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Markets Gain Ahead of Friday's Big Jobs Report
by Mark Vickery
Job growth is expected to slow to around a quarter-million new jobs filled per month, down from the half-million-plus we'd been seeing.
QQQPositive Net Change SPYPositive Net Change DIAPositive Net Change LEVINegative Net Change
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Jobless Claims Creeping Up: 235K Last Week
by Mark Vickery
235K marks the fifth straight week at or above 230K new jobless claims.
QQQPositive Net Change SPYPositive Net Change DIAPositive Net Change
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Markets Flat Ahead of Manufacturing, JOLTS, Fed Minutes
by Mark Vickery
The Nasdaq, which had been up 2% for part of the day yesterday, is a smidge in the green this morning, while the S&P 500 is exactly unched at this hour.
QQQPositive Net Change SPYPositive Net Change DIAPositive Net Change
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Time to Buy Chinese Large Caps? Global Week Ahead
by John Blank
With officials pledging support for markets and the economy, and easing their tech sector crackdowns, investment banks are again rushing to slap Buy labels on Chinese shares.
JPMPositive Net Change KRPositive Net Change KMTUYPositive Net Change OCPNYPositive Net Change
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Markets Start Short Week in the Red
by Mark Vickery
Lots of data coming out this week, and a positive outlook on China, may have a positive effect on market sentiment.
TSLAPositive Net Change QQQPositive Net Change SPYPositive Net Change DIAPositive Net Change
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PCE Mostly In-Line, Consumption Shrinks
by Mark Vickery
While Personal Income gained +0.5% as expected, Real Personal Consumption posted a big drop-off.
QQQPositive Net Change SPYPositive Net Change DIAPositive Net Change
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Jobless Claims Tick Up Again; Current Account Deficit Worse
by Mark Vickery
Over the past 12 weeks, we are averaging 203K new jobless claims, but over the past four weeks that number is now 223K.
QQQPositive Net Change SPYPositive Net Change DIAPositive Net Change
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Pre-Markets Re-Think Fed Decision, Fall Again
by Mark Vickery
Gains made ahead of Wednesday's close have all been given back before the open on Thursday.
QQQPositive Net Change SPYPositive Net Change DIAPositive Net Change
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Fed Hikes Rates 75bps, Market Swings into Green
by Mark Vickery
It's the first time the Fed has moved rates 0.75% higher since Nirvana and Tupac were topping the charts.
QQQPositive Net Change SPYPositive Net Change DIAPositive Net Change
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Initial Jobless Claims Up to January Levels: 229K
by Mark Vickery
Anything below 250K is still consistent with a strong labor market overall.
QQQPositive Net Change SPYPositive Net Change DIAPositive Net Change
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Pre-Markets Down on Goldilocks Jobs Numbers: 390K, 3.6%
by Mark Vickery
The headline number was a nice increase above the 330K expected, although revisions to the previous two months give back a few.
QQQPositive Net Change SPYPositive Net Change DIAPositive Net Change
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Bull of the Day: Paycom Software (PAYC)
by Kevin Cook
Shark Tank investor Barbara Corcoran loves the HR app that empowers and engages employees
PAYCNegative Net Change PAYXPositive Net Change ADPPositive Net Change WDAYPositive Net Change PCTYNegative Net Change
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ADP Jobs Disappoint at +128K; Small Businesses Negative
by Mark Vickery
128K new jobs in the private sector created last month was less than half the 300K expected.
ADPPositive Net Change QQQPositive Net Change SPYPositive Net Change DIAPositive Net Change
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Stock Market Rollercoaster Continues into June
by Mark Vickery
The topsy-turvy nature of current market conditions continued today: up ahead of the open, down at the close.
ADPPositive Net Change GMENegative Net Change CHWYPositive Net Change
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Time to Buy in June? Global Week Ahead
by John Blank
The sell-in-May-and-go-away adage applies to equities and yes, investors dumped stocks, especially those listed on the tech-heavy Nasdaq.
DALPositive Net Change WYNegative Net Change MPWRPositive Net Change
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Jobless Claims, Q1 GDP Both Fall; Macy's, Dollar Tree Beat
by Mark Vickery
Strong Q1 earnings results from Macy's (M) and Dollar Tree (DLTR) kept pre-market futures buoyant.
MNegative Net Change DLTRNegative Net Change
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Jobless Claims, Philly Fed Can't Turn Pre-Market Around
by Mark Vickery
Initial Jobless Claims zoomed up to their highest level in the past 12 weeks: 218K was well above the 200K expected.
QQQPositive Net Change SPYPositive Net Change DIAPositive Net Change
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April Jobs +428K, Unemployment Rate 3.6%
by Mark Vickery
A headline of 428K beat the 400K analysts were looking for; the Unemployment Rate stayed even with the previous month at 3.6%.
QQQPositive Net Change SPYPositive Net Change DIAPositive Net Change
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Negative Sentiment Kills Market Indices, Dow -1063 Points
by Mark Vickery
Yesterday's positive boost was completely wiped out, and the losses added to the overall bearishness we've seen over the past month.
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New Jobless Claims Up to 200K, Q1 Productivity -7.5%
by Mark Vickery
Initial Jobless Claims for last week jumped to 200K -- breaching a 2-handle for the first time since before Valentine's Day.
COPPositive Net Change RCLNegative Net Change
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Fed Raises 50bps, Announces Curtailing Assets; Markets Blast Off +3%
by Mark Vickery
For the second press conference in a row, Fed Chair Powell managed to somehow facilitated a market rally by the time he was done speaking.
QQQPositive Net Change SPYPositive Net Change DIAPositive Net Change
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ADP Disappoints at a Quarter-Million New Jobs; Fed On Tap
by Mark Vickery
If past is prologue, recent market bearishness is setting up a short-term rally in the markets.
ADPPositive Net Change QQQPositive Net Change SPYPositive Net Change DIAPositive Net Change
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Amid a Big Week for the U.S. Economy, PFE, BP, EL Report
by Mark Vickery
Ahead of today's opening bell, we're in the green again, but only dipping a toe in the water just yet.
AMDPositive Net Change BPNegative Net Change PFEPositive Net Change SBUXPositive Net Change ELNegative Net Change SWKSPositive Net Change
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Lots to Focus On: Global Week Ahead
by John Blank
Earnings growth for the quarter drops to +0.5% on an ex-Energy basis, but improves to +13.3% on an ex-Finance basis. But that is not the only stock market matter to care about.
WMBNo Net Change DVNPositive Net Change XOMPositive Net Change
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Market Indices Look to Break Long Losing Streaks
by Mark Vickery
It's been five weeks of losses for the Dow and four for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq.
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