Morgans AM: Monday, 9 September 2024

US equity markets retreated sharply on Friday (6 September) as the latest employment report underscored labour market weakness and spurred further debate about how aggressive the Federal Reserve will be when it starts cutting interest rates - Dow lost -410-points or -1.01%, with Amazon.com Inc (down -3.65%) and American Express Co (-3.09%) both falling over >3%. Intel Corp fell -2.63%, with Reuters reporting that Qualcomm Inc (-3.37%) is looking at buying segments of the company, potentially including its PC chip design business. Separately, Bloomberg reported that Intel is considering selling off some of its stake in MobilEye Global (-8.48%), which provides hardware and software for self-driving vehicles, as part of the chipmaker's effort to improve its financial position. Apple Inc (down -0.7%) hosts its product launch event called “It’s Glowtime” tonight AEST and is expected to announce its new iPhone 16 lineup alongside new Apple Watch models, and potentially other products. Boeing Co (-2.79%) and its largest union said Sunday (8 September) they reached agreement on a new contract that, if ratified, will avoid a strike that threatened to shut down aircraft production by the end of the coming week.