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Mark Vickery

More Record Closing Highs as Fed Government May Be Closing

All market indexes closed higher today on renewed exuberance for AI.

NVDANegative Net Change QQQPositive Net Change SPYPositive Net Change DIAPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

Pre-markets Fight Toward the Green with Gov't Shutdown Top of Mind

Conditions appear to be ripe for a government shutdown, as party politics resist effectively working across the aisle on either side.

NKEPositive Net Change ADPNegative Net Change

John Blank

Back to Nonfarm Payrolls: Global Week Ahead

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.

MARUYNegative Net Change RDDTPositive Net Change LGRDYPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

Pre-markets Up at Record Highs - Will Jobs Numbers Be a Wet Blanket?

Within the specter of new jobs numbers, we do see a bit of risk with market indexes trading at all-time highs.

ADPNegative Net Change EAPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

Econ Data Surprisingly Good: Jobless Claims, Q2 GDP, Durable Goods & More

Q2 GDP, instead of moving incrementally higher or lower, blossomed from +3.3% to +3.8% -- half a percentage point.

COSTNegative Net Change QQQPositive Net Change SPYPositive Net Change DIAPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

Pre-markets Flat Following AI Tech Boost

The tech rally looks a bit exhausted at this hour: the Nasdaq is up 1.5 points (0.006%).

ADPNegative Net Change NVDANegative Net Change GOOGLPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

Pre-market Futures Up After 1st Rate Cut of 2025

New data out this morning sees futures rolling off their early tops, but ultimately the reports are good.

DRINegative Net Change FDXPositive Net Change LENNegative Net Change

Mark Vickery

Moving Pieces Ahead of Fed Rate Decision

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

Mark Vickery

Jobless Claims Spike to +263K, CPI Mild & In-Line

Today's Initial Jobless Claims headline seals the deal for next week's rate cut: +263K new claims.

INTCNegative Net Change MSFTPositive Net Change IBMPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

Small Biz Positive, New Jobs Revisions & Oracle Earnings On Deck

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 GMEPositive Net Change SNPSNegative Net Change FCELNegative Net Change