News Bulletin

Tuesday, April 21 2026
Morning Edition

 

Economic Numbers:

Time

Event

Actual

Forecast

Previous

Tuesday, April 21, 2026

 

 

ADP Employment Change Weekly

 

 

39.30K

8:30

Retail Sales (MoM) (Mar)

 

0.014

0.006

8:30

Core Retail Sales (MoM) (Mar)

 

0.014

0.50%

8:30

U.S. President Trump Speaks

 

 

 

8:30

Retail Control (MoM) (Mar)

 

0.002

0.005

8:30

Retail Sales Ex Gas/Autos (MoM) (Mar)

 

 

0.004

8:30

Retail Sales (YoY) (Mar)

 

 

0.0371

9:00

Redbook (YoY)

 

 

7.00%

10:00

Pending Home Sales (MoM) (Mar)

 

0

1.80%

10:00

Retail Inventories Ex Auto (Feb)

 

0.003

0.004

10:00

Business Inventories (MoM) (Feb)

 

0.003

-0.001

10:00

Pending Home Sales Index (Mar)

 

 

72.1

11:30

Atlanta Fed GDPNow (Q1)

 

0.013

1.30%

14:30

Fed Waller Speaks

 

 

 

16:30

API Weekly Crude Oil Stock

 

-1.000M

6.100M


Indices
 

 

CLOSE

50 DMA

200 DMA

DJIA

49442.69

47951.17

46988.89

NASDAQ

24404.39

22588.54

22523.21

S&P 500

7109.15

6768.25

6689.69

Earnings Calendar:

(EPS: Earning Per Share / Rev: Revenue / Mkt Cap : market Capital)

Company

Consensus

Previous

Revenue

Consensus

Previous

MarketCap

Fiscal

Time

Steel Dynamics STLD:US

324.00%

10:33

5.11B

4.37B

$29.19B

Q1

PM

American Capital Agency AGNC:US

0.37

10:33

941.96M

846M

$10.1B

Q1

PM

Wintrust Financial WTFC:US

295.00%

16:33

706.08M

643.11M

$8.9B

Q1

PM

Zions Bancorporation ZION:US

141.00%

3:07

853.5M

795M

$8.72B

Q1

PM

BOK Financial BOKF:US

2.27

20:38

550.44M

500.37M

$7.97B

Q1

PM

Alaska Air ALK:US

-0.89

 

3.3B

3.14B

$6.2B

Q1

PM

Cleveland-Cliffs CLF:US

-31.00%

 

4.84B

4.63B

$5.13B

Q1

AM

ServisFirst Bancshares SFBS:US

1.51

3:50

154.72M

125.2M

$4.16B

Q1

PM

Bank of Hawaii BOH:US

133.00%

23:16

192.25M

169.87M

$2.97B

Q1

AM

1st Source SRCE:US

163.00%

12:28

111.88M

104M

$1.77B

Q1

PM

XPLR Infrastructure NEP:US

0.03

 

310.79M

282M

$947.4M

Q1

AM

 

Market News:

U.S. stock futures pointed higher on Tuesday, as investors eyed uncertainty around potential Middle East peace talks and an upcoming Congressional confirmation hearing for Federal Reserve chair nominee Kevin Warsh.

Oil prices fell on Tuesday as markets parsed mixed signals on fresh U.S.-Iran talks before the expiry of a temproary ceasefire later this week.

Shares of Apple were slightly lower after the iPhone maker announced that Tim Cook will transition to executive chairman and John Ternus will become the next chief executive officer.

Amazon shares rose by more than 2%, after the e-commerce giant said it will invest up to $25 billion in AI startup Anthropic.

Suppliers to Amazon, including Marvell Technology, Credo Technology and Astera Labs, all gained following the company's announcement.

3M shares dropped after the Scotch tape manufacturer posted lower-than-anticipated quarterly organic growth.

UnitedHealth advanced after the healthcare provider unveiled an upbeat annual outlook, bolstering the narrative around a company which has embarked on a longstanding turnaround drive.

Alaska Air shares fell after the carrier suspended its full-year guidance, citing the impact of high fuel costs. Airlines have been grappling with uncertainty around these costs, which have faced upward pressure due to the Iran war.

Tractor Supply declined after the group posted underwhelming first-quarter comparable sales.

Defense group Northrup Grumman dipped despite posting better-than-expected first-quarter revenue and reiterating its 2026 outlook.

RTX Corp edged higher after the defense name lifted its profit and revenue forecasts.

Reddit inched up after analysts at DA Davidson initiated coverage of the social media firm with a "buy" rating.

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