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5 issues to know earlier than the inventory market opens Wednesday, June 16

Here are the top news, trends, and analysis investors need to start their trading day:

1. Equities look stable ahead of Fed meeting updates

Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.

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US stock futures were flat ahead of the Federal Reserve’s two-day meeting on Wednesday afternoon. No monetary policy changes are expected, but Wall Street wants to know if the Fed still considers rising inflation to be temporary and if its latest assessment will lead to an earlier than expected rate hike and tapering of its massive bond buying program. On the first day of the Fed’s meeting and after another glowing inflation report, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq broke off their three-day winning streaks and broke off Monday’s record closing times. The Dow fell for the second straight year on Tuesday. The 30-share average was about 1.4% off its record closing price in early May.

2. Bond yields in the Fed hold pattern after the latest hot inflation data

June 2021, employees work in a factory for the production of trucks in Zhangjiakou in the northern Chinese province of Hebei.

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3. Last key economic data for the Fed to consider

New townhouses are being built in Tampa, Florida on May 5, 2021 while building materials are in high demand.

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Housing starts and permits for May, the final key economic data ahead of the Fed’s decision, are expected to be released at 8:30 a.m. ET. Economists expect new builds to rise by 3.9% to 1.63 million units a year. Housing starts fell 9.5% in April. Building permits fell 1.7% to 1.73 million in May, after a 0.3% increase in April. In addition to its policy statement, the Fed also publishes its quarterly summary of economic outlooks. According to CNBC’s latest Fed poll, economists, fund managers and Wall Street strategists see no throttling before January or the first rate hike of near zero by November 2022.

4th high-level Biden-Putin summit begins in Geneva

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin (L) and US President Joe Biden meet for talks at Villa La Grange.

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As one of the most anticipated geopolitical events of the year, the meeting between US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin began in Geneva on Wednesday. The summit comes as relations between the two nations have deteriorated and the US accuses Russia of meddling in the elections and participating in human rights abuses and recent cyber attacks. Russia has always denied the multiple allegations, saying it was a victim of anti-Russian sentiment in the West. Biden meets Putin at G-7 and NATO summits after a whirlwind of American diplomacy with European allies.

5th study: Regeneron antibody cocktail can save hospitalized Covid patients

View of the corporate headquarters and research and development of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals on Old Saw Mill River Road in Tarrytown, New York.

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According to a British study, an antibody combination from the US biotech Regeneron reduces the risk of death in hospital patients with severe Covid, whose own immune system showed no reaction. Dr. Scott Gottlieb told CNBC on Wednesday, “This was the subset that the [former] President also likely fell into disrepair, “refers to when Donald Trump received Regeneron treatment during his battle with Covid last year symptoms and significantly reduces the risk of hospitalization or death.

Disclosure: Dr. Scott Gottlieb is a CNBC employee and a member of the board of directors of Covid vaccine maker Pfizer, genetic testing startup Tempus, health technology company Aetion, and biotechnology company Illumina. He is also co-chair of the Healthy Sail Panel of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings and Royal Caribbean.

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5 issues to know earlier than the inventory market opens Tuesday, June 15

Here are the top news, trends, and analysis investors need to start their trading day:

1. Stock futures are ahead of inflation data, Fed meeting

US stock futures were flat on Tuesday before a key government report on wholesale prices was released that could fuel or dampen inflation fears. Either way, investors will wait for signals from the Federal Reserve regarding their tolerance for inflation when the June two-day meeting of central bank policymakers ends on Wednesday.

CNBC’s latest Fed poll of economists, fund managers, and Wall Street strategists shows they believe the Fed’s cutback in massive Covid-era bond purchases won’t begin until January and the first near-zero rate hike in November will happen 2022.

With that in mind, the Nasdaq started the week up, propelling the tech-heavy index above its late April high. The S&P 500 saw a slight rise and another record close. The Dow broke a two-day winning streak. The 30-share average was 1.1% off its last record high in early May.

2. Government reports producer prices and retail sales in May

The 10-year government bond yield ticked lower Tuesday, trading around 1.49%, ahead of the Department of Labor’s May price index and May of the Department of Commerce’s retail sales. The headline PPI and core rate excluding food and energy both increase 0.5%. Economists expect retail sales to decline 0.6% in May. Without car sales, however, an increase of 0.5% is expected. Those data points and the Wednesday morning construction starts will be the final reports central bankers will need to consider before issuing their policy statement on Wednesday afternoon, followed by Fed Chairman Jerome Powell’s press conference.

3. USA and EU resolve 17-year Boeing-Airbus dispute; Suspend tariffs

US President Joe Biden (L) and French President Emmanuel Macron (C) talk to EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen after the family photo at the start of the G7 summit in Carbis Bay, Cornwall on June 11, 2021.

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The EU and the US have settled a 17-year dispute over government subsidies for their respective aircraft manufacturers Boeing and Airbus. The two sides agreed to suspend the trade tariffs resulting from the dispute for five years. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said at her meeting with President Joe Biden in Brussels: “This meeting started with a breakthrough in aircraft.” Last week, CNBC reported that the EU was pushing Biden’s White House to reach an agreement to end the mutual tariffs on the matter imposed during former President Donald Trump’s tenure.

4. Biden travels to Geneva to meet Russian President Putin Put

This combination of file images, taken on June 7, 2021, shows then-Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden speaking on the 17th during a speech in Darby, Pennsylvania, and team members attending the upcoming 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics January 31, 2018 in the state residence Novo-Ogaryovo outside Moscow.

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Biden, who met with European allies at a G-7 summit in the UK and a NATO summit in Belgium this week, will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday in Geneva, Switzerland. It is the third time that Geneva has hosted US and Russian leaders for talks. The first, in 1955, concerned then President Dwight D. Eisenhower and then Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev. The second took place 30 years later between then President Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev. Both meetings made progress in easing tensions. This time around, there is hope that the Biden-Putin meeting can bring about a modest improvement in the current US-Russia crisis on issues such as Ukraine, human rights and cyberattacks.

