* Hard data matters more as a guidepost for the economy, monetary policy, fiscal policy, and earnings prospects. Economic data gets released every week. Most of it is "high-frequency" data, which ...

It was a tough day yesterday for the mega-cap stocks, so by extension, it was a tough day for the stock market. To be fair, it was tougher for the market cap-weighted indices than the equal-weighted ...

There isn't much conviction in the equity futures trade this morning just like there wasn't much conviction behind yesterday's trade in the cash market. Currently, the S&P 500 futures are up three ...

PAYX delivered solid results, driven by strong client retention, increased product adoption, and margin expansion from continued investments in automation and digital solutions. The upcoming closing ...

Dollar Tree (DLTR +9%) is trading sharply higher following its Q4 (Jan) earnings report this morning. However, the bigger news is that DLTR reached a deal to sell its Family Dollar segment to Brigade ...

While Cintas (CTAS) endures modest losses today, UniFirst (UNF -14%) is selling off to its worst levels of the year after CTAS terminated discussions with UNF surrounding its January proposal to ...

The stock market put together a relief rally yesterday that drove the S&P 500 back above its 200-day moving average. That was an encouraging technical development that got catalyzed by the notion that ...

Homes delivered decreased by 9% to 2,770, missing analysts' estimates, reflecting the muted spring demand and delayed community openings due to the wildfires in Southern California. Mortgage rates ...

European sales plunge and rivals leap ahead, creating selling pressure on Tesla (TSLA) today. According to FT.com, the U.S.-based EV maker posted a 40% yr/yr drop in sales across Europe in February, ...

There is some big M&A news in the building products space. James Hardie (JHX -19%), an Australian-based supplier of fiber cement and fiber gypsum building products, announced it will acquire The AZEK ...

Alongside broader market appreciation, Meta Platforms (META +3%) is gapping higher today on a report from The Information regarding the tech titan and OpenAI (MSFT), the company behind ChatGPT, have ...

U.S. Treasuries are on track for a lower start that will reverse a good chunk of last week's advance in the 10-yr note and shorter tenors. Treasury futures began slipping last evening, staying under ...