Good MorningEquity markets hit a patch of turbulence last week following President Trump's tariffs on Mexican and Canadian goods. However, the impact of the tariffs is still unknown and likely less than anticipated, a factor leaving the S&P 500 on solid footing at the end of the week. Volatility may persist in the coming weeks, but the uptrend remains intact.
Next week's hurdles include earnings and economic data. The earnings season reached its crescendo last week, with more than 50% of S&P 500 reports accounted for, so it is downhill from here. The takeaway from the reports so far is that Q4 was generally better than expected, but not all companies are outperforming, and the outlook for 2025 is dimming, sapping investors' enthusiasm. Regarding economic data, the January CPI and retail sales figures are due and likely to affirm economic health and persistent inflation.
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If price action is any indication of what the market is thinking, investors can check the stocks that led the industry over the past week. The industry has seen a spike in volatility as a result of President Trump's latest round of tariffs. With this in mind, the market has figured out the po... Read the Full Story |
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Stocks | | | U.S. stocks rose Monday as Wall Street took President Donald Trump’s latest threat on tariffs in stride.The S&P 500 climbed 0.7%, coming off a losing week that was bookended by worries about how potential tariffs could push up inflation and threaten the economy. The Dow Jones Industrial Avera... Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | | U.S. stocks slumped Friday as worries flared again on Wall Street about tariffs and inflation.The S&P 500 fell 0.9% and erased what had been a modest gain for the week. It’s one of the worse drops for the index so far in the young year, but it remains near its record set two weeks ago.The Dow Jo... Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | | Live poultry markets in New York City raced to sell off all their chickens after seven cases of avian flu were detected and state officials ordered markets in the metropolitan area to close for a week Read the Full Story |
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In the current state of the stock market, investors argue over whether valuations are too high. Some see historical indicators as signs of doom, while others feel that future earnings will justify prices. One interesting metric to look at is the forward price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of the overall... Read the Full Story |
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Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) is a dominant force in the fast-casual restaurant sector. However, the company recently experienced a decrease in its stock price due to softer guidance for the next quarter. This decline arrives despite the company reporting healthy earnings figures, leaving inv... Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | | Volatility refers to the extent of price fluctuations for a given asset or market. Historically, volatility has been inversely correlated with the stock market. When stock markets rally, volatility typically subsides as confidence returns. When stock prices decline, volatility tends to rise as inves... Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | | U.S. employers added just 143,000 jobs last month, but the unemployment rate fell to 4% to start 2025.The first monthly jobs report of Donald Trump’s second presidency points to a solid but unspectacular labor market. January job creation dipped from the 261,000 added in November and 307,000 in Dece... Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | | The Trump administration has ordered the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to stop nearly all its work, effectively shutting down the agency that was created to protect consumers after the 2008 financial crisis and subprime mortgage-lending scandal Read the Full Story |
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Shares of semiconductor equipment maker Lam Research (NASDAQ: LRCX) are off to a hot start in 2025. Around half of the stock's 15% gain on the year came the day after its full-year 2024 earnings release. Below, I’ll provide a detailed breakdown of the important financial metrics in the tech ... Read the Full Story |
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Monday's Early Bird Stock Of The Day Cleveland-Cliffs is the largest flat-rolled steel company and the largest iron ore pellet producer in North America. The company is vertically integrated from mining through iron making, steelmaking, rolling, finishing and downstream with hot and cold stamping of steel parts and components. The company was formerly known as Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. and changed its name to Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. in August 2017. Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. was founded in 1847 and is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. | | View Today's Stock Pick |
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