{"id":24709,"date":"2025-03-24T06:01:05","date_gmt":"2025-03-24T11:01:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eoption.com\/morning-preview-march-24-2025\/"},"modified":"2025-03-24T06:01:05","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T11:01:05","slug":"morning-preview-march-24-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eoption.com\/morning-preview-march-24-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning Preview: March 24, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div>\n<div style=\"padding:10mm 10mm 0\">\n<p class=\"normal\"><b><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt; color:#404040\">Early Look<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"normal\" style=\"line-height:11.0pt\"><b><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt; color:#7F7F7F\">Monday, March 24, 2025<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"60%\" style=\"margin-left:5.4pt; border-collapse:collapse; border:none\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height:19.65pt\">\n<td width=\"27%\" style=\"border:none; background:#F79646; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:19.65pt\">\n<p class=\"normal\" style=\"margin-left:22.5pt; text-indent:-13.5pt; line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-size:14.0pt; line-height:115%; color:white\">Futures<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"34%\" style=\"border:none; background:#F79646; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:19.65pt\">\n<p class=\"normal\" align=\"center\" style=\"margin-left:9.0pt; text-align:center; line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-size:14.0pt; line-height:115%; color:white\">Up\/Down<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"20%\" style=\"border:none; background:#F79646; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:19.65pt\">\n<p class=\"normal\" align=\"center\" style=\"margin-left:9.0pt; text-align:center; line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-size:14.0pt; line-height:115%; color:white\">%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"18%\" style=\"border:none; background:#F79646; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:19.65pt\">\n<p class=\"normal\" align=\"center\" style=\"margin-left:9.0pt; text-align:center; line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-size:14.0pt; line-height:115%; color:white\">Last<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height:19.65pt\">\n<td width=\"27%\" style=\"border:none; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:19.65pt\">\n<p class=\"normal\" style=\"margin-left:22.5pt; text-indent:-13.5pt; line-height:11.0pt\"><b><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt; color:black\">Dow<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"34%\" style=\"border:none; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:19.65pt\">\n<p class=\"normal\" align=\"center\" style=\"margin-left:9.0pt; text-align:center; line-height:11.0pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt; color:#00B050\">365.00<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"20%\" style=\"border:none; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:19.65pt\">\n<p class=\"normal\" align=\"center\" style=\"margin-left:9.0pt; text-align:center; line-height:11.0pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt; color:#00B050\">0.86%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"18%\" style=\"border:none; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:19.65pt\">\n<p class=\"normal\" align=\"center\" style=\"margin-left:9.0pt; text-align:center; line-height:11.0pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt; color:#00B050\">42,684<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height:19.65pt\">\n<td width=\"27%\" style=\"border:none; background:#D9D9D9; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:19.65pt\">\n<p class=\"normal\" style=\"margin-left:22.5pt; text-indent:-13.5pt; line-height:11.0pt\"><b><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt; color:black\">S&amp;P 500<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"34%\" style=\"border:none; background:#D9D9D9; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:19.65pt\">\n<p class=\"normal\" align=\"center\" style=\"margin-left:9.0pt; text-align:center; line-height:11.0pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt; color:#00B050\">62.25<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"20%\" style=\"border:none; background:#D9D9D9; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:19.65pt\">\n<p class=\"normal\" align=\"center\" style=\"margin-left:9.0pt; text-align:center; line-height:11.0pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt; color:#00B050\">1.10%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"18%\" style=\"border:none; background:#D9D9D9; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:19.65pt\">\n<p class=\"normal\" align=\"center\" style=\"margin-left:9.0pt; text-align:center; line-height:11.0pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt; color:#00B050\">5,781<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height:19.65pt\">\n<td width=\"27%\" style=\"border:none; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:19.65pt\">\n<p class=\"normal\" style=\"margin-left:22.5pt; text-indent:-13.5pt; line-height:11.0pt\"><b><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt; color:black\">Nasdaq<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"34%\" style=\"border:none; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:19.65pt\">\n<p