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Mark Vickery

Stock Market On Top of the World Ahead of Fed Meeting

The Fed is data dependent, so that means a rate cut is ripe for the picking.

Shaun Pruitt

Stocks & Index Items to Watch from August's CPI Data

Diving deeper into August's CPI summary, here is the breakdown of the main movers of individual item indexes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, and a strategic opinion of what stocks could stand to benefit or be affected.

Mark Vickery

Jobless Claims Spike to +263K, CPI Mild & In-Line

Today's Initial Jobless Claims headline seals the deal for next week's rate cut: +263K new claims.

Mark Vickery

PPI Cools Notably: Is a 50 bps Rate Cut in the Works?

Inflation is now cooling and employment is clearly weakening. Perhaps the Fed is back to considering a 50 bps cut, instead?

Mark Vickery

Oracle Misses in Q3, Gains +22% - Plus Jobs Revisions & More

While Oracle missed on Q3 revenues it grew +55% in Cloud Infrastructure year over year.

Mark Vickery

CPI, PPI This Week - Also ORCL, ADBE Earnings

Pleased this morning are investors of Robinhood (HOOD) and Applovin (APP), which will soon enter the S&P 500.

Shaun Pruitt

Buy the Dip in These Top Financial Management Stocks: AAMI, AB

Hitting record peaks in assets under management (AUM), it may be time to buy the dip in Acadian Asset Management (AAMI) and AllianceBernstein's (AB) stock.

Mark Vickery

BLS Jobs for August: +22K, Unemployment +4.3%

The Unemployment Rate ticks up to +4.3%, the highest level since October 2021.

Mark Vickery

Markets Stride Higher on Rate Cut Expectations

Lower jobs numbers are what will guarantee at least one Fed rate cut before the end of 2025.

Andrew Rocco

Stock Market View: A Fall Full of Questions

This fall promises a confluence of factors that could inject significant volatility into equity markets. Unprecedented political pressure on the Fed and tariff court battles are at the forefront of the uncertainty.