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Mark Vickery

ADP +77K, Far Lower than Expected; Tariff News Forthcoming?

We started out this morning in the green across the board, but now see the Dow and S&P 500 lower.

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Mark Vickery

ADP +77K, Far Lower than Expected; Tariff News Forthcoming?

We started out this morning in the green across the board, but now see the Dow and S&P 500 lower.

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Mark Vickery

Markets Break Lower as Tariff Realities Manifest

The specter of higher production costs across the board based on fresh tariffs are giving the market heartburn.

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Mark Vickery

Tariffs Front & Center in Today's Pre-Market: Futures Down

We have no major economic prints out ahead of today's opening bell, so the tariffs are our main focus.

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Mark Vickery

Markets Pull Back Late on New Tariff Talk

Today's fall was steady and modest until this afternoon, when it was announced +25% tariffs are indeed being levied onto our direct neighbors Canada and Mexico.

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Mark Vickery

PCE Brings Good News to the Stock Market

Today's PCE report brings something for everyone to be happy about.

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Sanghamitra Saha

TIPS ETF (PBTP) Hit a New 52-Week High

The TIPS ETF PBTP hit a new 52-week high lately. Can it soar further?

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Mark Vickery

Big Morning for Economic Data: Jobless Claims, GDP & More

Pre-market indexes are up again this morning, though all week this has been the case.

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Bryan Hayes

This Market Leader is Benefitting from Higher Auto Insurance Rates

The biggest beneficiaries of rising insurance prices have undoubtedly been car insurance companies.

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Shaun Pruitt

Will Nvidia's Q4 Results Lift Markets Back to New Highs?

Amid recent market volatility, investors are anxiously awaiting Nvidia's (NVDA) Q4 results after-market hours on Wednesday, February 26.

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Bryan Hayes

Homebuilders Trade Lower After Toll Brothers Disappoints

The fact that mortgage rates remain high is certainly taking a toll on signing activity in the housing market.

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Shaun Pruitt

Buy Walmart Stock for Steady Growth as Q4 Earnings Approach?

Walmart's (WMT) steady growth has catapulted its stock over the last year, with the omnichannel retailer set to release Q4 results on Thursday, February 20.

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Sanghamitra Saha

ETF Strategies to Play Hot January Inflation

These ETF strategies may help you beat hot inflation.

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Mark Vickery

CPI Grows Uncomfortably Warm, Pre-Markets Sell-Off

Pre-market futures are sinking like a stone on this morning's Consumer Price Index (CPI) data.

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Mark Vickery

BLS Jobs Numbers +143K, Unemployment Rate +4.0%

The quick-take on this reaction is that the market recognizes that a healthy labor market subtracts from the possibility a new interest rate cut.

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Bryan Hayes

Fed Set to Hold Rates Steady: Stocks to Watch

Plenty of stocks managed to buck the sell-off on Monday. We want to look for stocks that hold up well through volatile periods.

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Sanghamitra Saha

4 Sector ETFs & Stocks to Benefit Despite Cooling Inflation

These sector ETFs and stocks may win amid cooling inflation.

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Mark Vickery

Markets Rally on Soft CPI, Good Q4 Bank Earnings

There's no guarantee that a cut is coming, but more soft economic data may eventually prod the Fed to be convinced to follow its own dot-plot from late last year.

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Bryan Hayes

Economy Goes Two-for-Two on Inflation: Stocks to Watch

Light inflation figures should help to further relieve weakness in rate-sensitive pockets of the market like small-caps.

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Mark Vickery

Investors Await Clouds Parting; CPI Ahead of Wednesday's Bell

Consumer Price data joins Big Banks reporting Q4 results ahead of Hump Day market activity.

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Mark Vickery

PPI Inflation Comes in Tame; Pre-Markets Up

PPI numbers are decidedly cooler month over month, coming in at +0.2% which is only half the +0.4% expected.

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Mark Vickery

U.S. Jobs Much Hotter than Expected; Pre-markets Sell

+256K new jobs filled in December is the largest monthly figure since March of last year.

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Mark Vickery

Markets Mixed, Flatten After Fed Minutes Released

While the Fed sees longer-term trends still pointing generally toward +2% inflation, several of the members also now see risks inherent in the economy ahead.

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Mark Vickery

Markets Swing to Negative on Healthy Econ Data (& Higher Bond Yields)

Both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq lost their two-day winning streak, -1.11% and -1.88%, respectively today.

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Mark Vickery

Pre-Markets Up Ahead of a New Jobs Week

As jobs reports hit the tape, keep in mind the Fed's dual mandate: not just curbing inflation but also fostering full employment.

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