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Seaport Global Lifts Price Target on Fox to $71 From $64, Maintains Buy Rating

Fox (FOX) has an average rating of overweight and mean price target of $70.80, according to analysts polled by FactSet.(covers equity, commodity and economic research from major banks and research firms in North America, Asia and Europe. Research providers may contact us here: https://finwires.com/en/contact)Price: $60.09, Change: $-1.09, Percent Change: -1.78%

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S&P 500, Nasdaq Reach New Peaks as Traders Track US-Iran Conflict
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S&P 500, Nasdaq Reach New Peaks as Traders Track US-Iran Conflict

The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite hit fresh highs on Monday as traders continued to track developments in the Middle East that sent oil prices rising.The S&P 500 rose 0.2% to 7,412.8, while the Nasdaq added 0.1% to 26,274.1 -- both logging new closing highs. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.2% to 49,704.5.Six of the 11 sectors ended in the green, led by energy, while communication services saw biggest drop.West Texas Intermediate crude was last up 3% to $98.25 a barrel, while Brent advanced 2.9% to $104.23.US President Donald Trump on Sunday rejected Iran's counteroffer to end the war, extending uncertainty around oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz.The US-Iran ceasefire is on "massive life support" and "unbelievably weak," news outlets reported Monday, citing Trump.Iran's proposal, delivered via mediator Pakistan, sought an immediate end to hostilities, the lifting of the US naval blockade of its ports and assurances against further aggression, BBC News reported, citing Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency.Trump is scheduled to arrive in China Wednesday for a high-stakes state visit, with talks set to take place Thursday and Friday."The US will want China to use its influence with Tehran, especially because China is a major buyer of Iranian oil," Saxo Bank Chief Investment Strategist Charu Chanana said in a report Monday. "China, meanwhile, wants energy security and stable shipping lanes, but it is unlikely to appear as if it is acting under US instruction."US Treasury yields were higher, with the 10-year rate up 5.6 basis points at 4.42% and the two-year rate rising 6.7 basis points to 3.96%.Some 89% of S&P 500 companies have reported quarterly results in the latest cycle, with earnings up about 25% from a year earlier and revenue rising 10%, Oppenheimer Asset Management said in a note. Ahead of the earnings season, FactSet put expected earnings growth at 12.6% year over year."Notwithstanding the recent powerful rallies in stocks driven by earnings growth and better than expected US economic data over the past week, challenges remain to finding resolution to the conflict in the Middle East," Oppenheimer Asset Management Chief Investment Strategist John Stoltzfus said.Cisco Systems (CSCO) and Applied Materials (AMAT) are among the major names scheduled to report this week.Nvidia (NVDA) rose 2%, among the best performers on the Dow, while Qualcomm (QCOM) jumped 8.4%, among the biggest gainers on the S&P 500.Lumentum (LITE) shares surged nearly 17%, the top gainer on the S&P 500, after the company said it is set to join the Nasdaq-100 index, effective May 18.Trade Desk (TTD) shares slumped 6.8%, among the worst performers on the S&P 500, after HSBC downgraded the stock to reduce from hold while adjusting its price target to $20 from $31.Fox (FOX, FOXA) reported a surprise increase in quarterly earnings, while the media company's revenue topped estimates amid distribution growth. Fox's class A and B shares rose 7.6% and 8.1%, respectively.In economic news, US existing home sales increased less than projected in April, data from the National Association of Realtors showed."Despite mixed macroeconomic signals -- including a record-high stock market and historically low consumer confidence -- home sales were modestly boosted by the continued improvement in housing affordability," NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun said.Gold was last up 0.3% at $4,744.50 per troy ounce, while silver jumped 7.1% to $86.61 per ounce.

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Sector Update: Consumer Stocks Decline Late Afternoon

Consumer stocks fell late Monday afternoon with the State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLP) declining 1.1% and the State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLY) decreasing 0.6%.In corporate news, General Motors (GM) plans to cut hundreds of jobs in its information technology department in an effort to reduce costs, Bloomberg reported. The cuts will impact around 500 to 600 workers, the report said. GM shares were down 4.6%.Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said Monday he has sued Netflix (NFLX) for allegedly spying on Texans by collecting users' data without their consent or knowledge. Netflix shares fell 2.6%.Walt Disney's (DIS) ABC network has been the victim of "sustained, coordinated" censorship by the Trump administration, Federal Communications Commissioner Anna Gomez said in a letter to Disney CEO Josh D'Amaro, The Wall Street Journal reported. Disney shares were down 3.2%.Fox (FOXA, FOX) reported a surprise increase in quarterly earnings on Monday, while the media company's revenue topped estimates amid distribution growth. Its Class A shares rose 7.7%, and the Class B shares climbed 8.3%.

