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Ahead of Wall Street: Archive
Jobs Numbers Bring a Sigh of Relief: +147K
by Mark Vickery
Headline job gains from BLS have come in at +147K -- above the consensus estimate of +110K and the upwardly revised +144K for May.
ADPPositive Net Change QQQPositive Net Change SPYPositive Net Change DIAPositive Net Change
finance staffing
"Jobs Week" Continues Thursday to Close Out the Week
by Mark Vickery
Both Weekly Jobless Claims and the BLS report will hit the wires around the same time tomorrow.
ADPPositive Net Change QQQPositive Net Change SPYPositive Net Change DIAPositive Net Change
inflation interest-rate staffing
ADP Private-Sector Payrolls -33K, Worst in 2+ Years
by Mark Vickery
Currently, it's white-collar jobs that are disappearing, which may be surprising to some.
ADPPositive Net Change QQQPositive Net Change SPYPositive Net Change DIAPositive Net Change
business-services construction staffing
Trading Rotation Kicks Off 2nd Half of 2025
by Mark Vickery
Tech stocks lagged after a very strong first half of the year, while healthcare led the way.
ADPPositive Net Change MRKNegative Net Change AMGNPositive Net Change STZNegative Net Change
artificial-intelligence interest-rate medical staffing
Plenty of Data to Start 2nd Half of 2025
by Mark Vickery
Manufacturing PMI, Construction Spending and the start of "Jobs Week" data await today's stock market.
QQQPositive Net Change SPYPositive Net Change DIAPositive Net Change
construction staffing
Markets Close Rollercoaster Q2 on Top
by Mark Vickery
After starting calendar Q2 with a huge "Liberation Day" dip, the Nasdaq and S&P 500 once again close at new all-time highs.
JPMPositive Net Change NVDAPositive Net Change HOODNegative Net Change
finance inflation staffing
Through 1H 2025, U.S. Economy Threads the Needle
by Mark Vickery
It was a turbulent first half of the year, but we are closing strong.
ADPPositive Net Change QQQPositive Net Change SPYPositive Net Change DIAPositive Net Change
finance interest-rate staffing
PCE Mostly In-Line, Pre-Markets Rally Again
by Mark Vickery
The biggest potential headwinds have thus far missed the marketplace, and may have already blown past us.
QQQPositive Net Change SPYPositive Net Change DIAPositive Net Change
consumer-discretionary consumer-staples retail
Markets Surge on Tech Trade, "Not Critical" Tariffs
by Mark Vickery
To whatever extent people were checking their calendars for trade-busting tariffs on the horizon, they're not doing so now.
NKENo Net Change NVDAPositive Net Change PLTRPositive Net Change
artificial-intelligence earnings tech-stocks
Big Changes in Economic Data, Pre-Markets Hold Gains
by Mark Vickery
Once Continuing Claims reach 2 million per week, expect a change in the narrative -- including from the Fed -- on our steady and secure labor market.
NKENo Net Change QQQPositive Net Change SPYPositive Net Change DIAPositive Net Change
earnings staffing transportation
Non-Tech Markets Lose Steam; Nasdaq Approaches Record High
by Mark Vickery
The Dow slipped 106 points, -0.25%, while the Nasdaq gained +61 points, +0.31% -- approaching new highs.
MUPositive Net Change NVDAPositive Net Change
artificial-intelligence earnings semiconductor staffing tech-stocks
Pre-Markets Flattish Ahead of Late-Week Economic News
by Mark Vickery
Fed Chair Powell addresses the Senate today, and Micron reports earnings after today's closing bell.
GISNegative Net Change MUPositive Net Change
consumer-staples earnings interest-rate semiconductor
Markets Approach New Highs on Cooling Tensions
by Mark Vickery
Tech stocks reached new record highs, and the S&P 500 is currently about -1% below all-time highs.
FDXPositive Net Change QQQPositive Net Change SPYPositive Net Change DIAPositive Net Change
inflation interest-rate oil-energy staffing
Home Price Increases Cool, Fed Chair on Capitol Hill Today
by Mark Vickery
The tech-heavy Nasdaq again leads the way in today's pre-market, up +213 points, +0.97%.
QQQPositive Net Change SPYPositive Net Change DIAPositive Net Change
consumer-discretionary consumer-staples energy home-builder
Markets Gain on Muted Response from Iran
by Mark Vickery
Calls for peace in the region from President Trump look to have been taken to heart -- if not by the mullahs in charge of Iran, then by traders in today's stock indexes.
KBHNegative Net Change QQQPositive Net Change SPYPositive Net Change DIAPositive Net Change
ad-tech earnings energy finance home-builder
Pre-Markets Look Toward Sunny Climes
by Mark Vickery
Pre-market futures are mostly flat to start a new trading week, already off early morning lows.
QQQPositive Net Change SPYPositive Net Change DIAPositive Net Change
energy finance home-builder inflation interest-rate
Pre-Markets Climb on Rate Cut Visibility
by Mark Vickery
Only the small-cap Russell is up over the past five trading days, but the other indexes are approaching.
QQQPositive Net Change SPYPositive Net Change DIAPositive Net Change
finance inflation interest-rate
Fed Keeps Rates in Line, Lowers GDP Projections
by Mark Vickery
The Fed did not cut rates, as expected they wouldn't, and Fed Chair Powell said he saw +0.6% higher inflation expectations from the last time the Fed cut.
QQQPositive Net Change SPYPositive Net Change DIAPositive Net Change
interest-rate
Homebuilding Down, Jobless Claims Up; Fed News Later
by Mark Vickery
As we prepare to honor our Juneteenth holiday Thursday with closed banks and stock markets, we see Weekly Jobless Claims pulled a day earlier to this morning.
QQQPositive Net Change SPYPositive Net Change DIAPositive Net Change
finance home-builder interest-rate staffing
Markets Drop on Geopolitical Concerns, Weaker Data
by Mark Vickery
After a mostly weak Retail Sales report this morning, manufacturing data and homebuilder confidence underperformed expectations.
QQQPositive Net Change SPYPositive Net Change DIAPositive Net Change
business-services energy home-builder staffing
Retail Sales, Imports/Exports Reflect Tariff Realities
by Mark Vickery
Retail Sales at -0.9% is the lowest we've seen since January, and below the -0.6% consensus.
QQQPositive Net Change SPYPositive Net Change DIAPositive Net Change
retail transportation
Market Puts "Panic Selling" Behind It
by Mark Vickery
The Nasdaq more than made up for Friday's selloff, +294 points today, +1.52%.
QQQPositive Net Change SPYPositive Net Change DIAPositive Net Change
banking energy finance
Pre-Markets in the Green Ahead of Eventful Week
by Mark Vickery
A bevy of economic reports and a new FOMC meeting are expected on this holiday-shortened week.
LENNegative Net Change QQQPositive Net Change SPYPositive Net Change DIAPositive Net Change
earnings home-builder staffing
Israel Attacks on Iran Send Markets into the Red
by Mark Vickery
This unprecedented event has immediately sent up oil and gold prices on the global market.
QQQPositive Net Change SPYPositive Net Change DIAPositive Net Change
energy gold inflation oil-energy
Markets Up, Bond Yields Down Amid More Tariff Talk
by Mark Vickery
It appears the market has grown tired of trying to trade each new edition of the trade war saga.
ADBEPositive Net Change RHPositive Net Change
retail transportation