class=\"normal\" align=\"center\" style=\"margin-left:9.0pt; text-align:center; line-height:11.0pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt; color:#00B050\">264.00<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"20%\" style=\"border:none; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:19.65pt\">\n<p class=\"normal\" align=\"center\" style=\"margin-left:9.0pt; text-align:center; line-height:11.0pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt; color:#00B050\">1.32%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"18%\" style=\"border:none; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:19.65pt\">\n<p class=\"normal\" align=\"center\" style=\"margin-left:9.0pt; text-align:center; line-height:11.0pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt; color:#00B050\">20,225<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"normal\" style=\"margin-left:9.0pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11.5pt\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"body-copy\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-copy\"><span style=\"color:black\"><span class='nt-symbol'>US<\/span> stock-index futures climb overnight on signs that the next round of President Donald Trump&rsquo;s tariffs may be more measured than previously suggested. The moves follow reports that Trump&rsquo;s announcement of universal, reciprocal trade tariffs on April 2 will be narrower and more targeted than initially expected, both the WSJ and Bloomberg reported this weekend citing aides and allies. Trump has noted that April 2<sup>nd<\/sup> will be &ldquo;Liberation Day&rdquo; for the US, unveiling so-called reciprocal tariffs seen as retribution for tariffs and other barriers from other countries, including longtime <span class='nt-symbol'>US<\/span> allies. Bond yields rise in hopes for limited tariff increases, while the dollar slip. Bitcoin prices are jumping 3% around $88,000 while gold prices gain +0.4% to $3,033 an ounce. U.S. stocks finished higher on Friday as <span class='nt-symbol'>S<\/span>&#038;P 500 snapped its 4-week losing streak, rising 0.5% last week, as the Nasdaq climbed 0.17%, and the Dow climbed 1.2%. In Asian markets, The Nikkei Index fell -68 points to 37,608, the Shanghai Index rose 5 points to 3,370, and the Hang Seng Index gained 215 points to 23,905. In Europe, the German <span class='nt-symbol'>DAX<\/span> is up 65 points to 22,957, while the FTSE 100 is up a few points to 8,653. In macro news, <span class='nt-symbol'>US<\/span> and Russian officials are meeting in Saudi Arabia a day after American and Ukrainian teams held talks, as Trump pushes for progress in achieving a ceasefire in the war.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"body-copy\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"page-br mt-8\">\n<p class=\"subhead\">Market Closing Prices Yesterday<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-bottom:0\">\n<li class=\"page-br\"><b><span style=\"color:black\">The S&#038;P 500 Index<\/span><\/b><span style=\"color:black\"> <\/span><span style=\"color:#00B050\">edged higher by 4.67 points<\/span><span style=\"color:black\">, or 0.08%, to 5,667.56<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<ul style=\"margin-top:0\">\n<li class=\"page-br\"><b><span style=\"color:black\">The Dow Jones Industrial Average<\/span><\/b><span style=\"color:black\"> <\/span><span style=\"color:#00B050\">rose 32.03 points<\/span><span style=\"color:black\">, or 0.08%, to 41,985.35<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"page-br\"><b><span style=\"color:black\">The Nasdaq Composite <\/span><\/b><span style=\"color:#00B050\">gained 92.43 points<\/span><span style=\"color:black\">, or 0.52%, to 17,784.05<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"page-br\"><b><span style=\"color:black\">The Russell 2000 Index<\/span><\/b><span style=\"color:black\"> <\/span><span style=\"color:red\">declined -11.65 points<\/span><span style=\"color:black\">, or 0.56% to 2,056.98.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"page-br mt-8\">\n<p class=\"subhead\">Economic Calendar for Today<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-bottom:0\">\n<li class=\"page-br\">8:30 <span class='nt-symbol'>AM<\/span> <span class='nt-symbol'>ET<\/span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;National Activity index for February<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<ul style=\"margin-top:0\">\n<li class=\"page-br\">9:45 <span class='nt-symbol'>AM<\/span> <span class='nt-symbol'>ET<\/span> <span class='nt-symbol'>S<\/span>&#038;P Global Manufacturing PMI, March-flash<\/li>\n<li class=\"page-br\">9:45 <span class='nt-symbol'>AM<\/span> <span class='nt-symbol'>ET<\/span> <span class='nt-symbol'>S<\/span>&#038;P Global Services PMI, March-flash<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"page-br mt-8\">\n<p class=\"subhead\">Earnings Calendar: <\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-bottom:0\">\n<li class=\"page-br\">Earnings Before the Open: <span class='nt-symbol'>HUIZ<\/span> <span class='nt-symbol'>LUNR<\/span> <span class='nt-symbol'>PAVM<\/span> <span class='nt-symbol'>PET<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<ul style=\"margin-top:0\">\n<li class=\"page-br\">Earnings After the Close: <span class='nt-symbol'>ABVX<\/span> <span class='nt-symbol'>DFLI<\/span> <span