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Ahead of Wall Street: Archive

Mark Vickery

Jobless Claims Sub-200K; AAL, FITB Mixed in Q3

Meanwhile, bond yields continue to climb, with the 10-year only 4 basis points from 5%.

FITBNegative Net Change AALNo Net Change

Mark Vickery

Bond Yields Squeezing Equities; NFLX, LRCX, LVS Beat, TSLA Misses

The 10-year reached 4.91% today, its loftiest perch since March 2007, and the 2-year hit 5.22% -- its biggest payout since December 2000!

NFLXPositive Net Change LRCXNegative Net Change LVSNegative Net Change TSLANegative Net Change

Zacks Equity Research

Pre-Markets in Red on Mid-East Concerns, Q3 Earnings in Focus

U.S. stock futures are trading lower as the geopolitical conflicts between Israel and Palestine-based terrorist group Hamas heightened.

MSNegative Net Change ABTPositive Net Change PGPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

Markets Flat as a Pancake; United Beats, JB Hunt Misses

We're flat over the past five trading days, as well: the Dow and S&P are in the green, while the Nasdaq and Russell are -0.7% and -0.9%, respectively.

GSNegative Net Change BACPositive Net Change UALPositive Net Change JBHTNegative Net Change

Mark Vickery

Retail Sales Hotter at +0.7%; JNJ, BAC, GS All Beat in Q3

Retail Sales infer a consumer willing to spend, and the outlook for Q3 GDP is likely up somewhat on this news.

GSNegative Net Change BACPositive Net Change JNJPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

Markets Pop on Bargain Hunting, Stronger Economy

The small-cap Russell 2000, still under water over the past month, led the way higher today.

LMTPositive Net Change GSNegative Net Change BACPositive Net Change JNJPositive Net Change PFEPositive Net Change UALPositive Net Change MRNAPositive Net Change WBDNegative Net Change ETSYPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

Empire State Less Bad than Expected; SCHW Mixed in Q3

We've only seen four months in positive territory on Empire State manufacturing year to date, the highest being +10.8 in April.

LMTPositive Net Change GSNegative Net Change JNJPositive Net Change NFLXPositive Net Change SCHWPositive Net Change TSLANegative Net Change

Mark Vickery

Big Banks Beat in Q3, Import Prices Lower

JPMorgan, Citi and Wells Fargo all beat estimates on both top and bottom lines. So far so good for the Big Banks in Q3.

WFCNegative Net Change JPMNegative Net Change CPositive Net Change AAPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

Bond Markets Keep Pressure on Equities

The last time we saw these bond yield levels was a week and a half ago, when equities skidded hard most recently.

QQQNegative Net Change SPYNegative Net Change DIAPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

CPI, Jobless Claims Send Pre-Markets Lower

The best news in this entire report comes from core CPI year over year, which arrives in-line with estimates at +4.1%.

DALPositive Net Change WBANegative Net Change

Mark Vickery

Markets Mostly Higher on Fed Minutes, Ahead of CPI

Year over year, headline CPI is expected to tick down 10 bps to +3.6% and +4.1% on core, down 20 bps.

DALPositive Net Change DPZPositive Net Change WBANegative Net Change

Mark Vickery

PPI Warmer than Expected, Fed Minutes Later

Core year over year PPI reached +2.7%, 20 bps higher than the previous month.

QQQNegative Net Change SPYNegative Net Change DIAPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

Markets Rise Again on Dovish Fed-Speak

Market indices posted another session in the green today, though off the highs we saw around midday.

QQQNegative Net Change SPYNegative Net Change DIAPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

Pre-Markets Stay in the Green; Pepsi Beats in Q3

Pre-market indices are slightly positive at this hour -- all but the small-cap Russell 2000.

DALPositive Net Change DPZPositive Net Change PEPNegative Net Change WBANegative Net Change

Mark Vickery

Markets Gain on Fed Statements, Higher Oil & Defense

The attacks on Israel by Palestinian group Hamas is the center of global news today.

NOCNegative Net Change QQQNegative Net Change SPYNegative Net Change DIAPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

Stocks Sell Off During Bank Holiday

There are no government economic data reports out today; in fact, we're a little quiet around here until mid-week.

WFCNegative Net Change CPositive Net Change DALPositive Net Change PEPNegative Net Change

Mark Vickery

Jobs Numbers Double to 336K on Low Wage Growth

Yes, folks - the "good news is bad news" scenario is not dead yet.

ADPPositive Net Change QQQNegative Net Change SPYNegative Net Change DIAPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

Markets Just Miss Closing in the Green

Tomorrow's Employment Situation is the biggest economic news event of the week, and we hold out hope it may have a positive effect on Friday's trading.

NVDAPositive Net Change QQQNegative Net Change SPYNegative Net Change DIAPositive Net Change LEVINegative Net Change

Mark Vickery

Initial, Continuing Jobless Claims Down Again

What we continue to see is overall strength, even if private-sector payrolls yesterday melted down to sub-100K for the first time in quite a while.

ADPPositive Net Change QQQNegative Net Change SPYNegative Net Change DIAPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

Markets Close in the Green; Services Prints Modest

Even though it was a little topsy-turvy on the indices, all four majors finished in the green.

ADPPositive Net Change QQQNegative Net Change SPYNegative Net Change DIAPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

ADP +89K, Cutting Estimates in Half; Pre-Markets Up

ADP's September headline is much lower than expected, half the 150-160K estimates we were seeing before the release.

ADPPositive Net Change QQQNegative Net Change SPYNegative Net Change DIAPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

GOP Speaker Ousted, Markets Fall Again

Even big jobs numbers later this week might not be big enough to counteract the dysfunction at the nation's capitol.

ADPPositive Net Change QQQNegative Net Change SPYNegative Net Change DIAPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

Pre-Markets Down on 4.7% 10-Year; JOLTS Data This Morning

The 10-year bond yield continues to be an albatross around the neck of equities trading, currently bringing returns of 4.71%.

ADPPositive Net Change QQQNegative Net Change SPYNegative Net Change DIAPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

Manufacturing Data Improves, Bond Yields Stay Elevated

We got some slightly better September Manufacturing numbers than expected from the final S&P PMI and ISM reports.

MCKPositive Net Change CAGPositive Net Change STZNegative Net Change CALMNegative Net Change LWNegative Net Change

Mark Vickery

October Starts the Way September Ends

The downward momentum in pre-market activity continues: the Dow is -85 points at this hour, the S&P 500 is -10 and the Nasdaq -25 points.

QQQNegative Net Change SPYNegative Net Change DIAPositive Net Change