Oil Surges Amid Middle East Risks

It's been a topsy-turvy week of stock trading, and today is no exception: pre-market futures have fallen deep into the red this morning, threatening to kick off 2026 with two consecutive down months of trading. At this moment, the Dow is down -600 points, -1.21%, the S&P 500 -66, -0.96%, the Nasdaq -272, -1.09% and the small-cap Russell 2000 -42 points, -1.58%.

Zacks Investment Research • Feb 27, 2026

Producer Price Index Increased Less Than Expected

Pre-markets started today's early session slightly in the red, and have slid a tad deeper upon economic reports out an hour ahead of the opening bell. Currently, the Dow is -150 points, the Nasdaq is -140 and the S&P 500 is -28.

Zacks Investment Research • Jan 14, 2026

Multi-Asset ETFs for the Debasement Trade

The “debasement trade” has been a persistent investment theme this year as the market translates trade disputes, fiscal deficits, rate policy, and geopolitical tension into a negative outlook for the fiat world, and more specifically, the U.S. dollar.

ETF Trends • Nov 12, 2025

S&P 500, Nasdaq Close at Fresh Highs on FOMC Minutes

Market participants hadn't been sure we'd see additional rate cuts into the end of the year, but today's release of the September Fed minutes put that to rest.

Zacks Investment Research • Oct 8, 2025

Jobs Report Held Back Because of Government Shutdown

Jobs Report Held Back Because of Government Shutdown.

Zacks Investment Research • Oct 3, 2025

Stock Market On Top of the World Ahead of Fed Meeting

The Fed is data dependent, so that means a rate cut is ripe for the picking.

Zacks Investment Research • Sep 12, 2025

Fed Rate Cut Looms Large on the Market

Fed Rate Cut Looms Large on the Market.

Zacks Investment Research • Sep 12, 2025

Jobless Claims Spike to +263K, CPI Mild & In-Line

Today's Initial Jobless Claims headline seals the deal for next week's rate cut: +263K new claims.

Zacks Investment Research • Sep 11, 2025

PPI Cools Notably: Is a 50 bps Rate Cut in the Works?

Wednesday, September 10, 2025 This morning, we saw likely the most consequential series of data for today's stock market: the Producer Price Index (PPI) for August, the wholesale level of inflation tracked within the U.S. economy. Both headline and core month-over-month PPI came in at -0.1% — a major cool-down from what we feared was heating up in July.

Zacks Investment Research • Sep 10, 2025

Market Eagerly Awaits Inflation Reports

Market Eagerly Awaits Inflation Reports.

Zacks Investment Research • Sep 8, 2025