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September Markets Can Be Volatile: Global Week Ahead
by John Blank
This is a short 4-day trading week. But since it is the start of the month of September, it is packed with key macro data. The week ends with the critical U.S. August nonfarm payroll number.
GLWNegative Net Change TELNegative Net Change KDPNegative Net Change TMENegative Net Change
emerging-markets finance staffing
Gearing Up for Jobs Week: What to Expect
by Mark Vickery
Friday will mark the first Employment Situation report since the firing of the head of BLS by President Trump.
ADPPositive Net Change QQQPositive Net Change SPYPositive Net Change DIANegative Net Change
inflation interest-rate staffing
Big Morning for Q2 Numbers: GDP +3.3%, Earnings Beats for Retailers
by Mark Vickery
Q2 GDP improves by 30 bps from the initial print, +3.3%, and 20 bps above expectations.
DGNegative Net Change BBYNegative Net Change DELLNegative Net Change NVDAPositive Net Change DKSNegative Net Change ULTAPositive Net Change MRVLNegative Net Change BURLNegative Net Change
consumer-staples earnings inflation retail staffing
Jobless Claims Up, Philly Fed Down, Walmart Q2 Mixed
by Mark Vickery
Initial Jobless Claims jumped to their highest levels since June, to 235K for last week.
WMTNegative Net Change ROSTNegative Net Change INTUPositive Net Change WDAYPositive Net Change ZMPositive Net Change
consumer-staples earnings retail staffing
Jobless Claims, Q2 Productivity, Q2 Earnings All Higher
by Mark Vickery
Pre-market futures were at peak highs just ahead of new economic prints this morning, but we remain in healthy, positive territory.
LLYPositive Net Change GILDPositive Net Change WYNNNegative Net Change TTWOPositive Net Change RLNegative Net Change WBDPositive Net Change TRIPNegative Net Change TWLOPositive Net Change
apparel consumer-discretionary earnings pharmaceuticals staffing
Jobs Shrink in the Summer of '25, Pre-Markets Lower
by Mark Vickery
+73K new jobs were filled last month, lower than the +100K expected. The Unemployment Rate ticked up 10 bps.
REGNPositive Net Change CVXNegative Net Change XOMNegative Net Change CLPositive Net Change
earnings interest-rate oil-energy pharmaceuticals staffing
Economy Heating Up on PCE for June
by Mark Vickery
Pre-market and bond yield numbers appear to be in reaction to this morning's economic posts.
AMZNPositive Net Change AAPLNegative Net Change MSFTPositive Net Change MAPositive Net Change BMYPositive Net Change ADPPositive Net Change IPNegative Net Change CVSNegative Net Change SIRINegative Net Change ABBVPositive Net Change ROKUNegative Net Change
consumer-discretionary consumer-staples earnings retail staffing
ADP, GDP & FOMC: Alphabet Soup of Market Data
by Mark Vickery
Both ADP jobs and Q2 GDP outperformed estimates this morning. The FOMC meeting concludes later today.
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earnings inflation interest-rate staffing
Markets Give Up Gains Amid Major News Week
by Mark Vickery
Q2 earnings reports, while demonstrating a healthy quarter overall, has begun to show some dents in the armor, especially in non-Big Tech spaces.
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consumer-discretionary earnings staffing tech-stocks
S&P 500 & Nasdaq Notch New All-Time Closing Highs
by Mark Vickery
Markets lost a bit of steam mid-session this Monday, but a late surge into the close brought the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq indexes to new record closing highs.
BAPositive Net Change VNegative Net Change UNHNegative Net Change MRKNegative Net Change PGNegative Net Change SBUXNegative Net Change UPSPositive Net Change WHRNegative Net Change CDNSPositive Net Change PYPLNegative Net Change
earnings interest-rate staffing tech-stocks
The August 1st Tariff Deadline: Global Week Ahead
by John Blank
Stocks are near record highs and volatility is low. Even with a Federal Reserve meeting and U.S. jobs data on the slate, President Trump's beef with Fed Chair Powell shows no signs of easing.
