Following the pullback seen over the two previous sessions, stocks saw further downside during trading on Thursday. The major averages continued to give back ground after ending Monday's trading at new record closing highs.The major averages ended the day well off their lows of the session but still firmly negative. The Nasdaq slid 113.16 points or 0.5 percent to 22,384.70, the S&P 500 declined 33.25 points or 0.5 percent to 6,604.72 and the Dow fell 173.96 points or 0.4 percent to 45,947.32.The continued ...

Joining me now is the Wall Street Journal's chief economics correspondent, Nick Timmeros. It's great to have you back. Nice to see you.>> Thanks for having me, Scott. >> Seems like Mr. . Griffin is aligned with many on on the Fed right now.Maybe you'll get one. But there seems to be caution expressed by many of the Fed speakers we've heard this week, including today Austin Goulby said, quote, "I'm just a little uneasy with too much frontloading until we're sure that inflation is is coming down." >> Yeah, th ...

Let's get more on that burst of positive economic news out this morning. Refllies inflation adjusted GDP for the second quarter came in at a healthy 3.8%. That was stronger than the 3.3% figure that was previously reported.And meanwhile, in a sign of strength for the labor market, initial jobless claims edged lower to 218,000 and July existing home sales, which just crossed ticked higher to just over 4 million. So, how does the US economy keep chugging along amid what seems like a drum beat of dire predicti ...

Front and center this hour, the state of the AI trade. Many of the biggest names down again today. Has it left this market vulnerable to a larger pullback.We will discuss that with the investment committee. Joining me for the hour today, Josh Brown, Joe Cheranova, Bill Baroo, and Jim Leenthal. So, we've said stocks are down again, which they are across the board.Not by a large amount obviously, but nonetheless, uh the consistency of today's move uh is one that we're watching. Rates are an issue, and they re ...

All right. Uh let's uh let's move on to the broader markets. The S&P 500 is pacing for what would be at least if it maintained what it's doing right now, a third straight day of declining.Still, although we're very close to record levels, joining us with his outlook is Michael Caneritz. He's Piper Sandler's chief investment strategist. Nice to have you here, Michael.Thanks. Uh you write um that you expect improving EPS breath to take over after three years of PE expansion. Can you explain what that means an ...

Economic Overview - The US economy grew at a revised annualized rate of 3.8% in the second quarter, marking the fastest growth in nearly two years [2][9][12] - Jobless claims fell to 218,000, down from an expected 233,000, indicating a stronger labor market [11][12] Trade and Tariffs - The Trump administration is considering additional tariffs on imports, including robotics and medical devices, which could increase costs for consumers and manufacturers [3][6] - A recent tariff reduction from 25% to 15% on EU cars and parts is expected to ease concerns in the European car sector [23][24] Company News - Starbucks announced a billion-dollar restructuring plan, which includes cutting 900 jobs and closing unprofitable stores [3][31] - CoreWeave expanded its partnership with OpenAI, increasing the total contract value to approximately $22.4 billion for AI model training [32] - CarMax shares dropped 18% after reporting a surprise decline in comparable sales, attributed to consumers rushing to buy vehicles before tariffs were imposed [33] Market Trends - The tech sector is experiencing a pullback, with concerns about a potential tech bubble as major companies engage in multi-billion dollar deals [35][36] - Analysts suggest a barbell strategy for investment, balancing high-growth tech stocks with more defensive, lower-volatility stocks [41][44]

The dollar index (DXY00) today is up by +0.43% at a 3-week high.  The dollar is climbing as today’s US economic reports were hawkish for Fed policy.  US Q2 GDP expanded more than expected, weekly jobless claims unexpectedly fell to a 2-month low, and August core (ex-defense and aircraft) capital goods new orders rose more than expected.  Also, today's weakness in stocks boosted some liquidity demand for the dollar.  The dollar added to its gains today on hawkish comments from Kansas City Fed President Jeff ...

Jeffrey Schmid Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City President Jeff Schmid signaled the US central bank may not need to lower interest rates again soon, citing the need to keep bringing down inflation. Most Read from Bloomberg “I viewed the 25-basis point cut in the policy rate last week as a reasonable risk-management strategy,” Schmid said Thursday in prepared remarks for an event in Dallas. “That said, my view is that inflation remains too high while the labor market, though cooling, still remains lar ...

The Fed has already dropped rates by 25 basis points (bps) and may even be looking at further cuts this year. This could be bad news, especially for investors close to retirement who tend to rely more heavily on bonds for income. September's rate cut may be exciting for many investors' equities holdings, but those same investors may feel less excited about the income on offer from bonds going forward. Falling rates, of course, lead to falling yields in numerous debt securities and offerings. For those inves ...

Kevin Hanks live at the CBOE pre-bell playbook joining us and we uh think about what's been going on. Most of these economic prints have been looking pretty favorable lately. Um some of your thoughts this morning.Good morning, Kevin. >> Good morning, Nicole. Yeah, you know, despite the markets being down, it's not because of the economic data, Nicole.All came in better than expected from GDP, which came in at 3.8% 8% the the last revision for second quarter GDP now 3.8% personal consumption expenditures whi ...