After a few relatively slow weeks of corporate news, things are about to ramp up. Second quarter earnings season is set to kick off in the week ahead, with the big banks starting to report. Within the Investing Club portfolio, we’ll hear from BlackRock and Wells Fargo before Tuesday’s opening bell; Goldman Sachs before Wednesday’s open;…
Wall Street’s blistering three-month rally on cooling trade tensions will be put to the test this week. It’s an exceptionally light week of economic data and earnings releases, which means every little piece of information investors do get will be magnified. Against that sparse backdrop, President Donald Trump ‘s trade policy ahead of a long-awaited…
Jobs data and policy updates will take center stage in the week ahead. Coming off a record-breaking week for the market , here’s a closer look at what we’ll be looking for in the holiday-shortened stretch of trading. 1. Jobs, jobs, jobs: The labor market will command center stage over the next four trading days….
After a muted few days for the market, investors in the week ahead will grapple with the fallout of the United States’ decision to enter Israel’s war with Iran. Here’s a closer look at the five big things we’re watching in the market in the week ahead. 1. Geopolitics: President Donald Trump said Saturday night…
The stock market bounce last week showed once again just how dependent Wall Street has become on the whims of the White House. Case in point: The S & P 500 sank more than 2% this past Monday as President Donald Trump was attacking Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and providing scant details on tariff…
The stock market heads into Monday on a streak of volatility it just can’t seem to shake. What had been shaping up as a positive holiday-shortened week turned on a dime Wednesday when Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell signaled concern that President Donald Trump ‘s tariffs could increase inflation and slow economic growth. Speaking at…
“If you wanted to make the market crash, I think you would go with this game plan.” That’s what Jim Cramer said Friday morning , and it sums up last week’s President Donald Trump -induced destruction of the stock market with sweeping global tariffs. The S & P 500 , which sank back into correction…
With one more trading day left in March, Wall Street is poised to turn in terrible monthly and quarterly declines after another terrible week. Economic and inflation uncertainty created by President Donald Trump ‘s tariffs — both implemented and threatened — are largely to blame. Cracks in the AI trade were also a factor, with…
Another bruising week on Wall Street gave us a chance to open up our wallet and pick up a number of stocks on sale. The week ahead will offer investors a fresh look at inflation at a time of growing economic and trade policy uncertainty. The S & P 500 and Nasdaq Composite sank 3.1%…
Wall Street finished last week with big back-to-back declines, moving the S & P 500 away from Wednesday’s record-high close. Chip giant Nvidia had a rough week ahead of this week’s earnings. The S & P 500 flipped negative for all of last week, down 1.7%, after Friday trading extended the weakness of the prior session….