My top 10 things to watch Thursday, March 20 1. Wall Street was heading for a lower open today following yesterday’s Fed-driven rally. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said he doesn’t expect tariffs to have a lasting impact on inflation. 2. Powell and his central bank colleagues held interest rates steady Wednesday but said they…
My top 10 things to watch Monday, March 17 1. Nvidia’s annual GTC conference will dominate this week’s news. Nvidia’s stock has had big run-up into the event for AI developers. That’s normal, as is a rally after. The AI chip king, which we own for the Club, is expected to share new details about…
Tesla CEO Elon Musk looks on as US President Donald Trump speaks to the press as they stand next to a Tesla vehicle on the South Portico of the White House on March 11, 2025 in Washington, DC. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images Tesla CEO Elon Musk turned Delaware’s corporate law into a…
Stocks @ Night is a daily newsletter delivered after hours, giving you a first look at tomorrow and last look at today. Sign up for free to receive it directly in your inbox. Here’s what CNBC TV’s producers were watching as the S & P 500 posted a winning day in what’s been a rocky…
My top 10 things to watch Wednesday, March 12 1. Wall Street was heading for a higher open that kicked into a higher gear on cooler-than-expected consumer inflation data. The stock market has been slammed recently on economic worries about President Donald Trump’s tariffs. 2. February’s consumer price index rose 2.8% year over year. Core…
My top 10 things to watch Thursday, March 6 1. Stocks are headed for a sharply lower open today as Wall Street’s optimism on tariff exemptions for automobiles yesterday has given way to more uncertainty and confusion. Initial jobless claims for last week came in slightly better than expected ahead of Friday’s employment report. 2….
My top 10 things to watch Wednesday, March 5 1. U.S. companies slowed hiring dramatically in February, according to ADP’s monthly private payrolls report. Only 77,000 jobs were added last month, roughly half the estimate and way below January’s upwardly revised 186,000. 2. Wall Street took the news in stride this morning ahead of Friday’s…
My top 10 things to watch Tuesday, March 4 1. Tariffs lower the price we will pay for stocks. Remember, we are now in the era of “Every Day Lower Prices,” call it the Walmart-White House. This is from a president who used the market to measure success. 2. Wall Street was under pressure again…
People love to talk about the straw that broke the camel’s back. I think an anvil broke the bull market’s back last week. A straw would never have done it because, until last week, I didn’t see a lot on the back of a bull that would cause a straw to do the job. But…
Wall Street finished last week with big back-to-back declines, moving the S & P 500 away from Wednesday’s record-high close. Chip giant Nvidia had a rough week ahead of this week’s earnings. The S & P 500 flipped negative for all of last week, down 1.7%, after Friday trading extended the weakness of the prior session….