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Mark Vickery

The Jobs Week That Wasn't, Plus More Q3 Earnings

For employment numbers, we can cobble together what we have, and try to construct something that resembles a realistic labor market scenario.

Mark Vickery

Pre-Markets Improve on Big Earnings Morning

One might say the relative volatility we started seeing in early October has continued into this month as well.

Mark Vickery

Markets Take a Break from Setting New All-Time Highs

Red closes among all major indexes today snapped a seven-day winning streak on the S&P 500.

Mark Vickery

No News Is Good News: Pre-markets Up on Dormant BLS Report

All major indexes are in the green for the trading week, plus-mid-single digits for the month, and double digits (except for the Dow, +9%) year to date.

Mark Vickery

No Jobless Claims, Factory Orders - Tech Trade Still Hot

The government shutdown will also likely keep nonfarm payrolls from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) from seeing the light of day tomorrow.

Mark Vickery

ADP Sees Negative -32K Jobs in September

-32K jobs were created in the private sector last month, way down from the +45K expected from analysts.

Mark Vickery

More Record Closing Highs as Fed Government May Be Closing

All market indexes closed higher today on renewed exuberance for AI.

Mark Vickery

Pre-markets Fight Toward the Green with Gov't Shutdown Top of Mind

Conditions appear to be ripe for a government shutdown, as party politics resist effectively working across the aisle on either side.

John Blank

Back to Nonfarm Payrolls: Global Week Ahead

As share markets gear up for the home stretch of an eventful year, loads of key macro data in the U.S. and in Japan is due.

Mark Vickery

Pre-markets Up at Record Highs - Will Jobs Numbers Be a Wet Blanket?

Within the specter of new jobs numbers, we do see a bit of risk with market indexes trading at all-time highs.