5. US nears 600,000 cumulative deaths from Covid-19

A woman and child look at Naming the Lost Memorials as US deaths from coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are expected to exceed 600,000 in Green Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York, the United States, Jan. 2021.

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With new daily Covid cases and deaths in the US dropping dramatically along with high vaccination rates, the nation was on the verge of recording a total of 600,000 deaths from the disease. According to the Johns Hopkins University, these are the most cumulative Covid deaths of all countries in the world. The US also has the highest total infections in the world, with nearly 33.5 million cases. However, with increases in Brazil and India, these countries follow the US in total deaths, with more than 488,200 in Brazil and about 377,000 in India. When it comes to cumulative infections, it’s about: India was number 2 with just under 29.6 million and Brazil was number 3 with around 17.5 million.

– The Associated Press contributed to this report. Follow the whole market like a pro on CNBC Pro. Get the latest on the pandemic with coronavirus coverage from CNBC.

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5 issues to know earlier than the inventory market opens Monday, June 14

Here are the most important news, trends and analysis that investors need to start their trading day:

1. Wall Street set to open steady after another S&P 500 record

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U.S. stock futures were flat Monday after the S&P 500 eked out another record close Friday. The S&P 500 rose 0.4% for the week, notching a three-week winning streak. The Nasdaq’s gain Friday put the tech-heavy index within 0.5% of its record close in late April. The Nasdaq soared nearly 1.9% for the week, logging its fourth straight weekly gain. The Dow’s slight advance Friday inched the 30-stock average less than 1% closer to last month’s record close. However, the Dow dropped 0.8%, breaking a two-week winning streak.

The 10-year Treasury yield was steady early Monday, firmly below 1.5%, ahead of Federal Reserve’s June meeting on Tuesday and Wednesday. Inflation will be front and center on investors’ minds after last week’s hotter-than-expected consumer price index reading for May. The Fed has been promising to keep its extraordinary Covid-era easy money measures in place — massive asset buying and near zero interest rates — claiming any price pressures will be transitory.

2. Novavax says its Covid vaccine is 90% effective overall

A woman holds a small bottle labeled with a “Coronavirus COVID-19 Vaccine” sticker and a medical syringe in front of displayed Novavax logo in this illustration taken, October 30, 2020.

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Biotech firm Novavax said Monday its Covid vaccine was shown to be safe and 90.4% effective overall in a phase three clinical trial of nearly 30,000 participants across the U.S. and Mexico. Additionally, the two-dose vaccine was found to be 100% effective in preventing moderate and severe disease and 93% effective against some variants. Novavax plans to file for authorization with the Food and Drug Administration in the third quarter. If allowed for emergency use, it would join shots from Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson that already received U.S. approval. Shares of Novavax rose 5% in premarket trading.

3. Bitcoin jumps after Tudor Jones endorsement, Musk tweet

Bitcoin popped back above $40,000 on Monday, shortly after investor Paul Tudor Jones endorsed it in a CNBC interview and one day after Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted that the electric auto maker could accept bitcoin transactions again in future. Musk said Sunday that Tesla will resume allowing bitcoin transactions “when there’s confirmation of reasonable (~50%) clean energy usage by miners with positive future trend.” Tesla halted car purchases with bitcoin in mid-May, citing concerns over the climate impact of cryptocurrency mining.

4. Biden to attend NATO summit after G-7 gathering, ahead of Putin meeting

US President Joe Biden attends the G7 summit in Carbis Bay, Cornwall on June 11, 2021.

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President Joe Biden is set to attend a NATO summit in the Belgium capital Brussels on Monday, aiming to consult European allies on efforts to counter provocative actions by China and Russia. Biden will also highlight the United States’ commitment to the 30-nation alliance, which was frequently maligned by former President Donald Trump. Biden’s trip to Europe started with a G-7 meeting, which ended Sunday with promises to enact measures on Covid vaccines and a global corporate tax as well calls for China “to respect human rights and fundamental freedoms.” Biden is set to sit down with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Geneva, Switzerland, on Wednesday.

5. Israel’s new government gets to work after Netanyahu ouster

Leader of the Israeli Yemina party, Naftali Bennett, delivers a political statement at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament, in Jerusalem, on May 30, 2021.

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For the first time in 12 years, Israelis woke up to a new prime minister after 49-year-old Naftali Bennett late Sunday secured the backing of parliament and ousted longtime leader Benjamin Netanyahu. Under a coalition agreement, Bennett, a former ally of Netanyahu turned rival, will hold office of the premier for the first two years of the term, and then Foreign Minister Yair Lapid, the architect of the coalition, will become prime minister. Netanyahu, the longest to hold office, will now serve as the opposition leader. The 71-year-old has made clear he has no intention of exiting the political stage.

— The Associated Press contributed to this report. Follow all the market action like a pro on CNBC Pro. Get the latest on the pandemic with CNBC’s coronavirus coverage.

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5 issues to know earlier than the inventory market opens Friday, June 11

Here are the most important news, trends and analysis that investors need to start their trading day:

1. S&P 500 looks to add to Thursday’s record close

A Wall Street sign is pictured outside the New York Stock Exchange amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in the Manhattan borough of New York, April 16, 2021.

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U.S. stock futures rose Friday, one day after the S&P 500 logged its 27th record close of 2021 but its first since May 7. Shaking off a red-hot inflation report, the Dow also rose Thursday, breaking a three-session losing streak and finishing less than 1% from last month’s record close. The Nasdaq’s gain Thursday brought the tech-heavy index within 1% of its last record close in late April.

