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Ahead of Wall Street: Archive
Government Shutdown, Government Shmutdown
by Mark Vickery
Market indexes were ultimately unbothered by this latest federal government shutdown today, to say nothing of the negative private-sector payroll report this morning.
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finance
ADP Sees Negative -32K Jobs in September
by Mark Vickery
-32K jobs were created in the private sector last month, way down from the +45K expected from analysts.
ADPPositive Net Change QQQPositive Net Change SPYPositive Net Change DIAPositive Net Change
finance staffing
More Record Closing Highs as Fed Government May Be Closing
by Mark Vickery
All market indexes closed higher today on renewed exuberance for AI.
NVDANegative Net Change QQQPositive Net Change SPYPositive Net Change DIAPositive Net Change
artificial-intelligence staffing tech-stocks
Pre-markets Fight Toward the Green with Gov't Shutdown Top of Mind
by Mark Vickery
Conditions appear to be ripe for a government shutdown, as party politics resist effectively working across the aisle on either side.
NKEPositive Net Change ADPPositive Net Change
earnings home-buying-apps staffing
Markets Keep at All-Time Highs - Lots of Data Expected This Week
by Mark Vickery
Pending Homes Sales were better than expected, and cannabis stocks got a boost. But there is a lot of grist for the mill coming out in the coming days.
BPNegative Net Change NKEPositive Net Change XOMNegative Net Change PHMPositive Net Change KBHNegative Net Change LENPositive Net Change
consumer-discretionary earnings home-builder
Pre-markets Up at Record Highs - Will Jobs Numbers Be a Wet Blanket?
by Mark Vickery
Within the specter of new jobs numbers, we do see a bit of risk with market indexes trading at all-time highs.
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electronics home-buying-apps staffing
PCE Delivers Goldilocks Numbers for the Stock Market
by Mark Vickery
Inflation is still present, but not running out of control. Sounds like "Goldilocks" to pre-market traders.
QQQPositive Net Change SPYPositive Net Change DIAPositive Net Change
consumer-discretionary consumer-staples finance inflation interest-rate
Market Indexes Stay Lower 2nd Straight Day, PCE On Deck
by Mark Vickery
We've run out of near-term catalysts for a refreshment to the bull run, at least until tomorrow's PCE report comes out.
COSTPositive Net Change QQQPositive Net Change SPYPositive Net Change DIAPositive Net Change
consumer-discretionary consumer-staples earnings home-buying-apps retail
Econ Data Surprisingly Good: Jobless Claims, Q2 GDP, Durable Goods & More
by Mark Vickery
Q2 GDP, instead of moving incrementally higher or lower, blossomed from +3.3% to +3.8% -- half a percentage point.
COSTPositive Net Change QQQPositive Net Change SPYPositive Net Change DIAPositive Net Change
earnings industrial-products staffing
New Home Sales Way Up, KB Home & StitchFix Report
by Mark Vickery
StitchFix shares are +10% on its earnings print, while KB Home is vacillating in late trading.
KBHNegative Net Change SFIXPositive Net Change
apparel earnings home-builder interest-rate
Pre-markets Modestly Higher Ahead of Late-Week Reports
by Mark Vickery
New Home Sales and KB Home (KBH) earnings await us today, then a bevy of reports culminating in Friday's PCE to follow.
MUPositive Net Change COSTPositive Net Change KBHNegative Net Change SFIXPositive Net Change
artificial-intelligence earnings home-builder
Pre-markets Flat Following AI Tech Boost
by Mark Vickery
The tech rally looks a bit exhausted at this hour: the Nasdaq is up 1.5 points (0.006%).
ADPPositive Net Change NVDANegative Net Change GOOGLNegative Net Change
artificial-intelligence staffing tech-stocks
Huge AI Deals Keep Markets at Record Highs
by Mark Vickery
NVIDIA is investing $100 billion into ChatGPT-parent OpenAI's data centers.
AAPLNegative Net Change NVDANegative Net Change NBISPositive Net Change CRWVPositive Net Change
artificial-intelligence cloud-computing communications tech-stocks
Fed Speeches Today, PCE Report End-of-Week
by Mark Vickery
We hear from a number of Fed members today, including its most-recent member, Stephen Miran.
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earnings finance inflation interest-rate
A Late Summer Reflection on Growth, Inflation & Jobs
by Mark Vickery
We know that the main concern for the Fed is now the weakening jobs market and not inflation.
QQQPositive Net Change SPYPositive Net Change DIAPositive Net Change
finance inflation interest-rate travel-leisure
Markets Hit New Record Highs: NVDA, INTC, FDX & More
by Mark Vickery
Major market indexes closed at all-time highs across the board today, with the small-cap Russell 2000 notching a new closing high for the first time since November 2021.
INTCPositive Net Change NVDANegative Net Change FDXPositive Net Change
earnings tech-stocks transportation
Pre-market Futures Up After 1st Rate Cut of 2025
by Mark Vickery
New data out this morning sees futures rolling off their early tops, but ultimately the reports are good.
DRIPositive Net Change FDXPositive Net Change LENPositive Net Change
earnings interest-rate restaurants staffing
Fed Sees "Two-Sided Risk" in Lowering Interest Rates
by Mark Vickery
We now have interest rates between 4.00-4.25% for the first time since December of 2022.
QQQPositive Net Change SPYPositive Net Change DIAPositive Net Change
finance inflation interest-rate
Housing Numbers Down Ahead of Fed Rate Cut Today
by Mark Vickery
With expectations high that interest rates will come down further in the near future, it keeps some homebuying prospects on the sidelines.
TOLNegative Net Change QQQPositive Net Change SPYPositive Net Change DIAPositive Net Change
home-builder inflation interest-rate
Markets Sell Ahead of FOMC Rate Cut
by Mark Vickery
The Nasdaq looked as if it may eke out a green close, but dipped just ahead of the bell.
CBRLPositive Net Change GISNegative Net Change
home-builder interest-rate
Retail Sales, Imports & Exports Warmer Ahead of Fed Meeting
by Mark Vickery
The new inflation figures out this morning are warmer than expected: will they matter to the Fed?
QQQPositive Net Change SPYPositive Net Change DIAPositive Net Change
finance inflation interest-rate retail
New Record Highs on S&P, Nasdaq: Tech Stocks Still Lead
by Mark Vickery
The (AI-based) tech trade joins a pending lower interest rate environment for a market-friendly blend.
NVDANegative Net Change CRWVPositive Net Change
artificial-intelligence inflation interest-rate tech-stocks
Moving Pieces Ahead of Fed Rate Decision
by Mark Vickery
It is widely expected that the Fed will cut rates at this meeting for the first time in 2025.
QQQPositive Net Change SPYPositive Net Change DIAPositive Net Change
banking finance inflation interest-rate staffing
Stock Market On Top of the World Ahead of Fed Meeting
by Mark Vickery
The Fed is data dependent, so that means a rate cut is ripe for the picking.
QQQPositive Net Change SPYPositive Net Change DIAPositive Net Change
banking consumer-discretionary consumer-staples inflation interest-rate retail
Markets Pricing-In 50 bps Next Week? Indexes at Record Highs
by Mark Vickery
In the "bad news is good news" set-up we've grown accustomed to over the past year-plus, both of these metrics souring can only mean one thing: lower interest rates.
ORCLPositive Net Change ADBEPositive Net Change RHPositive Net Change
finance furniture-retailers retail tech-stocks