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US equity markets advanced but trimmed gains in the closing hour of trading as investors digested Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s first day of congressional testimony - Dow added +76-points or +0.20%.

Morgans Equity Strategist Tom Sartor runs through our Reporting Season review with Australian corporates again shrugging another reporting test, navigating slowing demand and higher interest rates to post respectable half-year results in February. See our full Reporting Season Wrap here - www.morgans.com.au/reporting-season Check out more from Morgans: Visit the Morgans website: www.morgans.com.au Check out our blog: www.morgans.com.au/Blog On Facebook: www.facebook.com/MorgansAU On Instagram: www.instagram.com/Morgans.Australia On Twitter: twitter.com/MorgansAU

Technology stocks led declines on US equity markets overnight, with investors also eyeing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s congressional testimony tonight AEST and labour market data later in the week - Dow fell -405-points or -1.04%. Apple fell -2.84% after a report by Counterpoint Research reported that the company sold 24% fewer iPhones in in China in the first six weeks of 2024 versus a year earlier. Overall smartphone sales declined 7% in the period, though sales for rival firm Huawei jumped 64%, according to the report. Apple is still rapidly losing market share in China, a country that also serves as a manufacturing base for the company, after Beijing last year banned government officials from using Apple phones. In another sign of weakness, Foxconn (or Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd), the Taiwanese company that assembles iPhones for Apple, said on Tuesday (5 March) that February sales fell -12% from a year earlier. Meanwhile, Intel Corp (down -5.37%) and Salesforce Inc (-5.05%) both declined

The US equity market rally stalled overnight, with both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq retreating from record highs - Dow eased -98-points or -0.25%. Apple Inc fell -2.54% after the European Commission, the European Union’s executive arm, hit the company with a €1.8B antitrust fine for abusing its dominant position in the market for the distribution of music streaming apps. Separately, the Federal Aviation Administration said its audit of 737 Max manufacturing at airplane-maker Boeing Co (up +0.27) and its key supplier turned up “multiple instances” of them failing to make sure manufacturing met quality standards.

US equity markets opened March with a bang, with both the S&P500 and Nasdaq logging fresh record highs - Dow added +91-points or +0.23%. Boeing Co fell -1.83% after confirming it is in “preliminary” talks to acquire Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc (+15.31%), the troubled fuselage supplier it spun off nearly 20 years ago, as the plane maker faces pressure to improve its safety record. Boeing said it believed that the “reintegration” of Spirit “would further strengthen aviation safety, improve quality and serve the interests of our customers, employees, and shareholders”.

US equity markets closed out the month with modest gains as investors digested the latest inflation data, with both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq recording record closing highs - Dow edged +15-points or +0.04%.

Stephanie Commons, Acting Chief Executive Officer of Dalrymple Bay Infrastructure (ASX:DBI) gives the Morgans network an update following their full year result. Check out more from Morgans: Visit the Morgans website: www.morgans.com.au Check out our blog: www.morgans.com.au/Blog On Facebook: www.facebook.com/MorgansAU On Instagram: www.instagram.com/Morgans.Australia On Twitter: twitter.com/MorgansAU

US equity markets weaker ahead of key inflation figures tonight - Dow slipped -23-points or -0.06%. UnitedHealth Group Inc (down -2.95%) led losses on the 30-stock index, while Intel Corp (-1.73%) and Alphabet Inc (-1.91%).

Morgans Analyst Alex Lu gives his analysis of the 1H FY24 result from Woolworths Group (WOW). Follow our Reporting Season coverage here: https://www.morgans.com.au/reporting-season Check out more from Morgans: Visit the Morgans website: www.morgans.com.au Check out our blog: www.morgans.com.au/Blog On Facebook: www.facebook.com/MorgansAU On Instagram: www.instagram.com/Morgans.Australia On Twitter: twitter.com/MorgansAU

US equity markets mostly firmer as investors digested the latest round of corporate earnings releases and eye gross domestic product (GDP) figures tonight AEST and inflation figures on Thursday night AEST (29 February) - Dow fell -97-points or -0.25%. UnitedHealth Group Inc (down -2.27%) after the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported that the Justice Department has launched an antitrust investigation into the health-insurance giant. Antitrust investigators have asked how UnitedHealth’s acquisitions of doctor groups might affect competitors and consumers, the Journal reported, citing people familiar with the meetings.

