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Investing.com — Financials recovered from Monday’s Archegos Capital-induced slide, but it wasn’t enough to push the major indexes higher. Now everybody’s waiting to see what President Joe Biden has up his sleeves for the next round of government spending.
The ADP Research Institute will whet our appetite for employment data ahead of Friday’s nonfarm payrolls report for March. The number will likely show a significant pickup in hiring as lockdowns ease and weather improves. Consensus calls for a gain of 550,000 when the ADP number is released at 8:15 AM ET (1215 GMT).
2. Home sales
Pending home sales for February are also on tap. Bad weather is likely to have kept the number from rebounding from January’s 2.8% decline. The estimate is for another 2.9% drop when it’s released at 10:00 AM ET (1400 GMT).
3. Walgreens earnings
Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ:WBA) reports results for the first time under new CEO Rosalind Brewer. Analysts are looking for adjusted profit of $1.12 on sales of $36.54 billion. Also keep an eye on Lululemon Athletica Inc (NASDAQ:LULU) to see how it trades after reporting results after the close today.
