<ul><li><keyword id="965367" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="Petco">Petco</keyword> soared as much as 73% in its first day of trading on Thursday.</li><li>The pet-centric retailer raised $817 million in its <keyword id="6354763" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="ipo">IPO</keyword> debut after its shares priced at $18.</li><li>The IPO frenzy has continued into 2021 following the trading debut surges of Affirm and PoshMark.</li><li><a href="https://newsletter.businessinsider.com/join/4np/10-things-opening-bell?utm_source=markets&amp;utm_medium=ingest?utm_source=markets&amp;utm_medium=ingest?utm_source=markets&amp;utm_medium=ingest?utm_source=markets&amp;utm_medium=ingesttm_medium=ingest" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Sign up here for our daily newsletter, 10 Things Before the Opening Bell</a>. </li></ul><a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/stocks/woof-stock">Petco</a> soared in its first day of trading on Thursday, leaping as much as 72% in initial trades after raising $817 million in proceeds. The company <a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/petco-announces-pricing-of-initial-public-offering-301208015.html">priced its IPO at $18 per share</a> and sold 48 million shares.The Pet Care company operates about 1,470 pet-care centers that sell food, toys, and supplies for a range of pets. The company also offers professional services like grooming, vet care and pet training. Thursday's IPO marks a return to the public <keyword id="31671" type="CITY" weightage="100" keywordseo="markets">markets</keyword> for Petco. The company was acquired by CVC Capital Partners in 2015 for $4.6 billion. CVC will continue to own 67% of the company.The strong debut of Petco is a continued signal the the IPO frenzy of late 2020 is spilling over into 2021. On Wednesday, Affirm soared more than 100% following its trading debut. <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/affirm-stock-price-extends-post-ipo-surge-public-trading-debut-2021-1-1029969869">The online installment lender is up 160%</a> in just a two-day period. Online retailer Poshmark also soared 150% on Thursday in its first day of trading. On top of the investor hype towards IPOs in recent months, the timing could be good for Petco's public return to the markets as <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/stocks-buy-covid19-pet-boom-bofa-strategy-coronavirus-adoption-benefit-2020-9-1029620693">the COVID-19 pandemic has led to a surge in pet ownership in the US. </a>Petco is listed on the Nasdaq Exchange under the ticker symbol "WOOF."Read more: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/cathie-wood-shares-2021-outlooks-on-tesla-economy-bitcoin-ark-2021-1?utm_source=markets&amp;utm_medium=ingestgest" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cathie Wood's ARK Invest runs 5 active ETFs that more than doubled in 2020. She and her analysts share their 2021 outlooks on the economy, bitcoin, and Tesla.</a>

Petco soars 73% in first day of trading after raising $817 million

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="1050230" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Affirm">Affirm</keyword> priced its shares at $49 at the company's initial public offering on Tuesday.</li><li>The offering is expected to raise $1.2 billion, giving the <keyword id="2461546" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="FinTech">fintech</keyword> installment lender a valuation close to $12 billion.</li><li>Affirm lifted its price range on Monday to $41 to $44, from $33 to $38. </li><li>Affirm is set to trade on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker "AFRM."</li></ul>Affirm Holdings, Inc. announced on Tuesday that it priced its <keyword id="6354763" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="ipo">IPO</keyword> at $49 per share, coming in slightly above the most recently marketed price range of $41 to $44, and well above the initial expected range of $33 to $38 per share.The San Francisco-based provider of installment loans to online shoppers now expects to raise $1.2 billion when it begins trading on Wednesday under the ticker 'AFRM,' <a href="https://www.affirm.com/press/releases/affirm-announces-pricing-of-ipo">according to a regulatory filing.