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Wall Street Brunch: Delayed Data Deluge
This week features a rare alignment of delayed jobs and CPI data, both critical for market direction. Coca-Cola (KO) is expected to deliver steady growth and margin protection amid macro headwinds, per Agar Capital.
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The labor market was bad last year. Will investors get stung by a poor January jobs report, too?
Investors are on edge about the January jobs report after an anxious week on Wall Street — but the survey is likely to tell them more about the past than the future of a fragile U.S. labor market.
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Liquidity Drain And Event Risk May Create A Volatile Week For Markets
This week, Treasury settlements will withdraw $62 billion from markets, historically coinciding with weaker S&P 500 performance. Settlement days since January 15 have mostly resulted in S&P 500 declines, averaging -0.43%, with losses on down days averaging -0.93%.
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Dow Powers Past 50,000 - Momentum Or Market Euphoria?
The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged past $50,000, driven by tech rebounds, sector rotation, and expectations of lower interest rates. I see continued upside through 2026, fueled by AI CAPEX, declining rates, and investors reallocating from fixed-rate products to equities.
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Benzinga's 'Stock Whisper' Index: 5 Stocks Investors Secretly Monitor But Don't Talk About Yet
Each week, Benzinga's Stock Whisper Index uses a combination of proprietary data and pattern recognition to showcase five stocks that are just under the surface and deserve attention.
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Investors chase cheaper, smaller companies as risk aversion hits tech sector
Investors are turning to cheaper, smaller companies while reassessing how much risk they are willing to take owning volatile assets after market whipsaws pounded some sectors and assets.
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The pace of hiring in the U.S. has dropped off precipitously for a number of reasons, ranging from workers staying in their jobs to tariff uncertainties that make it difficult for companies to plan
A ‘deep freeze' has enveloped the U.S. labor market. A whole bunch of factors are at play.
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Prediction: The Trump Bull Market Will Come to an Abrupt End From an Unlikely Source -- the Federal Reserve
Statistically, Wall Street has enjoyed having Donald Trump in the White House, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500, and Nasdaq Composite soaring 57%, 70%, and 142%, respectively, during his first term. President Trump's flagship tax and spending laws have helped fuel record share buyback activity and provided a boost to Wall Street's major stock indexes.
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The Dow, the Uncool Index, Has Its Moment in the Sun
The Dow industrials reached 50000 this past week. The younger crowd is unimpressed.
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The Stock Market's Super Bowl Indicator Is More Accurate Than You Think
U.S. equity futures will open for trading on Sunday around half an hour before the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots face off during Super Bowl LX in Santa Clara, Calif. However, investors might want to wait for the final whistle of the game before they start preparing for Monday's opening bell.
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How Well Do You Know the Dow Jones Industrial Average? Take Our Quiz.
The Dow surpassed the 50000 mark on Friday.
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NYSE's Reinking Weighs in on AI Trade Concerns
It's interesting that the S&P 500 Equal Weight (SPXEW) hit a new all-time high yesterday, posits Michael Reinking. He adds that concerns around AI spending and AI's impact on software as a service (SaaS) companies is weighing on market performance.
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The Full Effects Of Tariffs To Start Showing Up In January CPI Report
The Full Effects Of Tariffs To Start Showing Up In January CPI Report
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Wall Street's wild week rattles investors' confidence while highlighting a growing divide within markets
“It seems like there are two different markets right now,” one strategist says.
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From AI Darlings To Dow Dinosaurs: Investors Flee Software For Old-Economy Stocks
Software and other AI-exposed stocks have stumbled out of the gate this year, with the sell-off picking up pace in February as fresh fears emerged that artificial intelligence could disrupt, rather than fuel, demand.
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Big Pharma's Earnings Week: Strong Performance, Obesity Wars, LOE Management And More
Big Pharma delivered strong Q4 2025 results, with most companies beating revenue and EPS expectations and providing generally solid 2026 guidance. Eli Lilly solidified its leadership in obesity and diabetes, outpacing Novo Nordisk, which faces a sharp 2026 revenue decline amid fierce competition, pricing pressure, and other factors.
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‘It's existential': How Big Tech found itself in a $650 billion spending spiral
The market has spoken: It doesn't like the massive AI spending spree of the “Big Four” hyperscalers. But the companies are barreling ahead anyway.
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Big Tech earnings: What do investors do now?
Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, Apple. Microsoft, Tesla, AMD, and Palantir reported earnings.
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Fed's Bostic Discusses Inflation, Warsh & K-Shaped Economy
Outgoing Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic tells Bloomberg's Michael McKee that it's ‘paramount' for the Fed to get inflation back to its 2% target. In a wide-ranging interview, Bostic also discusses the argument of so-called ‘mission creep' at the Fed, Kevin Warsh's nomination as Fed Chair, and the K-shaped economy.
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The Market's Primary Narrative Is Collapsing
AI infrastructure buildout costs are exploding, with Big Four capex set to reach $600 billion in FY2026, up 70% year-over-year. Rising data center demand is outpacing electrical grid capacity, driving up costs and regulatory risks for hyperscalers.
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