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Comtech Telecom

Comtech Telecommunications Corp is a provider of modern communications solution incorporated in USA. The company is engaged in designing, developing, producing and marketing products, systems, and services for communications solutions. It is engaged in two business segments, Satellite and Space Communications and Terrestrial and Wireless Networks. It's Space and satellite is USA based providers of modems and high-power amplifiers, a market leader in troposcatter technologies, and serves some of the world's defense contractors and allied foreign governments. Terrestrial and Wireless Networks segment is a provider of next generation 911 infrastructure and solutions for state and local governments and carriers. Majority of sales are generated from Satellite and Space Communications segment.

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U.S. stocks traded mixed toward the end of trading, with the Nasdaq Composite falling around 150 points on Monday.
The Dow traded up 0.64% to 42,206.46 while the NASDAQ dipped 0.79% to 19,010.47. The S&amp;P 500 also fell, dropping, 0.11% to 5,820.34.
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Leading and Lagging Sectors Energy shares rose by 1.6% on Monday.
In trading on Monday, utilities shares tumbled by 1.8%.
Top Headline
U.S. consumer inflation expectations for the year ahead came in unchanged at 3% in December, the same as in the previous month.
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<li>Phio Pharmaceuticals Corp. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PHIO#NASDAQ">PHIO</a>) shares shot up 426% to $6.43 after the company reported promising results of second cohort from its ongoing clinical study of PH-762.</li>
<li>Shares of Salarius Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SLRX#NASDAQ">SLRX</a>)got a boost, surging 159% to $4.04. Salarius Pharmaceuticals and Decoy Therapeutics announced a definitive merger agreement.</li>
<li>Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ITCI#NASDAQ">ITCI</a>) shares were also up, gaining 34% to $127.42 after Johnson &amp; Johnson agreed to acquire the company for $132.00 per share in cash for a total equity value of approximately $14.6 billion.</li>
</ul>
Equities Trading DOWN
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<li>Moderna, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MRNA#NASDAQ">MRNA</a>) shares dropped 20% to $33.67 after the company updated its 2025 expected revenue range to $1.5 billion to $2.5 billion, below analyst estimates of $2.951 billion.</li>
<li>Shares of Abercrombie &amp; Fitch Co. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ANF#NYSE">ANF</a>) were down 18% to $132.09 after issuing mixed fourth-quarter and FY24 guidance.</li>
<li>Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CMTL#NASDAQ">CMTL</a>) was down, falling 48% to $2.15 after the company announced downbeat quarterly results.</li>
</ul>
Commodities In commodity news, oil traded up 2.7% to $78.66 while gold traded down 1.4% at $2,677.60.
Silver traded down 3.1% to $30.345 on Monday, while copper rose 0.4% to $4.3195.
Euro zone
European shares closed lower today. The eurozone's STOXX 600 declined 0.55%, Germany's DAX 40 fell 0.41% and France's CAC 40 dipped 0.30%. Spain's IBEX 35 Index fell 0.28%, while London's FTSE 100 slipped 0.29%.
Asia Pacific Markets
Asian markets closed lower on Monday, with China's Shanghai Composite Index falling 0.25%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index declining 1% and India's BSE Sensex falling 1.36%.
Economics
U.S. consumer inflation expectations for the year ahead came in unchanged at 3% in December, the same as in the previous month.
