Eurozone shares -0.5% US futures -0.2%, Nas futures +0.1% Ger 10 yr yld +5bp to 3.39% Oil +1.2% to $92.7..reports of hits on ships in Hormuz & on Saudi Red Sea oil infrastructure Gold -0.6% to $4404 Iron ore +0.1% to $100.45 Bitcoin $79.2k ASX futures -0.1% $A 0.7215 w $US -0.2%

🇬🇧 England vs Norway 🇳🇴 – All Historical Football Matches 1937: Norway 0-6 England 1938: England 4-0 Norway 1949: Norway 1-4 England 1966: Norway 1-6 England 1980: England 4-0 Norway 1981: Norway 2-1 England 1992: England 1-1 Norway 1993: Norway 2-0 England 1994: England 0-0 Norway 1995: Norway 0-0 England 2012: Norway 0-1 England 2014: England 1-0 Norway England wins: 7 Draws: 3 Norway wins: 2

US consumers are pulling back on spending: US retail sales dropped -0.6% in July, the largest monthly decrease since May 2025, missing expectations of a +0.1% increase. The biggest drop came from non-store retailers, including Amazon, $AMZN, where sales fell -2.2%, the 2nd-largest decline since July 2021. At the same time, motor vehicle and parts dealer sales fell -1.8%. As a result, retail sales excluding auto fell -0.3%, below the expected +0.2% increase. Meanwhile, control-group sales, which feed into the GDP calculation, plunged -0.4%, the largest monthly decline since January 2025. The measure excludes food services, auto dealers, building materials stores, and gas stations. Americans are becoming more cautious with their spending.

Premarket movers: Mag 7 stocks are mostly higher (Tesla (TSLA) +1.1%, Nvidia (NVDA) +0.7%, Amazon (AMZN) +0.6%, Alphabet (GOOGL) +0.4%, Apple (AAPL) +0.1%, Microsoft (MSFT) little changed, Meta Platforms (META) -0.5%). Akamai Technologies (AKAM) rallies 20% after the cloud provider inked a seven-year $11.6 billion deal to provide computing power to Anthropic. Atlas Energy (AESI) gains 6.9% after it announced a purchase agreement with Wyoming Machinery Company for $340.5 million of Balance of Plant equipment for a power generation project. The companies also separately agreed to a 328 megawatt power deal under an agreement with Caterpillar Inc. Comcast Corp. (CMCSA) is down 1.9% after KeyBanc Capital Markets cut its recommendation to underweight from sector weight on weakness in broadband. Nike Inc. (NKE) is down 2% after BofA cut its recommendation on the athletic footwear and apparel company to underperform from neutral, and pushes the expectation for a sales turnaround into F2028. Nike reports 1Q earnings on Oct. 1. People Inc. (PPLI) jumps 9.9% on a report that MGM Resorts is discussing making a bid to purchase the Barry Diller-owned media giant. Twilio Inc. (TWLO) is down 3.5% as HSBC downgrades the communications software company to reduce from hold, seeing “limited evidence that Twilio will capture higher-margin AI software” revenue. Zscaler (ZS) falls 3.4% after the security software company announced the appointment of Ross Tackett as chief revenue officer, effective Oct. 1.

Premarket movers: Mag 7 stocks are mostly higher: Meta shares are up 0.6% after Citi opened a 90-day upside catalyst watch on the Facebook parent, seeing a positive roadmap ahead, especially on AI-related products (Alphabet +0.02%, Amazon +0.2%, Apple +0.1%, Microsoft -0.3%, Nvidia +0.4%, Tesla +0.1%) Cryptocurrency-linked stocks are soft a day after the Clarity Act’s failure in a procedural vote sent them tumbling. Alvotech (ALVO) rises 7% as Barclays double upgrades the biotech company to overweight ahead of the FDA’s upcoming decision. Intel (INTC) is up 3% after Reuters reported that SK Hynix is in talks with the chipmaker about a deal that ​would see it manufacture memory chips in the US for the first time. JB Hunt (JBHT) slides 11% after the trucking company flagged rising costs and issued a rare earnings warning at a Morgan Stanley conference. Rocket Pharmaceuticals (RCKT) rises 4% after Needham upgraded the drug developer to buy, citing the FDA’s alignment to continue its rare-disease trial. SimilarWeb Ltd. (SMWB) gains 4% after Needham upgraded the web services firm to buy, citing recent meetings with the company’s management team.

Premarket movers Mag 7 stocks are all higher (Tesla +1.3%, Meta +0.7%, Alphabet +0.7%, Amazon +0.6%, Nvidia +0.5%, Apple +0.1%, Microsoft +0.1%) Cryptocurrency-linked stocks are rallying as Bitcoin rises, putting it on track for its best weekly gain in more than two years. Strategy (MSTR) climbs 8%, Coinbase (COIN) rises 5%. Mining stocks are rising as gold is on track for a third weekly gain after the US Treasury’s unexpected ramp-up in buybacks of long-dated government debt underscored concerns about its burden. Newmont (NEM) rises 3%. Flowers Foods (FLO) falls 4% after the maker of Wonder Bread cut its adjusted earnings-per-share forecast for the full year. O-I Glass (OI) rises 5% after Citi upgraded the packaging products company to buy, saying shares appear to be “meaningfully oversold.” OSI Systems (OSIS) falls 13% after the medical device maker’s forecast for fiscal 2027 revenue fell short of the average analyst estimate. Parsons Corp. (PSN) rises 2% after Baird upgraded the IT services company to outperform, saying guidance looks conservatively set. NetEase ADRs (NTES) rise 6% after the company’s core gaming business was seen as resilient and forecast to keep growing steadily. Ross Stores (ROST) climbs 8% after the off-price retailer boosted its earnings per share forecast for the full year.

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Premarket movers Mag 7 stocks are mostly lower with the exception of NVDA which rises 0.6% after Friday's slide (Apple -0.3%, Meta -0.1%, Amazon -0.4%, Alphabet -0.5%, Tesla -0.6%, Microsoft -0.6%) BioMarin Pharmaceutical (BMRN) rises 4% after the company said it had entered into binding terms with Ascendis Pharma, resolving the patent and ancillary disputes concerning Ascendis’s Yuviwel. Energy stocks (CVX +2%, XOM +2%) rise with oil as tensions spiked in the Middle East, with the US and Iran exchanging strikes for the first time in about a month and Tehran claiming a tanker was hit by mines in the Strait of Hormuz. Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) rises 2% after UBS analyst Alex Stansbury raised the recommendation on to buy from neutral. PG&E (PCG) falls 15% and Edison International (EIX) declines 5.5% as California legislators introduced a bill that would update the state’s wildfire response without shifting liability away from publicly traded utilities. Pinterest (PINS) slips 3% after announcing Chief Financial Officer Julia Brau Donnelly will step down from her role on Oct. 30 after three years with the company. Science Applications (SAIC) rises 8% after the government IT services contractor boosted its revenue guidance for the full year. SLB (SLB) inches 1% higher after agreeing to acquire Kelvion, a firm that provides data center cooling solutions, from investors including Apollo Funds for $3.4 billion in cash.