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inflation: Archive
Pre-Markets Blossom on Goldilocks Jobs Data
by Mark Vickery
175K new jobs and +0.2% wage growth are both lower than expected but still clearly positive.
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Pre-Markets Up on Thin Jobless Claims, Productivity
by Mark Vickery
Jobless Claims stayed low, Q1 Productivity was light, but Unit Labor Costs jumped high month over month.
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All Eyes on Fed Rate Decision: Key Stocks to Watch
by Bryan Hayes
Investors are hoping to avoid a replay of January's outcome, which saw the worst performance for the S&P 500 on a Fed day dating back to March 2023.
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Top Stocks to Buy with Rising EPS Estimates After Earnings
by Shaun Pruitt
These companies saw their stocks spike after impressively beating earnings expectations last week and more upside could be ahead considering EPS estimates for fiscal 2024 have trended higher afterwards.
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PCE In-Line to Warmer, Pre-Market Calms; ABBV Beats, XOM Misses
by Mark Vickery
Pre-market futures are up across the board: +106 points on the Dow, +45 points on the S&P 500 and +195 on the Nasdaq immediately following this important data's release.
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Is "Bad News" Still "Good News" for the Market?
by Mark Vickery
If we're looking for the Fed to lower interest rates, don't we need softer economic data like what we saw today?
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Time to Buy These Top Gold Mining Stocks Amid Recent Market Volatility
by Shaun Pruitt
With gold traditionally acting as a hedge against inflation, investors may be eying stocks that give exposure to the commodity amid recent market volatility.
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Busy Week Hoping to Shake Some Life into Markets
by Mark Vickery
Much of what concerns us will have been addressed by the end of the week, including important economic reports and Q1 earnings season hitting a higher gear.
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Import/Exports Send Pre-Markets Lower; Big Banks Beat
by Mark Vickery
Import Prices came in hotter than expected, while Exports came down considerably.
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3 Affordable REITs to Buy While Others Are Fearful
by Shaun Pruitt
Earnings estimate revisions have risen for several affordable REITs that have made their way onto the coveted Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) list.
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Don't Overlook These High-Growth Business Services Stocks it's time to Buy
by Shaun Pruitt
Rising earnings estimates are starting to magnify the attractive growth trajectories of these highly ranked business services stocks.
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Volatility Spikes as Inflation Resurfaces: Stocks to Watch
by Bryan Hayes
Several stocks are bucking the recent selling pressure amid a hot inflation print.
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Equity Pullback: Garden Variety or Long Term? (5 Data Points to Watch)
by Andrew Rocco
U.S. equities are experiencing their first pullback of any substance after a hotter-than-expected CPI print. Will the pullback be short-lived or something more violent? Stock Strategist Andrew Rocco uses data to break it down.
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Pre-Markets Salved by Mixed PPI, Low Jobless Claims
by Mark Vickery
Pre-market indices shrank their further sell-off levels to mixed, almost instantaneously with the release of March PPI figures.
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Markets Fall on High CPI, Rate-Cut Speculation
by Mark Vickery
These aren't easy realizations for the market to absorb, especially coming off such high levels only a couple weeks ago.
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Robust March CPI Spooks Pre-Markets
by Mark Vickery
Fifteen minutes after the CPI release, we're now -490 points on the Dow, -77 on the S&P and -225 points on the Nasdaq.
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Competition for A.I.? CPI, Delta Q1 Ahead of Wednesday's Open
by Mark Vickery
The most recent Inflation Rate at +3.2% is the mean average on the Inflation Rate going back to October of last year.
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Upward Drift in Tuesday Pre-Markets
by Mark Vickery
Sandwiched in between two major economic metrics, investors apparently feel pretty good about where they are.
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Markets Flat Ahead of CPI, Q1 Earnings
by Mark Vickery
In short, don't expect our present hesitation to last very long.
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Pre-Markets Slightly Higher Ahead of CPI, Q1 Earnings
by Mark Vickery
Wednesday will bring us new Consumer Price Index (CPI) data for March, followed by the latest Producer Price Index (PPI) print the next morning.
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BLS Jobs +303K, Higher than Expected; Pre-Markets OK
by Mark Vickery
The Unemployment Rate ticked down to 3.8% from the 3.9% posted a month ago.
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Crude Oil Soars to 5-Month High: Energy Stocks to Watch
by Bryan Hayes
Energy is now the second-best performing sector this year.
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Cursed with a Good Economy: ADP Jumps to +184K
by Mark Vickery
This is the highest monthly ADP read since July; the trailing six months only averaged 127K.
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Top Stocks to Buy Amid Recent Market Volatility
by Shaun Pruitt
Amid recent market volatility, here are three highly ranked stocks that should have more upside and serve as viable buy-the-dip candidates if the opportunity is presented.
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Small-cap Opportunity in 24' (Watch these 5 Catalysts)
by Andrew Rocco
There are several compelling reasons for investors to reconsider when it comes to small-caps. Strategist Andrew Rocco unveils 5 catalysts including Federal Reserve policy and poor sentiment.
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