class='nt-symbol'>EPAC<\/span> <span class='nt-symbol'>KBH<\/span> <span class='nt-symbol'>OKLO<\/span> <span class='nt-symbol'>OCX<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"normal\"><span style=\"font-size:11.5pt; color:#404040\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"normal\" style=\"margin-left:.25in; text-indent:-.25in\"><span style=\"font-size:11.5pt; color:#404040\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"60%\" style=\"margin-left:5.4pt; border-collapse:collapse; border:none\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height:19.65pt\">\n<td width=\"38%\" style=\"border:none; background:#F79646; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:19.65pt\">\n<p class=\"normal\" style=\"margin-left:9.0pt; text-indent:-4.5pt; line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-size:14.0pt; line-height:115%; color:white\">Macro<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"35%\" style=\"border:none; background:#F79646; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:19.65pt\">\n<p class=\"normal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align:center; line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-size:14.0pt; line-height:115%; color:white\">Up\/Down<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"26%\" style=\"border:none; background:#F79646; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:19.65pt\">\n<p class=\"normal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align:center; line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-size:14.0pt; line-height:115%; color:white\">Last<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height:19.65pt\">\n<td width=\"38%\" style=\"border:none; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:19.65pt\">\n<p class=\"normal\" style=\"margin-left:9.0pt; text-indent:-4.5pt; line-height:11.0pt\"><b><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt; color:black\">Nymex<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"35%\" style=\"border:none; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:19.65pt\">\n<p class=\"normal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align:center; line-height:11.0pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt; color:#00B050\">0.44<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"26%\" style=\"border:none; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:19.65pt\">\n<p class=\"normal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align:center; line-height:11.0pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt; color:#00B050\">68.72<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height:19.65pt\">\n<td width=\"38%\" style=\"border:none; background:#D9D9D9; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:19.65pt\">\n<p class=\"normal\" style=\"margin-left:9.0pt; text-indent:-4.5pt; line-height:11.0pt\"><b><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt; color:black\">Brent<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"35%\" style=\"border:none; background:#D9D9D9; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:19.65pt\">\n<p class=\"normal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align:center; line-height:11.0pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt; color:#00B050\">0.35<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"26%\" style=\"border:none; background:#D9D9D9; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:19.65pt\">\n<p class=\"normal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align:center; line-height:11.0pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt; color:#00B050\">72.51<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height:19.65pt\">\n<td width=\"38%\" style=\"border:none; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:19.65pt\">\n<p class=\"normal\" style=\"margin-left:9.0pt; text-indent:-4.5pt; line-height:11.0pt\"><b><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt; color:black\">Gold<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"35%\" style=\"border:none; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:19.65pt\">\n<p class=\"normal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align:center; line-height:11.0pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt; color:#00B050\">12.80<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"26%\" style=\"border:none; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:19.65pt\">\n<p class=\"normal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align:center; line-height:11.0pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt; color:#00B050\">3,034.20<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height:19.65pt\">\n<td width=\"38%\" style=\"border:none; background:#D9D9D9; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:19.65pt\">\n<p class=\"normal\" style=\"margin-left:9.0pt; text-indent:-4.5pt; line-height:11.0pt\"><b><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt; color:black\">EUR\/USD<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"35%\" style=\"border:none; background:#D9D9D9; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:19.65pt\">\n<p class=\"normal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align:center; line-height:11.0pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt; color:#00B050\">0.0035<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"26%\" style=\"border:none; background:#D9D9D9; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:19.65pt\">\n<p