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February 07, 2025January jobs report, Amazon’s weak guidance, Trump targets tax perks
Today on Morning Brief, anchors Brad Smith and Seana Smith tackle the biggest market stories and speak to top Wall Street experts ahead of the opening bell. Our hosts analyze some of the top trending tickers: Pinterest (PINS), Affirm (AFRM), E.l.f. Beauty (ELF)
Takeaways:
US stock futures flat after January jobs report shows 143K new jobs.
Amazon falls on weak earnings guidance, cloud capacity concerns.
Trump targets hedge fund tax perk to offset planned tax cuts.
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February 06, 2025Jobless claims, Treasury yields, Amazon earnings
Today on Morning Brief, anchors Brad Smith and Seana Smith tackle the biggest market stories and speak to top Wall Street experts ahead of the opening bell. Our hosts analyze some of the top trending tickers: Eli Lilly (LLY), Honeywell (HON), Qualcomm (QCOM)
Takeaways:
US stocks show little reaction to jobless claims and earnings reports.
Treasury Secretary Bessent says the White House favors lower Treasury yields over interest rate cuts.
Amazon releases after-hours earnings, with investors focusing on AWS performance.
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February 05, 2025ADP payrolls, AMD and Alphabet decline, tariff warnings
Today on Morning Brief, anchors Brad Smith and Seana Smith tackle the biggest market stories and speak to top Wall Street experts ahead of the opening bell. Our hosts analyze some of the top trending tickers: Disney (DIS), Novo Nordisk (NVO)
Takeaways:
ADP private payrolls beat expectations ahead of Friday’s January jobs report.
Increased AI spending reduces revenue for AMD (AMD) and Alphabet (GOOGL), triggering investor sell-offs.
Morgan Stanley warns tariffs may result in only one rate cut this year.
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February 04, 2025Tariff trade wars persist, Google’s antitrust allegations in China, Palantir soars
Today on Morning Brief, anchors Brad Smith and Seana Smith tackle the biggest market stories and speak to top Wall Street experts ahead of the opening bell. Our hosts analyze some of the top trending tickers: Spotify (SPOT), PepsiCo (PEP), Merck (MRK)
Takeaways:
China retaliates to a 10% US tariff with a 15% duty on under $5B of energy imports.
China accuses Google (GOOGL) of antitrust violations, but investors remain unconcerned.
Palantir (PLTR) shares surge on the back of strong revenue earnings.
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February 03, 2025U.S. stocks drop amid tariffs, Alphabet and Amazon earnings, January jobs data.
The market dips on the first trading day of February. Today on Morning Brief, anchors Brad Smith and Seana Smith tackle the biggest market stories and speak to top Wall Street experts ahead of the opening bell. Our hosts analyze some of the top trending tickers: Tyson (TSN), Robinhood (HOOD), Disney (DIS)
Takeaways:
U.S. stocks drop after Trump's tariffs on Mexico, Canada, and China.
Alphabet and Amazon report earnings this week, with a focus on AI and cloud services.
The January jobs report, expected to add 170K jobs, is due this week.
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January 31, 2025Oil earnings, December PCE, Trump’s tariffs
Another busy week in the market. Today on Morning Brief, anchors Brad Smith and Seana Smith tackle the biggest market stories and speak to top Wall Street experts ahead of the opening bell. Our hosts analyze some of the top trending tickers: Exxon (XOM), Chevron (CVX), Phillips 66 (PSX).
Takeaways:
U.S. stock futures climb as muted PCE data supports the Fed's inflation strategy.
Apple (AAPL) rises following a reassuring revenue report.
Trump is set to impose his first wave of tariffs at midnight.
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53 min
January 30, 2025Tech heats up, the Fed indicates rate pause, Apple and Intel earnings
Today on Morning Brief, anchors Brad Smith and Seana Smith tackle the biggest market stories and speak to top Wall Street experts ahead of the opening bell. Our hosts analyze some of the top trending tickers: Caterpillar (CAT), Microsoft (MSFT), American Airlines (AAL)
Takeaways:
Tesla, Microsoft, Meta (META) and IBM (IBM) kick off big tech earning season
The Fed holds steady on rates, indicates pause
Apple (AAPL) and Intel (INTC) expected to report earnings today after the bell
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53 min
January 29, 2025Market cools off for Big Tech, the Fed’s rate decision, ASML soars
Today on Morning Brief, anchors Brad Smith and Seana Smith tackle the biggest market stories and speak to top Wall Street experts ahead of the opening bell. Our hosts analyze some of the top trending tickers: ASML (ASML), Alibaba (BABA), Starbucks (SBUX)
Takeaways:
U.S. stock futures lose steam ahead of Big Tech earnings season
The Fed will issue its first rate decision of the year
ASML (ASML) surges as AI demand heats up
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52 min
January 28, 2025Nvidia sinks, Trump broadens tariff pledge, earning season continues
Can the market recover from yesterday’s big sell off? Today on Morning Brief, anchors Brad Smith and Seana Smith tackle the biggest market stories and speak to top Wall Street experts ahead of the opening bell. Our hosts analyze some of the top trending tickers: Alphabet (GOOGL), Boeing (BA), Royal Caribbean (RCL)
Takeaways:
Nvidia plunges 17%, worst day since March 2020
Trump pledges tariffs on semiconductors, pharmaceuticals, steel, copper and aluminum .
Earning season continues with better than expected returns from General Motors
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53 min
January 27, 2025Market declines, tech earnings season kicks off, investors focus on the Fed's upcoming rate decision.
Deepseek rattles the market to start off the week. Today on Morning Brief, anchors Brad Smith and Seana Smith tackle the biggest market stories and speak to top Wall Street experts ahead of the opening bell. Our hosts analyze some of the top trending tickers: Nvidia (NVDA), AT&T (T), SoFi (SOFI)
Takeaways:
Global tech stocks are declining amid concerns about the cost-saving and performance potential of China’s Deepseek AI model.
The "Magnificent 7" tech companies are set to report earnings this week, with Wall Street anticipating weak quarterly sales figures.
The U.S. Federal Reserve is expected to announce its first interest rate decision of the year.
Yahoo Finance's flagship show, Morning Brief, is the ultimate guide to making smarter portfolio decisions.
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Yahoo Finance's Morning Brief is hosted by Seana Smith and Brad Smith.

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