U.S. stocks experienced modest gains with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising by 68.04 points (0.16%) to 42225.01 points. The Nasdaq Composite increased by 51.52 points (0.29%) to 17961.88 points, and the S&P 500 index climbed by 7.36 points (0.13%) to 5716.11 points.Chinese stocks listed in the U.S. broadly rose, with the Nasdaq Golden Dragon China Index surging around 3%. Despite the rise, short-sellers of Chinese stocks faced significant losses, estimated at approximately $6.9 billion in market value ...

Economic Indicators - Pre-market futures are mixed with the Dow down 65 points and the S&P 500 down 5 points, while the Nasdaq is up 20 points [1] - ADP reported 143K new jobs in the private sector for September, exceeding the expected 128K and up from the revised 103K from the previous month [2] - The Goods/Services ratio returned to normal, with 42K jobs from the Goods sector and 101K from Services [2] - Small businesses lost 8K jobs, while medium-sized firms gained 64K and large companies added 86K jobs [2] Wage Growth - Average wage growth for those staying in their jobs was 4.7%, while job changers saw a growth of 6.6%, both down from previous months [3] Company Performance - ConAgra reported Q1 earnings of 53 cents per share, missing the Zacks consensus of 59 cents and down from 66 cents in the same quarter last year, resulting in a negative earnings surprise of 10.17% [4] - Revenues for ConAgra were $2.79 billion, which is 1.57% below consensus expectations [4] - Following the earnings report, ConAgra's shares fell by 5%, impacting the company's year-to-date gains of 14% [4]

Wednesday, October 2nd, 2024Pre-market futures are mixed this morning, after kicking off Q4 yesterday with a port strike affecting 35% of U.S. imports and an attack on Israel from Iran, escalating Middle Eastern tensions which have grown in the wake of October 7th of last year. The Dow is -65 points and the S&P 500 is -5, but the Nasdaq is +20 atb this hour.ADP Bounces Back in SeptemberAutomatic Data Processing (ADP Quick Quote - Free Report) released private-sector payrolls this morning, and results were ...

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ADP Lyric HCM leverages GenAI to provide personalized employee experiences on a global scaleROSELAND, N.J., Sept. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- ADP® today announced the launch of ADP Lyric HCM, a Human Capital Management (HCM) platform designed to meet the evolving needs of the modern workforce through global HR, payroll and service. By combining flexibility, intelligence and human-centric design, Lyric provides a ground-breaking solution that enhances employee experience on a global scale.ADP® today announced t ...

This morning, the long-awaited Employment Situation report of non-farm payrolls from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is out, with numbers perhaps stronger than the “whisper number” on Wall Street, but nevertheless weakening over the course of the year. Headline +142K was lower than the consensus +160K expected, but notably higher than the +99K from the ADP (ADP) private-sector August payrolls yesterday. The Unemployment Rate ticked down to +4.2%, as expected.Monthly Jobs Revisions -86K Over Last 2 ...

Friday, September 6th, 2024This morning, the long-awaited Employment Situation report of non-farm payrolls from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is out, with numbers perhaps stronger than the “whisper number” on Wall Street, but nevertheless weakening over the course of the year. Headline +142K was lower than the consensus +160K expected, but notably higher than the +99K from the ADP (ADP) private-sector August payrolls yesterday. The Unemployment Rate ticked down to +4.2%, as expected. Monthly Job ...

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NicoElNino It's been almost 6 months since I last wrote about Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADP). During this time, it has delivered a total return to its shareholders of 11.88% compared to the 5.76% provided by the S&P 500. Several things have happened over these months, but the most important one, and the focus of today's article, is reviewing its annual results and future prospects. Thesis Review If we recall a bit from what I mentioned in my previous article about the company, I said that ADP ...

Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADP) Citi's 2024 Global TMT Conference September 5, 2024 10:50 AM ET Company Participants Joe DeSilva - Executive Vice President, Global Sales Conference Call Participants Peter Christiansen - Citi Investment Research Peter Christiansen Good morning, everyone. My name is Pete Christiansen. I'm with Citi's Equity Research Department covering info services, HR, HCM services, fintech and crypto all have been everywhere here. But great to have Joe DeSilva here. EVP of Glo ...