February ISM data, particularly the surge in prices paid numbers, is currently driving market volatility. Yahoo Finance Senior Reporter Josh Schafer joins Catalysts anchors Seana Smith and Madison Mills to discuss how skittishness around inflation and economic growth is impacting stocks. While the Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) shows losses despite earlier gains, concerns about economic data…
US stocks (^DJI, ^IXIC, ^GSPC) jumped in Thursday’s session, closing higher after President Trump announced intentions to delay reciprocal tariffs until April. Yahoo Finance senior markets reporter Josh Schafer joins Asking for a Trend to lay out the trading day’s biggest market themes, highlighting the hot inflation data from January’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) and…
US stocks (^GSPC, ^IXIC, ^DJI) closed higher as Nvidia (NVDA) shares rose over 5%. This is driven by continued artificial intelligence (AI) investments from Big Tech despite initial concerns about reduced capital expenditures (CapEx) spending. Yahoo Finance senior reporter Josh Schafer joins Asking for a Trend host Josh Lipton to note that major companies like…
Yahoo Finance Senior Reporter Josh Schafer sits down with “Morning Brief” hosts Seana Smith and Brad Smith to discuss how Big Tech earnings and AI spending are shifting the bull market narrative. Big Tech earnings have been strong overall, and there are several signs of a bull market persisting. Although Alphabet’s (GOOG, GOOGL) stock tumbled…
The major indexes soared (^DJI,^GSPC, ^IXIC) on Wednesday, with the Dow closing higher by 703 points following a cooler-than-expected core CPI print. Yahoo Finance Reporter Josh Schafer shares his three biggest takeaways from the trading day. Also joining Asking for a Trend is Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS) CEO Chris Swonger who…
In one eventful trading day, bitcoin (BTC-USD) soared above $107,000 and the Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) closed the day 1.24% higher to mark a new record high. Yahoo Finance markets reporter Josh Schafer joins Asking for a Trend to look back on Monday’s trading trends and ahead to what markets may be eyeing this week, including…
Stifel (SF) analyst Barry Banister stands out on Wall Street with his bearish market outlook, predicting a potential 10-15% stock market correction in 2025. Yahoo Finance Markets Reporter Josh Schafer examines how current interest rate conditions could contribute to market weakness and how these factors have shaped Banister’s cautious forecast. To watch more expert insights…
The market (^DJI,^GSPC, ^IXIC) digests the November jobs report which showed 227,000 jobs added, compared to 220,000 jobs expected, while unemployment rose to 4.2% from 4.1% in October. Yahoo Finance Markets Reporter Josh Schafer sits down with Seana Smith and Madison Mills on Morning Brief to discuss what the data means for US stocks ahead…
The S&P 500 (^GSPC) and the Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) closed Tuesday’s session at record highs while the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) dipped. Yahoo Finance Markets Reporter Josh Schafer joins Josh Lipton on Asking with a Trend to go over his takeaways from the trading day. He examines Tuesday morning’s Job Openings and Labor Turnover…
The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) closed Thursday over 2.7% lower, the S&P 500 (^GSPC) not too far behind with a session loss of 1.86%. Tech sector worries seem to have been revived coming off Meta Platforms (META) and Microsoft’s (MSFT) latest earnings print and ahead of Amazon (AMZN) and Apple’s (AAPL) results due out after…