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Mark Vickery

Pre-Markets Up on Jobless Claims, Productivity, etc.

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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Mark Vickery

Markets Up but Off Session Highs: JOLTS, Beige Book Flat

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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Bryan Hayes

This Stock 'Bundle' Soars on Higher Car Insurance Rates

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

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Mark Vickery

ADP Jobs +140K, but Part-Time Work Is Rising

A headline number of +140K is below consensus expectations of +150K, but still +29K month over month.

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Andrew Rocco

Regionals in Flux: Powell's Insights & the Small Bank Challenge

Investors should avoid regional banking stocks with Commercial Real Estate Exposure.

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Mark Vickery

Pre-Markets Up to Start a New Trading Week

The all-important Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) on Thursday will take center stage, as it is the Fed's favored metric for tracking inflation.

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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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