Rivian,Adobe,FedEx,Lennar,Campbell Soup,and Other Stocks to Watch This Week
The main event for investors this week will be the Federal Reserve’s rate-setting committee’s last meeting of 2021. Recent commentary from officials has leaned more hawkish, setting up a potential announcement of plans to accelerate monthly asset purchase tapering.The Federal Open Market Committee’s two-day meeting takes place on Tuesday and Wednesday.Earnings reports this week are few, but will include Campbell Soup on Tuesday;Lennar,Accenture,FedEx,Rivian Automotive, and Adobe on Thursday; and
Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are:
Wall Street expects The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) to report quarterly earnings at $0.66 per share on revenue of $31.23 billion before the opening bell. Kroger shares rose 1.5% to $40.82 in after-hours trading.
News of a new coronavirus variant in South Africa sent stock markets reeling on Friday, with the Nasdaq Composite off 2% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 2.7% as of noon ET. And despite more than one positive news item today,Nvidiastock is joining in the sell-off, losing 3.4%.That's a crying shame. After all, this morning saw a new upgrade for Nvidia shares from First Shanghai bank, which raised its recommendation on the stock to buy and set a new $380 price target that's a good 21% abo