Markets News, August 27, 2024: Stocks Edge Higher as Market in Holding Pattern Ahead of Nvidia Earnings

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Major stock indexes inched higher Tuesday as investors braced for a number of big earnings reports in the coming days, notably one from AI investor darling Nvidia (NVDA).

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite reversed earlier losses to close 0.2% higher, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose fractionally to 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:finish at a record high f꧂or the second straight day. 🌌The indexes traded within narrow ranges all day.

The big event for markets this week comes after the closing bell Wednesday, when Nvidia will release its quarterly results, amid expectations that the AI chipmaker will once again blow past 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Wall Street estimates. The stock🌺 gained 1.5% today, recovering most of the previous session's decline, as market participants prepare for what is widely regarded as the most critical earnings ✅report of the quarter.

While Nvidia is the most highly anticipated earnings report on the calendar, Salesforce (CRM) and CrowdStrike (CRWD) will also release results after the bell on Wednesday, while Dell (DELL) and Marvell Technology (MRVL) come on Thursday.

Other mega-cap stocks turned in a mixed performance on Tuesday, with Apple (AAPL) and Microsoft (MSFT) rising slightly while Alphabet (GOOGL), Meta Platforms (META) and Amazon (AMZN) lost ground.

Eli Lilly (LLY) shares gained 0.4% after the pharmaceuticals giant 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:announced it would launch single-dose vials of Zepbound, one of the company's popular weight-loss drugs. Paramount Global (PARA) was among the big decliners in the S&P 500 Tuesday, falling 7.1%, following news that 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Edgar Bronfman Jr. has withdrawn from💙 bidding for Shari Redstone's medওia empire, setting the stage for the entertainment giant to be sold to David Ellison's Skydance Media.

On the economic data front, the latest reading on consumer confidence released Tuesday came in better than expected, while home price data showed that prices are still rising though not at the pace they were earlier in the year. The big number of the week will come Friday, when the government releases the July 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Persona💛l Consumption Expenditures index, 🐈which is the Federal Reserve's preferred mea🌄sure of inflation.

Market participants are closely scrutinizing economic indicators for signs of how aggressive the Fed might be as it starts cutting its benchmark interest rate. Fed Chair Jerome Powell 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:said last Friday that the "time has come for policy to adjust," reinforcing expectations that the centr💟al bank will start easing rates at its September policy meeting.

The yield on 10-year Treasurys, which is sensitiv⛎e to expectations around interest rates, was up slightly to around 3.83%. Gold prices were also up slightly at aroun꧟d $2,560, not far from the record highs set in recent weeks, while bitcoin moved lower to around $62,000.

Biggest S&P 500 Movers on Tuesday

August 27, 2024 06:12 PM EDT

Advancers

  • Shares of medical device maker ResMed (RMD) logged the top performance of any stock in the S&P 500 on Tuesday, soaring 7.3%. A recent report from Transparency Market Research predicted a solid 8.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) for the sleep apnea devices market, where ResMed is a major player. Researchers believe government efforts to regulate sleep disorders, improved diagnostic processes, and aging global populations will drive market growth. In addition, Zacks Equities Research recently highlighted ResMed as a top momentum stock, citing an ongoing uptrend combined with strong earnings fundamentals.
  • ResMed was not the only medical technology provider that enjoyed a positive trading day. Insulet (PODD) shares jumped 6.6% after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared the company's Omnipod 5 insulin pump for use by patients with type 2 diabetes. The approval makes Omnipod 5 the first automated insulin delivery system to receive a green light from regulators for managing both type 1 and type 2 diabetes.
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  • Shares companies across the travel industry moved higher after Singapore-based travel platform Trip.com (TCOMposted better-than-expected quarterly💃 sales and profits, boosted by a growing number of travelers and strong cross-border demand in Chinese markets. In addition, a report by Zacks Equities Research said strong booking and pricing trends could drive near-term growth for cruise operators. Shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL), Norwegian Cruise Line (NCLH), and Carnival (CCL) gained 4.3%, 3.6%, and 2.7%, respectively.

Decliners

  • Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) shares tumbled 9.0%, suffering the steepest daily loss in the S&P 500. The pharmacy giant's stock dropped after Eli Lilly (LLY) announced plans to 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:launch a cheaper version of its popular weight-loss treatment, which could have a negative impact on Walgreens sales. The company is also navigating challenges related to lower reimbursement rates for prescription drugs, as well as high levels of inflation and competition.
  • Paramount Global (PARA) shares slid 7.2% after reports media executive Edgar Bronfman Jr. withdrew his proposal to purchase the entertainment firm. Uncertainties about how he would finance the deal reportedly contributed to Bronfman's decision to abandon the bid. Following Bronfman's exit, Paramount now appears set to move forward with its previously agreed-upon deal to be acquired by production company Skydance Media.
  • Shares of building materials provider Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) sank 4.3%. Although Morgan Stanley boosted its price target on the stock, citing predicted strength in the U.S. cement market, reports of significant share sales by company insiders suggest a potential lack of confidence in the firm's upcoming performance. Shares of industry peer Vulcan Materials (VMC) were down 4.1% on the day.

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Nvidia Earnings Could Affect These AI Stocks

August 27, 2024 05:31 PM EDT

Nvidia's quarterly results 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:could lead to big moves in the company's share price and influence shares of several other AI stocks, including partners like Micron Technology (MU) and Arm Holdings (ARM), and affect the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:broader market.

Micron Technology 澳洲幸运5开奖ꦬ号码历史查询:provides Nvidia with me♓mory solutions for its AI chips, while Nvidia uses 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Arm-based systems in a variety of its products.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSM), which manufactures Nvidia chips, could also be affected by its earnings, as well as Dell Technologies (DELL), which 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:uses Nvidia chips in its products.

