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Tesla Adds Dogecoin 🚗
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Today is Monday, May 6, 2024.
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Tesla Adds Dogecoin 🚗
Electric vehicle giant Tesla (Nasdaq: TSLA) added Dogecoin as a payment option this weekend, causing the cryptocurrency’s price to surge by over 18%.
Details: Tesla said it will now support Dogecoin payments for certain products, such as merchandise. Dogecoin is also the only crypto that Tesla currently accepts for payments.
Background: The development isn’t a huge surprise given that Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been a vocal advocate for Dogecoin.
Price: Dogecoin is now up 76% in 2024. By comparison, Tesla is still down 27% this year.
Final Thoughts: This news probably doesn't mean much for those who view Dogecoin as a meme coin. Dogecoin is still considered to be a volatile asset.
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Notables
Notable Earnings Today: Palantir Technologies (NYSE: PLTR), Spirit Airlines (NYSE: SAVE), Simon Property Group (NYSE: SPG), Goodyear Tire (Nasdaq: GT), BioNTech (Nasdaq: BNTX), Lucid Group (Nasdaq: LCID), Realty Income (NYSE: O), Hims & Hers Health (NYSE: HIMS), Tyson Foods (NYSE: TSN), Vimeo (Nasdaq: VMEO), International Flavors & Fragrances (NYSE: IFF), Marriott Vacations (NYSE: VAC), Fabrinet (NYSE: FN), Vornado Realty Trust (NYSE: VNO), Rocket Lab USA (Nasdaq: RKLB), Jones Lang LaSalle (NYSE: JLL), Microchip Technology (Nasdaq: MCHP), Axon (Nasdaq: AXON), BioCryst Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: BCRX), Teradata (NYSE: TDC), Coherent (NYSE: COHR), ADTRAN (Nasdaq: ADTN), Affiliated Managers (NYSE: AMG), Air Lease (NYSE: AL), Alpha Metallurgical Resources (NYSE: AMR), Axsome Therapeutics (Nasdaq: AXSM), BellRing Brands (NYSE: BRBR), Beyond (NYSE: BYON), Bowlero (NYSE: BOWL), Cabot (NYSE: CBT), Fidelity National Information Services (NYSE: FIS), Freshpet (Nasdaq: FRPT), FMC Corp (NYSE: FMC), Golub Capital (Nasdaq: GBDC), J&J Snack Foods (Nasdaq: JJSF), Krystal Biotech (Nasdaq: KRYS), Lumentum (Nasdaq: LITE), Napco Security Technologies (Nasdaq: NSSC), National Health Investors (NYSE: NHI), Noble (NYSE: NE), Northwest Natural (NYSE: NWN), ONE Gas (NYSE: OGS), Otter Tail Power (Nasdaq: OTTR), Playa Hotels & Resorts (Nasdaq: PLYA) Perficient (Nasdaq: PRFT), Primerica (NYSE: PRI), ProAssurance (Nasdaq: PRA), Regal Rexnord (NYSE: RRX), Safehold (NYSE: SAFE), Sunstone Hotel (NYSE: SHO), Symbotic (Nasdaq: SYM), Talos Energy (NYSE: TALO), TreeHouse Foods (NYSE: THS), TrueBlue (NYSE: TBI), Varonis Systems (Nasdaq: VRNS), Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: VRTX), Williams Companies (NYSE: WMB).
Notable IPOs Today: N/A.
Notable Equity Crowdfunding Campaigns Ending Today: N/A.
Notable Economic Events Today: N/A.
J&J's New Cancer Drug Results
On Sunday, Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) released the results of the phase 1 study for its new bladder cancer drug called TAR-210.
Details: The results showed a 90% recurrence-free survival rate and a 90% complete response rate in patients with forms of bladder cancer.
Stock Price: Johnson & Johnson is down 6% in 2024, including a 1.5% drop in the last 30 days.
Final Thoughts: It’s been a bad period for pharmaceutical stocks, but Johnson & Johnson is trying to turn things around.
Bitcoin’s Transaction Milestone
On Sunday, the Bitcoin network marked a milestone by processing its one billionth transaction.
Final Thoughts: Despite the milestone, the price of Bitcoin slightly ticked down on Sunday.
Trends to Watch
Defending Jerome: Why the Fed Is Right to Bide Its Time on Rate Moves (Wall Street Journal)
Going Private: EQT to buy digital consultancy Perficient for about $3 billion (Reuters)
Two Suitors: Paramount Global to Pursue Simultaneous Talks with Sony/Apollo and Skydance as M&A Drama Drags On (Variety)
Dropping Prices: Retailers jacked up prices and squeezed consumers. They might have just blinked (CNN)
Big Week: Disney, Uber, Occidental, Palantir, Airbnb, and More Stocks to Watch This Week (Barron’s)
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