Laffer Tengler Investment CIO Nancy Tengler and The Bahnsen Group managing partner David Bahnsen analyze the impact Russian tensions have on the market.
U.S. stocks opened lower in what may be another volatile session for investors following the massive swings experienced Monday.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell over 500 points or 1.6%, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite lost over 2%.
| Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I:DJI | DOW JONES AVERAGES | 33764.71 | -599.79 | -1.75% |
| SP500 | S&P 500 | 4308.23 | -101.90 | -2.31% |
| I:COMP | NASDAQ COMPOSITE INDEX | 13485.775794 | -369.35 | -2.67% |
Declines today follow Monday’s wild turnaround, which had the Dow rebound from a 1,000-plus-point drop and also followed a three-week decline for the S&P 500, concluding with its worst weekly stretch since the start of the pandemic.
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Jitters about rising interest rates tied to inflation remain in focus as the Federal Reserve begins its two-day meeting. Investors are also monitoring mounting tensions between Russia and the West over concerns that Moscow is planning to invade Ukraine, with NATO outlining potential troop and ship deployments.
Oil was little changed at the $83 per barrel level.
| Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USO | UNITED STATES OIL FUND L.P. | 60.25 | +0.13 | +0.21% |
In earnings, IBM’s better-than-expected quarter helped lift shares as sales grew the fastest in about 11 years. Microsoft will report after the bell today and Apple tomorrow.
| Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBM | INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP. | 130.76 | +1.78 | +1.38% |
| MSFT | MICROSOFT CORP. | 288.45 | -7.92 | -2.67% |
| AAPL | APPLE INC. | 157.80 | -3.82 | -2.36% |
American Express reported fourth-quarter profits rose 20% from a year earlier, as eager consumers spent record levels of money during the holiday season on the company’s namesake cards. The stock jumped.
| Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AXP | AMERICAN EXPRESS CO. | 168.04 | +8.93 | +5.61% |
Johnson and Johnson edged past Wall Street’s expectations, helped by growing pharmaceutical sales, but revenue fell short up 10% to $24.8 billion, missing the $25.2 billion estimate. The world’s biggest maker of health care products also debuted a strong 2022 forecast.
| Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JNJ | JOHNSON & JOHNSON | 164.37 | +1.11 | +0.68% |
In other pharma news, the Food and Drug Administration is limiting use of Regeneron and Eli Lilly’s COVID-19 treatments due to lack of efficacy, while Pfizer and BioNTech announced clinical trials of their drug specifically to target the omicron variant.
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| Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| REGN | REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS INC. | 611.23 | -10.26 | -1.65% |
| LLY | ELI LILLY & CO. | 236.86 | -3.58 | -1.49% |
| PFE | PFIZER INC. | 51.78 | +0.23 | +0.46% |
| BNTX | BIONTECH SE | 155.36 | +4.38 | +2.90% |
AMC in focus after The Wall Street Journal reported it may seek to refinance debt.
| Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMC | AMC ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS INC | 16.38 | -0.25 | -1.50% |
In crypto currencies, Bitcoin continued to recover from Monday’s lows hovering around the $36K level.
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and Dogecoin grabbed some headlines after Tesla CEO Elon Musk teased he would eat a Happy Meal on television if McDonald’s were to accept it for payment.
| Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCD | MCDONALD’S CORP. | 248.19 | -5.43 | -2.14% |
The Associated Press contributed to this report.