As November wraps up, a holiday-shortened week of trading, courtesy of Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday, will greet investors who continue to wrestle with the fallout from Nvidia’s (NVDA) blockbuster earnings report alongside flagging confidence in the overall AI-driven market. On Friday, markets capped a roller-coaster week with daily gains but weekly losses, as the…
The final full week of trading for the month of November will bring investors two crucial earnings reports and the restoration of the September jobs report, which will set the tone for the year’s final weeks of trading. Results from Nvidia (NVDA) after the close on Wednesday and Walmart (WMT) on Thursday morning will provide…
Earnings season is ramping up as Tesla (TSLA), Netflix (NFLX), General Motors (GM), and Ford Motor Company (F), among others, report results this week. As of Oct. 17, 12% of S&P 500 companies have reported results, according to FactSet data, and analysts are expecting an 8.5% jump in earnings per share during the third quarter….
The stock market will enter the third week of the government shutdown after a five-day run of market volatility shaped by US-China trade relations. At the closing bell on Friday, the S&P 500 (^GSPC), tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC), and Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) all managed to eke out wins to cap a volatile week…
The major averages finished this past week little changed, as a light economic and earnings calendar saw investors take the week’s events in stride, even President Trump’s latest tariff surprise late Thursday. In the week ahead, however, looming developments may prove more troublesome for financial markets. Tuesday is set to be a pivotal day for…
Inflation data will highlight an otherwise tame earnings and economic calendar in the first full trading week of September as investor attention turns to the Federal Reserve’s next policy meeting. Stocks finished last week on a down note, with stocks sliding after a soft August jobs report served as the latest piece of evidence that…
Stocks ended the week in rally mode after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell opened the door for a September interest rate cut. In the week ahead, earnings from Nvidia (NVDA) will see the world’s largest company and AI leader test a summer rally that has stocks back near record highs. After slump earlier in the…
Stocks are back near record highs, but a flurry of trade announcements, deals, and extensions kept investors on their toes last week. In the week ahead, a busier economic and earnings calendar will offer them more to chew on. Inflation data out Tuesday morning will set the economic agenda for the week. The Consumer Price…