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Good morning. Should you ask a taxi driver if you should take an Uber instead? Or ask a hotel.. It’s the monthly jobs numbers today and they’re not going to be pretty and will be possibly the tip of the iceberg as we head into May. [Trading Tips] Good morning. Should you ask a taxi driver if you should take an Uber instead? Or ask a hotel manager if they know any good Airbnb listings? Only if you want to start trouble. Likewise, try asking a central banker about Bitcoin. Part of the recent drop in cryptocurrencies may be thanks to the trouble being kicked up by governments. China has come out against Bitcoin several times in the past few weeks, and dozens of times since 2013. Reports overstating the energy requirements of cryptocurrencies have been coming out as well. And in the United States, talk of how to better record cryptocurrencies for tax purposes has come into play. These fears have arisen before, and will likely pass. Why? For the same reason taxi companies weren’t able to stop Uber. Now here's the rest of the news: Sponsored Content [Hidden Income 'Hack']( This [hidden income strategy]( was just leaked and it can be yours now. It goes in depth about how you can start off with a small account and turn that into your own weekly paycheck. Learn how you can GAIN that extra advantage over what others aren’t doing. [Click HERE to get this secret.]( MARKETS DOW 34,207.84 +0.36% S&P 4,155.86 -0.08% NASDAQ 13,470.99 -0.48% *As of market close • Stocks traded Mixed on Friday, with all three indices closing near lows of the day. • Oil rallied 3.1 percent, closing at $63.86 per barrel. • Gold traded flat, around $1,880 per ounce. • Cryptocurrencies dropped again, with Bitcoin last at $35,967. Today’s TOP TIPS [Six Month Lows Point to Buying Opportunity in This High Growth Food Chain]( The past few months have been tough for many stocks. Even with markets near all-time highs, a number of individual sectors and companies have been hit hard. One company sliding in recent weeks has been Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG). Shares are now back to six-month lows, and have now underperformed the S&P 500 over the past year. But shares have recently gotten into oversold territory, and look set to make a move higher. » [FULL STORY]( [Insider Trading Report: Lakeland Bancorp Inc (LBAI)]( James Hanson, a director at Lakeland Bancorp Inc (LBAI) recently bought 1,240 shares. The buy came to just over $18,500 and represents a 1.4 percent increase in his holdings. This is the first insider buy since February. Insiders have been active buyers of shares at the bank, with only one insider sale in the past year. These buys include both company executives and directors. Overall, insiders own 4.3 percent of company shares. » [FULL STORY]( [Unusual Options Activity: Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)]( The recent selloff in tech has caused a number of big-name companies benefitting from the semiconductor shortage to decline. One such name is Advanced Micro Devices (AMD). At least one trader sees room for a rally ahead. That’s based on the March 2022 $77.50 calls. With 298 days until expiration, over 13,300 contracts traded, a 60-fold rise in volume from the prior open interest of 222. The buyer of the calls paid about $11.40 for the option. » [FULL STORY]( IN OTHER NEWS • [Hydrogen-Powered Vehicles: 3 Stocks to Power Your Portfolio]( In this Profit Trends special report, you’ll discover... How [three major companies]( are using hydrogen fuel cell technology to revolutionize the electric car industry... and how you could position yourself to profit before [this technology]( goes mainstream. 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Restaurants are likely to only see partial fulfillment of orders for months to come. • [ESG Investing Rules Eased]( The past few years has seen the rise of ESG investing – short for environmental, social, and governance. A rule from the Trump administration slowed down environmentally-friendly investments, as federal agencies were instructed to consider how global warming could impact the financial system. Those rules have been eased per an executive order by President Biden. • [Apple Unveils M1 Chipset]( Known better for design than technology, Apple (AAPL) just saw a milestone achievement with the rollout of its M1 chipset. This is the first chip designed and produced by Apple, which has historically bought chips from other suppliers. The chip is designed to have the world’s fastest CPU core and fastest integrated graphics compared to prior-generation Macs. • [Snap Shells Out $500 Million for WaveOptics]( Social media company Snap (SNAP), parent of Snapchat, has just bought augmented reality (AR) startup WaveOptics. The price tag came to just over $500 million in a cash and stock deal paid out over the next two years. This valuation for the company is a big increase over its prior valuation of $105 million during its last funding round. • [Cryptos Tumble as China Calls for a Crackdown (Again)]( China’s Vice Premier called for a crackdown on cryptocurrency mining and trading on Friday (11PM in China’s local time). That caused another selloff in the cryptocurrency space, with Bitcoin dropping 10 percent or so in a matter of minutes. That added a further layer of volatility to the space, which saw a bigger swing on Wednesday. S&P 500 MOVERS TOP F 6.725% LW 3.455% BA 3.15% CNC 2.688% EBAY 2.606% BOTTOM VFC 8.937% TCOM 3.705% STX 2.995% PGR 2.842% ETSY 2.785% Quote of the Day “I strongly suspect that even after a taper this is far from the end of balance sheet expansion… debt will need to be funded and if the Fed balance sheet to debt ratio stays at the post GFC [great financial crisis] average (30% vs 38% current) then the Fed balance sheet would be around $40tn in 2050 from just under $8tn today. - Jim Reid, Deutsche Bank analyst on why the Federal Reserve will likely continue to support the economy, even as talks of tapering grow. Sponsored Content [Hidden Income 'Hack']( This [hidden income strategy]( was just leaked and it can be yours now. It goes in depth about how you can start off with a small account and turn that into your own weekly paycheck. Learn how you can GAIN that extra advantage over what others aren’t doing. [Click HERE to get this secret.]( Not sure the best way to get started? 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