</a>This gives the firm an $11.9 billion valuation, based on common stock outstanding, and around a $15 billion valuation on a fully-diluted basis.Affirm is the first of several companies set to go public this week. The secondhand luxury goods company Poshmark, pet supply retailer Petco Health and Wellness Company, mobile game developer Playtika, and auto service supply company Driven Brands are all set to go public within the next few days.The streak of public debuts continues the IPO boom from 2020, which saw one of the hottest years on record, led by listings from Airbnb, Snowflake, Palantir, and DoorDash. US <keyword id="35156" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="ipos">IPOs</keyword> raised a record $156 billion in 2020, according to Bloomberg data.Read more: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/stocks-to-buy-50-under-owned-recovery-value-goldman-sachs-2021-1?utm_source=markets&amp;utm_medium=ingestgest" target="_blank" rel="noopener">GOLDMAN SACHS: Buy these 50 under-owned stocks that will roar higher as growth and inflation lift off in 2021</a>Affirm Holdings, Inc. was founded in 2012 by PayPal co-founder <keyword id="1485834" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Max-Levchin">Max Levchin</keyword>. Since then, the pay-over-time startup raised about $1.5 billion in funding from investors, including Durable Capital Partners, GIC, Thrive Capital, and Spark Capital, <a href="https://news.crunchbase.com/news/affirm-s1-ipo/">per Crunchbase</a>.Revenue at Affirm has been accelerating, up 98% year-over-year in the company's most recent September 2020 filing. Affirm is reliant on one merchant, Peloton, for some 30% of its revenue. The company's net loss narrowed to $15.3 million from $30.8 million in its most recent quarter.Affirm's IPO was led by Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, and Allen &amp; Co. Its shares are expected to begin trading Wednesday on the Nasdaq under the ticker AFRM.

Affirm prices IPO above expected range at $49 per share, raising $1.2 billion for the point-of-sale fintech firm

<ul><li>US <keyword id="6354298" type="DEFINITION" weightage="60" keywordseo="Stocks">stocks</keyword> ended Thursday lower as investors digested a surge in weekly jobless claims. </li><li>The reading of 965,000 new unemployment filings represented the biggest increase since March and the highest level since August.</li><li>The weak jobs report could give fuel to Democrats passing a massive stimulus bill once President-elect biden is inaugurated.</li><li><a href="https://newsletter.businessinsider.com/join/4np/10-things-opening-bell?utm_source=markets&amp;utm_medium=ingest?utm_source=markets&amp;utm_medium=ingestm=ingest" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sign up here for our daily newsletter 10 Things Before the Opening Bell</a>.</li></ul>US stocks ended Thursday lower as investors digested a surge in weekly jobless claims.<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/us-weekly-jobless-claims-965000-coronavirus-recession-recovery-unemployment-benefits-2021-1">Jobless claims surged to 965,000</a> for the week that ended on Saturday, representing the biggest surge since March and the highest level since August. Economists had expected 800,000 jobless claims for the week.<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/economic-outlook-consumer-comfort-index-coronavirus-capitol-riots-recession-recovery-2021-1">Consumer confidence also took a hit,</a> according to the Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index, which fell 1.2 points to 43.2 in the week ended January 10. But the weak reading in jobless claims could give Democrats more fuel to pass a massive multi-trillion-dollar stimulus bill to help hasten the economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. Here's where US indexes stood at the 4 p.m. ET close on Thursday:<ul><li><a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/index/s&amp;p_500_500" target="_blank" rel="noopener">S&amp;P 500</a>: 3,795.54, down 0.4%</li><li><a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/index/dow_jones" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dow Jones industrial average</a>: 30,991.52, down 0.2% (69 points)</li><li><a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/index/nasdaq_composite" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nasdaq composite</a>: 13,112.64, down 0.1%</li></ul>Read more: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/cathie-wood-shares-2021-outlooks-on-tesla-economy-bitcoin-ark-2021-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cathie Wood's ARK Invest runs 5 active ETFs that more than doubled in 2020. She and her analysts share their 2021 outlooks on the economy, bitcoin, and Tesla.