Ahead of Friday’s open on Wall Street, the Nasdaq was up 1.5% for the week, on pace for a fourth straight weekly gain for the first time since January. The S&P 500 was looking to clinch a three-week winning streak. The Dow was off 0.8% for the week, on track to break two positive weeks in a row.

The 10-year Treasury yield ticked lower Friday, trading just above 1.4%, around its early March lows before it spiked above 1.7% to 14-month highs later that month.

2. Meme stocks get some relief after hitting a wall

SELINSGROVE, PENNSYLVANIA, UNITED STATES – 2021/01/27: A woman walks past the GameStop store inside the Susquehanna Valley Mall. An online group sent share prices of GameStop (GME) and AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. (AMC) soaring in an attempt to squeeze short sellers.

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Meme stocks were getting some relief early Friday after hitting a wall Thursday. Shares of GameStop, which tanked 27% on Thursday, rose 6% in the premarket. GameStop investors seemed to be running for the exits Thursday, one day after the video game retailer announced the appointments of two former Amazon executives as CEO and CFO and said it may sell as many as 5 million additional shares to raise money. GameStop — off about 50% from its $483 per share all-time high in January — remained up nearly 1,100% in 2021. Last week’s big winner, AMC Entertainment, rose 4% in Friday’s premarket after closing down 13% on Thursday. The stock — down more than 40% from last week’s all-time high of $72.62 — was still up 1,900% this year.

3. Biden, G-7 leaders to endorse a global minimum corporate tax

U.S. President Joe Biden poses for a picture during a meeting with Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson (not pictured) ahead of the G7 summit, at Carbis Bay, Cornwall, Britain June 10, 2021.

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President Joe Biden and G-7 leaders will publicly endorse a global minimum corporate tax of at least 15% on Friday, one piece of a broader agreement to update international tax laws for a globalized, digital economy. Meeting at a resort in the U.K., the world leaders will also announce a plan to replace Digital Services Taxes, which targeted the biggest American tech companies, with a new tax plan linked to the places where multinationals are actually doing business, rather than where they are headquartered. The White House also said G-7 leaders will agree to “continue providing policy support to the global economy for as long as necessary to create a strong, balanced, and inclusive economic recovery.”

4. Two Royal Caribbean passengers test positive for Covid

A file photo shows the Celebrity Millennium cruise ship at Kai Tak cruise terminal in Kowloon Bay.

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Royal Caribbean said late Thursday that two guests onboard its Celebrity Millennium ship tested positive for Covid. According to the cruise operator, which didn’t reveal their ages, the passengers were asymptomatic and in isolation. Celebrity Millennium was one of the first cruises in North America to restart sailing last week. In lifting the more than one year pandemic halt, the CDC required a fully vaccinated crew and everyone over 16 to present proof of vaccination. In the early days of Covid last year, cruise ships became hotbeds for the coronavirus.

5. Tesla begins deliveries of its new Model S Plaid

Tesla Model S Plaid

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Tesla kicked off deliveries of its new Model S Plaid, with a livestream event Thursday night at the electric auto maker’s test track near its Fremont, California factory. CEO Elon Musk made his entrance by driving a Model S Plaid around the track and onto the stage. Musk, in weeks before the even, hyped the months-delayed vehicle as the “quickest production car ever made.” The Model S Plaid, a high-performance version of Tesla’s flagship sedan, starts at $129,990 compared with $79,990 for a long-range 2021 Model S. On Sunday, Musk tweeted that Tesla canceled the $150,000 Model S Plaid Plus, saying there was “no need, as the Plaid is just so good.”

— Reuters contributed to this report. Follow all the market action like a pro on CNBC Pro. Get the latest on the pandemic with CNBC’s coronavirus coverage.

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5 issues to know earlier than the inventory market opens Monday, June 7

Here are the key news, trends, and analysis investors need to start their trading day:

1. Dow, S&P 500 stand less than 1% of record closing highs

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2. Jeff Bezos will fly Blue Origin’s first passenger space flight next month

Jeff Bezos drives a Rivian R1T electric truck through the Blue Origin launch facility in Texas.

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Jeff Bezos will fly on the first passenger flight of his space company Blue Origin. The company plans to launch the mission on July 20, the Amazon billionaire announced on Monday. Bezos and his brother Mark will join the winner in a public auction held for one of the seats. The bid for the auction was $ 2.8 million before Bezos announced he would be on board. Bezos’ Blue Origin and Elon Musk’s SpaceX are two of the largest commercial space companies.

3. Elon Musk Says Tesla has officially canceled the Model S Plaid Plus

Musk, co-founder and CEO of Tesla, tweeted on Sunday that the electric automaker canceled the most expensive variant of its flagship sedan, the $ 150,000 Model S Plaid Plus.

Tesla had promised that a Plaid Plus version of its new Model S would give drivers 1,100 horsepower, 520 miles of range on a fully charged battery, and zero to 60 mph in less than two seconds. The remaining high-end version of the Model S Plaid for $ 119,900 should have a battery capable of 390 miles with 1,020 horsepower and similar acceleration.

4. AMC stocks rose after skyrocketing in a wild week of trading

Pedestrians pass an AMC theater in New York.

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AMC Entertainment’s shares rose 8% in the premarket on Monday after rising more than 80% in a wild week despite declines on Thursday and Friday. The cinema chain sold additional shares in two tranches last week, raising around $ 817 million. CEO Adam Aron told YouTube host and AMC shareholder Trey Collins that the company plans to issue an additional 25 million shares.

Emily Blunt, Millicent Simmonds and Noah Jupe star in “A Quiet Place Part II”.