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<h3>Gainers</h3>
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<li>VerifyMe (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/VRME#NASDAQ">VRME</a>) stock increased by 27.8% to $3.26 during Monday's pre-market session. The company's market cap stands at $34.2 million. </li>
<li>CVD Equipment (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CVV#NASDAQ">CVV</a>) shares moved upwards by 21.65% to $4.27. The company's market cap stands at $29.3 million. </li>
<li>Intrusion (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/INTZ#NASDAQ">INTZ</a>) shares rose 21.03% to $3.51. The market value of their outstanding shares is at $59.2 million. </li>
<li>Gorilla Tech Gr (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GRRR#NASDAQ">GRRR</a>) stock increased by 16.73% to $13.6. The company's market cap stands at $251.1 million. </li>
<li>Prairie Operating (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PROP#NASDAQ">PROP</a>) stock increased by 11.84% to $7.27. The company's market cap stands at $166.6 million. </li>
<li>DatChat (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DATS#NASDAQ">DATS</a>) shares rose 10.35% to $5.33. The market value of their outstanding shares is at $16.0 million. </li>
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<h3>Losers</h3>
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<li>Comtech Telecom (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CMTL#NASDAQ">CMTL</a>) shares fell 24.5% to $3.12 during Monday's pre-market session. The market value of their outstanding shares is at $90.8 million. As per the news, the Q1 earnings report came out today. </li>
<li>Castellum (AMEX:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CTM#AMEX">CTM</a>) shares declined by 21.67% to $0.81. The market value of their outstanding shares is at $53.4 million. </li>
<li>SEALSQ (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/LAES#NASDAQ">LAES</a>) stock fell 21.62% to $4.49. The market value of their outstanding shares is at $352.7 million. </li>
<li>D-Wave Quantum (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/QBTS#NYSE">QBTS</a>) shares decreased by 20.28% to $4.6. The company's market cap stands at $1.2 billion. </li>
<li>Rigetti Computing (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/RGTI#NASDAQ">RGTI</a>) shares fell 17.7% to $7.35. The company's market cap stands at $2.0 billion. </li>
<li>X3 Holdings (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/XTKG#NASDAQ">XTKG</a>) shares declined by 13.87% to $1.18. The company's market cap stands at $16.2 million. 
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U.S. stocks traded mixed midway through trading, with the Dow Jones index gaining around 50 points on Monday.
The Dow traded up 0.13% to 41,992.95 while the NASDAQ dipped 1.42% to 18,888.78. The S&amp;P 500 also fell, dropping, 0.70% to 5,786.44.
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Leading and Lagging Sectors Energy shares rose by 2.2% on Monday.
In trading on Monday, utilities shares tumbled by 1.9%.
Top Headline 
Sage Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SAGE#NASDAQ">SAGE</a>) confirmed that Biogen Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BIIB#NASDAQ">BIIB</a>) submitted an unsolicited, nonbinding proposal to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Sage Therapeutics not already owned by Biogen for $7.22 per share.
Equities Trading UP &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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<li>Phio Pharmaceuticals Corp. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PHIO#NASDAQ">PHIO</a>) shares shot up 418% to $8.76 after the company reported promising results of second cohort from its ongoing clinical study of PH-762.</li>
<li>Shares of Salarius Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SLRX#NASDAQ">SLRX</a>)got a boost, surging 277% to $5.87. Salarius Pharmaceuticals and Decoy Therapeutics announced a definitive merger agreement.</li>
<li>Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ITCI#NASDAQ">ITCI</a>) shares were also up, gaining 35% to $127.72 after Johnson &amp; Johnson agreed to acquire the company for $132.00 per share in cash for a total equity value of approximately $14.6 billion.</li>
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<li>Equities Trading DOWN</li>
<li>Moderna, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MRNA#NASDAQ">MRNA</a>) shares dropped 22% to $33.13 after the company updated its 2025 expected revenue range to $1.5 billion to $2.5 billion, below analyst estimates of $2.951 billion.</li>
<li>Shares of Abercrombie &amp; Fitch Co. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ANF#NYSE">ANF</a>) were down 20% to $129.03 after issuing mixed fourth-quarter and FY24 guidance.</li>
<li>Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CMTL#NASDAQ">CMTL</a>) was down, falling 47% to $2.1901 after the company announced downbeat quarterly results.</li>
</ul>
Commodities In commodity news, oil traded up 3.1% to $78.93 while gold traded down 1.1% at $2,685.60.
