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Markets and Economy

Alphabet Results Mulled After Comeback Rally

Alphabet initially fell after quarterly revenue missed consensus Tuesday. Today brings Walt Disney, Uber, and MicroStrategy, along with January ISM Services and ADP jobs data.

Markets and Economy

Schwab Market Update

A day after tech rebounded from tariff fears, weaker-than-expected cloud and AI results from Alphabet and AMD raised new concerns, pressuring stocks. Yields hit one-month lows.

Futures

Looking to the Futures

US Soybean narrowly escaped selling pressure in Tuesday’s trading as China avoided adding their own tariffs to US soybean imports. March Soybeans settled at 1075, up 16.75 points from previous settlement. start the week.

Options

Today's Options Market Update

All the major indices are higher as investors digest delayed tariffs on Canada and Mexico, but an additional 10% tariff on China exports to the U.S.

Markets and Economy

Tariff Concerns Persist Ahead of JOLTS, Alphabet

Investors await job openings and Alphabet earnings after strong results from Palantir late Monday. Tariff worries persist despite yesterday's market rebound from early lows.

Markets and Economy

Tariffs, Mega Cap Results, Jobs Data on the Docket

While fretting over tariffs, investors prepare for a week packed with earnings from Alphabet, Palantir Technologies, and Amazon along with ISM manufacturing and January jobs data.

US

Promises: Tariffs Hit Markets

The Trump Administration's plans to put tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico, and China have the potential to dent economic growth, boost inflation, and raise uncertainty.

Markets and Economy

Weekly Market Outlook

Chief Global Investment Strategist Jeffrey Kleintop's 90-second take on the markets for the week ahead.

Markets and Economy

Beyond Market Cap: Fundamental Indexing Explained (with Rob Arnott)

Liz Ann Sonders interviews Rob Arnott, founder of Research Affiliates, about how fundamental indexing works.

Trading

Weekly Trader's Outlook

Stocks have recovered nearly all of Monday's drop which was brought on by news from China-based DeepSeek that appeared to challenge the level of necessary AI investment.

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