News Bulletin
Wednesday,
 April 1st 2026
Evening Edition

Economic Numbers:

 

Time

Cur.

Actual

Forecast

Previous

8:15

ADP Nonfarm Employment Change (Mar)

62K

41K

66K

8:30

Retail Sales (MoM) (Feb)

0:08

0.005

-0.001

8:30

Core Retail Sales (MoM) (Feb)

0:07

0.003

0

8:30

Retail Control (MoM) (Feb)

0:07

0.003

0.002

9:45

S&P Global Manufacturing PMI (Mar)

7:12

52.4

51.6

10:00

ISM Manufacturing PMI (Mar)

16:48

52.3

52.4

10:00

ISM Manufacturing Prices (Mar)

7:12

74

70.5

10:00

ISM Manufacturing Employment (Mar)

16:48

49

48.8

10:30

Cushing Crude Oil Inventories

0.520M

 

3.421M

21:00

U.S. President Trump Speaks

 

 

 

 

 

Indices
 

 

CLOSE

50 DMA

200 DMA

DJIA

46565.74

48226.223

46697.55

NASDAQ

21840.95

22645.66

22328.80

S&P 500

6575.32

6,905.52

6,574.34

Earnings Calendar:

(EPS: Earning Per Share / Rev: Revenue / Mkt Cap : market Capital/ BMO : Before Market Opening /AMC : After Market Close)

 

 

Consensus

Previous

Consensus

Previous

MarketCap

Fiscal

Time

Conagra Foods CAG

0.4

0.51

2.76B

2.84B

$7.47B

Q3

PM

Lamb Weston Holdings LW

0.63

1.1

1.5B

1.52B

$5.84B

Q3

PM

MSC Industrial Direct MSM

0.84

0.72

931.56M

891.7M

$5.17B

Q2

PM

UniFirst UNF

1.21

1.4

614.91M

602.22M

$4.71B

Q2

PM

Cal-Maine Foods CALM

1.89

10.38

822.36M

1.42B

$3.64B

Q3

PM

Neogen NEOG

0.06

0.1

204.49M

221M

$2.05B

Q3

PM

 

Market News:

U.S. stocks ended higher on Wednesday, starting April off on a positive note a day after a euphoric relief rally helped Wall Street end a bruising March in an upbeat mood. Middle East de-escalation hopes were further boosted after President Donald Trump said the new Iranian regime had asked for a ceasefire.

 

The main averages on Wall Street rallied on Tuesday, spurred on by growing optimism that the U.S. will soon exit its joint assault with Israel against Tehran, which has escalated into a wider war threatening to engulf countries around the Middle East.

 

Stellantis has initiated a recall affecting approximately 700,000 vehicles worldwidedue to a fire risk, the company confirmed on Wednesday. The recall, which was announced by Germanys KBA regulator on Tuesday, affects vehicles produced between mid-2023 and early 2026. The affected models include cars from Peugeot, Citroen, Fiat, Jeep, Alfa Romeo, and Lancia.

 

Memory chip stocks have retreated 20-30% over the past two weeks, but one analyst argues the selloff reflects exaggerated fears rather than any deterioration in fundamentals, expecting the "correction to be short and rally to be long." Shares of Micron, SK Hynix, and Samsung Electronics dropped 30%, 24%, and 20% over the period, respectively, pressured by Middle East geopolitical risk and concerns over Googles TurboQuant, an AI efficiency technology that some investors worried could dampen chip demand.

 

Sharon AI Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:SHAZ) shares jumped 30% on Wednesday followingthe announcement of a five-year AI cloud infrastructure agreement valued at $1.25 billion with ESDS Software Solutions Ltd. Under the contract, Sharon AI will deploy an 8,000-unit B300 cluster within one of its existing data center providers in Australia. Revenue from the agreement is expected to begin in the third quarter of 2026. The customer holds an option to extend the contract for an additional two years.

 

Target Hospitality Corp. (NASDAQ:TH) shares surged 25% Wednesday after the company secured a multi-year contract worth over $550 million with a top-five hyperscaler to support a data center development in North Texas. The contract will see Target construct and operate a purpose-built community designed to accommodate approximately 4,000 individuals. Construction begins immediately, with first occupancy expected in the third quarter of 2026 and full completion anticipated in the second quarter of 2027.

 

Gold prices rose for a fourth straight session in European trading on Wednesday, supported by a weaker dollar, as investors weighed signals that the U.S. and Iran could move toward ending the Middle East conflict. Spot gold was up 1.6% at $4,742.67 an ounce by 07:20 ET (11:20 GMT). U.S. Gold Futures climbed 2.0% to $4,770.80. Gold jumped 3.5% in the previous session as the U.S. dollar retreated, but declined over 11% for March.

 

On Wednesday, CPI Aerostructures, Inc. (NYSE American:CVU) reported fourth quarter results that fell short of expectations, with revenue declining 11% YoY as the company navigated the impact of the A-10 Program termination. Shares of the company were down 4.34% in pre-market trading following the results, reflecting investor concerns about the revenue decline and challenging year. The aerospace and defense contractor posted fourth quarter revenue of $19.4 million, down from $21.8 million in the same period last year.

 

On Wednesday, MSC Industrial Supply Co. (NYSE:MSM) reported second quarter fiscal 2026 results that fell short of Wall Street expectations. The companys shares declined 4.36% in pre-market trading following the announcement. The industrial distributor posted adjusted earnings per share of $0.82, missing the analyst consensus of $0.84 by $0.02.

 

Here are some of the biggest premarket U.S. stock movers today:

 

Nike delivered a quarterly top- and bottom-line beat, but its earnings report showed continued softness in the key Greater China region. Shares in the athletic apparel retailer, which also flagged that revenue for the current quarter would be down as much as 4%, slumped.

 

RH shares sank on a lower-than-expected fiscal first-quarter revenue outlook from the home furnishing company.

 

Walt Disney ticked slightly higher following an upgrade of the entertainment giant by analysts at Raymond James, who cited an attractive entry point for the stock.

 

Zymeworks edged up after the biotech firm announced the appointment of Kristin Stafford as Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately.

 

Immunic rose after the biotech group said it had regained compliance with Nasdaq's minimum bid price rule, removing risk of the stock being kicked off the exchange.

 

Shares of nCino surged after the banking software provider's first-quarter revenue outlook topped expectations. The company also unveiled an accelerated $100 million share buyback plan.

 

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