247Wallst·2026-02-24 13:00Market Overview - Futures are trading higher after a poor start to the trading week, influenced by a risk-off bias due to tariff increases and a rotation out of technology stocks [1] - The Dow Jones closed down 1.66% at 48,804, S&P 500 down 1.04% at 6,837, Nasdaq down 1.13% at 22,627, and Russell 2000 down 1.60% at 2,621 [1] Treasury Bonds - Treasury yields decreased across the curve, indicating a flight to safety amid stock market declines [2] - The 30-year bond closed at 4.70% and the benchmark 10-year note at 4.03% [2] Oil and Gas - Oil prices saw a slight decline after a strong previous week, with Brent Crude closing at $71.58 (down 0.25%) and West Texas Intermediate at $66.41 (down 0.11%) [3] - Natural gas closed down 1.77% at $2.99 despite a significant storm on the East Coast [3] Gold - Gold experienced solid buying, closing at $5,227 (up 2.38%), driven by Middle East concerns and UBS raising its target price for gold to $6,200 by mid-2026 [4] - Silver also saw gains, closing up 4.23% at $88.10 [4] Cryptocurrency - Cryptocurrency prices, particularly Bitcoin, fell sharply, with Bitcoin dropping 3% to 5% to below $65,000, reaching lows around $64,200 to $64,800 [5] - Bitcoin is currently trading at $63,012, while Ethereum is at $1,824, marking a decline of over 25% for Bitcoin this year [5] Analyst Upgrades - Booking Holdings Inc. was upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight at Morgan Stanley, with a target price of $5,500 [7] - Domino's Pizza Inc. was upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at JPMorgan, with a target price of $450 [10] - Fox Corporation was raised to Buy from Neutral at Seaport Research, with a target price of $64 [10] - Qualcomm Inc. was upgraded to Equal Weight from Underweight at Wells Fargo, with a target price raised to $150 from $135 [10] Analyst Downgrades - Blue Owl Capital Inc. was downgraded to Hold from Buy at Deutsche Bank, with a target price lowered to $10 from $15 [10] - Cable One Inc. was cut to Underperform from Neutral at BNP Paribas, with a target price slashed to $80 from $125 [10] - Comcast Corp. was downgraded to Underperform at BNP Paribas, with a target price of $27 [10] Analyst Initiations - Alkermes Plc. was initiated with an Outperform rating and a target price of $45 at Wolfe Research [10] - Blackstone Inc. was started with an Outperform rating at RBC Capital, with a target price of $179 [10] - Bloom Energy Inc. was initiated with a Neutral rating at Citigroup, with a target price of $162 [10] - Neurocrine Biosciences Inc. was initiated with an Outperform rating at Wolfe Research, with a target price of $160 [10]