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Leisure & Hospitality led the way with +62K new hires in August, and Food & Drinking Establishments added +59K positions.

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is down by -0.16% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down by -0.23%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up by +0.28%. E-mini S&P futures (ESU26 ) are down -0.138%, and September E-mini...

Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller advocated leaving rates unchanged, provided inflation showed signs of cooling off.

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is up by +0.49% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up by +0.76%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up by +0.54%. E-mini S&P futures (ESU26 ) are up +0.50%, and September E-mini...

Pre-market indexes are mixed as bond yields are up but oil prices are up.

Oil prices are back up per barrel, and bond yields continue to tick higher.

August ETF flows highlighted strong investor demand for S&P 500, Nasdaq-100, short-term Treasury, gold and bitcoin ETFs, while some major funds saw outflows.

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is down by -0.42% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down by -0.55%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down by -0.23%. E-mini S&P futures (ESU26 ) are down -0.40%, and September E-mini...

Leveraged ETFs soared in August as biotech, crypto, AI and gold-related stocks rallied, delivering triple-digit gains across several funds.

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is up by +0.17% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up by +0.14%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down by -0.18%. E-mini S&P futures (ESU26 ) are up +0.10%, and September E-mini...

In a post on X, El-Erian said the balancing act would be “difficult to strike” and “almost certain to leave some unsatisfied.”

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is up by +0.39% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up by +0.08%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up by +0.84%. E-mini S&P futures (ESU26 ) are up +0.30%, and September E-mini...

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is up by +0.04% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up by +0.02%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up by +0.01%. E-mini S&P futures (ESU26 ) are up +0.03%, and September E-mini...

Treasury yields declined, as the benchmark 10-year Treasury note yield dropped by over 7 basis points to reach 4.63%.

The U.S. Treasury chief threatened economic sanctions against any country doing business with Iran.

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is up by +0.38% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up by +0.69%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up by +0.09%. E-mini S&P futures (ESU26 ) are up +0.37%, and September E-mini...

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is up by +0.37% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up by +0.67%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up by +0.10%. E-mini S&P futures (ESU26 ) are up +0.30%, and September E-mini...

President Donald Trump, in a Truth Social post, threatened Iran with “economic warfare.”

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is down by -0.20% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down by -0.63%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down by -0.24%. E-mini S&P futures (ESU26 ) are down -0.24%, and September E-mini...

The U.S. 30-year Treasury bond yield spiked to a fresh 19-year high on Tuesday.

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) closed down by -0.69% on Tuesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down by -0.22%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down by -1.68%. E-mini S&P futures (ESU26 ) fell -0.69%, and September E-mini...

Housing Starts, Building Permits, Imports and Exports came in light of expectations this morning.

Brent crude prices settled near $91 a barrel.

Cooling inflation and a weakening labor market could boost growth ETFs as rate-hike risks fade and AI spending supports earnings growth.

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Core CPI, which excludes food and energy, advanced 0.2% last month, with the overall annual inflation rate landing at 3.4%.

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is up +0.25%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.07%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.85%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26 ) are up +0.38%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQU26...

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -0.04%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -0.14%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.15%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26 ) are down -0.04%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures...

Nonfarm payrolls fell 23,000 last month, following substantial downward revisions to the prior two months, Bureau of Labor Statistics data showed on Friday.

Headline -23K new jobs was more than -100K below the +83K analysts were expecting.