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Ahead of Wall Street: Archive

Mark Vickery

Pre-Markets Quiet Ahead of CPI Report Mid-Week

Would a hotter-than-expected CPI headline cause the Fed to pause cutting interest rates?

ORCLPositive Net Change TOLNegative Net Change AINegative Net Change CASYPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

Jobs Report Warmer than Expected: 227K; 4.2% Unemployment

In two of the last three months of BLS data, we're seeing resistance to a cooling economy in the jobs market.

QQQPositive Net Change SPYNegative Net Change DIANegative Net Change

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Stock Markets' Winning Streaks End Ahead of Friday Jobs Report

It looks to be a bit of a wait-and-see thing with tomorrow's all-important jobs numbers from the U.S. government.

ULTANegative Net Change LULUPositive Net Change HPENegative Net Change

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Jobless Claims Mixed, Trade Deficit Slimmer

Both Initial and Continuing Jobless Claims are still representative of a healthy labor situation overall.

ADPNegative Net Change QQQPositive Net Change SPYNegative Net Change DIANegative Net Change

Mark Vickery

More All-Time Closing Highs on Big Day for Data

We had a busy morning with economic data today, not only with the lower-than-expected private-sector payroll data from ADP (ADP) ahead of the open, but monthly Services PMI and Factory Orders, as well. We even saw a new Beige Book this afternoon.

ADPNegative Net Change AEOPositive Net Change SNPSNegative Net Change FIVENegative Net Change

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ADP +146K: Lighter than Expected

Manufacturing shed -26K positions in November, another hard reality for an already struggling sector of the economy.

CRMPositive Net Change ADPNegative Net Change

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JOLTS Posts Bigger Numbers; CRM, OKTA Beat in Q3

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq continue to post new all-time closing highs.

CRMPositive Net Change OKTAPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

Pre-markets Flat Ahead of JOLTS Data

Pre-market futures are flat as a pancake at this hour, with none of the major indexes either up or down 0.1% currently.

CRMPositive Net Change ADPNegative Net Change OKTAPositive Net Change

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Economic Metrics Solid, Zscaler Sells Off After Q1 Report

Manufacturing and Construction data came in favorable this morning, while ZS has beaten Q1 estimates but sells off late trading.

ZSNegative Net Change

Mark Vickery

Will Jobs Week Pave a Smooth Way Forward?

With Tuesday's JOLTS, Wednesday's ADP, Thursday's Jobless Claims and Friday's non-farm payroll report, we'll obtain a lot of knowledge on the domestic labor market this week.

INTCNegative Net Change ADPNegative Net Change NVDAPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

Black Friday: High Expectations on Healthy Economy

Black Friday is anticipated to bring in $12+ billion in sales today.

QQQPositive Net Change SPYNegative Net Change DIANegative Net Change

Mark Vickery

Pre-Thanksgiving Smorgasbord of Econ Data

Weekly Jobless Claims, Durable Goods, Trade Balance and GDP prints dominate today's pre-market headlines.

QQQPositive Net Change SPYNegative Net Change DIANegative Net Change

Mark Vickery

Markets Mostly Up; Big Afternoon for Earnings

The Dow and the S&P 500 both registered new all-time closes today, +0.28% and +0.57%, respectively.

HPQNegative Net Change DELLNegative Net Change URBNNegative Net Change AMBANegative Net Change CRWDPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

Flurry of Q3 Earnings: ANF, DKS, BBY and More

Pre-market futures are mixed, with the Dow and the small-cap Russell 2000 -- both coming off record closing highs yesterday -- trading lower.

MNegative Net Change ANFNegative Net Change BBYNegative Net Change DELLNegative Net Change URBNNegative Net Change DKSNegative Net Change

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Dow and Small-Caps Close at New All-Time Highs

The Dow closed at a fresh new high at 44,736, +440 points on the day, and the Russell 2000 notched its first all-time closing high since 2021.

MNegative Net Change KSSNegative Net Change ANFNegative Net Change BBYNegative Net Change ANegative Net Change MSTRNegative Net Change ZMPositive Net Change COINPositive Net Change HOODPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

Rally Continues to Start Thanksgiving Week

Market participants look to be picking up where they left off last week.

ANegative Net Change ZMPositive Net Change BBWIPositive Net Change

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Tying a Bow on the Trading Week, Q3 Earnings Season

We haven't had 100+ companies report earnings since Tuesday, and the Magnificent 7 concluded with NVIDIA's (NVDA) report on Wednesday.

MNegative Net Change NVDAPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

Markets Close in the Green, Recovered from Election "Hangover"

Investors aren't exactly donning the lampshade again quite yet, but they're feeling pretty refreshed.

ROSTNegative Net Change GAPNegative Net Change

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Pre-markets Up on NVIDIA Earnings, Jobless Claims and More

This is the biggest day of the trading week for economic data, with Weekly Jobless Claims and manufacturing numbers from the Philly Fed index.

NVDAPositive Net Change DEPositive Net Change BJPositive Net Change

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NVIDIA Beats, After-Hours Yawns; PANW and SNOW Report, Too

NVIDIA's earnings of 81 cents per share versus 75 cents expected amounted to a year-over-year earnings gain of +103%.

TGTNegative Net Change TJXNegative Net Change NVDAPositive Net Change PANWPositive Net Change SNOWPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

Pre-markets Heading Lower; TGT, TJX Report Q3; NVDA After the Close

Pre-market futures are up, but heading down on a pretty steep incline; we wouldn't be surprised to see a negative open from this trajectory.

AAPLNegative Net Change TGTNegative Net Change TJXNegative Net Change NVDAPositive Net Change PANWPositive Net Change SNOWPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

Big Expectations for NVIDIA Earnings, SpaceX Booster Makes a Splash

Things continue to look up for NVIDIA, with earnings growth expected +85% year over year, +82.66% on revenue.

AAPLNegative Net Change NVDAPositive Net Change TSLAPositive Net Change SMCIPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

Pre-Markets Down Big on War Tensions in Russia/Ukraine

Putin has threatened to "lower the threshold" for either using nuclear weapons for Russia itself or disseminating to foes of the U.S., including Iran.

WMTNegative Net Change LOWNegative Net Change ENRNegative Net Change

Mark Vickery

Markets Mixed Monday: NVIDIA Forecast and More

Markets are back to seeing a post-election stock market reducing regulations and letting valuations ride higher.

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Mark Vickery

Big Week for NVDA, Retail Earnings and Housing

NVIDIA is the last of the Big Tech companies to report, joining Walmart (WMT), Target (TGT) and other retailers reporting this week.

MNegative Net Change TGTNegative Net Change TJXNegative Net Change WMTNegative Net Change MDTNegative Net Change LOWNegative Net Change NVDAPositive Net Change GAPNegative Net Change PANWPositive Net Change