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Ahead of Wall Street: Archive

Mark Vickery

Jobless Claims Warm Up, PPI Cools Down

As jobless claims inch higher week over week, near-term PPI came in cooler than expected.

BAPositive Net Change QQQPositive Net Change SPYPositive Net Change DIAPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

Markets Cool on No New Trade Deal News

We had heard a very promising blurb from the president declaring a trade deal with China was done, though not much to advance this has come out in the hours since.

ORCLPositive Net Change QQQPositive Net Change SPYPositive Net Change DIAPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

Good News on Trade Deal, CPI Numbers

Further confirmation and details on the trade deal with China will be sought throughout the rest of this trading day.

QQQPositive Net Change SPYPositive Net Change DIAPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

Markets Keep Nudging Higher Ahead of Trade Deals, CPI

The S&P 500 is now at its highest level since February 20th.

INTCPositive Net Change PETSNegative Net Change GMENegative Net Change TSLANegative Net Change

Mark Vickery

Pre-Market Futures Have Fingers Crossed for Trade Deals

We can see by the generally positive daily returns this month that market participants are ready to hear some good news.

QQQPositive Net Change SPYPositive Net Change DIAPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

Markets Flat on No Economic or Trade News; Apple Flops at WWDC

We saw no new trade deals made today, though market participants remain positive that they will be forthcoming.

AAPLPositive Net Change CASYPositive Net Change HIMSPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

Pre-Markets Flat Ahead of CPI, PPI & Possible Trade Deals

Overall, indexes are roughly flat year over year, although the S&P 500 grew above 6K for the first time since late February.

ORCLPositive Net Change ADBEPositive Net Change RHPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

Pre-Markets Relieved with Strong Jobs Headline; Revisions Lower

Headline jobs growth came in at +139K -- +14K higher than the +125K anticipated.

ADPPositive Net Change QQQPositive Net Change SPYPositive Net Change DIAPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

Trump, Musk War of Words Send Indexes Lower Late

An open rift between recently departed DOGE leader and Tesla (TSLA) CEO Elon Musk sent indexes southward.

ADPPositive Net Change LULUPositive Net Change AVGOPositive Net Change TSLANegative Net Change

Mark Vickery

Trump, Xi Speak; Jobless Claims, Productivity & Deficit Reports Out

Pre-market futures are rebounding back into the green on a report that President Trump and President Xi have spoken on the phone this morning.

GESPositive Net Change LULUPositive Net Change AVGOPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

Markets Slide to Flat on Jobs, Trade, Beige Book, Earnings

ADP payrolls and the Beige Book slipped today, ahead of earnings results from Five Below.

ADPPositive Net Change FIVEPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

ADP Weak 2nd Straight Month: +37K, but Wages Stable

Just +37K new private-sector jobs were created, only a third of the +110K projected. This followed the downwardly revised +60K ADP headline the previous month.

ADPPositive Net Change QQQPositive Net Change SPYPositive Net Change DIAPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

Pre-Markets Slightly Lower Ahead of Open; JOLTS, Earnings to Come

The JOLTS report for April is expected to further tick down from 7.19 million job openings in March.

ADPPositive Net Change DGNegative Net Change DLTRNegative Net Change FIVEPositive Net Change HPEPositive Net Change CRWDPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

Markets Close in Green on Mostly Quiet Trading Day

Jobs Week reports begin with the JOLTS numbers out Tuesday morning.

DGNegative Net Change CRWDPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

Jobs Week Starts with More Trade Tensions

Currently both the blue-chip Dow and the tech-heavy Nasdaq are down -100 points, with the S&P 500 down -20.

ADPPositive Net Change DGNegative Net Change CLFPositive Net Change CPBNegative Net Change AVGOPositive Net Change TSLANegative Net Change CRWDPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

PCE for April Shows Economic Resilience

This is good news in terms of demonstrating economic strength, though not for those who'd like to see the Fed lower interest rates.

QQQPositive Net Change SPYPositive Net Change DIAPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

Markets Stay Green on More Tariff Discourse; Earnings from COST, GAP & More

Market indexes spent almost all day in the green this Thursday, save for a brief scare mid-day.

DELLPositive Net Change COSTPositive Net Change ULTAPositive Net Change MRVLPositive Net Change GAPPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

Pre-Markets Stay Green After Tariff Ruling, Jobless Claims, Q1 GDP

Futures had been as high as +2.8% (Russell 2000; half that on the Dow: +1.4%), but have dragged closer to unchanged as the administration vows to appeal the court ruling on tariffs.

KSSPositive Net Change BBYPositive Net Change

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.

HPQPositive Net Change CRMPositive Net Change MPositive Net Change NVDAPositive Net Change AINegative Net Change ELFPositive 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 LUVPositive Net Change MPositive 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 MPositive Net Change BBYPositive Net Change NVDAPositive Net Change COSTPositive 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.

AAPLPositive 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 ROSTPositive 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 RLPositive Net Change ADSKPositive Net Change WDAYPositive Net Change