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John Blank

"Sell in May and Go Away?" Global Week Ahead

As the U.S. economy grapples with fallout from the Middle East war, Wall Street's radar turns to Friday's April monthly payrolls report.

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Mark Vickery

Pre-Markets Mixed to Begin New Trading Week

Conflicting reports coming from the Strait of Hormuz mix with expectations of a new "Jobs Week" and more Q1 earnings.

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Mark Vickery

Jobless Claims Move Up Slightly, Pre-Markets Move Down

From the December holiday season until now, we've definitely seen a step down in weekly jobless claims, below 220K.

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Mark Vickery

Jobless Claims, Philly Fed, PEP & TSM Outperform

Hope springs eternal regarding the war in Iran, with investors currently betting on a benign and near-term outcome.

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Mark Vickery

Pre-Markets Down on Big Morning for Econ Data

Lots of economic data is out today, but all eyes remain trained on the Middle East this morning.

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Mark Vickery

Pre-Markets Mixed Post-BLS Jobs, Pre-Iran Ultimatum

Pre-market futures are off early-morning highs at this hour, but mildly mixed.

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Mark Vickery

Pre-markets Lower on Concerns About Iran

Investors sought signs that the military conflict would soon come to an end, but the lack of details in the president's speech left us wanting.

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Mark Vickery

No Foolin': ADP Jobs Led by Small Companies

Small private sector firms (sub-50 employees), brought in the lion's share of new jobs last month: +85K.

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Mark Vickery

Pre-Markets Buy Back In Ahead of JOLTS, NIKE Earnings

An absence of new major calamities, either overseas or here on the homestead, have helped investors gather the nerve to dip a toe back in the water.

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John Blank

High Tensions, Higher Stakes: Global Week Ahead

President Trump has given Tehran into April to reopen the critical Strait of Hormuz or face the destruction of its power infrastructure, meaning another 10 nail-biting days for investors who will also be dealing with major macro data.

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