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Stocks had a mixed close yesterday spending most of the session under siege… until the final minutes of trading when traders caved in fear that NVIDIA would do it again after the close… it did. The Fed is worried about stagflation, which is why it is not going to lower rates so fast, according to...

Stocks swooned yesterday as traders got the jitters ahead of slugger NVIDIA’s earnings, out this afternoon. Interesting earnings and a few eyebrow raising deals added to mixed tape… and volatility.

Stocks traded lower on Friday after a hot Producer Price Index / PPI resurrected ghosts from the past. University of Michigan Sentiment showed that respondents are raising their expectation of inflation in the future.

Stocks rallied yesterday on a weaker than expected retail sales figure. Americans bought less in January, but Fed speakers are in no rush to make things easier.

Stocks rallied yesterday after dip buyers swooped in to pick up some of their favorites on sale. Japan has unexpectedly slipped into a recession… and so has the UK leaving traders wondering who’s next.

There was nothing fat about Tuesday’s market action as screens were painted red to usher in today’s St. Valentine’s Day holiday. People on the street are wondering whether inflation will ever go away… people on Wall Street, that is.

Stocks had a mixed close yesterday as traders with Super Bowl hangover fought their way through a volatile session. Nothing doing meant speculating on today’s big inflation number.