George Lippiatt, Chief Financial Officer of Aurizon Holdings (ASX:AZJ) gives the Morgans network an update following their 1H24 Result. Follow our Reporting Season coverage here: https://www.morgans.com.au/reporting-season Check out more from Morgans: Visit the Morgans website: www.morgans.com.au Check out our blog: www.morgans.com.au/Blog On Facebook: www.facebook.com/MorgansAU On Instagram: www.instagram.com/Morgans.Australia On Twitter: twitter.com/MorgansAU

US equity markets settled with modest declines following the recent Nvidia Corp (up +0.35%) fuelled rally, with traders eyeing gross domestic product (GDP) and inflation data later in the week - Dow eased -62-points or -0.16% to 39,069.23 after logging its 14th record close of 2024 last Friday (23 February). Amazon.com Inc (down -0.15%) joined the 30-stock index overnight, replacing Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (-3.41%). The Dow’s holdings are weighted according to stock price, not market capitalisation. Chevron Corp (down -0.14%) warned that its $53B acquisition of Hess Corp (fell over >4% in extended trading after rising +0.57% in the regular session) could be thwarted by rival oil groups ExxonMobil Corp (+0.39%) and China National Offshore Oil Corporation, which are asserting their right to pre-empt its purchase of a stake in a massive oil project off the coast of Guyana.

Following the latest meeting of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), Morgans Chief Economist Michael Knox explains that the RBA minutes don’t say rate cuts are a shoo in at all. Check out more from Morgans: Visit the Morgans website: www.morgans.com.au Check out our blog: www.morgans.com.au/Blog On Facebook: www.facebook.com/MorgansAU On Instagram: www.instagram.com/Morgans.Australia On Twitter: twitter.com/MorgansAU

The Dow and S&P500 eked out fresh record highs on Friday (26 February) - Dow added +62-points or +0.16% to a fresh record losing high of 39,131.53. Amazon.com Inc (up +0.23%) will replace Walgreens Boots Alliance (up +0.74%) as one of the 30 members of the Dow before the start of trading tonight AEST.

Morgans Senior Analyst Nathan Lead gives his analysis of the 1H FY24 result from APA Group (ASX:APA). Follow our Reporting Season coverage here: https://www.morgans.com.au/reporting-season Check out more from Morgans: Visit the Morgans website: www.morgans.com.au Check out our blog: www.morgans.com.au/Blog On Facebook: www.facebook.com/MorgansAU On Instagram: www.instagram.com/Morgans.Australia On Twitter: twitter.com/MorgansAU

Morgans Senior Analyst Adrian Prendergast gives his analysis of the 1H FY24 result from BHP Group (ASX:BHP). Follow our Reporting Season coverage here: https://www.morgans.com.au/reporting-season Check out more from Morgans: Visit the Morgans website: www.morgans.com.au Check out our blog: www.morgans.com.au/Blog On Facebook: www.facebook.com/MorgansAU On Instagram: www.instagram.com/Morgans.Australia On Twitter: twitter.com/MorgansAU

A bumper fourth quarter earnings release from Nvidia Corp after the close of the previous session drove a strong rally on US equity markets and global markets more broadly - Dow rose +457-points or +1.18% to a fresh record closing high of 39,069.11, pushing above >39,000 for the first time. Salesforce Inc (up +3.56%), Visa Inc (+2.53%), International Business Machines Corp (+2.51%) and Microsoft Corp (+2.35%) all climbed over >2%, with just seven stocks closing in the red in the 30-stock index.

US equity markets settled mostly firmer, paring losses in the final hour of trading as investors digested minutes from the Federal Reserve’s late-January monetary policy meeting and awaited technology titan Nvidia Corp’s fourth quarter result - Dow edged +48-points or +0.13% higher.

Morgans Senior Analyst Derek Jellinek gives his analysis of the 1H FY24 result from Sonic Healthcare (ASX:SHL). Follow our Reporting Season coverage here: https://www.morgans.com.au/reporting-season Check out more from Morgans: Visit the Morgans website: www.morgans.com.au Check out our blog: www.morgans.com.au/Blog On Facebook: www.facebook.com/MorgansAU On Instagram: www.instagram.com/Morgans.Australia On Twitter: twitter.com/MorgansAU

US equity markets resumed trading following the Presidents’ Day holiday on the backfoot - Dow slipped -64-points or -0.17%. Caterpillar Inc fell -2.54% to be the worst performer in the 30-stock index.