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Good Days for the Market, Employment & More
by Mark Vickery
Jobless Claims, Philly Fed and Current Account Balance are all better than analysts had projected. Pre-markets are up again.
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FOMC, Powell Give Investors the Warm Fuzzies
by Mark Vickery
Powell said the monetary policy body now has "greater confidence" that inflation is coming down to 2%.
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Time to Buy These Top-Rated Solar Industry Stocks for a Rebound
by Shaun Pruitt
Naturally, a more stable inflationary environment is critical for solar industry stocks and many of these equities look poised for an extended rebound with potential rate cuts looming this year.
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FOMC Keys: Dot-Plot, Rate-Cut Expectations & More
by Mark Vickery
Concerns are that the Fed won't cut rates soon enough to avoid skidding the economy into recession.
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Who's Afraid of the Fed's New Dot-Plot?
by Mark Vickery
The Dow has its biggest trading session in almost a month, while the S&P 500 notched a fresh all-time closing high.
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Housing Market Data Shows Bounce-Back in February
by Mark Vickery
Mortgage rates have drifted back up to the 7% range, expectations are for lower interest rates from the Fed at some point this year.
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Pre-Markets Up Ahead of FOMC, Housing Data and Jensen Huang
by Mark Vickery
Apparently, market participants are expecting good things for the tech sector this week.
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How Many Rate Cuts Is the Market Pricing In Now?
by Mark Vickery
Analysts still have a June rate cut on their calendars, but in pencil this time.
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"Hold Onto Your Hockey Sticks" - Econ Data All Surprises (revised)
by Mark Vickery
We have lots of economic data out before today's opening bell, and all of it is surprising.
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"Hold Onto Your Hockey Sticks" - Econ Data All Surprises
by Mark Vickery
We have lots of economic data out before today's opening bell, and all of it is surprising.
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CPI Sticky, but Still Pointed in the Right Direction
by Mark Vickery
While core CPI year over year is down to +3.8%, we're still nearly double where the Fed's preferred inflation rate continues to be.
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BLS Jobs Headline Pops, Moderating Elsewhere
by Mark Vickery
+275K new jobs is a big jump from expectations, but more than made up for with a downward January revision.
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A Wrap for Powell, but Big Late Trading Day
by Mark Vickery
Of the four major indices, only the Dow is in the red over the past five trading days.
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Pre-Markets Up on Jobless Claims, Productivity, etc.
by Mark Vickery
Following new jobless claims, productivity and trade balance data, the Dow is +90 points, the S&P 500 is +20 and the Nasdaq +110 points at this hour.
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Markets Up but Off Session Highs: JOLTS, Beige Book Flat
by Mark Vickery
Tomorrow morning brings us more economic grist for the mill, with Weekly Jobless Claims, a revision to Q4 Productivity and a new Trade Deficit.
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This Stock 'Bundle' Soars on Higher Car Insurance Rates
by Bryan Hayes
The biggest beneficiaries of rising insurance prices have undoubtedly been car insurance companies.
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ADP Jobs +140K, but Part-Time Work Is Rising
by Mark Vickery
A headline number of +140K is below consensus expectations of +150K, but still +29K month over month.
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Regionals in Flux: Powell's Insights & the Small Bank Challenge
by Andrew Rocco
Investors should avoid regional banking stocks with Commercial Real Estate Exposure.
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Pre-Markets Up to Start a New Trading Week
by Mark Vickery
The all-important Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) on Thursday will take center stage, as it is the Fed's favored metric for tracking inflation.
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Market Rally Faces Key Test: Stocks to Watch
by Bryan Hayes
The Nasdaq takes center stage as the tech-heavy index looks to eclipse its former all-time high.
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All Eyes on NVIDIA (NVDA) Q4 Earnings Today
by Mark Vickery
Expectations are still high for the graphics processing innovator, which has built itself up to the third-largest publicly traded corporation by market cap.
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What's Next for Tech Stocks? (3 Upcoming Catalysts to Watch)
by Andrew Rocco
Tech stocks are up 44% over the past year and are leading the general market higher. Will the strength continue?
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PPI Joins CPI Higher, Housing Starts Post Big Miss
by Mark Vickery
Pre-market futures are not breaking the floor like they did after the CPI report Tuesday, but early traders aren't bullish on this morning's news.
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Markets Kiss & Make Up for Valentine's Day
by Mark Vickery
Investors were in a mood to kiss and make up from their stormy session yesterday.
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Pre-Markets Do Not See the Sky Falling
by Mark Vickery
The Inflation Rate came in a mere 20 bps higher than anticipated. That's not exactly "Chicken Little."
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