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Stronger profits are changing the math for stocks again
Nvidia earnings headline a busy week with an all-important inflation reading

Energy prices aren't the headline inflation story any longer.

Thanks to Scott Bessent, Fed Chair Warsh now finds himself stuck between a rock and a hard place.

STOCKS U.S. stocks rose Friday as a surging bitcoin and resilient crypto stocks helped lift sentiment. Treasury yields held near their highest levels in over a decade, however, and the S&P 500 posted its first weekly loss since late July.

The market rally suffered damage last week, though bitcoin and gold shined. Nvidia and CrowdStrike earnings are critical while Fed's Warsh will make a big speech.
US equity indexes rose markedly on Friday, even as bond yields continued to rise after Canada's trad

The Nasdaq, Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 opened higher, attempting to claw back losses from a rocky week sparked by bond-market drama. Here is what is driving the markets today: Treasury yields near highs: Long-term Treasury yields stabilized today, hovering near decade-highs.

Aug 21 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes opened higher on Friday after getting hammered in the previous session, though markets remained on track to end the week in the red as surging government

Rising Treasury yields and inflation fears drove a broad selloff, leaving the S&P 500 down nearly 2% for the week

U.S. stock futures are posting slight gains heading into Friday morning as investors weigh rising geopolitical risks against a backdrop of manageable domestic inflation and resilient financial conditions. The Polymarket (CRYPTO: POL) crowd is leaning bullish for the Aug. 21...

World shares were mixed on Friday following a retreat on Wall Street as a U.S. Treasury Department plan to boost its government debt buybacks appeared to have only limited capacity to calm markets. In early European trading, Britain's FTSE 100 slipped 0.1% to 10,737.04. In Asia, Japan’s Nikkei 225 fell 0.3% to 66,016.36.

The market sold off Thursday after Treasurys retreated from Wednesday’s rally, oil prices rose and Walmart, a component of all three major indexes, fell more than 9%, according to Jay Hatfield, chief executive at Infrastructure Capital Advisors.

FINANCE U.S. stocks fell Thursday as the brief calm in the bond market evaporated. Treasury yields climbed back toward recent highs and weak results from Walmart raised fresh concerns about the health of American consumers.

Aug 20 (Reuters) - The main U.S. indexes opened lower on Thursday as a rebound in government bond yields hurt sentiment, while retail bellwether Walmart's rare sales miss disappointed investors.

Stock futures saw a big drop ahead of Thursday's opening bell after Walmart released disappointing results. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures slid 407 points, or 0.8%. S&P 500 futures fell 0.5%. Nasdaq 100 futures dropped 0.

Promising news from a major drug company, reports of some dovish Fed committee members, and a government bond buyback announcement combined forces to boost markets on Wednesday. The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite also closed up 0.2%. The Treasury Department’s announcement this morning also helped calm the bond market—though for how long remains to be seen after the U.S. debt crossed a $40 trillion threshold on Wednesday.

<body><p>VIDEO SHOWS: n/a</p><p>STORY: Wall Street's main indexes closed modestly higher on Wednesday, with the Dow, S&P 500 and the Nasdaq all adding less than a quarter of a percent.</p><p>Risk appetite got a boost from easing government bond yields. The yield on the 30-year Treasury bond fell a day after hitting its highest level since 2007. The 10-year Treasury yield also fell. The moves came after the U.S. Treasury announced it would double the size of liquidity support buyback operations for longer-dated bonds.</p><p>Adam Coons is chief investment officer at Winthrop Capital Management.</p><p>"Stocks are, you know, marginally up today. And that's really just driven by the digestion of this yield curve control. You're seeing interest rates come down, in particular long end (long-term rates) quite a bit. And so you're probably going to see markets try to use their crystal ball to determine what's coming next. And so I would expect volatility. Today seems like a day of rest to some degree. But I would say that volatility and increased volatility heading into, you know, changes in Fed policy should be the new expectation."</p><p>Investors, however, barely reacted to minutes from the Federal Reserve's July meeting, which showed deepening concern about inflation with "several" policymakers ready to raise interest rates. "Many" said a rate hike would be needed if inflation does not lower to the central bank's 2% target.</p><p>:: Archive</p><p>Stocks on the move Wednesday included Moderna which surged almost 177% after the company said its personalized mRNA cancer therapy developed with Merck cut the risk of melanoma recurrence and spread in a late-stage trial. Merck shares also jumped about 12.5% and it was the biggest gainer in the Dow.</p><p>::Marvell Technology</p><p>Shares of Marvell Technology climbed nearly 10% after the company said it will help develop Google's in-demand custom chips and has offered the search giant the right to buy a potential $12.2 billion stake.</p><p>And shares of Target rose more than 4% after the retailer raised its annual sales forecast. Lowe's shares gained even after it trimmed its annual sales growth forecast and Estée Lauder shares jumped more than 16% after the cosmetics maker forecast annual profit above Wall Street estimates.</p></body>

The stock market held onto modest gains after minutes from the Federal Reserve’s July meeting highlighted a split among central bankers. The Nasdaq Composite was up 0.2%. There were three dissenters, which were all Fed presidents who wanted to raise interest rates by a quarter of a point.

By Karen Brettell and Iain Withers NEW YORK, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Longer-dated global bond yields retreated from multi-decade highs, the dollar tumbled and gold jumped on Wednesday after the U.S.

U.S. stocks are higher this morning after yesterday’s tech and bond selloff. The Nasdaq was up 0.2%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 rose 0.5%. Here's what is driving the markets today: Treasury buybacks: U.
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