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DAILY UPDATE: Non-Competes Pause as Stock Markets Rise

Posted on July 5, 2024 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

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Wednesday’s stock market trading was brief but sweet—the S&P 500 and NASDAQ closed at records in a half-day session. The stock market was closed yesterday for the Fourth of July, but will reopen today with all eyes on the June jobs report to be released this morning. It’s expected to show more cooling in the labor market, which would reinforce the FOMC is likely plan to cut interest rates this fall.

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A federal court temporarily paused a ban on noncompetes from taking effect in September, ruling that the FTC overstepped its authority in April when it ordered a halt to the clauses affecting 30 million Americans. The ban on noncompetes was intended to allow workers like doctors and nurses to move jobs more easily and boost wages in the process, but businesses opposed it on the grounds that competitors could poach their employees and they’d lose valuable trade secrets.

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LABOR DEPARTMENT: US Jobs

Posted on July 5, 2024 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

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The Labor Department just reported that the U.S. added 206,000 jobs last month, slightly beating expectations. But the unemployment rate ticked up to 4.1%, a sign of slack in a labor market that has been remarkably strong even in the face of high interest rates.

There were other signs as well that the job market continues to cool. Average hourly earnings were up 3.9% in June from a year earlier, marking their smallest gain since 2021. The jobs counts for both April and May were revised lower. The labor force participation rate, the share of working-age people who were employed or seeking work, ticked up—an indication that more people are entering the labor market.

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FROM BULL: To Sideways Markets to Nvidia

Posted on July 5, 2024 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

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Today I am sharing with you an excerpt from a letter I wrote to IMA clients in the winter of 2023.

I discussed my condensed views on the stock market, economy, and our investment strategy. I think it is a good overview of where we are still today, almost a year and a half later. If you’ve read it before, skip to the end, where I share my updated thoughts on the Magnificent Seven and Nvidia.

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NEW: Georgia Health Care Laws [July 1, 2023]

Posted on July 4, 2024 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

TOPICS PREVIOUSLY DISCUSSED ON THIS ME-P NOW REALITY IN 2024

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HB 383 (Safer Hospitals Act)

This will increase the penalties for assault on healthcare workers while on the job. It also allows hospitals to create their own police forces.

Senate Bill 46

Physicians and healthcare workers will now be required to test all pregnant women for HIV and syphilis at the first prenatal visit.

House Bill 416

This authorizes qualified pharmacy technicians to administer certain vaccines, such as COVID-19.

Healthy Babies Act

This will authorize the Department of Public Health to conduct a pilot program that will provide visits to at-risk and under served rural communities during pregnancy and early childhood.

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HB591 – The bill relates to mental health and it authorizes marriage and family therapists to perform certain acts that physicians and psychologists are authorized to perform regarding emergency exams for involuntary evaluation and treatment for mental illness, alcohol or drug abuse.

HB548 – The bill provides reasonable access to records concerning reports of child abuse to the Administrative Office of the Courts.

HB128 – This bill enacts Gracie’s Law, which prohibits providers from discriminating against potential organ transplant recipients due to physical or mental disabilities.

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DAILY UPDATE: Walmart, HHS and Geriatrics as Companies and Stock Market Still Rise

Posted on July 4, 2024 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

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HAPPY JULY FOURTH

The S&P 500 broke above 5,500 yesterday and stayed there for the first time in market history, notching yet another all-time high for the index—its 32nd this year alone. With so much bullishness it’s understandable that investors may be wondering if we’re at the top yet, but chartists suggests gains tend to beget gains. The bulls have too much momentum to stop now—and if/when the FOMC cuts rates later this year, it seems likely that we’ll see more all-time highs in 2024? Any thoughts.

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The Biden administration has awarded $206.3 million of funding to clinician training programs across 42 universities and provider organizations to bolster the nation’s geriatrics care workforce. Programs will be able to integrate geriatrics training into primary care and will work to educate older adults’ families on their care needs. Health and Human Services, in its announcement, noted that primary care providers are a crucial source of care for much of the aging population.

