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Ahead of Wall Street: Archive

Mark Vickery

Bifurcated Markets See Q1 GDP +1.3%, Jobless Claims Lower

The Nasdaq is on a relatively torrid pace higher, while the Dow feels the economic lags among blue chips.

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Mark Vickery

NVIDIA Blows Away Q1, Shares +20% Late

You simply do not see numbers like these, especially from companies with $1 trillion market caps in their sights.

NVDAPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

Down Market Awaits Fed Minutes, NVIDIA Earnings

Debt ceiling talks will reportedly continue today, even as yesterday¿¿¿s meeting concluded with the progressive and conservative wings far apart on an agreement.

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Mark Vickery

Debt-Ceiling Stress Begins to Weigh on Markets

Today's market activity suggests a possible debt default event is definitely on the market's radar by now.

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Mark Vickery

Debt-Ceiling Stress Begins to Weigh on Markets

Today's market activity suggests a possible debt default event is definitely on the market's radar by now.

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Mark Vickery

Ex-Fed Chief Still Believes in "Soft Landing"; Dick's Outperforms in Q1

Fed member appearances and various retailers reporting Q1 earnings are so far leading the market trajectories this week.

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Mark Vickery

Small-Cap Russell 2000 Leads Monday Trading; ZM Beats

Tthe Nasdaq and the small-cap Russell 2000 continued aloft through the closing bell.

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Mark Vickery

Starting in the Shallow End of a New Trading Week

The lion's share of market data comes toward the end of the week (the "deep end"): PCE and Durable Goods on Friday; Jobless Claims, Q1 GDP revision and Pending Home Sales Thursday.

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Mark Vickery

Sunny Markets Ahead of Fed Appearances; DE Beats, FL Misses

Most investors are expecting the Fed to pause at its next meeting. Could today's talks throw cold water on this assumption?

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Mark Vickery

Are Markets All-In on a "Soft Landing"?

Markets swung back late in the day from early afternoon doldrums to close near session highs across the board.

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Mark Vickery

Fed Stays Firmly on Fence re Future Rate Hikes; Walmart Beats in Q1

Dallas Fed President Lori Logan has just reported that she does not see justification for skipping a rate hike at the Fed's June meeting.

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Mark Vickery

Nice Market Rebound as (Some) Tensions Release

Winning the day was the small-cap Russell 2000, which gained +2.21% for the session, and has also crossed back into positive territory for the year.

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Mark Vickery

Housing Starts In-Line; Target (TGT), TJX Mixed in Q1

Permits for single-family housing were up +3.1%, though starts were only +1.6%.

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Mark Vickery

Caution Grips Tuesday's Closing Bell

Homebuilding had a decent day following a surprisingly strong Homebuilder Confidence Survey. This offers further proof that the housing market continues to show signs of improvement.

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Mark Vickery

Retail Week Brings Surprises, Both Positive and Negative

Home Depot's (HD) quarterly revenues of $37.3 billion were -4.2% from estimates: the worst top-line report in 20 years.

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Mark Vickery

On Breaking Losing Streaks, Debt-Ceiling Defaults & More

We're seeing relative stability of late, and not only in the equities markets.

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John Blank

Fresh Macro Data Looks Key: Global Week Ahead

A batch of key economic data will shed fresh light on whether the U.S. is staving off a downturn given Federal Reserve rate hikes.

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Mark Vickery

Big Week for Retail, Housing, Fed Members

Today's Empire State Index is the lowest print since January's -32.9, and lower for the fourth month out of the first five this year.

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Mark Vickery

Import Prices Rebound to +0.4%; Consumer Sentiment After Open

Year over year, Import Prices are down -4.8% -- the lowest print since the crater of the Covid epidemic in May 2020.

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Mark Vickery

PPI +2.3% Year Over Year: Lowest Since Pandemic

This +2.3% print is the nearest any inflation metrics have gotten to the Fed's optimal inflation gauge.

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Mark Vickery

Disney Beats Q2 Estimates, Stock Trades Down

Disney (DIS) has now outperformed expectations in two of its last three quarters on earnings.

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Mark Vickery

CPI +4.9% Year Over Year, 1st "4-Handle" in 2 Years

While we applaud the first sub-5% Inflation Rate since before the Great Reopening, we still see core numbers considerably higher than the Fed's optimal +2% inflation.

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Mark Vickery

Flat Markets Ahead of Big Earnings Afternoon: ABNB, WYNN & More

Airbnb (ABNB) shares have tumbled nearly -10% in late trading following its Q1 earnings report.

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Mark Vickery

Boeing Sells 150 Planes, UAA Beats but Lowers

A total of 150 new 737 MAX-10 planes have been ordered from Boeing (BA) by its long-time partner Ryanair (RYAAY) .

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Mark Vickery

Markets Flat Ahead of Key Data; PYPL, PLTR Post Beats

We'll see fresh inflation data with CPI and PPI prints for April, but earlier today we saw Wholesale Inventories for March, which were flat month over month.

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