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US Stocks Set To Gain For 7th Session On Small-Caps Strength, But Traders Wary Of Volatility From 'Quadruple Witching'
Tesla, Netflix Grab Earnings Spotlight This Week As Analysts Divided On Q3 Reporting Season: What's On Investors' Radar?
US Housing Starts Skyrocket To Highest Level Since 2016: Sign Of Strong Market Optimism Among Builders
Tesla, Netflix Grab Earnings Spotlight This Week As Analysts Divided On Q3 Reporting Season: What's On Investors' Radar?
US Housing Starts Skyrocket To Highest Level Since 2016: Sign Of Strong Market Optimism Among Builders
A Warning Sign For Stocks And Your Portfolio Looms In The Second Half Of February
'Eye-Popping For The Fed': 5 Experts React To November Jobs Report, What It Means For Interest Rates

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Chances Of Another 0.75% Interest Rate Hike Plummet Following Soft CPI Inflation Reading
The U.S. Federal Reserve raised its target Fed funds rate by 0.75% in June and July in an attempt to get inflation under control. Investors wondering if the Fed will pull the trigger on a third 0.75% hike at its next meeting in September got some key inflation data on Wednesday morning suggesting the Fed may dial back the pace of its tightening.
Midyear Market Outlook: Where Is The Economy Headed From Here?
There's no question 2022 has been a brutal year so far for investors.
'Trend Is In The Wrong Direction': Experts React To Consumer Expectations Hitting 9-Year Low
The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY) traded lower by 1% on Tuesday after the latest reading of consumer confidence suggests U.S. shoppers are taking notice of rising prices and falling stocks.
How The Markets Are Reacting To Russia's Invasion Of Ukraine
The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY) dropped 2.5% and the SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust (NYSE: DIA) dropped 2.4% on Thursday morning after
US Adds 467,000 Jobs In January: 'Good For The Economy, But Not For Markets'
The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY) traded lower by 0.2% Friday morning after the Labor Department reported encouraging U.S. jobs market numbers from January.
'Risks Are Rising': Experts React To 7% CPI Inflation, Highest Since 1982
The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY) traded higher by 0.4% on Wednesday morning after the Labor Department reported a 7% increase in the consumer price index in the month of December, the fastest inflation growth since 1982.
US Adds Just 199,000 Jobs In December, Unemployment Rate Falls To 3.9%
The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY) traded lower by 0.3% Friday morning after the Labor Department reported disappointing U.S. jobs market numbers from December.
Analyst Predicts 'New Normal' For Stock Market In 2022
Brad McMillan, chief investment officer for Commonwealth Financial Network, recently released his 2022 Market and Economic Outlook report. One of the main themes of this year’s report: the return to normal for the market and the economy in 2022 that McMillan is expecting, and what it will look like.
'A Shocking Number': Experts React To 6.8% CPI Inflation, Highest Since 1982
The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY) traded higher by 0.8% on Friday morning after the Labor Department reported a 6.8% increase in the consumer price index in the month of November, the fastest inflation growth since 1982.
US Economy Adds Just 210,000 Jobs In November: 6 Experts React To Huge Payroll Miss
The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY) traded higher by 0.4% Friday morning after the Labor Department reported disappointing U.S. jobs market numbers from November.
5 Recession Risk Factors That Investors Should Be Watching
The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY) has plenty of bullish momentum heading into the end of the year, and the latest jobs report from the Labor Department highlighted just how strongly the economy is rebounding now that COVID-19 vaccinations are widespread.
US Economy Adds 531,000 Jobs In October: Experts React To Booming Payroll Growth
The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY) traded slightly higher Friday morning after the Labor Department reported a strong rebound in the U.S. jobs market in October.
US Economy Adds Just 194,000 Jobs In September: Experts React To Second Straight Major Miss
The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY) traded slightly higher Friday morning after the Labor Department reported its second straight disappointing monthly jobs reports.
Just How Bad Was September For The Stock Market?
The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY) finished the month of September down 4.8%. While that’s far from a stock market crash, the September pullback was notable for several reasons.
Experts React To Market Sell-Off: 'We Prefer The Financials And Banks'
The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY) was down 1.9% in midday trading on Tuesday. Tech stocks were hit particularly hard as investors dumped Nasdaq stocks over concerns about rising 10-Year Treasury bond yields.
Ride The Rally Or Sell The Rip? Experts React To Stock Market's Post-Fed Gains
The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY) has rallied 2.4% in the last two days after the Federal reserve said on Wednesday that it could begin tapering its $128 billion in monthly asset purchases “soon.”
'Worrisome Combination': Experts React To Disappointing August Jobs Report
The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY) dipped lower Friday morning after the Labor Department reported one of the most disappointing monthly jobs reports in recent history.
'We Are More Than Due For Some Turbulence': Experts React To Stock Market's Worst Day In Months
The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY) bounced off its early Monday lows but still closed down 1.4%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 725 points for its worst day of 2021.
Why The Tight US Labor Market May Be Here To Stay
In a series of blog posts last week, Commonwealth Financial Network chief investment officer Brad McMillan discussed just what’s going on with labor shortages in the U.S. economy.
Experts React To 5% CPI Inflation, Highest Since 2008
The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY) traded higher by 0.5% on Thursday morning after the Labor Department reported a 5% increase in the consumer price index in the month of May, the fastest inflation growth since the summer of 2008.
How Did Archegos Capital Collapse?
Credit Suisse (NYSE: CS) reported a $4.8-billion loss in the first quarter from its exposure to U.S. hedge fund Archegos Capital. But many investors had never heard of Archegos until the fund blew up, severely impacting Credit Suisse, Nomura and a handful of media and tech stocks..
Investing Pros And Cons Of A Blue Washington
The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY) rallied once again on Thursday, and investors are clearly feeling optimistic about the economy’s near-term outlook after Democrats successfully gained control of the Senate earlier this week.
'Making Progress': Stock Market Update For The Week Ahead
The Past Week, In A Nutshell What Happened: Despite a volatile week, U.S. index futures managed to establish new all-time highs.