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Pre-Markets Flat on Fed Speeches, Q1 Reports
by Mark Vickery
While Macy's (M) and Lowe's (LOW) both outperformed expectations, nosebleed valuations are keeping markets from racing higher.
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Defensive Stocks to Consider Amid Jamie Dimon's Concern for a Large Market Correction
by Shaun Pruitt
Often asked for his economic opinion and outlook, JPMorgan Chase (JPM) CEO Jamie Dimon alluded to concerns of a broader economic slowdown and the possibility of a large stock market correction while speaking with Bloomberg on Thursday.
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Econ Data Cools Ahead of NVIDIA Earnings Next Week
by Mark Vickery
The moment the "soft landing" narrative resurfaced, bullish sentiment in the stock market commenced.
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Record Closing Highs Amid Interest Rate Catch-22
by Mark Vickery
This CPI report put the domestic inflation trajectory back on the "soft landing" path, where it had veered away from somewhat.
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CPI Down 1st Time in 2024, Pre-Markets Up
by Mark Vickery
The Inflation Rate was +3.4%, 10 bps lower than the previous month and well off the peak +9.1% from June 2022.
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Nasdaq Closes at New Record High; CPI on Deck
by Mark Vickery
Considering the challenges with PPI this morning, this demonstrates a bullish sentiment remaining in the market.
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PPI Shows Higher Wholesale Inflation; Meme Stocks Rule (Again)
by Mark Vickery
Certain Producer Price levels are the hottest we've seen in a year. Speaking of hot, have you seen SPWR, GME and AMC this morning?
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Pre-Markets Blossom on Goldilocks Jobs Data
by Mark Vickery
175K new jobs and +0.2% wage growth are both lower than expected but still clearly positive.
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All Eyes on Fed Rate Decision: Key Stocks to Watch
by Bryan Hayes
Investors are hoping to avoid a replay of January's outcome, which saw the worst performance for the S&P 500 on a Fed day dating back to March 2023.
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Is "Bad News" Still "Good News" for the Market?
by Mark Vickery
If we're looking for the Fed to lower interest rates, don't we need softer economic data like what we saw today?
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Busy Week Hoping to Shake Some Life into Markets
by Mark Vickery
Much of what concerns us will have been addressed by the end of the week, including important economic reports and Q1 earnings season hitting a higher gear.
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Interest Rates & War: What Does Historical Precedent Tell US?
by Andrew Rocco
Investors who study historical precedent may be surprised with their findings regarding the relationship between, interest rates, war, and stocks. Rate cuts are not necessarily bullish, and war is not necessarily bearish,
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Import/Exports Send Pre-Markets Lower; Big Banks Beat
by Mark Vickery
Import Prices came in hotter than expected, while Exports came down considerably.
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Volatility Spikes as Inflation Resurfaces: Stocks to Watch
by Bryan Hayes
Several stocks are bucking the recent selling pressure amid a hot inflation print.
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Equity Pullback: Garden Variety or Long Term? (5 Data Points to Watch)
by Andrew Rocco
U.S. equities are experiencing their first pullback of any substance after a hotter-than-expected CPI print. Will the pullback be short-lived or something more violent? Stock Strategist Andrew Rocco uses data to break it down.
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Pre-Markets Salved by Mixed PPI, Low Jobless Claims
by Mark Vickery
Pre-market indices shrank their further sell-off levels to mixed, almost instantaneously with the release of March PPI figures.
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Markets Fall on High CPI, Rate-Cut Speculation
by Mark Vickery
These aren't easy realizations for the market to absorb, especially coming off such high levels only a couple weeks ago.
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AI Leaders Retreat: Generational Buying Opportunity?
by Andrew Rocco
Amateur investors often hope for a pullback but never pull the trigger when it occurs. That said, a pullback in AI stocks may offer a juicy reward-to-risk zone to take advantage of.
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Robust March CPI Spooks Pre-Markets
by Mark Vickery
Fifteen minutes after the CPI release, we're now -490 points on the Dow, -77 on the S&P and -225 points on the Nasdaq.
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Competition for A.I.? CPI, Delta Q1 Ahead of Wednesday's Open
by Mark Vickery
The most recent Inflation Rate at +3.2% is the mean average on the Inflation Rate going back to October of last year.
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Upward Drift in Tuesday Pre-Markets
by Mark Vickery
Sandwiched in between two major economic metrics, investors apparently feel pretty good about where they are.
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Markets Flat Ahead of CPI, Q1 Earnings
by Mark Vickery
In short, don't expect our present hesitation to last very long.
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Pre-Markets Slightly Higher Ahead of CPI, Q1 Earnings
by Mark Vickery
Wednesday will bring us new Consumer Price Index (CPI) data for March, followed by the latest Producer Price Index (PPI) print the next morning.
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Time to Buy These Red-Hot Property and Casualty Insurance Stocks
by Shaun Pruitt
While there is still an abundance of opportunity among many insurance stocks, The Progressive Corporation (PGR) and Palomar Holdings (PLMR) are two that stand out.
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Alerted - Not Alarmed - By Market Pullback
by Mark Vickery
A -2% pullback might be seen as a re-firming of saner valuations considering these myriad issues in play.
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