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Mark Vickery

How Important Is Powell's Speech at Jackson Hole?

Based on the cautious tack Powell has taken, we might expect a 25 bps cut next month.

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Mark Vickery

Strong Trading Day on Favorable LEI; PANW Beats in Q4

While LEI came in lower than expected earlier today, it no longer forecasts a recession in the near term.

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Sanghamitra Saha

Inflation Cools in July: 4 Sector ETFs & Stocks to Thrive

The annual inflation rate in the United States slowed for a fourth successive month in July 2024.

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Mark Vickery

Pre-Markets Up on Good PPI Numbers, SBUX Shakeup

While headline and core PPI numbers showed shrinking inflation metrics, Starbucks (SBUX) scores Chipotle's (CMG) CEO.

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Mark Vickery

Markets Mixed Ahead of Key Inflation Data

Tomorrow morning, the Producer Price Index (PPI) will demonstrate levels of wholesale inflation.

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Andrew Rocco

Recession in 2024? Here's What it Means for Stocks

Wall Street may have already suffered a "stealth recession" masked by excessive government spending. Can the U.S. economy avoid a recession?

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Mark Vickery

Will Markets Settle Down? New CPI, Retail Sales, Q2 Earnings On Deck

We have plenty of data between now and the next Fed meeting, but things are starting to get a little sunnier.

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Andrew Rocco

Upstart Crushes Wall Street Expectations, Bucks the Trend

Upstart, an AI-based lending platform, stands to benefit from the current economic backdrop. With a recent earnings beat and a high short interest, shares have short squeeze potential over the next few months.

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Mark Vickery

The Fear Is Real: Pre-Markets Plummet on Jobs Numbers

Once the Employment Situation numbers hit the tape this morning, three of the four major indices fell like a stone.

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Bryan Hayes

Has the Recent Selling Bout Come to a Screeching Halt?

The latest volatility may be paving the way for an uptick heading into August.

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Mark Vickery

PPI Swells Higher, Big Banks Beat Q2 Estimates

Today's PPI numbers were not quite as accommodating as yesterday's CPI.

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Mark Vickery

Markets Sell the News After Satisfying CPI

The Inflation Rate came in better than expected for a soft landing, but the S&P and Nasdaq posted their worst trading day in two months.

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Andrew Rocco

Small Cap Breakout: Can it Finally Stick?

Lower inflation means lower interest rates - a bullish sign for small-cap stocks into year-end.

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Mark Vickery

CPI, Jobless Claims Brings Goldilocks Scenario

Today brings us the slimmest Inflation Rate we've seen since March 2021 -- back when inflation was going the opposite direction.

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Mark Vickery

Markets Race Ahead Before CPI Data Thursday

It was the single-best trading day on the Dow since May, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq posted yet more all-time closing highs.

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Mark Vickery

Pre-Markets Creep Higher Ahead of Powell & Busy Late Week

Both CPI data and Q2 earnings season begin hit the tape tomorrow morning. Meanwhile, pre-market futures creep ever higher.

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Mark Vickery

Powell Sees Cooling Economy, Traders See Coming Rate Cut

It's doubtful big market moves will happen before big inflation data comes out later this week.

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Mark Vickery

BLS Jobs +206K, Big Downward Revisions

Job revisions to the previous two months reached triple-digits, -110K, to 218K in May and 108K in April.

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Mark Vickery

ADP Payrolls +150K; Jobless Claims Climb Higher

While ADP private-sector payrolls were light of estimates, new and longer-term jobless claims reached new multi-year highs.

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Mark Vickery

Holiday-Shortened Jobs Week: What Would Downward Surprises Bring?

Projections currently are for fewer than 200K new jobs filled last month and more than 230K new jobless claims for last week.

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Shaun Pruitt

Top Stocks to Consider After Cooler PCE Data

On Friday, Core PCE, the Fed's preferred inflationary measure optimistically reflected a 0.1% uptick in May compared to a 0.3% increase in April.

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Mark Vickery

PCE Keeps "Soft Landing" Intact, Pre-Markets Shrinking

The good news from a wider perspective is that we're back down, consistently, to inflation levels we haven't seen in more than three years.

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Mark Vickery

Big Jumps for RIVN, CCL, FDX and NVDA Today

Both Carnival and FedEx beat earnings today, while Rivian got a major partner in VW, and NVIDIA returned to being NVIDIA.

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Mark Vickery

Case-Shiller Home Prices Cooling; FedEx After the Close

April home prices came down slightly to +6.3% according to Case-Shiller data. FedEx is expected to fetch +8% earnings growth.

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Mark Vickery

PCE, Housing, Earnings to Inform Trading Week

Reports this week will help inform the Fed on how to adjust inflation rates in the (near?) future.

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