class=\"normal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align:center; line-height:11.0pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt; color:#00B050\">1.0849<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height:19.65pt\">\n<td width=\"38%\" style=\"border:none; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:19.65pt\">\n<p class=\"normal\" style=\"margin-left:9.0pt; text-indent:-4.5pt; line-height:11.0pt\"><b><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt; color:black\">JPY\/USD<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"35%\" style=\"border:none; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:19.65pt\">\n<p class=\"normal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align:center; line-height:11.0pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt; color:#00B050\">0.28<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"26%\" style=\"border:none; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:19.65pt\">\n<p class=\"normal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align:center; line-height:11.0pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt; color:#00B050\">149.57<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height:19.65pt\">\n<td width=\"38%\" style=\"border:none; background:#D9D9D9; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:19.65pt\">\n<p class=\"normal\" style=\"margin-left:9.0pt; text-indent:-4.5pt; line-height:11.0pt\"><b><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt; color:black\">10-Year Note<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"35%\" style=\"border:none; background:#D9D9D9; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:19.65pt\">\n<p class=\"normal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align:center; line-height:11.0pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt; color:#00B050\">+0.034<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"26%\" style=\"border:none; background:#D9D9D9; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:19.65pt\">\n<p class=\"normal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align:center; line-height:11.0pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt; color:#00B050\">4.286%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"normal\"><span style=\"font-size:11.5pt; color:black\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-br mt-8\">\n<p class=\"subhead\">World News<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-bottom:0\">\n<li class=\"page-br\">The White House is narrowing its approach to tariffs set to take effect on April 2, likely omitting a set of industry-specific tariffs while applying reciprocal levies on a targeted set of nations. President Trump has declared his April 2 deadline to be &ldquo;Liberation Day&rdquo; for the U.S., when he will put in place so-called reciprocal tariffs that seek to equalize U.S. tariffs with the duties charged by trading partners, as well as tariffs on sectors like automobiles, pharmaceuticals and semiconductors he repeatedly said would be enacted on that day.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<ul style=\"margin-top:0\">\n<li class=\"page-br\">Business activity in the eurozone area reached its highest level in seven months as the Composite Purchasing Managers&rsquo; Index by S&#038;P Global rose slightly to 50.4, further above the 50-threshold separating expansion from contraction. Analysts had predicted a slightly higher reading of 50.7.<\/li>\n<li class=\"page-br\">Following the Bank of Japan&#8217;s (BoJ) decision to maintain its current policy last week, Governor Ueda emphasized the significant uncertainty surrounding the potential negative impact of U.S. tariffs on Japan&#8217;s economy.&nbsp;However, he acknowledged the strong results, indicating wage growth remains largely on track<\/li>\n<li class=\"page-br\">Russian air defense units have destroyed 227 Ukrainian drones in the last 24 hours, Russia&#8217;s Defense Ministry said on Monday. Reuters could not independently verify the reports.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"page-br mt-8\">\n<p class=\"subhead\">Sector News Breakdown<\/p>\n<p class=\"sector\">Energy, Industrials and Materials<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-bottom:0\">\n<li class=\"page-br\">Building materials company <b>James Hardie Industries (<span class='nt-symbol'>JHX<\/span>.AX)<\/b> agreed to buy <b>AZEK (<span class='nt-symbol'>AZEK<\/span>),<\/b> in a cash-and-stock deal worth $8.75 billion as AZEK shareholders will receive $26.45 in cash and 1.034 James Hardie shares for each AZEK share, bringing the total per share value to $56.88 per share <a href=\"https:\/\/nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftinyurl.com%2Fmr38kysr&amp;data=05%7C02%7Chammerstone%40regalsecurities.com%7C0ec4e2d30c224d4db02b08dd6ac28ad0%7C434827bab4eb4dc0b4031a7afe4d47c3%7C0%7C0%7C638784106237344496%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=4nFN%2Fmn4xYGmTIlxk7EJvwDUv5uSDuSwZKsGTzWeENQ%3D&amp;reserved=0\" originalsrc=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/mr38kysr\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/mr38kysr<\/a> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<ul style=\"margin-top:0\">\n<li class=\"page-br\"><b>FedEx (<span class='nt-symbol'>FDX<\/span>)<\/b> upgraded to Buy from Hold at Jefferies with a price target of $275, down from $300 after earnings.