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Apple explores home robotics as ‘next big thing’... your pre-market briefing inside →                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 April 04, 2024 | [Read Online]( [Subscribe]( | [Partner]( Good morning. The Fast Five → [Powell]( says Fed has time to assess data before cut decisions, Apple explores [home robotics]( as ‘next big thing’, [US economy]( continues to shine, [Gold]( plows to another record high, and Spotify is [raising prices]( again… Calendar: (all times ET) Today: Jobless claims, 8:30am FRI 4/5: Unemployment rate, 8:30am Your 5-minute briefing for Thursday, April 4: BEFORE THE OPEN As of market close 4/3/2024. Pre-Market: US Investor % Bullish Sentiment: 50.00% for Wk of Mar 28 2024 (Last week: 43.20%) Market Recap: - U.S. stock futures flat Wednesday night - Dow slightly up, S&P 500, Nasdaq barely budged - Powell's cautious stance on rates damps market - Fed cuts expectations drop to 62.3% for June - ADP's strong job data spooks investors - 10-year Treasury note briefly tops 4.4% - Market shows signs of "bullish rotation." - Today: Jobless claims, trade deficit data EARNINGS What we’re watching this week: - Today: Lindsay ([LNN](), Simply Good Foods ([SMPL]() - [Lamb Weston (LW)]( - earnings of $1.46 per share for fiscal Q3. Revenue expected to rise 31% to $1.7 billion. Full earnings calendar [here]( HEADLINES [Powell Says Fed Has Time to Assess Data Before Deciding to Cut]( Too soon to say whether recent price pickup more than a bump. Recent data have not materially changed overall picture. [Apple Explores Home Robotics as Potential ‘Next Big Thing’]( - US economy continues to shine with help from consumers, labor market ([more]() - Bonds get some relief from Powell’s deja-vu tone ([more]() - Gold plows to record high after Powell's remarks ([more]() - US Oil is stealing market share from OPEC ([more]() - Asian stocks to rise as Powell reaffirms rate cuts ([more]() - Citigroup sees ‘exciting market’ for Japan bonds after BOJ move ([more]() - EU launches competition probes into Chinese solar panel firms ([more]() - Tesla’s shrinking China market share compounds global woes ([more]() - Multiple Apple services down for users ([more]() - Google plans to charge for AI-powered search engine ([more]() - Spotify is raising prices again ([more]() - Musk says he’s boosting Tesla pay to stop OpenAI from poaching ([more]() - VC’s are still largely on the sidelines despite gen AI hype ([more]() A MESSAGE FROM OUR PARTNER FDA Approval Could Send This Stock Up 46,751% Whenever the FDA approves a new drug... 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