Key Takeaways November includes critical jobs and manufacturing data, China trade meeting Investors also likely to watch latest Brexit, Washington, Fed developments Earnings season rolls on in November as retailers report ahead of holiday shopping Investors might have a good sense of how November went for the market long before their first helpings of turkey […]

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Key Takeaways Bank of America earnings top expectations, continuing strong bank results Hopes are growing for a resolution on Brexit before the Oct. 31 deadline Netflix reports after the close, putting streaming world into focus (Wednesday Market Open) Major bank earnings go from yesterday’s quartet to today’s solo act, but Bank of America (BAC) carried […]

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Key Takeaways Brexit deal still must be approved by parliament, other EU States Morgan Stanley becomes latest bank to report earnings beat Netflix adds subscribers and reports profit beat (Thursday Market Open) Investors have something to cheer about this morning in addition to an encouraging start to earnings season. News that Britain and the European […]

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Key Takeaways Lockheed and Boeing are reporting Tuesday and Wednesday Boeing’s troubled 737 MAX still in spotlight amid positive and negative headlines Lockheed coming off two quarters of rising guidance As if there weren’t enough drama already surrounding Boeing (BA), the company reports Q3 earnings Wednesday with investors waiting to hear more about why BA’s […]

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Key Takeaways Optimism builds for some sort of progress in trade talks Trade-related sectors like Technology, Materials, in focus Investors await U.S. sentiment reading later this morning (Friday  Market Open) Like a playoff baseball game with lots of twists and turns, we’ll probably have to go inning-by-inning as news trickles out today on trade talks. […]

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Key Takeaways Earnings season starts tomorrow with several major Financial firms reporting Confusion mounts on trade front amid signs of possible delay in Phase One agreement The 3000 mark for the SPX could remain a challenging resistance point without a deal (Monday  Market Open) This week, it gets real. Real in the sense that investors […]

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Competition has become the four-syllable word that investors and analysts seem to be focusing on, as streaming content giant Netflix (NFLX) prepares to report earnings Wednesday, Oct. 16 after the close. NFLX shares have lost some 27% since reaching a 12-month peak in May as rivals have entered—or merely threatened to enter—the online streaming world […]

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