</a>Two Democratic aides familiar with the discussions told Insider that Senate Democrats were weighing whether to combine infrastructure spending and coronavirus relief legislation <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/senate-democrats-biden-stimulus-infrastructure-legislation-package-sanders-2021-1-1029965761?utm_source=markets&amp;utm_medium=ingestgest">into one bill</a> that wouldn't require Republican votes to pass. The discussions reflect Democrats' desire to swiftly capitalize on their majorities in the House and the Senate following the runoff elections in Georgia.Bitcoin rebounded on Thursday and <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/currencies/news/bitcoin-price-rally-risk-investors-bulls-return-to-cryptocurrency-2021-1-1029967954">reclaimed the $39,000 level</a> following a sell-off of more than 20% from its record high above $40,000. On Wednesday, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde called for <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/currencies/news/bitcoin-enabled-criminal-money-laundering-regulated-ecb-president-says-2021-1-1029965194?utm_source=markets&amp;utm_medium=ingestgest">Bitcoin to be regulated globally</a>.Read more: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-stock-price-prediction-technical-analysis-wedge-rsi-sven-henrich-2021-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">'Vastly technically disconnected': A market strategist breaks down the 3 indicators that show Tesla is overpriced - and says it's due for a 17% correction in the next 6 weeks</a>The IPO frenzy of 2020 spilled over into 2021, evidenced by Thursday's <keyword id="6368158" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="trading">trading</keyword> debut <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/poshmark-stock-price-surges-post-ipo-first-day-of-trading-2021-1-1029970256">surge in Poshmark</a> and <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/petco-stock-price-ipo-first-day-trading-raised-817-million-2021-1-1029970246">Petco</a>, which soared as much as 150% and 73% respectively.Virgin Galactic <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/virgin-galactic-stock-price-ark-reveals-space-exploration-etf-2021-1-1029967716">jumped as much as 22%</a> after Ark Invest disclosed plans to launch an exchange-traded fund focused on the space-exploration industry.<a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/plug-power-stock-price-outlook-analysis-jpmorgan-says-fully-valued-2021-1-1029968843">Plug Power fell 8%</a> after JPMorgan initiated coverage of the hydrogen-fuel-cell manufacturer at "neutral" and set a $60 price target, representing downside potential of 14% from Wednesday's close.Oil prices rose. <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/commodities/oil-price?type=wti">West Texas Intermediate crude</a> jumped as much as 1.6%, to $53.73 per barrel. <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/commodities/oil-price?utm_source=markets&amp;utm_medium=ingest?utm_source=markets&amp;utm_medium=ingest?utm_source=markets&amp;utm_medium=ingest?utm_source=markets&amp;utm_medium=ingest?utm_source=markets&amp;utm_medium=ingest?utm_source=markets&amp;utm_medium=ingestts&amp;utm_medium=ingest">Brent crude</a>, oil's international benchmark, gained 0.8%, to $56.53 per barrel, at intraday highs.<a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/commodities/gold-price">Gold</a> rose as much as 0.7%, to $1,857.59 per ounce.Read more: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/stocks-to-buy-50-under-owned-recovery-value-goldman-sachs-2021-1?utm_source=markets&amp;utm_medium=ingest?utm_source=markets&amp;utm_medium=ingest?utm_source=markets&amp;utm_medium=ingestedium=ingest" target="_blank" rel="noopener">GOLDMAN SACHS: Buy these 50 under-owned stocks that will roar higher as growth and inflation lift off in 2021</a>

US stocks slide as biggest jobless-claims surge since March outweighs stimulus expectations

