Retired November 2025 – 9:25
Start the week with the “9:25” – you’ll get up to speed on what’s moving your money in the markets by the 9:30 open. Formerly, The Market Brief.
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Weekly Performance S&P 500 1.54% Equal Weight S&P 500 (RSP) 1.16% NASDAQ 2.11% DOW 1.24% Russell 2000 (VTWO) 1.74% Talk of the Tape Although PPI warned of higher inflation to come, lower retail sales and cooler CPI alleviated those concerns for the time being, allowing the stock market breadth to continue expanding. The Week Ahead…
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Weekly Performance S&P 500 1.85% Equal Weight S&P 500 (RSP) 2.04% NASDAQ 1.14% DOW 2.16% Russell 2000 (VTWO) 1.18% Talk of the Tape Absent blockbuster earnings and economic releases, the major indices levitated higher as dovish commentary from the prior week’s FOMC continued to soak into equity prices. The Week Ahead Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday…
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Weekly Performance S&P 500 -0.95% Equal Weight S&P 500 (RSP) -1.76% NASDAQ -0.80% DOW -2.27% Russell 2000 (VTWO) -2.87% Talk of the Tape Although stocks put together a solid Friday session, pressure from rising oil and hotter Payrolls resulted in a down week across indices. The Week Ahead Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday – –…
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Weekly Performance S&P 500 0.23% Equal Weight S&P 500 (RSP) 1.57% NASDAQ -0.14% DOW 0.07% Russell 2000 (VTWO) 1.24% Talk of the Tape It was an idle week for markets. While the S&P 500 and Dow ended the week with fresh record closes, the NASDAQ took a negligible breather. Over the long weekend, February PCE…
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Weekly Performance S&P 500 2.29% Equal Weight S&P 500 (RSP) 1.35% NASDAQ 2.85% DOW 1.97% Russell 2000 (VTWO) 1.60% Talk of the Tape GTC was electric, and the Fed reiterated their prior guidance for three 25 bps hikes this year. These marquee events propelled the major indices – Dow, NASDAQ, S&P 500 – further into…
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Weekly Performance S&P 500 -0.13% Equal Weight S&P 500 (RSP) -0.66% NASDAQ -0.70% DOW -0.02% Russell 2000 (VTWO) -2.08% Talk of the Tape Hot inflation data created a challenging week for stocks. With the March FOMC concluding Wednesday, money will move as the Fed explains their view on recent plateau in disinflationary progress. Is it…
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Weekly Performance S&P 500 -0.26% Equal Weight S&P 500 (RSP) 0.95% NASDAQ -1.17% DOW -0.93% Russell 2000 (VTWO) 0.30% Talk of the Tape The first consequential data for February went the way of the doves and bulls. After an initial spike on the news, market leadership reversed, dampening the Payrolls party. However, as leadership went…
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Weekly Performance S&P 500 0.95% Equal Weight S&P 500 (RSP) 1.20% NASDAQ 1.74% DOW -0.11% Russell 2000 (VTWO) 2.96% Talk of the Tape Despite major inflation reports in January being hotter-than-anticipated, January’s PCE bucked the trend as it printed in-line with expectations. The Week Ahead Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday – Target (TGT)CrowdStrike (CRWD) ADP…
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Weekly Performance S&P 500 1.66% Equal Weight S&P 500 (RSP) 1.25% NASDAQ 1.40% DOW 1.30% Russell 2000 (VTWO) -0.79% Talk of the Tape While Palo Alto’s (PANW) quarter left the market on uneven footing, Nvidia (NVDA) stabilized and electrified the market with a quarter, guidance, and commentary that defied even Wall Street’s ambitious expectations. The…
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Weekly Performance S&P 500 1.37% Equal Weight S&P 500 (RSP) 0.05% NASDAQ 2.31% DOW 0.04% Russell 2000 (VTWO) 2.41% Talk of the Tape Fed Chair Powell made it surprisingly clear the committee does not expect a cut in March. Two days later, January Payrolls ratified that view by portraying an indisputably strong labor market unlikely…
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