DAILY UPDATE: Home Health and Nurse Vacancies as Stock Markets Reach New Highs

By Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA on July 6, 2024

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As home hospital programs continue to grow—employment in the home health industry is projected to increase by nearly 30% by 2029—so does the concern that home healthcare professionals are increasingly vulnerable to assault and harassment.

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Here's where the major benchmarks ended:

The S&P 500 index^®(SPX)rose 30.17 points (0.54%) to 5,567.19; the Dow Jones Industrial Average^® ($DJI) rose 67.87 points (0.17%) to 39,375.87; the NASDAQ Composite^® ($COMP) climbed 164.46 points (0.9%) to 18,352.76.
The 10-year Treasury note yield (TNX) dropped nearly seven basis points to just below 4.28%.
The CBOE Volatility Index^® (VIX) increased slightly to 12.45.

What's up

Meta Platforms rose 5.88% a day after CEO Mark Zuckerberg posted a video of himself wearing a tux, holding an American flag and a beer, and wakeboarding. Shareholders apparently approve of such an absolute stud running the company.
Koss Corp. rose another 25.68% as the latest meme stock continues to rally for no reason at all.
Macy's popped 9.48% after bidders looking to acquire the beleaguered retailer raised their offer from $6.6 billion to $6.9 billion.
Smith & Nephew rose 6.67% on the news that activist investor Cevian Capital has taken a 5% stake in the medical device maker.
Instructure Holdings rose 5.25% on the news that a bidding war is building for the education software company.

What's down

Nvidia fell 1.91% after it received a rare analyst downgrade due to the company's valuation.
Southwest sank 5.67% on the first full trading day after the company adopted a "poison pill" to fend off activist investor Elliott Management.
Budget airline companies took a blow after a Raymond James analyst downgraded the industry due to a "clear as mud" outlook for the third quarter. Frontier Group fell 6.79%, while Spirit Airlines dropped 8.70%.
Crypto-related stocks tumbled after bitcoin fell below $54,000 at one point today, though they recovered alongside the cryptocurrency later in the trading session. Coinbase Global fell 0.56%, Robinhood Markets dropped 0.98%, and MicroStrategy fell 1.56%.

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Stat: 9.9%. That's the current vacancy rate for nurses in the US, down from 15.7% in 2023. (2024 NSI National Health Care Retention & RN Staffing Report)

PBMs: How pharmacy benefit managers are "driving up drug costs for millions of people, employers, and the government." (the New York Times)

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