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The cinema business, decimated by the Covid pandemic, showed further signs of a return to normal. A Quiet Place Part II fell 59% to $ 19.5 million after a stellar opening over Memorial Day holiday weekend last weekend. However, the Paramount sequel has raised $ 88.6 million in the US and Canada. Warner Bros.’s “The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It” topped the weekend box office and debuted with a profit of $ 24 million.

5. G-7 agrees on global tax reform; Yellen talks about the Biden agenda, tariffs

British Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak (center), US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen (right) attends the first day of the G-7 Finance Ministers’ Meeting on June 4, 2021 at Lancaster House in London.

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The Treasury Ministers of the most advanced economies, known as the Group of Seven, have backed a US proposal requiring companies around the world to pay at least 15% tax. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen tweeted that a “global minimum tax would end the race to the bottom in corporate taxation and ensure fairness for the middle class and working people in the US and around the world.”

Former Federal Reserve chairman Yellen said in a Bloomberg interview that President Joe Biden’s $ 4 trillion spending agenda would be positive for the country even if it led to a surge in interest rates. “If we had a slightly higher interest rate environment in the end, that would actually be a plus for society and the Fed,” said Yellen.

– The Associated Press contributed to this report. Follow the whole market like a pro on CNBC Pro. Get the latest on the pandemic with coronavirus coverage from CNBC.

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5 issues to know earlier than the inventory market opens Tuesday, June 1

Here are the key news, trends, and analysis investors need to start their trading day:

1. Dow jumps on the first day of June

The New York Stock Exchange welcomes Lightning eMotors (NYSE: ZEV) on May 24, 2021 to celebrate its transition to a public company.

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June was set for a positive start on Wall Street. Dow futures led on Tuesday with a gain of over 250 points of more than 0.7%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 broke two-week losing streaks with weekly gains of around 1%. The Nasdaq rose 2% last week for its first two-week winning streak since mid-April. However, the Nasdaq bucked May’s uptrend, losing 1.5% and ending a six-month winning streak. Investors have their sights set on Friday’s May Labor Market Report, as well as the Federal Reserve Policy Makers’ Meeting on May 15-16. June.

A bitcoin logo displayed on a smartphone with stock market percentages in the background in this illustration dated April 26, 2021.

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Bitcoin – less than 44% from April’s all-time high of $ 65,000 – traded below $ 36,000 on Tuesday. The world’s largest digital currency returned to levels not seen since February. Bitcoin crashed last month, tumbling more than 30% to around $ 30,000 on May 19. At Tuesday’s levels, however, it was still up 24% in 2021 and up 275% over the past 12 months.

2. AMC stocks add to last week’s strong rally

AMC Empire 25 in Times Square is open as New York City theaters reopen on March 5, 2021 for the first time in a year since the coronavirus shutdown.

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AMC Entertainment rose again Tuesday, gaining 21% in pre-trading hours after selling more than 8 million shares to an investment firm. It is the latest in a series of capital increases for the ailing theater chain. AMC stock doubled last week on extremely high volume as retail investors re-piqued interest on Reddit’s WallStreetBets forum. AMC CEO Adam Aron tweeted early Tuesday in support of the stock sale.

3. Biden announces new efforts to narrow the racial wealth gap

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks with First Lady Jill Biden during a visit to Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Hampton, Va., Jan.

Ken Cedeno | Reuters

President Joe Biden will unveil new measures his administration is planning on Tuesday to address the racial wealth gap. During a trip to Oklahoma to commemorate 100 years since the Tulsa massacre, Biden will see an increase in the percentage of federal contracts for small, disadvantaged businesses, the repeal of two Trump-era housing rules, and an initiative to combat inequality in valuation announce of homes.

4. Elon Musk reveals the reason for the price increases for Tesla vehicles

5. SoFi will debut on Wall Street after the SPAC deal is closed

The Social Finance (SoFi) website on a laptop set up in the Brooklyn neighborhood of New York, United States on Friday, March 26, 2021.

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Social Finance is expected to debut as a publicly traded company on Tuesday after finalizing its merger with a SPAC backed by venture capital investor Chamath Palihapitiya last week. The transaction, announced in January with the special purpose vehicle Social Capital Hedosophia Corp V, valued SoFi at $ 8.65 billion. Palihapitiya, an early Facebook executive, recently took several companies public through SPACs, including Virgin Galactic.

– Reuters contributed to this report. Follow the whole market like a pro on CNBC Pro. Get the latest on the pandemic with coronavirus coverage from CNBC.

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5 issues to know earlier than the inventory market opens Friday, June 4

Here are the top news, trends, and analysis investors need to start their trading day:

1. Stock futures rose after the slight job report in May

Trader on the New York Stock Exchange.

Source: NYSE

U.S. President Joe Biden (left) wears a protective mask while speaking with Senator Shelley Moore Capito, a Republican from West Virginia, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, the United States, on Thursday, Jan.

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US companies observe infrastructure talks between President Joe Biden and Senator Shelley Moore Capito, the GOP negotiator. They want to meet again on Friday. At their meeting on Wednesday, Biden proposed a minimum 15% tax on businesses as part of a compromise to pay for a smaller infrastructure package worth $ 1 trillion.

2. Employment growth in May has doubled compared to April

A General Motors assembly worker loads engine block castings onto the assembly line at the GM Romulus Powertrain plant in Romulus, Michigan, the United States, August 21, 2019.

Rebecca Cook | Reuters

Employment growth last month was about twice as fast as in April. The US economy added 559,000 non-agricultural workers in May, compared with an estimate of 671,000. As the restrictions on the Covid pandemic were further relaxed, 186,000 food services and drinking places were added in May. The total number of jobs in April has been revised up by 12,000 to 278,000.

The country’s unemployment rate fell to 5.8% in May, compared to estimates of 5.9%. Investors continued to believe that a modest increase in jobs would prevent the Federal Reserve from hike rates and tighten monetary policy.

