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Ahead of Wall Street: Archive

Mark Vickery

Jobless Claims & Starts/Permits Down, Imports & WMT Up

Walmart (WMT) shares are up nicely after Q1 earnings came out this morning.

WMTPositive Net Change QQQPositive Net Change SPYPositive Net Change DIAPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

Record Closing Highs Amid Interest Rate Catch-22

This CPI report put the domestic inflation trajectory back on the "soft landing" path, where it had veered away from somewhat.

WMTPositive Net Change CSCONegative Net Change

Mark Vickery

CPI Down 1st Time in 2024, Pre-Markets Up

The Inflation Rate was +3.4%, 10 bps lower than the previous month and well off the peak +9.1% from June 2022.

QQQPositive Net Change SPYPositive Net Change DIAPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

Nasdaq Closes at New Record High; CPI on Deck

Considering the challenges with PPI this morning, this demonstrates a bullish sentiment remaining in the market.

HDPositive Net Change GMENegative Net Change BOOTPositive Net Change SPWRPositive Net Change AMCPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

PPI Shows Higher Wholesale Inflation; Meme Stocks Rule (Again)

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?

GMENegative Net Change SPWRPositive Net Change AMCPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

Dow Streak Ends; Inflation Data & Q1 Earnings Ahead

Also, news about next-level OpenAI offerings add to the stew for nourishing market activity.

HDPositive Net Change QQQPositive Net Change SPYPositive Net Change DIAPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

Big Inflation Prints on Deck This Week

Consumer Price Index (CPI) numbers for April will be preceded by the Producer Price Index (PPI) wholesale report on Tuesday.

MPositive Net Change WMTPositive Net Change CSCONegative Net Change DEPositive Net Change HDPositive Net Change TCEHYNegative Net Change BABANegative Net Change TMEPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

Pre-Markets in the Green; Next Week Heats Up for Data

Big inflation reports - from CPI to Housing Starts - join another heavy week in Q1 releases starting Monday.

SBUXNegative Net Change CMGPositive Net Change NVDAPositive Net Change AALPositive Net Change WINGPositive Net Change SPOTPositive Net Change UBERPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

Jobless Claims Up, Retail Continues to Soften

Initial Jobless Claims posted higher than expected for the first time in several weeks.

PLNTPositive Net Change RBLXPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

Another Flat Day with Big Afternoon Earnings: ARM, ABNB & More

Over the past week or so of trading, the major indices have been treading water.

ARMPositive Net Change TTDNegative Net Change ABNBPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

Earnings Depict Shyness with U.S. Consumer: SHOP, UBER & More

Quarterly earnings reports paint an unflattering picture this morning, and Tesla finds itself under investigation.

SBUXNegative Net Change HAINPositive Net Change TSLAPositive Net Change SPOTPositive Net Change UBERPositive Net Change AFRMPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

Big Afternoon for Earnings: RDDT, WYNN, LYFT & More

Reddit's first earnings release was a success, while Rivian and EA see losses in late trading.

AAPLNegative Net Change WYNNNegative Net Change EAPositive Net Change LYFTPositive Net Change RIVNPositive Net Change RDDTNegative Net Change

Mark Vickery

Disney Sells Off on Earnings Beat, CROX Stomps Estimates

We will keep a close eye on Disney shares as the regular trading day begins, while CROX keeps its strong 2024 alight.

WYNNNegative Net Change DISPositive Net Change CROXPositive Net Change TWLOPositive Net Change RDDTNegative Net Change

Mark Vickery

Markets Up to Start the Week: PLTR, MCHP Meet Earnings

It's the third-straight up-day for both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq, fourth straight for the blue-chip Dow.

MCHPPositive Net Change DISPositive Net Change PLTRPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

A Cooler Start to the Trading Week; TSN Mixed, SAVE Misses

This week, we see some monthly reports on consumer activity and a lot of speeches from Fed members, but that???s about it.

SPGPositive Net Change VNOPositive Net Change DISPositive Net Change TSNPositive Net Change SAVENegative Net Change LYFTPositive Net Change UBERPositive Net Change PLTRPositive Net Change RDDTNegative Net Change

Mark Vickery

Pre-Markets Blossom on Goldilocks Jobs Data

175K new jobs and +0.2% wage growth are both lower than expected but still clearly positive.

QQQPositive Net Change SPYPositive Net Change DIAPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

Big Quarterly Beats After the Bell: AAPL, SQ, COIN & More

While Apple mildly beat estimates, Block, Coinbase, Booking and Expedia all crushed expectations.

AAPLNegative Net Change ADPPositive Net Change EXPEPositive Net Change SQPositive Net Change BKNGPositive Net Change COINPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

Pre-Markets Up on Thin Jobless Claims, Productivity

Jobless Claims stayed low, Q1 Productivity was light, but Unit Labor Costs jumped high month over month.

AAPLNegative Net Change COPNegative Net Change EXPEPositive Net Change WENPositive Net Change BKNGPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

Markets Sink After Powell Presser; Big Earnings Post-Bell

Fed Chair Powell explained how the Fed would be slowing the pace of decline in securities on the balance sheet. This was taken as a sign of good news in real-time trading.

QCOMNegative Net Change EBAYPositive Net Change MGMNegative Net Change ETSYPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

ADP Reports Still-Strong Labor Market; MA, EL Beat

Off lows of late '23 and early '24, private-sector jobs growth looks to be warming up again.

MAPositive Net Change ADPPositive Net Change ELPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

Markets Close April Lower Ahead of Fed, Q1 Earnings

Amazon, AMD and Pinterest beat while Starbucks misses. Markets are bracing for a hawkish Fed statement tomorrow.

AMZNPositive Net Change AMDPositive Net Change SBUXNegative Net Change SMCIPositive Net Change PINSPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

Pre-Markets Sell on Last Trading Day of April

Today we close out a month that's likely to be the first negative one since October of last year.

AMZNPositive Net Change KOPositive Net Change LLYPositive Net Change MMMPositive Net Change SBUXNegative Net Change MCDPositive Net Change SMCIPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

Markets Up on Tesla, Q1 Earnings; Q1 Beats After the Bell

It's now the third straight day higher going back to Thursday of last week, and recovered from a quick drop into the red.

AMZNPositive Net Change AMDPositive Net Change KOPositive Net Change LLYPositive Net Change SBUXNegative Net Change MCDPositive Net Change NXPIPositive Net Change TSLAPositive Net Change YUMCNegative Net Change PARANegative Net Change

Mark Vickery

Pre-Market Futures Up Ahead of a Busy Week

Indices are out of the ditch they found themselves a week and a half ago, but can they keep climbing?

AMZNPositive Net Change AAPLNegative Net Change JKSNegative Net Change DPZPositive Net Change NXPIPositive Net Change ONPositive Net Change YUMCNegative Net Change SOFIPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

PCE In-Line to Warmer, Pre-Market Calms; ABBV Beats, XOM Misses

Pre-market futures are up across the board: +106 points on the Dow, +45 points on the S&P 500 and +195 on the Nasdaq immediately following this important data's release.

XOMNegative Net Change ABBVPositive Net Change