{"id":65827,"date":"2023-01-10T09:00:27","date_gmt":"2023-01-10T14:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.t3live.com\/?p=65827"},"modified":"2023-01-10T09:01:56","modified_gmt":"2023-01-10T14:01:56","slug":"coffee-with-greta-powell-in-focus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.t3live.com\/2023\/01\/10\/coffee-with-greta-powell-in-focus\/","title":{"rendered":"Coffee With Greta: Powell In Focus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>DJIA Futures: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-146 (-0.4%)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>SPX Futures: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-18 (-0.5%)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>NASDAQ Futures: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-77 (-0.7%)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Good morning friends!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Futures are down as traders wait to hear what Fed Chair Jerome Powell will say in Sweden.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let\u2019s get right to it!<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All Eyes On Powell<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fed Chair Jerome Powell is speaking at a Central Bank event in Sweden this morning.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wall Street is closely watching that speech for any comments on his views about inflation and the Fed\u2019s plans in 2023.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Central Bank does not hold its first meeting until January 31 &#8211; February 1.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CME Group\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmegroup.com\/markets\/interest-rates\/cme-fedwatch-tool.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FedWatch<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Tool shows 77.1% of traders expect the FOMC to pivot to a smaller 0.25% rate hike at that meeting.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bed Bath & Beyond Reports Steep Fiscal Q3 Loss<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Bed Bath & Beyond <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(BBBY) shares are up 4.3% ahead of the open despite reporting a steeper fiscal Q3 loss than expected.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here\u2019s how the retailer\u2019s results compared to analysts\u2019 expectations:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adjusted loss per share: $3.65 vs $2.23 expected<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Revenue: $1.26 billion vs $1.34 billion expected<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The $393 million loss was even worse than Bed Bath\u2019s projection for a $385.8 million loss last week and 42% larger than a year ago.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Comparable sales tumbled 32% year over year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Those losses included a $100 million impairment charge related to \u201ccertain store-level assets\u201d.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The CEO said they have aggressively cut costs and are on track to close the 150 stores that were previously announced.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Those efforts have reduced operating expenses to $583.6 million from $698 million a year ago.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Albertsons Tops Fiscal Q3 Expectations<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Albertsons <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(ACI) shares are up 0.6% in premarket trade after beating fiscal Q3 expectations.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here\u2019s how the grocery store chain\u2019s results compared to analysts\u2019 expectations:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adjusted EPS: $0.87 vs $0.66 expected<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Revenue: $18.2 billion vs $17.8 billion expected<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sales rose by $1.5 billion year over year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More Layoffs At Coinbase<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Coinbase <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(COIN) shares are falling 2.0% ahead of the open after announcing another round of mass layoffs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The crypto exchange reportedly plans to cut another 950 jobs, representing about 20% of its workforce.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is on top of the layoffs in June which impacted about 18% of the company\u2019s workforce.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CEO Brian Armstrong told <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2023\/01\/10\/coinbase-to-slash-20percent-of-workforce-in-second-major-round-of-job-cuts.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CNBC<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, \u201cWith perfect hindsight, looking back, we should have done more. The best you can do is react quickly once information becomes available, and that\u2019s what we\u2019re doing in this case.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The layoffs and other restructuring measures are expected to reduce Coinbase\u2019s operating expenses by 25% this quarter.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oak Street Health Surges On Reported CVS Takeover<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Oak Street Health <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(OSH) shares are surging 32.2% in premarket trade following a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2023-01-09\/cvs-is-said-to-explore-acquisition-of-oak-street-health?sref=ctSjKj2N\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bloomberg<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> report that <\/span><b>CVS <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(CVS) is exploring options to buy the company.