0.15
Tyson Foods Inc: Amount $0.44
Vulcan Materials Co: Amount $0.37

Do 18 sep. 2025, 14:59

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Nieuws — Hoogtepun­ten van 18/​09/​2025De belan­grijk­ste ontwik­kelin­gen van 18 sep­tem­ber 2025: de Fed­er­al Reserve ver­laagt de rente, con­tro­verse rond Jim­my Kim­mel en Disney/​ABC escaleert, en grote tech- en biotechdeals domineren het nieuws. Hoofd­pun­ten: Fed ver­laagt belei­d­srente met 25 bp —…

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Lodewijkvermeulen ma 29 sep. 2025, 11:56 het gaat weer niet best , alleen maar weer verlies
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USA USA: CB Consumentenvertrouwen (okt.) 15:00 94,6 93,4 95,6 Actueel: 94,6 Verwacht: 93,4 Vorige: 95,6
Vandaag, 08:55

Nieuwe records op Wall Street, Nasdaq 100 blijft onstuitbaar

Beste beleggers, beursvolgers

De nieuwe beursweek is opnieuw uitstekend van start gegaan. Op Wall Street schoten de grote indices maandag opnieuw naar recordniveaus, aangevoerd door de technologiesector. Met de cijfers van vijf leden van de “Magnificent Seven” op komst en het rentebesluit van de Fed in aantocht, staan beleggers aan het begin van een week die bepalend kan worden voor het verdere beursverloop richting het jaareinde. De toon is optimistisch, maar blijft alert voor mogelijke verrassingen.

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Marktupdate dinsdag 28 oktober 2025

Op Wall Street was er een zeer positieve sessie en dan vooral bij de technologie sector waardoor de Nasdaq, de Nasdaq 100 en de SOX index een nieuw record neerzetten. Ook de S&P 500 en de Dow Jones sluiten maandag met een nieuw record. De Nasdaq zet het record neer op 23.337 punten, de Nasdaq 100 sluit op 25.821 punten en de SOX index sluit af op 7.168 punten.

Beleggers kijken vandaag uit naar het begin van een drukke cijferweek. Vijf van de zogenoemde “Magnificent Seven”, Microsoft, Alphabet, Apple, Amazon en Meta Platforms, publiceren hun kwartaalresultaten. Daarnaast neemt de Amerikaanse centrale bank morgen (29 oktober) een rentebesluit. De verwachting is dat de rente met 25 basispunten wordt verlaagd, maar vooral de toelichting van voorzitter Powell zal bepalend zijn voor het sentiment.

In Europa bleven de stijgingen maandag achter bij die in de VS, maar de AEX bereikte wel een nieuw record op 982 punten. De DAX sloot op 24.309 punten en de CAC 40 op 8.239 punten. Vooral ASML en Siemens Energy trokken de aandacht met mooie winsten, terwijl LVMH wat terrein verloor door zorgen over de Chinese vraag. Ook de bankensector deed het goed, met winsten tussen 0,5% en 1%.

Kortom: de toon aan het begin van de week is positief, maar de echte richting zal pas duidelijk worden na de cijfers van de grote techbedrijven en het rentebesluit van de Fed. Hierondez zie je een overzicht met de bedrijven die met cijfers komen deze week.

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Overzicht markten:

Via de grafieken hieronder lieten de markten maandag wereldwijd een sterke sessie zien. De Dow Jones en de S&P 500 bereikten nieuwe records, terwijl de Nasdaq 100 en SOX-index nogmaals hun opmars met nieuwe records voortzetten dankzij winsten bij de grote techbedrijven.

De AEX brak ook verder door naar een recordniveau dat nu op 982 punten uitkomt, dat kwam vooral door ASML en de banken. Ook de DAX en CAC 40 trokken verder omhoog. Het goud verloor opnieuw fors en sluit nu weer onder de $4.000 met een slot op $3.985. We zien ook bij Nvidia opnieuw een hoger slot op $191,5 (+2,8%).