<ul class="summary-list"><li><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/category/poshmark">Poshmark</a> soared as much as 150% on Thursday after going public Wednesday</li><li>The online marketplace for second-hand goods raised $277 million <keyword id="6354763" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="ipo">IPO</keyword> Wednesday, selling 6.6 million shares for $42 apiece.</li><li><keyword id="1776597" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Poshmark">Poshmark</keyword>'s leap continues the trend of massive investor demand for IPOs and SPACs, the company trades under the ticker "POSH" on the Nasdaq Global Select Market.</li></ul><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/category/poshmark">Poshmark</a> surged as much as 150% on Thursday as the second-hand goods provider made its public-market debut.The company's shares quickly jumped above the offering price of $42. This comes after Poshmark had initially marketed its shares in a range between $35 to $39.The Redwood-city based company raised $277 million by selling 6.6 million shares in its initial public offering. Poshmark's listing was led by the likes of <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/stocks/ms-stock">Morgan Stanley</a>, <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/stocks/gs-stock">Goldman Sachs Group Inc.</a>, and <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/stocks/bcs-stock">Barclays Plc</a>. Poshmark boasts one of the most successful online second-hand good marketplaces with 4.5 million active sellers as of Sept. 30, some of whom have <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/poshmark-sellers-made-side-hustles-six-figure-businesses-2020-1">made six figures on the site.</a> The company offers over 200 million items to its 6.2 million active buyers, earning money by charging a 20% fee for sales of $15 or more.Read more: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/roblox-direct-listing-morgan-stanley-goldman-sachs-underwriters-fees-advisor-2021-1?utm_source=markets&amp;utm_medium=ingestgest" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Why Roblox's jilted underwriters could still see a payday after the gaming startup abruptly switched plans from an IPO to direct listing</a>Thursday's post-IPO pop gives Poshmark a market cap of over $7 billion. The company trades under the ticker "POSH" on the Nasdaq Global Select Market.<p style="background: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 14.25pt 0in;">Posh's debut follows a trend of recent success for US IPOs. Paypal co-founder Max Levchin's Affirm raised $1.2 billion in its first day of trading on Wednesday.Petco Health and Wellness Co. also exceeded its marketed IPO range raising $864 million in its IPO.This has led some to question whether the market for IPOs and SPACs <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/airbnb-doordash-ipo-rallies-market-euphoria-greed-strategists-abnb-dash-2020-12-1029883203?utm_source=markets&amp;utm_medium=ingestgest" target="_blank" rel="noopener">is overextended and irrational</a>. Last year saw IPOs raise a record amount of capital, with Wall Street's "blank-check" SPAC craze providing an extra <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/spacs-raised-73-billion-more-than-traditional-ipos-blank-checks-2020-12-1029906693">$73 billion boost. </a>Posh traded around 131% higher, $96.51 per share, as of 12:47 PM ET on Thursday.Read more: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/cathie-wood-shares-2021-outlooks-on-tesla-economy-bitcoin-ark-2021-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cathie Wood's ARK Invest runs 5 active ETFs that more than doubled in 2020. She and her analysts share their 2021 outlooks on the economy, bitcoin, and Tesla.</a>

Poshmark surges 150% on its first day of trading after $277 million IPO

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<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/55d3109f69bedd0a24b5438e-1200-924/china-drone-4.jpg" alt="china drone" border="0" /><a href="http://pictures.reuters.com/C.aspx?VP3=SearchResult&amp;ALID=2C0BF1ON4KTYO#/SearchResult&amp;ALID=2C0BF1ON4KTYO&amp;VBID=2C0BX4WAC5O&amp;POPUPPN=16&amp;POPUPIID=2C0BF1ONE02BY">Reuters/Kim Kyung-Hoon</a>A drone operated by paramilitary police flies over the site of last week's explosions at Binhai new district in Tianjin, China.