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Global Markets Swing Between Rate and Growth Worries and Extend Weekly Gains
U.S. indexes extended weekly gains despite the Friday's market weakness after strong jobs data renewed interest rate worries. European markets advance on earnings. Post-Lunar holiday powered Chinese stocks but Hong Kong trimmed gains. Feb 3
Optimism Drove European Markets to Weekly Gains
European markets faced headwinds in Friday's trading but extended weekly gains on the hopes that the region may be able to avoid a deeper recession. RACE SNY
Feb 3

Strong Pace of Jobs Additions In January Raised Worries of Higher Rates

Tech Surge Drives U.S. Stock Rally to Second Month

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Movers

Europe Movers: Ferrari, Julius Baer, Sanofi, TomTom
Ferrari said shipments and revenues rose and reported record annual earnings. Sanofi forecasted single-digit growth in 2023. TomTom said net loss narrowed in the fourth quarter. RACE SNY
Feb 3
Movers: Alphabet, Amazon.com, Apple, Ford, Sally Beauty, Skechers, Starbucks, Qualcomm
China weakness overshadowed Starbucks results powered by price increases. Qualcomm guidance reflected the ongoing weakness in the semiconductor industry. Apple revenues declined on supply chain issues. Alphabet earnings plunged on YouTube weakness. AAPL GOOG SBUX QCOM AMZN F SKX
Feb 3

Movers: 1800 Flowers, Advanced Drainage, Becton Dickinson, Estee Lauder, Humana, Meta, Scotts Miracle, Vista Outdoor

Europe Movers: Entain, Halma, Hannover Re, Novartis, Vodafone

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Earnings

Shell Plc 2022 Earnings Soared but Eased In Q4 On Windfall Tax
Shell Plc announced another large stock repurchase program and hiked dividend after fourth quarter revenue soared.
Feb 2
Bed Bath & Beyond Quarterly Loss Widens, Comparable Sales Drop 32%
The struggling home goods retailer reported wider-than-estimated loss after net sales and comparable sales fall more-than-expected. BBBY
Jan 10

Cal-Maine Earnings Soared After Egg Prices Doubled

Steelcase Estimated Flat Revenues In Q4 Despite Price Hikes

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Mergers

Whirlpool Forms Partnership with Turkish Company and Sells EMEA Business
Whirlpool agreed to sell its appliances business in Europe, Middle East and Africa to Turkey-based Arcelik AS and take a minority stake in the newly formed company. WHR
Jan 17
CinCor Pharma Agrees to $1.8 Billion AstraZeneca Deal
AstraZeneca Agreed to acquire clinical stage bio-pharma company CinCor Pharma for $1.8 billion. CINC
Jan 9

Albireo Pharma Agreed Ipsen's Merger Proposal

L3Harris Agreed to Acquire Aerojet Rocketdyne for $4.7 Billion

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Economy

January Payrolls Expanded 517,000, Jobless Rate Eased to 53-year Low
Non-farm payrolls in January expanded after the hospitality and leisure industry and professional business services added jobs at elevated rates. Monthly wage growth rate was steady for the second month in a row.
Feb 3
Fed Slows Rate Hike and Signals More Increases
The Federal Reserve slowed rate hike and warned of more increases to follow as policy makers struggle to engineer soft landing without pushing the economy into a deep recession.
Feb 1

U.S. New Home Sales Recovered In December but Plunged in 2022

U.S. GDP Growth Slowed In Fourth Quarter and In 2022

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International

Euro Area Goods Trade Deficit Doubles In Eleven Months of 2022
The Euro Area goods trade deficit expanded sharply in the first eleven months of 2022 after energy prices soared and imports rose at a faster pace than exports.
Jan 13
Japan Auto Sales In 2022 Drop to 45-year Low
Automobile sales declined for the fourth year in a row and dropped to a 45-year low as automakers struggle with weak demand, supply chain disruptions and chip shortages.
Jan 6

Japan's Trade Deficit Rises 16th Month In a Row

Smaller and Prolonged Rate Hikes In Europe

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In Depth

Is Twitter Dying?
The social media platform's rapid rise brought a flood of users from all walks of life. Twitter's popularity also attracted politicians, regulators and investors, all competing to bend the platform to meet their needs. TWTR
Nov 18
Brazil: Boom, Bust, Bolsonaro and Beyond
Despite the booming oil and agriculture commodities export, Brazil's economy has lost dynamism in the last two decades and remains trapped in the downward draft.
Nov 8

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