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Andrew Rocco

2025: Wall Street's Steep Ascent Up the Wall of Worry

It's been a turbulent year, but 2025 has once again proven Wall Street's ability to climb the proverbial "wall of worry." From the initial DeepSeek shock and the tariff scares, the market has demonstrated remarkable resilience.

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Mark Vickery

Markets Fight Off Powell Rumor, Close in the Green

A report that President Trump intended on firing Fed Chair Jerome Powell sent all major indexes into the loss column temporarily.

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Mark Vickery

Pre-Markets Shrug Off Trade Deadline, FOMC Minutes Out Today

Without a major catalyst to push market indexes to new levels higher, we might expect this sideways chop to continue.

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Mark Vickery

A Relaxing Week Ahead in the Stock Market?

Pre-market futures are taking a little off the top this morning: -18 points on the S&P 500, -31 points on the Dow and -98 points on the Nasdaq.

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Mark Vickery

"Jobs Week" Continues Thursday to Close Out the Week

Both Weekly Jobless Claims and the BLS report will hit the wires around the same time tomorrow.

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Mark Vickery

Trading Rotation Kicks Off 2nd Half of 2025

Tech stocks lagged after a very strong first half of the year, while healthcare led the way.

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Mark Vickery

Through 1H 2025, U.S. Economy Threads the Needle

It was a turbulent first half of the year, but we are closing strong.

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Bryan Hayes

Zacks Profit Secrets: Low-Risk Strategy Produces 127% Average Return

In this video, I peel back the curtain and dive into some of the methods that enabled our subscribers to achieve a 127% average return with 100% open-trade winners.

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Mark Vickery

Pre-Markets Flattish Ahead of Late-Week Economic News

Fed Chair Powell addresses the Senate today, and Micron reports earnings after today's closing bell.

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Mark Vickery

Markets Approach New Highs on Cooling Tensions

Tech stocks reached new record highs, and the S&P 500 is currently about -1% below all-time highs.

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Bryan Hayes

The Market's Latest Scare Tactic: Trade the Reaction, Not the Headlines

Today, the market's best tactic is to scare us from the coming rebound. Investors nearly always doubt new bull markets, often for years after they begin.

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Mark Vickery

Pre-Markets Look Toward Sunny Climes

Pre-market futures are mostly flat to start a new trading week, already off early morning lows.

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Mark Vickery

Pre-Markets Climb on Rate Cut Visibility

Only the small-cap Russell is up over the past five trading days, but the other indexes are approaching.

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Mark Vickery

Fed Keeps Rates in Line, Lowers GDP Projections

The Fed did not cut rates, as expected they wouldn't, and Fed Chair Powell said he saw +0.6% higher inflation expectations from the last time the Fed cut.

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Mark Vickery

Homebuilding Down, Jobless Claims Up; Fed News Later

As we prepare to honor our Juneteenth holiday Thursday with closed banks and stock markets, we see Weekly Jobless Claims pulled a day earlier to this morning.

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Andrew Rocco

News Moving Wall Street: New Fed Chair? Also Tesla Robotaxi Hits Austin

From the potential shifts in Fed leadership to the progress of global trade talks to Tesla's latest moves, investors will be monitoring how these dynamic forces impact the current financial landscape.

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Mark Vickery

Pre-Markets Flat Ahead of CPI, PPI & Possible Trade Deals

Overall, indexes are roughly flat year over year, although the S&P 500 grew above 6K for the first time since late February.

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Mark Vickery

Pre-Markets Relieved with Strong Jobs Headline; Revisions Lower

Headline jobs growth came in at +139K -- +14K higher than the +125K anticipated.

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Mark Vickery

Trump, Xi Speak; Jobless Claims, Productivity & Deficit Reports Out

Pre-market futures are rebounding back into the green on a report that President Trump and President Xi have spoken on the phone this morning.

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Mark Vickery

ADP Weak 2nd Straight Month: +37K, but Wages Stable

Just +37K new private-sector jobs were created, only a third of the +110K projected. This followed the downwardly revised +60K ADP headline the previous month.

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Bryan Hayes

Markets Start June Positive Despite US-China Tensions: Stocks to Watch

Declining volatility surrounding tariffs and a tame inflation trend suggest more gains are on the horizon.

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Shaun Pruitt

Buy the Dip in these Intriguing REITs: DBRG, IVR, NYMT

Investors looking for potential bargains amid the stock market's rebound may want to consider several REITs that have made their way onto the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) list.

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Mark Vickery

Pre-Markets Drop Hard on New Trump Tariff Talk

President Trump is warning Apple (AAPL) will be facing additional +25% tariffs on iPhones, while flexing new +50% tariffs on the EU.

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Mark Vickery

Pre-Markets Even Out as Investors Digest Tax Bill

Indexes dipped early but are in the process of rebounding following yesterday's sell-off.

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Mark Vickery

Pre-Markets Slip Lower on Record Trade Deficit, Q1 Earnings

A new record-low trade deficit may be contributing to the sour mood this morning in pre-market trading.

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