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Market Update U.S. indexes aim for fresh record highs on global strength. (9:45am ET) Domestic markets look to add to last week’s gains after the S&P 500 rose 0.4% Friday with all but one sector finishing in the green; materials (+0.9%), energy (+0.8%), and industrials (+0.8%) led the way while consumer staples (-0.1%) lost ground. […]

Market Update Stocks tick lower to begin quiet week. (9:58am ET) The S&P 500 is modestly lower in early trading, kicking off a week with little upcoming in the way of economic data and policy; earnings will likely take center stage. The S&P logged a 0.7% gain on Friday following the monthly jobs report, though […]

Market Update Markets sell off ahead of Fed meeting, corporate earnings. (10:15 am ET) Stocks are down across the globe as investors await key central bank meetings this week and another string of high profile corporate earnings. The S&P 500 drifted 0.1% lower in an unremarkable session Friday; gains in healthcare (+0.8%) and telecom (+0.7%) […]

Market Update Stocks move lower to begin busy earnings week. (9:42am ET) U.S. equities are slightly lower in early trading, starting off a busy week for earnings and President Trump’s first official week in office. The S&P edged down slightly last week, with both healthcare and financials posting losses of at least 1.5%; consumer staples […]

Market Update U.S. markets begin week lower. (10:40am ET) Stocks opened on a weak note this morning despite upbeat results from Morgan Stanley and United Health. Markets were closed yesterday for the holiday, but the Dow ended flat on Friday while the S&P 500 (+0.2%) and Nasdaq (+0.5%) posted modest gains. S&P sector movements were […]

Market Update Stocks, oil tick lower to begin week. (10:27am ET) The S&P 500 and Dow are slightly lower in early trading along with WTI crude oil ($52.59/barrel), which is down more than 2.5% on concerns about increasing U.S. production. Stocks closed higher on Friday, led upward by the technology sector (+1.0%), while telecom (-2.7%) […]

Market Update Oil spike, China data boost stocks. (11:20am ET) Major U.S. indexes are moving higher to start the new year, fueled by a rise in oil as the commodity hit fresh 18-month highs earlier today with a supply cut among major producers coming into effect. Looking back, the S&P 500 closed out 2016 with […]

Market Update Stocks edge up to begin quiet week. (9:50am ET) U.S. markets are slightly higher in early trading, kicking off what is likely to be a low-volume week on scattered data releases ahead of the holidays; though a speech by Federal Reserve Bank (Fed) Chair Janet Yellen this afternoon will garner attention.  Friday’s session […]