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Mark Vickery

ADP Private-Sector Payrolls -33K, Worst in 2+ Years

Currently, it's white-collar jobs that are disappearing, which may be surprising to some.

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Mark Vickery

Trading Rotation Kicks Off 2nd Half of 2025

Tech stocks lagged after a very strong first half of the year, while healthcare led the way.

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Mark Vickery

Plenty of Data to Start 2nd Half of 2025

Manufacturing PMI, Construction Spending and the start of "Jobs Week" data await today's stock market.

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Mark Vickery

Markets Close Rollercoaster Q2 on Top

After starting calendar Q2 with a huge "Liberation Day" dip, the Nasdaq and S&P 500 once again close at new all-time highs.

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Mark Vickery

Through 1H 2025, U.S. Economy Threads the Needle

It was a turbulent first half of the year, but we are closing strong.

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Mark Vickery

Big Changes in Economic Data, Pre-Markets Hold Gains

Once Continuing Claims reach 2 million per week, expect a change in the narrative -- including from the Fed -- on our steady and secure labor market.

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Mark Vickery

Non-Tech Markets Lose Steam; Nasdaq Approaches Record High

The Dow slipped 106 points, -0.25%, while the Nasdaq gained +61 points, +0.31% -- approaching new highs.

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Tracey Ryniec

Bear of the Day: Robert Half (RHI)

This staffing firm is at 5-year lows.

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Mark Vickery

Markets Approach New Highs on Cooling Tensions

Tech stocks reached new record highs, and the S&P 500 is currently about -1% below all-time highs.

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Mark Vickery

Homebuilding Down, Jobless Claims Up; Fed News Later

As we prepare to honor our Juneteenth holiday Thursday with closed banks and stock markets, we see Weekly Jobless Claims pulled a day earlier to this morning.

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Mark Vickery

Markets Drop on Geopolitical Concerns, Weaker Data

After a mostly weak Retail Sales report this morning, manufacturing data and homebuilder confidence underperformed expectations.

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Mark Vickery

Pre-Markets in the Green Ahead of Eventful Week

A bevy of economic reports and a new FOMC meeting are expected on this holiday-shortened week.

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Mark Vickery

Jobless Claims Warm Up, PPI Cools Down

As jobless claims inch higher week over week, near-term PPI came in cooler than expected.

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Mark Vickery

Pre-Markets Relieved with Strong Jobs Headline; Revisions Lower

Headline jobs growth came in at +139K -- +14K higher than the +125K anticipated.

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Mark Vickery

Trump, Musk War of Words Send Indexes Lower Late

An open rift between recently departed DOGE leader and Tesla (TSLA) CEO Elon Musk sent indexes southward.

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Mark Vickery

Markets Slide to Flat on Jobs, Trade, Beige Book, Earnings

ADP payrolls and the Beige Book slipped today, ahead of earnings results from Five Below.

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Mark Vickery

ADP Weak 2nd Straight Month: +37K, but Wages Stable

Just +37K new private-sector jobs were created, only a third of the +110K projected. This followed the downwardly revised +60K ADP headline the previous month.

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Mark Vickery

Pre-Markets Slightly Lower Ahead of Open; JOLTS, Earnings to Come

The JOLTS report for April is expected to further tick down from 7.19 million job openings in March.

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Mark Vickery

Markets Close in Green on Mostly Quiet Trading Day

Jobs Week reports begin with the JOLTS numbers out Tuesday morning.

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John Blank

The May U.S. Job Addition Consensus Looks OK: Global Week Ahead

The May U.S. jobs report will provide key insight into the state of the economy heading into another bout of trade turbulence.

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John Blank

May U.S. Job Addition Consensus Looks OK: Global Week Ahead

Friday's report is expected to show the economy created 130,000 new jobs, according to a Reuters poll, down from a higher-than-expected 177,000 in April.

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Mark Vickery

Pre-Markets Stay Green After Tariff Ruling, Jobless Claims, Q1 GDP

Futures had been as high as +2.8% (Russell 2000; half that on the Dow: +1.4%), but have dragged closer to unchanged as the administration vows to appeal the court ruling on tariffs.

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Mark Vickery

Pre-Markets Even Out as Investors Digest Tax Bill

Indexes dipped early but are in the process of rebounding following yesterday's sell-off.

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Mark Vickery

Jobless Claims, Q1 Productivity Hit Multi-Year Levels

Continuing Jobless Claims stayed above 1.9 million, and Productivity posted its first negative headline, in years.

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Mark Vickery

BLS Jobs +177K, Better than Expected; Unemployment +4.2%

Monthly jobs stayed at a healthy level, with wage growth cooling. Pre-market traders love it, sending major indexes up higher this morning.

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