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Stock Market Live May 9: Trump Proposes 80% Tariff for China, S&P 500 (VOO) Rises
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The US and UK may agree to a new tariffs regime in which up to 100,000 British cars annually may enter the US at 10% tariffs, while steel and aluminum imports would be tariff-free.
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For China, the Trump Administration may propose a lowered 80% tariff.
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From Green to Red
A day that began with trade optimism has ended with CNBC reporting that the first loads of Chinese goods burdened by 145% tariffs arriving in the U.S. Friday. With sentiment souring, the S&P 500 and the Voo both closed lower, down about 0.1% each.
Expensive Oil Is Great for Oil Stocks
Oil prices are moving higher Friday afternoon, with WTI crude and Brent both up about 1.7%. Shares of Exxon Mobil and Chevron are benefiting from the move despite investor concerns they might overpay for BP (see below).
More broadly, the S&P 500 and the Voo are both treading water currently, with only tiny movements up or down.
Seaport's Lukewarm on Qualcomm
Seaport Research initiated coverage of S&P 500 component company Qualcomm (Nasdaq: QCOM) at neutral and with no price target this morning, warning the one-time semiconductors leader is losing market share on “multiple fronts.”
The S&P 500 itself has turned negative, down 0.1%, and so is the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF.
Good and Bad News For ADM
S&P 500 component company Archer-Daniels-Midland (NYSE: ADM) company is trading flat this morning after Jefferies lowered its price target to $44 and maintained a “neutral” rating on the ag company’s shares. ADM reported an earnings beat earlier this week, but warned earnings later this year will fall towards the low end of its last guidance.
Cruise News Blues
Australian investment bank Macquarie is curbing its enthusiasm over cruise stocks this morning. The banker cut its price targets on each of Carnival Corporation (NYSE: CCL), Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NYSE: NCLH), and Royal Caribbean (NYSE: RCL), to $26, $27, and $265, respectively. Macquarie continues to recommend buying all of them, however, rating each cruise stock “outperform.”
This article will be updated throughout the day, so check back often for more daily updates.
New details are emerging on President Trump’s trade deal with the United Kingdom, which was announced yesterday, and turns out to be more of a “framework” for a deal, rather than an actual deal per se. Although details remain to be firmed up, the broad outlines seem to be that a 10% baseline tariff announced in April will remain in place for most goods. Steel and aluminum imports from Britain (Chinese owners tried to shut down the nation’s last steel mill last month, but the British government stepped in to prevent closure), however, will become tariff-free, and the UK can export up to 100,000 automobiles to the U.S. annually at 10% tariffs.
Anything more than that will incur a 25% tariff.
Britain is a relatively small market and a small exporter to the U.S., of course. China is much bigger, and Chinese tariffs news is having an even bigger impact on markets today: The Trump Administration has proposed reducing tariffs on Chinese goods from 145% to 80%.
At 8x the global rate, it’s not likely a proposal China will love, but at least they’re talking. S&P 500 futures are trading up 0.2%, and the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEMKT: VOO) may open 0.3% higher.
Earnings
In earnings news, Pinterest (NYSE: PINS) stock surged 13% in pre-market trading after beating on sales last night, but missing on adjusted earnings. The Trade Desk (Nasdaq: TTD) stock is up 15% on better-than-expected top and bottom line results last night.
British oil major BP (NYSE: BP) is inching higher this morning as well — not on earnings news, exactly, but because S&P 500 components Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM) and Chevron (NYSE: CVX) may be looking to buy the company.
Analyst Calls
Goldman Sachs upgraded Lyft (Nasdaq: LYFT) to buy after Q1 earnings showed “continued momentum with double-digit Gross Bookings growth led by rides accelerating to +16% YoY.” S&P 500 component company Cisco (Nasdaq: CSCO) also won an upgrade to buy from Cleveland Research.
In the travel industry, Piper Sandler downgraded Expedia (Nasdaq: EXPE) to underweight after “mixed” Q1 results and worrisome “commentary around US inbound travel & the B2C business.” Phillip Securities also cut Airbnb (Nasdaq: ABNB) to “reduce” on valuation concerns.
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