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Coffee With Greta: Hot Labor Market
Editor’s Note: Coffee With Greta will be on pause until mid-July as Greta takes maternity leave to bond with her new baby. DJIA Futures: +148 (+0.4%) SPX Futures: +26 (+0.5%) NASDAQ Futures: +103 (+0.6%) Good morning friends! Futures are holding onto gains despite the release of a hotter-than-expected jobs report. Let’s get right to it! […]
Continue Reading -->Coffee With Greta: Waiting For The Jobs Report
DJIA Futures: +189 (+0.5%) SPX Futures: +32 (+0.6%) NASDAQ Futures: +153 (+0.8%) Good morning friends! Futures are higher as traders await Friday’s jobs report. Let’s get right to it! Weekly Jobless Claims Climb Weekly jobless claims rose more than expected last week. The Labor Department reported 221,000 Americans filed initial claims for unemployment benefits. That […]
Continue Reading -->Coffee With Greta: Strong Labor Market
DJIA Futures: -33 (-0.1%) SPX Futures: -9 (-0.2%) NASDAQ Futures: -56 (-0.3%) Good morning friends! Futures are falling after the release of strong jobs data. Let’s get right to it! Strong Private Job Growth The U.S. private sector added more jobs than expected in March. Payroll firm ADP reported private employers hired 184,000 workers last […]
Continue Reading -->Coffee With Greta: Choppy Market
DJIA Futures: -312 (-0.8%) SPX Futures: -37 (-0.7%) NASDAQ Futures: -162 (-0.9%) Good morning friends! Futures are falling as the down start to Q2 continues. Let’s get right to it! Waiting On Jobs Data Key labor market data will begin today as traders look to assess the Fed’s plans for rate cuts. The Labor Department […]
Continue Reading -->Coffee With Greta: Kicking Off A New Quarter
DJIA Futures: -8 (-0.02%) SPX Futures: +7 (+0.1%) NASDAQ Futures: +39 (+0.2%) Good morning friends! Futures are mostly higher as the second quarter begins. Let’s get right to it! New Quarter April and a new quarter of trade officially begin on Wall Street today. All three major indexes are coming off winning first quarters and […]
Continue Reading -->Coffee With Greta: Closing Out Q1
DJIA Futures: +42 (+0.1%) SPX Futures: +1 (+0.01%) NASDAQ Futures: -2 (-0.1%) Good morning friends! Futures are flat as traders gear up for the final session of the first quarter. Let’s get right to it! Weekly Jobless Claims Fall Weekly jobless claims were lower than expected last week in a sign of continued tightness for […]
Continue Reading -->Coffee With Greta: Can We Break The Losing Streak?
DJIA Futures: +170 (+0.4%) SPX Futures: +25 (+0.5%) NASDAQ Futures: +103 (+0.6%) Good morning friends! Futures are higher as the S&P 500 attempts to shake off a three-session losing streak. Let’s get right to it! Three-Day Losing Streak The S&P 500 has fallen from record highs over the past three sessions. The blue-chip index closed […]
Continue Reading -->Coffee With Greta: Rally Resumes
DJIA Futures: +45 (+0.1%) SPX Futures: +12 (+0.2%) NASDAQ Futures: +55 (+0.3%) Good morning friends! Futures are higher as traders look to extend the record-setting rally. Let’s get right to it! Krispy Kreme Jumps On McDonald’s Partnership Krispy Kreme (DNUT) shares are rallying 17.6% ahead of the open after announcing a partnership with McDonald’s (MCD) […]
Continue Reading -->Coffee With Greta: Short Week
DJIA Futures: -71 (-0.2%) SPX Futures: -16 (-0.3%) NASDAQ Futures: -99 (-0.5%) Good morning friends! Futures are slipping to start the holiday-shortened trading week. Let’s get right to it! Boeing CEO To Step Down Boeing (BA) shares are up 3.8% ahead of the open after announcing a management shakeup. CEO Dave Calhoun will leave the […]
Continue Reading -->Coffee With Greta: Late Earnings Rush
DJIA Futures: -16 (-0.04%) SPX Futures: -3 (-0.1%) NASDAQ Futures: -25 (-0.1%) Good morning friends! Futures are slipping but still on track for a winning week. Let’s get right to it! Nike Falls After Disappointing Guidance Nike (NKE) shares are down 6.4% ahead of the open after beating fiscal Q3 expectations but issuing disappointing guidance […]
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