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BLS Jobs, Jobless Claims, Walmart Warnings All Up Slightly
by Mark Vickery
September jobs reached +119K, new claims were low at +220K and WMT beat Q3 earnings by a penny.
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Pre-markets Stay Red Ahead of NVIDIA Earnings, Jobs Data
by Mark Vickery
Until one or both of these brings a sigh of relief to market participants, we'll likely see a "risk-off" trading environment.
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Econ Data Comes Out This Week, Along with NVDA, WMT Earnings
by Mark Vickery
New jobs data joins Trump's food tariff exemptions on the last big earnings week of Q3.
TGTNegative Net Change TJXNegative Net Change WMTPositive Net Change NVDANegative Net Change HDPositive Net Change
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Pre-markets Pick Up Where Thursday Left Off: Down
by Mark Vickery
A plurality of Fed members have by now spoken up this week doubting that 25 basis-point (bps) cuts will continue indefinitely.
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Pre-markets Up as Government Plans to Re-open
by Mark Vickery
Not to say we're definitely going to get this week's planned CPI, PPI, Weekly Jobless Claims and Retail Sales reports, but they are still a possibility.
TMENegative Net Change ONONNegative Net Change MHPositive Net Change
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Mixed Pre-Markets on Weaker Jobs & Hiring Data, More Q3 Earnings
by Mark Vickery
Weekly private-sector hiring and Small Business Optimism lagged, while the blue-chip Dow remains in the green at this hour.
MSFTPositive Net Change ADPPositive Net Change AUPositive Net Change BYNDNegative Net Change METAPositive Net Change NBISPositive Net Change
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Bear of the Day: Robert Half (RHI)
by Tracey Ryniec
Is the job market about to turn around?
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The Jobs Week That Wasn't, Plus More Q3 Earnings
by Mark Vickery
For employment numbers, we can cobble together what we have, and try to construct something that resembles a realistic labor market scenario.
ADPPositive Net Change CEGPositive Net Change FLRPositive Net Change WENPositive Net Change FUNPositive Net Change CGCNegative Net Change
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Pre-Markets Improve on Big Earnings Morning
by Mark Vickery
One might say the relative volatility we started seeing in early October has continued into this month as well.
AZNPositive Net Change COPNegative Net Change RLPositive Net Change MRNAPositive Net Change TRIPNegative Net Change PLNTPositive Net Change TPRPositive Net Change
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Markets Take a Break from Setting New All-Time Highs
by Mark Vickery
Red closes among all major indexes today snapped a seven-day winning streak on the S&P 500.
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No News Is Good News: Pre-markets Up on Dormant BLS Report
by Mark Vickery
All major indexes are in the green for the trading week, plus-mid-single digits for the month, and double digits (except for the Dow, +9%) year to date.
QQQPositive Net Change SPYPositive Net Change DIAPositive Net Change
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No Jobless Claims, Factory Orders - Tech Trade Still Hot
by Mark Vickery
The government shutdown will also likely keep nonfarm payrolls from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) from seeing the light of day tomorrow.
ADPPositive Net Change NVDANegative Net Change TSLAPositive Net Change QBTSNegative Net Change
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ADP Sees Negative -32K Jobs in September
by Mark Vickery
-32K jobs were created in the private sector last month, way down from the +45K expected from analysts.
ADPPositive Net Change QQQPositive Net Change SPYPositive Net Change DIAPositive Net Change
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More Record Closing Highs as Fed Government May Be Closing
by Mark Vickery
All market indexes closed higher today on renewed exuberance for AI.
NVDANegative Net Change QQQPositive Net Change SPYPositive Net Change DIAPositive Net Change
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Pre-markets Fight Toward the Green with Gov't Shutdown Top of Mind
by Mark Vickery
Conditions appear to be ripe for a government shutdown, as party politics resist effectively working across the aisle on either side.
NKEPositive Net Change ADPPositive Net Change
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Back to Nonfarm Payrolls: Global Week Ahead
by John Blank
As share markets gear up for the home stretch of an eventful year, loads of key macro data in the U.S. and in Japan is due.
MARUYPositive Net Change RDDTNegative Net Change LGRDYPositive Net Change
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Pre-markets Up at Record Highs - Will Jobs Numbers Be a Wet Blanket?
by Mark Vickery
Within the specter of new jobs numbers, we do see a bit of risk with market indexes trading at all-time highs.
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Econ Data Surprisingly Good: Jobless Claims, Q2 GDP, Durable Goods & More
by Mark Vickery
Q2 GDP, instead of moving incrementally higher or lower, blossomed from +3.3% to +3.8% -- half a percentage point.
COSTPositive Net Change QQQPositive Net Change SPYPositive Net Change DIAPositive Net Change
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Pre-markets Flat Following AI Tech Boost
by Mark Vickery
The tech rally looks a bit exhausted at this hour: the Nasdaq is up 1.5 points (0.006%).
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Pre-market Futures Up After 1st Rate Cut of 2025
by Mark Vickery
New data out this morning sees futures rolling off their early tops, but ultimately the reports are good.
DRINegative Net Change FDXPositive Net Change LENPositive Net Change
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Moving Pieces Ahead of Fed Rate Decision
by Mark Vickery
It is widely expected that the Fed will cut rates at this meeting for the first time in 2025.
QQQPositive Net Change SPYPositive Net Change DIAPositive Net Change
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Jobless Claims Spike to +263K, CPI Mild & In-Line
by Mark Vickery
Today's Initial Jobless Claims headline seals the deal for next week's rate cut: +263K new claims.
INTCPositive Net Change MSFTPositive Net Change IBMPositive Net Change
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Small Biz Positive, New Jobs Revisions & Oracle Earnings On Deck
by Mark Vickery
As we look forward to the unveiling of the iPhone 17, we also keep an eye out for year-long jobs revisions from the BLS.
AAPLPositive Net Change ORCLPositive Net Change GMENegative Net Change SNPSPositive Net Change FCELNegative Net Change
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BLS Jobs for August: +22K, Unemployment +4.3%
by Mark Vickery
The Unemployment Rate ticks up to +4.3%, the highest level since October 2021.
QQQPositive Net Change SPYPositive Net Change DIAPositive Net Change
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Markets Stride Higher on Rate Cut Expectations
by Mark Vickery
Lower jobs numbers are what will guarantee at least one Fed rate cut before the end of 2025.
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