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Ahead of Wall Street: Archive

Mark Vickery

Market Indexes Creep into the Green, Strong Q2 Earnings After the Close

After fighting back from a modest open, the major indexes closed higher. MDB, PVH and OKTA all beat estimates this afternoon.

NVDANegative Net Change PVHPositive Net Change OKTAPositive Net Change MDBNegative Net Change

Mark Vickery

Pre-Markets in Red but Improving on New Data

We appear to be bouncing around a bit more in recent trading days after a steadier level following August 2nd lows.

LLYNegative Net Change BMONegative Net Change BNSNegative Net Change

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Pre-Markets Give Back Some of Friday's Big Gains

After the open this morning, New Home Sales for July will be released. They are expected to tick up to 632K.

NVDANegative Net Change KBHNegative Net Change

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What to Expect from Fed Chair Powell's Jackson Hole Speech

Investors will be listening closely to hear if the deliberate and methodical Powell will be leaning toward a 25-basis-point (bps) interest rate cut.

QQQNegative Net Change SPYNegative Net Change DIAPositive Net Change

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Markets Close in the Red, but Off Session Lows

The Nasdaq shed another -90 points and is the underperformer among major indexes for the past week of trading.

ROSTPositive Net Change INTUPositive Net Change ZMPositive Net Change

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Jobless Claims Up, Philly Fed Down, Walmart Q2 Mixed

Initial Jobless Claims jumped to their highest levels since June, to 235K for last week.

WMTPositive Net Change ROSTPositive Net Change INTUPositive Net Change WDAYPositive Net Change ZMPositive Net Change

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Rotation Continues on Big Morning for Retail Earnings

Target (TGT) posted mixed Q2 results as it announced a CEO change; TJX, LOW and EL all beat on earnings.

TGTNegative Net Change TJXPositive Net Change LOWNegative Net Change ELNegative Net Change

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Tech Experiences Slight Selloff, Dow Ekes +10 Points

The Dow closed the session up +10 points, +0.02%, while the Nasdaq shed -314 points on the day, -1.46%.

TGTNegative Net Change TJXPositive Net Change LOWNegative Net Change HDNegative Net Change ELNegative Net Change TOLNegative Net Change PLTRNegative Net Change

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Housing Data Mixed for Starts, Permits and Home Depot Earnings

Pre-market futures were already showing some improvement from overnight lows, but have pointed north on the new data.

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Flat Stock Markets to Start a New Trading Week

Slightly weaker than expected homebuilding data combined with slightly better-than-expected earnings results.

PANWPositive Net Change FNPositive Net Change

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Retailers Start to Report Earnings This Week

It's the final leg of earnings season, in a general sense, to hear from the retailers who tend to stagger their earnings quarters.

UNHPositive Net Change TGTNegative Net Change TJXPositive Net Change WMTPositive Net Change BRK.BPositive Net Change COSTPositive Net Change PANWPositive Net Change FNPositive Net Change

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Hot & Cold Data on Retail Sales, Imports/Exports, Manufacturing

Retail Sales have cooled following hotter revisions, while Imports turned up the heat in July.

QQQNegative Net Change SPYNegative Net Change DIAPositive Net Change

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Market Indexes Fight Back to Flat for the Day

Markets were mostly flat for the day, aside from the small-cap Russell 2000, which gave back the majority of its +2% gains yesterday.

TGTNegative Net Change TJXPositive Net Change WMTPositive Net Change LOWNegative Net Change HDNegative Net Change ELNegative Net Change AMATPositive Net Change PANWPositive Net Change

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Economic Data at 3-Year Highs: PPI, Jobless Claims

PPI prints soared +90 bps month over month, sending pre-markets from flat into the red.

DEPositive Net Change NTESPositive Net Change VIPSPositive Net Change WBPositive Net Change JDPositive Net Change

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Rate-Cut Bonanza Keeps Markets at Record Highs

Market participants continue to ride the narrative that interest rate cuts will be coming down.

CSCOPositive Net Change PHMPositive Net Change LENNegative Net Change RKTPositive Net Change

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Pre-Markets Up on Rate-Cut Excitement

Right now we're looking at 2-3 rate cuts for the remainder of 2025; this roughly would equate a 3.50-3.75% Fed funds rate by the end of the year.

CSCOPositive Net Change EATPositive Net Change

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Markets Stride to New Highs on CPI Data, Pending Rate Cuts

We appear to be pricing-in the surety of a Fed rate cut in September, still more than a month away.

CSCOPositive Net Change EATPositive Net Change CAVANegative Net Change CRWVPositive Net Change

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CPI in July Puts Pre-Markets in a Good Mood

Pre-market futures are rising, a direct result of seeing better-than-expected CPI numbers.

SFDPositive Net Change TMEPositive Net Change ONONPositive Net Change

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Pre-Markets in Green, Inflation Data, Retail Sales, Q2 Earnings This Week

U.S. stock futures edged higher this morning after an impressive last week.

CENegative Net Change BPositive Net Change FNVPositive Net Change LEGNPositive Net Change MNDYNegative Net Change ACHRNegative Net Change OKLONegative Net Change

Mark Vickery

Pre-markets Higher, Early Q2 Reports Modest

We're beyond most of the top-tier earnings reports this earnings season, but we still have a number of stocks to consider this morning.

WENNegative Net Change UAANo Net Change CARTNegative Net Change SHCONo Net Change

Mark Vickery

Markets Lose Momentum, Late Q2 Reports Move Stocks

Indexes fell from their opening bell levels in the green across the board, with a slight surge late.

CATPositive Net Change LLYNegative Net Change EXPEPositive Net Change TWLOPositive Net Change SGNegative Net Change PINSPositive Net Change

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Jobless Claims, Q2 Productivity, Q2 Earnings All Higher

Pre-market futures were at peak highs just ahead of new economic prints this morning, but we remain in healthy, positive territory.

LLYNegative Net Change GILDPositive Net Change WYNNPositive Net Change TTWOPositive Net Change RLNegative Net Change WBDNegative Net Change TRIPPositive Net Change TWLOPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

Market Indexes Mostly Moderately Higher, Big Earnings Afternoon

We've been treading water pretty much above the Friday lows this week, but have yet to reach the highs of last Thursday.

APPPositive Net Change ELFPositive Net Change DASHNegative Net Change ABNBPositive Net Change DUOLNegative Net Change

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Big Morning for Earnings: DIS, MCD, SHOP, UBER, etc.

We're being spared major economic reports this Hump Day, so the market can better focus on the bevy of Q2 earnings reports coming down the pike.

MCDPositive Net Change HMCPositive Net Change DISPositive Net Change PLNTNegative Net Change SHOPPositive Net Change UBERNegative Net Change

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Small-Caps Stay Higher, Other Indexes Dwindle

President Trump mentioned adding new tariffs on semiconductor imports, which helped move markets aside from the Russell 2000 lower.

AMDNegative Net Change AMGNPositive Net Change SWKSPositive Net Change SMCINegative Net Change SNAPPositive Net Change