De positieve toon blijft overheersen, maar met het rentebesluit van de Fed in zicht samen met de cijfers van 5 “Magnificent Seven” bedrijven op komst, blijft de markt alert wachten op het momentum van een mogelijke stevige correctie.

Korte analyse van de Nasdaq 100 index:



De Nasdaq 100 zette maandag zijn opmars overtuigend verder en sloot op 25.821 punten wat opnieuw een all-time high is. De index profiteert duidelijk van het sterke momentum in de technologiesector waar nu vooral Alphabet (+3,6%), Microsoft (+1,5%) en Apple (+2,25%) het voortouw nemen in aanloop naar hun kwartaalcijfers deze week.

Technisch gezien is de trend nog altijd duidelijk stijgend met hogere toppen en hogere bodems sinds begin oktober. De koers beweegt stevig boven het 50- en 200-daags gemiddelde, wat duidt op een gezonde uptrend. Wel zien we nog altijd duidelijk tekenen van overbought condities met de RSI (boven 70). Dat kan ruimte geven voor een tijdelijke adempauze.

De belangrijke steunpunten liggen nu rond de 25.600, 25.500 en 25.300 punten, verder letten we op de 25.000 en de 24.900. Zolang deze niveaus standhouden, blijft het technische beeld positief. Een doorbraak boven 26.000 punten zou de volgende versnelling inluiden richting 26.400-26.500 punten.

Kortom: De Nasdaq 100 blijft krachtig, maar met de cijfers 5 bedrijven van de “Magnificent Seven” in zicht, is de kans op kortetermijn volatiliteit heel groot. De trend blijft echter bullish zolang er geen slot onder 25.300 punten komt.

Steeds meer waarschuwingen komen voorbij:

Citigroup waarschuwt dat de aandelenmarkten zich voorbereiden op een zeer grote beweging, in deze fase kan dat zowel omhoog via een overshoot zijn of fors omlaag door een plotse draai of zelfs door een minicrash. Volgens een analist bij Citi, bevinden beleggers zich in een fase van “euforische positionering”, terwijl het algemene sentiment juist voorzichtig zou moeten blijven met de huidige waarderingen.

Deze tegenstellingen vergroten de kans behoorlijk op toenemende volatiliteit. Tijdens gesprekken met hun grote klanten in de VS en Australië merkte Citi op dat er veel zorgen worden geuit over de hoge waarderingen, de mogelijke AI-zeepbel en niet te vergeten de enorme kredietrisico’s. Ook de macro-economische factoren zoals de arbeidsmarkt en de inflatie die hoog blijft spelen daarbij een grote rol.

De lopende bullmarkt is inmiddels zijn derde jaar ingegaan, maar beleggers blijven onzeker en nerveus en dat noemen we de klassieke “wall of fear”. Citi verwacht dat deze mix van optimisme en twijfel in de komende weken tot stevige koersschommelingen kan gaan leiden. Spreiding, discipline en voorzichtig winstnemen worden aangeraden om voorbereid te zijn op een mogelijk volatiele eindejaarsperiode. Laten we er vooral niet van uit gaan dat er vanzelfsprekend nog een eindejaarsrally zal volgen.

De Fed beslissing deze week:

De Amerikaanse federale overheid zit nog altijd in een shutdown, wat betekent dat veel overheidsinstanties geen nieuwe data publiceren. Daardoor mist de Fed nog altijd zeer cruciale informatie over de arbeidsmarkt in aanloop naar de beleidsvergadering van morgen.

Analisten blijven dan ook waarschuwen dat de Fed hierdoor als het ware “in het duister” moet opereren bij haar rente-besluit. Toch is de verwachting dat er opnieuw renteverlaging komt met 25 basispunten. Zoals altijd zal de aandacht vooral liggen op de toon van de communicatie van voorzitter Powell.

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