Silver traded down 3% to $30.37 on Monday, while copper rose 0.8% to $4.3365.
Euro zone
European shares were lower today. The eurozone's STOXX 600 declined 0.45%, Germany's DAX 40 fell 0.26% and France's CAC 40 dipped 0.11%. Spain's IBEX 35 Index fell 0.23%, while London's FTSE 100 slipped 0.19%.
Asia Pacific Markets
Asian markets closed lower on Monday, with China's Shanghai Composite Index falling 0.25%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index declining 1% and India's BSE Sensex falling 1.36%.
Economics
Data on consumer inflation expectations will be released today.
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Appoints Kenneth H. Traub as President and Chief Executive Officer, Effective Immediately
Commences Comprehensive Transformation to Immediately Strengthen Company
Jan. 13, 2025-- Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CMTL#NASDAQ">CMTL</a>) ("Comtech" or the "Company"), a global communications technology leader, today announced that its Board of Directors (the "Board") has named Ken Traub as President and Chief Executive Officer, replacing John Ratigan effective immediately. Mr. Traub joined the Comtech Board on October 31, 2024 and became Executive Chairman on November 27, 2024.
Mr. Traub is leading a comprehensive transformation of Comtech. Some highlights of this transformation include:
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<li>Operational Discipline and Rightsizing. Comtech is taking decisive action to improve processes, streamline product lines, optimize staffing and sharpen its organizational focus. These actions are expected to result in significant cost savings and working capital efficiencies, particularly in the Company's Satellite &amp; Space Communications ("S&amp;S") segment, and position Comtech to generate sustainable positive cash flow.</li>
<li>Support and Grow Successful Business Units. The Company's Terrestrial &amp; Wireless Networks ("T&amp;W") segment is poised for continued strong growth, driven by the need for nontraditional methods to request emergency help from new devices and the segment's new initiatives in public safety technologies. The growth of the Company's carrier businesswill be supported by its latest cloud-agnostic 5G passive and emergency location, messaging and alerting services. In the S&amp;S segment, Comtech is strong in designing, manufacturing and supporting sophisticated communications equipment for both defense and commercial users that rely on the Company to provide mission-critical communications infrastructure. Comtech will prudently invest in and support these successful businesses and capitalize on opportunities to build and monetize these valuable assets.</li>
<li>Strategic Alternatives Process. TheComtech Board, under Mr. Traub's leadership, will conduct a comprehensive review of strategic alternatives and explore a range of potential transactions to enhance Comtech's strategic focus and strengthen the Company's balance sheet. This process is a broadening of the previously announced review of strategic alternatives for the T&amp;W segment and will include various alternatives for the S&amp;S segment.</li>
<li>Strengthening the Capital Structure. Comtech had available liquidity of approximately $30 million of cash and equivalents as of both October 31, 2024 and January 10, 2025. The Company is positioned to generate positive cash flow over the coming months through implementation of the initiatives described above and will consider opportunities to strengthen its capital structure.</li>
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Management

Reported Earlier, Comtech Appoints Kenneth H. Traub As President And Chief Executive Officer, Effective Immediately

Comtech Telecommunications Shares Resume Trade

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Comtech shares are trading lower after the company reported worse-than-expected Q1 financial results and announced a CEO transition.

Comtech Telecommunications Shares Halted On Circuit Breaker To The Downside, Stock Now Down -46.7%

U.S. stocks traded mixed this morning, with the Nasdaq Composite falling over 1% on Monday.
The Dow traded up 0.26% to 42,049.01 while the NASDAQ dipped 1.24% to 18,923.36. The S&amp;P 500 also fell, dropping, 0.61% to 5,791.47.
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Leading and Lagging Sectors Energy shares rose by 1.7% on Monday.
In trading on Monday, utilities shares tumbled by 1.8%.
