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Crude Still in Control Ahead of Adobe Results, PCE
With PCE inflation data due Friday but little data today, focus could fixate on oil prices and the war. Adobe reports later, shifting attention to the...
Volatile Markets Keep Looking Toward Middle East
Though Wall Street embarked on a massive rebound yesterday, choppiness could remain a feature with crude oil elevated. Oracle reports later today and...
After Worst Week in Months, Oil's Influence is Key
Crude oil prices could continue calling the shots this week as war remains front and center. Last Friday's disappointing jobs report raises new econom...
Waiting for Jobs Data, Watching Crude and War News
Today's February nonfarm payrolls report might shift attention from war news, at least for the moment. Analysts expect a gain of 60,000 jobs, down fro...
Awaiting Key Jobs Data, Investors Monitor War News
Though war news may continue to dominate, investors are also focused on Friday's February jobs report and yesterday's Broadcom results. Productivity a...
Bears in Control as War Rages, Volatility Flares
Despite another late recovery attempt Tuesday, the market remains in largely negative straits as war keeps oil prices elevated. Broadcom reports later...
Still Tracking Middle East, Market Awaits Earnings
Stocks showed resilience Monday despite crude's rally after war erupted in the Middle East. Today brings earnings from consumer giants, as well as fro...
Iran War Puts Oil Prices, Volatility in Spotlight
War in the Middle East shifted focus to oil prices and could trigger volatility and a flight to perceived safety. Trading might be turbulent until ram...
Inflation Data Front and Center After Tech Tumble
January PPI could be a road sign for the Fed, and the broader market is barely changed this week despite Thursday's Nvidia-led sell off in tech. Next...
Trade in Focus but Earnings Could Take Spotlight
After a Monday marked by trade-related uncertainty, key software, consumer, and tech results vie for attention today and tomorrow, starting with Home...
Tariff Drama, Upcoming Nvidia Earnings In-Focus
A weak GDP report and hot inflation data were overshadowed by the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Trump's tariffs Friday. Nvidia earnings, Fed sp...
Inflation Data Next with Stocks, Yields Rangebound
This morning's December PCE data could set the tone, but tension with Iran is another focus. So is private credit after jitters yesterday when stocks...
Walmart, Deere Up Next Ahead of Key Inflation Data
Focus returns to earnings as Walmart and Deere report before the bell. Both stocks had strong starts in 2026. Investors also brace for critical PCE an...
Fed Minutes Loom as Cautious Trading Persists
Fed minutes might provide insight on rate policy after Palo Alto Networks' results Tuesday failed to cheer tech traders. Caution remains elevated as r...
Short Week Packed with Data as Caution Persists
This week features GDP and PCE prices Friday after Walmart reports Thursday. Volatility is up after another poor showing from major indexes last week...
Jobs Data Fail to Move Needle, Investors Await CPI
Major indexes were flat to lower yesterday as rate cut hopes fell on a stronger-than-expected jobs report. Investors mull earnings from Cisco and McDo...
Jobs Data Near, but First a Pause for Refreshment
Before Wednesday's critical jobs report, investors hear today from Coca-Cola and Ford. Retail sales also bow, with stocks up two days in a row. Jobs g...
After Head-Spinning Week, Job and CPI Data Awaited
Last week's whipsaw move from a 2% mid-week plunge to Friday's 2% gains might be hard to top. January nonfarm payrolls, retail sales, CPI, and a long...
With Tech in Retreat, Jobs Data and Amazon Awaited
Tech weakness weighed on indexes so far this week, but there's strength below the surface. Investors await Amazon later while mulling Alphabet's resul...
Disney on Stage Before Jobs Data Steal Spotlight
Earnings from Disney kick off a busy reporting week also featuring Amazon and Alphabet. Jobs data is plentiful ahead of Friday's nonfarm payrolls repo...