APHNegative Net Change ANETNegative Net Change SHOPNegative Net Change
earnings finance staffing
Big Week for Jobs, Earnings and the Fed
by Mark Vickery
There's only a 2% chance the Fed has enough votes to cut to outstrip Fed Chair Powell's opinion to keep interest rates where they are.
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earnings finance inflation interest-rate staffing
Morning Headlines Defy Expectations, but Pre-Markets Sell
by Mark Vickery
Only the tech-heavy (AI-trade-heavy) Nasdaq is in the green at this hour.
INTCPositive Net Change UNHNegative Net Change HONNegative Net Change UNPNegative Net Change DECKNegative Net Change AALPositive Net Change
airlines earnings industrial-products staffing transportation
Good News for GE, Jobless Claims, Retail Sales & More
by Mark Vickery
At 221K, Initial Jobless Claims are down for the fifth week in a row from near-term highs.
GEPositive Net Change QQQPositive Net Change SPYPositive Net Change DIANegative Net Change
earnings industrial-products retail staffing
Jobless Claims Steady, Earnings Season Kicks Off with Delta Beat
by Mark Vickery
Initial Jobless Claims are down for the fourth-consecutive week to 227K, and Delta Air Lines (DAL) beat on top and bottom lines in Q2.
DALPositive Net Change AANegative Net Change CAGNegative Net Change
agriculture airlines earnings staffing
Jobs Numbers Bring a Sigh of Relief: +147K
by Mark Vickery
Headline job gains from BLS have come in at +147K -- above the consensus estimate of +110K and the upwardly revised +144K for May.
ADPPositive Net Change QQQPositive Net Change SPYPositive Net Change DIANegative Net Change
finance staffing
"Jobs Week" Continues Thursday to Close Out the Week
by Mark Vickery
Both Weekly Jobless Claims and the BLS report will hit the wires around the same time tomorrow.
ADPPositive Net Change QQQPositive Net Change SPYPositive Net Change DIANegative Net Change
inflation interest-rate staffing
ADP Private-Sector Payrolls -33K, Worst in 2+ Years
by Mark Vickery
Currently, it's white-collar jobs that are disappearing, which may be surprising to some.
ADPPositive Net Change QQQPositive Net Change SPYPositive Net Change DIANegative Net Change
business-services construction staffing
Trading Rotation Kicks Off 2nd Half of 2025
by Mark Vickery
Tech stocks lagged after a very strong first half of the year, while healthcare led the way.
ADPPositive Net Change MRKNegative Net Change AMGNPositive Net Change STZNegative Net Change
artificial-intelligence interest-rate medical staffing
Plenty of Data to Start 2nd Half of 2025
by Mark Vickery
Manufacturing PMI, Construction Spending and the start of "Jobs Week" data await today's stock market.
QQQPositive Net Change SPYPositive Net Change DIANegative Net Change
construction staffing
Markets Close Rollercoaster Q2 on Top
by Mark Vickery
After starting calendar Q2 with a huge "Liberation Day" dip, the Nasdaq and S&P 500 once again close at new all-time highs.
JPMNegative Net Change NVDAPositive Net Change HOODNegative Net Change
finance inflation staffing
Through 1H 2025, U.S. Economy Threads the Needle
by Mark Vickery
It was a turbulent first half of the year, but we are closing strong.
ADPPositive Net Change QQQPositive Net Change SPYPositive Net Change DIANegative Net Change
finance interest-rate staffing
Big Changes in Economic Data, Pre-Markets Hold Gains
by Mark Vickery
Once Continuing Claims reach 2 million per week, expect a change in the narrative -- including from the Fed -- on our steady and secure labor market.
NKENegative Net Change QQQPositive Net Change SPYPositive Net Change DIANegative Net Change
earnings staffing transportation
Non-Tech Markets Lose Steam; Nasdaq Approaches Record High
by Mark Vickery
The Dow slipped 106 points, -0.25%, while the Nasdaq gained +61 points, +0.31% -- approaching new highs.
MUNegative Net Change NVDAPositive Net Change
artificial-intelligence earnings semiconductor staffing tech-stocks
Bear of the Day: Robert Half (RHI)
by Tracey Ryniec
This staffing firm is at 5-year lows.
RHINegative Net Change
business-services staffing