Asking for a Trend Host Josh Lipton previews several of the biggest stories to come throughout next week, including SpaceX's (SPAX.PVT) long-awaited mega-IPO, earnings from Adobe (ADBE) and Oracle (ORCL), and the latest inflation data in the form of May's Consumer Price Index (CPI) report.
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics will release the consumer price index on Wednesday and the producer price index on Thursday. Both inflation measures are running at multi-year highs, and the core CPI hasn’t been at or below the Federal Reserve’s two percent target in more than five years. This week also brings perhaps the most anticipated initial public offering in history: SpaceX.
Markets face a pivotal week marked by a significant structural shift away from richly valued AI and technology stocks toward lagging sectors, evident in Friday's steep Nasdaq and S&P 500 plunges that signal investor rotation and risk reassessment.
The highly anticipated SpaceX IPO, Oracle earnings, and inflation data will keep investors busy this week.
The 2026 Q2 earnings season will take the spotlight when the big banks report their results in mid-July. But we will already have seen fiscal May-quarter results from almost two dozen companies by then. What can investors expect?

US stocks (^DJI, ^IXIC, ^GSPC) sink in Friday trading, the Nasdaq Composite leading losses and closing over 1,100 points lower (4.18%). The market is reacting to May's overwhelmingly positive labor data — 172,000 jobs added the US economy vs. estimates of 88,000 — raising investor concerns that the Federal Reserve may be inclined to hike interest rates. Yahoo Finance Markets and Data Editor Jared Blikre breaks down the day's biggest market moves.
Oracle stock has climbed off lows along with security software stock SailPoint. Both stocks have earnings coming up, along with Adobe.
DocuSign (DOCU) reported a solid earnings beat for Q1 FY2027, delivering $830.2 million in revenue and $1.09 in non-GAAP earnings per share. The company generated $289 million in free cash flow at a 35% margin. Yet, despite these top-line metrics, the stock closed at $50.95 during regular trading and slid nearly 4% to approximately $49 in extended trading. This price implies just 11 times its expected FY2027 earnings of $4.44 per share, significantly lower than the historical software sector ave
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Oracle shares fell more than 4% ahead of fiscal fourth-quarter earnings.
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