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December Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQZ24) are trending down -0.23% this morning as Treasury yields continued to rise on the prospect of less aggressive Federal Reserve interest rate cuts, while investors awaited a slew of corporate earnings reports, with a particular focus on results from “Magnificent Seven” member Tesla.

Asian equities diverged Wednesday after another unremarkable day on Wall Street, where rising bond yields and comments from Federal Reserve officials dampened expectations for US interest rate cuts.

The S&P 500 (SPY) may be touching all time highs...but recent action points to concerns on 2 fronts: inflation and earnings. Investment veteran Steve Reitmeister shares his views on these 2 timely topics along with a preview of his top stocks to buy now.

The 10-year Treasury yield has climbed 31 basis points year to date.

Futures fell as McDonald's dived on an E. coli outbreak. An Arm-Qualcomm dispute escalated. Tesla earnings loom.

The trend could worsen, but there are ways to protect yourself.

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Tuesday closed down by -0.05%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down by -0.02%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up by +0.11%. Stocks recovered from early losses on Tuesday and settled mixed. Better-than-expected...

ECB President Christine Lagarde said Tuesday that Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump should pay a visit to the institution's Frankfurt headquarters following his recent criticism of central banks.

Treasury yields continue to run, partly on odds that Donald Trump will the election. The Trump effect may be starting to pressure stocks.

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down by -0.34%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down by -0.25%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down by -0.22%. Stocks today are moderately lower as a jump in global bond...

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down by -0.44%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down by -0.43%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down by -0.35%. Stocks today are moderately lower as a jump in global bond...