</div></div></div>Here is what you need to know.Chinese stocks crashed. The Shanghai Composite (-6.2%) paced the decline in Asia and Thailand's SET (-2.8%) was hit hard after yesterday's explosion. In Europe, Britain's FTSE (-0.6%) leads the way lower while Spain's IBEX (+0.2%) outperforms. S&amp;P 500 futures are down 3.75 points at 2095.50.Chinese home prices fell further. Home prices fell 3.7% year-over-year, but are <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/08/18/china-property-prices-idUSL3N10T19K20150818">showing signs of bottoming</a> as they ticked up 0.3% on a month-over-month basis. The July reading represented a third straight MoM gain. Prices were up in 31 of 70 major cities. China's yuan was little changed at 6.3942.UK inflation quickens. <a href="http://uk.businessinsider.com/uk-inflation-figures-july-2015-2015-8">Prices in the UK ticked up 0.1% compared to last year</a>, slightly outpacing the flat reading that was expected. The reading matched the June number, which was the hottest since February. As for the core, prices jumped 1.2% YoY, above the 0.8% gain that was anticipated. The British pound is stronger by 0.7% at 1.5702.Bank Indonesia kept policy on hold. The central bank <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-08-18/indonesia-holds-key-rate-as-rupiah-risks-prevent-monetary-easing">held its benchmark interest rate at 7.50%</a>, as expected. The decision comes as Indonesian authorities grapple with the impact of further devaluation of China's yuan and a possible rate hike by the US Federal Reserve sometime this year. Inflation, which is running above 7%, faster than the central bank's 3% to 5% target, was also a factor, according to Bloomberg. Indonesia's rupiah strengthened 0.2% to 13,800 per dollar. BB&amp;T buys National Penn. The transaction, <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-08-18/bb-t-extends-takeover-spree-with-1-8-billion-national-penn-deal">valued at $1.8 billion worth of cash and stock</a>, pays National Penn shareholders $13 per share or 0.3206 BB&amp;T shares per National Penn share. The $13 per share represents a 19% premium to Monday's closing price. According to Bloomberg, the deal comes just six weeks after BB&amp;T closed on its $2.5 billion takeover of Susquehanna Bancshares. Urban Outfitters posted a mixed quarter. The retailer announced <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/r-urban-outfitters-sales-rise-7-percent-2015-8">earnings of $0.52 per share</a>, topping the Wall Street estimate by three cents. Revenue rose 6.9% to $867.5 million, missing the $881.6 million that analysts were forecasting. The quarter was boosted by the Free People clothing line, which posted a 14% jump in same-store sales.American Apparel has cash problems. Reuters reports that a regulatory filing shows <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/08/17/us-american-apparel-goingconcern-idUSKCN0QM25G20150817">the retailer has just $11.2 million in cash</a>, which likely isn't enough to last for 12 months. The company reported a loss of $0.11 per share in the second quarter as sales slumped 17%.Petco is going private, again. According to the Wall Street Journal, <a href="http://www.wsj.com/articles/petco-files-ipo-plans-return-to-public-markets-1439846728">Petco has filed for an initial public offering nearly one-decade after it was taken private</a>. The offering is expected to raise approximately $100 million and give the company a $4 billion valuation. While a ticker has not been disclosed, Petco will not get 'PETS,' which is already used by PetMed Express.US economic data is light. Housing starts and building permits are set for release at 8:30 a.m. ET. The US 10-year yield is down 1 basis point at 2.15%. Earnings reports flow. 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<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5651d7366da811dd6fa8d07b-1200-924/snow-slippery-danger-road-sign-2.jpg" alt="snow slippery danger road sign" border="0" />REUTERS/Russell CheyneA slippery road warning sign is covered in snow on the A93 in Perthshire, Scotland. November 21, 2015. </div></div></div>Good morning. Here's what you need to know.<a href="https://businessinsider.com/pfizer-and-allergan-are-combining-to-form-a-150-billion-drug-company-2015-11">Pfizer is buying Allergan for over $160 billion</a>. Pharmaceutical giants Pfizer and Allergan will combine to form a $160 billion global drug behemoth. Allergan shareholders will be receiving $363.63 worth of Pfizer stock as payment. Specifically, for each share of Allergan, investors will receive 11.3 shares (based on the Pfizer's November 20 closing price of $32.18) of the new combined company. Importantly, the combined businesses will be renamed Pfizer plc, but legally will be combined under Allergan plc. This means that the combined company will officially be domiciled in Ireland.