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Netflix Impresses After Stocks Hit 1-Month High
Following yesterday's S&P 500 close at one-month highs, Netflix reported solid subscriber and revenue gains, lifting shares 10%. Strength could spill into other streaming names.
Are California Fires a Risk to the Muni Market?
The wildfires may affect some municipal bond issuers in the devastated areas, but the impact to other California bonds or to the broader muni market is likely limited.
After Inauguration, Focus Turns to Netflix, TikTok
The inauguration yesterday put tariffs in the spotlight, but the Supreme Court's decision allowing a TikTok ban and Netflix results later are also in focus, along with yields.
Hard to Handle: A Look at Hard vs. Soft Data
Some soft data metrics have started to rebound sharply and catch back up to relatively resilient hard data, but it's too soon to say whether the gap is definitively closing.
Today's Options Market Update
The continued retreat from 14-month high Treasury yields gave stocks an early lift ahead of a long weekend and Monday's inauguration. Housing data exceeded expectations.
Schwab Market Update
President Trump kept tariff threats light and only mentioned Canada and Mexico, soothing inflation fears and loosening pressure on yields. Stocks rose with Netflix earnings ahead.
Looking to the Futures
Natural gas prices continued Friday's sell off during yesterdays abridged trading session.
Weekly Market Outlook
Chief Global Investment Strategist Jeffrey Kleintop's 90-second take on the markets for the week ahead.
Climate Shocks & the Muni Bond Market
Cooper Howard and Kathy Jones look at how climate events, like the fires in Los Angeles, could impact the municipal bond market.
Weekly Trader's Outlook
Stocks are on pace for the best weekly gains since November, driven by a drop in bond yields following cooler-than-expected monthly inflation data.