In this week’s recap: Stocks extend last week’s rally, despite a major disappointment in the tech sector.
THE WEEK ON WALL STREET
Stocks managed to gain ground last week as investors turned their focus to corporate earnings.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.05%, while the Standard & Poor’s 500 gained 1.55%. The Nasdaq Composite index picked up 2.38% for the week. The MSCI EAFE index, which tracks developed overseas stock markets, tacked on 2.73%.1,2,3
EARNINGS IN FOCUS
At the start of the week, stocks extended the previous week’s rally with some high-growth companies leading the move higher. Strong company profits fueled the market the middle of the week, until an earnings disappointment from a mega-cap company took investors by surprise. The earnings miss deflated sentiment as it heightened worries of what it may portend for other technology companies yet to report. These anxieties led to a sell-off that reverberated across the market.
Subsequent earnings beats from several technology and social media names, and an above-consensus rise in new payrolls on Friday, helped the market close with week with a solid gain.
OMICRON AND UNEMPLOYMENT
A string of employment reports pointed to a generally healthy labor market, despite the Omicron surge late last year. The Job Openings and Turnover Survey (JOLTS) showed a hiring slowdown, with near-record high job openings and worker resignations. The ADP (Automated Data Processing) employment report saw private payrolls shrink by 301,000. That was the first monthly decline since December 2020.4,5
More encouragingly, initial jobless claims declined, while continuing jobless claims reached their lowest level since 1973. A strong January employment report showed 467,000 jobs added during the month, with upward revisions to previously released November and December.6,7
TIP OF THE WEEK
Establish a timeline for your financial goals. List what you want to achieve and when, and review your progress and the deadlines you have set semi-annually or annually.
THE WEEK AHEAD: KEY ECONOMIC DATA
Thursday: Consumer Price Index (CPI). Jobless Claims.
Friday: Consumer Sentiment.
Source: Econoday, February 4, 2022
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THE WEEK AHEAD: COMPANIES REPORTING EARNINGS
Monday: Amgen, Inc. (AMGN).
Tuesday: Pfizer, Inc.(PFE), Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (CMG), Sysco Corporation (SYY).
Wednesday: CVS Health Corporation (CVS), The Walt Disney Company (DIS), Twilio, Inc. (TWLO), Yum Brands, Inc. (YUM), O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (ORLY).
Thursday: Twitter, Inc. (TWTR), The CocaCola Company (KO), Illumina, Inc. (ILMN), Duke Energy Corporation (DUK), PepsiCo, Inc. (PEP), Kellogg Company (K), Expedia Group, Inc. (EXPE).
Friday: Dominion Energy, Inc. (D).
Source: Zacks, February 4, 2022
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QUOTE OF THE WEEK
“Keep some room in your heart for the unimaginable.” MARY OLIVER
THE WEEKLY RIDDLE
They never move, even when we walk on them, but signs and arrows may indicate that they go “up” and “down.” What are they?
LAST WEEK’S RIDDLE:
Two children are born in the same hospital (and in the same hospital room) in the same year, month, day, and minute. They have the same two parents, yet they are not twins and have no brothers. How is this possible?
ANSWER:
They are sisters, and their mother had triplets (all girls)
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CITATIONS:
1. The Wall Street Journal, February 4, 2022
2. The Wall Street Journal, February 4, 2022
3. The Wall Street Journal, February 4, 2022
4. The Wall Street Journal, February 1, 2022
5. CNBC, February 2, 2022
6. CNBC, February 3, 2022
7. CNBC, February 4, 2022