U.S. stock futures are up slightly following the S&P 500’s best week of the year, as well as the Nasdaq’s rally thanks to Amazon’s strong earnings report — and more in Monday’s stock market recap. It’s a light week for Federal Reserve data. The most important...
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Why Strong Earnings From Amazon Should Help Boost the Nasdaq
The Nasdaq is poised to open higher following Amazon’s strong fourth-quarter earnings report — and more in Friday’s stock market recap.While Amazon.com Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN) narrowly missed on revenue estimates, it crushed earnings, delivering $5.80 per share versus...
Will Facebook’s Earnings Dud Spoil the Rally?
The Nasdaq is poised to open down almost 300 points following dismal earnings from Facebook parent company Meta Platforms — and more in Thursday’s stock market recap. Meta Platforms Inc. (FB) dropped $71 per share, down a total of 23%, as the company missed on...
The Top Sector and Stock as Price Action Shows Its Hand
The markets look to start fresh after a rough first month of the year after Exxon and UPS report better-than-expected earnings — and more in Tuesday’s stock market recap.January typically sets the tone for the rest of the year, but things will be different in...
The Strongest Sector With the Worst Volatility Behind Us… for Now
Most of the major indices opened higher on the last trading day of January — and more in Monday’s stock market recap. The bond market has stopped falling, indicating that the worst should be behind us. Remember, when bonds go up, interest rates go down. So if the bond...
Market Sinks Despite BIG Apple Earnings. Are We Near a Bottom Yet?
The major indices are mostly down again as Wall Street’s worst sell-off since March 2020 continues — and more in Friday’s stock market recap. Dow futures swung from a 250-point gain overnight to a 100-point hole amid volatility. Right now, it’s hovering near its...
The Top Defensive Sector to Trade When Markets Are Volatile
There’s continued volatility in the markets this morning following comments made by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Wednesday — and more in Thursday’s stock market recap. Powell said the Fed “expects it will soon be appropriate” to raise interest rates, which...
Here’s What’s Next as Markets Bounce Following Strong Retail Sales
The markets opened higher following encouraging data on Tuesday and ahead of today’s Federal Open Market Committee meeting — and more in Wednesday’s stock market recap. On Tuesday, we had consumer confidence data and the Redbook, a private report on retail sales. As...
The Strongest, Weakest Sectors Following Monday’s Monster Reversal
We take a look this morning at the Nasdaq’s stunning turnaround on Monday as the markets prepare for the latest Federal Open Market Committee meeting — and more in Tuesday’s stock market recap. The Nasdaq fell as much as 4.9% at one point on Monday before rallying to...
Volatile Week Ahead: Markets Process FOMC Meeting, GDP Data
It’s another data-heavy week for Wall Street, which could set the markets up for a bumpy ride — and more in Monday’s stock market recap. We not only have the consumer confidence report coming out on Tuesday, but another Federal Open Market Committee meeting. We’ll...