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inflation: Archive
"Hold Onto Your Hockey Sticks" - Econ Data All Surprises
by Mark Vickery
We have lots of economic data out before today's opening bell, and all of it is surprising.
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CPI Sticky, but Still Pointed in the Right Direction
by Mark Vickery
While core CPI year over year is down to +3.8%, we're still nearly double where the Fed's preferred inflation rate continues to be.
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A Wrap for Powell, but Big Late Trading Day
by Mark Vickery
Of the four major indices, only the Dow is in the red over the past five trading days.
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2 High Growth Stocks to Buy After Earnings This Week
by Shaun Pruitt
Reporting their fourth quarter results this week, Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) and CrowdStrike (CRWD) reconfirmed they have the expansion efforts that investors look for.
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Real-World vs. Theoretical Investing: Understand the Difference (Part 1 of 2)
by Andrew Rocco
Trading with real money in the "heat of battle" is world's apart from ordinary investor education. Stock Strategist Andrew Rocco covers practical findings from his years of experience in real-world investing.
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Pre-Markets Up on Jobless Claims, Productivity, etc.
by Mark Vickery
Following new jobless claims, productivity and trade balance data, the Dow is +90 points, the S&P 500 is +20 and the Nasdaq +110 points at this hour.
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Markets Up but Off Session Highs: JOLTS, Beige Book Flat
by Mark Vickery
Tomorrow morning brings us more economic grist for the mill, with Weekly Jobless Claims, a revision to Q4 Productivity and a new Trade Deficit.
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This Stock 'Bundle' Soars on Higher Car Insurance Rates
by Bryan Hayes
The biggest beneficiaries of rising insurance prices have undoubtedly been car insurance companies.
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ADP Jobs +140K, but Part-Time Work Is Rising
by Mark Vickery
A headline number of +140K is below consensus expectations of +150K, but still +29K month over month.
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Time to Buy Lowe's or Target Stock as They Round Out the Favorable Retail Earnings Season?
by Shaun Pruitt
With the retail earnings scorecard being favorable so far let's see if it's time to buy Lowe's (LOW) or Target (TGT) stock as their quarterly results approach.
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Is Inflation Under Control? Global Week Ahead
by John Blank
U.S. inflation is back in the spotlight on Thursday, with the PCE price index set to give investors another look at an economy that has been stronger than many had expected.
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Retail & NVIDIA Earnings This Week; COF Buys DFS
by Mark Vickery
Capital One (COF) has reportedly agreed to buy Discover (DFS) in an all-stock deal worth $35.3 billion.
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PPI Joins CPI Higher, Housing Starts Post Big Miss
by Mark Vickery
Pre-market futures are not breaking the floor like they did after the CPI report Tuesday, but early traders aren't bullish on this morning's news.
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4 Sector ETFs & Stocks to Benefit from Hot Inflation
by Sanghamitra Saha
In January, U.S. inflation topped expectations as persistently high shelter prices weighed heavily on consumers, according to a report released by the Labor Department on Tuesday.
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Markets Kiss & Make Up for Valentine's Day
by Mark Vickery
Investors were in a mood to kiss and make up from their stormy session yesterday.
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Pre-Markets Do Not See the Sky Falling
by Mark Vickery
The Inflation Rate came in a mere 20 bps higher than anticipated. That's not exactly "Chicken Little."
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Earnings Leaders and Laggards: This AI Stock Dives on Q4 Results
by Bryan Hayes
Earnings continue to be the focus heading into Tuesday's session along with this morning's key inflation report.
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CPI Data Brings Pre-Markets Way Down
by Mark Vickery
CPI numbers came in higher than estimates on every single metric, and pre-markets plummeted in a matter of minutes.
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Jobless Claims & Productivity Leap Higher; CAH, IP, HON Report
by Mark Vickery
Once the market closes, we'll await earnings reports from three of the Magnificent 7 stocks: Apple, Amazon and Meta.
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Big Earnings Afternoon: Microsoft, Alphabet, Starbucks & More
by Mark Vickery
Microsoft, Google-parent Alphabet, Mondelez and Skyworks all topped earnings expectations.
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3 Computer Software Stocks That Could Keep Rising in 2024
by Shaun Pruitt
At the moment the Zacks Computer-Software Industry is still in the top 40 percentile of over 250 Zacks industries with Blackbaud (BLKB), Microsoft (MSFT), and Trend Micro (TMICY) being three of the most recent winners to pay attention to.
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Markets Continue to Shine Amid High Interest Rates
by Mark Vickery
After today's close, United Airlines (UAL) outperformed expectations on both top and bottom lines in its Q4 report.
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Pre-Markets Lower Again on Warm Economic Results
by Mark Vickery
In terms of inflation-busting, Retail Sales are behaving below optimal levels. Year over year, they are +4.78%.
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Empire State Plummets; Goldman Beats, Morgan Mixed in Q4
by Mark Vickery
Empire State Manufacturing's -43.7 is a major step down -- more than 3x lower than the previous month's -14.5.
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PPI Moves Lower, Along with Big Banks on Q4 Earnings
by Mark Vickery
Many of today's PPI metrics clearly point to low-growth elements within the wholesale market.
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