Get 40% Off
⚠ Earnings Alert! Which stocks are poised to surge?
See the stocks on our ProPicks radar. These strategies gained 19.7% year-to-date.
Unlock full list

Splunk, Car Sales, Fed Speakers: 3 Things to Watch

Published 06/01/2021, 03:27 PM
Updated 06/01/2021, 03:27 PM
© Reuters.

By Christiana Sciaudone

Investing.com -- Stocks lost steam after a strong start to the day in this holiday-shortened unofficial first week of summer. 

Brent Oil Futures, in time for the season, hit $70 as the Saudi energy minister kept the market guessing as to whether more supply will be added to the market this year to keep pace with the accelerating global recovery.

Yet another company has become a cyberattack victim as JBS, the world's largest meat producer, was forced to shutter its five biggest beef plants in the U.S., Bloomberg reported. Watch for prices of hamburgers to jump right in time for grilling season. Operations in Australia and Canada were also shut down. 

Zoom Video Communications Inc (NASDAQ:ZM)results are out this afternoon, and will give the market insight into how pandemic-era stocks are handling the reopening of the U.S. 

Here are three things that could affect markets tomorrow:

1. Earnings

The earnings calendar is light, and most of the big names are due to hit after the close. Software company Splunk (NASDAQ:SPLK) is expected to post $491.6 million in revenue, while consensus is for NetApp (NASDAQ:NTAP) to pull in $1.5 billion in sales. Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger parent PVH (NYSE:PVH) is also due.

2. Car sales 

Expect low inventories driven by chip shortages and seasonal factors to crimp car sales. Consensus is for a dip to 18 million in May from April's 18.5 million. Car makers will release their numbers throughout the day.

3. Fed speak

Patrick Harker, Robert Kaplan, Charles Evans and Raphael Bostic all take part in a forum hosted by the Minneapolis Fed on racism and the economy. If you'd rather read, the Beige Book is due at 2:00 PM ET (1800 GMT).

 

Latest comments

Brilliant, got it. Thank you.
Risk Disclosure: Trading in financial instruments and/or cryptocurrencies involves high risks including the risk of losing some, or all, of your investment amount, and may not be suitable for all investors. Prices of cryptocurrencies are extremely volatile and may be affected by external factors such as financial, regulatory or political events. Trading on margin increases the financial risks.
Before deciding to trade in financial instrument or cryptocurrencies you should be fully informed of the risks and costs associated with trading the financial markets, carefully consider your investment objectives, level of experience, and risk appetite, and seek professional advice where needed.
Fusion Media would like to remind you that the data contained in this website is not necessarily real-time nor accurate. The data and prices on the website are not necessarily provided by any market or exchange, but may be provided by market makers, and so prices may not be accurate and may differ from the actual price at any given market, meaning prices are indicative and not appropriate for trading purposes. Fusion Media and any provider of the data contained in this website will not accept liability for any loss or damage as a result of your trading, or your reliance on the information contained within this website.
It is prohibited to use, store, reproduce, display, modify, transmit or distribute the data contained in this website without the explicit prior written permission of Fusion Media and/or the data provider. All intellectual property rights are reserved by the providers and/or the exchange providing the data contained in this website.
Fusion Media may be compensated by the advertisers that appear on the website, based on your interaction with the advertisements or advertisers.
© 2007-2024 - Fusion Media Limited. All Rights Reserved.