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CVS is reportedly in negotiations to buy the clinic chain for more than $10 billion.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oak Street has more than 160 healthcare centers across 21 states.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In Case You Missed It<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Consumers\u2019 short-term inflation expectations improved in December. The New York Fed released its latest Survey of Consumer Expectations on Monday. That showed Americans expect inflation to still be at 5% 1 year from now, down from 5.2% in November. But longer-term expectations rose. Respondents to the survey said they see inflation at 2.4% 5 years from now, up from 2.3% in November.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DJIA Futures: -146 (-0.4%) SPX Futures: -18 (-0.5%) NASDAQ Futures: -77 (-0.7%) Good morning friends! Futures are down as traders wait to hear what Fed Chair Jerome Powell will say in Sweden. Let\u2019s get right to it! All Eyes On Powell Fed Chair Jerome Powell is speaking at a Central Bank event in Sweden this morning.\u00a0 Wall Street is closely watching that speech for any comments on his views about inflation and the Fed\u2019s plans in 2023.\u00a0 The Central Bank does not hold its first meeting until January 31 &#8211; February 1.\u00a0 CME Group\u2019s FedWatch Tool shows 77.1% of traders expect the FOMC to pivot to a smaller 0.25% rate hike at that meeting. Bed Bath &#038; Beyond Reports Steep Fiscal Q3 Loss Bed Bath &#038; Beyond (BBBY) shares are up 4.3% ahead of the open despite reporting a steeper fiscal Q3 loss than expected.\u00a0 Here\u2019s how the retailer\u2019s results compared to analysts\u2019 expectations:\u00a0 Adjusted loss per share: $3.65 vs $2.23 expected Revenue: $1.26 billion vs $1.34 billion expected The $393 million loss was even worse than Bed Bath\u2019s projection for a $385.8 million loss last week and 42% larger than a year ago.\u00a0 Comparable sales tumbled 32% year over year.\u00a0 Those losses included a $100 million impairment charge related to \u201ccertain store-level assets\u201d.\u00a0 The CEO said they have aggressively cut costs and are on track to close the 150 stores that were previously announced.\u00a0 Those efforts have reduced operating expenses to $583.6 million from $698 million a year ago. Albertsons Tops Fiscal Q3 Expectations Albertsons (ACI) shares are up 0.6% in premarket trade after beating fiscal Q3 expectations.\u00a0 Here\u2019s how the grocery store chain\u2019s results compared to analysts\u2019 expectations: Adjusted EPS: $0.87 vs $0.66 expected Revenue: $18.2 billion vs $17.8 billion expected Sales rose by $1.5 billion year over year.\u00a0 More Layoffs At Coinbase Coinbase (COIN) shares are falling 2.0% ahead of the open after announcing another round of mass layoffs.\u00a0 The crypto exchange reportedly plans to cut another 950 jobs, representing about 20% of its workforce.\u00a0 This is on top of the layoffs in June which impacted about 18% of the company\u2019s workforce.\u00a0 CEO Brian Armstrong told CNBC, \u201cWith perfect hindsight, looking back, we should have done more. The best you can do is react quickly once information becomes available, and that\u2019s what we\u2019re doing in this case.\u201d The layoffs and other restructuring measures are expected to reduce Coinbase\u2019s operating expenses by 25% this quarter.\u00a0 Oak Street Health Surges On Reported CVS Takeover Oak Street Health (OSH) shares are surging 32.2% in premarket trade following a Bloomberg report that CVS (CVS) is exploring options to buy the company.\u00a0 CVS is reportedly in negotiations to buy the clinic chain for more than $10 billion.\u00a0 Oak Street has more than 160 healthcare centers across 21 states.\u00a0 In Case You Missed It Consumers\u2019 short-term inflation expectations improved in December. The New York Fed released its latest Survey of Consumer Expectations on Monday. That showed Americans expect inflation to still be at 5% 1 year from now, down from 5.2% in November. But longer-term expectations rose. Respondents to the survey said they see inflation at 2.4% 5 years from now, up from 2.3% in November.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":41,"featured_media":65828,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[739],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-65827","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-coffee-with-greta"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.t3live.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65827","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.t3live.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.t3live.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.t3live.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/41"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.t3live.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=65827"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blog.t3live.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65827\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":65840,"href":"https:\/\/blog.t3live.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65827\/revisions\/65840"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.t3live.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/65828"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.t3live.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65827"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.t3live.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=65827"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.t3live.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=65827"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}