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Mark Vickery

Pre-markets Down on Questions: Fed, Jobs & Q3 Earnings

Weekly Jobless Claims are not out again this Thursday morning, for the fifth straight week.

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Mark Vickery

Markets Fall Back on Fed Cut - Big Earnings After the Close

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."

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Mark Vickery

Pre-markets Advance Ahead of FOMC Rate Cut, Mag 7 Earnings

Today's rate cut will bring the Fed funds rate down to 3.75-4.00% -- the lowest we've seen since mid-December 2022.

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Mark Vickery

Pre-markets Pick Up Where They Left Off Last Week

From mid-day lows last Wednesday, the Dow is +1.92%, the S&P +2.60%, Nasdaq +3.79% and +4.27% on the Russell.

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Sanghamitra Saha

4 Sector ETFs & Stocks to Gain Despite Lower-Than -Expected Inflation

September records lower-than-expected inflation! Energy (OIH), Restaurants (EATZ), Healthcare (XLV) and Transportation (XTN) ETFs may still shine in the near term.

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Shaun Pruitt

Buy Intel Stock After Favorable CPI Data & Q3 Earnings Beat?

Hitting a fresh one-year high of $41 a share in Friday's trading session, Intel stock has continued an attention-getting rebound from a 52-week and multi-year low of $17.

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Bryan Hayes

Year-End Rally Odds Increase: Stocks to Watch

The start to the third-quarter earnings season has been very positive, bolstering the case for a sustained rally in the final months of the year.

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Mark Vickery

Pre-markets Soar on Softer CPI Numbers

The Dow moved from +87 points immediately ahead of the release to +210 points now, the S&P 500 went from +23 to +41, and the Nasdaq shot up from +125 points to +222 points at this hour.

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Mark Vickery

Cornucopia of Q3 Earnings: GE, GM & More

Major market indexes rebounded into the green over the past month in what has so far been a fairly turbulent October, and are back to all-time highs.

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Mark Vickery

Pre-markets Volatile as Q3 Bank Earnings Come Out

The market continues to work toward some equilibrium amid plenty of near-term challenges.

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Mark Vickery

Pre-markets Filling Gaps to Start New Trading Week

Pre-market futures are climbing this morning, filling in some of the deep holes dug Friday.

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Mark Vickery

Party Rally Running Out of Fuel

What can be expected to pull market trading interest back up to earlier levels? Tough to see.

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Mark Vickery

S&P 500, Nasdaq Close at Fresh Highs on FOMC Minutes

Market participants hadn't been sure we'd see additional rate cuts into the end of the year, but today's release of the September Fed minutes put that to rest.

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Mark Vickery

Pre-Markets Up Ahead of Fed Minutes Release

Expected later today are the prepared minutes from the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting in mid-September.

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Mark Vickery

Markets Take a Break from Setting New All-Time Highs

Red closes among all major indexes today snapped a seven-day winning streak on the S&P 500.

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Mark Vickery

No News Is Good News: Pre-markets Up on Dormant BLS Report

All major indexes are in the green for the trading week, plus-mid-single digits for the month, and double digits (except for the Dow, +9%) year to date.

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Bryan Hayes

Is Nike (NKE) a 'Buy' Ahead of Its Upcoming Earnings Announcement?

Despite rallying off the April lows, Nike shares are down roughly 7% this year and are underperforming the major indexes.

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Mark Vickery

PCE Delivers Goldilocks Numbers for the Stock Market

Inflation is still present, but not running out of control. Sounds like "Goldilocks" to pre-market traders.

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Bryan Hayes

Bull Market Set for Further Gains on Earnings: Stocks to Watch

Earnings have been the steady engine throughout this multi-year bull market, which has broadened out in 2025 and is now approaching its third birthday.

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Mark Vickery

Fed Speeches Today, PCE Report End-of-Week

We hear from a number of Fed members today, including its most-recent member, Stephen Miran.

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Mark Vickery

A Late Summer Reflection on Growth, Inflation & Jobs

We know that the main concern for the Fed is now the weakening jobs market and not inflation.

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Mark Vickery

Fed Sees "Two-Sided Risk" in Lowering Interest Rates

We now have interest rates between 4.00-4.25% for the first time since December of 2022.

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Mark Vickery

Housing Numbers Down Ahead of Fed Rate Cut Today

With expectations high that interest rates will come down further in the near future, it keeps some homebuying prospects on the sidelines.

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Mark Vickery

Retail Sales, Imports & Exports Warmer Ahead of Fed Meeting

The new inflation figures out this morning are warmer than expected: will they matter to the Fed?

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Mark Vickery

New Record Highs on S&P, Nasdaq: Tech Stocks Still Lead

The (AI-based) tech trade joins a pending lower interest rate environment for a market-friendly blend.

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