It’s important for investors to understand why it matters for many reasons, including providing investors with an updated financial standing, the volatile post-earnings share swings, and the overall picture it provides on market and broader trends.

In this video, Ira Epstein highlights the current market dynamics, including short covering in the S&P 500 after consecutive declines and rallies in energy markets due to geopolitical tensions involving Russia and Ukraine.

The last-mile grocery battlefield in the U.S. is shaping up as a two-horse race between Amazon and Walmart. There are other players, but none with the scale or firepower to compete seriously. 

Hopefully, you're enjoying another somewhat quiet day in the precious metals market. Because certainly after the chaos and volatility of the first half of the year, it feels nice to have a bit of a slower late summer afternoon.

Tech is starting to lag the market which could indicate this market has run out of the momentum it sustained off the April lows.

The USD/CAD pair loses traction to near 1.3905, snapping the three-day winning streak during the early Asian session on Friday.