As Walmart shutters its primary care clinics, the retail giant inked a deal to sell its MeMD telehealth business to health tech startup Fabric. Fabric provides a telemedicine platform for a range of customers, including provider groups, with the goal of improving the clinician and patient experience, as well as operational efficiency. The acquisition will expand its provider network, add virtual behavioral health to the company’s services and build on Fabric’s employer and payer solutions.

And…The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned the Chevron deference, stripping power from federal agencies to interpret and enforce regulations. Courts no longer have to defer to reasonable agency interpretations. One healthcare attorney told Fierce Healthcare he predicts the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will be under a microscope from the courts going forward, and there will be more scrutiny towards provider reimbursement cuts, drug pricing regulation and the Inflation Reduction Act.

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Here’s where the major benchmarks ended:

The S&P 500 index^®(SPX)rose 28.01 points (0.51%) to 5,537.02; the Dow Jones Industrial Average^® ($DJI) fell 23.85 points (-0.1%) to 39,308.00; the NASDAQ Composite^® ($COMP) gained 159.54 points (0.9%) to 18,188.30.
The 10-year Treasury note yield (TNX) dropped seven basis points to 4.36%.
The CBOE Volatility Index^® (VIX) held steady at 12.09.

What’s up

Tesla rose yet another 6.54% as investors continue to celebrate stronger-than-expected delivery numbers. Much like the company’s self-driving mode, this stock can’t stop.
Nvidia rose 4.57%, with the bulls seemingly beating profit-taking bears heading into the holiday.
MGM Resorts popped 2.24% after BTIG analysts gave the company a “buy” rating and a price target 20% higher than shares trade for today.
Quest Diagnostics rose 3.11% after announcing it will acquire fellow laboratory service provider LifeLabs for $985 million.

What’s down

First Foundation plummeted 23.81% after the bank announced it will raise $225 million to shore up a balance sheet burdened by commercial real estate loans.
Constellation Brands fell 3.76% after the alcoholic beverage maker reported stronger than expected earnings but missed Wall Street’s expectations on revenue.
Simulations Plus slid 14.87% after it reported strong third-quarter earnings but announced it’s cutting its dividend.
CureVac popped then dropped 6.59% after GSK bought the rights to the smaller pharma company’s Covid-19 and flu vaccines for $1.6 billion.

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JULY FOURTH WEEKEND READING LIST 2024

Posted on July 4, 2024 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

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WALL STREET: Stock Market Holiday Closure Reminder

Posted on July 3, 2024 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

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Reminder: The stock market will close early today and remain closed all day tomorrow so we can relax.

Markets: Stocks ticked up yesterday after Jerome Powell acknowledged progress on inflation while reiterating that he wasn’t quite ready for rate cuts—and new data showing the labor market remains hot helps explain why.
Stock spotlight: Tesla got supercharged after announcing that deliveries (sales) dipped last quarter compared to the year before…but not as much as Wall Street expected them to.

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DAILY UPDATE: Pitch-Book Health Companies, SCOTUS and the Peaking Stock Markets

Posted on July 3, 2024 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

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SCOTUS: Two technology company cases involving Texas and Florida laws challenging social-media companies’ content moderation were sent to lower courts. SCOTUS thus effectively granted the companies a victory. The Supreme Court isn’t willing to blow up the internet just yet.

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PitchBook released its analysis of digital health venture capital deals done in the first quarter. The first quarter saw downturns in telehealth and digital therapeutics, but opportunities exist in mental health chatbots and care search platforms.

Amedisys, a large home health provider, plans to divest a number of care centers to an affiliate of VitalCaring Group in advance of its planned merger with UnitedHealth Group later this year.

And … ACOs may soon be able to take a breath of fresh air, as CMS shared that it has no intention of punishing them for a $2 billion urinary catheter fraud scandal that rocked the industry.

