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New: INTC moved to Watch (Nov 2) — Recent financial performance recently climbed back into the top half of its industry — confirming the recovery.
AMD beat non-GAAP earnings estimates with $2.09 per share versus the $1.68 consensus, driven by record Data Center revenue that grew 97% year-over-year. The company also reported total revenue of $13.4 billion, up 45% from the prior year.
The job market is holding steady with few new layoffs, but the lack of progress in people finding new work suggests the pace of recovery is slowing down.
Job seekers are returning to the workforce, keeping the unemployment rate (U-3) slightly higher than last year.
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Stocks rose sharply on Wednesday. The S&P 500 gained 1.7%. The biggest moves came from energy companies (-4.7%, an unusually big move), consumer spending companies (+4.2%, an unusually big move), media and telecom (+3.5%, an unusually big move). 8 of 11 industry groups closed higher.
It has been an unsettled stretch: markets fell hard in 1 of the last 6 sessions (the worst day was -1.8%) and daily swings averaged 0.8%, vs a typical 0.5%.
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Worst today: Energy · 60d leader: Health Care +13.6%
Rates are high enough to slow the economy. Lately this reading has been rising. Where interest rates head next matters a lot for stocks, especially the ones that are sensitive to interest rates.
Prices keep rising faster than the Fed wants. Lately this reading has been easing. Faster price gains make it harder for the Federal Reserve to lower rates, which markets watch closely.
The economy is growing at a modest pace. It has held fairly steady lately. Growth sets the stage for company earnings.
The job market is losing steam. Lately this reading has been easing. A hot job market can keep interest rates higher for longer, which markets watch closely.
No recession warning signs right now. Lately this reading has been rising. These signs are watched because they sometimes come before a recession.
Key reports due this week: weekly jobless claims on Thursday, the jobs report on Friday, the inflation report on Tuesday.
