What Moved Markets This Week

Wall Street Breakfast5.74M FollowersSubscribe5ShareSavePlay(6min)Comments Listen on the go! A daily podcast of Wall Street Breakfast will be available by 8:00 a.m. on Seeking Alpha, iTunes, Spotify. Pharrel Wiliams/iStock via Getty Images Seeking Alpha News Quiz Up for a challenge? Test your knowledge on the biggest events in the investing world over the past week. Take the latest Seeking Alpha News Quiz and see how you stack up against the competition. Wall Street finished the trading week on a weaker note as investors digested a fresh batch of economic data, including the latest nonfarm payrolls report and Consumer Price Index release. Market participants also continued to monitor the flow of corporate earnings results.The U.S.

Consumer Price Index rose 0.2% month over month in January, coming in below the +0.3% consensus estimate and moderating from the +0.3% increase recorded in December, according to data released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.Meanwhile, U.S. nonfarm payrolls increased by 130,000 in January, well above the +70,000 consensus forecast and sharply higher than December’s revised gain of 48,000 (previously reported as +50,000), based on data published Wednesday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.On the earnings front, results continued to drive sharp stock-specific moves. During the week, several major companies, including Coca-Cola (KO), McDonald's (MCD), and T-Mobile US (TMUS), reported their latest quarterly results.For the week, the S&P (SP500) lost -1.4%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (COMP:IND) dipped -2.1%, and the blue-chip Dow (DJI) fell -1.2%. Read a preview of next week's major events in Seeking Alpha's Catalyst Watch. The race to $1 trillion It's a long road to notch a $1T market capitalization, but companies are increasingly hitting that milestone. Walmart (WMT) just became the first traditional retailer to achieve the feat, while drugmaker Eli Lilly (LLY) also entered the club last November, before turning lower. Who will be next to $1T? Read more here Seeking Alpha's Calls Of The Week AppLovin (APP): When High Quality Businesses Sell Off, Buy Aggressively.InPlay Oil’s (IPOOF) Production Gains Create 15% Free Cash Flow Yield.I Was Wrong, British American Tobacco (BTI) Has Returned to Growth.Robinhood (HOOD) Presents A Compelling Buy-The-Dip Opportunity.AllianceBernstein (AB) Could See More Tailwind From Markets In 2026.Alexandria Real Estate (ARE) Dealing With Oversupply, Weak Demand.KFC's 'Taco Bell-ification' – Waiting For Yum! Brands (YUM) To Cool Off.Sell ZoomInfo (GTM) On Slowing Growth Amid Much Better Alternatives.Southwest Airlines (LUV) Stock Has Doubled - It's Time To Take Profits.Double Downgrade: NuScale Power (SMR) Faces Classic Death Spiral. Weekly Movement U.S. IndicesDow -1.2% to 49,501. S&P 500 -1.4% to 6,836. Nasdaq -2.1% to 22,547. Russell 2000 -0.9% to 2,647. CBOE Volatility Index +16% to 20.6. S&P 500 SectorsConsumer Staples +1.4%. Utilities +7.1%. Financials -4.8%. Telecom -3.5%. Healthcare -0.1%. Industrials +0.6%. Information Technology -2%. Materials +3.7%. Energy +1.7%. Consumer Discretionary -2.1%. Real Estate +5.1%. World IndicesLondon +0.7% to 10,446. France +0.5% to 8,312. Germany +0.8% to 24,915. Japan +5% to 56,942. China +0.4% to 4,082. Hong Kong flat at 26,567. India -1.1% to 82,627. Commodities and BondsCrude Oil WTI -1% to $62.89/bbl. Gold +1.3% to $5,046.3/oz. Natural Gas -5.2% to 3.243. Ten-Year Bond Yield -0.2 bps to 4.056. Forex and CryptosEUR/USD +0.44%. USD/JPY -2.87%. GBP/USD +0.26%. Bitcoin -0.7%. Litecoin +0.1%. Ethereum -1.7%. XRP -0.5%. Top S&P 500 GainersGenerac Holdings (GNRC) +22%.

Texas Pacific Land (TPL) +18%. Akamai Technologies (AKAM) +18%. Smurfit Westrock (SW) +17%. Iron Mountain (IRM) +15%. Top S&P 500 LosersCBRE Group (CBRE) -16%. Waters (WAT) -15%. Carvana (CVNA) -15%.

Charles River Laboratories International (CRL) -15%. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (AJG) -14%. Where will the markets be headed next week? Current trends and ideas? Add your thoughts to the comments section. This article was written byWall Street Breakfast5.74M FollowersSubscribeWall Street Breakfast, Seeking Alpha's flagship daily business newsletter, is a one-page summary that gives you a rapid overview of the day's key financial news. It is designed for easy readability on the site or by email (including mobile devices) and is published before 7:30 AM ET every market day.

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