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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Key Takeaways Yield curve inverted as 10-year yield dropped to 1.5%  Futures pricing in near-100% certainty of a September rate cut Consumer sentiment and consumer spending showed resilience in August The dog days of summer never had a chance. Instead of a traditional late-summer slumber, August saw the markets get slammed by a deluge of […]

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Key Takeaways Central bank operations can facilitate overnight lending between financial institutions by providing liquidity via repos The September 2019 moves by the Fed marked its first injection into the money market since the 2008 financial crisis Some things that go bump in the night can affect your pocketbook.  Consider, for example, what happened last […]

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Key Takeaways Trade optimism remains the theme after yesterday’s rally Five Fed speakers take to the podiums today Final Q2 GDP reading unchanged at 2% (Thursday Market Open) “Risk-on” looks like it’s back in style, with yesterday’s positive vibe extending into this morning. Stock futures pointed to a higher open following mostly stronger performances overseas […]

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Key Takeaways Stocks down for the week so far but trade optimism gives positive tone early Micron shares fall on disappointing forecast Wells Fargo gets a new CEO, helping lift shares (Friday Market Open) Friday dawns after a week that didn’t provide much direction for investors. Stocks have generally chopped around in reaction to the […]

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Key Takeaways Volatility looks to be elevated going into next quarter Trade talks between China and U.S. remain a focal point heading into October Investors eyeing consumer sentiment, manufacturing, upcoming jobs report (Monday Market Open) Today marks the swan song for the 3rd quarter of 2019, and the stock market looks to be ending right […]

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