Wall Street gets more information on corporate America next week, with third-quarter earnings shifting into high gear. There’s also important inflation data coming. The earnings season is off to a strong start, with financials topping expectations thanks to the likelihood of lower interest rates and greater merger and acquisition activity. S & P 500 earnings…
Wall Street may be past the worst of the tariff headlines two weeks after the initial April 2 announcement — as President Donald Trump endeavors to accomplish enormous trade deals during his 90-day pause — but volatility will continue to be a mainstay of the stock market for the foreseeable future. Investors wrapped up yet…
10 things to watch Friday, Feb. 14 — Today’s newsletter is written by Director of Portfolio Analysis Jeff Marks. 1. Wall Street is tracking for a lower open following a strong rally in the prior session. Stocks got a boost Thursday after learning that President Donald Trump’s planned reciprocal tariffs won’t take effect immediately. The…
Inflation readings next week will have to show that the rosy macroeconomic outlook underpinning the bull case for stocks remains intact, in order to reassure a whipsawed market swinging between the latest earnings news and the latest tariff updates. Wall Street is in for a quieter economic calendar in the week ahead, but investors will…
A split or united government coming out of a consequential U.S. presidential election next week could hold the key to how stocks perform going forward. The Nov. 5th election is set to remove a critical overhang for markets, which have had trouble pricing in a victory for either former President Donald Trump or Vice President…