Mark Vickery, Zacks Investment Research Journalist Profile

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No Econ Reports Equals Good News in Pre-Market

1 month ago | finance.yahoo.com | Mark Vickery

Wednesday, May 14, 2025Pre-market futures are up this morning, riding 5-straight up-days on the tech-heavy Nasdaq. The Dow is so far recovering from its UnitedHealth UNH sell-off yesterday, up +85 points at this hour. The S&P 500 is +15 points currently, with the Nasdaq +75. The small-cap Russell 2000 is running flat.
Dow Kept Down by UNH Selling

1 month ago | finance.yahoo.com | Mark Vickery

Tuesday, May 13, 2025Markets traded mostly higher today, with the S&P 500, Nasdaq and small-cap Russell 2000 all notching higher for the third time in the past four sessions. Only the blue-chip Dow stayed in the red all trading day, with a massive -17.8% drop in one of its top components, UnitedHealthcare UNH. The Dow closed down -269 points, -0.64%, while the S&P 500, Nasdaq and Russell 2000 gained +0.72%, +1,61% and +0.49%, respectively.
Top Stock Reports for Microsoft, Amazon.com & Mastercard

1 month ago | finance.yahoo.com | Mark Vickery

Tuesday, May 13, 2025The Zacks Research Daily presents the best research output of our analyst team. Today's Research Daily features new research reports on 16 major stocks, including Microsoft Corp. (MSFT), Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) and Mastercard Inc. (MA), as well as a micro-cap stock CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. (CBL). The Zacks microcap research is unique as our research content on these small and under-the-radar companies is the only research of its type in the country.
CPI Inflation Rate at +2.3%, Earnings Reports Mixed

1 month ago | finance.yahoo.com | Mark Vickery

Tuesday, May 13, 2025Pre-market futures are mixed after one of the best sessions in the stock market in years. With the surprise stepping-down of UnitedHealthcare UNH CEO Andrew Witty for “personal reasons,” effective immediately, the Dow component helped move the index -135 points at this hour. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq, on the other hand, are +5 points and +55 points, respectively — both off early-morning highs.
U.S., Chinese Markets Cruise on Cooling Trade Tensions

1 month ago | finance.yahoo.com | Mark Vickery

Monday, May 12, 2025Markets posted one of its strongest sessions of 2025 so far. We’ve had a volatile first half of the year, and we might expect that volatility to continue. But with all the ups and downs, today’s big day into the green has brought the S&P 500 within 5% of its all-time trading high. The Dow and S&P 500 are within 1% of posting profits year to date. The Dow shot up 1160 points today, for a +2.81% gain — and it was the laggard among the major indexes.
Markets Rip Higher

1 month ago | finance.yahoo.com | Mark Vickery

Monday, May 12, 2025We are greeted this morning, in the pre-markets, with something of a revelation: a trade breakthrough between the U.S. and China, via negotiations over the weekend in Switzerland. What’s actually been agreed on is a 90-day pause on reciprocal tariffs — from +145% to +30% on Chinese imports, and from +125% to +10% on U.S. exports. This de-escalation in the burgeoning trade war has opened the floodgates to stock buyers this morning.
Top Analyst Reports for Walt Disney, Gilead Sciences & Eaton

1 month ago | finance.yahoo.com | Mark Vickery

Friday, May 9, 2025The Zacks Research Daily presents the best research output of our analyst team. Today's Research Daily features new research reports on 16 major stocks, including The Walt Disney Co. (DIS), Gilead Sciences, Inc. (GILD) and Eaton Corp. plc (ETN), as well as a micro-cap stock Maui Land & Pineapple Co., Inc. (MLP). The Zacks microcap research is unique as our research content on these small and under-the-radar companies is the only research of its type in the country.
Pre-Markets Stay Buoyant on Trade-Deal Hopefulness

1 month ago | finance.yahoo.com | Mark Vickery

Friday, May 9, 2025We have no major economic reports out ahead of Friday’s opening bell in the stock market, and pre-market futures are buoying up again, with tariff progress being declared by the White House — not only with a tentative deal in the UK but also supposed progress with China. The Dow is +150 points at this hour, the S&P 500 is +25 and the Nasdaq +110 points.
Signs of Trade Deal Hope Fuels Markets

1 month ago | finance.yahoo.com | Mark Vickery

Thursday, May 8, 2025Markets rose today on hopeful sentiment regarding trade deals with U.S. partners, after an agreement with the UK that kept the baseline +10% tariff in place. The UK is far from the U.S.’s top trading partner, but the hope is that other deals will be coming down the pike in the coming days and weeks. The 90-day tariff suspension ends (at this point) on July 10th of this year.
Fed Keeps Rates Unchanged at 4.25-4.50%; Market Closes Higher

1 month ago | finance.yahoo.com | Mark Vickery

Wednesday, May 7, 2025Markets closed in the green today, not far off as of the closing bell where the major indexes were at the opening bell. Which is somewhat ironic, as markets went on a roller-coaster ride of volatility during Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s press conference following the latest Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting. The Dow grew +284 points today, +0.70%. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq reached +0.43% and +0.27%, respectively. And the small-cap Russell 2000 gained +0.33%.