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Bryan Hayes

Market Rally Faces Key Test: Stocks to Watch

The Nasdaq takes center stage as the tech-heavy index looks to eclipse its former all-time high.

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Mark Vickery

All Eyes on NVIDIA (NVDA) Q4 Earnings Today

Expectations are still high for the graphics processing innovator, which has built itself up to the third-largest publicly traded corporation by market cap.

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Andrew Rocco

What's Next for Tech Stocks? (3 Upcoming Catalysts to Watch)

Tech stocks are up 44% over the past year and are leading the general market higher. Will the strength continue?

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Mark Vickery

PPI Joins CPI Higher, Housing Starts Post Big Miss

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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Mark Vickery

Markets Kiss & Make Up for Valentine's Day

Investors were in a mood to kiss and make up from their stormy session yesterday.

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Mark Vickery

Pre-Markets Do Not See the Sky Falling

The Inflation Rate came in a mere 20 bps higher than anticipated. That's not exactly "Chicken Little."

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Andrew Rocco

Volatility Ahead: 5 Signs

The bulls remain in control of equity markets for now. However, five signals point to increased volatility ahead.

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Mark Vickery

CPI Data Brings Pre-Markets Way Down

CPI numbers came in higher than estimates on every single metric, and pre-markets plummeted in a matter of minutes.

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Shaun Pruitt

Meta (META) Beats Earnings Estimates and Announces First Ever Dividend is it Time to Buy?

Investors walked away from the busy investment week with a lot of news to digest including Meta Platforms (META) announcing its first-ever dividend after comfortably surpassing Q4 top and bottom-line expectations on Thursday.

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Mark Vickery

Jobless Claims & Productivity Leap Higher; CAH, IP, HON Report

Once the market closes, we'll await earnings reports from three of the Magnificent 7 stocks: Apple, Amazon and Meta.

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Andrew Rocco

Dotcom Deja Vu? 3 Data Points Suggest a More Bullish Horizon in 2024

In a recent report, JP Morgan's quant team highlighted a "persistently rising concentration" in the U.S. stock market, drawing parallels to the Dotcom Bubble Era. While the concerns are valid, there a three significant reasons to stay optimistic.

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Mark Vickery

Powell Dubious on March Cut, Markets Slide

Indices jumped higher on the Fed's release initially, but in terms of forecasting a March cut, Fed Chair Powell said that this was "not the most-likely case."

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Mark Vickery

Big Earnings Afternoon: Microsoft, Alphabet, Starbucks & More

Microsoft, Google-parent Alphabet, Mondelez and Skyworks all topped earnings expectations.

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Andrew Rocco

Navigating the Storm: How Regional Banks Weathered the Crisis and Why the Worst is Behind Them

Though the Bank Term Funding Program (BTFB) is ending, there are five reasons to believe the worst is over for regional banking stocks. Look for them to be much higher 12 months from now.

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Mark Vickery

Markets Stroll Higher Ahead of Key Data; SMCI, FFIV, WHR Beat

A sixth record closing high for the S&P 500 just this month/year alone ought to give a good impression of where the market's collective head is at presently.

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Mark Vickery

Markets Continue to Shine Amid High Interest Rates

After today's close, United Airlines (UAL) outperformed expectations on both top and bottom lines in its Q4 report.

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Bryan Hayes

Financial ETF Breaks Out to 52-Week High: Stocks to Watch

New yearly highs for banks are bullish and a sign of strength.

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Mark Vickery

Pre-Markets Continue Bouncing Back; TRV +5% on Q4 News

We've actually been on a relative plateau at current high levels since mid-December.

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Andrew Rocco

Small Caps Offer Big Potential in 24'

Mega-cap tech stocks enjoyed a positive outlier year in 2023. However, investors may want to explore other market areas in 2024, particularly small-cap stocks.

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Mark Vickery

Empire State Plummets; Goldman Beats, Morgan Mixed in Q4

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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Mark Vickery

Markets Closed in Remembrance of Dr. King

Even though we're only just half way through the month, the lion's share of economic reports -- non-earnings-season-related -- have already happened for January.

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Bryan Hayes

Presidential Cycle Takes Center Stage as 2024 Election Ramps Up

What does history say about stock market returns in election years?

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Mark Vickery

Pre-Markets Trim Monday Rally; Trade Deficit Comes Down

The S&P 500 put up its best single trading day since early November, and is within striking distance of fresh all-time highs.

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Mark Vickery

Jobs +216K, Unemployment 3.7%: Better than Expected

If you're looking for data that will allow the Fed to put some slack in interest rates near-term, these numbers are a disappointment.

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