US Market Brief

One-time investment gains from Anthropic and SpaceX are inflating Alphabet and Amazon's trailing earnings, making their P/E ratios appear artificially...

• Treasury plans to double debt buybacks above $4B to curb surging yields
• S&P 500 futures fell 0.17% to ~7,680; Nasdaq 100 down 0.65%
• Elevated oil...

Markets face opposing forces this week: rising bond yields and Iran sanctions pressure versus earnings strength and analyst upgrades.

• Bond yields...

The S&P 500 faces dual pressures from extreme valuations and rising yields, with the CAPE ratio at levels last seen in 1999 while indices pulled back...

Three major retailers posted disappointing results, highlighting consumer weakness.

• Advance Auto Parts fell over 20% after earnings, with bearish...

• Nvidia shares slumped for six straight days to lows not seen since August 4, down nearly 6% from this month's high ahead of August 26 earnings.
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This week's market focus shifts from Nvidia earnings on Wednesday to the Jackson Hole Symposium, where Fed Chair Kevin Warsh is expected to avoid...

Inflation remains elevated but is drifting lower, creating conditions where large-cap quality stocks with pricing power may hold up better against margin pressure for long-term investors.

While the S&P 500, Nasdaq, and Dow hit all-time highs amid AI spending, the bigger threat may be the risk-taking bubble in margin debt, which spiked...

Downside risks now outweigh upside, making a roughly 10% correction the most likely outcome, says Lance Roberts.

• Bond yields spiked to multi-decade...

• Technical setup: Nvidia sits near the gamma flip zone around $214, with $230 resistance and $190 put wall; a post-earnings slide below $210 risks...

• RSP surpassed $100 billion in assets this month after attracting over $12 billion in 2026 inflows.
• Equal-weight approach has outperformed the...

S&P 500 forward earnings jumped 24.9% YTD, outpacing the index's 12.1% gain and driving forward P/E down 9.9%.

• Mag-7 forward P/E fell to 23.7, its...

Hawkish Fed signals and geopolitical risks combined to pressure markets. Wednesday saw the Fed hold rates but with three dissents favoring hikes,...

For long-term value investors eyeing financial stocks, Intercorp Financial Services (IFS) presents a stronger opportunity than American Express...

July CPI rose just 0.1% sequentially with oil prices declining, lowering odds of another Fed rate hike.

• FBCGX: 24.9% 3-year and 13.6% 5-year...

UBS lifted its year-end S&P 500 target to 8,100, citing stronger earnings growth and its three pillars of resilient economy, supportive policy, and AI...

• New standard: SEC-approved July 22, 2026, Nasdaq now requires $5 million minimum market value of listed securities across its tiers.
• No safety...

US composite PMI jumped to 56 in August, the strongest reading since April 2022, as the S&P 500, Dow, and Nasdaq all closed higher. Gold climbed 1.6%...

Rising bond yields and persistent inflation fears drove weekly losses despite Friday's rebound.

• S&P 500 closed at 7,674.37, down 1.43% for the...