* Hard data matters more as a guidepost for the economy, monetary policy, fiscal policy, and earnings prospects. Economic data gets released every week. Most of it is "high-frequency" data, which ...

It was a tough day yesterday for the mega-cap stocks, so by extension, it was a tough day for the stock market. To be fair, it was tougher for the market cap-weighted indices than the equal-weighted ...

PAYX delivered solid results, driven by strong client retention, increased product adoption, and margin expansion from continued investments in automation and digital solutions. The upcoming closing ...

There isn't much conviction in the equity futures trade this morning just like there wasn't much conviction behind yesterday's trade in the cash market. Currently, the S&P 500 futures are up three ...

There is some big M&A news in the building products space. James Hardie (JHX -19%), an Australian-based supplier of fiber cement and fiber gypsum building products, announced it will acquire The AZEK ...

U.S. Treasuries are on track for a lower start that will reverse a good chunk of last week's advance in the 10-yr note and shorter tenors. Treasury futures began slipping last evening, staying under ...

Dollar Tree (DLTR +9%) is trading sharply higher following its Q4 (Jan) earnings report this morning. However, the bigger news is that DLTR reached a deal to sell its Family Dollar segment to Brigade ...

Longer-dated Treasuries have inched back toward their opening levels while shorter tenors remain a bit closer to lows that were reached in reaction to today's release of flash S&P Global U.S.

While Cintas (CTAS) endures modest losses today, UniFirst (UNF -14%) is selling off to its worst levels of the year after CTAS terminated discussions with UNF surrounding its January proposal to ...

U.S. Treasuries had a mixed finish to the week with the front end rising for the fourth consecutive day while longer tenors retreated, giving back some of their gains from this week. The trading day ...

U.S. Treasuries trade on their lows after extending their opening losses. The market followed its lower start with a brief rebound attempt that momentarily lifted 10s and 30s into positive territory ...

U.S. Treasuries are on track for a modestly higher start, seeking their fourth consecutive day of gains. Treasury futures faced some light pressure during the Asian session, which featured the release ...