Top Headline
WD-40 Company (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/WDFC#NASDAQ">WDFC</a>) posted better-than-expected results for its first quarter and reiterated its FY25 guidance on Friday.
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<li>Phio Pharmaceuticals Corp. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PHIO#NASDAQ">PHIO</a>) shares shot up 453% to $9.35 after the company reported promising results of second cohort from its ongoing clinical study of PH-762.</li>
<li>Shares of Salarius Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SLRX#NASDAQ">SLRX</a>)got a boost, surging 181% to $4.3064. Salarius Pharmaceuticals and Decoy Therapeutics announced a definitive merger agreement.</li>
<li>Kairos Pharma, Ltd. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/KAPA#NYSE">KAPA</a>) shares were also up, gaining 101% to $1.9701.</li>
</ul>
Equities Trading DOWN
<ul>
<li>Comstock Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/LODE#NYSE">LODE</a>) shares dropped 43% to $0.2998 after the company announced strategic expansion plans.</li>
<li>Shares of SRIVARU Holding Limited (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SVMH#NASDAQ">SVMH</a>) were down 34% to $0.0408. Srivaru Holding announced plans to implement 50-for-1 reverse share split on Jan. 15.</li>
<li>Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CMTL#NASDAQ">CMTL</a>) was down, falling 34% to $2.73 after the company announced downbeat quarterly results.</li>
</ul>
Commodities In commodity news, oil traded up 1.6% to $77.82 while gold traded down 1% at $2,688.80.
Silver traded down 2.8% to $30.425 on Monday, while copper rose 0.6% to $4.3285.
Euro zone
European shares were lower today. The eurozone's STOXX 600 declined 0.5%, Germany's DAX 40 fell 0.3% and France's CAC 40 dipped 0.3%. Spain's IBEX 35 Index fell 0.4%, while London's FTSE 100 slipped 0.3%.
Asia Pacific Markets
Asian markets closed lower on Monday, with China's Shanghai Composite Index falling 0.25%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index declining 1% and India's BSE Sensex falling 1.36%.
Economics
Data on consumer inflation expectations will be released today.
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Earnings Misses

Comtech Telecom Q1 2025 Adj. EPS $(1.27) Misses $(0.16) Estimate, Sales $115.800M Miss $125.525M Estimate

U.S. stock futures declined on Monday following Friday&#8217;s steep fall. Futures of all four major indices fell in premarket trade.
Friday&#8217;s decline followed a strong upmove in yields as the economy added 256,000 jobs in December, much above the economists&#8217; forecast of 165,000 jobs, the strongest since May 2024.
Traders now await the consumer price inflation data this week on Wednesday, which will further clear the case for the Fed to pause the rate cuts.
The 10-year and two-year Treasury notes yielded 4.78% and 4.42%, respectively. The probability of having no change in the interest rates for the upcoming Jan. 31, 2025 decision was at 97.3%, according to CME Group&#8217;s FedWatch <a href="https://www.cmegroup.com/markets/interest-rates/cme-fedwatch-tool.html">tool</a>.
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<td>Nasdaq 100</td>
<td>-1.27%</td>
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<td>S&amp;P 500</td>
<td>-0.86%</td>
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<td>Dow Jones</td>
<td>-0.38%</td>
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<td>Russell 2000</td>
<td>-1.21%</td>
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In premarket trading on Monday, the SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SPY#NYSE">SPY</a>) was down 0.76% to $576.10&nbsp;and the Invesco QQQ Trust ETF (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/QQQ#NASDAQ">QQQ</a>) dropped 1.16% to $501.35, according to <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/dashboard">Benzinga Pro</a> data.
Cues From The Last Session
Wall Street suffered significant losses last week, erasing all gains since the election. This was primarily driven by a robust jobs report, which increased concerns about persistent inflation and further interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve. The week&#8217;s trading was also impacted by rising geopolitical tensions and increased inflation expectations.
