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Mark Vickery

ADP Reports Still-Strong Labor Market; MA, EL Beat

Off lows of late '23 and early '24, private-sector jobs growth looks to be warming up again.

MANegative Net Change ADPPositive Net Change ELPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

Is "Bad News" Still "Good News" for the Market?

If we're looking for the Fed to lower interest rates, don't we need softer economic data like what we saw today?

INTCNegative Net Change AZNPositive Net Change MSFTNegative Net Change CATNegative Net Change IBMNegative Net Change LUVNegative Net Change AALNegative Net Change GOOGLPositive Net Change SNAPNegative Net Change METANegative Net Change

Mark Vickery

Jobless Claims Low & Steady, Philly Fed Surprises Higher

Initial Jobless Claims remain the steadiest of all employment metrics over the past six months or so.

NFLXPositive Net Change DHINegative Net Change

Mark Vickery

Pre-Markets Salved by Mixed PPI, Low Jobless Claims

Pre-market indices shrank their further sell-off levels to mixed, almost instantaneously with the release of March PPI figures.

QQQPositive Net Change SPYNegative Net Change DIANegative Net Change

Mark Vickery

BLS Jobs +303K, Higher than Expected; Pre-Markets OK

The Unemployment Rate ticked down to 3.8% from the 3.9% posted a month ago.

QQQPositive Net Change SPYNegative Net Change DIANegative Net Change

Mark Vickery

Alerted - Not Alarmed - By Market Pullback

A -2% pullback might be seen as a re-firming of saner valuations considering these myriad issues in play.

ULTANegative Net Change LULUNegative Net Change PVHNegative Net Change LWPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

Jobless Claims Bump Higher, Trade Deficit Sinks Lower

221K new jobless claims is a notable jump from the 213K expected, and the highest figure in 10 weeks.

QQQPositive Net Change SPYNegative Net Change DIANegative Net Change

Mark Vickery

Cursed with a Good Economy: ADP Jumps to +184K

This is the highest monthly ADP read since July; the trailing six months only averaged 127K.

ADPPositive Net Change QQQPositive Net Change SPYNegative Net Change DIANegative Net Change

Mark Vickery

Markets Slide Further from Last Week's Highs; JOLTS Up Slightly

Tomorrow morning brings us monthly private-sector jobs totals from ADP, and here we get an accurate assessment of the labor market.

ADPPositive Net Change PLAYPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

Pre-Market Futures Lower Ahead of JOLTS, U.S. Auto Sales

Markets look to start a new trading day in the red after closing lower Monday. Bond yields, gold and oil are all up.

UNHNegative Net Change HUMNegative Net Change RIVNPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

Markets Turn Tepid to Start a New Quarter

By Friday afternoon, we'll have a lot more understanding about the U.S. economy than we do right now.

WFCNegative Net Change JPMNegative Net Change CNegative Net Change DALNegative Net Change PVHNegative Net Change

Mark Vickery

GDP Up to +3.4%, Jobless Claims Down to 210K

Strong economic figures like these may cause the Fed to wait even longer before lowering interest rates.

QQQPositive Net Change SPYNegative Net Change DIANegative Net Change

Mark Vickery

Good Days for the Market, Employment & More

Jobless Claims, Philly Fed and Current Account Balance are all better than analysts had projected. Pre-markets are up again.

QQQPositive Net Change SPYNegative Net Change DIANegative Net Change

Mark Vickery

"Hold Onto Your Hockey Sticks" - Econ Data All Surprises (revised)

We have lots of economic data out before today's opening bell, and all of it is surprising.

QQQPositive Net Change SPYNegative Net Change DIANegative Net Change

Mark Vickery

"Hold Onto Your Hockey Sticks" - Econ Data All Surprises

We have lots of economic data out before today's opening bell, and all of it is surprising.

QQQPositive Net Change SPYNegative Net Change DIANegative Net Change

Mark Vickery

BLS Jobs Headline Pops, Moderating Elsewhere

+275K new jobs is a big jump from expectations, but more than made up for with a downward January revision.

QQQPositive Net Change SPYNegative Net Change DIANegative Net Change

Mark Vickery

A Wrap for Powell, but Big Late Trading Day

Of the four major indices, only the Dow is in the red over the past five trading days.

COSTPositive Net Change GPSPositive Net Change AVGOPositive Net Change DOCUNegative Net Change

Mark Vickery

Pre-Markets Up on Jobless Claims, Productivity, etc.

Following new jobless claims, productivity and trade balance data, the Dow is +90 points, the S&P 500 is +20 and the Nasdaq +110 points at this hour.

QQQPositive Net Change SPYNegative Net Change DIANegative Net Change

Mark Vickery

Markets Up but Off Session Highs: JOLTS, Beige Book Flat

Tomorrow morning brings us more economic grist for the mill, with Weekly Jobless Claims, a revision to Q4 Productivity and a new Trade Deficit.

ADPPositive Net Change NVDAPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

ADP Jobs +140K, but Part-Time Work Is Rising

A headline number of +140K is below consensus expectations of +150K, but still +29K month over month.

ADPPositive Net Change QQQPositive Net Change SPYNegative Net Change DIANegative Net Change

Mark Vickery

Markets Sell Off Ahead of Jobs & Powell News

Private-sector payrolls for February and Fed Chair Powell's testimony before the House will headline a busy day for economic data Wednesday.

AAPLPositive Net Change ADPPositive Net Change NVDAPositive Net Change SMCINegative Net Change CRWDNegative Net Change

Mark Vickery

Target, NIO Beat; "Jobs Week" Starts Tomorrow

What we're seeing in today's pre-market is continued light selling, akin to Monday's overall trading attitude.

AAPLPositive Net Change ADPPositive Net Change TGTPositive Net Change NIOPositive Net Change CRWDNegative Net Change

John Blank

A New Nonfarm Payroll Number: Global Week Ahead

Signs of continued jobs market strength or a hawkish message from the Fed could make it harder for investors to shrug off concerns about interest rates.

ARMNegative Net Change PGRNegative Net Change TOELYNegative Net Change

Mark Vickery

New Jobs Week to Keep Bull Market Charging?

There will also be a healthy number of additional economic and earnings reports through the course of this week.

AAPLPositive Net Change ADPPositive Net Change JBLUNegative Net Change TGTPositive Net Change COSTPositive Net Change AVGOPositive Net Change SAVENegative Net Change NIOPositive Net Change CRWDNegative Net Change

Mark Vickery

New Month, New All-Time Highs: What's Next?

The Nasdaq has seen a wider distribution of bullish sentiment beyond the futuristic tech market, which has buoyed the index to where it is presently.

ADPPositive Net Change NVDAPositive Net Change QQQPositive Net Change BYNDNegative Net Change