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Shaun Pruitt

Will Nvidia Stock Soar if Interest Rates are Cut in September?

Amid looming expectations that the Federal Reserve could cut interest rates in September, tech companies like Nvidia generally stand to benefit exponentially.

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Mark Vickery

Gearing Up for Jobs Week: What to Expect

Friday will mark the first Employment Situation report since the firing of the head of BLS by President Trump.

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Mark Vickery

PCE Numbers In-Line, Pre-Market Fighting Off Lows

PCE came in as expected, no hindrance to the 25 bps rate cut signaled for the September Fed meeting.

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Mark Vickery

Record Closing Highs for Dow, S&P 500 on Econ & Jobs Strength

A strong revision to Q2 GDP ahead of the open seems to have put investors in a good mood today, even as a stronger economy takes away some odds that the Fed will be cutting interest rates.

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Bryan Hayes

Forget Costco's Gold Bars: This Miner is Hitting All-Time Highs

Shares of this leading miner have risen nearly 80% year-to-date, handily outpacing returns in gold, Bitcoin, and the S&P 500.

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Mark Vickery

Pre-Markets in Red but Improving on New Data

We appear to be bouncing around a bit more in recent trading days after a steadier level following August 2nd lows.

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Shaun Pruitt

Stocks to Watch for a Rebound Amid September Rate Cut Hopes

Amid high hopes for a September rate cut, these stocks may be poised for a sharp rebound from various sectors where companies are sensitive to borrowing costs, capital market activity, and consumer demand.

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Mark Vickery

Pre-Markets Give Back Some of Friday's Big Gains

After the open this morning, New Home Sales for July will be released. They are expected to tick up to 632K.

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Mark Vickery

What to Expect from Fed Chair Powell's Jackson Hole Speech

Investors will be listening closely to hear if the deliberate and methodical Powell will be leaning toward a 25-basis-point (bps) interest rate cut.

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Shaun Pruitt

Chase the Rebound in Toll Brothers (TOL) Stock?

As a leading luxury homebuilder, Toll Brothers (TOL) stock has seen a sharp rebound with the company benefiting from a more affluent customer base that's less sensitive to interest rates.

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Bryan Hayes

Home Depot Kicks Off Retail Earnings with Second Consecutive EPS Miss

A primary reason for the underperformance is the broader operating environment, which remains a difficult one for these home improvement chains.

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Shaun Pruitt

Target vs. Walmart: Which is the Best Retail Stock as Q2 Results Approach?

Ultimately, the decision of which retail stock may be the better investment comes down to whether investors want to bet on value for the long-term or growth and defensive safety at the moment.

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Mark Vickery

Hot & Cold Data on Retail Sales, Imports/Exports, Manufacturing

Retail Sales have cooled following hotter revisions, while Imports turned up the heat in July.

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Mark Vickery

Market Indexes Fight Back to Flat for the Day

Markets were mostly flat for the day, aside from the small-cap Russell 2000, which gave back the majority of its +2% gains yesterday.

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Mark Vickery

Economic Data at 3-Year Highs: PPI, Jobless Claims

PPI prints soared +90 bps month over month, sending pre-markets from flat into the red.

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Shaun Pruitt

Time to Buy JPMorgan & Citigroup Stock for Potential Rate Cuts

With investors starting to clamor for a September rate cut, the outlook for JPMorgan and Citigroup may become even more appealing thanks to their strong capital positions.

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Mark Vickery

Rate-Cut Bonanza Keeps Markets at Record Highs

Market participants continue to ride the narrative that interest rate cuts will be coming down.

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Mark Vickery

Pre-Markets Up on Rate-Cut Excitement

Right now we're looking at 2-3 rate cuts for the remainder of 2025; this roughly would equate a 3.50-3.75% Fed funds rate by the end of the year.

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Andrew Rocco

Do Lower Rates Suggest Small Cap Stocks are in Favor?

The current market environment, characterized by easing inflation fears and a potential shift in Federal Reserve policy toward lower interest rates, is a favorable backdrop for small cap stocks.

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Mark Vickery

Jobs Shrink in the Summer of '25, Pre-Markets Lower

+73K new jobs were filled last month, lower than the +100K expected. The Unemployment Rate ticked up 10 bps.

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Mark Vickery

Markets Sink on Powell Presser Message, Plus Earnings: MSFT, META & More

Once Fed Chair Powell started talking about using the Fed funds rate to thwart tariff-led inflation in the U.S. economy, and they all dropped significantly.

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Mark Vickery

ADP, GDP & FOMC: Alphabet Soup of Market Data

Both ADP jobs and Q2 GDP outperformed estimates this morning. The FOMC meeting concludes later today.

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Mark Vickery

S&P 500 & Nasdaq Notch New All-Time Closing Highs

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.

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Mark Vickery

Big Week for Jobs, Earnings and the Fed

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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Mark Vickery

Pre-Markets Moderate in the Green for Another Up-Week

Over the past week of trading -- which has been positive across the board -- we're seeing a bit of moderation at or near all-time highs.

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