The session witnessed considerable losses among growth equities, particularly those with high valuations and exposure to interest rate sensitivity. This included semiconductor companies such as Nvidia Corporation (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NVDA#NASDAQ">NVDA</a>) and Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMD#NASDAQ">AMD</a>), as well as technology firms like Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PLTR#NASDAQ">PLTR</a>).
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed 1.63% lower at 41,938.45, down approximately 697 points. The S&amp;P 500 Index fell 1.54% to 5,827.04, while the Nasdaq Composite dipped 1.63% to 19,161.63. Russell 200, on the other hand, fell 2.22% to 2,189.23.
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Insights From Analysts
On <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/01/42939374/as-bond-yields-near-the-crucial-5-mark-last-seen-briefly-in-2023-and-global-financial-crisis-this-analyst-says-market-appears-to-be-overreacting">Friday</a>, the U.S. 30-year Treasury yielded 4.950% by the end of the trading session, however, it touched a high of 5.005% intraday. The 10-year Treasury, on the other hand, yielded an intraday high of 4.790% to settle at 4.762% on Friday.
&#8220;It is most likely that the pressure on interest rates is being driven by inflation fears from the soon-to-be-announced tariffs that Trump 2.0 will bring.&#8221; said Louis Navellier, the chairman and founder of Navellier &amp; Associates. &#8220;The market appears to be overreacting,&#8221; he added.
Ed Yardeni and Eric Wallerstein in their note called &#8216;Bond Vigilantes Spoking Stock Jockey&#8217; said, &#8220;If Tuesday&#8217;s CPI inflation rate for December is higher than expected, causing the 10-year Treasury bond yield to revisit 2023&#8217;s high of 5.00%.&#8221;
As the stocks struggled after Friday&#8217;s reports and bond yields&#8217; reaction, Yardeni and Navellier said that this dip was a buying opportunity.
Navellier said that the market could be additionally reacting to the uncertainty on what the Fed may do. Stocks, however, are taking the higher yields to heart, he added, saying &#8220;There&#8217;s no reason to panic.&#8221; as the pullback on higher rates is likely a &#8220;buying opportunity unless earnings disappoint.&#8221;
Yardeni also reiterated its forecast of 7,000 points on the S&amp;P 500 by the end of the year. &#8220;We still believe that the 10-year Treasury bond yield should trade mostly between 4.25% and 4.75% this year. So we think that the selloffs in the stock and bond markets are buying opportunities.&#8221;
Carson Research&#8217;s VP and global macro strategist, Sonu Varghese in a blog post said that it's not useful to read too much into market moves, especially short-term ones.
He argues that the interest rates are higher because the market likely thinks stronger job creation and economy, will put more upward pressure on inflation, which means the Federal Reserve will have to pause on rate cuts. &#8220;Markets are now expecting just one rate cut in 2025 (with a probability of under 25% for a second one) and don't expect it to happen before June,&#8217; he added.
