April jobs report, Big Tech earnings in focus amid stock market recovery

April 28, 2025

April jobs report, Big Tech earnings in focus amid stock market recovery

Breaking News

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Wall Street enters a pivotal time this week with stocks nearly back to pre-tariff levels and a flood of key economic data and corporate earnings on deck.

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🛒 Walmart and Target warn of empty shelves and higher prices amid tariff impact: US and China tariff tensions continue to dominate the focus, with signs of deescalation mounting even as President Trump sent mixed signals on the state of relations. Yahoo Finance reports.

🏦 Treasury yields little changed as investors look ahead to key inflation report: U.S. Treasury yields were little changed on Monday as investors look ahead to a busy week of economic data, including the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge. At 4:28 a.m. ET, the benchmark 10-year Treasury yield was down less than one basis point at 4.26%, while the 2-year Treasury yield was up less than a basis point to 3.76%. CNBC reports.

🏆Gold slips more than 1% as trade tensions subside, dollar firms: Gold prices fell more than 1% on Monday, as the dollar held firm and hopes for de-escalation in U.S.-China trade tensions dented appetite for safe-haven assets. Spot gold was down 1.1% to $3,282.33 an ounce as of 0843 GMT. U.S. gold futures eased 0.2% to $3,292.80. MSN reports.

🚗 Toyota Industries shares set to surge on potential buyout by Toyota Motor: Shares of Toyota Industries were set for their biggest daily jump on record on Monday after Japanese automaker Toyota said it was considering a potential buyout of the key parts supplier, which has a market value of 4 trillion yen ($28 billion). Reuters reports.

🍕 Domino's Pizza posts surprise fall in US same-store sales as inflation bites: Domino's Pizza on Monday posted a surprise decline in first-quarter U.S. same store sales as consumers curbed spending on dining out amid high inflation and macroeconomic uncertainty. Yahoo Finance reports.

Top 5 Movers in Early Pre-Market

(All pricing and percent gains are based on Early Pre-Market from 4:00 AM to 7:00 AM Eastern Time)
Benzinga reports.

1) $PRTG: Portage Biotech

Total gain: +50.76%

2) $BNGO: Bionano Genomics

Total gain: +30.93%

3) $AGMH: AGM Group Holdings

Total gain: +29.62%

4) $SKYX: SKYX Platforms

Total gain: +27.88%

5) $BATL: Battalion Oil

Total gain: +26.86%

Yesterday's Biggest Movers

The closing price of the top three market percent gainers trading near or above $3 on April 25.

*All pricing and percent gains are based on regular market trading hours from 9:30am to 4:00pm Eastern Time

1) $SXTC: China SXT Pharmaceuticals

Total gain: +48.73%

The stock appeared to be moving on no notable news.

2) $CEP: Cantor Equity Partners

Total gain: +26.24%

The stock appeared to be moving on no notable news.

3) $AGRI: AgriFORCE Growing Systems

Total gain: +25.84%

The stock appeared to be moving on no notable news.

Today’s Notable Earnings

*Estimate and Actual numbers represent Earnings Per Share in US Dollars

DPZ: Domino's Pizza

1Q 2025
Before Market Open
Estimate: 4.050
Actual: 4.330

CX: Cemex
1Q 2025
Before Market Open
Estimate: 0.000
Actual: 0.080

OPRA: Opera
1Q 2025
Before Market Open
Estimate: 0.240
Actual: 0.270

Today’s Key Economic Dates

Time (ET) / Report / Period

None scheduled

Parting Thoughts

“Success in investing doesn’t correlate with IQ once you’re above the level of 100. Once you have ordinary intelligence, what you need is the temperament to control the urges that get other people into trouble in investing."

- Warren E. Buffett

Sourced in:

The Little Book of Behavioral Investing: How Not to Be Your Own Worst
Enemy by James Montier (2010, John Wiley & Sons)

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