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Significant Increases in Indicative Borrow Rates for Liquid Options
Latest data shows the largest indicative borrow rate increases among liquid option names include: Tradr 2X Long NBIS Daily ETF (NEBX) 25.38% +8.53, Critical Metals Corp (CRML) 61.79% +4.03, Defiance Daily Target 2x Long OKLO ETF (OKLL) 71.84% +1.00, Tidal Trust II (IRE) 29.15% +0.76, MP Materials (MP) 1.47% +0.75, GRANITESHARES 2X LONG AMD DAILY ETF (AMDL) 11.99% +0.41, Gorilla Technology Group Inc (GRRR) 19.50% +0.38, NASDAQ Cybersecurity (CIBR) 1.45% +0.23, Invesco QQQ ETF (QQQ) 0.52% +0.22, and Ericsson (ERIC) 13.76% +0.19.
August Jobs Report Strong, Stock Futures Mixed at Open
Stock futures are pointing toward a mixed open as investors react to the August jobs report, which could play a major role in determining whether the Federal Reserve raises interest rates later this month.The August jobs report came in much stronger than expected, with nonfarm payrolls rising 162,000, well above the roughly 55,000 consensus estimate and a sharp rebound from July. The unemployment rate held at 4.1%, while labor-force participation edged up to 61.6%, suggesting the labor market remains more resilient than the weak July report had indicated.Oil remains another major variable. Prices are still elevated after renewed U.S.-Iran tensions raised concerns about Middle East supply disruptions, although crude has pulled back somewhat this morning.In pre-market trading, S&P 500 futures fell 0.18%, Nasdaq futures rose 0.12% and Dow futures fell 0.25%.Check out this morning's top movers from around Wall Street, compiled by The Fly.HIGHER -Critical Metals, USA Rare Earth, MP Materialsand Energy Fuelsup between 1% to 6% after Reuterssome Chinese rare earth suppliers are refusing to ship materials to the U.S. over concerns about potential repercussions from BeijingUP AFTER EARNINGS -American Outdoor Brandsup 26%Samsaraup 12%Planet Labsup 11%DOWN AFTER EARNINGS -Lululemondown 20%Oxford Industriesdown 16%Asanadown 11%LOWER -Equifaxand TransUnionboth down 10% after Bill Pulte, the U.S. Director of Federal Housing, stated in a post last night to X: "Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion have been overcharging Americans for far too long."Adobedown 4% after announcing that Anil Chakravarthy will become the company's next president and CEO
Nasdaq Sinks Amid Broad Tech Selloff
The S&P closed lower and Nasdaq sunk amid a broad tech selloff that continued from yesterday. Markets in Asia took a hit overnight as chip names including Micron and Nvidia were in sharp decline. Investors appear increasingly focused on whether enormous capital spending commitments across AI infrastructure, data centers and chips can justify current valuations.Interest rates are also back in focus. Markets have become more sensitive to the possibility of tighter monetary policy expectations, which tends to hit long-duration growth assets the hardest. Higher rates reduce the present value of future earnings, making richly valued technology stocks especially vulnerable to sentiment shifts.Get caught up quickly on the top news and calls moving stocks with these five Top Five lists.1. STOCK NEWS:Major AI names Micronand Nvidiaare leading aCarnivalreportedand provided its outlook for Q3 and FY26Edgewell Personal Carehas rejected an unsolicited offer from Yellow Wood,Domino's Pizza, with the current Chief Operating Officer named as his successorAlibabaisto fight its designation as a "Chinese military company"2. WALL STREET CALLS:JPMorganIBMto Overweight into software accelerationNikeat Evercore ISI on potential for another resetSusquehannaSpaceXat Neutral, says wait for lower priceWolfeTargetto Outperform, named as top-pick into year-endRoss Storesto Equal Weight at Wells Fargo on valuation3. AROUND THE WEB:Walmartis paying $1.4B to acquire Vibe.co, WSJ reportsMetahas tasked a team with creating a prediction markets mobile app, NY Times reportsChina is adding 10 U.S. companies, including MP Materialsand Teal Drones, to its export controls and is banning government purchases from 46 US companies, including Anduril, Nikkei Asia reportsWorkdaymust defend claims that its AI-powered hiring software unlawfully screened out job applicants, after a federal judge ruled that California anti-discrimination laws may apply even to applicants outside the state seeking jobs elsewhere, Reuters reportsShopifyplans to ban vapes from its platform following pressure from a group of U.S. state attorneys general aiming to reduce the sales of illegal e-cigarettes online, Reuters says4. MOVERS:Blackblazeincreased after entering awith CoreWeaveBed Bath & Beyondgained after Wedbushcoverage with an Outperform ratingInfleqtionwas higher after President Trump signedAMCwas lower after announcing the pricing of aQualcommfell after Bloombergthe company is in advanced discussions to acquire Modular5. EARNINGS/GUIDANCE:Primoris, citing "additional challenges and cost overruns" identified as a result of projects in the company's renewables businessSunbelt Rentalsand provided guidance for FY27Interactive Strengthreaffirmed itsKorn Ferry, with CEO Gary Burnison "very pleased" with the quarterly performanceKeurig Dr Pepperreaffirmed itsINDEXES:The Dow fell 45.87, or 0.089%, to 51,666.84, the Nasdaq lost 579.56, or 2.21%, to 25,587.04, and the S&P 500 declined 107.33, or 1.44%, to 7,365.46.
