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Ahead of Wall Street: Archive

Mark Vickery

Jobless Claims & Productivity Leap Higher; CAH, IP, HON Report

Once the market closes, we'll await earnings reports from three of the Magnificent 7 stocks: Apple, Amazon and Meta.

AMZNPositive Net Change AAPLNegative Net Change ADPPositive Net Change HONPositive Net Change NVDAPositive Net Change CAHPositive Net Change IPPositive Net Change METANegative Net Change

Mark Vickery

Powell Dubious on March Cut, Markets Slide

Indices jumped higher on the Fed's release initially, but in terms of forecasting a March cut, Fed Chair Powell said that this was "not the most-likely case."

AMZNPositive Net Change QCOMNegative Net Change AAPLNegative Net Change ADPPositive Net Change MRKPositive Net Change RCLPositive Net Change METANegative Net Change

Mark Vickery

ADP Cools to 107K Private-Sector Jobs; BA, NVO Beat in Q4

We've now spent a full six months sub-200K private-sector job gains per month.

BANegative Net Change MSFTPositive Net Change CRMPositive Net Change ADPPositive Net Change NVONegative Net Change GOOGLPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

Big Earnings Afternoon: Microsoft, Alphabet, Starbucks & More

Microsoft, Google-parent Alphabet, Mondelez and Skyworks all topped earnings expectations.

BANegative Net Change AMDPositive Net Change MSFTPositive Net Change MAPositive Net Change ADPPositive Net Change NVONegative Net Change SBUXNegative Net Change SWKSPositive Net Change MDLZPositive Net Change GOOGLPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

GM Up on Q4 Beat & Raise; UPS, Pfizer Mixed

Aside from a cavalcade of earnings, Case-Shiller came in lower month over month and JOLTS are out after the open.

AMDPositive Net Change MSFTPositive Net Change PFEPositive Net Change UPSPositive Net Change GMPositive Net Change GOOGLPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

Markets Stroll Higher Ahead of Key Data; SMCI, FFIV, WHR Beat

A sixth record closing high for the S&P 500 just this month/year alone ought to give a good impression of where the market's collective head is at presently.

MSFTPositive Net Change PFEPositive Net Change UPSPositive Net Change FFIVPositive Net Change WHRNegative Net Change SMCIPositive Net Change GOOGLPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

It's Jobs Week Already? Plus Q4 Reports from MSFT, GOOGL, AAPL, AMZN

This week starts slow, but we'll end it with a full-fledged Jobs Week for February. Plus more than half the Magnificent 7 reports earnings.

AMZNPositive Net Change AAPLNegative Net Change AMDPositive Net Change MSFTPositive Net Change ADPPositive Net Change PFEPositive Net Change SBUXNegative Net Change GMPositive Net Change MDLZPositive Net Change GOOGLPositive Net Change SNAPPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

December PCE Shows Consumers Charge the Economy

Year over year core PCE notched its first sub-3% print since March of 2021: +2.9%.

AXPPositive Net Change QQQPositive Net Change SPYPositive Net Change DIAPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

Markets Close in the Green; INTC, Visa Beat, T-Mobile Mixed

Stronger prints on Q4 GDP (preliminary, subject to two future revisions), inventory levels, Q4 earnings (for the most part) and new home sales helped buoy bullish sentiment yet again.

AMZNPositive Net Change INTCPositive Net Change MSFTPositive Net Change VPositive Net Change NVDAPositive Net Change TMUSPositive Net Change GOOGLPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

Big Morning for Trading News: Q4 GDP, Jobless Claims, Durable Goods & More

The S&P 500 seeks its fifth-straight record high in as many trading sessions.

INTCPositive Net Change BXNegative Net Change QQQPositive Net Change SPYPositive Net Change DIAPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

Tesla Disappoints in Q4, but IBM, ServiceNow Beat

This marks the second earnings miss in a row fro the EV leader, following 10 straight earnings beats in the quarters prior.