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Upcoming Economic Data
<ul>
<li>On Monday, the data for December&#8217;s monthly U.S. federal budget will be released at 2:00 p.m., ET.</li>
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<li>On Tuesday, NFIB optimism index for December will be released at 6:00 a.m., ET.</li>
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<li>December&#8217;s headline and core producer price index data will be announced at 8:30 a.m., ET.</li>
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<li>Kansas City Fed President Jeffrey Schmid will be speaking at 10:00 a.m. ET.</li>
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<li>Fed will release its Beige Book at 2:00 p.m., ET.</li>
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<li>New York Fed President Williams will deliver his opening remarks on the policy at 3:05 p.m., ET.</li>
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<li>On Wednesday, the headline and core consumer price index for December and the Empire State manufacturing survey data for January will be announced at 8:30 a.m., ET.</li>
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<li> Richmond Fed President Barkin will speak at 9:00 a.m., ET.</li>
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<li>New York Fed President Williams will speak at 11:00 a.m., ET.</li>
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<li>Chicago Fed President Goolsbee will speak at 12:00 p.m., ET.</li>
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<li>On Thursday, initial jobless claims till Jan. 11 will be released at 8:30 a.m., ET.</li>
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<li>December&#8217;s U.S. retail sales, import price index and Philadelphia Fed manufacturing survey will be announced at 8:30 a.m., ET.</li>
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<li>Business inventory data for November and the Home builder confidence index for January will be released at 10:00 a.m., ET.</li>
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<li>On Friday, housing starts and building permits data for December will be released at 8:30 a.m., ET.</li>
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<li>The industrial production and capacity utilization for December will be announced at 9:15 a.m., ET.</li>
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<li>Comtech Telecommunications Corporation (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CMTL#NASDAQ">CMTL</a>) was up 10.17% in premarket ahead of its earnings before the opening bell. Analysts expect a quarterly loss of 16 cents per share on revenue of $125.53 million.</li>
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<li>WD-40 Company (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/WDFC#NASDAQ">WDFC</a>) was up 2.48% after it posted better-than-expected results for its first quarter and reiterated its FY25 guidance on Friday.</li>
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<li>KB Home (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/KBH#NYSE">KBH</a>) was down 0.76% ahead of its earnings, which is slated to be reported after the market closes. Analysts expect quarterly earnings of $2.45 per share on revenue of $1.99 billion.</li>
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<li>Nordstrom Inc (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/JWN#NYSE">JWN</a>) was up 0.12% after the company said that its net sales rose 4.9%, while comparable sales increased 5.8% for the nine-week holiday period ended Jan. 4.</li>
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<li>Rigetti Computing Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/RGTI#NASDAQ">RGTI</a>) was down 16.01%, Quantum Computing Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/QUBT#NASDAQ">QUBT</a>) declined 7.91%, D-Wave Quantum Inc (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/QBTS#NYSE">QBTS</a>) slipped 14.21% and IONQ Inc (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/IONQ#NYSE">IONQ</a>) fell 14.51% in premarket after CNBC&#8217;s Jim Cramer <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/equities/25/01/42890014/jim-cramer-warns-on-quantum-stories-as-stocks-plunge-we-need-you-out-before-the-froth-goes-away">highlighted</a> the speculative nature of nuclear and quantum computing stocks and advised investors to be cautious and realistic about the potential for short-term gains. </li>
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Commodities, Gold And Global Equity Markets:
Crude oil futures were higher in the early New York session by 1.76% to hover around $77.08 per barrel.
The gold spot index was down by 0.36% to $2,705.01 per ounce. The Dollar Index was up 0.34% at the 110.02 level.
Asian markets closed lower on Monday as Hong Kong&#8217;s Hang Seng, Japan&#8217;s Nikkei 225, India&#8217;s S&amp;P BSE Sensex, China&#8217;s CSI 300, Australia&#8217;s ASX 200, and South Korea&#8217;s Kospi index declined. European markets were also trading lower.
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US Stock Futures Indicate Lower Opening On Monday After Last Week's Steep Fall: Analyst Says It's A 'Buying Opportunity,' But Market May Dip Further If This Happens

The CNN Money Fear and Greed index showed further decline in overall market sentiment, while the index remained in the &#8220;Fear&#8221; zone on Friday.
U.S. stocks settled lower on Friday, with the Dow Jones index dipping around 700 points during the session following the release of jobs report.
Nonfarm payrolls rose by 256,000 last month, up from the downwardly revised 212,000 in November and sharply surpassing economist expectations of 160,000 payrolls as tracked by TradingEconomics. The unemployment rate fell from 4.2% to 4.1%, beating forecasts of an unchanged reading.
Average hourly earnings rose 0.3% month-over-month in December, matching expectations but slowing from November&#8217;s 0.4%. On a year-over-year basis, wages increased 3.9%, slightly below of the 4% forecast.
