Josh Schafer
Josh Schafer is a reporter on the Yahoo Finance Markets team.
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Inflation data, Powell speaks, and big banks report earnings: What to know this week
With a cooling labor market narrative emerging, investor focus will shift back to inflation for signs that a September interest rate cut remains likely for the Federal Reserve.
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June jobs report: US labor market adds 206,000 jobs, unemployment rate rises to 4.1%
The June jobs report comes at a crucial moment as economists debate whether the US labor market is still normalizing to pre-pandemic levels or showing the early signs of a broader slowdown.
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Wage growth nears three-year low in June as labor market enters 'different regime'
Slower wage increases are just one of several signs that the US labor market continues to cool down from its surge after the post-pandemic reopening.
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Stock market today: S&P 500, Nasdaq close at record highs as Powell touts inflation progress
Investors cautiously weighed the rate-cut odds ahead of crucial June jobs data, with Powell comments on deck.
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Job openings, new hires unexpectedly rise in May as labor data steadies ahead of June jobs report
The latest job openings data comes as economists have been closely tracking whether a cooldown in the labor market could spiral further.
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Chewy stock wavers after 'Roaring Kitty' discloses 6.6% stake
Chewy stock popped on Monday after popular investor Keith Gill revealed a stake in Chewy.
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June jobs report ushers in new quarter during holiday-shortened trading week: What to know this week
Stocks enter the second half of the year near record highs as a crucial week of labor market data is set to greet investors.
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Nike stock sinks after company projects larger sales decline than expected in 2025
Nike's earnings report comes as the stock has slumped over the past year amid slowing sales growth.
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Fed's preferred inflation gauge shows prices rose at slowest pace since March 2021
The May PCE report is the latest update on inflation as investors ponder when the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates.
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Stock market today: Stocks inch higher with key inflation print looming
A sell-off in Micron put a dent in the AI bullishness that has fueled the tech-driven rally, as investors eye fresh economic data.
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Chewy stock spikes, then retreats, after 'Roaring Kitty' posts cryptic picture of dog on X
Chewy stock soared after a cryptic tweet from a popular meme stock investor on Thursday.
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Jobless claims data show 'warning sign' for the US labor market
The number of continuing applications for unemployment benefits just hit its highest level in more than two years, concerning economists that the labor market's softening may accelerate.
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Stock market today: Nasdaq leads gains as Amazon crosses $2 trillion market cap
A rally in Amazon helped push tech higher on Wednesday, extending a bounce back for the Nasdaq.
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A small group of tech stocks is driving the market rally — why that's 'not a flaw'
Wall Street strategists are arguing the stock market rally's next leg higher doesn't need broader participation.
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Why the Fed might need to 'get on with it' and cut rates
The latest round of monthly data has some economists worried the Fed won't cut rates soon enough.
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Nvidia overtakes Microsoft as most valuable stock in the world
Nvidia is now the largest company by market cap, surpassing Microsoft and completing a stunning rise for the chipmaker over the last two years.
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Retail sales increase less than expected in May
The retail sales report comes as economists continue to be wary of any signs of a consumer slowdown amid the higher interest rate environment.
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AI enthusiasm prompts 3 Wall Street banks to raise stock market forecasts
AI-driven earnings growth has strategists feeling even more bullish about stock returns this year.
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Latest inflation data provides potential for 'even greater upside' in the stock market rally
Positive developments in inflation data have Wall Street feeling more positive about the outlook for stocks into the end of the year.
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Stocks enter shortened trading week near record highs: What to know this week
Markets will kick off a holiday-shortened trading week after ending last week at record highs.