Thursday, July 03, 2025

Jul 3 2025

 General Market:

    • Futures broadly positive:

      • IWM (Russell 2000) leading, up ~0.5%.

      • NASDAQ (Q’s) +0.4%, S&P 500 (SPY) +0.3%, Dow Jones +0.2%.

    Economic Data:
    • June Jobs Report: Better than expected.

      • Non-farm payrolls: +147K vs. +110K estimate.

      • Unemployment fell to 4.1%.

      • April & May jobs revised higher.

    • Jobless claims: Fell to 233K vs. expected 240K.

    • Factory Orders: Due at 10 AM ET, unlikely to be market-moving.

    Treasury Yields:
    • 10-Year Yield: Rose to ~4.33% after jobs report.

  • Commodities:

    • Bitcoin: ~$109,350, slightly down.

    • Oil: ~$67.25, down slightly.

    • Gold: Lower, clinging to its 50-day moving average.

  • Key Stocks & Movers:

    • Shopify (SHOP): On watch for technical breakout.

    • TechnipFMC (FTI): Strong oil equipment play, consolidating near $35.

    • Oracle (ORCL): Up 1.5% on $30B data center deal with OpenAI.

    • Datadog (DDOG): +9%, joining the S&P 500, replacing Juniper Networks.

    • Apple (AAPL): iPhone sales in China +8% on discounts/trade-in boosts.

    • Tripadvisor (TRIP): +8%, activist stake from Starboard Value.

    • Cadence Design (CDNS) & Synopsys (SNPS): Up on lifted chip software export restrictions.

    • Kratos Defense (KTOS): +2%, post-share offering rebound, RBC upgrades target.

    • Alibaba (BABA): Down ~2%, on $1.5B debt offering.

  • Political/Trade News:

    • Trump’s tax & immigration bill advancing in the House.

    • Vietnam import tariff adjusted to 20% from prior 46%

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