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US stocks go nowhere as market-moving data looms

Just seven days after a panicked sell-off, US stocks had a much calmer start to the week, as investors waited for direction ahead of a series of potential market-moving events.

The S&P 500 was unchanged, the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 was up 0.2%, and the Russell 2000 slipped 0.9%.

Investors are expecting this week to shed more light on the health of the economy, which had recently been called into question. The Consumer Price Index for July is slated for release on Wednesday, while retail sales will be announced on Thursday. Any deceleration in consumer spending could enhance fears of about softening demand and the economic outlook.

Additionally, concerns over the Middle East conflict escalated, as officials anticipated a possible Iranian attack on Israel. Geopolitical risk appeared to weigh on investor confidence, with markets giving back early gains following this news.

Major crude oil indexes also gained, with the US benchmark West Texas Intermediate rallying 3.7%, briefly topping $80 per barrel. Gold prices also increased by more than 1% on Monday, approaching all-time highs.

The S&P tech sector ETF was the best performer, up 0.8%. Aside from that, only energy and utilities finished in the green.

Shares of Trump Media & Technology Group, the company behind social media platform Truth Social, fell 5.1%. Its investors appeared to be nervous after Elon Musk said that he would interview Trump at 8 p.m. Eastern Time tonight on X, as well as seeing the former President posting for the first time on X since August, 2023.

KeyCorp was the best performing S&P 500 stock, up 9.2% on Monday. This followed the announcement that the Bank of Nova Scotia would acquire 14.9% of the U.S. regional bank, valued at $2.8 billion.

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SpaceX received more than a dozen positive analyst calls on Tuesday — including from major Wall Street banks — as they initiate coverage on Elon Musk’s space and AI company.

SpaceX went public on June 12 at a $2.2 trillion valuation, the largest debut in history. While the company hasn’t yet posted a profit, it seems to have convinced Wall Street that it will get there and grow its valuation on the way.

Of the at least 17 analysts that gave a rating on Tuesday, all but one gave it a “buy” or “outperform” rating. MoffettNathanson was "neutral."

The ratings come as SpaceX joined the Nasdaq 100 index, a benchmark tech-heavy basket of companies that underpins millions of portfolios. The inclusion adds built-in demand for the stock from index funds and ETFs.

Still, SpaceX fell more than 5% on Tuesday amid a broader sell-off, and is currently effectively flat from its opening price of $150 a share.

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Did Nike do it?

Investors had a mixed reaction after the global sports apparel company reported its fourth quarter earnings on Tuesday after the bell. Shares initially rose 5% as Nike beat out Wall Street expectations amid a hefty tariff refund bonus. However, the stock then sank to its lowest level since August 2014 in postmarket trading.

Here are the Q4 numbers:

Revenue of $11.0 billion (estimate: $10.8 billion).
Adjusted earnings per share of $0.20 (estimate: $0.12).

Ahead of this report, Nike warned that results would be flattered by a one-time tariff refund (now estimated at roughly $0.52 per share for the bottom line). That gave the company an extra cushion in snapping its streak of seven quarters of year-over-year profit declines.

Over the past year, the company had been punished by tariffs on imported goods, stagnant consumer spending, and increasing competition from other footwear brands like New Balance, Adidas, and Hoka.

Outgoing CFO Matthew Friend deemed it an “increasingly challenging operating environment, where sell-through remains challenged.”

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