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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 ADBENegative Net Change RHPositive Net Change

Shaun Pruitt

Stocks to Watch as May's Jobs Report Beats Economists' Expectations: PCTY, MMS

Driving the stock market's uptick on Friday, U.S. employers added 139,000 jobs, which came in above most economists' expectations of 125,000-130,000.

MMSPositive Net Change PCTYNegative Net Change PAYXNegative Net Change BBSINegative Net Change DAYNegative 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.

ADPNegative Net Change FIVENegative Net Change

Sanghamitra Saha

2 Inflation-Protection ETFs Climb to Yearly Highs: Here's Why

Inflation-protection ETFs RAAX and PPI recently hit a 52-week high as the OECD raised U.S. inflation forecasts.

RAAXPositive Net Change PPIPositive Net Change

Bryan Hayes

Markets Start June Positive Despite US-China Tensions: Stocks to Watch

Declining volatility surrounding tariffs and a tame inflation trend suggest more gains are on the horizon.

SENegative Net Change APPNegative Net Change

Andrew Rocco

Why the Market's Long-Term Outlook is Bullish

The confluence of strong economic indicators, the AI revolution, and the markets resilient behavior point to a market where bulls are in control.

AMZNPositive Net Change NVDAPositive Net Change QBTSNegative Net Change IBITPositive Net Change CRWVPositive Net Change

Yashwardhan Jain

Patience Pays Off: How to Play ETFs With Long-Term Goals

Fed flags long-term inflation risks as tariff chaos and debt woes fuel investor unease; value and quality ETFs emerge as safer long-term plays.

SPYPositive Net Change VOOPositive Net Change VTVPositive Net Change QUALNegative Net Change SPHQNegative Net Change IVVPositive Net Change IWDPositive Net Change IVEPositive Net Change JQUANegative 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.

ADPNegative Net Change DGNegative Net Change XNegative Net Change CLFPositive Net Change CPBNegative Net Change AVGONegative Net Change TSLAPositive Net Change CRWDNegative 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

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

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 HMCNegative Net Change JDPositive Net Change CYBRNegative Net Change

Mark Vickery

Tariff Talk Returns to Sink Markets; Plus Q1 Earnings

President Trump's return to tough tariff talk has informed today's market sentiment.

AMDPositive Net Change WYNNPositive Net Change DISPositive Net Change RIVNPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

Pre-Markets Slip Lower on Record Trade Deficit, Q1 Earnings

A new record-low trade deficit may be contributing to the sour mood this morning in pre-market trading.

AMDPositive Net Change MARPositive Net Change NVDAPositive Net Change ADMPositive Net Change WYNNPositive Net Change DISPositive Net Change EANegative Net Change DASHNegative Net Change

Bryan Hayes

Bullish Signals Mount as Q1 Earnings Surprise to the Upside

Tech giants Meta and Microsoft are surging; bulls would like to see further positive reactions to earnings.

AMZNPositive Net Change AAPLNegative Net Change MSFTPositive Net Change METANegative Net Change

Mark Vickery

Steady PCE, Higher Pending Home Sales, Help Bolster Hump Day Trading

While PCE month over month was flat on both headline and core, Pending Home Sales increased and late earnings reports posted beats.

QCOMPositive Net Change MSFTPositive Net Change METANegative Net Change

Yashwardhan Jain

ETFs to Defend Your Portfolio Against Inflation

Look at ETFs to safeguard your portfolios as inflation expectations rise, driven by the Trump administration's chaotic tariff policies.

GLDPositive Net Change IAUPositive Net Change VIGNegative Net Change VTVPositive Net Change DBCPositive Net Change VYMPositive Net Change IWDPositive Net Change IVEPositive Net Change SCHDPositive Net Change PDBCPositive Net Change GLDMPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

Market Indexes Tank Again, but Gold Continues to Shine

The COMEX closed today's session climbed +3.3% today to a current spot price of $3426 per ounce -- a new record high.

LMTNegative Net Change GENegative Net Change MMMNegative Net Change COFPositive Net Change NEMPositive Net Change AUPositive Net Change TSLAPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

Expect the Unexpected for a New Trading Week

Every week brings us big headlines, and there is nothing to suggest this will calm in the near term.

BAPositive Net Change TSLAPositive Net Change GOOGLPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

Markets Drop Again on Fed Chair Powell's Assessment

The S&P 500 was down -1% as Powell took the stage at the Economic Club of Chicago today, and -2% when he left.

AMDPositive Net Change NVDAPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

Retail Sales, Q1 Earnings Show Signs of "Pull Forward"

A trade tariff casualty - NVIDIA - is sending the Nasdaq lower than the other major indexes ahead of the open.

ABTNegative Net Change AMDPositive Net Change ALVNegative Net Change USBPositive Net Change TRVNegative Net Change NVDAPositive Net Change AVGONegative Net Change

Bryan Hayes

Sidestepping Tariff Noise: TJ Maxx Parent Hits All-Time High

Given the retailer's advantaged position, it's no surprise that TJX stock is flourishing this year.

TJXNegative Net Change

Mark Vickery

U.S./China Trade at +125% Standoff, PPI Slides, Big Banks Report Q1

Trade between the U.S. and China -- worth $582 billion in 2024 -- has apparently ground to a halt.

WFCPositive Net Change JPMPositive Net Change MSPositive Net Change BLKNegative Net Change

Mark Vickery

Markets Reverse Direction as Tariff Ante Upped on China

An additional +50% tariffs on Chinese imports are now getting levied as of midnight tonight.

AAPLNegative Net Change NKENegative Net Change UNHNegative Net Change DALPositive Net Change HUMPositive Net Change FDXPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

Pre-Markets Rocket Up on Overseas Optimism

The Japanese Nikkei index rose +6% off 18-month lows overnight, on hopes that bilateral trade talks between the U.S. and Japan are underway.

JPMPositive Net Change DALPositive Net Change DAXNegative Net Change

Mark Vickery

Markets Mellow as Talks About Trade Talks Commence

Market participants began to see some dialogue on the tariff beat, with certain countries willing to state publicly they are ready to negotiate trade levels with the U.S.

GSNegative Net Change JPMPositive Net Change DALPositive Net Change BLKNegative Net Change CALMNegative Net Change