What’s up

Tesla rose another 10.06% today, continuing its push higher thanks to quarterly car deliveries that beat Wall Street’s expectations. Rivian Automotive rose 6.82% today after beating projections for their own deliveries as well.
Paramount Global rose 5.97% on a report from the New York Times that Barry Diller’s IAC may be exploring an acquisition of the embattled entertainment company. IAC fell just 0.26%.
Archer Aviation popped 8.92% after the air taxi manufacturer received a $55 million investment from Stellantis.
Oliveda International is up 19.81% today after the olive oil company announced massive quarterly revenue growth at a key subsidiary.

What’s down

Chewy fell yet another 2.24% as fallout from Roaring Kitty’s stake in the company continues to rattle investors.
Pure Storage plunged 4.15% after UBS analysts downgraded the stock to “sell,” citing its high valuation and overhyped AI potential.
Home builders took a beating after Citi analysts downgraded Lennar and D.R. Horton from “neutral” to “sell,” noting the housing market will remain soft in the second half of the year. Lennar dropped 1.61%, and D.R. Horton fell 1.35%.

Here’s where the major benchmarks ended:

The S&P 500 index rose 33.92 points (0.62%) to 5,509.01; the Dow Jones Industrial Average^® ($DJI) climbed 162.33 points (0.41%) to 39,331.85; the NASDAQ Composite^® ($COMP) rallied 149.46 points (0.84%) to 18,028.76.
The 10-year Treasury note yield (TNX) dipped four basis points to 4.43%.
The CBOE Volatility Index^® (VIX) dropped to 12.03 after earlier trading at its lowest intraday level since late May.

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SCOTUS: Health policy leaders say patients, providers, and health systems should brace for more uncertainty and less stability in the healthcare system. Even routine government functions such as deciding the rate to pay doctors for treating Medicare beneficiaries could become embroiled in long legal battles that disrupt patient care or strain providers to adapt.

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The Business Side of July 4th 2024

Posted on July 3, 2024 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

Perhaps this Post-Pandemic Year!

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“Independence Day” on July Second?

Posted on July 2, 2024 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

Did you know that today is the real Independence Day?

The Continental Congress formally declared freedom from Great Britain on July 2nd, 1776, but approved the Declaration of Independence two days later.

John Adams was so sure that July 2nd would be the date of the holiday that he wrote, “I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated, by succeeding Generations, as the great anniversary Festival … It ought to be solemnized with Pomp and Parade with shews, Games, Sports, Guns, Bells, Bonfires and Illuminations.”

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DAILY UPDATE: Nurses & AI, Private Equity & CPAs, Public Companies and the Hot July Stock Markets

Posted on July 2, 2024 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

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Private equity gets a big accounting firm yet. The March story about private equity firm New Market Capital buying a $2.8 billion stake in accounting firm Grant Thorton was a big story. Private equity is gobbling up accounting firms, signaling a potential sea change in how accounting firms will operate in the future, with “more than half” of the top 20 accounting firms in talks with private equity.

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Here’s where the major benchmarks ended:

The S&P 500^® index (SPX) rose 14.61 points (0.27%) to 5,475.09; the Dow Jones Industrial Average^® ($DJI) climbed 50.66 points (0.13%) to 39,169.52; the NASDAQ Composite^® ($COMP) added 146.70 points (0.83%) to 17,879.30.
The 10-year Treasury note yield (TNX) rose 12 basis points to 4.47%, the highest level since May 30 and back above its 50-day moving average, a technically important move.
The CBOE Volatility Index^® (VIX) slipped to 12.19.

Crude oil is up sharply over the last month amid rising Middle East tensions.

What’s up

Tesla drove 6.05% higher ahead of its second-quarter deliveries report as Chinese competitors released strong numbers. Nio was one such competitor, with shares rising 6.61% after deliveries skyrocketed 98% year-over-year.
Spirit AeroSystems Holdings rose 3.35% on the news that Boeing plans to acquire the airplane parts supplier. Boeing shares rose a tepid 2.58%.
Birkenstock climbed 1.78% after UBS analysts rated the stock a “buy” and increased their price target 63% due to the company’s expansion plans.
French stocks rose on snap election results that showed the far-right National Rally may be unable to form a majority after the next round of elections on July 7.