3. AMC boss advocates selling more shares in a YouTube interview

Chairman / CEO of AMC Entertainment Inc. Adam Aron speaks on stage at the Will Rogers Pioneer of the Year Dinner 2018 at Caesars Palace during CinemaCon, the official convention of the National Association of Theater Owners, on April 25, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada .

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AMC Entertainment’s shares fell more than 3% in the premarket on Friday, in a wild, Reddit-fueled week of trading that saw shares nearly double on Wednesday and then retreat nearly 18% on Thursday. CEO Adam Aron sat down with Trey Collins, the host of Trey’s Trades channel on YouTube, on Thursday evening. Many of the channel’s subscribers are AMC investors. After two separate stock sales this week that raised approximately $ 800 million in cash, Aron urged shareholders to support a new plan to issue an additional 25 million shares. Aron reiterated that AMC is looking at a number of acquisition opportunities.

4. Bitcoin falls after Elon Musk tweeted a breakup meme

Bitcoin fell nearly 5% to around $ 36,700 on Friday morning, hours after Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted a meme depicting a couple breaking up using a bitcoin hashtag and broken heart emoji. Other cryptocurrencies, including Ether and Dogecoin, also fell. In May, Musk said that Tesla would no longer accept Bitcoin as a payment method due to concerns about energy consumption.

5. Bill Ackmans SPAC confirms talks to acquire 10% of Universal Music

Bill Ackman, Founder and CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management.

Adam Jeffery | CNBC

Pershing Square Tontine Holdings, the special purpose vehicle owned by billionaire investor Bill Ackman, confirmed on Friday that it is in talks to buy 10% of Universal Music Group for around $ 4 billion. The transaction would be worth approximately $ 42 billion to Universal Music. The holding company said the transaction would not result in a merger and Universal Music would conduct a scheduled listing on Euronext Amsterdam in the third quarter of 2021.

– The Associated Press contributed to this report. Follow all market activity like a pro on CNBC Pro. Get the latest on the pandemic with coronavirus coverage from CNBC.

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AMC recordsdata to promote 11 million shares, then provides up huge inventory acquire

AMC Entertainment said Thursday it plans to sell more than 11 million shares amid the trading frenzy in its stock.

“In accordance with the terms of the Distribution Agreement, we may, through our sales agents, offer and sell from time to time up to an aggregate of 11,550,000 shares of our Class A common stock,” AMC said in an SEC filing.

Shares of AMC dropped 11% on Thursday and was briefly halted for volatility. AMC shares were up more than 20% in premarket trading before news of the stock sale.

AMC later said it completed its new stock offering announced just this morning, raising $587.4 million in additional capital.

AMC Entertainment is garnering attention from WallStreetBets traders in recent weeks, pushing the stock up nearly 140% this week to an all-time high of $62.55 on Wednesday. AMC is up 512% this quarter and a whopping 2,850% this year. The market value has ballooned to above $31 billion.

“We believe that the recent volatility and our current market prices reflect market and trading dynamics unrelated to our underlying business, or macro or industry fundamentals, and we do not know how long these dynamics will last,” the company said in the filing. “Under the circumstances, we caution you against investing in our Class A common stock, unless you are prepared to incur the risk of losing all or a substantial portion of your investment.”

In a parallel to the epic short squeeze of GameStop in January, short-sellers have increased their bets against AMC shares over the last month, possibly fueling the move higher. About 18% of the AMC shares available for trading were still sold short through Wednesday, according to S3 Partners.

AMC has embraced its new status as a meme stock. On Wednesday, the company launched AMC Investor Connect for its retail investors, providing them with exclusive promotions like a free tub of popcorn and direct communications with CEO Adam Aron, who has been dubbed “Silverback.”

The encouragement of retail traders comes as the company moves to sell millions of shares into the market to raise capital. In typical times, a share sale from a company hurts the stock price in the short term as it dilutes the number of share outstanding.

AMC said it plans to use the money from the stock sale for “general corporate purposes,” which may include paying down existing debt and acquisition of theater assets.

 B. Riley Securities and Citigroup Global Markets are AMC’s sale agents for the stock sale.

Separately, AMC on Tuesday announced a sale of 8.5 million shares to Mudrick Capital at approximately $27.12 per share — worth about $230.5 million. Despite that share sale, the stock continued to go higher as retail investors cheered the capital raise.

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AMC Share Worth, Unemployment and Inventory Market: Dwell Information Updates

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Der Kurs von AMC Entertainment, der der Schwerkraft trotzt, an der Börse wurde am Donnerstag gestoppt, nachdem die Kinokette angekündigt hatte, weitere 11,55 Millionen Aktien zu verkaufen. Beim Schlusskurs der Aktie am Mittwoch würde dieser Verkauf mehr als 720 Millionen US-Dollar einbringen.

Die Aktie verlor im frühen Handel fast 30 Prozent, nachdem sie im vorbörslichen Handel vor der Ankündigung des Aktienverkaufs um etwa 20 Prozent gestiegen war.

Am Mittwoch verdoppelte sich der Preis von AMC fast auf 62,55 US-Dollar pro Aktie, nachdem das Unternehmen angekündigt hatte, den mehr als drei Millionen Privatanlegern, die Aktien des Unternehmens besitzen, kostenloses Popcorn und andere Vergünstigungen anzubieten.

AMC wurde von Kleinanlegern angenommen, die versuchen, den Preis bestimmter Unternehmen zu erhöhen, die als Meme-Aktien bekannt wurden, weil die Händler ihre Ideen auf Social-Media-Plattformen bewerben. Ihr Interesse an den Unternehmen hat zu einem atemberaubenden Anstieg der Aktienkurse geführt – AMC wurde zu Beginn des Jahres bei knapp über 2 USD pro Aktie gehandelt.

