VOL NAME TICKER LAST CHG %CHG (1000s) PrUltShT REW 19.70 +.89 +280.1 KLX EnS KLXE 8.86 -1.27 +185.8 Nuvectis n NVCT 9.10 +.83 +180.0 BP Pru BPT 10.27 -1.20 +161.3 MarPet MARPS 11.19 +.30 +160.2 Resonant RESN 4.43 +.01 +159.1 NxTierOil NEX 8.64 -.30 +143.4 RPC RES 10.54 -.92 +132.2 VoyagerT VYGR 6.20 +.61 +128.8 SOC Telmd TLMD 2.92 +.01 +128.1 VoltInfoSci VOLT 5.88 +2.86 +102.1 US Eng USEG 6.55 -.15 +100.3 Exterran EXTN 5.89 -.32 +97.7 Tidwtr TDW 21.16 +.59 +97.6 PeabodyE BTU 19.86 -3.16 +97.2 IntegMed IMTE 8.77 +.45 +96.2 Dril-Quip DRQ 37.82 -2.48 +92.2 OcciPet OXY 55.59 -2.36 +91.8 AgriFrce n AGRI 3.96 +.81 +90.4 AlphMetal AMR 113.35 -19.38 +85.7 YTD NAME TICKER LAST CHG %CHG AT&T Inc T 22.89 -.30 -1.3 49,565 Alphabet C GOOG 2534.82 -74.69 -2.9 1,510 Amazon AMZN 2837.06 -73.43 -2.5 3,696 Apple Inc s AAPL 150.62 -4.11 -2.7 108,392 BkofAm BAC 41.20 +.87 +2.2 54,235 BestBuy BBY 94.64 +.05 +.1 2,350 CalifWtr CWT 57.04 +.36 +.6 173 Chevron CVX 166.72 -4.18 -2.4 25,149 Cisco CSCO 54.30 -.39 -.7 17,964 CocaCola KO 58.54 +1.06 +1.8 17,798 ConAgra CAG 31.57 +1.47 +4.9 9,879 ConstellA STZ 219.69 +7.30 +3.4 919 Costco COST 525.95 -1.47 -.3 1,946 DanaInc DAN 16.72 -.22 -1.3 2,407 Dillards DDS 259.98 -9.75 -3.6 274 FordM F 15.74 -.30 -1.9 66,147 Gannett GCI 4.26 -.01 -.2 1,368 GenMills GIS 62.57 +.30 +.5 3,156 GenMotors GM 40.83 -.68 -1.6 18,904 GraniteC GVA 31.75 -.04 -.1 365 HomeDp HD 318.36 +1.57 +.5 3,604 IntPap IP 42.54 +.11 +.3 3,530 JohnJn JNJ 171.69 +2.34 +1.4 7,729 Lowes LOW 226.51 +4.30 +1.9 3,607 McDnlds MCD 226.18 -.69 -.3 4,436 MetLife MET 64.69 +.49 +.8 5,042 Microsoft MSFT 276.44 -3.63 -1.3 30,592 Netflix NFLX 331.01 -9.31 -2.7 5,899 ODP Cp ODP 43.61 +1.11 +2.6 340 Oracle ORCL 77.07 -.75 -1.0 13,306 PG&E Cp PCG 11.19 +.41 +3.8 32,661 PepsiCo PEP 155.89 +2.16 +1.4 6,074 RiteAid RAD 8.58 -.52 -5.7 2,487 SimpsnM SSD 116.09 +.54 +.5 154 TenetHlth THC 86.27 -2.77 -3.1 1,338 Tesla Inc TSLA 766.37 -28.98 -3.6 23,515 UnionPac UNP 257.66 -3.86 -1.5 3,839 US Bancrp USB 53.95 +1.30 +2.5 9,175 VerizonCm VZ 52.50 -.54 -1.0 23,118 WalMart WMT 144.05 +1.98 +1.4 7,547 WellsFargo WFC 49.86 +1.39 +2.9 28,154 ASE Tch ASX 6.98 -.03 -.4 7,502 AbbottLab ABT 115.52 +1.50 +1.3 5,527 AbbVie ABBV 152.10 +3.04 +2.0 8,646 Aegon AEG 4.54 +.26 +6.1 8,322 Altria MO 50.54 +.06 +.1 11,266 AmMovl A AMOV 18.53 -.30 -1.6 18 AstraZen AZN 60.39 +.09 +.1 9,338 BarrickGld GOLD 23.64 -.71 -2.9 23,119 BrMySq BMY 69.24 +.37 +.5 15,595 BrkfdAs g BAM 52.13 -1.37 -2.6 1,426 CSX s CSX 34.23 -.46 -1.3 14,321 CenovusE CVE 15.04 -1.01 -6.3 18,080 Citigroup C 54.23 +.07 +.1 25,018 Comcast CMCSA 44.97 -.05 -.1 17,562 Coupang CPNG 16.12 -1.30 -7.5 17,605 DeutschBk DB 11.13 +.88 +8.6 12,140 DiDi Glb n DIDI 1.76 -.13 -6.9 87,024 Disney DIS 129.03 -2.72 -2.1 9,962 Enbridge ENB 43.92 -.54 -1.2 5,296 EgyTrnsfr ET 9.82 -.28 -2.8 26,328 EntProdPt EPD 24.58 -.64 -2.5 8,406 Equinor EQNR 32.06 -.23 -.7 5,425 ExxonMbl XOM 81.88 -3.04 -3.6 37,443 Globalstar GSAT 1.05 -.08 -7.1 6,281 GrabHl A n GRAB 3.02 -.12 -3.8 24,148 Intel INTC 44.40 -1.43 -3.1 35,960 JPMorgCh JPM 130.17 +1.28 +1.0 