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This post contains sponsored advertising content. This content is for informational purposes only and not intended to be investing advice. (Monday Market Open) Equity index futures were down quite a bit overnight as European markets were selling off. However, comments from Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov suggested there was still a diplomatic way out of the current situation with the Russian troop build up near the Ukrainian border. The comments helped futures turn around and actually move to the positive. However, an interview with St. Louis Fed President James Bullard appeared to push futures slightly to the downside again. On top of Russian tensions and Bullard comments, Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) lowered their price target on the S&P 500 (SPX) for 2022. The new target is 4900, but GS analysts did offer a range of 3600 to 5500. Last Friday, GS increased their forecasts for Fed rate hikes to seven for the year. Bullard in a China Shop In response to the hotter than expected Consumer Price Index (CPI) report last Thursday, St.

Key Events This Week: FOMC Minutes, Retail Sales And PPI After a tumultous, roller-coaster week which packed weeks if not months in every single day, it''s a quieter week in terms of scheduled releases with the FOMC minutes on Wednesday - which as DB''s Jim Reid reminds us pre-date a 7.5% CPI print - the notable highlight, with US PPI and retail sales also on deck. Having said that the minutes published in the first week of January brought QT bang into the spotlight and started the rates sell-off so there is always room for surprises and remember that at the January FOMC press conference, Powell did suggest that the committee had held detailed discussion on the balance sheet so we may learn more. Then there is the Ukraine-Russia standoff, which together with thinking about rising interest rates, means that we won''t be able to relax after last week''s high octane events according to Reid. Or maybe not: according to the latest market survey conducted by Deutsche Bank which was conducted before Friday''s news that the US warned of a Russia attack on Ukraine as early as this week, showed that only 7% thought that this situation would be a major influence on markets in 2 months'' time.

Monday''s top analyst upgrades and downgrades included Chewy, Cloudflare, Coca-Cola, Doximity, Ideanomics, GlaxoSmithKline, Micron Technology, SoFi Technologies, Teladoc Health, Twitter and Walmart.

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Fourth-quarter earning season continues with reports from Walmart, Airbnb, Nvidia, ViacomCBS, Marriott, Shopify, and Cisco, and more. Plus, January PPI and retail sales.

Sam''s Club is offering $8 memberships today through Thursday, part of the Walmart Inc. warehouse shopping club''s first Super Bowl ad campaign that promised a special price based on where the football was at the big game''s fourth-quarter two-minute warning. The campaign featured actor and comedian Kevin Hart and talked up the club''s Scan & Go technology that allows customers to bypass the checkout line to make a purchase. Walmart is scheduled to report fourth-quarter results on Thursday before the opening bell. Walmart stock is down 6.3% over the past year while the Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 10.4% for the period. Market Pulse Stories are Rapid-fire, short news bursts on stocks and markets as they move. Visit MarketWatch.com for more information on this news.

Global Markets Slide On Mounting Ukraine Tensions US index futures and global stocks extended their Friday losses on Monday, as worries about growing geopolitical conflict in Ukraine sparked concerns about global economic growth and adding to concerns about inflation and the prospect of aggressive Fed rate hikes to tame it. Nasdaq futures were down 1.2% by 715 a.m. ET after earlier sliding as much as 1.5%. S&P 500 futures slipped 0.8%, setting up the benchmark U.S. index to fall further from a two-week low reached on Friday. Treasury yields dropped further from a multi-year high hit on Friday and gold rose, while bitcoin extended its sharp decline from Friday. Focal points Monday include comments by St. Louis Fed President James Bullard at 8:30am ET. Airline stocks slid in premarket trading, following European peers lower, as growing concerns about geopolitical risks over Ukraine ripple through global markets. Lockheed Martin Corp. scrapped its bid to buy Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings Inc. after the Federal Trade Commission sued to block the deal.

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Walmart ( WMT , $137.09) will headline this week''s busy earnings calendar , with the discount mega-retailer set to unveil its fourth-quarter results ahead of Thursday''s open. "Fourth-quarter earnings season has continued to show that corporate sentiment is focused on labor shortages, supply chain related issues and ability to manage inflation," says Gargi Chaudhuri, head of iShares Investment Strategy, Americas. And all three themes are likely to be front and center in WMT''s 4Q report. SEE MORE The 20 Biggest Wealth Destroyers of the Past 30 Years Yes, higher supply chain costs and inflation will likely be drags on Walmart''s quarterly results, says UBS analyst Michael Lasser (Buy). "That said, we believe that WMT benefited from fewer markdowns and increased contributions from ad revenues." Lasser also believes the Dow Jones stock picked up some additional market share in Q4. Why? Sign up for Kiplinger''s FREE Investing Weekly e-letter for stock, ETF and mutual fund recommendations, and other investing advice.

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Choppiness in U.S. stocks is expected to persist this week as investors grapple with the prospect of swifter monetary tightening and escalating geopolitical tensions between Russia and Ukraine.

Fourth-quarter earning season continues with reports from Walmart, Airbnb, Nvidia, ViacomCBS, Marriott, Shopify, and Cisco, and more. Plus, January PPI and retail sales.

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