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Key Takeaways: Investors might closely watch how much banks put aside for possible credit defaults Heavy trading volume could help Q2 earnings for some banks, including MS Investors will be listening closely for executives’ latest economic outlooks If the financial sector is one of the best...

Key Takeaways: Wild overnight session as administration spooks market with China trade comments. Two elements continue fighting it out in the market to stay at home vs. optimism trade. New home sales, PMI data both due this morning, but earnings calendar light. (Tuesday Market Open) The overnight...

Key Takeaways: Optimism trade is back amid infrastructure, Fed bond-buying hopes Fed’s Powell to testify before the Senate starting later this morning Oracle earnings tonight follow yesterday’s strong results from Lennar (Tuesday Market Open) Major indices executed a 180-degree turn...

(Friday Market Open) They say the end of the week is time to unwind. But this week traders and investors may be taking some worries home with them for a couple of days. After Thursday's big selloff, the market looks like it's regaining at least some ground, but with the Cboe Volatility Index (VIX)...

In February, financial markets experienced a historic liquidation that paralleled the onset of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. Alongside the introduction of global lockdowns, brokerage account openings rose rapidly as sheltered market participants searched for ways to maintain engagement with...

As hump day dawns, investors and traders seem to be looking for a catalyst now that earnings season is mostly behind us, the Fed’s rate cut is in the rear view, and we don’t have much in the way of trade war-related news this morning. Early indications suggest that the market could have...

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A new report by BNP Paribas looks at the extraordinary recent gains in China’s A-share markets and presents the case that China is in the middle of a major equity bubble. BNP lays out the case for “irrational exuberance” in China and discusses the potential global...

In a report published Monday, Macquarie analyst Amit Kumar discussed the 2015 Atlantic Hurricane season, noting that a decade has passed since a land-falling Florida hurricane has struck. "To give you some perspective of how much time has elapsed since then, SPX was trading at 1248 at year...