15,780 KindMorg KMI 17.54 -.56 -3.1 17,415 LucidGrp n LCID 21.55 -1.37 -6.0 21,292 Manulife g MFC 19.82 -.01 -.1 4,750 Merck MRK 77.78 -.48 -.6 10,084 Meta Plt FB 186.63 -.98 -.5 30,971 MorgStan MS 84.72 -.46 -.5 8,279 NatWestGp NWG 5.65 +.27 +5.0 2,421 NextEraEn NEE 79.28 -.02 7,131 NikeB NKE 117.57 -5.06 -4.1 13,879 Nu Hldg n NU 5.93 -.61 -9.3 20,745 Nvidia s NVDA 213.30 -7.70 -3.5 38,412 Palantir PLTR 10.50 -.89 -7.8 49,624 Pfizer PFE 52.25 +1.98 +3.9 42,292 ProcpsGr n PROC 8.67 -.30 -3.3 25 ProctGam PG 145.05 +1.83 +1.3 7,965 Schwab SCHW 83.26 +3.02 +3.8 9,527 SiriusXM SIRI 6.16 -.03 -.5 16,613 Sundial h SNDL .47 -.01 -1.3 48,814 TakedaPh TAK 14.43 2,271 TorDBk TD 77.19 +.23 +.3 3,083 UBS Grp UBS 17.00 +.39 +2.3 9,394 Uber Tch UBER 29.27 -1.49 -4.8 41,858 Visa V 200.33 +3.62 +1.8 7,993 VOL NAME TICKER LAST CHG %CHG (1000s) Ranked by shares outstanding; excludes area stocks listed above STOCK SPOTLIGHT TOP 50 Stocks of area interest requested by our readers LOCAL STOCKS Source: FactSet Damian J. Troise; Alex Nieves • AP Natural gas prices in Europe have doubled to an all-time high since Russia’s war on Ukraine began last month, adding to already persistently high prices as inflation squeezes the global economy. The European Union imports 90% of its natural gas, used to generate electricity, heat homes and supply industry. Russia supplies almost 40% of that. Europe was already in a natural gas crisis with low reserves and high prices, partly because Russian companies like Gazprom had been selling less short-term gas and refraining from filling as much European storage as it normally does. Analysts expect the global energy market to remain volatile while the conflict persists. “Russia’s use of its natural gas resources as an economic and political weapon show Europe needs to act quickly to be ready to face consider- able uncertainty over Russian gas supplies next winter,” said International Energy Agency executive director Fatih Birol, in a report on ways to reduce dependence on Russian energy. The conflict has sparked calls within Europe to phase out its reliance on Russian energy, but over the course of the decade. Unnatural gas prices EU natural gas prices surge: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sent natural gas prices in Europe soaring and added to already high prices amid an energy crisis on the continent. 3 4 5 $6 per million British thermal units 50 100 150 200 €250 per megawatt-hour European natural gas prices U.S. natural gas prices J F M J F M AP Yum China (YUMC) $34 $70 52-WEEK RANGE Total return 1-yr 3-yrs* 5-yrs* Div. yield: 1.3% Dividend: $0.48 *annualized Source: FactSet Price-earnings ratio: 16 (Based on past 12-month results) Monday’s close: $36.55, -0.93 Yum China Holdings fell to its lowest price in more than three years on Monday after the operator of KFC and Pizza Hut in China said a coronavirus outbreak there will drag down its first-quarter results. Yum China, a separate company from Yum Brands, said the omicron outbreak in the economically important regions of Guangdong, Shanghai, Shandong