What I am looking at Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022
- U.S. stock futures higher after the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed October with the best monthly gain (up nearly 14%) since 1976. We sliced and diced the Club stocks in the Dow two ways, here and here. The Federal Reserve begins its two-day November meeting Tuesday. Fourth straight 75-basis-point interest rate hike expected when it wraps up Wednesday. Investors are wondering whether the Fed is going to signal any relief ahead in the magnitude of rate increases.
- Club holding Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) buys Abiomed (ABMD), premier heart pumping company, in a deal valued at $16.6 billion. J&J is paying a hefty premium: $380-per-share upfront, plus extra $35-per-share if certain milestones are met. Abiomed up more than 50% in the premarket. J&J juiced growth ahead of its separation into two companies: one, pharma and the other, consumer brands. This will raise the growth rate of the MedTech portion of new J&J company.