What’s down

Chewy stock popped then dropped 6.63% after Roaring Kitty revealed a 6.6% stake in the pet products company.
GameStop shares fell 5.35% after CEO Ryan Cohen posted on Twitter/X for the first time in months to advertise a job opening.
Uber fell 2.17% and Lyft fell 0.92% on the news that Massachusetts now requires both companies to pay rideshare drivers $32.50 an hour, plus benefits.
Cruise stocks sank on the news that Hurricane Beryl is stronger than expected and will disrupt service throughout the Caribbean. Norwegian Cruise Line fell 5.86%, Carnival fell 5.40%, and Royal Caribbean fell 1.86%.

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The largest nursing union in the US, National Nurses United (NNU), is sounding the alarm about the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare. In April, the union’s affiliate California Nurses Association (CNA) protested an AI conference helmed by managed care consortium Kaiser Permanente. Like workers in other sectors who are worried about AI encroachment, the nurses fear that the tech is contributing to the devaluation of their skills amid what they say is already a “chronic” understaffing crisis, nurses reported in an NNU survey of 2,300 registered nurses and members in early 2024.

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HEALTH INSURANCE: Benefits Costs are Up!

Posted on July 2, 2024 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

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Employers expect health benefit costs to rise by more than 5% on average in 2024 as factors like high inflation, health labor shortages, and expensive new therapies put pressure on plan spending after years of 3%–4% annual growth, early data suggests.

Preliminary results from Mercer’s 2023 National Survey of Employer-Sponsored Health Plans found that total health benefit costs could increase by as much as 6.6% per employee if companies do nothing to control spending, or an average of 5.4% if employers take steps to hold down costs.

That slight gap suggests most employers don’t plan to make cost-cutting changes to their plans—likely due to concerns about healthcare affordability, the analysis noted. Many large companies (with 500+ employees) have avoided shifting costs to employees over the last five years, resulting in little growth in deductibles and other cost-sharing requirements.

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PODCAST: Healthcare Costs are Too Low?

Posted on July 2, 2024 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

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DAILY UPDATE: Wall Street Stocks, Dow Dogs, Commodities, Gold, the Fed, Yen and Bitcoin

Posted on July 1, 2024 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

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If you can believe it, Friday was the final trading day of the first half of 2024. It might be a good time to reflect on your New Year’s resolutions to see how you’re measuring up halfway through the year.

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Dogs of the Dow: The 139-year-old index has never looked more its age, with components Nike, Intel, and Boeing all down more than 30% in 2024. The Dow has gained less than 4% this year.

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But, the S&P 500 gained a sublime 15% in H1, and Nvidia alone was responsible for more than a third of that gain. The maker of AI chips surged ~150% since Jan. 1st to become the most valuable company in the USA at one point.

Going into 2024, investors were expecting the Fed to cut interest rates six times. There hasn’t been a single rate cut yet, but that hasn’t stopped the S&P from notching 31 all-time closing highs, good for the second-best tally of records this century. Stocks have overcome the Fed’s delay thanks to strong earnings, a sturdy economy, and AI fever.

Commodities soar and a currency plummets. Cocoa boomed nearly 85% over shortage concerns. Gold hit a record high last month. The Japanese yen has slumped to a 38-year low against the US dollar.

Bitcoin got a boost from new ETFs, but it’s getting boring.

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CORPORATE: Entrants in Healthcare Struggle

Posted on July 1, 2024 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

By Health Capital Consultants LLC.

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On April 30, 2024, retail giant Walmart announced their closure of Walmart Health, a network of 51 health centers that provided “primary and urgent care, labs, x-ray and diagnostics, behavioral health, dental, optometry and hearing services.” Walmart cited the lack of profitability, escalating costs of operation, and challenging environment for reimbursement as the reasons behind Walmart Health’s unsustainability.

This Health Capital Topics article discusses Walmart’s closures, the other corporate entrants struggling in the healthcare market, and what these challenges indicate for the primary care space. (Read more…)

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