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Mark Vickery

Pre-Markets Lower; Economic News Decent

Jobless Claims, Philly Fed, Darden's outlook are green shoots on a gloomy morning.

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Mark Vickery

Pre-Market Futures in the Green... for Now

Session after session we've seen market indexes erode during normal trading hours.

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Mark Vickery

PPI Wholesale & Jobless Claims Both Lower

Market participants are already discounting this morning's good news because they can see the inflationary road ahead.

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Mark Vickery

Markets Slide Again on Tariff Realities

Market indexes were down again today in this continued freefall on tariff fears and open discussion of a potential economic recession.

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Mark Vickery

Pre-Markets Melting Away Early-Morning Gains

After today's open, albeit a month in arrears: January JOLTS figures report.

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Mark Vickery

BLS Jobs Numbers: +151K, Unemployment +4.1%

A headline number of +151K was below the +170K expected, but pre-markets breathed a sigh of relief.

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Mark Vickery

ECB Cuts, Jobless Claims Mixed, Trade Deficit Hits Record

While the ECB cut rates 25 bps despite a potential trade war, jobless claims stayed within range but the trade deficit fell through the floor.

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Mark Vickery

ADP +77K, Far Lower than Expected; Tariff News Forthcoming?

We started out this morning in the green across the board, but now see the Dow and S&P 500 lower.

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Mark Vickery

ADP +77K, Far Lower than Expected; Tariff News Forthcoming?

We started out this morning in the green across the board, but now see the Dow and S&P 500 lower.

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John Blank

What Will the FEB U.S. Jobs Report Show? Global Week Ahead

U.S. jobs data on March 7th comes as worrisome indicators about business activity and consumer confidence raise yellow flags about the economy and a push by the Trump administration to slash the federal workforce.

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Mark Vickery

Pre-Markets Pick Up Where Friday Left Off

There seemed to be something of a re-think Friday after indexes had fallen from February 20th through the 27th.

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Mark Vickery

Big Morning for Economic Data: Jobless Claims, GDP & More

Pre-market indexes are up again this morning, though all week this has been the case.

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Mark Vickery

Steady Jobless Claims, Good Philly Fed, Healthy Q4 Earnings

Pre-markets are once again starting off lower, but the S&P 500 is working on a two-day record-closing-high.

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Mark Vickery

BLS Jobs Numbers +143K, Unemployment Rate +4.0%

The quick-take on this reaction is that the market recognizes that a healthy labor market subtracts from the possibility a new interest rate cut.

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Mark Vickery

ADP Jobs Report Strong in January; Q4 Earnings Roll Along

ADP unveiled +183K new private-sector jobs last month -- well ahead of the +150K expected.

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Mark Vickery

Trade War Reality Sets into Pre-Markets

The Dow has so far shed -600 points, the S&P 500 is -100 and the tech-heavy Nasdaq is -400 points at this hour.

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Mark Vickery

Pre-Markets Seek Direction on Warmer Jobless Claims, Q4 Earnings

While new and continuing jobless claims both move higher, American Airlines and GE Aerospace release Q4 earnings.

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Mark Vickery

S&P 500 Misses New Closing High by 4 Points

The S&P came close to closing at a new all-time high today at 6,086, but was just a few points shy of the record close on December 6th of last year.

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Mark Vickery

Markets Closed for MLK Day; Trump II Inauguration Today

President-elect Trump becomes the second U.S. president after Grover Cleveland in 1892 to be elected to two non-consecutive terms.

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Tracey Ryniec

Bear of the Day: AMN Healthcare Services (AMN)

Shares have tumbled to new 5-year lows.

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Mark Vickery

Pre-Markets Mixed on Jobless Claims, Retail Sales & More

While Jobless Claims remained subdued, Imports and Exports sprang to life -- along with monthly Philly Fed numbers.

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Shaun Pruitt

Global Week Ahead: Q4 Earnings Season Kicks Off with Key Inflation Data

Markets will be put to the test this week amid recent volatility, as big banks kick off the heart of the Q4 earnings season on Wall Street, while key inflation data from the U.K. and U.S. will also be on tap.

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Mark Vickery

U.S. Jobs Much Hotter than Expected; Pre-markets Sell

+256K new jobs filled in December is the largest monthly figure since March of last year.

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Mark Vickery

Carter Funeral Suspends Stock Market; What to Expect Friday

Expectations are for 155K jobs to have been filled in December, with an Unemployment Rate holding steady at +4.2%.

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Mark Vickery

ADP Numbers Lowest Since August; Initial Claims Also Down

+122K new private-sector jobs filled in December is below expectations for +136K and the previous month's unrevised +146K.

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