Global Markets Hit by Tech Stock Selloff
The major averages were mixed near midday amid a broad tech selloff that has continued from yesterday. Global markets in Asia took a hit overnight as chip names including Micron and Nvidia were in sharp decline. Investors appear increasingly focused on whether enormous capital spending commitments across AI infrastructure, data centers and chips can justify current valuations.Interest rates are also back in focus. Markets have become more sensitive to the possibility of tighter monetary policy expectations, which tends to hit long-duration growth assets the hardest. Higher rates reduce the present value of future earnings, making richly valued technology stocks especially vulnerable to sentiment shifts.Get caught up quickly on the top news and calls moving stocks with these five Top Five lists.1. STOCK NEWS:Major AI names Micronand NvidiaareCarnivalreportedand provided its outlook for Q3 and FY26Edgewell Personal Carehas rejected an unsolicited offer from Yellow Wood,Primorisslashed its, citing "additional challenges and cost overruns" identified as a result of projects in the company's renewables businessDomino's Pizza, with the current Chief Operating Officer named as his successor2. WALL STREET CALLS:JPMorganIBMto Overweight into software accelerationNikeat Evercore ISI on potential for another resetSusquehannaSpaceXat Neutral, says wait for lower priceWolfeTargetto Outperform, named as top-pick into year-endRoss Storesto Equal Weight at Wells Fargo on valuation3. AROUND THE WEB:California drivers filed a proposed class action accusing gas station operators, including BP, Walmart, Marathon Petroleum, Albertsons, Circle K, and 7-Eleven, of using an AI-based pricing platform from Kalibrate to coordinate gasoline prices and inflate costs at the pump, Reuters saysChina is adding 10 U.S. companies, including MP Materialsand Teal Drones, to its export controls and is banning government purchases from 46 US companies, including Anduril, Nikkei Asia reportsMetainternally exposed data from its employee-tracking program meant to help train its AI models, including full prompts and private conversations, Wired saysWorkdaymust defend claims that its AI-powered hiring software unlawfully screened out job applicants, after a federal judge ruled that California anti-discrimination laws may apply even to applicants outside the state seeking jobs elsewhere, Reuters reportsShopifyplans to ban vapes from its platform following pressure from a group of U.S. state attorneys general aiming to reduce the sales of illegal e-cigarettes online, Reuters says4. MOVERS:Blackblazeincreases after entering a five-yearwith CoreWeave (CRWV)Bed Bath & Beyondgains after Wedbushwith an Outperform ratingInfleqtionhigher after President Trumpon quantum computingAMClower after announcing the pricing of aQualcommfalls afterthe company is in advanced discussions to acquire Modular5. EARNINGS/GUIDANCE:Sunbelt Rentalsand provided guidance for FY27Interactive Strengthfor Q2Korn Ferry, with CEO Gary Burnison "very pleased" with the quarterly performanceKeurig Dr Pepperfor FY26Jiayin Groupwith EPS lower year-over-yearINDEXES:Near midday, the Dow was up 0.04%, or 19.85, to 51,732.56, the Nasdaq was down 1.78%, or 465.35, to 25,701.25, and the S&P 500 was down 1.19%, or 89.02, to 7,383.77.
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