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Goldman Sachs Raises Fox Price Target to $81 From $75

Fox (FOX, FOXA) has an average rating of overweight and mean price target of $69.38, according to analysts polled by FactSet.(covers equity, commodity and economic research from major banks and research firms in North America, Asia and Europe. Research providers may contact us here: https://finwires.com/en/contact)Price: $60.10, Change: $+3.50, Percent Change: +6.18%

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Sector Update: Consumer Stocks Decline Monday Afternoon

Consumer stocks fell Monday afternoon with the State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLP) declining 1.2% and the State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLY) dropping 0.7%.In corporate news, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said Monday he has sued Netflix (NFLX) for allegedly spying on Texans by collecting users' data without their consent or knowledge. Netflix shares fell 2.4%.Walt Disney's (DIS) ABC network has been the victim of "sustained, coordinated" censorship by the Trump administration, Federal Communications Commissioner Anna Gomez said in a letter to Disney CEO Josh D'Amaro, The Wall Street Journal reported. Disney shares were down 3%.Fox (FOX, FOXA) reported a surprise increase in quarterly earnings on Monday, while the media company's revenue topped estimates amid distribution growth. Its Class A shares rose 4%, and the Class B shares climbed 4.4%.

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Fox Posts Surprise Quarterly Earnings Growth Amid Distribution Revenue Strength
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Fox Posts Surprise Quarterly Earnings Growth Amid Distribution Revenue Strength

Fox (FOX, FOXA) reported a surprise increase in quarterly earnings on Monday, while the media company's revenue topped estimates amid distribution growth.Adjusted per-share earnings for the fiscal third quarter ended March 31 quarter rose to $1.32 from $1.10 a year earlier. Analysts in a FactSet survey expected a drop to $1. Revenue fell $3.99 billion from $4.37 billion, but exceeded the consensus estimate of $3.78 billion.Fox's class A and B shares were up 3.6% each in Monday trade.Distribution revenue grew 3% to $2.11 billion amid gains in the cable network programming segment.The results reflected "strong core top-line delivery from ongoing advertising trends and distribution revenue growth," Chief Executive Lachlan Murdoch said during an earnings call, according to a FactSet transcript.Advertising revenue fell to $1.56 billion from last year's $2.04 billion, which included the Super Bowl broadcast. However, an additional National Football League Wild Card game and growth in streaming platform Tubi helped buoy ad sales."Excluding the Super Bowl impact, advertising revenue would have grown double digits driven by strength across the company," Murdoch said. "And that momentum continues into our fiscal fourth quarter. The strength of these trends is most evident at Fox News, which achieved its highest third-quarter advertising revenue ever."By segment, cable network programming revenue increased to $1.74 billion from $1.64 billion. Television revenue fell to $2.2 billion from $2.7 billion."Television distribution revenue was down 1%, which continues to be in-line with our expectation for TV distribution revenue to be about flat for the full year before returning to growth in fiscal 2027," Chief Financial Officer Steve Tomsic said on the call.Price: $58.94, Change: $+2.34, Percent Change: +4.13%

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Stocks Down Pre-Bell as US Rejects Iran's Response to Peace Plan; Investors Await Key Inflation Data
US Markets

Stocks Down Pre-Bell as US Rejects Iran's Response to Peace Plan; Investors Await Key Inflation Data

The benchmark US stock measures were pointing lower before the opening bell Monday as the US rejected Iran's response to its proposal to end their war in the Middle East, while traders await key inflation data later in the week.The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq edged down 0.1% each in premarket activity, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average was slightly in the red. The indexes finished Friday trading in the green, with the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq logging new closing highs.Iran formally sent a response to the latest US peace proposal, outlining its own demands and leaving key gaps between the two sides, The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday. Tehran's response didn't resolve Washington's demand for commitments on its nuclear program and stockpile of highly enriched uranium, according to the report."I have just read the response from Iran's so-called 'representatives,'" President Donald Trump said in a social media post on Sunday. "I don't like it - totally unacceptable!"Iran has reportedly insisted on compensation for war damages, control over the crucial Strait of Hormuz, lifting all sanctions on it and the release of frozen assets.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly said in a recent interview with CBS that the war with Iran is not over. "There is still enrichment sites that have to be dismantled, there's still proxies that Iran supports, there are ballistic missiles that they still want to produce ... there's work to be done," Netanyahu said.West Texas Intermediate crude oil increased 2.5% to $97.79 a barrel before the open, while Brent advanced 2.4% to $103.72.Treasury yields were trending upwards in premarket action, with the two-year rate rising 2.9 basis points to 3.92% and the 10-year rate gaining 2.6 basis points to 4.39%.The consumer price index for April is scheduled to be released on Tuesday, followed by data on wholesale prices for the same month on Wednesday. Last month's retail sales report is due on Thursday.Last week, government data showed that the US economy added more jobs than expected in April, while the unemployment rate remained unchanged.For the Federal Reserve, the hiring momentum further shifts the focus to inflation, keeping it on the sidelines for now, "and raising the possibility of future rate hikes," Stifel Chief Economist Lindsey Piegza said in a report e-mailed toon Friday.Consumer sentiment continued to fall in May as cost pressures tied to the Middle East conflict sent the measure tumbling to fresh lows, a survey by the University of Michigan showed Friday.Monday's thin economic calendar has the existing home sales report for April at 10 am ET.Constellation Energy (CEG), Circle Internet (CRCL), Fox (FOX, FOXA), Mosaic (MOS) and Monday.com (MNDY) are slated to report their latest financial results before the bell, among others.Shares of Micron Technology (MU) rose 2.6% pre-bell after closing Friday's trading session up 16%. Hims & Hers Health (HIMS) added 4.5% after the stock closed 10% higher in the previous session. Intel (INTC) climbed 5.5%.Gold declined 1.3% to $4,671 per troy ounce, while bitcoin slipped 0.5% to $81,015.

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