Q2 Day 1: S&P futures at 6,601. Oil seesaws at $100.21 — below $100 at points overnight. Tuesday's S&P rally: +2.9%, best session since May. But: IRGC names Google, Microsoft, Apple, Intel, IBM, Tesla, Boeing and 11 more for retaliation. Iranian drones hit Kuwait airport. Trump speaks tonight 9 PM ET. ADP, ISM Manufacturing, and retail sales all before the open.

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S&P futures crossed 6,600 for the first time since the correction. What changed? WSJ: Trump willing to end the war without requiring Hormuz to reopen. Iran's President: Tehran is ready to end the war. Trump to APAC briefers: Iran doesn't even have to sign a deal. Oil is retreating. Tech is rallying. Goldman flags CTA short squeeze amplifying the move. Trump speaks tonight at 9 PM ET.

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$NKE beat Q3 — EPS $0.35 vs $0.29 consensus, revenue $11.28B vs $11.24B. Then fell 2.6% after hours. Why? Q4 guidance: sales –2% to –4% vs Street's +1.9% expectation. China expected to decline 20% next quarter. Converse collapsed 35%. Gross margin down 130bps on tariffs. Beat and guide down. The trough is extending.

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Apellis Pharmaceuticals (APLS) surges 136% premarket on Biogen’s $5.6B acquisition — March 31, 2026

Apellis Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: APLS) rocketed 136% in premarket trading on Tuesday, March 31, 2026, after Biogen (BIIB) announced a definitive agreement to acquire the company for $41 per share in cash — approximately $5.6 billion upfront. The deal represents a 140% premium to

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Micro-cap rally dominates as ELAB surges 113%

Micro-cap and penny stocks delivered outsized gains on Tuesday, with ELAB climbing 113.1737% and BFRG rallying 106.5709% amid exceptional trading volumes. The session reflected a distinct risk-on posture in speculative equities, though broad market weakness in blue-chip names lik

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Equity markets displayed sharply divided character on Tuesday as micro-cap and penny stock names surged triple digits while established names sold off moderately. ELAB rocketed 113.2% on 120.4 million shares, BFRG jumped 106.6% on 407.8 million shares, and ASTC gained 102.2% as t

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Opening bell, March 31, 2026: S&P 500 opens at 6,403 as CNTA surges 45% on Lilly’s $7.8B deal

U.S. equities opened higher on Tuesday, March 31, 2026, with the S&P 500 opening at 6,403.37 and the Nasdaq Composite rising 1.80% to 21,168.20 at midday, driven by a WSJ report that President Trump was willing to end the Iran war even with the Strait of Hormuz partially closed.

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Micro-cap rally dominates as ELAB surges 113%

Stock market movers Tuesday revealed a micro-cap driven rally disconnected from broader market participation, with ELAB surging 113.17% and BFRG climbing 106.57% amid exceptional retail-driven volume. The session's extreme gainers clustered in sub-$5 price territory while major i

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Q1's final session: S&P futures +0.76% at 6,436.75. Why? WSJ reports Trump willing to end Iran operations even WITHOUT full Hormuz reopening. Oil choppy: WTI $102.3, Brent $112.9. $MKC -8.67% premarket. $NKE after the close. Consumer Confidence due today. Brent up 50%+ in March — steepest monthly gain since the 1990 Gulf War.

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$MKC missed Q1 EPS by $0.04 — $0.60 vs $0.64 consensus — and is down 8.67% premarket. Revenue landed broadly in line at $1.80B. The culprit: commodity inflation, tariff costs, and ERP timing expenses. The Iran war has reached the grocery aisle. Full-year guidance of $3.05–$3.13 maintained — but the market isn't buying it yet.

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