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Bryan Hayes

Volatility Spikes as Inflation Resurfaces: Stocks to Watch

Several stocks are bucking the recent selling pressure amid a hot inflation print.

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Andrew Rocco

Equity Pullback: Garden Variety or Long Term? (5 Data Points to Watch)

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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Mark Vickery

Pre-Markets Salved by Mixed PPI, Low Jobless Claims

Pre-market indices shrank their further sell-off levels to mixed, almost instantaneously with the release of March PPI figures.

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Mark Vickery

Markets Fall on High CPI, Rate-Cut Speculation

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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Mark Vickery

Robust March CPI Spooks Pre-Markets

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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Mark Vickery

Competition for A.I.? CPI, Delta Q1 Ahead of Wednesday's Open

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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Mark Vickery

Upward Drift in Tuesday Pre-Markets

Sandwiched in between two major economic metrics, investors apparently feel pretty good about where they are.

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Mark Vickery

Markets Flat Ahead of CPI, Q1 Earnings

In short, don't expect our present hesitation to last very long.

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Mark Vickery

Pre-Markets Slightly Higher Ahead of CPI, Q1 Earnings

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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Mark Vickery

BLS Jobs +303K, Higher than Expected; Pre-Markets OK

The Unemployment Rate ticked down to 3.8% from the 3.9% posted a month ago.

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Bryan Hayes

Crude Oil Soars to 5-Month High: Energy Stocks to Watch

Energy is now the second-best performing sector this year.

MUSAPositive Net Change MPCPositive Net Change XLEPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

Cursed with a Good Economy: ADP Jumps to +184K

This is the highest monthly ADP read since July; the trailing six months only averaged 127K.

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Shaun Pruitt

Top Stocks to Buy Amid Recent Market Volatility

Amid recent market volatility, here are three highly ranked stocks that should have more upside and serve as viable buy-the-dip candidates if the opportunity is presented.

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Andrew Rocco

Small-cap Opportunity in 24' (Watch these 5 Catalysts)

There are several compelling reasons for investors to reconsider when it comes to small-caps. Strategist Andrew Rocco unveils 5 catalysts including Federal Reserve policy and poor sentiment.

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Mark Vickery

GDP Up to +3.4%, Jobless Claims Down to 210K

Strong economic figures like these may cause the Fed to wait even longer before lowering interest rates.

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Mark Vickery

Markets Pause Mid-Week Ahead of PCE Friday

This week, we've seen a mixed bag from economic report results. The biggest this week comes Friday.

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Mark Vickery

Markets Revisiting Goldilocks This Week

Stock market indices were actually buoying higher ahead of the Fed meeting Wednesday, following a slightly down week last week.

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Shaun Pruitt

Micron Technology's (MU) Stock Hits Record Highs After Earnings Is it Time to Buy?

Ramping up its essential memory and storage solutions, Micron Technology's (MU) stock hit record highs today after posting strong results for its fiscal second quarter on Wednesday.

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Mark Vickery

FOMC, Powell Give Investors the Warm Fuzzies

Powell said the monetary policy body now has "greater confidence" that inflation is coming down to 2%.

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Shaun Pruitt

Time to Buy These Top-Rated Solar Industry Stocks for a Rebound

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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Mark Vickery

FOMC Keys: Dot-Plot, Rate-Cut Expectations & More

Concerns are that the Fed won't cut rates soon enough to avoid skidding the economy into recession.

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Mark Vickery

Who's Afraid of the Fed's New Dot-Plot?

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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Shaun Pruitt

Time to Buy These Top-Rated Basic Materials Stocks Amid an Uptick in Inflationary Data

An uptick in inflation can of course be beneficial to many basic materials companies as they are often able to capitalize on higher commodity prices.

FSTRPositive Net Change BCPCPositive Net Change HWKNPositive Net Change

Sanghamitra Saha

ETF Strategies to Play Hot inflation Data

U.S. inflation remained sticky this year, which means that the Fed may go slow in cutting interest rates this year. Investors may play these ETF strategies to ride out the current edgy investing scenario.

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Mark Vickery

How Many Rate Cuts Is the Market Pricing In Now?

Analysts still have a June rate cut on their calendars, but in pencil this time.

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