A strong month for the stock market was going out on a sour note on Friday. The S & P 500 retreated from Thursday’s record high close, reversing slightly into the red for the week, which put the index on pace to end its four-week winning streak. For August, however, the S & P 500…
My top 10 things to watch Monday, Aug. 25 1. Bond yields rose this morning, and stocks were headed for a modestly lower open. No follow through on Friday’s big rally, which was sparked when Fed Chairman Jerome Powell signaled interest rate cuts ahead. In my weekend column, I looked at the lay of the…
The conundrum of the stock market going down ahead of Jackson Hole confounded me. With a market that had been headed down every day, except for deep cyclicals and housing-related stocks, the setup seemed extreme. By the end of the week, the bet was one way: Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell , perhaps because he…
For going on three years now, a once-scrappy company based in Santa Clara, California, has been the center of the Wall Street universe. That’s unlikely to change anytime soon — most certainly not in the week ahead, when its earnings report is the market’s biggest event. On Wednesday night, Nvidia is set to release its…
It was a topsy-turvy week for Wall Street, saved by a big Friday rally. The market was looking at a weekly loss at Thursday’s close. But a day later, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell came through, hinting at possible interest rate cuts ahead. His speech on Friday at the central bank’s economic symposium in Jackson…
The Club’s 10 things to watch Tuesday, Aug. 19 1. Club name Palo Alto Networks answered the bell with its quarterly results and guidance, sending shares up 6% this morning. The numbers make it clear that Palo Alto’s blockbuster CyberArk acquisition was made from a position of strength , not weakness in its core business….
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…