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After a volatile start to the week, markets recovered most of their losses but all 3 major indexes still finished the week slightly lower.

These are some of the biggest stories from the second half of the week that had an influence on market action.

Markets were whipped around again this week as Trump policy headlines drove sharp reversals across equities, rates, and cyclicals. Threatened EU tariffs tied to Greenland sent stocks lower, only to be reversed by a Davos speech ruling out military action and hinting at a deal framework. China trade pessimism, a housing executive order, and a missed credit card cap deadline added to the volatility.

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👀 What You Need to Know

This week showed how fast markets are being forced to process policy shifts in real time. Tariff threats drove the initial selloff over the long weekend, but Davos comments, China trade headlines, and a Greenland framework followed on Wednesday, whipsawing markets. This kind of sequencing leaves little room for conviction to build. When policy narratives change so quickly, liquidity thins, moves overshoot, and price action becomes reactive instead of forward looking.

Netflix $NFLX ( ▲ 1.14% ) beat Q4 expectations but issued weaker-than-expected guidance, pushing the stock down ~5% this week.

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Several major companies spanning consumer staples, healthcare, technology, and real estate reported earnings this week, with some stocks showing notable post-earnings reactions to the results.

Procter & Gamble $PG ( ▲ 1.56% ) delivered a mixed report with an EPS beat but revenue and volumes under pressure.

Johnson & Johnson $JNJ ( ▲ 0.63% ) topped expectations with solid sales growth across pharma and devices.

Intel $INTC ( ▼ 3.11% ) delivered a beat in Q4 but issued much weaker than expected near-term guidance.

Abbott Laboratories $ABT ( ▼ 0.06% ) reported mixed results, with earnings largely in line but top-line weakness and guidance weighing on shares.

Prologis $PLD ( ▲ 2.35% ) showed resilience in industrial real estate fundamentals, with solid FFO and leasing activity.

📚 Edge-ucation: What is Guidance?

Guidance is management’s forward-looking outlook on the business, typically covering revenue, earnings, margins, or cash flow for upcoming quarters or the full year. It reflects what leadership expects based on current demand, costs, pricing, and macro conditions. Markets treat guidance as a window into the future, not a recap of the past.

In earnings season, guidance is often the deciding factor behind stock moves because it shapes how investors model growth, margins, and valuation well beyond the current quarter.

In this section, we'll be curating a selection of news headlines we think you'll find interesting. If a topic catches your eye, click the provided links to read more about it.

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Mondays are for the investors. Every Monday morning we share exactly what we’re watching in the week ahead, how we’re positioning, and even share a sneak peek into our systems and models. This week we discussed tariffs, inflation, earnings, and the meeting in Davos. See the latest full report here:

Earnings season is in full swing and the Fed makes its latest rate decision.

Earnings season really heats up next week with 4 of the MAG7 names reporting, as well as a number of other major stocks. Here is the full calendar of scheduled earnings releases:

Overall, 17 of the names we cover are set to report:

Next week is all about the Fed as the latest interest rate decision will be made and we get comments from Jerome Powell.

Outside of that, the week is relatively calm with only jobless claims and a few smaller economic reports on the docket.

Here is the full calendar of events we will be watching:

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