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[Morningstar](?utm_source=eloqua&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_stockstrategist&utm_content=52988&elqTrackId=acf4a5eb975c4c27b25883c4ab8dfb9e&elq=f63211e374264f87ac328fa022537887&elqaid=52988&elqat=1&elqCampaignId=26799) [Stock Strategist] Stock Strategist April 1, 2024 Good Morning! Here's the rundown of what's happening in the stock market. This week brings an important event for a household name. On Tuesday, GE will spin off its clean energy business into GE Vernova. Hereâs Joshua Aguilarâs [take on what GE investors need to know]( with Morningstarâs outlook on the new company and the remaining GE Aerospace biz. We also take a deep dive in one this yearâs top performing stocks: beverage maker Celsius is up nearly 70% in 2024 and more than 200% over the past year. We take a look at [whatâs been driving the companyâs rally]( and whether Morningstar thinks itâs a buy or a sell. Lastly Morningstar's [Dave Sekera]( is out with his latest quarterly outlook for stocks, and his advice is to [think contrarian](. Economic Releases Scheduled for the Coming Week
- Monday, April 1
- Feb. [Construction Spending]( (month to month): 1.2% vs. -0.2% in Jan.
- March [ISM Manufacturing]( 48.5 vs. 47.8 in Feb. - Tuesday, April 2
- Feb. [Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey]( 8,700K vs. 8,863K in Jan. - Wednesday, April 3
- March [ADP Employment Survey]( 152.5K vs. 140K in Feb.
- March [ISM Services PMI]( 52.7 vs. 52.6 in Feb. - Thursday, April 4
- [Initial Unemployment Insurance Claims]( report for the week ended March 30: N/A vs. 210K for the week ended March 23 - Friday, April 5
- March [Employment Situation]( Report
- Nonfarm Payrolls: 180K vs. 275K in Feb.
- Unemployment Rate: 3.8% vs. 3.9% in Feb.
- Average Workweek: 34.3 vs. 34.3 in Feb.
- Hourly Earnings (month to month): 0.3 vs. 0.1 in Feb. - Feb. [Consumer Credit]( 9.0 billion vs. 5.2 billion in Jan.
All consensus estimates are sourced from FactSet. For The Trading Week Ended March 29:
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The Morningstar US Market Index rose 0.50%.
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The best-performing sectors were utilities, up 2.76%, and energy, up 2.20%.
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The worst-performing sector was technology, down 0.99%.
Yields on 10-year US Treasury notes fell to 4.20% from 4.22%.
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West Texas Intermediate crude prices rose 2.34% to $83.00 per barrel.
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Of the 704 US-listed companies covered by Morningstar, 555, or 79%, were up, three were unchanged, and 147, or 21%, were down. Which Stocks Are Up?
Guardant Health [GH]( RH [RH]( , Tandem Diabetes Care [TNDM]( Sinclar [SBGI]( and Sunrun [RUN](. Which Stocks Are Down?
Celsius Holdings [CELH]( Compass Minerals [CMP]( Shoals Technologies [SHLS]( Groupon [GRPN]( and Arista Networks [ANET](. And Don't Miss:
- [10 Undervalued Wide-Moat Stocks](
- [We Just Upgraded These 6 Companies. Is It Time to Buy the Stocks?](
- [The Best Biotech Stocks to Buy](
- [An Ultracheap Stock to Buy in a Rallying Sector](
- [Celsius Stock Has Soared 206%. Is It a Buy or a Sell?](
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