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It appeared that market participants just weren’t that interested today after what was a pretty good week for stocks. Retail sales surprised to the
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Like with yesterday’s CPI data, today’s PPI (Producer Price Index) was also a little better than expected. These reads on inflation combined with last
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This morning’s CPI data was a little better than expected. Both the headline and core numbers were a little lower than the June reading with the annual
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It was another sloppy day for stocks. Iran concerns are sending oil prices higher again, and tomorrow's CPI report has investors a little on edge. On
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Stocks slumped a bit today as oil prices moved higher as did bond yields. Market participants are keeping an eye on what is going to happen with the
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Well, the non-farm payroll number was a dud. Instead of more than 80,000 new jobs added in July (which was the analyst estimate), we actually saw a drop
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Stocks struggled today, as tech names SanDisk, AppLovin, and Western Digital all saw their shares sell off after earnings reports. Oil prices did rise
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The Dow continued its march higher, but the Nasdaq saw some profit taking after this week’s sizeable gains. On the economic data front, today’s ADP
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Treasury Secretary Bessent’s comments on the Strait of Hormuz sent stocks soaring and oil prices tumbling at the open this morning. Add to that the
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Hopes that the war with Iran is back on hold sent oil prices lower and stock prices higher during today’s trading session. Of course, this story can
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It was a tale of two earnings reports after the close yesterday. Amazon had a stellar report with web services showing huge demand, while Apple
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Stocks were able to erase some of yesterday's losses as stellar earnings from Microsoft helped revive the tech trade for a day. The chip stocks soared