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inflation: Archive
Pulling Back for a Fresh Look at This Recent Pullback
by Mark Vickery
Fed members are openly having second thoughts about further cuts to interest rates, especially with no new data on the jobs or inflation front.
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Stocks to Watch for the First Trillion Dollar Holiday Shopping Season
by Shaun Pruitt
Savvy investors are eyeing the retail sector, with this holiday shopping season expected to be the first in U.S. history to exceed $1 trillion in sales.
AMZNPositive Net Change WMTNegative Net Change CROXNegative Net Change NKENegative Net Change NFLXNegative Net Change COSTPositive Net Change LULUPositive Net Change XLYPositive Net Change UAANegative Net Change
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Pre-Markets Up as Government Shutdown Looks to End
by Mark Vickery
We don't officially see the government opened this morning, but a major impediment from the minority party is being removed.
TSNNegative Net Change MNDYPositive Net Change RGTINegative Net Change PSKYNegative Net Change
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November Pullback Underway: Here's What to Know
by Bryan Hayes
The latest bearish headlines point to hefty AI valuations. But here's why this bull market likely still has some legs.
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Markets Positive on Supreme Court Ruminations, Big Earnings
by Mark Vickery
A ban on tariff policy would likely provide a major market catalyst to the upside.
QCOMNegative Net Change APPNegative Net Change ELFPositive Net Change SNAPNegative Net Change DASHNegative Net Change
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Pre-markets Down on Questions: Fed, Jobs & Q3 Earnings
by Mark Vickery
Weekly Jobless Claims are not out again this Thursday morning, for the fifth straight week.
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Markets Fall Back on Fed Cut - Big Earnings After the Close
by Mark Vickery
Fed Chair Powell insists the Fed's decision for the final FOMC meeting will be data-dependent, and that a cut in December is "not a forgone conclusion -- far from it."
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Pre-markets Advance Ahead of FOMC Rate Cut, Mag 7 Earnings
by Mark Vickery
Today's rate cut will bring the Fed funds rate down to 3.75-4.00% -- the lowest we've seen since mid-December 2022.
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Pre-markets Pick Up Where They Left Off Last Week
by Mark Vickery
From mid-day lows last Wednesday, the Dow is +1.92%, the S&P +2.60%, Nasdaq +3.79% and +4.27% on the Russell.
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4 Sector ETFs & Stocks to Gain Despite Lower-Than -Expected Inflation
by Sanghamitra Saha
September records lower-than-expected inflation! Energy (OIH), Restaurants (EATZ), Healthcare (XLV) and Transportation (XTN) ETFs may still shine in the near term.
DALPositive Net Change UHSPositive Net Change RRGBPositive Net Change MUSAPositive Net Change XLVNegative Net Change OIHPositive Net Change XTNPositive Net Change EATZPositive Net Change
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Buy Intel Stock After Favorable CPI Data & Q3 Earnings Beat?
by Shaun Pruitt
Hitting a fresh one-year high of $41 a share in Friday's trading session, Intel stock has continued an attention-getting rebound from a 52-week and multi-year low of $17.
INTCNegative Net Change NVDAPositive Net Change SFTBYNegative Net Change
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Year-End Rally Odds Increase: Stocks to Watch
by Bryan Hayes
The start to the third-quarter earnings season has been very positive, bolstering the case for a sustained rally in the final months of the year.
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Pre-markets Soar on Softer CPI Numbers
by Mark Vickery
The Dow moved from +87 points immediately ahead of the release to +210 points now, the S&P 500 went from +23 to +41, and the Nasdaq shot up from +125 points to +222 points at this hour.
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Cornucopia of Q3 Earnings: GE, GM & More
by Mark Vickery
Major market indexes rebounded into the green over the past month in what has so far been a fairly turbulent October, and are back to all-time highs.
LMTPositive Net Change GEPositive Net Change KONegative Net Change NFLXNegative Net Change MMMPositive Net Change GMNegative Net Change
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Pre-markets Volatile as Q3 Bank Earnings Come Out
by Mark Vickery
The market continues to work toward some equilibrium amid plenty of near-term challenges.
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Pre-markets Filling Gaps to Start New Trading Week
by Mark Vickery
Pre-market futures are climbing this morning, filling in some of the deep holes dug Friday.
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Party Rally Running Out of Fuel
by Mark Vickery
What can be expected to pull market trading interest back up to earlier levels? Tough to see.
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S&P 500, Nasdaq Close at Fresh Highs on FOMC Minutes
by Mark Vickery
Market participants hadn't been sure we'd see additional rate cuts into the end of the year, but today's release of the September Fed minutes put that to rest.
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Pre-Markets Up Ahead of Fed Minutes Release
by Mark Vickery
Expected later today are the prepared minutes from the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting in mid-September.
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Markets Take a Break from Setting New All-Time Highs
by Mark Vickery
Red closes among all major indexes today snapped a seven-day winning streak on the S&P 500.
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No News Is Good News: Pre-markets Up on Dormant BLS Report
by Mark Vickery
All major indexes are in the green for the trading week, plus-mid-single digits for the month, and double digits (except for the Dow, +9%) year to date.
QQQPositive Net Change SPYPositive Net Change DIAPositive Net Change
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Is Nike (NKE) a 'Buy' Ahead of Its Upcoming Earnings Announcement?
by Bryan Hayes
Despite rallying off the April lows, Nike shares are down roughly 7% this year and are underperforming the major indexes.
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PCE Delivers Goldilocks Numbers for the Stock Market
by Mark Vickery
Inflation is still present, but not running out of control. Sounds like "Goldilocks" to pre-market traders.
QQQPositive Net Change SPYPositive Net Change DIAPositive Net Change
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Bull Market Set for Further Gains on Earnings: Stocks to Watch
by Bryan Hayes
Earnings have been the steady engine throughout this multi-year bull market, which has broadened out in 2025 and is now approaching its third birthday.
COSTPositive Net Change JBLPositive Net Change
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Fed Speeches Today, PCE Report End-of-Week
by Mark Vickery
We hear from a number of Fed members today, including its most-recent member, Stephen Miran.
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