Diese kleinen Aktionäre besitzen jetzt 80 Prozent des Unternehmens, sagte AMC. Andere Meme-Aktien brachen im frühen Handel am Donnerstag ebenfalls ein, darunter GameStop, das um 5 Prozent fiel.

US-Aktien fielen, da Händler vorsichtig an zwei Berichte über den Arbeitsmarkt herangingen. Wöchentliche Daten zu Erstanträgen auf staatliche Arbeitslosenunterstützung zeigten, dass die Anträge von letzter Woche leicht auf etwa 425.000 gestiegen sind.

Am Freitag veröffentlicht das Arbeitsministerium seinen monatlichen Stellenbericht. Im vergangenen Monat zeigte dieser Bericht einen unerwartet geringen Anstieg der Einstellungen im April.

Der S&P 500 verlor im frühen Handel etwa ein halbes Prozent.

Die Anleger beobachten auch die Federal Reserve aufmerksam auf Anzeichen dafür, dass sie ihre geldpolitischen Anreize zurückziehen wird, was dazu beigetragen hat, die Vermögenspreise hoch zu halten. Patrick Harker, der Präsident der Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, sagte am Mittwoch, dass es „möglicherweise an der Zeit ist, zumindest darüber nachzudenken, sein großes Programm zum Ankauf von Staatsanleihen zu reduzieren“.

Am Mittwoch kündigte die Federal Reserve an, ihre relativ kleinen Bestände an Unternehmensanleihen zu verkaufen, die letztes Jahr zur Stabilisierung des Anleihenmarktes in den ersten Monaten der Pandemie gekauft worden waren.

Die meisten europäischen Aktienindizes gaben am Donnerstag nach. Der FTSE 100 in Großbritannien verlor 0,9 Prozent und fiel damit stärker als andere große europäische Indizes. Es gibt Spekulationen, dass sich die für den 21. Juni geplante endgültige Aufhebung der sozialen Distanzierungsbeschränkungen in Großbritannien aufgrund der Ausbreitung der erstmals in Indien entdeckten Coronavirus-Variante verzögern könnte.

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Zu Beginn des Jahres hatte die Kinokette AMC Entertainment eine Marktkapitalisierung von rund 450 Millionen US-Dollar, etwa ein Zehntel ihres präpandemischen Höchststands. Seitdem wurde es von der Meme-Aktien-Manie mitgerissen, bei der sich Gruppen von Einzelhändlern zusammenschließen, um ihre Aktien zu kaufen und zu halten, was sie zu neuen Höhen führt.

Als es Theater wiedereröffnet und versucht, die Leute zurückzulocken, ist es plötzlich mehr als das Achtfache seiner besten Tage vor dem Ausbruch wert. Dies ist eine bemerkenswerte Trendwende, die auf einem erneuten Investorenwahn beruht, der von den fundamentalen Finanzaussichten des Unternehmens unabhängig ist, berichtet der DealBook-Newsletter.

Marktkapitalisierung von AMC Entertainment

Um den jüngsten Lauf der Aktie zu relativieren: Anfang 2021 war sie ungefähr so ​​viel wert wie Franklin Covey, der Hersteller von Franklin-Tagesplanern. Auf seinem Höhepunkt während des Meme-Aktienanstiegs im Januar (der sich auf den Videospiel-Einzelhändler GameStop konzentrierte) stieg AMC auf eine Marktkapitalisierung von rund 4,5 Milliarden US-Dollar oder ungefähr so ​​​​wie H&R Block, der Steueranbieter. Das war damals ein großer Schritt, verblasst aber im Vergleich zur vergangenen Woche.

Nach ein paar heißen Handelstagen ist AMC jetzt mehr als 30 Milliarden Dollar wert, oder ungefähr so ​​viel wie Delta Air Lines.

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Die Produktion wurde am Mittwoch in neun JBS-Rindfleischfabriken in den USA wieder aufgenommen, nachdem sie durch einen Ransomware-Angriff abgeschaltet worden waren. Laut FBI handelt es sich bei dem Täter um eine in Russland ansässige kriminelle Gruppe, die für ihre Cyberangriffe auf prominente amerikanische Unternehmen bekannt ist.

Tausende Arbeiter in den Rind-, Schweine- und Geflügelfabriken von JBS in Australien, Kanada und den Vereinigten Staaten waren betroffen, als die Schichten am Montag und Dienstag geändert oder abgesagt wurden.

Hier die neuesten Nachrichten:

  • JBS, ein brasilianisches Unternehmen, auf das etwa ein Fünftel der Rinder- und Schweineschlachtungen in den USA entfällt, erwartet laut einer auf der Website des Unternehmens veröffentlichten Erklärung, dass der Betrieb seiner Tochtergesellschaften JBS USA und Pilgrim bis Donnerstag fast voll ausgelastet sein wird.

  • „JBS USA und Pilgrim’s machen weiterhin bedeutende Fortschritte bei der Wiederherstellung unserer IT-Systeme und der Rückkehr zum normalen Geschäftsbetrieb“, sagte Andre Nogueira, der CEO von JBS USA, in der Erklärung.

  • In Australien wurde der Betrieb langsamer wieder aufgenommen. Den Arbeitern in einem Schlachthof in Tasmanien wurde mitgeteilt, dass sie am Freitag wieder zur Arbeit gehen, sagte Andrew Foden, der tasmanische Sekretär der Australasian Meat Industry Employees Union. „Im Moment sind in Tasmanien alle ohne Bezahlung abgesetzt, aber ich glaube, sie kommen ab morgen alle von der Arbeit“, sagte er.

  • In der vergangenen Woche wurden Dutzende von Organisationen von Ransomware-Angriffen getroffen, darunter die City University of New York; die Massachusetts Steamship Authority, die Fähren nach Martha’s Vineyard und Nantucket betreibt; und die Birmingham Barons, ein Baseballteam der unteren Liga.

