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Today's Options Market Update
Stocks are modestly higher around midday despite weak consumer spending data. Markets may be a bit on standby ahead of tomorrow’s Nonfarm Payrolls report.
Schwab Market Update
Retail sales missed estimates a day before the January jobs report. Stocks turned flat, though tech showed some early muscle, and yields fell to one-month lows on economic worries.
Looking to the Futures
Soybean prices leveled off to start the week following a significant rally last week.
Schwab Market Update Podcast
Last week's whipsaw move from a 2% mid-week plunge to Friday's 2% gains might be hard to top. January nonfarm payrolls, retail sales, CPI, and a long list of Fed speakers loom.
Weakening global ties may lead to economic disruption and lasting investment implications. Here's what investors should know about navigating the changing landscape.
Weekly Trader’s Outlook
The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P Equal Weight hit fresh all-time highs to close out the week, supported by money rotation away from non-tech areas of the market.
On Investing
Dennis DeBusschere joins Liz Ann Sonders to discuss why strong post‑COVID productivity, a weaker dollar, and evolving AI dynamics are reshaping macro trends.
Schwab Market Update Podcast
Tech weakness weighed on indexes so far this week, but there's strength below the surface. Investors await Amazon later while mulling Alphabet's results, and job openings are due.
Liz Ann Sonders shares her perspective on the U.S. stock market and economy in this monthly Market Snapshot video.