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Today's Options Market Update
Stocks are higher across the board as investors overlook news of a U.S. airstrike on Venezuela and capture of Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro over the weekend.
Schwab Market Update Podcast
Ahead of Friday's jobs report, investors might focus on the U.S. action against Venezuela and a tech industry meeting featuring Nvidia's CEO. Manufacturing data are due today, but earnings are sparse.
Market Outlook
The capture of Venezuelan President Maduro has been digested well by global markets, which is in keeping with 2025’s theme of massive volatility and solid index-level returns.
Schwab Market Update
Stocks initially climbed despite uncertainty following the weekend events in Venezuela. The initial impact seems more important in terms of geopolitics than markets, but oil rose.
Looking to the Futures
Crude oil futures (/CLG26) ended the week lower as U.S. gasoline inventories move into a surplus.
Weekly Trader’s Outlook
Stocks are mostly higher to start the New Year, yet remain on track for weekly losses as investors search for areas in the market to put fresh capital to work.
Schwab Market Update Podcast
The S&P 500 index is down three straight days but up 17% for the year. Jobless claims are the only data on tap but today is a full trading session before tomorrow's holiday.
Schwab Market Update Podcast
In an otherwise slow holiday week, one highlight is Fed minutes due at
2 p.m. ET. Thin volume has made trends tough to track, and stocks fell Monday amid tech and metals weakness.
2 p.m. ET. Thin volume has made trends tough to track, and stocks fell Monday amid tech and metals weakness.
On Investing
At the end of 2025, Liz Ann Sonders and Kathy Jones assess the resiliency of the economy.