U.S. stocks are wavering amid worries about deepening tensions between Russia and Ukraine tꦅhat are pushing European stocks lower. After an unsuccessful call with Putin over the week❀end, President Biden continues to pull diplomats from the region. Repeated efforts from European leaders have also failed to soften Putin's stance.

Declines would add to last week's losses when the S&P 500 fell 1.8%, the Dow lost 1%, and the Nasdaq shed 2.2% for the week.

This Week's Earnings

Charles Schwab Corp. (SCHW), Avis Budget Group Inc. (CAR), Advance Auto Parts Inc. (AAP), Arista Networks Inc. (ANET), and Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) will report earnings today. Later in the week, Walmart Inc. (WMT), Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO) NVIDIA Corp. (NVDA), Applied Materials Inc. (AMAT), Shopify Inc. (SHOP), and more will report results. Investors will also get reports on 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:wholesale inflation, retail sales, and industrial production later this൩ week.

The yield on the 10-year Treasury rose to 1.99% after James Bullard, president of the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, reiterated on CNBC that he favored raising interest rates quickly. Oil fell after Russian President꧙ Vladimir Putin signaled he's willing to continue talks over the dispute in Ukraine, easing invasion fears for now.

European stocks were down almost 3%, led lower by bank and travel stocks. The German 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:DAX was down over 2%. In Japan, the Ni🌄kkei fell over 2%, and China’s Shanghai Composite Index fell 1%.

澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Natural gas prices retreated from a big runup th𒈔is weekend, while still higher. The euro again weakened against the dollar. The cryptocurrency market is broadly lower, while Bitcoin and Ethereum are higher.

Quick Hits: Today's Headlines

The Ambassador Bridge between the U.S. and Canada reopened to commercial and passenger traffic after protestors shut down the bridge for almost a week. North American automakers, including General Motors (GM), Ford (F), and Stellantis (STLA), had to reduce produc𒊎tion bec🐻ause some Canadian auto parts suppliers were unable to ship orders to the U.S.

Lockheed Martin Corp. (LMT) has ditched its plan to buy Aerojet Rocketdyne over澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询: antitrust concerns. Federal antitrust overseers last month💦 sued toꦰ block the proposed $4.4 billion deal.

Australia’s Crown Resorts Ltd. has agreed to a $6.3 billion buyout from Blackstone Inc. (BX). The deal follows aꦑ ne🏅arly year-long effort by the private equity firm to buy Crown Resorts.

Billionaire 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:George Soros has bought a nearly $3 billion stake in electric vehicle start-up Rivian. 🌄;Soros Fun🦩d Management bought nearly 20 million shares of Rivian in the last quarter of 2021, according to filings with the SEC. 

Alphabet’s Google Inc. (GOOG) was targeted in an antitrust complaint by the European Publishers Council over its digital advertising business. The move potentially strengthen🔯s EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager's investigation into Google's control of the digital ad market.

The Big S🔴tory: Chipmakers Warned to Diversify Supplies

 The White House is warning chipmakers to diversify their supply chains in case of a conflict between Ukraine and Russia. Two critical materials that come out of the region are neon and 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:palladium.  

Chip factories use neon and palladium produced in Russia. Factories also use neon from Ukraine for laser gasses and lithography. Palladium from Russia is used for chip packaging, as wel♔l as in some sensors.  

Staffers from the White House National Security Council have been in contact with chip businesses, urging them to find alternative sources of the materials. The chip equipment industry association has also recently asked members about their exposure to materials from the region. Any disruption of supply in neon and palladium could prolong the global shortage of computer chips that's hurt the automotive and related industries.

Palladium price🦂s are up about 25% ove👍r the past two weeks amid fears that a Russian conflict with Ukraine could disrupt exports from Russia. Between 25% and 30% of the world’s supply of palladium is mined in Siberia.