Good MorningThe S&P 500 pulled back slightly on Thursday. The move comes after news that President Trump spoke with China's Xi Jinping and agreed to continue trade negotiations in hopes of reaching a consensus. The takeaway is that nothing happened, but trade relations aren't worsening. The S&P 500 can continue to grind higher in this scenario, provided no negative economic data emerges.
This week's labor data is positive but shows signs of strain. Those include a tepid JOLTS job openings report, weaker-than-expected ADP job gains, and a spike in layoffs. The spike in layoffs is the worst news, as they are broadening across sectors and reflect mounting uncertainty in the economic outlook. Friday's NFP report will be especially telling and potentially market-moving if the data underscores weakness in the other reports. Featured: Recession Fears Mounting? 2 AI Stocks to Watch Now (Ad) 
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The primary takeaway from the congressional trading data in the first half of 2025 is that activity is low. While trades are being made, the activity pales in comparison to previous years due in large part to increased uncertainty. Congressional whale Nancy Pelosi’s statistics are a good exa... Read the Full Story |
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Stocks | | | Stocks gained ground on Wall Street Friday following a better-than-expected report on the U.S. job market.The gains were broad, with every sector in the S&P 500 rising. That solidified a second consecutive winning week for the benchmark index, which has rallied back from a slump two months ago t... Read the Full Story |
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Investor focus on AT&T (NYSE: T) is starting to sharpen, with the company’s stock price making a healthy upward move of nearly 50% over the past year as of early June 2025. This renewed market interest comes as the telecommunications heavyweight nears a critical crossroads in its ... Read the Full Story |
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A notable wave of trading activity swept through several silver-linked assets in early June. Investors saw a significant jump in call option volumes for multiple silver-related equities. Call options give the holder the right, not the requirement, to buy an asset, such as a stock or ETF share, at ... Read the Full Story |
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The dollar stores, such as Dollar General (NYSE: DG) and Dollar Tree (NASDAQ: DLTR), have stock prices trading at discount levels in 2025. The discounts were deserved, driven by sluggish retail business and much-needed rationalizations that are now underway. The takeaway for investors in June is t... Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | | U.S. employers slowed hiring last month, but still added a solid 139,000 jobs amid uncertainty over President Donald Trump’s trade wars. Hiring fell from a revised 147,000 in April, the Department of Labor said Friday. The job gains last month were above the 130,000 that economists had forecast.Heal... Read the Full Story |
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Stocks | | | The U.S.-based issuer of one of the most popular cryptocurrencies made its debut on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday and quickly saw its value soar amid heavy interest from crypto enthusiasts and investors Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | | Filings for U.S. unemployment benefits rose to their highest level in eight months last week but remain historically low despite growing uncertainty about how tariffs could impact the broader economy.New applications for jobless benefits rose by 8,000 to 247,000 for the week ending May 31, the Labor... Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | | Procter & Gamble will cut up to 7,000 jobs, or approximately 6% of its global workforce, over the next two years as the maker of Tide detergent and Pampers diapers implements a restructuring program amid an environment dealing with trade wars and customers anxious about the economy Read the Full Story |
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Harkening back to the late 2010s, Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) is reportedly exploring the use of cryptocurrencies in its business, specifically stablecoins. Meta had its first foray into stablecoins in June 2019 with Libra. Ultimately, due to regulatory issues and reputational risk, Libra was un... Read the Full Story |
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Friday's Early Bird Stock Of The Day Sable Offshore Corp. engages in the oil and gas exploration and development activities in the United States. The company operates through three platforms located in federal waters offshore California. It owns and operates 16 federal leases across approximately 76,000 acres and subsea pipelines, which transport crude oil, natural gas, and produced water from the platforms to the onshore processing facilities. The company was formerly known as Flame Acquisition Corp. and changed its name to Sable Offshore Corp. in February 2024. Sable Offshore Corp. was incorporated in 2020 and is based in Houston, Texas. | | View Today's Stock Pick |
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