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Ahead of Wall Street: Archive

Mark Vickery

Rally Continues to Start Thanksgiving Week

Market participants look to be picking up where they left off last week.

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Tying a Bow on the Trading Week, Q3 Earnings Season

We haven't had 100+ companies report earnings since Tuesday, and the Magnificent 7 concluded with NVIDIA's (NVDA) report on Wednesday.

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Markets Close in the Green, Recovered from Election "Hangover"

Investors aren't exactly donning the lampshade again quite yet, but they're feeling pretty refreshed.

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Pre-markets Up on NVIDIA Earnings, Jobless Claims and More

This is the biggest day of the trading week for economic data, with Weekly Jobless Claims and manufacturing numbers from the Philly Fed index.

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NVIDIA Beats, After-Hours Yawns; PANW and SNOW Report, Too

NVIDIA's earnings of 81 cents per share versus 75 cents expected amounted to a year-over-year earnings gain of +103%.

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Pre-markets Heading Lower; TGT, TJX Report Q3; NVDA After the Close

Pre-market futures are up, but heading down on a pretty steep incline; we wouldn't be surprised to see a negative open from this trajectory.

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Big Expectations for NVIDIA Earnings, SpaceX Booster Makes a Splash

Things continue to look up for NVIDIA, with earnings growth expected +85% year over year, +82.66% on revenue.

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Pre-Markets Down Big on War Tensions in Russia/Ukraine

Putin has threatened to "lower the threshold" for either using nuclear weapons for Russia itself or disseminating to foes of the U.S., including Iran.

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Markets Mixed Monday: NVIDIA Forecast and More

Markets are back to seeing a post-election stock market reducing regulations and letting valuations ride higher.

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Big Week for NVDA, Retail Earnings and Housing

NVIDIA is the last of the Big Tech companies to report, joining Walmart (WMT), Target (TGT) and other retailers reporting this week.

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Economic Prints Bring Some Heat: Retail Sales, Imports and More

Retail Sales, Imports and Exports, and the Empire State bring some multi-month highs.

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Wholesale Inflation Higher, Disney Posts Earnings Beat

Year over year PPI came in at +2.4%, the third-highest print of 2024 so far.

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Mixed Session Gives Way to Mixed Cisco Q1 Results

Cisco (CSCO) was mixed but Beazer Homes (BZH) beat expectations Wednesday afternoon.

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October CPI Does Not Jeopardize December Rate Cut

What this means for further cuts in 2025, however, especially with new economic policy initiatives from a second President Trump term, is very much in question.

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Q3 Earnings for Young Growth Companies: CAVA, CART, SPOT & More

Don't consider today's lower trading as anything more than the post-election euphoria beginning to dissipate.

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Pre-Markets Flat After Relief Rally Starts Second Week

It's also the single-busiest day of Q3 earnings season, with nearly 800 companies reporting.

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A Moment to Reflect on an Historic Trading Week

We had two major questions entering this week, and we got answers to both of them.

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Fed Cuts Rates 25 bps; Powell Mum on Election Results

The current Fed funds rate of between 4.50-4.75%. This is the lowest level we've seen since March of 2023.

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Ahead of Fed Decision, Big Earnings Wins for Forgotten Names

The long-expected big news item for market participants this afternoon is the Fed interest rate move.

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Markets Tear Off the Lid in Hump-Day Trading

A decisive win for Donald Trump and the Republican Party in both the White House and Congress will likely usher in very aggressive pro-business policies.

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Pre-Markets Surge on Historic Trump Victory

The Dow is currently +1300 points, the S&P 500 +132, the Nasdaq +361 and the small-cap Russell 2000 +141 points.

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Markets Up as Traders Come to Terms with Potential Election Results

Odds seem to be getting better that an election this close will not produce a clean-sweep in either party direction. The market hates uncertainty, but it loves political gridlock.

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When Will Election Bring Market Clarity?

We have a better chance of seeing how Congress aligns by this time tomorrow, and that's equally as important.

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Markets Temper Enthusiasm Ahead of Election Day

We don't expect any sudden movements in the stock market until Wednesday morning the earliest.

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Pre-Markets Holding Breath Ahead of Biggest Week of 2024

Between the General Election Tuesday and a new Fed interest rate Thursday, pre-markets are understandably mute.

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