-- 週五下午晚些時候，消費性股票走低，道富消費必需品精選行業SPDR ETF (XLP)下跌1.4%，道富非必需消費品精選行業SPDR ETF (XLY)下跌0.1%。 在產業新聞方面，密西根大學週五公佈的初步調查顯示，美國消費者信心指數本月跌至歷史新低，反映出消費者對物價上漲以及中東衝突帶來的整體經濟影響的擔憂加劇。主要消費者信心指數4月較3月暴跌約11%，至47.6。 BMO資本市場在一份報告中指出，這是有史以來的最低值。彭博社的調查顯示，華爾街先前預期該指數為51.5。 企業新聞方面，《華爾街日報》報道稱，耐吉(NKE)首席創新官托尼·比格內爾(Tony Bignell)上任不到一年後將離職。報道稱，比格內爾的職位將由耐吉運動服裝副總裁兼創意總監安迪凱恩(Andy Caine)接任，將於週日生效。耐吉股價下跌3.4%。 根據美聯社週五報道，Nexstar Media (NXST) 與 Tegna 價值62億美元的合併案面臨新的阻礙。一名聯邦法官將該交易的限制令延長一周至4月17日，以審查是否需要更長的初步禁令。 Nexstar股價上漲2.8%。 Simply Good Foods (SMPL) 股價下跌11%，此前史蒂芬斯將該公司評級從“增持”下調至“中性”，並將目標價從24美元下調至14美元。 CarMax (KMX) 股價上漲2.3%，此前該公司週四晚間表示，在與激進投資者 Starboard Value 進行「建設性溝通」後，計劃增選威廉·科布和詹姆斯·凱斯勒加入董事會。
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