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Mark Vickery

PCE Numbers In-Line, Pre-Markets Applaud

Core PCE year over year came in at +2.8% for a third-straight month.

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Mark Vickery

Interest Rate Fears Turn Markets Downward

Will market participants wait for Friday's PCE numbers to start shopping for value stocks?

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Mark Vickery

Pre-Markets Sell Amid "Best-Case Scenario"

Here's what they don't tell you about a soft landing: sometimes you've got to ride in the plane for longer.

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Shaun Pruitt

Defensive Stocks to Consider Amid Jamie Dimon's Concern for a Large Market Correction

Often asked for his economic opinion and outlook, JPMorgan Chase (JPM) CEO Jamie Dimon alluded to concerns of a broader economic slowdown and the possibility of a large stock market correction while speaking with Bloomberg on Thursday.

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Mark Vickery

Jobless Claims & Starts/Permits Down, Imports & WMT Up

Walmart (WMT) shares are up nicely after Q1 earnings came out this morning.

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Sanghamitra Saha

Inflation Cools in April: 5 Sector ETFs & Stocks to Thrive

In April, inflationary pressures showed signs of easing. However, a few sectors and stocks that may gain in the near term as the price gains remained steady in those business areas.

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Mark Vickery

Record Closing Highs Amid Interest Rate Catch-22

This CPI report put the domestic inflation trajectory back on the "soft landing" path, where it had veered away from somewhat.

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Mark Vickery

CPI Down 1st Time in 2024, Pre-Markets Up

The Inflation Rate was +3.4%, 10 bps lower than the previous month and well off the peak +9.1% from June 2022.

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Mark Vickery

Nasdaq Closes at New Record High; CPI on Deck

Considering the challenges with PPI this morning, this demonstrates a bullish sentiment remaining in the market.

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Mark Vickery

PPI Shows Higher Wholesale Inflation; Meme Stocks Rule (Again)

Certain Producer Price levels are the hottest we've seen in a year. Speaking of hot, have you seen SPWR, GME and AMC this morning?

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Mark Vickery

Dow Streak Ends; Inflation Data & Q1 Earnings Ahead

Also, news about next-level OpenAI offerings add to the stew for nourishing market activity.

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Andrew Rocco

Embracing Market Dynamics as Inflation Data Looms

As investors wait for key economic events, they are bracing for short-term volatility. While the data points to volatility in the short-term, the intermediate/long term picture appears to be bullish.

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Mark Vickery

Big Inflation Prints on Deck This Week

Consumer Price Index (CPI) numbers for April will be preceded by the Producer Price Index (PPI) wholesale report on Tuesday.

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Mark Vickery

Pre-Markets in the Green; Next Week Heats Up for Data

Big inflation reports - from CPI to Housing Starts - join another heavy week in Q1 releases starting Monday.

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Mark Vickery

Pre-Markets Blossom on Goldilocks Jobs Data

175K new jobs and +0.2% wage growth are both lower than expected but still clearly positive.

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Mark Vickery

Pre-Markets Up on Thin Jobless Claims, Productivity

Jobless Claims stayed low, Q1 Productivity was light, but Unit Labor Costs jumped high month over month.

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Bryan Hayes

All Eyes on Fed Rate Decision: Key Stocks to Watch

Investors are hoping to avoid a replay of January's outcome, which saw the worst performance for the S&P 500 on a Fed day dating back to March 2023.

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Shaun Pruitt

Top Stocks to Buy with Rising EPS Estimates After Earnings

These companies saw their stocks spike after impressively beating earnings expectations last week and more upside could be ahead considering EPS estimates for fiscal 2024 have trended higher afterwards.

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Mark Vickery

PCE In-Line to Warmer, Pre-Market Calms; ABBV Beats, XOM Misses

Pre-market futures are up across the board: +106 points on the Dow, +45 points on the S&P 500 and +195 on the Nasdaq immediately following this important data's release.

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Mark Vickery

Is "Bad News" Still "Good News" for the Market?

If we're looking for the Fed to lower interest rates, don't we need softer economic data like what we saw today?

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Shaun Pruitt

Time to Buy These Top Gold Mining Stocks Amid Recent Market Volatility

With gold traditionally acting as a hedge against inflation, investors may be eying stocks that give exposure to the commodity amid recent market volatility.

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Mark Vickery

Busy Week Hoping to Shake Some Life into Markets

Much of what concerns us will have been addressed by the end of the week, including important economic reports and Q1 earnings season hitting a higher gear.

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Mark Vickery

Import/Exports Send Pre-Markets Lower; Big Banks Beat

Import Prices came in hotter than expected, while Exports came down considerably.

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Shaun Pruitt

3 Affordable REITs to Buy While Others Are Fearful

Earnings estimate revisions have risen for several affordable REITs that have made their way onto the coveted Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) list.

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Shaun Pruitt

Don't Overlook These High-Growth Business Services Stocks it's time to Buy

Rising earnings estimates are starting to magnify the attractive growth trajectories of these highly ranked business services stocks.

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