The S & P 500 is riding back-to-back winning weeks into an important stretch of retail earnings and a much-anticipated Federal Reserve retreat. Indeed, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell’s keynote address and a trio of Club earnings reports are the biggest events on our radar in the week ahead. Outside the portfolio, Walmart also reports, and…
The stock market ended the week higher as Wall Street speculated on how a spate of economic releases would impact the Federal Reserve’s next interest rate decision. The S & P 500 and Nasdaq both gained nearly 1% over the past five sessions. Both benchmark gauges hit several record closes this week, with the S…
The stock market has been on a tear over the past month, as Wall Street mulled over quarterly earnings reports, President Donald Trump ‘s tariff moves, and the Federal Reserve’s next monetary policy decision. Since last month’s third annual meeting of the CNBC Investing Club, the S & P 500 and Nasdaq hit nine and…
Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading. Cava — The fast-casual restaurant chain plunged 23.6% after revenue came in at $280.6 million for the second quarter, missing the LSEG consensus forecast of $285.6 million. The company also missed expectations for same-store sales and lowered its forecast. However, Cava earned 16 cents per share…
My top 10 things to watch Wednesday, Aug. 13 1. AI computing provider CoreWeave’s quarterly results were good, but I’d wait for the expiration of the lockup later this week, which may invite huge selling given the stock is up 272% from its IPO price. While some might say its $30.1 billion backlog is a…
My top 10 things to watch Tuesday, Aug. 12 1. The July consumer price index rose 2.7% on an annual basis, below the 2.8% expected. When stripping out volatile food and energy prices, core CPI rose 3.1%, slightly above the Dow Jones consensus of 3%. The market liked the numbers, with stock futures rising after…
My top 10 things to watch Monday, Aug. 11 1. Melius Research’s Ben Reitzes downgraded Adobe to sell from hold, arguing that an AI-driven multiple contraction phase is in the early innings for software-as-a-service (SaaS) companies. That includes the likes of Atlassian and Club stock Salesforce . It can still get worse for these names,…
My top 10 things to watch Wednesday, July 30 1. Wall Street is on pace for a flat open ahead of a busy day for the market. Federal Reserve decision at 2 p.m. ET followed by Chair Jerome Powell’s press conference a half hour later. After the close, we hear from Club names Meta Platforms…
My top 10 things to watch Thursday, July 24 1. Club name Honeywell solidly beat on second quarter earnings per share (EPS) and revenue and bumped up full-year guidance on each. Honeywell’s planned split into three public companies — automation, aerospace, and advanced materials — is still on track to be completed in the second half…
My top 10 things to watch Friday, July 11 1. Wall Street was set to open lower Friday, retreating from Thursday’s record-high closes for the S & P 500 and Nasdaq . Friday’s drop follows President Donald Trump announcing more tariffs. This time it’s 35% levies on Canada, starting on Aug. 1. 2. The tariffs…