<\/li>\n<li class=\"page-br\">Japan&#8217;s crude steel output fell 8.5 % in February from a year earlier for a 12th straight monthly decline; output, which is not seasonally adjusted, dropped to 6.4 million metric tons, the lowest monthly figure since July 2020, the Japan Iron and Steel Federation said. It was also down 5.7% from January.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"page-br mt-5\">\n<p class=\"sector\">Financials<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-bottom:0\">\n<li class=\"page-br\"><b>Ally Financial (<span class='nt-symbol'>ALLY<\/span>)<\/b> &ndash; Citigroup announces 90-day positive catalyst watch.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<ul style=\"margin-top:0\">\n<li class=\"page-br\">Bitcoin prices rise 3% early to just under $88,000 as Bloomberg reported Crypto companies return to India, hope restrictions will lessen (watch Bitcoin miners)<\/li>\n<li class=\"page-br\"><b>Fifth Third Bancorp (<span class='nt-symbol'>FITB<\/span>)<\/b> files for mixed shelf offering; size not disclosed late Friday.<\/li>\n<li class=\"page-br\">The IRS braces for $500B drop in revenue as taxpayers skip filings in wake of DOGE cuts at agency according to reports. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"page-br mt-5\">\n<p class=\"sector\">Healthcare<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-bottom:0\">\n<li class=\"page-br\">A jury in Georgia has ordered Monsanto parent <b>Bayer (<span class='nt-symbol'>BAYRY<\/span>)<\/b> to pay nearly $2.1 billion in damages to a man who says the company&rsquo;s Roundup weed killer caused his cancer, according to attorneys representing the plaintiff. Bayer said it will appeal the verdict, reached in a Georgia courtroom late Friday.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<ul style=\"margin-top:0\">\n<li class=\"page-br\">TOMS Capital Investment has amassed a stake in <b>Kenvue (<span class='nt-symbol'>KVUE<\/span>)<\/b> and is pushing for changes at the company, Bloomberg reported this weekend <a href=\"https:\/\/nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftinyurl.com%2Fmpu8w96t&amp;data=05%7C02%7Chammerstone%40regalsecurities.com%7C0ec4e2d30c224d4db02b08dd6ac28ad0%7C434827bab4eb4dc0b4031a7afe4d47c3%7C0%7C0%7C638784106237367199%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=IZqfGnwgKdJzov4hvfQ9Xwg%2BQNqGIjB9LxQ9%2FysqpIk%3D&amp;reserved=0\" originalsrc=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/mpu8w96t\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/mpu8w96t<\/a> <\/li>\n<li class=\"page-br\">Genetic testing firm <b>23andMe (<span class='nt-symbol'>ME<\/span>)<\/b> said on Sunday it filed for filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S. to help the $50 million company sell itself and that co-founder and CEO Anne Wojcicki had resigned after multiple failed takeover bids.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"page-br mt-5\">\n<p class=\"sector\">Technology, Media &amp; Telecom<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-bottom:0\">\n<li class=\"page-br\">Jack Ma-backed Ant Group Co. used Chinese-made semiconductors to develop techniques for training AI models that would cut costs by 20%, according to people familiar with the matter. It got results similar to those from Nvidia Corp. chips like the H800, <a href=\"https:\/\/nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftinyurl.com%2F5n8k4wcz&amp;data=05%7C02%7Chammerstone%40regalsecurities.com%7C0ec4e2d30c224d4db02b08dd6ac28ad0%7C434827bab4eb4dc0b4031a7afe4d47c3%7C0%7C0%7C638784106237382125%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=4JngmuLhtPNGL47Nud%2FyDzYk4gFDQ2j4oacaV64sYjw%3D&amp;reserved=0\" originalsrc=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/5n8k4wcz\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/5n8k4wcz<\/a> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<ul style=\"margin-top:0\">\n<li class=\"page-br\"><b>Super Micro (<span class='nt-symbol'>SMCI<\/span>)<\/b> downgraded to Sell from Neutral at Goldman Sachs and cut tgt to $32 from $40.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>  <meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf8\"><meta name=\"Generator\" content=\"Microsoft Word 15 (filtered)\"><\/p>\n<style> <!-- body \t{margin:0; \tfont-family:'Roboto',sans-serif} table \t{break-inside:avoid; \tpage-break-inside:avoid; \tmargin-top:5mm} .page-br \t{break-inside:avoid; \tpage-break-inside:avoid} .mt-5 \t{margin-top:5mm} .mt-8 \t{margin-top:8mm} .normal \t{margin:0; \tfont-size:12pt} .body-copy \t{margin:0; \tline-height:115%; \tfont-size:11.5pt; \tcolor:#404040} .subhead \t{margin:0; \tfont-size:14pt; \tcolor:#F79646; \tfont-weight:bold} .sector \t{margin:0; \tfont-size:11.5pt; \tcolor:#404040; \tfont-weight:bold; \tfont-style:italic; \ttext-decoration:underline} .calendar-date \t{margin:0; \tfont-size:18pt; \tcolor:#632423; \tfont-weight:bold; \ttext-decoration:underline} --> <\/style>\n<style>     @media only screen and (max-width: 500px) {       td p.MsoNormal {         text-indent: 0!important;         margin: 0!important;       }     } <\/style>\n<style>div[class*=WordSection]>p {line-height: inherit !important;}div[class*=WordSection] a:not([href]) {color: inherit !important;}<\/style>\n<div>\n<div>_________________________________________________________________<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><em>Market commentary provided by Hammerstone Markets, Inc, a firm separate from and not affiliated with Regal Securities. 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