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inflation: Archive
Pre-markets Flat on New Year's Eve Eve
by Mark Vickery
We're still +21% on the Nasdaq year to date, and up double digits on the major indexes elsewhere.
QQQNegative Net Change SPYPositive Net Change DIAPositive Net Change
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Hideout in the Financial Sector as We Round out 2025?
by Shaun Pruitt
Entering the last trading week of the year, investors are certainly pondering where to put their money to work in 2026, and the financial sector may be at the forefront with the stock market near all-time highs.
JPMPositive Net Change CPositive Net Change NDAQNegative Net Change SPGINegative Net Change
dividend-investing dividends fin-tech finance inflation interest-rate investing
Are the Markets Setting Up for a Santa Claus Rally?
by Mark Vickery
With equilibrium still being sought in the indexes this morning, it appears we are currently in a sweet spot for a Santa Claus Rally to occur.
NKENegative Net Change CAGNegative Net Change FDXPositive Net Change WGOPositive Net Change LWPositive Net Change
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3 Stocks to Watch Near All-Time Highs: COF, MAR, TSLA
by Shaun Pruitt
These popular stocks had already printed fresh all-time highs ahead of November's favorable CPI report.
MARPositive Net Change COFPositive Net Change TSLANegative Net Change
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CPI, Jobless Claims in Very Agreeable Ranges
by Mark Vickery
We find it hard to recognize any headwinds for trading these indexes higher based on today's employment and inflation data.
QQQNegative Net Change SPYPositive Net Change DIAPositive Net Change
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Markets Sell Off -0.5% to -1.8% Ahead of Inflation Rate Thursday
by Mark Vickery
This marks the fourth-straight down-day for the blue-chip Dow and the comprehensive S&P 500.
CATPositive Net Change MUPositive Net Change NVDAPositive Net Change ORCLPositive Net Change LENPositive Net Change AVGOPositive Net Change TSLANegative Net Change
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Jobs Come In at +64K in November, Unemployment +4.6%
by Mark Vickery
Today's Unemployment Rate is the fifth straight month higher, assuming October does not remain a blank space.
LENPositive Net Change QQQNegative Net Change SPYPositive Net Change DIAPositive Net Change
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Finally! U.S. Federal Jobs Data - Global Week Ahead
by John Blank
The shutdown-delayed U.S. jobs report for November will shed light on the extent of labor market weakening that could help determine the Federal Reserve's next rate move.
DDSPositive Net Change DYPositive Net Change SKFRYPositive Net Change
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Pre-markets Mixed Ahead of Consequential Week of Data
by Mark Vickery
Doubts continue about the levels of AI infrastructure spending, and whether they are sustainable into the new year.
AVGOPositive Net Change QQQNegative Net Change SPYPositive Net Change DIAPositive Net Change
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Tracking the Top-Performing Russell 2000 Stocks Against the Zacks Rank
by Shaun Pruitt
Adding to the unusually strong performance of the Russell 2000 this year, these top performers may certainly serve as stocks to add to your watchlist
BETRPositive Net Change COGTNegative Net Change CELCPositive Net Change RGCNegative Net Change OPENPositive Net Change IWMPositive Net Change
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3 High-Growth Finance Stocks to Buy as the Fed Cuts Rates Again
by Shaun Pruitt
The Fed's easing cycle is starting to ripple across the financial sector, which is host to many rate-sensitive companies that are starting to benefit in the process.
TREENegative Net Change PJTPositive Net Change NRDSNegative Net Change
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A Dovish Message Within a Hawkish Rate Cut
by Mark Vickery
Starting in two days, the Fed will be purchasing $40 billion in Treasury bills, maintaining its balance sheet with an "ample level of reserves."
ORCLPositive Net Change ADBENegative Net Change SNPSPositive Net Change
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Pre-markets Remain "Wait & See" Ahead of Fed Decision
by Mark Vickery
We expect a narrow range of trading to continue until at least after today's Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) decision on monetary policy.
