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Ulta Beauty (ULTA) The stock of beauty retailer Ulta Beauty surged over 6% after the company surpassed expectations in its earnings performance. Ulta rannounced earnings of $8.46 per share and revenue of $3.49 billion, exceeding analysts’ forecasts of $7.12 per share and $3.46 billion in revenue. Rubrik (RBRK) Stock in the data management company jumped 16% following an exceptional fourth-quarter report. Rubrik generated $258 million in revenue, exceeding analysts' estimates of $233 million. DocuSign (DOCU) DocuSign saw a rise of 12% after posting stronger-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings. The electronic signature provider...

Tariff-related concerns have sent stocks reeling over the past month, with the S&P 500 (^GSPC) down about 5% year to date as of Thursday morning. Investors may want to remember that while policy shifts are unsettling, pullbacks of 5% to 10% in the benchmark index are not uncommon. "On average, the index experiences three drawdowns of between 5% and 10% each year," Jeff Buchbinder, chief equity strategist at LPL Financial, wrote in a note to clients. “In fact, the S&P 500 has had at least one 5% pullback in 94%...

US stock futures held steady after markets breathed a sigh of relief thanks to a cooler-than-expected inflation report that buoyed tech shares in day trading. Futures attached to the Dow Jones Industrial Average (YM=F) and the benchmark S&P 500 (ES=F) ticked up 0.1%. Futures attached to the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (NQ=F) remained flat. CBOT - Delayed Quote • USD As of 9:05:37 PM EDT. Market Open. YM=F ES=F NQ=F Although Wednesday's Consumer Price Index (CPI) report eased some fears about the health of the US economy, political uncertainty continues to...

The latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) showed that housing cost pressures eased in February to the slowest pace in over three years. Shelter costs rose 4.2% from a year earlier in February, slower than the 4.4% increase seen in January, and the smallest 12-month increase since December 2021. On a monthly basis, housing costs ticked up 0.3% in Februarydown from January’s 0.4% monthly increase. "Shelter inflation remains in a disinflationary trajectory, which will be a welcome development for those hoping for further progress on inflation," Jeff Schulze, head of economic...

The latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) showed that housing cost pressures eased in February to the slowest pace in over three years. Shelter costs rose 4.2% from a year earlier in February, slower than the 4.4% increase seen in January, and the smallest 12-month increase since December 2021. On a monthly basis, housing costs ticked up 0.3% in Februarydown from January’s 0.4% monthly increase. "Shelter inflation remains in a disinflationary trajectory, which will be a welcome development for those hoping for further progress on inflation," Jeff Schulze, head of economic...

The latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) showed that housing cost pressures eased in February to the slowest pace in over three years. Shelter costs rose 4.2% from a year earlier in February, slower than the 4.4% increase seen in January, and the smallest 12-month increase since December 2021. On a monthly basis, housing costs ticked up 0.3% in Februarydown from January’s 0.4% monthly increase. "Shelter inflation remains in a disinflationary trajectory, which will be a welcome development for those hoping for further progress on inflation," Jeff Schulze, head of economic...

It's not just the "Magnificent Seven" stocks feeling the impact of recent sell-off action. Highfliers like Netflix (NFLX), AMD (AMD), Micron (MU), Dell (DELL), and Palantir (PLTR), among others, have also been washed out in the midst of this latest market rout. Netflix stock has declined over 10% from a month ago, and some on Wall Street are warning that its recent volatility signals a more sinister picture of the current stock market. "When NFLX goes down over 9% in one day, that tells me we are starting to see...

President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he's boosting Canadian steel and aluminum tariffs to 50%, with the new duties set to go into effect on Wednesday. In a post on Truth Social, the president said the increase is in response to Ontario Premier Doug Ford's decision to impose a 25% surcharge on electricity exports to the United States. "Based on Ontario, Canada, placing a 25% Tariff on 'Electricity' coming into the United States, I have instructed my Secretary of Commerce to add an ADDITIONAL 25% Tariff, to 50%, on all...

The latest jobs report released Friday showed the construction industry increased its pace of hiring while unemployment for workers in the industry also rose. Data from the Labor Department showed that construction firms added 19,000 jobs in February, following a small gain of 4,000 in January. This marked the strongest month of growth since the third quarter of 2024. However, this growth came alongside a rise in the construction unemployment rate, which increased to 7.2% compared to the overall unemployment rate of 4.1% for the month. "The sizable jump in...

The markets sank back toward session lows on Thursday after President Trump announced that tariffs on goods and services from Mexico that fall under the US-Mexico-Canada trade agreement (USMCA) would be delayed until April 2. However, the president did not say the same about Canada. "After speaking with President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico, I have agreed that Mexico will not be required to pay Tariffs on anything that falls under the USMCA Agreement. This Agreement is until April 2nd," Trump wrote on Truth Social. "I did this as an accommodation,...