<a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/conservative-mauricio-macri-elected-argentina-president-2015-11">Argentina elected a conservative president that could turn the country on its head</a>. "Conservative challenger Mauricio Macri turned Argentine politics on its head on Sunday, kicking the ruling Peronist movement out of power with a promise to liberalize the ailing economy and end a culture of divisive politics," Reuters' Richard Lough reported. "Macri, who served two terms as mayor of Buenos Aires, has promised to dismantle a web of currency controls and trade restrictions that have deterred investors and hobbled growth. Policy changes such as eliminating hefty taxes on grains exports and revamping economic data long viewed as manipulated by Fernandez's government will be quick hits to underscore his intent to bring change."<a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/r-oil-declines-on-supply-glut-cut-in-us-oil-rigs-caps-falls-2015-11">Venezuela sees $20 oil happening</a>. Venezuelan oil minister Eulogio del Pino warned that OPEC should not allow an oil price war to occur and that they must act to stabilize the crude market soon. When asked how low oil prices could go in 2016 if OPEC doesn't change its policy, he said: "Mid-20s."<a href="https://businessinsider.com/r-feds-williams-says-central-banks-need-to-consider-new-tools-2015-11">Fed's Williams sees 'strong case' for hiking rates in December</a>. "Assuming that we continue to get good data on the economy, continue to get signs that we are moving closer to achieving our goals and gaining confidence getting back to 2-percent inflation... If that continues to happen there's a strong case to be made in December to raise rates," San Francisco Fed President John Williams said on Saturday.<a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/r-exclusive-cvc-cppib-near-47-billion-deal-to-acquire-petco-2015-11">CVC and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board are about to buy Petco</a>. "Private equity firm CVC Capital Partners Ltd and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) are nearing a deal to acquire Petco Animal Supplies Inc, valuing it at around $4.7 billion, including debt, according to people familiar with the matter," Reuters' Lauren Hirsch and Greg Roumeliotis report.<a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/afp-shares-in-chinese-brokerage-slump-as-chief-goes-missing-2015-11">The head of a major Chinese brokerage has vanished</a>. From AFP: "Shares in Guotai Junan International dived Monday after the major Chinese brokerage said it could not find its Hong Kong chief, at a time when Beijing is targeting the financial sector in an anti-graft campaign. Shares in the Hong Kong-listed firm, a subsidiary of Guotai Junan Securities, dropped more than 15 percent at one point after the company said it had not been able to locate its chairman Yim Fung since Wednesday. 'The company has been unable to reach Dr. Yim Fung, Chairman of the Board... since 18 November 2015,' the company said in a statement filed to the stock exchange."<a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/afp-swiss-alternative-bank-breaks-negative-rates-taboo-2015-11">A Swiss bank is about to charge customers a negative interest rate</a>. "The Alternative Bank Schweiz (ABS) caused shockwaves with a letter sent to all clients in mid-October informing them that it would begin imposing interest charges on deposits in 2016," AFP's Nathalie Olof-Ors reported. "For current accounts, the bank said it would impose a -0.125-percent rate, while slapping a -0.75-percent rate on client deposits higher than 100,000 Swiss francs ($98,650, 92,420 euros)."<a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/r-pssst-want-to-play-the-market-count-the-fed-leak-weeks-study-2015-11">Berkeley professor thinks the Fed leaks secrets regularly</a>. "[University of California Berkeley professor Annette] Vissing-Jorgensen and her colleagues found that the stock market delivers better returns versus Treasury bills the second, fourth, and sixth weeks after each of the Fed's eight policy-setting meetings during a given year," Reuters' Ann Saphir reported. "During odd weeks, returns are poor, they found."Markets aren't doing much. US futures are flat with Dow futures up 10 points and S&amp;P futures down 0.25 points. In Asia, Japan's Nikkei closed up 0.1% while Hong Kong's Hang Seng slipped 0.4%. Europe is modestly in the red with Britain's FTSE 100 down 0.2%, Germany's DAX flat, and France's CAC 40 down 0.4%.Economic data on deck. At 9:45 a.m. ET, we'll get Markit's preliminary estimate of its US manufacturing PMI for November. 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