and Jilin has caused the government to impose stricter preventive health and containment measures. Shanghai-based Yum China said same-store sales fell 4% in January and February and 20% in the first two weeks of March. “We are staying vigilant to ensure the health and safety of our employ- ees and customers,” said Yum China CEO Joey Wat. “We will keep our restaurants open and provide food services to customers wherever it is possible and safe to do so.” Yuck YUMC -39.7% -4.3% 7.7% Company Spotlight Advanced 706 Declined 1781 New Highs 30 New Lows 453 Vol. (in mil.) 4,967 Pvs. Volume 4,431 5,304 4,870 870 2640 25 676 NYSE NASD DOW 33,395.59 32,818.16 32,945.24 +1.05 ...% s t t -9.34% DOW Trans. 15,461.25 15,002.57 15,131.09 -101.88 -0.67% s s t -8.18% DOW Util. 987.38 970.62 976.73 -1.95 -0.20% t s s -0.41% NYSE Comp. 15,914.28 15,637.45 15,694.35 -59.35 -0.38% t t t -8.56% NASDAQ 12,917.90 12,555.37 12,581.22 -262.59 -2.04% t t t -19.58% S&P 500 4,247.37 4,161.72 4,173.11 -31.20 -0.74% t t t -12.44% S&P 400 2,591.30 2,535.63 2,547.15 -23.61 -0.92% s t t -10.37% Wilshire 5000 42,638.03 41,738.69 41,850.27 -455.36 -1.08% t t t -13.64% Russell 2000 1,983.43 1,932.71 1,941.72 -37.95 -1.92% t t t -13.52% HIGH LOW CLOSE CHG %CHG WK MO QTR YTD STOCKS RECAP 4,000 4,200 4,400 4,600 4,800 S M O N D J F 4,120 4,280 4,440 S&P 500 Close: 4,173.11 Change: -31.20 (-0.7%) 10 DAYS 32,000 33,000 34,000 35,000 36,000 37,000 S M O N D J F 32,560 33,380 34,200 Dow Jones industrials Close: 32,945.24 Change: 1.05 (flat) 10 DAYS Inflation barometer The Labor Department delivers its monthly index of U.S. wholesale prices today. Economists expect the producer price index, which measures price pressures before they reach consumers, rose a seasonally adjusted 0.9% last month after rising 1% in January. In a further sign of ongoing inflationary pressures, inflation at the wholesale level surged 9.7% in January from a year earlier, just below an all-time high annual gain of 9.8% recorded in both Novem- ber and December. Manufacturing survey The latest monthly snapshot of a key gauge of U.S. manufacturing activity is expected to show an increase. Economists predict the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Empire State Manufacturing Index, which is due out today, jumped to 7.5 this month. That would follow a reading of 3.1 in February. Any reading over zero signals growth. Economists track the index because it provides a first look at the health of U.S. manufacturing each month. Solid footing Footwear company Caleres serves up its latest quarterly report card today. Wall Street expects the company’s fourth-quarter earnings and revenue increased from a year earlier, capping a solid fiscal year. Caleres, whose portfolio of footwear brands includes Dr. Scholl’s Shoes, FrancoSarto and Famous Footwear, benefited last year from strong sales growth, especially in its Famous Footwear line, which helped drive record profits in the third quarter. Producer price index seasonally adjusted percent change 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0% F