Inflation, Apple Assessed Before Shutdown Deadline
Progress seemed possible to keep a government shutdown relatively short, and investors await wholesale price data. They also mull Apple results and ch...
Fed Decision, Meta, Microsoft, and Tesla Ahead
After a relatively quiet start to the calendar today, things get crowded starting with the Fed's 2 p.m. rate decision and then three mega-cap earnings...
Earnings Parade Continues as Fed Gathers
After a wild week of geopolitical volatility, investors track mega-cap earnings and a Fed meeting in days ahead, with no rate move seen. Four of the M...
Intel Results Mulled as Earnings Season Speeds Up
Intel initially dropped after better-than-expected results but disappointing guidance. Investors prepare for several Magnificent Seven earnings and a...
Fed Speakers, Bank Earnings, TSM Strength in Focus
Investors will be closely watching more bank earnings reports and another group of Fed speakers on Friday after TSM's strong earnings report boosted c...
PPI Data, Big Bank Results, Retail Sales Line Up
Today features December PPI, earnings from three large banks, and retail sales. Investors also await a possible Supreme Court tariff ruling, while oil...
JPMorgan Results, CPI Due After Fresh Record Highs
December CPI and JPMorgan Chase are out before the open, with analysts expecting solid results from JPM and 0.3% CPI gains. Treasury yields are near t...
Banks, CPI, Fed Speeches Follow Mixed Jobs Data
Bank results and the Consumer Price Index are key this week. Jobs data pushed down rate cut odds, but stocks hit new highs as unemployment fell. A 10-...
Jobs News Next After Rally but Geopolitics Intrude
Investors await job openings and ADP employment data, but worries about geopolitics, including Greenland and Venezuela, remain in the mix after Tuesda...
Jobs Data Next as Venezuela, Oil Prices Tracked
Wall Street responded positively Monday to weekend U.S. strikes on Venezuela. Focus could stay on developments there and in oil today before jobs data...
Jobs Data, U.S. Action Vs. Venezuela in Focus
Ahead of Friday's jobs report, investors might focus on the U.S. action against Venezuela and a tech industry meeting featuring Nvidia's CEO. Manufact...
Quiet Trading Likely as Markets Kick off 2026
Stocks start 2026 on a four-day skid after another drop Wednesday amid little news. Trading could be light between the holiday and the weekend. No maj...
Farewell, 2025: Stocks Down for Week, up 17% YTD
The S&P 500 index is down three straight days but up 17% for the year. Jobless claims are the only data on tap but today is a full trading session bef...
Minutes Ahead: Investors Get Look at Rate Debate
In an otherwise slow holiday week, one highlight is Fed minutes due at 2 p.m. ET. Thin volume has made trends tough to track, and stocks fell Monday a...
Shortened Trading Week Features Fed Minutes
Fed minutes tomorrow highlight another holiday-shortened week where volume could be light. No major earnings or data are due, and trading is shortened...
Thin Holiday Trade Likely After Late-Week Comeback
Improving investor sentiment around AI helped stocks claw back late last week, while trading could be light in coming days ahead of holiday closures....
CPI Next with Stocks in 4-Day Slump as Tech Wilts
The S&P 500 starts today on a four-day losing streak ahead of an ECB rate decision and U.S. CPI. Analysts expect a 0.3% headline inflation rise. FedEx...
Micron Up Next as Investors Prepare for CPI Read
Micron reports later with investors still digesting Tuesday's jobs data. CPI data, FedEx, and Nike loom Thursday, with tech shares under a microscope...
Jobs Data, BOJ, Loom After Tech, Treasuries Drop
Tomorrow's jobs report, Thursday's Nike results and Friday's BOJ decision are weekly highlights, but focus could stay on fast-retreating tech stocks a...
Broadcom Results Assessed After Stocks Post Record
Chipmaker Broadcom beat analysts' earnings, revenue, and guidance with results late yesterday following new record-high closes for the DJIA and S&P 50...