Delta Air Lines, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DAL#NYSE">DAL</a>) reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter results and issued 2025 guidance. Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/WBA#NASDAQ">WBA</a>) reported better-than-expected first-quarter results.
Most sectors on the S&amp;P 500 closed on a negative note, with real estate, financial and information technology stocks recording the biggest losses on Friday. However, energy stocks bucked the overall market trend, closing the session higher.
The Dow Jones closed lower by around 697 points to 41,938.45 on Friday. The S&amp;P 500 fell 1.54% to 5,827.04, while the Nasdaq Composite fell 1.63% at 19,161.63 during Friday's session.
Investors are awaiting earnings results from Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CMTL#NASDAQ">CMTL</a>), KB Home (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/KBH#NYSE">KBH</a>) and ServiceTitan, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TTAN#NASDAQ">TTAN</a>) today.
At a current reading of 26.9, the index remained in the &#8220;Fear&#8221; zone on Friday, versus a prior reading of 30.4.
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The Fear &amp; Greed Index is a measure of the current market sentiment. It is based on the premise that higher fear exerts pressure on stock prices, while higher greed has the opposite effect. The index is calculated based on seven equal-weighted indicators. The index ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 represents maximum fear and 100 signals maximum greediness.
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Dow Tumbles Around 700 Points Following Jobs Data, Investor Sentiment Dips Further: Greed Index Remains In 'Fear' Zone

With U.S. stock futures trading lower this morning on Monday, some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are as follows:
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<li>Wall Street expects Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CMTL#NASDAQ">CMTL</a>) to report a quarterly loss at 16 cents per share on revenue of $125.53 million before the opening bell, according to data from <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/dashboard">Benzinga Pro</a>. Comtech Telecommunications shares gained 3.9% to $4.29 in after-hours trading.</li>
<li>WD-40 Company (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/WDFC#NASDAQ">WDFC</a>) posted better-than-expected results for its first quarter and reiterated its FY25 guidance on Friday. WD-40 shares gained 5.5% to $254.00 in the after-hours trading session.</li>
<li>Analysts are expecting KB Home (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/KBH#NYSE">KBH</a>) to post quarterly earnings at $2.45 per share on revenue of $1.99 billion. The company will release earnings after the markets close. KB Home shares gained 0.1% to $63.25 in after-hours trading.</li>
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<li>Nordstrom Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/JWN#NYSE">JWN</a>) said total company net sales rose 4.9%, while comparable sales increased 5.8% for the nine-week holiday period ended Jan. 4. The company also said it sees comparable sales growth of 2.5% to 3.5% versus 52 weeks in fiscal 2023, up from its previous guidance of 1.0% to 2.0% growth. Nordstrom shares gained 0.2% to $24.05 in the after-hours trading session.</li>
<li>Analysts expect ServiceTitan Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TTAN#NASDAQ">TTAN</a>) to post a quarterly loss at 3 cents per share on revenue of $198.52 million after the closing bell. ServiceTitan shares gained 0.1% to $101.40 in after-hours trading.</li>
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WD-40 Company, KB Home And 3 Stocks To Watch Heading Into Monday

<h3>Companies Reporting Before The Bell</h3>
• Comtech Telecom (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CMTL#NASDAQ">CMTL</a>) is estimated to report quarterly loss at $0.36 per share on revenue of $125.53 million. 
<h3>Companies Reporting After The Bell</h3>
• Calamos Glb Total (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CGO#NASDAQ">CGO</a>) is estimated to report quarterly earnings at $2.88 per share on revenue of $770.40 million. 
• ServiceTitan (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TTAN#NASDAQ">TTAN</a>) is projected to report earnings for its third quarter. 
• KB Home (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/KBH#NYSE">KBH</a>) is likely to report quarterly earnings at $2.47 per share on revenue of $1.98 billion. 
