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Markets Hit Highs As Inflation, GDP Data Loom
After stocks hit record highs Tuesday, Fed speakers and tech earnings are in focus today, while key inflation and GDP data are on the menu later this...
Inflation Data Looms With Stocks Near Highs
Key inflation, housing, and consumer confidence data headline the shortened week ahead as a strong earnings season winds down after lifting stocks to...
Warsh Prepares to Take Helm with Stocks Near Highs
Kevin Warsh gets sworn in as Fed chair today, putting him in the spotlight if he mentions the economy. Stocks are on pace for weekly gains, with senti...
Investors Mull Nvidia, Await Walmart, Housing Data
Nvidia dipped slightly in initial trading despite earnings, guidance, and margin topping consensus. Fed minutes sounded hawkish, and investors await W...
Nvidia Results, Fed Minutes Loom as Losses Mount
The two main features today come after lunch starting with Fed minutes and concluding with Nvidia's post-close results. High yields have stocks down t...
Home Depot Gets Retail Results Started, Oil Eyed
Though oil prices and yields could set direction later, investors focus this morning on Home Depot earnings that kick off a busy reporting week. Nvidi...
Yield Watch: Rates in Focus Before Retail Results
Stocks are shaky following Friday's sell-off in reaction to rising yields and oil. Treasuries might continue calling the shots in a week dominated by...
Warsh to Take Over Fed with Stocks at Record Highs
The Kevin Warsh era at the Fed is about to begin with stocks at record highs thanks to AI-related buying. Market leadership still appears narrow and h...
Trump Meeting with Xi, Retail Sales on Deck Today
Investors might be focused on any trade news coming out of the U.S. meeting with China, as well as any progress addressing the war. April retail sales...
PPI, Cisco Next as Trump and Xi Discuss Trade, War
After a hot CPI, investors expect more of the same from PPI today. Rate hike odds and yields rose with oil early this week, while Cisco reports later...
CPI Data in Spotlight, With Yields, Oil Also Eyed
Today's 8:30 a.m. ET CPI report is the key data point of the day. A 0.6% gain is expected. Rising oil and rising yields keep causing concern after a s...
April Jobs Data Looms Large, but Expectations Low
The nonfarm payrolls report for April at 8:30 a.m. could be today's scene stealer despite an uncertain situation in the Persian Gulf. Analysts expect...
As Jobs Report Looms, Market Visits McDonald's
Earnings from McDonald's and a monthly tally of layoffs are both in focus this morning, along with the Middle East. Yesterday's fresh record highs cam...
Big Week for Jobs Data, Tech Earnings Ahead
Wall Street looks ahead to job openings, layoffs and April employment data this week in a series of key reports. Earnings from Palantir and Advanced M...
Apple Results Mulled as Earnings Parade Continues
After stocks set new highs on strong earnings yesterday across sectors, focus today centers on Apple, which topped consensus. Separately, investors aw...
Stocks Still Near Records Despite War Concerns
Though high oil prices and war uncertainty remain, Wall Street continues trading near record highs on generally strong earnings. Intel and American Ex...
Last-Minute Ceasefire Extension Has Market on Edge
With President Trump extending the ceasefire and no talks with Iran scheduled, Wall Street might play defense and oil prices could set the pace. Tesla...
Warsh Hearing, Fresh Earnings Next Amid War Fears
A Senate committee hearing on Kevin Warsh for Fed chairman along with earnings from United Airlines and GE grab market attention, though war uncertain...
Weekend Talks, Netflix in Focus After Record Highs
A looming deadline for the ceasefire with Iran could keep investors cautious today with indexes at record highs and the weekend ahead. Netflix dove af...
Record Highs Reflect Solid Earnings, Peace Hopes
Netflix and Taiwan Semiconductor lead the earnings charge today after a record high for the S&P 500 Wednesday. Strong corporate results and hopes for...
Earnings Season Ahead, Pulling Focus from War, Oil
Bank earnings start the reporting season with Goldman Sachs today and several other large firms tomorrow. This could attract some focus away from the...
Stocks at 3-Month Lows Awaiting PCE, Job Openings
Blistering rallies in crude and yields sent the S&P 500 to its lowest close since November on Thursday. PCE and job openings data, along with sentimen...
CPI Ahead, Oracle Tops Estimates, But Eyes on Oil
Investors wait for the February CPI this morning and mull stronger-than-expected earnings from Oracle, with eyes on crude oil as war news continues to...
Market Mulls Nvidia Results After Another Rally
Nvidia's results, and to a lesser extent earnings from Salesforce, are the main focus this morning after a tech-led rally to two-week highs yesterday....
Nvidia Results Ahead, with Software Also in Focus
Nvidia results after the close dominate the news cycle barring outside events. Salesforce also reports this afternoon following a revival for software...
After Another Sell Off, Investors Brace for CPI
Thursday's harsh selling took major indexes down as much as 2%, hurt by worries of AI substitution in many industries. CPI looms as the holiday weeken...
Jobs Posting: After Weak Data, Payrolls Awaited
Today's nonfarm payrolls follows weak retail sales that sent yields to one-month lows. Analysts see 70,000 jobs created last month. Shopify, McDonald'...
Consumer Sentiment Next After Amazon Disappoints
Investors digest Amazon's earnings miss and free-falling crypto as they await what's expected to be gloomy consumer sentiment data. The Nasdaq 100 is...
Mega-Cap Earnings, ADP Jobs In-Focus Post Tech Dip
Investors will be closely watching ADP's private payrolls report today with government figures delayed due to the shutdown. Alphabet earnings on deck...
Data Outage a Headwind, with AMD Results Due Later
Though the government shutdown means no jobs data this week, there are lots of earnings to monitor. Palantir impressed Monday and Advanced Micro Devic...
After Fed Pause and Mega-Cap Results, Apple Next
The markets paused along with the Fed yesterday but focus today is on earnings released late Wednesday by three mega-caps. Apple reports later. Meta a...
Earnings Schedule Heats Up as Fed Meeting Starts
A Fed meeting starts today with little chance seen of a rate move. Meanwhile, 90 S&P 500 companies line up to report this week including Boeing and Ge...
After Whipsaw Start to Week, PCE and Intel Loom
Stocks found new strength Wednesday after Tuesday's slide, helped by positive geopolitical news. Today brings PCE inflation data in the morning and In...
Greenland Spat Jars Markets, Earnings Overshadowed
Strong earnings haven't been able to buoy U.S. stocks with investors rattled by tariff rhetoric amid President Trump's push to acquire Greenland. John...
Packed Earnings Slate, Economic Data Loom Large
Earnings season is off to a strong start, but this week's packed reporting calendar and upcoming economic data will test whether the momentum can hold...
More Bank Earnings, Jobless Claims, TSM Ahead
More bank earnings arrive today along with jobless claims and Taiwan Semiconductor results. Tech and banking sectors have struggled this week. Metals...
December Jobs Data Awaited, Tariff Ruling Possible
The December jobs report today is expected to show growth of 55,000, a relatively low number. Today could also bring a Supreme Court tariff ruling, bu...
One Day to Go: Jobs Data Looms Amid Geopolitics
Investors are on pins and needles waiting for Friday's December payrolls report, with expectations at around 55,000. Weak data Wednesday helped weigh...
Light Calendar To Watch With Stocks At Highs
Investors will look ahead to the new year with no major economic reports and only a few earnings releases on the calendar. Fed minutes and housing dat...
Markets Mull Strong GDP On Shortened Trading Day
Investors have a thin slate of earnings and economic data to monitor today, leaving the focus on the stronger-than-expected third-quarter GDP report w...