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Schwab Market Update Podcast
This week features GDP and PCE prices Friday after Walmart reports Thursday. Volatility is up after another poor showing from major indexes last week amid AI-related shakiness.
Schwab Market Update
Selling resumed to start the week, concentrated heavily in tech as AI concerns persist. Palo Alto results today precede Fed minutes tomorrow, with key inflation data due Friday.
Looking to the Futures
Equities continued to slide in pre-market this morning following the long weekend in observance of Presidents Day.
Today's Options Market Update
Major indexes vacillated as the Consumer Price Index landed below expectations at 0.2%. The reading may be 'well received' by Fed members worried about inflation.
Weekly Trader’s Outlook
Most of the major indices are on track for weekly losses as rising concerns around AI disruption dampen investor sentiment.
On Investing
Liz Ann Sonders and Kathy Jones analyze the latest employment numbers and explore how AI driven headlines are fueling sharp, short term market rotations, particularly in financials.
Schwab Market Update Podcast
Major indexes were flat to lower yesterday as rate cut hopes fell on a stronger-than-expected jobs report. Investors mull earnings from Cisco and McDonald's and await Friday's CPI.
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