September 2nd Pre-Market Brief

Good Morning

Private payrolls came in under what economists expected, futures barely moved.

Odds of a Fed hike this month went from about one in three a week ago to seven in ten today. Nobody is talking about cuts anymore.

Let's dig in...

Today's Big Picture

1. Williams Says The Case For A Hike Is Not Firm Yet

Traders price 70 percent odds of a quarter point hike at the September 15-16 meeting, up from 37 percent a week ago. New York Fed President John Williams said Wednesday there is no clear evidence yet that further action is needed, calling the tariff and energy price increases partly one-time. Yields reversed lower across the curve while he spoke. He is the second-ranking voice on the committee.

2. August Hiring Came From Health Care And Almost Nowhere Else

Private employers added 38,000 workers last month against the 47,000 expected, the smallest gain since January. Education and health services contributed 45,000 of that, so the rest of the private economy shed jobs on net. Manufacturing lost 17,000 and professional and business services lost 16,000. Friday's government report is forecast at 53,000.

3. European Gas Hit A Three Year High While Crude Faded

Crude gave back its overnight gains even after Iran reported two tankers hit mines in Hormuz and fired missiles at Jordan and Bahrain. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said more than 17 million barrels crossed the strait Monday, a wartime record. Dutch front-month gas, Europe's benchmark, is up about a quarter on the month with winter stockpiles running thin. That is the input feeding European rate hike bets, which is why bunds and gilts are selling harder than Treasuries.

Market Overview

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Stock Spotlight (pre-market)

Dell Technologies $DELL ( ▼ 6.8% )  
Higher premarket after raising its full year revenue outlook by $25 billion to $192 billion, on record fiscal second quarter revenue of $47 billion. The company booked $60.9 billion in AI server orders and closed the quarter with a $95 billion backlog.

MongoDB $MDB ( ▼ 4.23% )  
Lower premarket despite beating on both lines and guiding above expectations, with adjusted earnings of $1.90 per share on $772 million in revenue against forecasts of $1.61 and $734 million. The miss was in Atlas, the cloud database unit that supplies most of the company's growth.

Credo Technology $CRDO ( ▼ 8.65% )  
Lower premarket after first quarter adjusted gross margin came in at 68 percent, under the 68.3 analysts modeled. Revenue and earnings both beat.

Uber $UBER ( ▼ 0.54% )  
Higher premarket after announcing it will cut about 3,300 roles, roughly a tenth of its workforce, and reduce manager headcount by a fifth. Nearly all remaining staff lose remote work.

GitLab $GTLB ( ▼ 3.12% )  
Higher premarket after second quarter revenue and earnings both topped expectations. It is the largest percentage mover in the premarket session.

Chevron $CVX ( ▲ 2.38% )  
Higher premarket after committing $7 billion over five years to double Venezuelan output to 600,000 barrels per day. Two undeveloped heavy oil fields were added to its joint venture with the state oil company, and its production there is already up about 15 percent this year.

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Dell After The Close, Broadcom Wednesday
Dell is tonight's cleanest read on whether AI spending is actually landing in enterprise servers. Palo Alto Networks and MongoDB also report after the bell. If Dell comes in soft, Broadcom Wednesday stops being a chip print and becomes the referendum on the whole physical AI trade.

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