ORCLPositive Net Change ADBENegative Net Change SNPSPositive Net Change JILLPositive Net Change CHWYPositive Net Change
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Markets Mostly Lower on Inflation Uncertainty
by Mark Vickery
Bond yields tacked higher on the day to +4.17% on the 10-year, nearly 20 basis points higher than we saw just a couple short weeks ago.
NFLXNegative Net Change TOLPositive Net Change WBDNegative Net Change KBHPositive Net Change DHIPositive Net Change PSKYNegative Net Change
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Liberation Day Tariffs: Panic, Recovery, & What Comes Next
by Andrew Rocco
Despite tariffs, inflation has stayed relatively tame. However, the long-term effects of tariffs remain a story still unfolding.
NKENegative Net Change WMTPositive Net Change COSTNegative Net Change LULUPositive Net Change RHPositive Net Change
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Pre-markets Move Back into the Green, SIG Beats by +293%
by Mark Vickery
Signet Jewelers reported earnings nearly 4x higher than the consensus estimate.
ADPNegative Net Change AEONegative Net Change MRVLPositive Net Change SIGPositive Net Change CRWDNegative Net Change
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Black Friday Shows Mixed Signals Ahead of Holiday Shopping
by Mark Vickery
Expectations are for record-high retail revenues this weekend, but less spent per household.
CMENegative Net Change ADBENegative Net Change AFRMNegative Net Change
consumer-discretionary inflation retail
Reversal of Market Fortunes on Leveraged Buying Fears
by Mark Vickery
What happened? Consider it something of a second thought on these positive metrics we'd seen earlier.
NVDAPositive Net Change ROSTPositive Net Change INTUNegative Net Change GAPNegative Net Change
apparel earnings inflation retail software
Pulling Back for a Fresh Look at This Recent Pullback
by Mark Vickery
Fed members are openly having second thoughts about further cuts to interest rates, especially with no new data on the jobs or inflation front.
MRKPositive Net Change BRK.BNegative Net Change AMATPositive Net Change AUPositive Net Change BZHNegative Net Change PLTRNegative Net Change
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Stocks to Watch for the First Trillion Dollar Holiday Shopping Season
by Shaun Pruitt
Savvy investors are eyeing the retail sector, with this holiday shopping season expected to be the first in U.S. history to exceed $1 trillion in sales.
AMZNNegative Net Change WMTPositive Net Change CROXPositive Net Change NKENegative Net Change NFLXNegative Net Change COSTNegative Net Change LULUPositive Net Change XLYNegative Net Change UAAPositive Net Change
apparel artificial-intelligence cloud-computing consumer-discretionary e-commerce earnings inflation investing large-cap retail robotics
Pre-Markets Up as Government Shutdown Looks to End
by Mark Vickery
We don't officially see the government opened this morning, but a major impediment from the minority party is being removed.
TSNNegative Net Change MNDYNegative Net Change RGTIPositive Net Change PSKYNegative Net Change
consumer-discretionary consumer-staples earnings inflation interest-rate
November Pullback Underway: Here's What to Know
by Bryan Hayes
The latest bearish headlines point to hefty AI valuations. But here's why this bull market likely still has some legs.
SPYPositive Net Change
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Markets Positive on Supreme Court Ruminations, Big Earnings
by Mark Vickery
A ban on tariff policy would likely provide a major market catalyst to the upside.
QCOMPositive Net Change APPNegative Net Change ELFPositive Net Change SNAPPositive Net Change DASHNegative Net Change
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Pre-markets Down on Questions: Fed, Jobs & Q3 Earnings
by Mark Vickery
Weekly Jobless Claims are not out again this Thursday morning, for the fifth straight week.
AMZNNegative Net Change AAPLNegative Net Change MANegative Net Change LLYPositive Net Change ELPositive Net Change CROXPositive Net Change
earnings inflation interest-rate pharmaceuticals tech-stocks
Markets Fall Back on Fed Cut - Big Earnings After the Close
by Mark Vickery
Fed Chair Powell insists the Fed's decision for the final FOMC meeting will be data-dependent, and that a cut in December is "not a forgone conclusion -- far from it."
MSFTNegative Net Change SBUXNegative Net Change NOWNegative Net Change GOOGLPositive Net Change METANegative Net Change
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