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Looking to the Futures
President Trump called for the capture of Kharg Island then a peace agreement hours later, whipsawing oil futures during Thursday’s trading session.
Schwab Market Update
A roller coaster week ends with major indexes up on hopes for peace progress. Next week's Fed meeting is another milestone and today brings consumer inflation expectations data.
Today's Options Market Update
Stocks are higher across the board in the face of a hotter-than-expected producer price index report. Iran headlines and oil prices remain on the radar.
Schwab Market Update Podcast
Another round of inflation data arrives a day after consumer price data met expectations. Stocks fell sharply, though, due to rising Iran tensions and more selling of chip makers.
Schwab Market Update Podcast
CPI data due today will offer the latest inflation reading ahead of next week's Federal Reserve meeting, a day after chipmakers suffered a second rout in three trading sessions.
As Wall Street eagerly awaits historically large IPOs, index providers weigh the implications and logistics of adding new members on an accelerated timeline.
Schwab Market Update Podcast
Tech stocks led the market higher to start the week after Friday's sell-off. With yields and rate hike expectations rising, CPI and PPI data will be highlights this week.
Washington Watch
The Senate passed $70 billion immigration enforcement funding bill, Capitol Hill struggles to find consensus on how to regulate AI, and the Trump Accounts app is live.