INTCPositive Net Change BXNegative Net Change IBMPositive Net Change TSLAPositive Net Change NOWPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

Q4 Earnings Roundup: ABT, GD, KMB & More

A spot-check of early morning Q4 reports show some earnings misses and revenue beats; Tesla and others report after the close.

GDPositive Net Change ABTPositive Net Change IBMPositive Net Change FCXNegative Net Change KMBPositive Net Change TSLAPositive Net Change NOWPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

S&P Hits New All-Time High; Netflix, T.I. Mixed in Q4

NFLX's net subscriber adds blew the doors off expectations: 13 million versus 8.9 million estimated.

GDPositive Net Change TXNPositive Net Change IBMPositive Net Change NFLXPositive Net Change ISRGPositive Net Change KMBPositive Net Change TSLAPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

Q4 Earnings for J&J, Procter, GE & More

Pre-market trading fortunes are mixed for this morning's reportees, including JNJ, PG, GE, MMM and DHI.

GEPositive Net Change JNJPositive Net Change PGPositive Net Change MMMPositive Net Change DHIPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

Markets Continue to Shine Amid High Interest Rates

After today's close, United Airlines (UAL) outperformed expectations on both top and bottom lines in its Q4 report.

UALPositive Net Change QQQPositive Net Change SPYPositive Net Change DIAPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

Q4 Earnings, Econ Data to Inform Fed Decisions

Q4 earnings pick up this week, and by Friday we'll see PCE numbers, the Fed's preferred measure of inflation.

INTCPositive Net Change NFLXPositive Net Change TSLAPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

Pre-Markets Continue Bouncing Back; TRV +5% on Q4 News

We've actually been on a relative plateau at current high levels since mid-December.

TRVPositive Net Change QQQPositive Net Change SPYPositive Net Change DIAPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

Markets Rebound on Economic Prints, Fed Speak

Tomorrow, we'll finish a content-heavy week with more economic grist for the mill.

FITBPositive Net Change SLBPositive Net Change JBHTPositive Net Change TRVPositive Net Change ALLYPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

New Econ Reports Keep Recession at Bay

Domestic employment is as robust an indication there is that a recession remains off the foreseeable horizon.

FASTPositive Net Change KEYPositive Net Change QQQPositive Net Change SPYPositive Net Change DIAPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

Markets Slide on Mostly Positive Earnings, Economic Data

None of today's Retail Sales, Import Prices, etc. were surprising enough to take investors' minds completely off other matters.

DFSNegative Net Change AAPositive Net Change JBHTPositive Net Change PPGPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

Pre-Markets Lower Again on Warm Economic Results

In terms of inflation-busting, Retail Sales are behaving below optimal levels. Year over year, they are +4.78%.

PLDPositive Net Change AAPositive Net Change USBPositive Net Change SCHWPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

Chipmakers Lead, Markets Slip Overall

We've just seen a six-day Nasdaq winning streak broken, while the Dow has submitted its worst trading day since December 20th.

AMDPositive Net Change PLDPositive Net Change AAPositive Net Change SCHWPositive Net Change IBKRPositive Net Change NVDAPositive Net Change SNPSNegative Net Change ANSSPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

Empire State Plummets; Goldman Beats, Morgan Mixed in Q4

Empire State Manufacturing's -43.7 is a major step down -- more than 3x lower than the previous month's -14.5.

GSPositive Net Change MSNegative Net Change

Mark Vickery

Markets Closed in Remembrance of Dr. King

Even though we're only just half way through the month, the lion's share of economic reports -- non-earnings-season-related -- have already happened for January.

GSPositive Net Change MSNegative Net Change MSFTPositive Net Change SLBPositive Net Change PLDPositive Net Change FASTPositive Net Change JBHTPositive Net Change USBPositive Net Change TRVPositive Net Change TSLAPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

PPI Moves Lower, Along with Big Banks on Q4 Earnings

Many of today's PPI metrics clearly point to low-growth elements within the wholesale market.

BACPositive Net Change WFCPositive Net Change JPMPositive Net Change CNegative Net Change UNHPositive Net Change DALPositive Net Change