J D N O S est. 0.9 Source: FactSet 1.0 0.5 ’21 ’22 0.4 Source: FactSet Empire state index seasonally adjusted -10 0 10 20 30 40 M F J D N O est. 7.5 3.1 19.8 30.9 0.7 0.9 31.9 -0.7 ’21 ’22 NET 1YR TREASURIES LAST PVS CHG AGO 3.25 3.25 3.25 .13 .13 .13 PRIME RATE FED FUNDS LAST 6 MO AGO 1 YR AGO 3-month T-bill .46 .40 +0.06 .04 6-month T-bill .86 .76 +0.10 .06 52-wk T-bill 1.23 1.18 +0.05 .09 2-year T-note 1.87 1.75 +0.12 .14 5-year T-note 2.10 1.96 +0.14 .85 7-year T-note 2.16 2.01 +0.15 1.30 10-year T-note 2.14 2.00 +0.14 1.63 30-year T-bond 2.47 2.36 +0.11 2.40 The yield on the 10-year Trea- sury note rose to 2.14% Mon- day. Yields af- fect rates on mortgages and other consumer loans. Crude Oil (bbl) 103.01 109.33 -5.78 +37.0 Ethanol (gal) 2.16 2.16 ... +1.1 Heating Oil (gal) 3.28 3.42 -4.13 +40.7 Natural Gas (mm btu) 4.66 4.72 -1.42 +24.9 Unleaded Gas (gal) 3.17 3.31 -4.32 +42.2 FUELS CLOSE PVS %CHG %YTD Gold (oz) 1959.60 1982.70 -1.17 +7.2 Silver (oz) 25.24 26.11 -3.30 +8.2 Platinum (oz) 1052.30 1088.60 -3.33 +9.1 Copper (lb) 4.51 4.62 -2.24 +1.3 Palladium (oz) 2412.20 2792.90 -13.63 +26.4 METALS CLOSE PVS %CHG %YTD Cattle (lb) 1.40 1.37 +2.20 +1.0 Coffee (lb) 2.20 2.22 -1.49 -2.9 Corn (bu) 7.26 7.65 -5.10 +22.3 Cotton (lb) 1.19 1.21 -1.87 +5.5 Lumber (1,000 bd ft)1410.00 1420.00 ... +22.8 Orange Juice (lb) 1.42 1.39 +2.02 -3.3 Soybeans (bu) 17.05 16.91 +0.84 +28.3 Wheat (bu) 10.96 10.90 -0.94 +42.2 AGRICULTURE CLOSE PVS %CHG %YTD Energy prices slumped. U.S. crude oil lost 5.8% and natu- ral gas fell 1.4%. Whole- sale gasoline and heating oil prices closed more than 4% lower. Gold and silver prices fell. The U.S. dollar strengthened against the British pound, the Japanese yen and the Swiss franc. The greenback fell versus the euro and the Mexican peso. USD per British Pound 1.3017 -.0021 -.16% 1.3924 Canadian Dollar 1.2826 +.0100 +.78% 1.2468 USD per Euro 1.0957 +.0047 +.43% 1.1950 Japanese Yen 118.11 +.77 +.65% 109.06 Mexican Peso 20.9122 -.0291 -.14% 20.7020 1YR MAJORS CLOSE CHG %CHG AGO Israeli Shekel 3.2829 +.0321 +.98% 3.3279 Norwegian Krone 9.0431 +.0512 +.57% 8.4280 South African Rand 15.1118 +.0670 +.44% 14.9429 Swedish Krona 9.6153 -.1168 -1.21% 8.4872 Swiss Franc .9378 +.0029 +.31% .9296 EUROPE/AFRICA/MIDDLE EAST Australian Dollar 1.3901 +.0193 +1.39% 1.2891 Chinese Yuan 6.3654 +.0256 +.40% 6.5085 Hong Kong Dollar 7.8298 +.0011 +.01% 7.7639 Indian Rupee 76.546 -.147 -.19% 72.672 Singapore Dollar 1.3668 +.0038 +.28% 1.3442 South Korean Won 1241.46 +3.84 +.31% 1136.36 Taiwan Dollar 28.54 +.12 +.42% 28.22 ASIA/PACIFIC Previous and change figures reflect current trading contract. Interestrates Commodities Foreign Exchange TODAY Top stocks by percent change in price for the year to date. Stock must be worth $2. NAT'L WK 6MO 1YR CONSUMER RATES AVG AGO AGO AGO 48 month new car loan 3.58 t 3.59 3.52 3.73 Money market account 0.07 t 0.08 0.07 0.08 1 year CD 0.32 r 0.32 0.28 0.29 $30K Home equity loan 6.62 s 6.51 6.49 6.44 30 year fixed mortgage 4.43 s 4.11 4.20 3.02 15 year fixed mortgage 3.57 s 3.41 3.51 2.31