Global earnings calendars hold light this week. No major US companies report quarterly results. Conference activity dominates instead as energy chaos persists.
BKNG Booking Holdings executes a stock split Sunday. The $133B travel giant splits shares as tourism demand rebounds despite oil hitting $100. SI stands at 3.2% showing minimal bear pressure.
IOT Samsara presents Monday at a tech conference. The $12B IoT software maker carries 8.5% SI as investors assess growth trajectory. PRGS Progress Software also appears Monday with 10.3% short interest.
POWL Powell Industries splits shares Sunday as well. The $7B electrical equipment maker benefited from defense and infrastructure spending. Bears hold 12.3% SI against the industrial name.
Asian markets show more activity. Japanese retailers and Indonesian telecoms report through the week. Great Wall Motor posts Monday results as China's auto sector navigates slower growth.
Zero IPOs scheduled. Capital markets stayed frozen for another week. Banks remained cautious amid Middle East war uncertainty and stagflation fears.
Financial Times reported Gulf states considering new pipelines to bypass the Strait of Hormuz. The infrastructure projects could take years showing extended disruption expectations.
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