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Wall Street heads into earnings season against a historically strong macro backdrop. US nonfarm payrolls hit 159,044 thousand in September, a series record since 1997. Average hourly earnings reached $37.81, also an all-time high. That combination gives the Federal Reserve limited room to cut and gives airlines and consumer names a solid demand cushion heading into Q3 prints.
DAL reports Thursday and is the week's most-watched corporate event. The record jobs number bodes well for travel demand. Then the big banks arrive Monday: WFC, GS, and C all drop Q3 numbers on October 13.
Semiconductors remain the dominant equity theme. drew a fresh Evercore ISI price target of $433 today, reinforcing the AI infrastructure trade. is drawing two-way options flow, with both the largest bullish and bearish bets in the market. sits at just 1.3% short interest of free float, meaning options are the primary tool for anyone seeking downside exposure on the $5.8 trillion stock.
CVX made a structural move in energy today, swapping its Hess Midstream stake for a $200 million payment and a 50% reduction in Bakken operating costs.
European petrol car registrations posted their smallest September on record since 2016, at 5,821 vehicles. The shift toward electric continues: Singapore posted its largest-ever August for new battery-electric car registrations. Japan's foreign machine tool orders surged 66% year-on-year in August, the sharpest annual rise in the current cycle, pointing to a recovery in global industrial capex.
MMED carries a 91% short interest of free float with borrow availability at just 0.08% of short interest. That combination is rare and creates squeeze risk. UBER COO Andrew MacDonald filed a $4.1 million open-market purchase on September 4, a clean discretionary buy with no trading plan attached.
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