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Can Nvidia Score Another Earnings-Fueled Rally

August 27, 2024 04:48 PM EDT

Nvidia (NVDA) stock rose Tuesday as market participants anxiously awaited what some analysts have called the "most importa♛nt tech earnings in years."

The company h💙as blown past earnings expectations in recent quarters, sending the stock soaring.

Shares jumped more than 9% on May 23, the day after the chipmaker reported 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:record quarterly revenue and profit, and announced a 10-for-1🔜 stock split. They went on to rise more than 27% in the following two weeks.

The company’s 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:fiscal 2024 fourth-quarter results were even more explosive. Shares jumped 16% in one day, adding a 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:record $272 billion to the company’s 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:market cap. By the end of the week, Nvidia’s market value had increased by more than 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:$300 billion, and within two weeks its sh💝ares had risen more than 30%. 

The stock has faced increased turbulence in the last two months amid concerns about the rollout of Nvidia's next-generation AI chip and the longevity of the AI rally. The company has also recently had to contend with reports that its next-generation Blackwell chip may be delayed

Morgan Stanley analysts in a note Sunday said the effects of product delays are li෴kely overblown, but high expectations pose a risk to the stock.

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Super Micro Falls as Short Seller Issues Report

August 27, 2024 03:10 PM EDT

Super Micro Computer (SMCI) shares slipped Tuesday after short seller Hindenburg Research disclosed a 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:short position in the artificial intelligence (AI) technology firm.

Hindenburg’s report accused Super Micro Computer of “accounting manipulation, sibling self-dealing and sanctions evasion." The shares, which dropped substantially in premarket trading, were recently down nearly 3%.

 The report, the claims of which Investopedia hasn't independently verified, describes a three-month investigation by Hindenburg into Super Micro that included interviews with former senior employees. It alleges major 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:accounting lapses, including undisclosed  and failure to comply with 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:export controls.&nbs❀p;The company did not immediately respond to a requ♓est for comment.

Super Micro Computer, which makes server technology and hardware used in data centers, has been a 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:major beneficiary of the AI boom. As an Nvidia (NVDA) partner, Super Micro has shared in some of the gains made by the market's AI darling, and its hardware is found in some Nvidia data center technology—including that used by 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Elon Musk's AI company, xAI.

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, left, and Super Micro Comput💞er CEO Charles Liang, right, uring the Comput🌜ex conference in Taipei, Taiwan, on June 5, 2024.

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Shares of Super Micro have nearly doubled in 2024, although its price is down more than 50% from its March peak. The company earlier this month reported fiscal fourth-quarter earnings that 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:missed analysts' estimates and announced a 10-for-1 stock split.

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Paramount Slides as Bronfman Pulls Bid

August 27, 2024 01:33 PM EDT

Paramount Global (PARA) was among the big decliners in the S&P 500 Tuesday following news that 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Edgar Bronfman Jr. has withdrawn from bidding for Shari Redstone's media empire, setting the stage for the entertainment gia🐠nt ♌to be sold to David Ellison's Skydance Media.

The special committee handling the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:twists and turns of the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:months-long bidding process for Paramount said that it is closing the door on the company's "go-shop" period and plans to move forward with the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Skydance Media deal. The committee said th🎃at it had "contacted more than 50 third parties" to see if they were interested in bidding for Paramount.

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Paramount shares were down more than 6% in afternoon trading. The stock has lost nearly 40% of its value since the start of the year.

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Hims & Hers Shares Sink Amid Lilly Competition

August 27, 2024 11:57 AM EDT

Shares of Hims & Hers Health (HIMS) sank in intraday trading Tuesday on new competition for lower-priced weight-loss drugs from Eli Lilly (LLY).

Lilly 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:announcedꦬ that it would be selling the two lowest doses of its popular injectable obesity drug Zepbound in single-use vials that patients would measure themselves.1

Lilly said those would be priced at half the cost of the pre-filled vials currently prescribed. In addition, the medicine would be sent through the company's LillyDirect self-pay channel, helping those not eligible for Zepbound's savings program or without insurance coverage to afford it.

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That was bad news for Hims & Hers Health, which offers direct-to-consumer copycat versions of prescription drugs at reduced prices. In May, it began selling an injectable with the same key ingredient that's in Novo Nordisk's (NVO) popular weight-loss treatments Wegovy🅷 and Oze🉐mpic.

Hims & Hers also said in its recent earnings call that it planned to have one similar to Zepbound "in the near future."

Hims &🎶 Hers shares were down 7% in recent trading, at their lowest level since May.

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Eli Lilly Near Record High After Zepbound News

August 27, 2024 10:25 AM EDT

Eli Lilly (LLY) reached a key supply milestone Tuesday, 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:announcing the launch of si🃏ngle-dose vials of Zepbound, one of the company's popular w🐎eight-loss drugs.

The vials will be at least half the price of other versions of Zepbound and Mounjaro, Eli Lilly's other weight-loss drug, along with competitors such as Novo Nordisk's (NVO) Ozempic and Wegovy. In its standard version, the drugs come in an injection pen t♚hat take longer to make because they contain both the medicine and the syringe, while customers will be able to use the easier-to-make vials with any syringe to inject themselves.

The drugs will be available through Eli Lilly's 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:direct-to-consumer platform LillyD♎irect, the company's attempt to the bypass the need for traditional pharmacies by filling prescriptions for its medications 🍎online.

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Eli Lilly shares were up 1.𒀰5% in recent t🍷rading near a record high. The stock has gained 67% so far this year.

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Major Index Futures Move Lower Tuesday

August 27, 2024 08:55 AM EDT

Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Av👍erage were down 0.2%.

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S&P 500 futures were down also down 0.2%.

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Nasdaq 100 futures were off 0.2%.

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