• Aehr Test System (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AEHR#NASDAQ">AEHR</a>) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $0.03 per share on revenue of $15.04 million. 
• Educational Development (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/EDUC#NASDAQ">EDUC</a>) is expected to report earnings for its third quarter. 
This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and reviewed by an editor.

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SEC Charges Cantor Fitzgerald With Causing 2 SPACs To Make Misleading Statements
The Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday <a href="https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2024-199">charged </a>&nbsp;financial services firm Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P. with causing two special purpose acquisition companies that it controlled to make misleading statements to investors ahead of their initial public offerings.&nbsp;
The SEC's Order states that a team of Cantor Fitzgerald executives controlled two SPACs in 2020 and 2021 which raised $750 million from investors through IPOs. The SEC's order finds that Cantor Fitzgerald caused the SPACs in their SEC filings to deny having had contact or substantive discussions with potential business combination targets prior to their IPOs.&nbsp;
However, the Order finds that at the time of each SPAC's IPO, Cantor Fitzgerald personnel had already begun negotiations with a group of potential target companies for the SPACs, including with View, Inc. (OTC:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/VIEWQ#OTC">VIEWQ</a>) and Satellogic, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SATL#NASDAQ">SATL</a>), the companies with which the SPACs eventually merged.
"Cantor Fitzgerald misled investors about a critical investment consideration by repeatedly stating in public filings that it had not identified or approached any potential merger targets, despite having had substantive discussions with several private companies regarding a potential merger, including with the companies with which its SPACs eventually merged," said Sanjay Wadhwa, Acting Director of the SEC's Division of Enforcement.
The order charges Cantor with causing violations of certain antifraud and proxy provisions of the federal securities laws. Cantor Fitzgerald agreed to cease and desist from violations of the charged provisions and to pay a $6.75 million civil penalty without admitting or denying the order's findings.&nbsp;
SEC Charges Former Comtech CEO with Insider Trading
The SEC <a href="https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2024-195">announced</a> insider trading charges on Wednesday against Ken Peterman, the former CEO of Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CMTL#NASDAQ">CMTL</a>), in connection with his sale of Comtech shares ahead of Comtech's forthcoming negative quarterly earnings results.
According to the SEC complaint, Peterman received a confidential presentation detailing Comtech's forthcoming negative quarterly earnings results on March 4, 2024 and informed that he was being terminated for cause eight days later.&nbsp;
The SEC's complaint alleges that just a few hours after he was terminated, and while under two different trading blackouts, Peterman placed an order to sell Comtech stock.
On March 18, 2024, Comtech reported its negative quarterly earnings, which caused its stock price to drop more than 25 percent. The complaint alleges that Peterman avoided losses by selling the shares in advance of Comtech's negative earnings announcement.&nbsp;
Peterman also allegedly directed his financial advisor to sell additional Comtech stock he held in a joint account, but the financial advisor was unable to complete the sale. Peterman allegedly would have avoided additional losses of about $110,000 had the trade been executed.&nbsp;
"There is no gray area when it comes to trading on the basis of material non-public information in breach of one's fiduciary duty. C-suite executives like the defendant, a CEO with decades of experience, know that it is illegal to use their company's confidential information for their own financial gain," said Tejal D. Shah, Associate Director of the SEC's New York Regional Office.&nbsp;
"Our action today should serve as a strong deterrent to those executives who might think about going down the same path," Shah added.&nbsp;
The complaint charges Peterman with violating Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and seeks permanent injunctive relief, disgorgement with prejudgment interest, civil penalties and a bar preventing Peterman from serving as an officer or director of a public company.
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York also announced criminal charges against Peterman on Wednesday. 
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Quinlan will continue serving on the Board. John Ratigan, Comtech's President and CEO, will report directly to Traub and they will be working closely together.
In addition, former U.S. Army Chief Information Officer, Lieutenant General (Retired) Bruce T. Crawford, has been elected to serve as Lead Independent Director.
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