Yan Zhuang trug zur Berichterstattung bei.

WeiterlesenUnternehmen sind zu einem volleren Betrieb zurückgekehrt, insbesondere in stark betroffenen Branchen wie Freizeit und Gastgewerbe.Anerkennung…Saul Martinez für die New York Times

  • Die Erstanträge auf staatliche Arbeitslosenunterstützung haben sich letzte Woche kaum verändert, berichtete das Arbeitsministerium am Donnerstag.

  • Die wöchentliche Zahl lag bei rund 425.000, ein Plus von 6.000 gegenüber der Vorwoche. Neue Anträge auf Pandemie-Arbeitslosenhilfe, ein vom Bund finanziertes Programm für arbeitslose Freiberufler, Gig-Arbeiter und andere, die normalerweise keinen Anspruch auf staatliche Leistungen haben, beliefen sich auf 76.000, ein Rückgang von 17.000 gegenüber der Vorwoche. Die Zahlen sind nicht saisonbereinigt. (Auf saisonbereinigter Basis beliefen sich die staatlichen Ansprüche auf insgesamt 385.000, ein Rückgang um 20.000.)

  • Im historischen Vergleich sind die neuen staatlichen Forderungen nach wie vor hoch, aber weniger als die Hälfte des noch Anfang Februar verzeichneten Niveaus. Die Anträge auf Sozialleistungen, die eine Art Proxy für Entlassungen darstellen, sind zurückgegangen, da Unternehmen zu einem volleren Betrieb zurückkehren, insbesondere in stark betroffenen Branchen wie Freizeit und Gastgewerbe.

  • Einen umfassenderen Überblick über den Arbeitsmarkt wird die Regierung am Freitag geben, wenn der monatliche Stellenbericht für Mai veröffentlicht wird. Von Bloomberg befragte Ökonomen schätzen, dass die Arbeitgeber im Monat etwa 655.000 Stellen geschaffen haben, wie die mittlere Prognose zeigt.

Lebensmittelarbeiter sagen, dass der Maskengebrauch nach den Leitlinien der CDC für geimpfte Amerikaner erheblich zurückgegangen ist.Anerkennung…Carlos Bernate für die New York Times

Die von der New York Times interviewten Einzelhandels-, Gastgewerbe- und Fast-Food-Mitarbeiter im ganzen Land äußerten sich alarmiert darüber, dass ihre Arbeitgeber neue Richtlinien der Zentren für die Kontrolle und Prävention von Krankheiten verwendet hatten, um Masken für geimpfte Kunden optional zu machen.

Einige gaben an, geimpft worden zu sein, befürchteten jedoch, dass sie dennoch krank werden oder Familienmitglieder infizieren könnten, die nicht geimpft wurden oder nicht geimpft werden konnten. Andere sagten, sie müssten noch geimpft werden, berichtet Noam Scheiber für The Times.

Matt Kennon, ein Zimmerservice-Server im Beau Rivage Resort and Casino in Biloxi, Miss., sagte, bevor die CDC ihre Empfehlungen lockerte, lautete die Richtlinie des Resorts, dass alle Gäste in den öffentlichen Bereichen Masken tragen müssen, es sei denn, sie essen, trinken oder drinking Rauchen, und dass es strikt durchgesetzt wurde.

„Es gab mehrere Sicherheitskontrollen rund um den Ort, an denen uns jemand von der Sicherheit sagen ließ: ‚Bitte setzen Sie eine Maske auf’“, sagte Mr. Kennon, ein Vertrauensmann seiner Gewerkschaft UNITE HERE. “Es gab Stationen mit Einwegmasken, die die Gäste tragen konnten, falls sie keine hatten.”

Herr Kennon sagte, die Richtlinie sei auch nach der Aufhebung eines landesweiten Maskenmandats durch den Gouverneur Anfang März in Kraft geblieben, habe sich jedoch nach der Ankündigung der CDC geändert. Geimpfte Gäste dürfen ohne Masken herumlaufen, aber es gibt keine Möglichkeit, den Impfstatus zu überprüfen, und weniger als die Hälfte der Gäste trägt sie laut Herrn Kennon.

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  • Die Täter eines Ransomware-Angriffs, der diese Woche einige Operationen des weltgrößten Fleischverarbeiters lahmlegte, waren eine in Russland ansässige kriminelle Gruppe, die für ihre Cyberangriffe auf prominente amerikanische Unternehmen bekannt ist, teilte das FBI am Mittwoch mit. Die Gruppe, bekannt als REvil, ist eine der produktivsten der rund 40 Ransomware-Organisationen, die Cybersicherheitsexperten verfolgen. Die Produktion wurde am Mittwoch in neun JBS-Rindfleischfabriken in den Vereinigten Staaten wieder aufgenommen. Tausende Arbeiter in den Rind-, Schweine- und Geflügelfabriken von JBS in Australien, Kanada und den Vereinigten Staaten waren betroffen, als die Schichten am Montag und Dienstag geändert oder abgesagt wurden.

  • Aktivistische Investoren sicherten sich am Mittwoch einen dritten Sitz im Exxon-Vorstand, als der Ölgigant aktualisierte Ergebnisse einer Aktionärsabstimmung bekannt gab. Das neueste Mitglied, Alexander A. Karsner, verfügt über eine starke Umweltbilanz und wird voraussichtlich eine Herausforderung für die Geschäftsleitung darstellen. Die Unzufriedenheit der Anleger mit Exxon hatte sich aufgebaut, weil das Unternehmen in eine Reihe von Projekten, Akquisitionen und Strategien investiert hat, die sich nicht ausgezahlt haben, darunter kanadische Ölsand- und Erdgasfelder. Kritiker glauben auch, dass sich das Unternehmen nur langsam an eine sich ändernde Energiebranche angepasst und zu wenig getan hat, um die CO2-Emissionen zu reduzieren.

