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Ahead of Wall Street: Archive

Mark Vickery

Markets Slide into the Close; NVIDIA, CRM & More Report

The long-awaited Q1 earnings report from semiconductor giant NVIDIA (NVDA) is out this afternoon, and mixed.

Mark Vickery

Pre-Markets Mixed Ahead of Last Big Q1 Earnings Day

Macy's (M) beat estimates ahead of the open, and NVIDIA (NVDA) is expected to grow double-digits again after today's close.

HPQNegative Net Change CRMPositive Net Change MNegative Net Change NVDAPositive Net Change AINegative Net Change ELFNegative Net Change

Mark Vickery

Big Market Gains on Tariff Delay, Improved Consumer Confidence

Stronger Consumer Confidence for May helps illustrate some of the positive sentiment the market has gained since tariff delays have been instilled.

CRMPositive Net Change LUVNegative Net Change MNegative Net Change NVDAPositive Net Change INFAPositive Net Change BOXPositive Net Change OKTAPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

Pre-Markets Up on New Tariff Developments

A new pause to +50% tariffs on EU imports is leading pre-markets higher this morning.

CRMPositive Net Change MNegative Net Change BBYNegative Net Change NVDAPositive Net Change COSTNegative Net Change BOXPositive Net Change OKTAPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

Pre-Markets Drop Hard on New Trump Tariff Talk

President Trump is warning Apple (AAPL) will be facing additional +25% tariffs on iPhones, while flexing new +50% tariffs on the EU.

AAPLNegative Net Change NVDAPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

Markets Mostly Flat; Big Afternoon for Earnings: WDAY, DECK, INTU & More

Market indexes broke the spell today about high bond yields providing a headwind for equities, but nosedived into the close.

DECKNegative Net Change ROSTNegative Net Change ADSKPositive Net Change INTUPositive Net Change WDAYPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

Pre-Markets Even Out as Investors Digest Tax Bill

Indexes dipped early but are in the process of rebounding following yesterday's sell-off.

NVDAPositive Net Change DECKNegative Net Change BJPositive Net Change RLNegative Net Change ADSKPositive Net Change WDAYPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

Markets Slide on Bond Option; Q1 Earnings After the Close

The prospect of adding trillions to the national deficit has rattled bond markets, while three major Q1 beats came in the late session.

AAPLNegative Net Change URBNNegative Net Change SNOWPositive Net Change ZMPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

Q1 Retailers Report Earnings: TGT Misses, LOW & TJX Beat

We're beginning to see something resembling the top of the parabolic curve, with most major indexes flat over the past five trading days.

TGTNegative Net Change TJXNegative Net Change LOWNegative Net Change VFCNegative Net Change URBNNegative Net Change SNOWPositive Net Change ZMPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

Markets Cool on Low News Cycle; PANW, TOL Report

Concerns over extending the deficit by trillions of dollars based on proposed massive extended tax cuts are emerging.

TGTNegative Net Change TJXNegative Net Change LOWNegative Net Change TOLNegative Net Change PANWPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

Pre-Markets Flat After "V-Shaped Rally" Off April Lows

Market sentiment -- likely due to partiality toward positive trade deals in the works with global trading partners of the U.S. -- has been positively buoyant.

HDNegative Net Change TOLNegative Net Change PANWPositive Net Change VIKNegative Net Change

John Blank

Big-Box Retailers Supply Earnings: Global Week Ahead

U.S. shelves may not be empty at Christmas, after all. But trade tensions have not disappeared. They have merely receded.

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Mark Vickery

Pre-Markets Lower as the Street Absorbs Downgrade, Warnings

Moody's has followed Fitch and S&P in downgrading U.S. credit -- from AAA to AA1.

TGTNegative Net Change TJXNegative Net Change LOWNegative Net Change NVDAPositive Net Change HDNegative Net Change TOLNegative Net Change PANWPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

Housing Numbers, Imports & Exports Close Out Eventful Week

We're seeing in-line Housing Starts for the month of April, while Building Permits were light.

QQQPositive Net Change SPYNegative Net Change DIANegative Net Change

Mark Vickery

Markets Mostly Up on Mid-East Wheeling, Dealing

With President Trump continuing his tour through the Middle East, we're seeing a plethora of deals being made there with American corporations.

BANegative Net Change AMDNegative Net Change CSCOPositive Net Change NVDAPositive Net Change TTWONegative Net Change AMATPositive Net Change COINPositive Net Change METANegative Net Change CAVANegative Net Change

Mark Vickery

Eventful Pre-Market: PPI, Retail Sales, Jobless Claims and WMT Q1

As if all this isn't enough, Fed Chair Jerome Powell is speaking at this hour, discussing the forthcoming update to its Framework Review.

WMTNegative Net Change DEPositive Net Change BABANegative Net Change

Mark Vickery

Markets Mixed on Uneventful Trading Day

We were quiet on the reports front today, but plenty of economic reports hit the tape ahead of Thursday's open.

WMTNegative Net Change CSCOPositive Net Change DEPositive Net Change BABANegative Net Change BIRKNegative Net Change CRWVNegative Net Change

Mark Vickery

No Econ Reports Equals Good News in Pre-Market

Even though the stock market has grown optimistic on global tariff deals, we expect the Fed to pay more attention to economic details.

UNHNegative Net Change CSCOPositive Net Change NVDAPositive Net Change TCEHYNegative Net Change SONYPositive Net Change CRWVNegative Net Change

Mark Vickery

Markets Mostly Higher: Dow Kept Down by UNH Selling

While UnitedHealthcare fights another unforeseen headwind, NVIDIA helped the Nasdaq cruise higher.

UNHNegative Net Change CSCOPositive Net Change NVDAPositive Net Change CINegative Net Change CNCPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

CPI Inflation Rate at +2.3%, Earnings Reports Mixed

The Inflation Rate for April came in at a 4-year low to +2.3%, 10 bps beneath expectations.

UNHNegative Net Change HMCPositive Net Change JDNegative Net Change CYBRPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

U.S., Chinese Markets Cruise on Cooling Trade Tensions

With all the market ups and downs, today's big surge into the green has brought the S&P 500 within 5% of its all-time trading high.

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Mark Vickery

U.S.-China De-escalation: Markets Rip Higher

This de-escalation in the burgeoning trade war has opened the floodgates to stock buyers this morning.

AMZNNegative Net Change NRGNegative Net Change SBHNegative Net Change TSLAPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

Pre-Markets Stay Buoyant on Trade-Deal Hopefulness

Futures are buoying up again, with tariff progress being declared by the White House -- not only with a tentative deal in the UK but also supposed progress with China.

TMPositive Net Change WMTNegative Net Change CSCOPositive Net Change SATSNegative Net Change UIPositive Net Change QBTSPositive Net Change SHCONegative Net Change OKLONegative Net Change

Mark Vickery

Signs of Trade Deal Hope Fuels Markets

Markets rose today on hopeful sentiment regarding trade deals with U.S. partners after an agreement with the UK.

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Mark Vickery

Jobless Claims, Q1 Productivity Hit Multi-Year Levels

Continuing Jobless Claims stayed above 1.9 million, and Productivity posted its first negative headline, in years.

COPPositive Net Change CROXNegative Net Change SHOPNegative Net Change