Letzten Monat versammelten sich Menschen zur Unterstützung der Palästinenser auf dem Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn.Anerkennung…Stephanie Keith für die New York Times

Laut Interviews mit mehr als einem halben Dutzend derzeitiger und ehemaliger Mitarbeiter ist die Unzufriedenheit bei Facebook über den jüngsten Umgang mit internationalen Angelegenheiten gestiegen.

Seit Wochen beschweren sich Mitarbeiter über die Entscheidungen des Unternehmens, Posten prominenter palästinensischer Aktivisten abzubauen, und kritische Nachrichten über den Umgang der indischen Regierung mit der Pandemie, berichten Sheera Frenkel und Mike Isaac für die New York Times.

Die Arbeiter haben Top-Manager bei Treffen über die Situation gegrillt und in einem Fall eine Gruppe gebildet, um intern palästinensische Inhalte zu melden, von denen sie glauben, dass Facebook sie fälschlicherweise entfernt hat. Laut einer Person, die den Brief gesehen hatte, unterzeichneten in dieser Woche mehr als 200 Mitarbeiter einen offenen Brief, in dem eine externe Prüfung der Behandlung arabischer und muslimischer Beiträge durch Facebook gefordert wurde.

Die Aktionen sind ein weiteres Zeichen für interne Unruhen bei Facebook, da die Kritik der Mitarbeiter über nationale Probleme hinausgeht. In den letzten Jahren haben Arbeiter Mark Zuckerberg, den Vorstandsvorsitzenden von Facebook, wegen seines Umgangs mit aufrührerischen Posts des ehemaligen Präsidenten Donald J. Trump weitgehend herausgefordert. Aber seit Trump im Januar sein Amt niedergelegt hat, hat sich die Aufmerksamkeit auf die globalen Richtlinien von Facebook verlagert und was Mitarbeiter sagten, war die Zustimmung des Unternehmens gegenüber den Regierungen, damit es in diesen Ländern weiterhin profitieren kann.

“Die Leute bei Facebook haben das Gefühl, dass dies ein systematischer Ansatz ist, der starke Regierungsführer den Prinzipien vorzieht, das Richtige und Richtige zu tun”, sagte Ashraf Zeitoon, ehemaliger Leiter der Politik von Facebook für die Region Naher Osten und Nordafrika , der 2017 gegangen ist.

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5 issues to know earlier than the inventory market opens Thursday, June 3

Here are the most important news, trends and analysis that investors need to start their trading day:

1. AMC mania captivates Wall Street, company to sell more shares

Traders at the New York Stock Exchange, June 2, 2021.

Source: NYSE

U.S. stock futures fell Thursday after another muted day in the broader market belied the incredible trading in meme stock AMC Entertainment. In premarket trading, AMC initially jumped 20%, before going back and forth between much smaller gains and losses, after the movie theater chain filed to sell 11.55 million shares “from time to time.” AMC shares skyrocketed 95% on Wednesday, bringing their year-to-date gains to more than 2,800%.

Focusing on the link between inflationary pressures and the reopening of U.S. businesses after Covid, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500 and Nasdaq posted modest gains Wednesday. The Dow and S&P 500 were within 1% of their May record closes, while the Nasdaq was 2.7% away from its late April record close. However, on Thursday, Dow futures dropped about 200 points, or 0.6%. S&P futures saw similar declines. Nasdaq futures fell 1%.

2. Short sellers of AMC shares lost $2.8 billion in one day

Movie poster of current offerings are displayed on the front of an AMC theater on June 01, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois. Mudrick Capital has agreed to purchase 8.5 million share of the theater chain for $230.5 million.

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The Reddit-fueled retail trader war on those betting against AMC, similar to January’s GameStop mania, cost short sellers $2.8 billion on Wednesday alone, according to S3 Partners. About 18% of the AMC shares available for trading were still sold short through Wednesday. Most Wall Street analysts still believe AMC shares will plummet eventually. The average 12-month target price was $5.11, according to FactSet. AMC closed out 2020 at $2.12 per share.

3. Bond yields inch higher after two jobs reports

A sign advertising job openings is seen outside of a Starbucks in Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S., May 26, 2021.

Andrew Kelly | Reuters

4. Largest meat producer getting back online after cyberattack

The JBS meat placing plant is viewed in Plainwell, Michigan on June 2, 2021.

Jeff Kowalsky | AFP | Getty Images

Brazil’s JBS, the world’s largest meat processor, has resumed most production after a weekend cyberattack. However, experts warned that the vulnerabilities exposed by this breach and others are far from resolved. JBS blames hackers with ties to Russia. Last month, Colonial Pipeline, the largest U.S. fuel pipeline, paid ransomware demands after its operations were closed for nearly a week. Hackers with ties to Russia are also suspected in that attack. Following media reports Wednesday, New York City’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority acknowledged a cyberattack in late April with suspected ties to China.

5. Activist firm Engine No. 1 claims third Exxon board seat

A view of the Exxon Mobil refinery in Baytown, Texas.

Jessica Rinaldi | Reuters

Engine No. 1 has won a third board seat at Exxon. The upstart activist firm has been targeting the oil giant since December, pushing the company to shift its focus away from fossil fuels. Engine No. 1, which has a miniscule 0.02% stake in Exxon, nominated four directors ahead of the firms’ annual shareholder meeting at the end of May, a move that garnered support from major state pension funds. Last week’s vote followed months of back-and-forth between Engine No. 1 and Exxon.

— The Associated Press contributed to this report. Follow all the market action like a pro on CNBC Pro. Get the latest on the pandemic with CNBC’s coronavirus coverage.